Staff Newsletter
March
RAFT
Watch this video on this amazing writing strategy called R.A.F.T.
https://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/raft
***MUST WATCH: This is a strategy I will be looking for when I come observe classrooms.
STAAR Swag Bag
Words have power
Spring Break
Read Across America Day- March 2nd
March 2nd- Family Literacy Night 5:30-6:30pm (All teachers expected to attend)
March 9th-13th SPRING BREAK!!!
March 16th-20th Student Led Conferences (Schedule 1- Share with your parents)
Teacher of the Month: Christopher Frazier
He builds relationships with students to ensure that they know he cares and wants the best for him. He goes over and beyond to make sure that they have hands-on experiments to make real-life connections with what they are learning in Science. The students are always excited and talking about what they are learning or the experiments they are doing. Not only is he teaching but if anyone needs anything he is always willing to help or assist. He a great team player and brings lots of joy to the 4th/5th hallway. He does all this while also coaching the middle/high school sports and building relationships with those student athletes
Teacher of the Month: Elquanette Dodd
Staff Member of the Month: Jason Jenkins
March Events
March
2nd: Habit 1 for the Week
2nd: Read Across America Day- Students dress like book character
2nd: Family Literacy night 5:30-6:30pm
3rd: Send out LIM Parent Surveys
6th: Early Release (Staff Development)
9th-13th: SPRING BREAK
16th: Habit 2 for the Week
16th-20th: Student Led Parent Conferences!!!! (LIM Survey set up)
17th: PBIS team 7am
17th: $2.00 to wear green shirt, $5.00 to wear green from head to toe
19th: Fundraiser (popcorn and catalog) 2:00pm
19th-27th: TELPAS Online testing for students
20th: Panda Express Day (1000 N Collins)
23rd:Habit 3 for the Week
26th: Welcome to Kindergarten (Round up) 4:30-6pm
30th-April 21st: STAAR ALT 2 Window
30th: Habit 4 for the Week
Rachel Sims: Our new counselor!!!!
Warm Regards,
Attendance Goals
We had some major illness that swept through the campus this six weeks, but we will try again for the next 3 week mark!
Reminder that if we hit 97% this six weeks, 1 hour of extra recess!!!! Classes with 98% or higher get a pizza party!
Campus overall: 95%
Kinder- 91% (down 3%)
1st- 95% (down 1%)
2nd-97% (same)
3rd-95% (same)
4th-97% (up 1%)
5th- 97% (same)
STAFF Attendance Rate:
We sit at around 87%. Think we could hit 90%???