Howard Happenings
March 14, 2016
Celebrations
Accelerated Reader Tally
Markus - 1, 780, 117 Words Read
Eckley - 1, 501, 095 Words Read
Sherren - 1, 226, 926 Words Read
Chapple/Marston - 138, 270 Words Read
Hill- 36, 986 Words Read
Zielinski - 7, 062 Words Read
Upper-Grade Students 100,000+ Club
- Jeremiah Williams - 531, 680 (Baker Nash)
- Angel Coleman - 526, 806 (Baker Nash)
- Xavier Moreno- 362, 393 (Baker Nash)
- Kassandra Nunez-Lopez - 361, 632 (Baker Nash)
- Nevaeh Wilson - 306, 187 (Baker Nash)
- Jailyah Johnson - 251, 591 (Baker Nash)
- Isaiah West- 244, 989 (Markus)
- Alex Vidaca - 243, 333 (Markus)
- Christian Stewart - 238, 282 (Baker Nash)
- Ishmael Solwazi - 238, 229 (Eckley)
- Courtney Smith - 195, 990 (Markus)
- Darius Ealy - 175, 163 (Markus)
- Brijae Quintana - 170, 747 (Markus)
- Miriam Angulo - 157, 430 (Sherren)
- Sebastian Drumer - 147, 736 (Baker Nash)
- Billy Johnson - 145, 108 (Baker Nash)
- Roseyln Gonzale Contreras - 135, 254 (Sherren)
- Briah Knighten - 128, 770(Baker Nash)
- Ramiyah Porter - 126, 110 (Baker Nash)
- Martis Ferguson - 118, 778 (Markus)
- Nigel Ragland - 117, 616 (Eckley)
- Sema'J Sanders - 115, 229 (Eckley)
- Ayanna Johnson - 114, 736 (Eckley)
- Jose Najarro - 111, 876 (Markus)
- Zachary Ellis - 109, 856 (Markus)
- Paris Price - 108, 947 (Eckley)
- Jaden Odom - 106, 287 (Baker Nash)
- Mah-Kylah Williams - 106, 110 (Eckley)
- Thomas Frazier - 103, 230 (Markus)
Primary Students 10,000+ Club
- Alexis Musselwhite- 45, 391 (Chapple)
- Allen Owens- 36, 480 (Chapple)
- David Castaneda- 20, 794 (Chapple)
- Wysdom Owens- 16, 839 (Hill)
- David Tapia- 12, 897 (Hill)
Shout Outs
Ms Gross for all you do to ensure we are fed at our meetings and the great job you did scheduling the SSTs and SARTs. We had 100% attendance.
Ms. Brown for covering for SST meetings and for helping with SBAC practice tests.
Mr. Williams for his support and positive words of wisdom. You were a welcome addition to our SSTs and SARTs.
Ms. Rasheed for helping with Markus' students during Science class.
A shout out to the donut providers who always make sure to get a sprinkled donuts for Ms Markus :)
Ms. Shepard, Ms. Hill, and Mr. Sherren for picking up your Foss Kits.
Mr. Gary, Ms. Baker-Nash, and parent volunteers for taking our students to the Circus Friday
Shout out for Friday donuts. They really do make Fridays better.
Mr. Sherren, Ms. Eckley, Ms. Baker-Nash, and Ms. Markus for getting through the Interim SBAC. I know it was not easy.
Teachers who have been flexible with your schedule and participated in the SSTs this week.
Ms. Laird and Ms. Gross for making phone calls and making sure students made it home on Thursday and Friday.
Ms. K for introducing your students to Accelerated Reader.
Ms. Monica for the wonderful compliments board. If you have not stopped to read all the great compliments happening in room 7, check it out, it's heart warming.
Mr. Gray for going above and beyond with students this week.
3-5 teachers for getting Math and SIRA testing into illuminate. And asking for help when you needed it. We know there has been a lot going on this week.
Please let me know if you have a shout out you would like to see in our Howard
Happenings.
Yard Duty
Upper Yard-Markus
Instructional Focus and Look For for the Week
Student Friendly Objectives
Important Reminders
- There will be NO staff meeting this Monday
- Don't forget to pick up your physical science Foss kit in room 5.
- Please continue to email any tech issues to Ms. Brown, so they can be resolved as soon as possible.
- The one week opening sale on year books will be March 14 to 18. A flyer will be coming and there will be info on the website for parents.
- The primary gate off the parking lot will be locked from 8:30 to 2:40 please have students access the yard either through the building or through the courtyard between the two buildings.
- To ensure student safety, it is important that all staff report to yard duty on time.
Week at a Glance
Williams Off Site in Afternoon
Tuesday
Cost Meeting 11 to 12
ILT Common Core Anchor Day
Wednesday
Minimum Day
Staff PD 2 to 3:30
Family Math Night 6 to 7:30
Thursday
Minimum Day
Happy St Patricks Day
Williams Off Site Principal PD
Farmers Market 12 to 5:30
Inclusion Task Force Meeting 4 to 6
Friday
Minimum Day
Important Upcoming Dates
FC Meeting 3/21
Williams Off Site in AM 3/22
Williams Off Site in the Morning 3/24
Spring Break 3/25 - 4/1
Odds and Ends
Clerical Corner
- Please submit attendance by 10:30 am daily
- Personal leave days must be requested 3 days in advance by completing a B form and submitting to Mrs Ratcliff.
- Incident reports should be filled out and submitted to the office for all head and major injuries (Incident reports do not go home).
- Ouch reports should be filled out and sent home for all minor injuries.
- Sign in and out daily with arrival and departure times.
- All independent study requests must be referred to Mrs Gross.