Hoot Hoot Herald
April 9 - April 13
If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself. - Henry Ford
HOOT NEWS
SPRING PARTY:
The Doss Spring Party is coming up! The Spring Party raises upwards of $60,000 for Doss Elementary!! If you can, please attend. Even if it is for a short period of time. I think it's important for us to show up if we can and say "Thank you!" to our amazing PTA. Hope to see you there!
LIBRARIAN APPRECIATION:
It's Librarian Appreciation Week!! Thank you Bonnie and Sherrise for all that you do for Doss Elementary!
PARENT COMMUNICATION:
Parent communication is very important during this time of the year. Please utilize Living Tree as your portal to the classroom. Parents LOVE seeing what their children are doing in your classroom. Show off the kids' hard work! Also, make phone calls to parents and tell them about what their child is doing in class. Positive parent phone calls go a long way to ending the year on a positive note. Parents will love it, and it will make you feel good too.
PLAYGROUND SUPERVISION:
Thank you for spreading out on the playground! Your presence prevents problems.
CONFERENCE ROOM CLOSED:
FYI, the conference room will be closed until 4/18.
SLO WINDOW AND DEADLINE:
SLO post test window opened Monday, March 19. The window will close on Friday, April 20. This is the final day to submit SLO scores for final verification. Teachers, please do not to wait until the last minute - this is a firm district deadline. Remember, all staff should be saving student pre- & post- tests for one full school year as documentation for their appraisal. The tests can stay in a safe spot in the teacher's room or in a designated area on campus, but they must remain on campus.
BLOOD DRIVE - April 26th
Doss Elementary is hosting a blood drive on Thursday, April 26th from 7:30-10:00am! Come lend a helping arm and save local lives. It’s easy, just make an appointment online. We’ll be stationed in the Parking Lot.
If you have eligibility questions, check out We Are Blood’s website. If you have more specific questions or would like assistance signing up, call We Are Blood at 512-206-1266.
For questions specific to our drive, contact Doss parent Amy Laibovitz.
*Remember! Eat a full meal before donating and bring your photo ID.
PTA NEWS AND EVENTS
SPRING PARTY
I Love Doss So Much ❤️ Spring Party! Tickets now available!
Visit DossPTA.org/ILoveDoss TODAY to purchase your EVENT tickets, DRINK tickets, RAFFLE tickets, class PHOTOBOOKS & Spring Party TSHIRTS. The website has everything you need to know about this year’s event!
SPIRIT NIGHT
Join us for the last Doss Spirit Night of the year at Brick Oven on April 24th. Mention you're with Doss and a percent of all proceeds will be donated back to the PTA. Can't stay for dinner? Take-out orders are eligible too!!!
TROJAN TREK
Registration and T-shirt Sales are open for this year's Trojan Trek! Doss will hold our 2nd annual TROJAN TREK fun run with our friends from Hill Elementary on May 6th from 2:00-4:00. Join us for this fun, family-friendly, 1 mile run at Anderson High School. Head to the Trojan Trek site for Registration and t-shirt sales.
UPDATED DRILL DATES
4/17 - Fire Drill
5/23 - Fire Drill
STAFF/LEADERSHIP TEAM MEETINGS
APRIL 16- Faculty Meeting
APRIL 23 - Leadership Meeting/possible visit to Lucy Read
APRIL 30 - Faculty Meeting - STAAR Training
Starbucks Code Word: LIBRARIAN
MAY 14 - Faculty Meeting
MAY 21 - Leadership Meeting
COMPUTER LAB
The computer lab will be closed for the 4th and 5th grade STAAR on Apr. 10 & 11.
New 4 digit copier codes for everyone at Doss will go into effect on Monday 4/9. Instead of using your AISD badge, I will set up everyone with their own 4 digit code you can use to make copies. This will allow teachers to share their number with their parent helpers without having to give up their badge or private login information. It will also allow us to set up codes for the PTA or other groups that are not assigned AISD badges. I will set it up so the same code works on all the Doss copiers. I am the administrator for the codes so please contact me if you have any questions. -James
LIBRARY NEWS
April 2-6 is LAST WEEK FOR CHECKOUT!
*Kinder and 1st- Please return all student book by Friday, April 12th.
*2nd-5th- Please return all student books by Friday, April 20th.
I would like all teacher books by May 11th- but am flexible on that.
April 9-13 AISD Dome in gym K-2
April 16- Let the Flexible Schedule begin! This may include a story, activity, research lesson/project, PBL, technology lesson, etc. Please complete this form to schedule a collaboration with Bonnie https://goo.gl/forms/Nl9WTYfjyaX6HShm1
NOOK CARTS:
Please use this link: http://bit.ly/2wDrLXx to sign up for Nook carts. There will be 5 Nooks per cart and there will be a total of 9 carts. I am tweaking the checkout system, but wanted you to have access right away. Please remember that devices must be returned at the end of each day. Please let me know if you have any questions about these tablets. There are meant to supplement what you have in your classroom.
COUNSELOR CORNER
Here's a little Self-Care opportunity for you all....
- AISD Mindfulness Retreat on Saturday, April 14th from 9am-1pm at Baker.
- Businesses/organizations from the community will be there to offer different types of FREE mindfulness classes for AISD staff members such as: yoga, meditation, music and other types of mindfulness related classes.
- You can come for as long or little as you want.
- Sign up on HCP to attend - section #86961
ASSESSMENT PLANNING - DESIGNATED SUPPORT
STAAR INFO:
Below is a link to the various Features and Supports that are allowable for STAAR this year. Refer to the Student Form for clarification on what committees determine the eligibility and if it is allowed for certain students.
1. Accessibility Features: These are procedures and materials that are allowed for any student who needs them. You do not have to document these. The student should be comfortable using these features, but they cannot be “required” to use them during a test administration.
2. Designated Supports: These are locally-approved supports for students who meet eligibility criteria.
· Braille
· Content and Language Supports
· Content and Language Supports Guidelines
· Individualized Structured Reminders
3. Designated Supports Requiring TEA Approval: These supports require the submission and approval of a TEA Accommodation Request Form.
· Other
JANNA'S WEEKLY CALENDAR
Monday, April 9, 2018
8:30 – 9:30 Assistant Principal Meeting, Doss ES, Front Office
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
7:45 – 8:15 CAC Agenda Meeting, Doss ES
8:00 – 12:00 STAAR – 4th Writing and 5th Math, Doss ES
2:00 – 2:30 District Meeting, Doss ES
3:15 – 4:45 CAT Meeting, Doss ES
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
8:00 – 12:00 STAAR – 5th Reading, Doss ES
Thursday, April 12, 2018
7:45 – 9:00 MI Poetry/Speech Presentation, Doss ES, Library
10:30 – 12:00 PTA Executive Board Meeting, Doss ES
1:00 – 2:30 Admin Team Meeting, Doss ES, Front Office
1:30 – 2:30 MI Poetry/Speech Presentation, Doss ES, Library
3:15 – 4:30 CAC Meeting, Doss ES, Library
Friday, April 13, 2018
7:30 – 7:45 Friday Assembly, Doss ES, Cafeteria
7:30 – 4:00 Off-Campus
STAFF AND FACULTY NEWS
WHOOOO HAS A BIRTHDAY?
April 2 - Candace Ellison
April 3 - Susan Truesdale
April 10 - Deborah Gipson (Third Base)
April 19 - Sherrise Palmer
April 25 - Sarah Hyzy
April 26 - Adriana Amador
Computer Lab Schedule
Apr 9 - 13
Monday
8:00 Soong (1)
8:45 Stover
12:10 Francis
2:00 Means
Tuesday
Closed STAAR
Wednesday
Closed STAAR
Thursday
8:00 Hodges
8:45 Stone
9:30 Raup
10:15 Barrick
11:00 Warner
11:45 Hall
2:00 Collins
Friday
8:00 Smith
8:45 Cheung
9:30 Hayes/Baehr
10:15 Eddleton
11:15 Singerman
12:00 5th Grade
12:50 5th Grade
1:40 5th Grade
Calendar
Sunday, April 8
Austin Cap 10K
Monday, April 9
Librarian Appreciation Week
Discovery Dome, Gym
Tuesday, April 10
Librarian Appreciation Week
Discovery Dome, Gym
Happy Birthday to Ms. Gipson, our Third Base director!
STAAR – 4th Grade Writing
STAAR – 5th Grade Math
CAT Meeting, 3:15 – 4:45
Wednesday, April 11
Walking Wheeling Wellness Wednesday
Librarian Appreciation Week
No Anderson PALS
Discovery Dome, Gym
STAAR – 5th Reading
Thursday, April 12
Discovery Dome, Gym
STAAR Make-Up Test Day
MI Poetry/Speech Presentation, 1:30-2:30, Library
CAC Meeting, 3:15-4:30, Library
Friday, April 13
K-2 Library Books due!
NO MOSAIC CLUB
Saturday, April 14
Doss Spring Party
Library Schedule
Monday, April 9
12:45
1:30 Elbrecht (or 11:00)
2:15 Mowry
Tuesday, April 10
8:05 Smith
8:45 Lauck
9:30 Means
10:15
11:00 Evans
1:00 Sprague/Soong (1st)
2:00 Hayes
Wednesday, April 11
8:30 Singerman
9:15 Stone
10:00 DeLoach
10:45 Warner
11:30 Sprague/Soong (K)
12:15
1:30 Hello
2:15 Eddleton
Thursday, April 12
8:05 Raup
8:45 Hall
9:30 Folts
10:15
11:00 Collins
1:00
2:00 Baehr
Kinder and 1st- Please return all student book by Friday, April 12th.
*2nd-5th- Please return all student books by Friday, April 20th.
I would like all teacher books by May 11th- but am flexible on that.