Spruce Scoop
Joy. Hope. Resilience.
November 4 - 8, 2019
Tardy Sweep - Week of Nov. 4th
Tardy Sweep: Thursday, November 7th, after 6th/7th transition
At the end of these transition periods please lock your doors at the tardy bell and do not allow students in who do not have the tardy/detention pass as before. When they return to class with the pass, please allow them back in and mark them tardy in attendance.
November Parking Spaces ~ Ms. De La Garza & Ms. Candice Miller
We use a random Wheel Sorter :-).
Upgrading Hallway Culture
Purpose: Strengthening leadership and cohesion on each floor to address hallway culture, building on strengths and addressing and improving gaps.
- Each administrator team has assumed the roles of Floor Hallway Culture Team Captains
1st Floor - Taylor, Washington, and Richardson
2nd Floor - Camerson, Boyer
3rd Floor - Ball, Lewis
- Administrator teams are visible during transitions. Each team has a developed a plan that informs their actions and leadership on each floor.
PLC Location:
Hallway transitions are always an area of focus for our campus. One team (see picture) decided to have PLC in the hallway. This was very helpful to address students that were late to class. I share this with the staff to encourage teams to consider this strategy, every so often.
We have been given a Major Opportunity~ Compliance Videos Due Date Extended 11/15
Click here for Update Memo
Cold Season is coming!
Community Service Project ~ Spruce Courtyard
When: Saturday, November 16th, 9am to 12pm
Who: Staff & Students, sign up HERE
- Please check the appropriate time range (in drop down)
- Please include if your group can bring gloves, rakes, hedge cutters, etc.
- We are going to get donations for mulch
2nd 6 Weeks Grades Due by 11:59pm on 11/5
November Chili Cook Off
When: November 22nd
Registration Link coming soon
- Staff meetings (Tuesdays or Wednesdays, once a month)
- Sporting Events
- Fine & Performing Events
- Campus Wide Events
- Testing Days & Campus Testing Meetings
Staff meetings are subject to change. The goals is to communicate monthly staff meetings via the calendar and to have one a month.
Highlights Week of 11/4
**See the Calendar for Specific Events
It is important that we recognize ALL the Excellence in Teaching occuring in all of areas of our academic programs. The highlights are on a weekly rotation throughout the year. Each content/department will be highlighted on a weekly basis.
Mr. Williams
Ms. Jefferson
Ms. Nolan
The SPED Department
They support teachers too and typically have to work with more than one, which means their style has to change and support whoever they are assigned to.
That's just some of what makes a SPED teacher special! Thank you SPED teachers and TAs for being accommodating to both staff and students!
Catch a Timberwolf Staff member being ELITE in their 20 Square Feet, Joyful, Hopeful, Resilient, SEL Champion, or simply did or said something that was the spotlight of your day/week!
Thank you for taking a moment to highlight your fellow staff member! You made someone's day!!
Spotlight on Ms. Gurley and English 1 Team
I want to thank Ms. Gurley and the English I team for working together to make sure that we have what we need for our freshman. These things include anything from taking in students into our classes, taking over classes for our vacancy spot to making sure that there are lessons available for anyone to use or tweak. This team is full of extraordinary people who have passion for education and it’s visible in the work they put into everything they do for our students. Thank you for all your hard work. It is appreciated.
Spotlight on Ms. Montgomery
Putting the spotlight on Ms. Montgomery for helping Coach Hudgens to make Fall Festival 2019 a success for the Class of 2020!
Spotlight on ECHS Team
I’d love to highlight the ECHS team and their continued effort to improve TSI reading scores and their open mindedness to incorporating reading in all core content classes!
Spotlight on Coach Richardson
Coach Richardson has been the head football coach at Spruce High School for a while, and although this season is coming to an end, he has always shown his dedication to the Athletic program and the school in general. Richardson is a Spruce graduate, and his pride in this school does not go un-noticed. He always include the cheerleaders in special events, along with other organizations. Coach Richardson deserves a Spotlight for his dedication to the school.
WAIP information that is specific to an individual, team, grade, content, will be emailed directly.
November Staff Member ~Mr. Felts
November Support Staff Member ~ Mr. Arkansas
Howlers Fall Concert
Ms. Solis and Ms. Boyer
Ms. Langworthy
Fright Night Party
Staff Meeting ~ Respectfulness @ Spruce HS
Spruce Alumni Hosts 1st Perfect Attendance Staff Luncheon
Thank you!!!
Shermica Bailey C/0 2000
Trisha Bailey C/O 2003
Spruce Scholars Accepted @ Paul Quinn College!
Unity in the Community with TJ HS
Phoenix Rising
Scholars Recognized for Course Completion
Phoenix Scholars discuss Growth & Fixed Mindset
Ms. Boyer's "mobile desk"
Leadership Team Host Staff Waffle Breakfast
Spruce Celebrates Halloween
Bumble & Obama & Mrs. Tea Pot
Top of the Line Timberwolf Creativity!
Ms. Frizzle a.k.a. Ms. Baine
Costume Contest Winner
Mrs. McDaniel's Scholars use cross hatching to create depth
Spruce Represents @ Discover Dallas ISD Event
Thank you Spruce Staff and Scholars for Your Support to Highlight Spruce!!
Mr. Varney Shares Information about Spruce ECHS
Mr. De Freitas Welcomes Parents and Shares Super Spruce Info
Staff Parking in Rear
MANDATORY CLOCK IN
- Monitors & Parking Attendant: 7:30 am
- Administrators: 7:50 am
- Clerks: 8:00 am
- Teacher Assistants: Ranger 7:30, 8:00, or 8:15
- Teachers: 8:15 am
8:20 AM Duty Begins
Please be at duty post ready to go a couple minutes early so that doors are opened at 8:20am. Teamwork makes the Dream Work!!
Tardy AM Procedure (Amended for 'C' Days)
Rear Entrance - ALL DAYS (9:00 am to 9:20 am)
- Our late door entrance, rear of campus/upperclassmen entrance, is open from 9:00 to 9:20 am.
- Scholars will be given a colored tardy pass (see picture ABOVE) with the time/date written on it by late door check in monitors (Rubio/McWhorter/Espinoza). We need this process to be fast and will only involve the monitor putting the time/date on the slip and sending scholars off to class. Students may pick up breakfast but they have the time/date stamped on their pass and are to move quickly to class (5-7 minutes).
- The late door (upperclassmen entrance) is closed at 9:20 am.
Front Door Entrance - A/B DAYS (9:21 am to 9:40 am)
- Scholars that arrive after 9:20 am enter through the front of the building and check in with Ms. Edison.
- Between 9:21 am and 9:40 am scholars will receive the colored tardy pass from Ms. Edison or designated staff member when she is absent.
- If a scholar arrives after 9:40 am they will sign into the Late to School Log and be escorted to ISS for the remainder of the period.
Front Door Entrance - C DAYS (9:21 am to 9:48 am)
- Scholars that arrive after 9:20 am enter through the front of the building and check in with Ms. Edison.
- Between 9:21 am and 9:48 am scholars will sign into the Late to School Log and be escorted to ISS for the remainder of the period.
Teacher Moves:
- Every student that has arrived late should be allowed into class and still be marked tardy in attendance by you the teacher.
- Every* student should have a pass and show their teacher their pass upon entrance into class. ( * See exception below)
- Teachers should check the time on the pass against the time the student arrives in class to make sure it is reasonable. If not, teacher should follow-up accordingly with appropriate student interventions such as student conference, parent contact, etc.
- No teacher hallway passes allowed before 9:45 am. There are some scholars in the halls with hallway passes, please let's NOT slip on this expectation.
- The color of the tardy pass this week is GREEN.
* exception - Keep in mind tardy passes will not begin being issued until 9 am. That means students arriving just minutes before 9 am will not be getting a pass yet will probably still be tardy to class. Please allow some leeway with students within the first 5 - 10 minutes of class time each day for not having a pass depending on what time they actually come through the metal detectors. This is a great opportunity to have a conversation with your student about not arriving at the last minute to school and being caught in this awkward situation of being asked for a pass and not having one.
Monthly Fire Drills
BEFORE THE DRILL:
· Review the e-mailed evacuation map for your floor;
· Review the e-mailed color-coded buddy system and find your buddy teacher/staff member; and
· Print a copy of the attendance rosters.
DURING THE DRILL:
· Use the proper stairway/exit,
· Exit the building quickly and orderly with students,
· Take attendance and ensure that all students are present once outside,
· Communicate to your buddy and person in charge of your stairwell if a student is missing, and
· Wait for the bell to ring before re-entering the building.
AFTER THE DRILL:
· Use the proper stairway/re-entry point,
· Enter the building quickly and orderly with class,
· Report DIRECTLY back to class with students,
· Take attendance and ensure that all your students returned to class, and
· Reset class and resume teaching and learning.
H. Grady Spruce High School
Located in the heart of the Pleasant Grove region of Dallas, Texas, H. Grady Spruce High School serves a diverse population of students and their families. Our neighborhood maintains a strong tradition of community, hard work, and pride. Families have made Pleasant Grove their home for generations, and many of our students can claim a legacy of Spruce alumnae that go back to the founding of the school.
H. Grady Spruce High School was built in 1963, replacing Rylie High School. The school is named for Henry Grady Spruce, a native of Omen, Texas, who earned degrees from Southern Methodist University and the University of Chicago. He devoted much of his 35-year YMCA career to youth, including 25 years as director of the Dallas YMCA's Camp Crockett near Granbury.
Email: frataylor@dallasisd.org
Website: https://www.dallasisd.org/spruce
Location: 9733 Old Seagoville Road, Dallas, TX, USA
Phone: 972-892-5500