Chireno Elementary News-to-Know
"Owl" About Our Week
This Week:
Character Ed Theme:
Reliability=the ability to be relied on or depended on, as for honesty or accuracy.
(syn.) loyalty, honesty, dependable, steadfastness, trustworthiness
- Remember to make contact with your Mentor Student daily
- Thursday-Saturday: Jr. High Basketball Tournament at Wells
- September 30th: Online trainings for abuse and neglect due
- Core Committee Meeting: September 30th After School
See You at The Pole
This morning, students and parent volunteers met for the annual "See You at the Pole" event. Volunteers passed out free donuts as students gathered for a moment of prayer.
Faculty and Staff Spotlights
Mrs. Susan, Elementary Secretary/PEIMS Coordinator
If you have access to your Gradebook, class lists and student information, First-day packets, progress reports mailed and all things attendance related worked out........I can promise you that Mrs. Susan had something to do with it! This lady keeps our school running like a fine oiled machine. If you ever doubt this, you need to come hang out in our office around 2:30 when all of the transportation changes come rolling in. There is an art to juggling it all, and she handles it like a champ. Thanks Mrs. Susan for getting all of the required tasks completed to help our first nine weeks get off to a great start!
Mrs. Sowell, Middle School Reading/ELA
Mrs. Sowell's middle school students completed exciting presentations to honor grandparents using the Aurasma technology that was introduced during Inservice week. Students improved their writing, speaking, and 21st Century skills during this project and enjoyed sharing their "Auras" with special guests. You can view these projects hanging in the middle school hallways. Today Mrs. Sowell incorporated a new interactive lesson tool called "Kahoot" to keep students engaged by answering questions and getting immediate feedback with their devices.
Mr. Johnston, 3rd & 4th Science (Affectionately known by his students as "Mr. J")
Third graders are so excited to finally get to have Mr. J as their teacher this year. Students worked to earn their "Lab Licenses" during the first two weeks so that they can begin exploring new concepts in Science. A big Thank-You goes out to Mr. J and the 3rd/4th team for the wonderful song presentation during the Grandparents' Day Assembly. It was a big hit as always! Thanks for preparing the song for our guests. Mr. J is also working with middle school students with the Robotics Club as pictured above.
Chireno Elementary Recognized as a Title I High Performing Campus for 2013-2014
Region VII representative, Glenda Hinsley, attended the Chireno ISD School Board meeting on September 18th to present board members with a plaque for recognition as a Title I, Part A High-Performance Reward School. For the 2013-2014 school year, Chireno Elementary faculty and staff, are recognized for ensuring that all children have the opportunity to obtain a high quality education and are able to meet challenging State and Federal academic standards. A high performing school is a Title I school that received distinction designations based on math and reading performance. The framed award is inside the foyer of the elementary office. Please point it out to your class as you walk by and let them know that their hard work last year helped contribute to the success of our campus in achieving this status. Way-to-go Students and Teachers!
Child Development Class Visits
Students in Mrs. McFarlands' Child Development class are completing their lab time and getting hands-on experience working with students in the elementary classes.
Positive Relationships
This is a positive opportunity for both the high school students and the elementary friends who are benefitting from the older friends visiting their classrooms to read and work together.
21st Century Learning
Students seen here are working on the Kahoots app and answering questions as a review of Social Studies concepts during Celebrate Freedom Week. If you want to know more about "Kahoot", please see Mrs. Lee or Mrs. Whitney.
Brandy Gray, Elementary Principal
Every Child, Every Day!
Email: brandy.gray@chirenoisd.org
Website: http://classroom.chirenoisd.org/default.aspx?Mrs.BrandyGray/Home
Location: Chireno ISD
Phone: 936-362-2132