Sept. 4th, 2017 Pony News
On the Side of Hope!
LVES NEU Endorsement/ Vision/ Mission
LVES No Excuses Essentials Schoolwide Behavior Plan 2017-2018
Remember to use the LVES No Excuses Essentials Schoolwide Behavior Plan to support your classroom environment.
A Message from the Instructional Specialists
LVES Content Specific Essentials
Culture of Universal Achievement
When We Will Graduate: (high school) Please refer to the classes as "Class of ____."
- Kinder - 2030
- First - 2029
- Second - 2028
- Third - 2027
- Fourth - 2026
- Fifth - 2025
Learned by ALL students by Friday, September 8th.
Each teacher is going to teach their kids about their university as well as learning a chant or 2 that can be shared at an assembly.
Grade-level chant - learned by ALL students by Friday, September 15th. We will share this at our first assembly on Monday, September 18th! WooHoo! Each grade level chant should be NO longer than 30 seconds!
Classroom University Chant - Each class should have their chant learned by Monday, October 2nd.
Morning Check-In: Set the tone for respectful learning and establish a climate of trust.
(1-5 minutes, depending on grade level)
College chant
“College” related vocabulary
Character traits
Schedule/Expectations for the day
How are you feeling today? What distractions are you setting aside to be fully present in your learning?
What are you going to do today to help prepare you for college?
What is Happening at our school next week?
Important dates:
PLCs begin on Sept. 12th
- Pony Time
3rd-5th grades begin on September 18th
1st-2nd grades begin on September 25th
Kindergarten begins on October 2nd
Parent University (previously called Parent Orientation)
Parent University Sept. 7th
- K-2 5:00-6:00
- 3-5 6:30-7:30
Please add this information to your presentations during Parent University.
Homecoming
Please sign in if you would like to plan and participate in the parade. We will meet on Sept. 25th at 3:15.
ITPP PLAN
We are still using the Instructional Time Protection Plan (ITPP) developed last year.
Signs are posted on your doors as a visual reminder that protecting instructional time is an expectation for all at Lewisville Elementary.
The objective for posting the Instructional Time Protection Plan sign on your door is to decrease interruptions during your instructional time.
REQUIRED LISD COMPLIANCE TRAINING
Complete the required LISD Compliance Training. The course is available in Eduphoria until October 20, 2017. To access and complete the course, you must register in Eduphoria Workshop for the eCourse.
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Happy September Birthdays!
- Rosana Lopez --- September 9th
- Jennifer McKnight --- September 9th
- Stephanie Sanchez --- September 13th
- Veronica Oporto --- September 15th
- Lety Amador --- September 17th
- Gaby Morales --- September 23