Old Town Star Staff News
May 4th through May 15th
Our ROCK STAR of the Week Is...
Annie Durham, one of OTE's Rock STAR First Grade Teachers!!! You are entitled to a week long jeans/shorts pass and the "traveling parking space trophy!!!" CONGRATULATIONS to you!!!!
A little about Mrs. Durham...
How many years have you been an educator?
13 years
Tell us about your family....
Colin began kindergarten this year. He is 5 and gives the best hugs on the planet. Gavin is in 2nd grade. He loves to play baseball and enjoys learning about animals and the Earth. I've been married to my husband, Scott, for 10 years and counting!
What do you like to do for fun?
I LOVE to read. I am always reading a book.
What's the one thing you enjoy most about working with students and/or families at Old Town?
I enjoy building relationships with my students and their families. I love my kiddos!
Tell us about one strength you possess.
I am really good at remembering kids' names. When I see students after many years I can (almost) always greet them by name!
*If you haven't already done so, please tell us a little about yourself here!
Weekly Reminders...
- Affirm someone today!
- Update your hallway displays...they are looking a bit bare! Go ahead and show off your students learning these last few weeks of school!
- For the safety of our students, if you let visitors in through the back doors, you must escort them to the office. Also, remind your students to not open the back doors for strangers or anyone not wearing an RRISD badge!!
- Print Services requests will be approved on Monday mornings only. Please plan accordingly!
- Have a wonderful weekend!
Our Next Week...
Monday, May 4- Wear Your Jeans/Shorts All Week!!!
Mya’s Coaching Day
BAS opens 3rd – 5th
AIMSWeB Kg-5th opens
Teacher Appreciation Week (PTA reserved the Science Lab all week!)
PTA staff luncheon
Teacher of the Year Reception 6pm
Tuesday, May 5
Rdg/Wtg CBA Window Opens (2nd grade)
Book Fair 7:30-6:30pm. – Library
Environmental Art Club Meets 3:00pm.
PTA General Meeting and 3rd grade Music Performance 6-7pm. Café
Happy Birthday Vicky Arms!
Wednesday, May 6
Mya’s Coaching Day
National Nurses Day!
PTA staff luncheon
Book Fair 7:30-3:30pm
Early Release 12:45pm.
Faculty Mtg 1:00pm (in the Science Lab) – Identifying Child Abuse/ Class Placement w/ Pinks & Blues
Birthday Social Goodies, 3rd grade
Thursday, May 7
ARD Mtgs (see separate schedule)
SBAC Mtg. 3:05pm.
Friday, May 8
SST’s – Academic Danger Meetings,K-3
PTA staff luncheon
5th grade picture orders due today!
Saturday, May 9
Election Day 8:00am-5:30pm.
Link of the Week!
Paste your text into Analyze My Writing and it will generate a ton of information about your writing. Analyze My Writing will give you a break-down of the readability of your writing on five indices. The analysis will include listings of the most common words and most common word pairs in your writing. A listing of how frequently you use punctuation and punctuation types is included in the analysis provided by Analyze My Writing. Finally, a word cloud is included at the end of the analysis of your writing.
“Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses” -Marilyn vos Savant
Kudos to this Week's Staff Stars...
What another full and exciting week!!!
Welcome back Mr. Baker!!!
Many, many thanks to 2nd grade for another great honeybee PBL project. Your student's knowledge and presentations of their work were AMAZING!!! What an awesome parent turn out you all had! And to Angela Schaack and the 4th Grade Team for coordinating another fun and informative Career Day for our Texans!
KUDOS to Mrs. Glover and Ms. Lee for coordinating another smooth 5th grade trip to the Blanton Museum of Art!
Warm appreciations to each team for your great work and preparations in celebrating our ROCK STAR volunteers this week!
AWESOME job on the fire drill today!!! Thank each of you so much for taking such good care of our Star Texans and ensuring they are safe in the event of a real evacuation situation! YOU ROCK!!!
As always, THANK EACH OF YOU for your hard work and your commitment to delivering world class instruction to our Texans despite some of the challenges we may face along the way!
Have a FABULOUS Weekend!!!
The Week After...
Sunda, May 10
Happy Mothers Day!!
Monday, May 11
Mya’s Coaching Day
Tuesday, May 12
5th grade Reading & Math STAAR Retest
Wednesday, May 13
Mya’s Coaching Day
SLT Mtg 3:05pm
Employee Service Awards 6:30pm
Thursday, May 14
ARD Mtgs (see separate schedule)
Science CBA 3rd and 4th
Popcorn Day
Stare Store Kg-2nd
Happy Birthday Sunny Bonnecarrere!
Friday, May 15
SST’s – Academic Danger Meetings
CAT Mtg 8am
Author PJ Hoover visit with 3rd – 5th grade
2nd grade presentation Ronald McDonald House 2pm Café
Kona Ice 2:45pm
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