OTE Star Staff News
January 21 - February 1
Next Week...
Monday, Jan 21
Holiday
Tuesday, Jan 22
Minor’s Coaching Day
Mya’s off campus Principal’s Mtg
Centennial Flag Raising Ceremony
TAG testing (see separate schedule)
Reading Rally ends today!
Wednesday, Jan 23
Mya’s Coaching Day
Popcorn day – please turn in your popcorn envelopes!
Special Committee Mtg 3:10pm
Thursday, Jan 24
ARD Mtg. (see separate schedule)
The Ned Show Kg – 2nd 8:00am 3rd – 5th 9:00am
Friday, Jan 25
CAT Mtg. 8:50am
SST’s Kg – 2nd
Teach of the Year nominations due today
Saturday, Jan 26
Happy Birthday Kathy Callaway!
This Week In Pictures...
Identifying 2D shapes in the real world!
Geometry and spatial reasoning...
Generating Equivalent Fractions...
What's the Theme?
School Board Appreciation Basket!
Harvesting Wind Energy!
Enrichment Tips of the Week...
Use Pearson Online Resources to Extend Learning...
https://docs.google.com/a/roundrockisd.org/file/d/0B7VwJD5mZ-ddWFNUcFBBaHpuaDg/editCheck out Ian Byrd's site discussing character motivation and consequences...
http://www.byrdseed.com/two-key-words-to-upgrade-analysis/
Tech Tools...
http://www.smore.com/2sv4-google-smart-slate-tips
Also check out...
More of something we could use personally for our own kids....
http://mashable.com/2013/01/13/kids-apps-beauty/
Teaching Vocab Strategies...
http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/vocabulary-instructiona-strategies-marzanos-6-step-process/
Thank you Leslie for the really good tech resources!!!
Star Gazing...
What a great week! Thanks for all of the heartfelt posters, cards and pictures submitted to celebrate our Board of Trustees! Thank you so much for all of the work and planning you have put into making the second semester of teaching and learning even better than the first! Remember to appreciate someone today! Have a long restful and relaxing weekend!
Bring on the Learning Revolution! Worth every minute...
The Week After...
Monday, Jan 28
Mya’s Coaching Day
Kinder DRA opens
Semester Awards Kg-8:00am, First-9:00am
Progress Reports go out this week!
Walk to Read Assembly 3rd – 5th 1:00pm Kg – 2nd 1:45pm
Tuesday, Jan 29
Semester Awards 2nd- 8:00am, 3rd- 9:00am
Superintendent's Community Mtg 5:30pm
Wednesday, Jan 30
Mya Off Campus-STAAR Intervention Training
Semester Awards 5th- 8:00am, 4th- 9:00am
Faculty Mtg 3:10pm
Happy Birthday Melissa Kelley!
Thursday, Jan 31
Science Fair judging
Principal’s Coffee 8:00am
ARD Mtg. (see separate schedule)
Fire drill 1:15pm, Lock Down 1:25pm
PTA Executive Board Mtg 6:00pm
Friday, Feb 1
CAT mtg. 8:50am
4th RR Serving Center Presentation 7:55am
SST’s 3rd – 5th
Saturday, Feb 2
Happy Birthday Virginia Vandiver!
Sunday, Feb 3
Happy Birthday Tom Scurry!
Old Town Elementary
Old Town will be a positive place that challenges all students to achieve success through learning opportunities that promote critical, creative, and global thinking within a climate of mutual respect and high expectations.
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