Patriot's Pen
Week 18: January 14-18
A Message from Mireles
During their visit, these future sixth graders took a sneak peek inside the world of middle school!
Students went on a tour of the campus, enjoyed "Middle School Myth-busters," from a panel of current sixth graders, registered for their courses, ate lunch at RMS, enjoyed performances from our fine arts department and watched a video that recapped our year so far!
You'd have to see it to believe it, but the energy and excitement was contagious. I have received numerous phone calls, tweets and emails thanking us for such an incredible transition!
Thank you to all who were involved, it definitely takes a village.
#RMSUnited #RawlinsonUNITED
Over 450 T-shirts went to Future Patriots!
Robotics in Action
Catch them learning!
Superhero of the Week!
Montamat Minutes
It's been a great first week back. I personally had a very restorative break and have returned with energy and enthusiasm. I'm excited for all that we have coming up. I look forward to the PBIS Committee sharing with you our Semester 2 Initiative on 1/15/19 that was created before the break. You may want to look at VPO data prior to that meeting.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Hyou72fJFZPZ_q_4dXEteA3SQjI7oer0_PWj6IPVkyA/edit#slide=id.p
Also, please plan for the three grade level Success Assemblies that are scheduled for
Friday, January 25th:
8th grade-- Sixth Period, 7th grade-- Seventh Period, 6th grade-- 8th period.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 15th @ 8:00pm
NJHS Willie's Spirit Night/ Leon Springs location
Patriot Games Grant Submission due
Tuesday, Jan 15
Faculty Learning (PBIS update), 4-5pm
NISD EDChat @8pm / Twitter
Wednesday, Jan 16
PTA Board Meeting, 9am
Special Olympics, University Bowl
Girls Basketball vs Rudder, 7th home/ 8th away
Thursday, Jan 17
Boys Basketball vs Rudder, 7th home/ 8th away
Clark Parent Night w/Showcase @6pm
Friday, Jan 18
End of 3rd Six Weeks
Patriot Spirit Day
Shout Outs Due to Lori
Grades DUE
Electronic Tax Forms
NISD employees have the option of receiving their W-2 and 1095-C tax statements electronically via Employee Self Service (ESS). For more information please refer to attached instructions. You may also find these instructions under the Announcements section of the ESS homepage.
The last day to sign up to receive the 2018 statements electronically is January 15, 2019.
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Trinity University Presents: Culturally Responsive Teaching
On Thursday, January 24, 2019 Dr. Gwendolyn Webb-Hasan from Texas A&M University will present a daylong seminar, Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning. The seminar will focus on helping teachers and teacher leaders use best practices that are steeped in equity pedagogy for all students. The seminar will be engaging and transforming for educators who work at various learning levels.
The seminar will be held in the Fiesta Room from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. A continental breakfast will be available at 8:30 a.m. There will be a midday break for participants to have lunch on their own. A limited number of Dr. Webb-Hasan’s new book will be available for purchase at the seminar. Availability is limited.
FREE Event
RSVP to cel@trinity.edu (mailto:cel@trinity.edu) to reserve a spot.
Bookkeeping Matters
Need a refresher on how to purchase what you need for your department or club and the process that takes place? No problem!
STEPS:
Submit the appropriate documentation to me. A quote, completed requisition, or shopping cart list, depending on the vendor. Ask if you’re uncertain.
Campus requisition processing and approval take place.
Purchasing converts the requisition to a purchase order and sends it to your vendor to allow the order. Once it is completed and in a printable form, I will e-mail a copy to you.
REMINDERS:
Generally, the turnaround to process your requests in the above manner have happened pretty quickly this year. However, you do need to be aware that it sometimes will not be as quick as you would hope.
Campus processing and approval usually takes 24-48 hours. However, due to various circumstances this could take longer, especially if further research is needed by us. This is not the only thing that Mrs. Mireles or I have to do, but we try to get it done quickly. ;)
The Purchasing Department states that their turnaround window after I submit a requisition is up to TWO WEEKS. I repeat, TWO WEEKS. That is substantially longer than they have currently been doing it, but you need to know the possibility exists. A few people in that department process hundreds of POs each week, plus deal with hundreds of vendors.
In reality, your order from start to finish could take up to three weeks to reach your vendor. I know that’s not ideal or what we’re used to, but it can happen, so keep that in mind.
TIPS:
ALWAYS ask the vendor for a QUOTE. Let them know it is a POTENTIAL order.
NEVER tell a vendor to go ahead and process an order unless you have been given a PO#.
If your vendor provides services before the PO has been fully processed by Purchasing, this will result in a Confirming Purchase Order. These are not allowed by the district. These become issues for your Bookkeeper and your Principal during campus audits. Therefore, it will also become an issue for you, so it’s best to do everything you can to avoid them in the first place.
LOOK closely at your calendar when planning fundraisers or department needs. Allow time for the whole processing window, as noted above, and be thankful when it all happens quickly.
From Corey Clendenin
- Shout out to Sandra Williams for collaborating with me on GT stuff :)
- Shout out to Jennifer Christensen for sharing some GT/ELA projects that I was able to turn in to Science Projects :)
- Shout out to Chris Herrera for getting our Plate Tectonics Lab materials prepared!
From Russell Aguilar
- Shout out to Mrs. Potter, Mr. and Mrs. Lopez, and Mrs. Twedt for attending the 7th grade BB game , thank you for your support!
- Shout out to Mrs. Ruby Lopez, Cafe. Mgr, and Mr. Bender for all your help during our BB games
From Sophie Renker
- Shout Out to Mrs. Christensen and any other staff involved for organizing the NJHS Students to lead the 5th Grade visit to campus right after Winter Break!
From Kim Twedt
- Shout out to Ms. Mejia and Ms. Medina for their awesome work with our Spanish students. These ladies genuinely embrace the idea of ALL means ALL!! Thank you for walking the walk! Mil gracias!
From Shelene Connolly
- Thank you thank you thank you, to Coach Aguilar for driving me to get a table all the way from the Gap and into my classroom! Dr. Rosen and I are beyond grateful for you taking time out of your schedule to help us!
From Admin:
- Huge Shout Out to Jen Christensen for all the coordinating that was done to kick off our Elementary feeder visits!
- Big thanks to Natalie Garcia for all the work you did to get those awesome 450 shirts DONATED to us from Ferris Orthodontics!