Granger Weekly Newsletter
May 23-27, 2016
Reminders
Teacher/Student Library Obligations:
Laptops and calculators are due from May 16-26th, unless in Mr. Wassom's chemistry class, Mrs. Bassett's, and Ms. Lane's class, as they are needed for finals. Calculators may be turned in after finals as well. ALL DUE by end of day Thursday, May 26th.
TEACHERS: If you have a place to lock up the items, you may keep them in your classroom. (Leaving them in the classroom with a locked door doesn't count. It may be used or left open during the summer for cleaning & summer school.) Mrs. Griffis provided a status report and placed in your mailbox, You will sign, date, and note you are keeping the item. Also state if anything is wrong with the item/s. Give signed status report to Mrs. Griffis, otherwise please return items to the library.
Cafeteria Obligations:
Please make sure you do not have any outstanding obligations.
And the rest of the story:
No more tardies or roaming students! Get tardy slip from Mrs. B.
May 25-26 Senior Class Trip & Skip Day
May 27 Graduation/Early Release for Students
TESTING DAYS
May 24- May 26 Final Exams
Renaissance Marking Periods
May 23-27 Math Star
Happy Birthday!
May
Chaston Kubacak 2
Dariela "Dottie" Reyna 6
Kody Kuhl 7
Amanda Sifuentes 11
Kurt Shelman 17
Lisa Vanek 17
Becky Kubacak 22
Sherrie Lee 22
June
Kristen Chapman 2
Debbie Hughes 5
Mari Buenrostro 12
Nicki Krueger 13
Jeffrey Price 19
Jennifer Fudge 30
July
Victor Willis 2
Brenda Castaneda 15
Carol Samaniego 16
Nikki Marek 21
Joseph Musterman 28
Resource Reminders:
BrainPOP https://esl.brainpop.com/
Worldbook: http://www.worldbookonline.com/
User name: grangerisd
Password: worldbook
Follett Shelf Online Books:
https://wbb38820.follettshelf.com
Student log in information: User: fullname, Password: student ID #
*See Mrs. Griffis if you have trouble logging in!
YouTube Free (and legal) music for your students to use in their projects
https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music
Granger School Pinterest Page: https://www.pinterest.com/grangerschools/
Willis Keeping Us Informed
May 23, 2016
Parents Sue to Stop TEA from Counting 2015-16 STAAR Scores
This morning, the Austin American-Statesman reported that a group of parents is suing TEA to bar the state from including the results of this year’s third- through eighth-grade assessments in the public school accountability system.
“According to a lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency and its commissioner Mike Morath, four parents claim the elementary and middle school State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, was illegal this year. They allege in the lawsuit filed in Travis County that the state failed to shorten the tests in accordance with House Bill 743, which passed in 2015.”
The group appears to be the same one that launched a gofundme campaign called “Stop the 2016 STAAR results,” which has raised more than $20,000 to date to fund such a lawsuit.
7 Ways to Lift Your Spirits
1. Honor your feelings.
2. Vent it out.
3. Reflect.
4. Be grateful.
5. Shake things up.
6. Get moving.
7. Take care.
For more elaboration go to:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dawn-gluskin/bad-day_b_4293637.html
Granger ISD
Email: dgriffis@granger.txed.net
Website: grangerisd.net
Location: 300 Colorado, Granger, TX, United States
Phone: 512-859-2173