May 13th Pony News
Building a Brighter Future!
Jill Helbig 3rd Grade
Hey Pony Family!
I am so thankful that I got to start my teaching career at Lewisville Elementary this year! I have learned so much from so many of you and I will forever be grateful!
I was born in Chicago as the youngest of 5 kids. My family means everything to me. When I was three, my family moved to Arizona, then five years later we moved back to Chicago. Then in 2009, my family moved to Flower Mound where I graduated from FMHS in 2013. I started college at Lindenwood University, a small college near St. Louis. I went there on a bowling scholarship and started my journey in Elementary Education. I transferred back to UNT where I earned my degree in 2017. While bowling in college, I met Cole. As I’m typing this, he’s still my fiance, but when it goes in the Pony News on May 13th, he’ll be my husband! We are getting married, (or got married if you’re reading this!) on May 3rd!
Other Fun Facts:
- My dream job is to one day be a principal.
- I have three nieces and three nephews and LOVE being their aunt!
- I love sports! My favorite team is the Chicago Cubs.
Congratulations Now Mrs. Shroyer
Important Information for STAAR
Important Dates
Recess Reminders
Wednesday Staff Learning Agenda
- Share and Snack: Restorative Practice- Kinder Team
- LVES EOY Checklist - Click HERE to access it.
- 2019-2020 Professional Learning At-A-Glance
- 2019-2020 Inservice Week Registration
- Building Brighter Futures Celebration
Restorative Practices
Grades
The posting window will open Wednesday, May 15th @ 11:45 PM. Grades must be posted by the end of the work day on Friday, May the 17th.
- Please remember to open the Language Arts Combined before your mark your grades as completed.
- Please enter your comments before the posting window closes. Ensure that you have written a comment for each student in your class.
- Finally, don’t forget to mark grades as completed.
Awards and EOY Parties
Student of the year
Since we have two, I am going to ask you to refer one more student. If you chose a boy on the first submission, then choose a girl. If you chose a girl, then choose a boy for this submission.
Please submit your second nomination by this Thursday, since Kinder and 1st awards are on Friday.
- Please submit your nomination using this link.
- Below are the names of the students already nominated.
End of the Year Assessments
The SSI End of Year pre-populated reading letters for K-2 grades will be printed and distributed to teachers. These letters need to go home with students by May 23rd. As a reminder, here is the power point shared last year to give you background information.
LISD Assessment Calendar for EOY Assessment Dates
BLT
Master Calendar
Pony Week
- Wear your STAAR T-shirt
- STAAR Week - Closed Campus all week
- 3rd - 4th Math STAAR + 5th Math (retest)
- Student of the Year - Names due
- First Grade Field Trip (Rodriguez, Huerta, Diaz)
- Formal Lunch will be provided
Tuesday, May 14th
- Wear your STAAR T-shirt
- STAAR Week - Closed Campus all week
- 3rd - 4th Reading STAAR + 5th Reading (retest)
- Lunch will be provided
- NO TEKS & ELPS Collab.
- Sandra Zamora BD
- STAAR Week - Closed Campus all week
- 5th Science STAAR
- First Grade Field Trip (Butler, Carlson, Crawley, Gibbs)
- Staff Learning
- STAAR Week - Closed Campus all week
- 3rd - 5th STAAR Makeup testing
- BLT Mtg 3:20 to 4:00
Friday May 17th
- STAAR Week - Closed Campus except for Kinder and 1st gr. Awards Ceremonies
- Awards Ceremonies (1st gr. @ 8:30; Kinder. @ 9:30)
- All Leveled Library books returned for inventory
- Jill Shroyer (Helbig) BD
More Important Dates:
May 18th - Ruben Ledesma BD
May 19th - Jerry Green BD
May 20th - New Teacher Mtg. and Celebration @ 3:15May 21th - Awards Ceremonies (2nd gr. @ 2:15; 3rd gr. @ 8:00; 4th gr. @ 9:00)
May 21st - Emily Becker BD
May 22nd @ 1:00 PM - 5th Grade Graduation Assembly
May 22nd - 5th Grade Lock-In (after school hours until 5:00)
May 24th - Patty Salazar BD
Note: All new RtI referrals will be scheduled for Fall 2019.
Shout-Outs!
Ms.Kilam for always going above and beyond to support school programs and initiatives!
- Ms.Green for planning a great trip for the Lunch with a Leader Crew!
- Thank you Mrs. Morales & Mrs. Dickinson for hanging testing signs on Friday - it was a huge help!
- Thank you Mrs. Oporto for always being willing to provide breaks for 2nd grade students.
- Thank you Mrs. Gray for helping to gather materials!
- Thank you Mrs. Blake & Mrs. Rowland for helping to cover RTIs
- Thank you specials team & bus captains for your faithfulness to our bus riders. Thank you for making sure they get home safely.
- Thank you everyone for making my birthday so special. Mrs. Valdes :-)
- Thank you Ms. Lawson and Mrs. Burleson for working so hard to ensure the STAAR week becomes a success. I know you have been staying until 3:00 in the morning working on rosters, testing materials and organization. Your hard work is appreciated.
- Thank you to the office crew Mrs. Guerrero, Mrs. Vando, Mrs. Rubio, Mrs. Ramage and Mrs. Ramos for going above and beyond to provide excellent customer service.
- Thank you Mrs. Oden and Mrs. Rutherford for all of your help with campus organization and supporting teachers.
- Thank you to the 5th grade team for being so supportive during difficult times.
- Thank you Mr. Colon for organizing rosters and activities for our 5th Graders who are not retaking the Math and Reading STAAR tests.
- Thank you Mrs. Blake for volunteering two days to come and help with 5th grade students!
- Thank you Mrs. Hayes and Coach W. for coming up on Saturday and making and hanging the 3rd Grade STAAR sign!
- Thank you Vando and Betty for packing and delivering STAAR snacks to classrooms.
- Thanks to all of our 3-5 test administrators for checking rosters, checking your tubs, and having your rooms prepared for testing this week!
- Thank you Mrs. Burleson for putting in so many late hours with me this week!
- Thank you LVES PTA for providing breakfast for our test administrators!
- Thanks Coach W. for covering the windows in the library to ensure our students who test there are focused!
Thank you Mrs. Valdes, the adm. team, Mrs. Vando, Mrs. Guerrero, and LVES PTA for all the goodies and gifts we received during Teacher Appreciation Week. We sure felt appreciated. We appreciate all of you as well! THANK YOU!!!
- Admin and the office staff for all of the awesome Teacher Appreciation Week gifts!
- Mrs. Lawson and Mrs. Burleson for their dedication and time preparing for STAAR. I saw the emails at 3 and 4 am.
- Mrs. Lopez for being such a graceful team lead. You haven't missed a single beat this entire year!
- Mrs. Dickinson for going above and beyond for our students in the classroom and by talking to parents. I appreciate you!
- Mrs. Medlock for always suggestion great ways to differentiate my instruction for my GT students. You've been such a tremendous help this year!
Happy May Birthdays
- Lakshmi Valdes - May 7th
- Chantay Crawley - May 8th
- Kate Carlson - May 9th
- Priscilla Gray - May 10th
- Elizabeth Ramos - May 11th
- Lisa Burleson - May 12th
- Sandra Zamora - May 14th
- Gladys Diaz - May 15th
- Iraima Arocha - May 17th
- Jill Shroyer (Helbig) - May 17th
- Ruben Ledesma - May 18th
- Jerry Green - May 19th
- Emily Becker - May 21st
- Patty Salazar- May 24th