Cat Tracks
Spring Shadows Elementary Wildcats Staff Newsletter
April 16-20, 2018
Our Vision
Our Mission
Core Beliefs
- Each student has unique intellectual, emotional, social, and physical qualities.
- We embrace a child’s individual values, interests, and personalities.
- Parents are confident in their child’s social and intellectual educational growth.
- Educators lead their craft by preparing learners in our fast changing world
Principal's Message
Dear Wildcats,
Let’s give a huge roller coaster praise to Cindy and the STAAR team for a smooth ride last week! Our kids worked their best and our SSE wildcat dream team made it happen with our all-STAAR players.
This week we are down to:
- 15 Instructional Days Prior to 3rd-5th STAAR (Final Administration)
Let’s make every instructional minute count!
This week's announcements are here for you.
- PLC: Objective for this week: PLC Thursday: Teachers will closely look at their units in the curriculum, based on recent mastery connect data/PSTAAR data plan for tight instructional lessons for students. K-2nd Grade: Action required- ensure that weekly your math & science checkpoints are in for mastery connect. Continue to report your weekly guided reading lesson plans in your lesson plan folder. 3-5th Grade: Regular Action required for weekly reporting by Friday for tested subjects.
- Faculty PLC: Vertical planning- last one for the year. Let’s plan effectively for the last weeks of the year.
Again, thank you for all you do! You make me so proud!
Wildcat Love,
Rachel Martinez
Deadlines/Priorities
- Summer School
If you have students who were given a Qualification Letter and Enrollment Form for Summer School, please contact parents to get them returned to school. Deadline for enrolling in summer school is May 4, 2018.
- Where are you on the GPC timeline? Have you identified your students? Have you submitted your GPC list to your appraiser and scheduled a conference with them to discuss students that may not meet passing criteria? GPC TIMELINE
- If you have decided to do Saturday Camps or Saturday Planning- here are the dates:
April 21, May 5
9:00-12:00
$25/Hour
Each team organizes and submits a proposal on google docs. Copy and add with a new title your proposal. SATURDAY ACADEMIC OR PLANNING CAMPS
Calendar
Regular After school resumes
- 7:00-7:20 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Team Leaders Mtg (Conference room)
- 9:15-9:45 School Connectedness Meeting
- 1:00-2:00 ILT Meeting (Conference Room)
- Dismissal 2:30
Tuesday, April 17, 2018: 3rd Grade Extended Planning (Day 2), Day 5
- Panorama Survey (3-5)
- Future Wildcat Meeting (9:00-10:00)
- Dismissal 2:30
- Future Wildcat Meeting (5:30-6:30)
Wednesday, April 18, 2018: 4th Grade Extended Planning (Day 1), Day 6
- Panorama Survey (3-5)
- Spiral Day
- 4th Grade Field Trip to Museum of Fine Arts
- Dismissal @ 2:30
- Vertical Meeting (3:00-4:00)
Thursday, April 19, 2018: 5th Grade Extended Planning (Day 1 ), Day 1
- Kinder & 5th Grade Graduation Photos
- 10:00-1:00 5th Grade Field Trip to Houston Symphony
- 10:00-10:45 2nd Grade Nutrition Class
- Dismissal @ 2:30
- Team Leader Meeting (3:00-4:00)
- Field Day
- Dismissal @ 2:30
The Children’s Fund
Staff Shout-Outs
- Shout out to Cindy, Cindy, Rocio, Katie, Elizabeth and all the support team for making STAAR smooth!
- High fives to our friendly front office for fielding everything in the front lines!
- Many thanks to the Sunshine team and the staff for scoring munchies on STAAR days!
- Gracias teams for preparing a delicious breakfast for our paras!
- Congrats to Ann for helping coordinate the Art Car Parade!
- Way to go Cindy R for a great job at Panorama raining during PLCs!Way to shine!
- Thanks to the Girls on the Run team for cleaning the 1St grade pod!
- Way to go Cindy G and Cindy R for pushing more admin muscle at the 5th grade lunch!
You all are ata that is Relentless!!! Never stop!! Never settle!!! We aim for excellence everyday. Every minute!!! Do what’s right for kids until the last wave on the last day of school!!!
I know there are many unsung heroes out there that I did not get to mention. If you see someone out there going above and beyond and want me to recognize them on cat tracks, please send me an email.
Reach Out Pledge
PBIS and Project Class
Project Class: Mrs. Futch and Mrs. Donelly will be back this week on their regular days. I'm hearing lots of great things and seeing many kids making huge leaps and bounds towards their social and emotional learning. Keep up the good work!
PBIS:
This is the last nine weeks for lunch paws. If your class hasn't won an ice cream party, it's not to late. Keep earning those paws and practicing cafeteria behavior.
Library Notes
Congrats to all our SSE readers... they have 600,341 minutes!!!!
Rank and Minutes by Grade level
1st - 2nd grade -143,203 minutes (Urruita-50,297, Alvarez 49,400, Siddiqi- 16,111, Gutierrez- 11,277, Hudman-9,080, Gomez- 7,039)
2nd - 4th grade- 113,985 (Campana-66,314, Mendoza -36,143, Tarver- 6,104, Shanker- 3,733, Lopez-Davila-1691)
3rd -1st Grade- 99,055 (Barron-44,431. Salinas-40,544, Espejo-6,680, Garcia-4,287, Brown- 2105, Skinner-1,008)
4th- Kinder – 92,531 (Almaguer-36,855, Moreno-34,423, Guykens- 13,518, Cabrera-3,654, Campos-4,081)
5th--3rd Grade- 82,2111 (Klauer-38,697, Pachuca-26,365, Luna- 9,566, Menefee- 7,273, Lee- 5,310)
6th--5th Grade- 69,699 (Perez-27,423, Herandez -19,488, Richardson- 10,853, Keyim- 9,393, Lopez- 2,542)
Reminder - Friday is Field day and I have station all day so will not be in the library. If your class comes on, Friday please make arrangements with me.
Overdue Books - Please help get those overdue books back - on Friday when the reports comes out - let those children know that have overdue book. I would like all over due books back by the end of the month.
Thanks for your support!
Ann
Spring Shadows Elementary
Email: rachel.martinez@springbranchisd.com
Website: https://cms.springbranchisd.com/sse2/
Location: 9725 Kempwood Drive, Houston, TX, United States
Phone: (713) 251-7100
Twitter: @twitter_rachelmartinez4