Buffalo Bulletin
March 25 - 29
The easiest things are rarely rewarding, the rewarding things are rarely easy.
-C. Fantelli
Reminders & News
- Blackshear Dashboard - The staff folder can be overwhelming and difficult to navigate. Please remember this awesome site that Kelli made in order to help you navigate to easily to all of the most important documents and information (including office referrals, game room/p2p nominations, behavior/academic supports, etc). I suggest you pin this to your taskbar for easy reference.
- Make sure to read The Exchange for district news and information
- Blackshear Dashboard
- Here is the link for the morning announcements, which begin daily at 8:00 a.m.
- Make sure to nominate kids for the P2P Learner Award (2 per teacher per 9 week period).
- Morning Announcements Guest Stars - check here for your schedule and/or to sign up!
Personalized Learning Brief PD
Blackshear Writes This Week
Submit your sample by dropping into THIS FOLDER.
Please make sure to include your name in the title.
Library This Week
Teachers, please assist with management and self-checkout procedures.
Upcoming Events
PLC This week (Week of 3/25 - 3/29)
3-5 STAAR grade level training
Kid Talk Data Entry
Updated Form - The link on the Kid Talk Redefined document has also been updated.
PLC Next Week (Week of 4/1 - 4/5)
Kid Talk Meetings - SCHEDULE
Please utilize the PLC time that you are not assigned to meet, to rate your TELPAS samples. Bilingual Kid Talk meetings will happen the week of 4/8 in order to allot adequate time for all meetings.
This Week's Schedule of Events
Monday 3/25
- 8:50 - SOS (by invitation)
- 11:00-12:30 - Leadership PLC
- 1:45-3:15 - 2nd grade PLC
- 3:30-4:30 - admin meeting
- 2nd grade online TELPAS L&S
- 5:30-7:30 - PTO Chick Fil-A Spirit Night
- 11:59 p.m. - grades pulled
- 1st grade half day planning
Tuesday 3/26 - Team shirts (teams with perfect attendance last week may wear jeans)
- 1:45-3:15 - 4th Grade PLC
- 4th and 5th grade bilingual online TELPAS L&S
- 6:00-7:00 p.m. - Coffee with the Counselors (Nutured Heart Parent Night)
Wednesday 3/27 - College shirts and jeans
- 12:00-1:30 - Kindergarten PLC
- 1:45-3:15 - 3rd Grade PLC
- 4th and 5th grade ESL online TELPAS L&S
Thursday 3/28
- 1:45-3:15 - 5th Grade PLC
- TELPAS Make-ups
- Meet in PLC room during your planning time with Tom Hierck
- Helping Hands items due in the workroom
Friday 3/29 - Spirit shirts and jeans
- PTO Helping Hands
- 2:00 - House Points due on Google Form (Meagan will send link)
- 1:45-3:15 - 1st grade PLC
- 3:15 - House Dance Party
- Report cards go home
- Food truck available to purchase lunch for those interested
Looking Ahead
Looking ahead dates are subject to change
- 4/1-4/5 - STAAR dress up days - SEE THEM HERE to get prepared!
- 4/1-4/5 - Kid Talk Meetings
- 4/5 - STAAR Pep Rally (2pm for grades 3-5)
- 4/9 - Goodie Table (SPED/Brianne/ Lisa W/ Kelli) - Please note revised date from 4/8
- 4/9 - STAAR (4th Writing and 5th Math)
- 4/10 - STAAR (5th Reading)
- 4/15 - Pre-K Field Day
- 4/15-4/19 - PLC Vacations
- 4/16 - Music Program (2:00 in cafeteria)
- 4/17 - 3rd and 4th grade math STAAR sim
- 4/18 - K-5 Field Day
- 4/18 - Progress report grading period ends
- 4/19 - Good Friday holiday
- 4/21 - grades pulled at 11:59 p.m.
- 4/22 - Exchange Day holiday
- 4/23-4/26 - Book Fair
- 4/23 - Color Run Fundraiser kickoff (K, 2, 4 2:00 and PK, 1, 3, 5 2:30)
- 4/23 - Kindergarten round up (5-7pm)
- 4/23 - progress reports go home
- 4/25 - 5th grade program (9:35)
- 4/26 - Health Fair and Book Fair Family Night (5-7 pm)
- 5/24 - Color Run (time TBA)