Old Town Star Staff News
April 7- April 18
Our Next Week...
Monday, April 7
Mya’s Coaching Day
PBL Presentation 2nd 8:00am Cafe
Happy Birthday Eddy Piwetz!
Tuesday, April 8
Minor’s Coaching Day
Mya’s off campus – Principal’s Mtg
PTA General Mtg 6:15pm
Family Fit Night 6:30pm
Happy Birthday Annie Durham!
Happy Birthday Elvia Nava!
Wednesday, April 9
Mya’s Coaching Day
Fire Drill @ 9:15am
Staff luncheon provided by PTA
Faculty Mtg 3:05pm: District Bond Presentation, EB Rule #3, Tech Tip, TwPiM Activity, Launch
Thursday, April 10
ARD Mtgs (separate schedule)
Friday, April 11
3rd – 5th SST’s
CAT Mtg 8:50am
Weekly Reminders...
- Please take time to post an affirmation or two for your colleagues in the staff lounge!
- Check out our Professional Learning and Events Calendar regularly as revisions/additions are made often...http://goo.gl/u8peV
PBL Spotlight: Our Grade Level Driving Questions for Project 2
Kinder: 1) What is a happy habitat? 2) How can we teach others to recycle in the cafeteria?
1st: How do animals survive in their world?
2nd: How would the disappearance of honey bees affect me and the Round Rock community?
3rd: How is soil formed?
4th: How can we use camouflage to entice birds to build nests?
5th: How can we provide information about ways to reduce, recycle, or reuse resources in our community?
TaG Math: How can geometry be taught through the alphabet?
Music: How can we create an Orff Ostinati with a known song?
Check out https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/group-contracts-ntn for additional PBL ideas happening at similar schools!
Be better than you were yesterday. Jon Gordon, The Energy Bus
Star Gazing...
Congratulations to Marlene Hicks, star PE Teacher...our STAR Teacher of the Week having the most nominations! You are entitled to a week long jeans/shorts pass and designated parking!
Her colleagues write:
- Marlene is an excellent team leader, an invaluable team co-worker. In addition, she has embraced the additional role of "Safety Patrol Ambassador" and maintains a level of professionalism at all times, even under extremely stressful situations.
- Marlene is always so positive and energetic! She has a great attitude.
- She organizes the safety patrol kids every morning with a smile on her face. Every morning!!
- Marlene is always so positive. She's extremely considerate of her colleagues and goes out of her way to support us.
- Marlene is one of those people who always is positive and cheerful. SHe is a great role model for kids in that regard, as well a role model for living active & healthy life.
Starrrrific Websites!
Kuizza is a new entry into the online flashcard and quiz market. The free service offers a simple way to create multiple choice quizzes. The quizzes can have questions with single or multiple correct answers. Any quiz that you create can instantly be viewed as a set of flashcards by simply clicking the "flashcards" button displayed along with each quiz. You don't have to create an account and sign in if you just want to take the quizzes and not save your scores. http://goo.gl/CTPgP9
Looking for additional topics/ideas for future PBL Projects?http://www.fno.org/nov97/toolkit4.html#anchor228022
Aiming for the Stars...
HUGE thanks to Minor, Kelly, Kelly for your work in preparing for another smooth STAAR Testing cycle and to each of our hall monitors, relief personnel and all the grade levels for your flexibility and support you showed for our star Texan teachers and testers!
What another fast paced, full and exciting week! Thank each you for your hard work in striving to deliver world class instruction to our STAR Texans! Remember to post an affirmation or two for your colleagues in the staff lounge and have an awesome weekend!
Eye on the Gifted...
Professional Resource of the Week! Check out your copy today!
"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other." -JFK
The Week After...
Monday, April 14
Mya’s Coaching Day
Tuesday, April 15
Minor’s Coaching Day
Progress Reports To Be Sent Home in Tuesday Folders
5th Graduation Pictures (individuals & grade level)
Wednesday, April 16
Mya’s Coaching Day
Popcorn Day
5th Outdoor School Field Trip 10:00am
Kg Field Trip to The Thinkery 9:15am
Vertical Team Mtg 3:10pm
Thursday, April 17
ARD Mtgs (separate schedule)
5th returns from the Outdoor School Trip
Happy Birthday Shellie Burton!
Friday, April 18
Spring Holiday/No School
Old Town Elementary Mission
Email: mya_mercer@roundrockisd.org
Website: http://schools.roundrockisd.org/oldtown/
Location: 2200 Chaparral Dr, Round Rock, TX
Phone: (512) 428-7600
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/OldTownElementaryPTA
Twitter: @OTESchool