Akers' Updates
March 8, 2019
School News
Current Enrollment: 992
Our visit with our Board Member was such a success! Thank you for making our building look beautiful, neat, tidy, wonderful... seriously! It looked wonderful and you all made Rennel look great! :)
What a day! LOVED all of your amazing costumes and your great attitudes about a tough schedule change on the last day before spring break. Thank you for everything you do to make Rennell an amazing place to be! Enjoy some well-deserved rest over Spring Break!!!
Looking Ahead
- March 11- 15 - Spring Break - No School
- Wednesday, March 20 - PTO Marcos Spirit Night
- Thursday, March 21 - 7:50 Committee Meetings
- Thursday, March 21 - Talk to Me Book Study - Session 1 after school
- Friday, March 22 - Last day to turn in BIngo Night Pre-orders
- Monday, March 25 - 27 - No Lunch Visitors due to Benchmark Testing
- Tuesday, March 26 - 8:00am Team Leader Meeting
- Tuesday, March 26 - Rennell Showcase
- Thursday, March 28 - 7:50 Staff Meeting
- Wednesday, April 3 - PTO Chick-fil-A Spirit Night
- Tuesday, April 9 - STAAR Testing - 5th Grade Math and 4th Grade Writing
- Wednesday, April 10 - STAAR Testing - 5th Grade Reading
- Friday, April 12 - PTO Family Bingo Night!
PTO Spring Fundraiser
The PTO will be having a Family Bingo Night on Friday, April 12. In addition to offering bingo and each class creating a basket for a silent auction, they are also asking that our staff donate special events that can be auctioned off. I am asking that we offer at least one special event per teaching team. If your event includes food, you would need to do it 30 minutes before or 30 minutes after school or have the students meet you off campus (I have seen a group of teachers offer an ice cream party at Orange Leaf from 4:30-5:15 on a specific date). If off campus, the parents would have to drive the students to the special event.
Ideas to discuss with your team include:
- Pamper Party (get your nails painted by your teachers!)
- Meet for Breakfast at McDonalds before school (parents must drive to McD and to school)
- Tech Party after school - students bring tech and play with you for one hour
- Popcorn and movie party after school
- Ice Cream Party off-campus
- Painting or Craft with the Teachers
- Game Time in the Gym after school
- Something even better you come up with! :)
Please have one team member add your information to the spreadsheet at the link below before Spring Break. Thank you! :) PS - it is okay if teams offer similar things!
Tweet of the Week!
Redhawk Reflections
Staff Shout Outs!
- The kinder team for taking care of my students while I was out! Kaylene
- Joel - Great job coordinating NTB!
- Stabe - Thank you for your time and commitment with tech kids and choir
- Hill - Always pulling groups or working with students at their desk during reading time.
- Shanna, Shradha, and Jennifer for stepping up and getting my room ready for my subs, doing bus duty, and keeping the lid on things while I was out with the flu. I LOVE you all!! Mary Ellen Truncali
- Second grade for helping out during my absence! I am on the BEST team! Mary Ellen Truncali
- Mrs. Johnson for jumping back in and answering all of Leslie and I's Questions! You were missed! Abby
- Leslie for continuing to support me my first year! I am so lucky to have you as a math partner! Abby
- Ms. Fuller for putting together a great social on Friday. Coach
- Mrs. Ng for the delish awesome dip! Donna Douglas
- Kelcey Beard for always going the extra mile. Tammy Martinez
- Zakia ... you always go above and beyond!! Marci
- Ms Martinez and Ms Beard for running the show, taking the lead, and in my eyes taking home the prize of Best Ever!! Marci
- Kelli Motsinger for stepping and helping out with all of the “green folders!!” Marci
- Every staff member who simply takes the time to smile ... I’m banking all those smiles!! Marci
- "BIG THANKS to Mrs. Grein, Mrs. Buentello, Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Fernandez, Mrs. James and Mrs. Akers for serving as Name That Book judges and assistants. We could not have done it without you!
- Special recognition goes to Mrs. Kaura and Mrs. Patel for working with our Third Grade team and quizzing them. Your encouragement fueled their success! Mr. Stabe's tech assistants and Mrs. Patel's dance team made our contest truly out of this world with excitement! Thanks for all you do!" Joel Palomares
- Shout out to my 4th grade team for helping me out on Monday. Thank you!! -Kelsey
- Deanne for making the front desk transition so seamless! You are doing an amazing job! Rebecca
- Thank you Melva for doing a fabulous job at the front desk and learning to manage it with ease. We appreciate it very much! Rebecca
- Kelly New and Alayna Macalla for being proactive with your students! Thank you for wanting the best for them! Rebecca
- Thanks Mary Garcia for all that you do for your kids and your team! You are persevering very well and it's noticed! Rebecca
- Belinda for always being there for Molly and I! You are willing to help at any time and we couldn't do this job with out you! Rebecca
- Ms. Beard, those who have experience working with you, knows how dedicated and caring you are towards our students. In the absence of the classroom teacher, what you have done for our PPCD students is beyond exceptional, for example, not only did you plan lessons and put together materials/activities, data collection, visuals, but you also purchased materials for their sensory table, and other special occasions. I was able to observe the results of your hard work and they were phenomenal. I am going to use some of your ideas in my class. I salute to you! Zakia Rahman
- Ms. Myra Martinez, I am so glad, I was able to observe your lesson deliberations and classroom management. Students participation was 100% and they knew the lesson content. You were outstanding! We are lucky to have you at Rennell! Zakia Rahman
- Ms. Kreitz, a few of our students were having difficulties with some of their IEP goals. A few days ago, I had the opportunity to work with them and I was very pleased to see the progress they have made. It is the result of your hard work! Thank you for your dedication! Zakia Rahman
- Ms. Billimek, thank you very much for your assistance towards our students! You are not only assisting us during your assigned time, but also stepping in when you have any availability. You are always flexible and help our students with wherever needed. It makes a huge difference in our class. We are grateful to you! Zakia Rahman
- Ms. Pagnozzi, you stepped in our class as you realized the need of our students. You are being exceptionally helpful to us and our students. You are always ready to assist the students as needed from feeding to assisting with their tasks. Thank you for being such a great support! Zakia Rahman
- Ms. Walker and Ms. Torres, if I post a shout out every week, it will not be enough to express how important and valuable both of you are to our students and their success. There is no word to express my gratitude to both of you! Zakia Rahman
- Dear Ms. Shah, Ms. Amador, Ms. Grein, and Ms. T and all the Pre-K students, thank you very much for being so inviting to our PPCD friends. It is a great learning opportunity and rewarding for our students, as you and your students are always open minded, caring, flexible. Thank you for your support! Zakia Rahman
- Thank you Meredith and Carmen for giving 4th grade writing teachers the opportunity to analyze data and make a plan for our kiddos!! Wynter
- Thank you Kelsey, Liz, and Ina for being troopers with 3 subs yesterday!!! Wynter