Monday Messenger
Week 8 October 8th -October 12th
Calendar of Events
- Monday, Staff Development Day; see attached schedule
- Tuesday, VB vs. Floresville 5:30 & 6:30; Tennis @ Dripping Springs 4 PM; Choir Concert 7 PM Tivy Auditorium
- Wednesday- PSAT Schedule; all 10th graders and some juniors testing
- Friday, Project Purple Schedule; FIT Lunch; VB @ Wagner 5:00 & 6:15; FB @ Uvalde
- District Cross Country Meet this Week!
Reminders for the Week
- House Points for Marking Period 2 begin. Awards for MP1 on Monday.
- PSAT will be given in the F wing. Teachers displaced will receive an email with room assignment. Pass information along to your students.
- Friday, October 12th will be Project Purple. We will be on an altered bell schedule; there will be FIT lunch but NO pep rally.
- Please continue to use your class meeting signs, FIT lunch signs, and update your reading signs.
- Homecoming is next week. Mrs. Decker and student council have been busy preparing for a great week. Buy your Homecoming Shirts for $10!
SHOUT OUT: English Department
Thanks to our English Department for leading our Literacy Initiative Goal setting the first marking period. Students set goals for increasing stamina. Thanks to all the teachers on campus who increased reading time!
SHOUT OUT: Student Advisory Group
The counseling office and student advisory group has worked hard to finally bring Project Purple to our campus this Friday. Don't forget to give 2nd period purple shirts and release to the gym.
SHOUT OUT: Tivy Mentors & Mentees
Tivy Mentors have been helping our newest members of the Tivy family find their feet this first six weeks. Thanks for supporting and encouraging; your work does not go unnoticed.
Food for Thought
"It always seems impossible until it's done."--Nelson Mandela
Campus Improvement Goal of the Week
Goal #3 Objective #1 Strategy #1
Provide campus climate improvement opportunities for teachers and staff.
HOUSE POINTS! HOUSE POINTS! HOUSE POINTS!
House Point Revealed
House Points help you Share!
There are fantastic tools, methods, techniques, classroom ideas, and more being used by each of you every day. Share these strategies with your iPLC and we all get a little better each day.Fundamental Five by Sean Cain & Mike Laird
This book is a great resource, easy to read for reminders of the basic elements of great teaching and planning. If your iPLC would love a copy, let us know. We are taking count and will order books soon.
KISD Instructional Standards & TTESS Goals
Week 8: Your TTESS goals should be entered. Student groups for student growth measure refined. Work with your appraiser to finalize the goals. Instructional Standard #2: Continue to Establishing clear learning objectives for students everyday. Students cannot hear the goal enough: what do you want them to be able to do?
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Twitter Hashtags
Don't forget to share amazing moments on our campus using our hastags.
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#kisdbest
#KISDLitGrit
We would love to see students using these as well. Let me know if there are any questions.