Smoke Signals: Family Edition
Week of September 19-23, 2016
This week's events:
- Lighthouse for Learning classes begin on September 19
- The Ellis County Career and College Fair is Wednesday, September 21 at 6:00 pm at the Civic Center.
- Progress reports will be coming home Thursday.
- This is Homecoming Week! The spirit days are listed below. Friday is also an early release day so that we can all attend the homecoming parade, tailgate party and pregame festivities.
- We are growing! Our kindergarten and 2nd grade classes have been very full since the beginning of the year. The WISD school board has approved two new positions for Shackelford. We have hired Miss Jennifer Hernandez for 2nd grade and plan to hire a kindergarten teacher soon. Our GT teachers and interventionists moved in to the portable building this week and plan to begin classes in their new space very soon. Thank you for your support as our campus grows!
Dress up to show your school spirit this week!
Monday- Patriotic day- wear Red, White, & Blue
Tuesday- Silly hat and sunglasses day
Wednesday- Wear your favorite jersey day
Thursday- Crazy sock and hair day
Friday- Green Out! Wear all green or Indian spirit attire
Meet Miss Hernandez
Miss Jennifer Hernandez joined our staff on Tuesday, September 13 after the board approved two additional positions for Shackelford. She has been in WISD for the past 6 years at Dunaway Elementary as an instructional aide and art teacher. She will begin with her new class of very excited 2nd graders on Monday, September 19. Welcome, Miss Hernandez!
Birthday party fun
Ms. Williams took some time out of her weekend to make it to two of her students birthday parties.
Grandfriends week was a huge success!
The cafeteria was overflowing with love, conversation, and fast food this week! It was wonderful to see grandfriends taking time to have lunch with their grandchildren. Thanks for sharing this pic, Mrs. McClain!
Kinder fun....
Mrs. Glenn's class had fun learning about mixing primary colors, making shapes, and even had a breakfast surprise this week!