Buffalo Bulletin
April 8-12
An arch consists of two weaknesses which, leaning on each other, become a strength.
- Leonardo da Vinci
Reminders & News
- Make sure to read The Exchange for district news and information
- Blackshear Dashboard
- Here is the link for the morning announcements, which begin daily at 8:00 a.m.
- Make sure to nominate kids for the P2P Learner Award (2 per teacher per 9 week period).
- Morning Announcements Guest Stars - check here for your schedule and/or to sign up!
- Please remember to email all three administrators after submitting an office referral. We do not get notifications unless you do so and your referral may go unnoticed.
- After School Duty - Please take a look at the duty assignments and remember that we have moved into the last grading cycle. Please ensure that you know your duty and are there every single day unless you arrange it with your team ahead of time (such as a meeting or early dismissal, etc).
Personalized Learning Brief PD
Blackshear Writes This Week
The (ONE) sample from this week should be of AVERAGE writing ability.
Submit your sample by dropping into THIS FOLDER.
Please make sure to include your name in the title.
Library This Week
Library "A" Week - Content Lessons
Teachers, please assist with behavior management and self-checkout procedures.
Upcoming Events
PLC This week (Week of 4/8 - 4/12)
No PLC items scheduled (due to STAAR testing)
PLC Next Week (Week of 4/15 - 4/19)
Team Topics and Subject Area Planning
This Week's Schedule of Events
STAAR testing Tuesday and Wednesday
REVISED SCHEDULES DUE TO STAAR TESTING
Monday 4/8
- 8:50 - SOS (by invitation)
- 11:00-12:30 - Leadership PLC
- 1:45-3:15 - 2nd grade PLC
- 3:30-4:30 - admin meeting
Tuesday 4/9 - Jeans for all involved with testing
- Goodie Table - SpEd and Specialists
- STAAR - 4th reading and 5th math
Wednesday 4/10 - Jeans for all involved with testing
- STAAR - 5th reading
- 6:30-8:30 p.m. - Leadership Academy Graduation (Klein High School)
Thursday 4/11
- 1:45-3:15 - 5th Grade PLC
Friday 4/12 - Spirit shirts and jeans
- Bilingual Kid Talk meetings (email invites sent)
- 2:00 - House Points due on Google Form (Meagan will send link)
- 1:45-3:15 - 1st grade PLC
- 3:15 - House Dance Party
Looking Ahead
Looking ahead dates are subject to change
- 4/15 - Pre-K Field Day
- 4/15-4/19 - PLC Vacations
- 4/16 - 5th grade Science Sim
- 4/16 - Music Program (2:00 in cafeteria)
- 4/16 - Brief faculty meeting after scchool
- 4/17 - 3rd and 4th grade math STAAR sim
- 4/18 - K-5 Field Day
- 4/18 - Progress report grading period ends
- 4/19 - Good Friday holiday
- 4/21 - grades pulled at 11:59 p.m.
- 4/22 - Exchange Day holiday
- 4/23-4/26 - Book Fair
- 4/23 - Kindergarten round up (5-7pm)
- 4/23 - progress reports go home
- 4/24 - Color Run Kickoff Assemblies (2:00 K, 2, 4 and 2:30 PK, 1, 3, 5)
- 4/25 - 5th grade program (9:35)
- 4/26 - Health Fair and Book Fair Family Night (5-7 pm)
- 5/2 - Bilingual PLC
- 5/2 - CIDC Meeting (4pm)
- 5/6-5/10 - STAAR dress-up days
- 5/6-5/10 - Teacher Appreciation Week!
- 5/7 - Staff Recognition Banquet (5-7pm)
- 5/10 - STAAR parade