Akin News 11/7
From the Desk of Beckie Webster
Thank you for keeping the focus on student learning:
Our 5th grade team is amazing! Congrats to Amanda Peterson, Shiidon Hawley, Justin Gomez, Chelsea Milledge, Kennedy Brown, Shelly Rehbein and Laurin Roy for your action reserach with Kagan Structures. This team wrote a grant (won) and will be attending Kagan Training next week. They are using this new learning as an opportunity to improve instruction in thier collective classrooms by getting student feedback before Kagan and after Kagan. Another great example of our campus vision coming alive!
At Akin Elementary we are committed to a growth mindset that instills a passion for learning and leadership because we believe every student will soar to greatness. We are AKIN!
Thanksgiving Day Lunch
Updates:
Teams: Please make sure you update your next week's newsletter on your team's website by today.
Monday, 11/11
- Update: Grades due next week Monday 11/18
- Veteran's Day Performances 8:00 3rd-5th grade, 9:30am K-2nd grade (Teachers-this is your planning time)
- Academic Coalition Meeting 2:50-4:30pm (Megan is bringing food)
Tues., 11/12
- Kinder PLC 1:50-4:00pm
Wed., 11/13
- Update: Progress Report go home to all students on 11/20
- #AkinLivePD-in 3rd & 4th grade math
- 1st grade PLC 1:50-4:00pm
- Wellness Wednesday
More Updates
Thurs., 11/14
- Thanksgiving Day Lunch (Due to the over 2000 people we are expecting to have lunch, please eat with your students this day to ensure student safety.) We will have extra support staff watching the doors to ensure all students stay in the building.
- 2nd Grade PLC 1:50-4:00pm
Friday, 11/15
- Photo Texas Fall Makeup pictures
Culturally Sensitive Practices
As fall arrives and the holiday season is rapidly arriving, it is time to review practices around Thanksgiving programs and lessons.
As a district, we need to challenge the dominant and often inaccurate narrative about Thanksgiving and provide students with a more balanced perspective of this holiday. Teaching Tolerance has provided a list of resources for all grade levels to more accurately portray the first Thanksgiving. Scholastic also has many resources for grades PK-8.
Veteran's Day
1st Performance 8:00-9:00 am 3rd-5th grade in MPR
2nd Performance 9:30-10:30 am k-2nd grade in MPR
We have asked that parents pre-register for badges to help the office with traffic flow for this event. Please share in your grade level newsletters this week. (It is also on our website/Parent Smore)
Texas PTA Faculty Scholarships
Friendly reminder the deadline for the TX PTA teacher/staff scholarship applications is November 15th. This is a few weeks earlier than prior years-Good Luck! See PDF attached to my email for details.
Akin Aviators!
Please send any student to Homework Help each morning in the computer lab who needs help or a quiet place to read from 7:20 am-7:45 am. Share in your grade level newsletters, too. Thank you Kim Burton!
Wednesdays Aviator t-shirts
Fridays College t-shirts
Email: beckie.webster@leanderisd.org
Website: akin.leanderisd.org
Location: 3261 Barley Road, Leander, TX, USA
Phone: 512-570-8000
Facebook: facebook.com/montajaneakinelementary
Twitter: @MJAkinElem