Raccoon Review
A Weekly Communication Tool for Rice Elementary Staff
Campus Goals
- Ensuring ALL students are in attendance.
- Cultivating a climate that welcomes students and parents.
- Creating opportunities for students to use and increase critical thinking and decision-making skills.
- Moving from Parent Involvement to Parent Engagement.
Staff Shout Outs
We before Me!!!
Clubs kicked off for 3rd and 4th grade!!!
January is School Board Appreciation Month!!!
Week at a Glance: January 22nd-26th
Specials A Week
Monday
2nd Grade PLC-TELPAS Training
Mayra Torres on Campus
8:35-4th Grade RtI
9:30-3rd Grade RtI
10:25-2nd Grade RtI
Tuesday
4th Grade PLC-TELPAS Training
Mayra Torres on Campus
7:00-Team Leader Meeting
8:00-Malinda @ Principal Curriculum Meeting
3rd Math CA #4 Post
4:30-4th Grade Math Grade Level Meeting
Wednesday
Kinder PLC-TELPAS Training
3rd Math CA #5 Pre
Thursday
3rd Grade PLC-TELPAS Training
Friday
1st Grade PLC-TELPAS Training
Poster Method
2nd Math CA #4
4th Math CA #6 Pre
2:00-Rice Way Pep Rally
Notes from Malinda
Valentine Treats:
We will have Valentine's treats in homeroom classrooms on February 14th from 1:30-2:30 (1st-4th) & K-1:00-2:00. (PK times differ).
MLK Parade
3rd and 4th grade students will be invited to walk in the MLK Parade...Project Hope on February 10th. Permission slips will be sent out soon. Please collect these slips and turn completed forms into Karyn. Staff are invited to attend as well.
Author's Celebration
On February 8th from 5:30-7:00, we will have our 1st School Wide Author's Celebration. Below are the details of the events:
Library-Writer's café (students in 15 min sets A, B, C, etc.)-Mr. Gasper MC, 2 teachers at doors to close for performances. Teachers will nominate students to read. Please email Malinda names of students. Each classroom should be represented.
Cafeteria-PK-1: Read and Draw, 2-4: students will be given interesting pictures and then write a story.
Grade Level Hallways-Each grade level sets up a writing gallery in their hallway...parents leave sticky notes of positive praise.
Music-Roll a Story/sightword (set up on tables)
Art-Write your sight words (sand/paper plates)
Gift of Time
February is coming...and that means a special treat from the PTO and Admin. Our Gift of Time will be at Pie in the Sky. Each team will get to meet there for breakfast (7:30-9:25...pick your students up from specials at 9:25) and spend some time with each other. Dates are below:
PK & Specials: 2/9
Kinder, Jeanine Cheesman: 2/21
1st, Dustin Gilmer: 2/16
2nd, Mary Luna: 2/12
3rd, Yesinia Espinosa, Iris Gurerro: 2/8
4th, Bailey Sharanko, Emily Christian: 2/6
*** Date Change***Lifeskills/RISE: 2/28
IMPACT: Amy Cuddy
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGIST AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER
New York Times Best-Selling Author Presence, Bringing your Boldest Self to your Biggest Challenge “Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are” Second most viewed TED Talk with 42 million views.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2018
8:00 AM – Registration Sign-in Begins
9:00 AM – Event Presentation Begins
9:15 AM -Doors Close
REGISTRATION Register through Eduphoria.