Giesinger Elementary Staff Update
January 20-24, 2020
Eagles Soar To Excellence in All We Do!
Monday - School Holiday
Tuesday - Window for Math Universal Screener K-4: data due Jan.29
Wednesday -
Thursday -
Friday - PTO popcorn fundraiser ends; School spirit day
Happy Birthday to...
Melissa Ralston - Jan. 10
Gray Garza - Jan. 12
Carol Gray - Jan. 19
Dani Gorsalitz - Jan. 31
Upcoming Events
January
20th - MLK, Jr. Day: School Holiday
28th - Texas Roadhouse Giesinger Spirit Night
February
1st - Sci:Tech Festival at Lone Star Convention Center
3rd - School Counselors' Week
10th - Kindness Week
12th - National Crossing Guards Day
12th - Fourth grade Writing Benchmark
13th - Giesigner Academic Game Night 5:30-7:00 pm; Title 1 Info Night 5:00 pm
17th - No School
18th - Kona Ice Day
20th - McTeacher Spirit Night at McDonald's 5:00-8:00 pm
22nd - Giesinger 5K Family Fun Run 8:00 am
25th - Third grade Writing Benchmark
27th - Fourth grade Reading Benchmark
Employee Health Fair
Saturday, January 25, 2020
8:30 am - 12:00 noon
The Woodlands College Park High School
IMPACT Event
Leon Logothetis
Global Adventurer, Motivational Speaker and Philanthropist
Saturday, February 8, 2020
The Woodlands United Methodist Church
Free Admission
Educators are eligible to receive 4 CPE credits.
Conroe ISD Presents SCREENAGERS
February 10th at 6pm @ Grand Oaks High School
February 24th at 6pm @ College Park High School
Grand Oaks High School
4800 Riley Fuzzel Rd
Spring, TX 77386
College Park High School
3701 Colle Park Dr.
The Woodlands, TX 77384
Employee Benefits Newsletter - Winter 2020 Edition
The Winter 2020 issue of For Your Benefit, your Conroe ISD Employee Benefits Newsletter, is available on the Benefits web page. Printed copies were distributed this week through inter-office mail. In this issue:
- Employee Health Fair
- Resources for UnitedHealthcare medical plan members
- Heart disease basics
- Making changes to your benefits
- Conroe ISD Employee Health & Wellness Center
- Three health goals worth sticking to in 2020
Continuing Education Information & Application for 2020
The Conroe ISD Education Foundation (“CEF”) is proud to provide scholarships to Conroe
lSD degreed employees (4 year degree) who seek to further their careers with continuing
education to achieve an advanced degree. All such employees of Conroe ISD who are
interested in achieving advanced educational degrees are considered potential recipients.
(Certifications do not qualify for CEF scholarships.)
The Continuing Education Scholarship Application Form is available through Conroe ISD administration at the beginning of each Spring semester. The deadline to submit an Application Packet to the CEF is March 20, 2020.
Wired Wednesdays with Canvas
Trainings include:
- Studio (formerly Arc)
- External Tools
- Respondus LockDown Browser and StudyMate
- Home Pages & Course Design
- New Quizzes (formerly Quizzes.Next)
Postivity Project
This weeks character trait is perseverance.
Preseverance means you complete what you start despite obstacles. You never give up. At Giesinger we call this resilience and it is our character trait for the month of January. The concept of perseverance can most often be found in one’s active pursuit in overcoming obstacles. Perseverance is a uniquely human characteristic that identifies an individual’s ability to spend long periods of time devoted to a single goal or set of goals. Those who persevere are able to set goals for themselves and then take active, calculated steps toward those goals. People demonstrating high levels of perseverance are able to handle significant, sometimes repeated, setbacks in pursuit of goals.
CISD Math Spring 2020 Trainings
Join us for Math in Action, our series of grade specific trainings! We will explore how to teach mathematical concepts for upcoming units. Walk away with activities and strategies ready to implement in your classroom!
STAAR Review Trainings (Grades 3-8)
Join us for our STAAAR Review trainings! We will explore how to review mathematical concepts in an interactive way. Walk away with activities and strategies ready to implement in your classroom!
Employee Retention Stipend
A one-time $675 retention stipend was approved by the Board of Trustees as part of the 2019-2020 budget. The Board of Trustees approved the allocation of money in August and awarded the stipend at the November board meeting. To qualify for the one-time retention stipend, an employee must have been employed on or before September 17, 2019. In addition, the employee must still be employed as of January 21, 2020 with the expectation of continued employment through May 29, 2020.
Eligible employees will be paid a $675 Retention Stipend on February 14, 2020. This amount is not TRS eligible. Social Security, Medicare, Federal Income Tax, and other mandated deductions will be withheld.
Important Year-End Reminders
Electronic W-2 and 1095-C
Selecting electronic W-2 and 1095-C tax forms through Employee Access Center reduces paper and saves the district handling and postage costs. Please consider this delivery option.
Morning Arrival
Please be at your classroom door or your duty by 7:30 every morning ready for students. As stated in the handbook, the time between 7:30-8:00 should be utilized to focus on academic progress of our students. Classes should never be left unattended. Should an event unexpectedly arise, call or text Amy and I and let the front office know. There are instances when you may be a few minutes late but this should not happen frequently.
Employee Wellness Center
Regular Hours
Monday-Thursday 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Sunday - Closed
Go to www.conroeisdclinic.com to schedule an appointment, review the services offered, and more. The cost is $10 for all CISD group health plan members and $50 for all other CISD employees.
Have you Downloaded the NEW CISD App?
Get Connected and stay in touch with CISD by downloading our new mobile app!
Download the app on your mobile device today and select ‘yes’ to receive push notifications with the latest news and updates from the District.
The link to the App Store and Google Play is on the Giesigner Gazette this week.
You can choose the schools you want to receive updates from. I chose Giesigner (of course) and my kids' schools. It's brand new and I'm encouraging our families to get it on their phones too!
Key Features:
- Push Notifications - Select ‘yes’ when you download the app to receive the latest push notifications from the District.
- Calendar Events - Add events to the calendar on your personal mobile device directly from the calendar section on the app.
- News - Check out the latest District-wide and school news all in one place!
Grade Level Professional Learning Communities
2019-2020 Giesinger Staff Handbook
Please copy and paste the link below to read and reference our staff handbook.
2019-2020 Giesinger Student Handbook
A new working link for the student handbook is here:
"Feels Like" Temperature
We will be using Weather Underground for our daily weather check.
Please use this link and/or app. Graystone Hills has a weather station here so we will use this unless it goes down.
https://www.wunderground.com/weather/us/tx/conroe/KTXCONRO198
The app looks like this. Our ZIP code is 77304 then you may have to select the weather station "Graystone Hills".
Come see me if you have trouble.
If the "feels like temp" is 95-98 degrees, you may have 15 minutes of outside recess instead of 30.
If the "feels like temp" is 99 or greater there is no outside recess.
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Email: giesinger@conroeisd.net
Website: http://giesinger.conroeisd.net
Phone: 936-709-2600
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