Cool Cat News
Principal Brief
January 22-26
Cool Cats YOU MATTER! - Many factors contribute to a student's academic performance , including individual characteristics and family and neighborhood experiences. But research tells us what we already know - TEACHERS MATTER MOST. A teacher is estimated to have two or three times the impact of any other school factor. Bam! The influence you have and the relationships you are building are important. Thanks for making Hartman your home and treating each child like they are your own.
YOU MATTER!
Family/Title 1 Engagement Night - 5-7pm. All professional staff need to attend. The theme is Puttin' On the Ritz. Please wear your ritzy accessories! You may wear jeans/pants with your red, grey school shirt. We will focus on the I - Inspire and Engage! From 5-6:15pm students/parents will be able to come to your room. Please have a few writing samples and student work available for parents to see. Have a technology connection (similar to what you did last year). Brandy can give you some suggestions for tech activities as well! This part is as an open house for parents to see what their students are learning. Halls need to have student work displayed. In the Gym we will have science, tech and activity booths for students to rotate through. At 6:15 we will have a Mad Science Program in the Cafeteria. The kids will love all the STEM connections! Please communicate to your parents that if they are wanting to see student work they need to come between 5-6:00 pm. Teachers may leave at 6:15pm.
Mapping Your Future Day/ Assembly at 8:00am - 2/7/18 The district theme for our Wylie Way Day is Candy Land - The Path to Your Future is Sweet! #mappingyourfutureWISD The lessons look great and cover a recipe for being a sweet friend, self control and grit, passions/careers and achievement. Lessons are completed and are available for you to review!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RNgwAITNaEm2YetHEGYqJ9mNnhnBW8G3S-jojZaHa5c/edit
We designed a Mapping Your Future Candy Land shirt that you and students may purchase. We hope to get the shirt flyer to you with ordering information on Monday. If not ordering a shirt, please dress up in the Candy Land theme. (ex, super bright colors, pieces of candy, characters from the game, etc.) The Wylie Way Assembly will be at 8:00am in the cafeteria. The Morris Brothers will put on a character development program for us courtesy of PTA! Please look over the MYF lessons - if we need to purchase materials for your class that are not provided let us know! We also have a Cotton Candy stand coming for the day. We will have a separate time for your class to go. This will be a unique event for our students. Pre-K/PPCD we will bring the cotton candy puffs packaged to you. We will send home a flyer for $2.00 for the cotton candy, This will help to off set some of the cost. All students will get cotton candy whether they are able to pay or not. Erin will email your rotation time and cotton candy time.
2/19 - Professional Development Day -
8-9:30 Library (all staff) PD - "Puttin' On the Ritz"
9:30-3:00 Individual Data Conferences with Hudgins and Ballast
TELPAS teachers may sign up for TELPAS training sesssions after 12:00.
Staff is expected to attend the carnival for 1 hour.
Please sign up for a game: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ER2iQBrtk8AGgV0MsKXtZz2GrBufHfx9hhVe6Ch8jS4/edit#gid=0
Carnival time 5:30-8:00 pm PPCD
6:00-8:00 pm K-4
Carnival will begin at 5:30!
The lounge and workroom are looking cluttered. Please take a look at both to see if anything belongs to you. We are running out of space to store things. Thanks!
Your PROUD principal,
Shawna #hartmanpride #nbrs2017
Upcoming Dates:
1/22 McDonald's Night (Rotation) 5-7pm
1/23 Sunshine Committee Meeting 3pm, 4th Grade Writing Checkpoint
1/24 Staff Meeting at 3:10 in the Cafeteria
1/25 Title 1 Family Engagement Night, 5-7pm
1/26 Pay Day Hey Day Breakfast! (PPCD)
1/29 Skipwith, Cline, Broyles and Ballast attend TEA Luncheon in Austin 1/20/18 - The Texas Education Agency is hosting a luncheon to honor Blue Ribbon Schools in Texas at their midwinter conference. Teachers were selected based on the votes given during the D.C. selection process. Jennifer Cline, Vicki Skipwith, Kara Broyles and myself will be representing Hartman.
1/31 RTI Team Meeting, IHOP Spirit Night - Dress Backwards! Zero the Hero with Kindergarten at 8am in the Library.
School Board Appreciation Month- Gifts from the Hartman Cool Cats! Thanks Brandy and Erin for heading this up! They will love it all! Julie is working on notes from the students!
Matt Atkins
School Board Gifts
Please remind your students to send $2.00 for Cotton Candy. We will cover the cost for students who are not able to pay.
Encourage your families to purchase tickets prior to the dance and save $1.00! Students and parents are encouraged to dress in their Ritzy best!
R- Time Every Wednesday!
Rtime for Better Relationships! 10 minutes every Wednesday!
- Show good manners and respect at all times.
- Care for everyone and everything.
- Follow instructions with thought and care.