February 10th, 2020 Pony News
Game On! Let's Create Champions!
Monday, February 10th
- Do not stress! This is something good. You get to shine. :-)
- They will observe 2 to 3 classes per grade level and departments.
- Observations will be about 10 minutes per classroom.
- They will look for evidence of our Improvement Required Campus goals such as Restorative Practices, objectives aligned to instruction, cooperative strategies and small group learning.
- The content focus will be around Language Arts and Math.
- They will also observe campus climate and culture through observing hallway transitions, lunchtime and cafeteria activities, campus arrival/dismissal, and/or campus culture artifacts (bulletin boards, posters, announcements, etc).
- They also want to observe the Study of the TEKS since this is one of the artifacts. 2nd Grade, you get to shine on this day. You are all fantastic, and I love your collaboration.
They will use our data collected from Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 (end of February) and from observations to guide us into the next steps.
I had a video conference with representatives, and they are excited to visit our campus. Continue collecting artifacts to support our improvement plan. :-)
Keep up the good work!
Mrs. Valdes
LVES Campus Targeted Improvement Plan
Campus Leadership will create a focus approach to look for specific skills in lesson plans during observations.
Marzano’s Six Step Process for Academic Vocabulary and Linguistic Accommodations
CHAMPS Acronyms
Marzano’s Six Step Process for Academic Vocabulary and Linguistic Accommodations
AVP Teacher of the Month
Congratulations to Sandra Zamora on being nominated as the 3rd - 5th AVP Teacher of the Month by the instructional Coaches.
CHAMPS
Ms. Frederick
Ms. Lombrano
Ms. Randall
February 17th: Campus Professional Learning
LVES Campus Professional Learning: Getting Students in the Game
Date: February 17th
Time: 7:30 to 3:45
Location: LVES Cafeteria and Library
Click here for our agenda
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Cell Phone use During Instructional Time and Professional Learning
Cell Phone use: from Handbook
It is pertinent that your focus be on the safety of children while you are on duty. Do not allow other staff members to distract you from your supervision responsibilities. If you are not on duty, please be respectful of the responsibilities of those who are on duty. This includes not using cell phones while on duty.
As professionals, please model appropriate use of cell phones. Use of staff cell phones for attendance is acceptable. During all instructional times, Study of the TEKS, Professional development, staff members are expected to refrain from using cell phones to make calls, send texts, or be on social media.
With the exception of extreme emergencies, staff members should not be on their phones during any instructional period. Please notify an administrator of the situation should this type of emergency arise. Do not have your cell phones out during ARD/RtI/504/LPAC meetings, etc.
Sharing our Ponies with The Board
We will have members of the Board and the District visiting our campus on the following days:
- Thursday, February 20th
- Thursday, February 27th
What a great opportunity to showcase all of the great work each of you are doing. Let's celebrate our successes.
Our Pony Week!
Monday, February 10th
- GT Campus Selection Meetings (Burleson Admin.)
- LA TEKS Study 2nd Grade
- TEA/ Region 10 Representatives will walk our campus
Tuesday, February 11th
- ESL LASs Supervisor Cherylholly Baron walks our campus.
- Grade Level Team Meetings - After School
Wednesday, February 12th
- LPAC 5th grade
- BLT meeting
- LA TEKS Study 1st Grade
Thursday, February 13th
- TELPAS: 1st writing sample due - science
- No Tutoring -TELPAS calibration test in computer lab/library
- LA TEKS Study Kinder.
- Burleson & Lawson 504 meetings
Friday, February 14th
- Spirit Day
- LPAC 4th Grade
- Valentine's Day Parties
Upcoming Events
Monday, February 17th
- 2nd Progress Report of 3rd 9 week Grades Due @11:45 p.m.
- Professional Learning for Staff (Student Holiday)
- President's Day
- Book Fair (Feb. 17th - 21st)
Tuesday, February 18th
- Grade Level Team Meetings - After School
- LA TEKS Study 3rd Grade
- Book Fair (Feb. 17th - 21st)
Wednesday, February 19th
- Staff Learning (Technology with Mrs. Fields and Book Study) 5th Gr. Hosts
- District - Time for Literacy (during conference periods)
- Book Fair (Feb. 17th - 21st)
- Volly Breakfast to recruit volunteers
Thursday, February 20th
- TELPAS: 2nd writing sample due - Math
- Progress Reports Go Home
- 4th & 5th grade PTA performance/ SMART Talk digital safety event
- Tutoring
- LA TEKS Study 4th Grade
- 5th Grade Outdoor School
- Book Fair (Feb. 17th - 21st)
- Board is coming to walk our campus 8:30 to 11:00
Friday, February 21st
- Spirit Day
- WEATHER AND SAFETY DRILLS
- 5th Grade Outdoor School
- Book Fair (Feb. 17th - 21st)
Monday, February 24th
- K to 2nd istation check ins
- LA TEKS Study 2nd Grade
Tuesday, February 25th
- Grade Level Team Meetings - After School
- Restorative Practice Coaching Session with Restorative Practice Team
Wednesday, February 26th
- Learning Leaders- Mrs. Valdes Out
- LA TEKS Study 1st Grade
- Rescheduled: Safe & Civil meeting after school - only safe & civil
Thursday, February 27th
- TELPAS: 3rd writing sample due - past tense
- Tutoring
- LA TEKS Study Kinder
- Board walking our campus 8:30 to 11:30
Friday, February 28th
- Spirit Day
- New Student Orientation @ 7:45 a.m. in the library
- Black History Month Presentation at 8:00 to 8:30 k to 5th
Shout-Outs!
· Mrs. Burleson & Mrs. Norton for being such positive and encouraging people on our campus. Your smiles and joy mean a lot.
· Mrs. Dickinson- You are a rock star with 2nd grade Pony Time Group-thanks for all you do!
· Mrs. White-Thanks for always being so flexible and willing to help with all kiddos.
· Ms. Meyers for being so kind with students and staff.
· Mrs. Pugh for being so supportive and sharing her knowledge about CHAMPS and the great strategies she uses with her classroom.
· Ms. Anguita, for being so supportive.
· Mrs. Gray for her support.
· Mrs. Morales and Mrs. Dickinson for taking over my class and covering my recess duty.
· Mrs. Crawley for making assessments copy for the team.
· Thank you Betty for loaning me earrings so I didn't feel 'naked' all day!
· Thank you to Mrs. Ratzlaff and Mr. Reed for putting together all the folders and student rosters for TELPAS.
· Miss Boldt for being an awesome teacher when I walk by and see how our students are so engaged in learning!!
· To Eva - Our Awesome part-time nurse for purchasing 22 red spirals for my kindergarten class! WE LOVE YOU!!
· To our WONDERFUL school Nurse - NURSE RACHAEL- on handling our sick students and doing an amazing job!!
· Miss Frazier for our awesome kinder planning!!
· Mr. Thomas for being such an energetic host for our rallies!
· The specials teachers for your hard work getting the rallies organized and ready to go!
· All the wonderful staff at LVES for making us feel so special during Counselor week! We couldn't do our job without your hard work and support! We appreciate you!
· All the wonderful staff at LVES for making us feel so special during Counselor week! We couldn't do our job without your hard work and support! We appreciate you!
· Coach Green for being super observant and noticing when a student might have been slipping out of the gym....with all that was going on with so many students, he was still ensuring our students were safe and accounted for at all times!
· Ms. Green for the delightful Starbucks breakfast treat!
· Miss Lawson for helping out in the lunchroom when I was on the verge of losing it :)
· Nurse Rachael for the yummy chocolates!
· Admin team for the Starbucks, flowers and fun! You guys rock!
· Ms. Burleson and Miss Lawson for always being willing to jump right in and help where needed!
· Rachael Myers for organizing and promoting Heart Health month!
· Wanda Echevarria for always putting a smile on my face!
· Lance Thomas for helping get tape off the walls. He wasn’t in trouble he’s just awesome!!
· Pam Kelly and Lance Thomas for amazing rallies!!!
· Vando and Betty for the DELICIOUS tostada lunch! Love ya'll!
· The Instructional Specialists for the delicious counselor candy!
Let's Create Champions
Happy February Birthdays!
Pamela Kelly - February 4th
- Eva Solis - February 8th
- Veronica Hernandez - February 11th
Monica Lombrano - February 15th
- Michael Colón- Valedón - February 18th
- Amanda Mudd - February 26th
- Leah Jackson - February 27th