PIRATE PRIDE Newsletter

Week of Jan 6 - Renaissance Star Middle of the Year assessments

January 6 - Beginning of the 4th 6 weeks

January 8 - Campus Sited Based Committee Meeting Cancelled

January 9 - REPORT CARDS

Jr High Basketball (7B,7G,8B,8G) @ West Hardin

January 10 - PIRATE BASKETBALL vs COLMESNEIL

January 14 - 16 - Mock STAAR testing

January 15 - Faculty Meeting on Edgenuity at 3:35 pm in the Library

Week of January 20 - Data disaggregation during conference periods and RtI/Edgenuity schedule begins

January 20 - School Board Meeting

January 21 - Pirate Basketball (JVG,JVB,VG,VB) @ Hull Daisetta

January 23 - Jr High Basketball (7B,7G,8B,8G) vs Evadale

January 24 - Pirate Basketball (JVG,JVB,VG,VB) vs Evadale

January 28 - Pirate Basketball (JVG,JVB,VG,VB) vs West Hardin

January 30 - Progress Reports

Jr High Basketball (7B,7G,8B,8G) @ Hull Daisetta

January 31 - Pirate Basketball (JVG,JVB,VG,VB) @ Sabine Pass

Message from the Principal: "I hope everyone had a happy and restful holiday. I'm looking forward to working with such an awesome staff in 2020."

Zig Ziglar quote: "You must manage yourself before you can lead someone else." How do we teach our students to self manage their behaviors and become leaders?

Resources: NASA - Search hundreds of resources by subject, grade level, type and keyword. These lesson plans and teaching materials support K-12 STEM curriculum. https://www.nasa.gov/stem/foreducators

Fundamental Five Focus: Are you working on framing the lesson? Open (objective), Lesson Activities (direct teach/demonstration, guided practice, individual practice, other), Close (informal-formative assessment)? How are you assessing understanding/mastery when closing a lesson? The "close" of a lesson is the most important part when it comes to student retention and success.

Did You Know?

Self-esteem is the value a person places on herself and how she views herself. A teen with low self-esteem feels inadequate and may feel uncomfortable with her appearance. She may feel left out or less worthy than peers that are deemed prettier, skinnier or more popular.

Self-esteem is developed over the course of one's life based on the experiences and it influences a person in many ways. High self-esteem allows the individual to maintain a healthy attitude toward life. Low self-esteem may cause an individual to hold back and miss experiences.

Improving self-esteem requires the realization that it comes from within and only you can improve how you see yourself. There are many ways you can improve your self-esteem once you realize it is a personal process. Ideas include:

• Identify the difference between things that can and cannot be changed
• Set goals for the things that can be changed, using smaller steps to achieve the overall goal
• Make a list of positive characteristics and achievements instead of only focusing on the negatives
• Push negative thoughts aside when they begin to creep in
• Participate in activities that bring joy or a sense of accomplishment
• Seek help from an adult or your guidance counselor

Information for Students, Parents, and Community Members:

January 14 - 16 - Mock STAAR testing (Get a good nights rest and a good breakfast)

January 30 - Progress Reports

Prom is May 9! $60/person or $100/couple. Pay half now and the second half by April 10.

Parent and Family Engagement Connection Newsletter https://tinyurl.com/r7pr6vr

STAFF: P Taylor, J Cook, R Odom, R Burks, S Settle, T Anderson

STUDENT: Elijah Curl, Caiya DeBarge, Auston Kornegay, Harlie King, Kameron Denard, Giselle Gonzalez, Destiny McKean, Maggie Lavergne, Angelica Espinoza, Tyla Balthazar, Trinity Guilbeaux, Jacob Bass, Katelyn Hall, Kaylee Zirlott, Emily Phillips, Ja'Laycia Miller, Caressa Ward

Congratulations Ms. Anderson and Hattie Jenkins! You are our winners for the week. Thanks for reading our Pirate Pride Newsletter.

The first 10 people to email the answer to the following question will be entered into a lottery drawing for a prize! Our next progress reports go home on what date? Email sbarry@deweyvilleisd.com with your answers.