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.
Shout Outs
Week at a Glance: February 10th-14th
Monday-Black Day
Kinder PLC
RtI Meetings in Stem Lab
TELPAS: Collect Narrative Writing Sample
3:45-TELPAS Calibration
Tuesday-Red Day
3rd & 4th ELA PLC
Spring & Group Pictures (See Schedule from Joanna)
4:00-3rd Math in Action
Wednesday-White Day
3rd/4th Math PLC
4th Writing BM#2
K & 4 switch Specials
3rd Math CA
3:30 Bilingual Team Meeting
Thursday-Black Day
1st/2nd Math PLC
1st Grade Planning Day
3:45-TELPAS Calibaration
4:00-4th Grade Math in Action
Friday-Red Day
K/1st/2nd PLC
8:00-4th Valentine Card Exchange (No guests)
1:00-1:30-Kinder Valentine (guests invited)
1:30-2nd Grade Valentine (guests invited)
2:30-1st (guests invited) & 3rd (No guests) Valentine
***No clubs
Staff Updates
Staff Retention Bonus
Great news!!!! On your February 14th pay check, you will receive a $675 stipend as a retention bonus.
Details:
- $675 flat to all employees (bus drivers, custodian, cafeteria, etc.)
- Paid on the Feb 14 paycheck
- Does not count towards TRS so no TRS is taken out of it
- Must have been employed by September 14 and have to complete the year
- If 50% employee then just get 50% of stipend