In the Know
An Internal Newsletter from the SISD Communications Dept.
October Elementary teacher of the Month
October Secondary Teacher of the Month
October Team of the Month
October Employee of the Month
Condolences to Crutchfield Elementary
The Sherman Independent School District is deeply saddened by the loss of one of our Crutchfield Elementary family members and Campus Technology Specialist, Hayley Fraser. Mrs. Fraser joined SISD in 2016 and she had a tremendous impact on the students and staff at Crutchfield. This was her 25th year to teach children and prior to coming to Sherman, she worked in the Arlington, Garland and Allen school districts. Mrs. Fraser earned her teaching degree from The University of North Texas and her master’s degree from Lamar University. She and her husband, Eric, have one son, Colton, a freshman at Texas Tech University.
A funeral service for Mrs. Fraser will be held at 1:00 on Thursday, November 21, at the Rest Haven Funeral Home in Rockwall, Texas. Please continue to keep our staff, students, and the Fraser family in your prayers.
Sherman ISD Joins the Go Red Challenge
Our district is proud to participate in the American Heart Association’s Go Red District Heart Challenge! We want to inspire staff to get their blood pressure checked, be active and learn about how to keep our hearts healthy. By partnering with the American Heart Association, we will raise awareness and help fight heart disease and stroke, the No. 1 killer and No. 5 killers of Americans.
On Friday, February 7th, our district will GO RED to support the mission of the American Heart Association – building healthier lives free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. T-Shirts must be ordered by Wednesday, January 15th to receive them in time for National Wear RED Day. The campus with the highest percentage of donations will receive a healthy snack basket for your breakroom!
HOW TO ORDER: Simply text DHCSHERMAN to 41444. You will immediately receive a link to a quick donation form. You can also CLICK HERE or the image below to order online!
Let's Celebrate eat Smart Month in November
Throughout this month, we encourage you to take the first step to commit to healthier eating.
What's on your plate?
Eating healthy doesn’t have to mean dieting or giving up all the foods you love. Click the links below and learn how to ditch the junk, give your body the nutrient-dense fuel it needs, and love every minute of it!
HOLIDAY STRESS?
If the holidays sometimes leave you feeling overwhelmed and out of control, you’re not alone! Here are some key things you can do to stay happy and healthy throughout the busy holiday season. Check out our top 5 tips for a healthy holiday season.
Technology Corner
Organize Your Google Classroom
Are you using Google Classroom? If so, here are some ways to organize your Google classroom assignments to maximize work time for you and your students. Click here to take a look at a few of these ideas from Kasey Bell’s blog.
Do you have an innovative teaching and classroom idea?
Educators approach teaching in many different ways. Some of the most innovative and creative classrooms are developed from a thought or idea. Do you have an innovative teaching idea that you’d like to share with us? If so, we’d love to hear from you! Please click the image below to share your ideas with us so that we can help you achieve your classroom innovation goals. You must be signed in to your district Google account to submit an idea.
Sherman ISD Employee Perks Reminder!
Upcoming District Events
Nov. 21- Attendance Zone Community Meeting at Piner Middle School @ 6 pm
Nov. 22 - SHS Boys Basketball vs Denton at SHS @6: 15 pm (Teacher Appreciation Night)
Nov. 25-29 -Thanksgiving break
Nov. 25 - SHS Girls Basketball vs Frisco Wakeland @ 1:30 am
Nov. 26 - SHS Boys Basketball at L.D. Bell @12pm
Texoma Chevy Dealers' Teacher of the Month Program
The Texoma Chevy Dealers' Teacher of the Month Program recognizes outstanding people in education. They have not received many nominations from our area and we want Sherman ISD to make some nominations! Nominate a teacher in your school that inspire you!
Texoma Chevy Dealers will award $500 to the selected Teacher of the Month and KTEN will run a feature story in their mid-day news at 11 a.m. on Fridays. Teachers can be nominated by a student, parent, school administrator, or member of the community. Submit your nominations here.
This is an excellent way for your school to show appreciation to your teachers for their hard work in and out of the classroom. Let's fill up their nominations with awesome SISD teachers!
Nominate a Teacher for Katy Country’s 2019-2020 Teacher of the Year Program!
Here’s all you need to do to nominate YOUR favorite teacher:
Fill out the official online nomination form at the link below. This form may be completed by administrators, other teachers, parents, and students. The more information received about the nominee, the better opportunity the nominee has to be chosen as the Katy Country Teacher of the Month by our judges.
Winners will be chosen once per month, September 2019 through May 2020.
Each month, judges will choose the winning teacher among the nominees and that teacher will receive a plaque and a check for $750.
Each month’s winning teacher is invited to the Katy Country studios for an interview where they are presented their award.
CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE A TEACHER TODAY!