Feb. 12th, 2018 Pony News
On the Side of Hope!
We are a No Excuses University Campus
Behavior Support
- Lisa Reagan (reaganl@lisd.net) is a retired principal that is coming to us from the district to support with some of the behavior challenges we have this year. She will be working directly with the admin team, the teachers, the students and their parents. Let's take advantage of her experience and expertise.
- Mr.TRonn Hicks (HicksI@lisd.net) is also coming from the district. He will be working directly with some of our most at risk students throughout a mentoring program that he has been doing at Delay. Rockbrook, Durham and DAEP. He will be joining us on Monday during the Rally. He also will be collaborating with the 5th grade team to brainstorm ideas on how to decrease some disrupting behavior.
We are excited for these extra level of support and hopeful for our Ponies! Let's continue to be On The Side of Hope!
Restorative Discipline Practices - An Approach to Support Us with Our Discipline Challenges!
What is the first thing you think of when you hear the words resistant child? Disruptive? Mean? Hurtful? Angry? We might even call these children disconnected. What if we shifted our view of these children to see their behaviors as a call for help?
Children who are relationship resistant are the most challenging in our classrooms. We can relate to these children on some level as we have all had hurt and betrayal in our lives. As adults we build defenses to distract us from that inner pain, children show us with their hurtful and disruptive behavior in the classroom.
For children to behave differently we must see them differently. Building relationships is key to reaching children who are resistant. Begin practicing self-calming strategies and be willing to see children’s misbehavior as a call for help.
A Pick into Restorative Circles
Token Economies- Behavior Plan
If you need support developing any behavior plans please let your Assistant Principal know. We also have a new admin store to support you with you behavior plans.
Congratulations to Ms. Satterla's class. Her entire class got to choose items from the admin store for making amazing choices.
February 19th Campus Professional Development
The rest of the day will have an academic focus where you will leave with lesson designs ready to be applied in your instruction.
Click here for the agenda
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Sessions with Professional Learning Communities for this week:
Remember to bring a charged computer because we will be completing the TELPAS rating calibration during the PLC.
See you Tuesday in the data hub!
RALLY FOR THIS WEEK
Please click on the link to see the sequence of the Rally!
- Mr. Lllyon Hicks be our guest speaker on Monday. He will be talking to the students about being leaders and having high expectations. We won't be doing any of the chants. We will also share a video created by our own Ponies to celebrate Black History month.
LEAD- Mid Year Goal Progress
Remember LEAD is a professional development tool that allows for growth and collaboration. We are excited to meet with you and learn how your goals are going.
Here is an example of what those conversations might look like.
LEAD Artifacts
Your Campus Design Team members have been trained on how to upload these artifacts into STRIVE. They can assist you if you have any questions.
Effective Use of Learning Facilitators
Reach out to them today!
Math Facilitator: Kim Jones - joneskim@lisd.net
Science Facilitator: Lori Klimeck - klimeckj@lisd.net
K-2 ELA Facilitator: Katia Zamorano - zamoranok@lisd.net
3-5 ELA Facilitator: Mary Pasquale-Vick- pasquale-vickm@lisd.net
Technology Facilitator: Nancy Benton - bentonne@lisd.net
LVES Kindness Challenge
02/16 - Wellness Clinic
02/14 - Staff Learning
BrightBytes Survey
It is time for the annual survey of technology usage for our campus and district. If you remember, BrightBytes is taking place of the STaR Chart and we need 100% participation in the survey. We will be completing the survey during our staff learning. The Teacher Survey should take you about 10 to 12 minutes to complete and the questions are very simple.
The Specials Team will be providing us with STEM snacks!
02/19 - Campus Professional Development
Click here for the agenda
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Resource Round-Up
Check in with her to see how she is using all of these amazing resources during guided reading in her classroom .
**We still have 2 copies left in the Think Spot that are available for check-out!**
Weekly Calendar
Monday February 12th
- BOOK FAIR
- College Ready Rally 2:20-2:45 pm
- College/U shirt Day
- Math LF
- GRADES DUE at 4pm 3rd 9 wk. 1st Progress Report
Tuesday February 13th
- BOOK FAIR
- PLC in DataHub
- TELPAS online writing calibration during PLCs
- ITF, Math & Science ACT
- Online Basic Training Courses (new raters or new grade clusters) Computer lab 3:30-4:30
Wednesday February 14th
- BOOK FAIR
- Class Valentine’s Parties
- NO PONY TIME
- Dress for Success Day
- Staff Learning @3:15 (Provided by the Specials Team)
- LA ACT
Thursday February 15th
- BOOK FAIR
- PTA & 4th/5th Music Program** Black History Celebration 6pm
- Released STAAR Writing 4th
- 2nd- 5th: TELPAS Science writing sample due
- McDonald’s Night
- LA 3-5
- Math & Science ACT
Friday February 16
- BOOK FAIR
- LVES Spirit Day
- Blood pressure check station
Staff Shout Outs
- Mr. Anderson - thanks for helping out and working with a special first grade friend.
- Thank you Mrs. Maurier & Mrs. Rowland for your work helping to coordinate TELPAS details.
- Thank you Ms. Betty and Ms. Vando for helping make the Star Wars snacks for the TELPAS training a reality.
- Mrs. Betty and Mrs. Vando for helping setting up the library for the TELPAS training.
- Wanda, Samia, and Stephanie S. for creating Saturday School lesson plans.
- Ms. Paris for helping with my class when my sub became ill and had to leave.
- Ms. Holguin for helping my dual partner with my class when I was out.
- Mrs. Holder for always working hard with our first graders to help them be successful.
- Mrs. Anguita for her dedication in preparing for the first day of Saturday school!
- Ms. Y. Bernal for sharing her planning notebook!
- Ms. Izzy Bernal for taking a couple of our first graders under her wing in the mornings.
- Mrs. Anguita for all your work to help us prepare for Saturday School Advanced Academics.
- Mrs. Valdes - thank you for all of your hard work and support behind the scenes. We appreciate you!
- Mrs. Burleson, thank you for always being a listening ear!
- Mrs. Kilam, for your dedication to loving and caring for your students.
- Mrs. Veronica Hernandez, for the fabulous "Book Tasting" that gave our students a tour of literacy genres!
- Mr. Colon for helping with volleyball club and sharing his expertise!
- Ms. Holguin and Ms. Vando for helping print, cut, and distribute family jump rope night letters!
- The Kindergarden team for the amazing treats.
- Mrs. Sanchez & Samia for helping me with Science plans for Saturday School.
- HUGE shout out to Coach W., Coach Greene, Mr. Colon, Miss Satterla, Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Sneed, Mrs. Kilam, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Thomas, Mrs. Sammon, Miss Rommel, Mrs. Rowland, Mrs. M. Rodriguez, Mrs. V. Hernandez, Mrs. Zamora, Mrs. Speer, Mrs. Norton, Mrs. Echevarria, and Miss Green for facilitating a club this year and sharing your knowledge and talents with our students!
- Mrs. Vando and Mrs. Sanchez for helping with the club students every Monday after the NEU Rally.
- 1st grade and 3rd grade team for doing an amazing job with Math. Ms. Ferguson, Math District Administrator was very complimentary of the level of engagement, manipulatives, lesson demonstration and cooperative learning she observed.
- Ms. Myers for all of her go RED tips!
Click here to submit your Shout Out.
February's Birthdays
Veronica Sammon February 2nd
Bethany Wooster February 6th
Belinda Rubio February 9th
Veronica Hernandez February 11th
Corey Anderson February 11th
Michael Colón Valedón February 18th