Dragon Tales
February 10, 2020
It snowed!
Boy, you guys continue to blow me away with your creativity, team work and dedication to our students. SMath night was awesome! It was a long day but so exciting! Students were highly engaged in the activities and open to learning about some new things. Maybe we can introduce some of those same activities during the school day.
Our Smath night was a nice blend of efforts from our Math and Science Committee and our Culture and Community Committee! Through collaboration we were able to have a Paleontologist, the Austin Astronomical Society and UT's Physics Circus. Without teachers working together and thinking out of the box, out students would have missed out on the wonderful opportunities to see and learn about fossils, telescopes and the stars and a nitrogen explosion! You guys are impressive! Check out this link to see all of the loner kits that are available for FREE check out from the Texas Memorial Museum! https://tmm.utexas.edu/education/loaner-kits
Kudos:
- Ms. Sait for coordinating all of the little details for Smath night and the yummy snacks.
- Ms. Garza for reaching out and securing our guest scientists!
- Ms. Henry for supporting our students with getting new shoes and helping to host our Good Samaritan Shoe project.
- Ms. Cortez for facilitating her very first picture day!
- Coach Warren for organizing and supporting our Jump Rope Kids!
Remember to make your Valentine bag in the lounge and fill them this week with cards :) We need to be part of the fun too!!
Have a great week!
Carolyn
Things to know...
- Jeans day on Monday for Sunshine members. Make sure your dues are paid in full to participate :)
- Make sure you are notifying Jessica as to when your grade level party time is on Feb. 14. Remember, that you can not have a party during your lunch time so plan carefully :) Parties should be no more than an hour long :)
- HMH demo lessons will be Feb 20 & 21. Remember that not everyone will be able to see the lesson. We will do our best to arrange for something specific for primary and intermediate.
- Theme week is postponed. Too many other things happening :)
- Please honor the lunch times on the schedule. Any deviations from the schedule cause stress to cafe monitors and the custodian. Please!!!
- Attendance has to be posted at 9:30. This is a district expectation for state attendance records. Please make it a priority.
- Attendance Incentives: for the month a February we will enter names of all students with perfect attendance and do a drawing for a FREE BIKE!! Yes, a FREE BIKE!!! Make sure your kids are aware of this and encourage them to be here every day! Thanks PTO!!!
- PK Perfect attendance incentive: starting this week we will bring a basket of goodies that a student can win IF.. they come to school everyday! Teachers, feel free to give us suggestions for the basket :)
Another tie!
Congratulations: Ms. Heck & Mr. Haley
Teachers of the week gets to park right up front! (Share that spot!)
Thanks for keeping the fish bowl full this week!!
Keep feeding the energy bus!
Who won some extra help this week?
Ms. Andresen & Ms. Whitted
Ms. Riojas will reach out to you to share her availability! She can help you grade papers, update your bulletin board, work with a group of students, make copies or help you organize your space. What a wonderful way to appreciate teachers!
DES Teacher Birthdays!!
Ms. Hamilton - Feb 16
Calendar of Events
Feb 10:
TELPAS writing window opens (Collect samples later in the window)
Jeans and a nice shirt day for paid Sunshine Members
Feb 11:
Principal's Coffee 3:30 - 4:30
Dual Language Power School PD (Delco) 3:30 - 5:30
Feb 12:
CGI Training: Kinder half-day training
Staff Training: MOY LPAC training
Feb 13:
CGI Training: Half day CGI Training 1st & 2nd grade
TELPAS Calibration Session 3:15 - 5:00
Feb 14:
Valentines Day Party Day
Feb 17:
No School
Feb 19:
Staff Training: STAAR training: mandatory for all staff!
Feb 20:
HMH training (schedule coming next week)
TELPAS Calibration Session #2 3:15 - 5:00
Feb 21:
HMH training
Feb 25:
T3 training: red, yellow, green data collection
Feb 26:
A Team off campus
Feb 27:
DES Career Fair
School dance 5:00 - 6:30 volunteers needed
Feb 28:
The Big Event
March 11:
All CILT team members at training (ESF)
March 12:
All TELPAS ratings turned in
March 13:
No school / Staff PD :)
March 16- 20:
Spring Break
March 23:
Jeans day for paid Sunshine members
March 24:
Grades Due
March 26:
PLCs
Kinder Rodeo field trip
March 30:
CAAC 3:00 - 5:00