Buffalo Bulletin
April 22-26
Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.
-Maya Angelou
Reminders & News
- Make sure to read The Exchange for district news and information
- Blackshear Dashboard
- Here is the link for the morning announcements, which begin daily at 8:00 a.m.
- Make sure to nominate kids for the P2P Learner Award (2 per teacher per 9 week period).
- 2019 END OF YEAR CHECKOUT DOCUMENT
- Summer PD Registration will open on May 3rd at 5 p.m.
Personalized Learning Brief PD
Blackshear Writes This Week
The (ONE) sample from this week should be of LOW writing ability.
Submit your sample by dropping into THIS FOLDER.
Please make sure to include your name in the title.
Library This Week
Library "B" Week - Content Lessons - WILL RESUME ON APRIL 29 (AFTER BOOK FAIR)
Upcoming Events
PLC This week (Week of 4/22 - 4/26)
3-4 STAAR Sim Analysis MATH
5 STAAR Sim Analysis READING
(3-5 ELA will meet during this time to discuss integration of writing and reading)
K-2 Subject area team planning & team topics
PLC Next Week (Week of 4/29 - 5/3)
RTI Data Entry (for the last round of KT meetings this year)
This Week's Schedule of Events
Book Fair Week
Monday 4/22 - Exchange Day
Tuesday 4/23 - Team shirts
- Progress reports go home
- 1:45--2:15 - Fundraiser Kickoff 1, 3, 5 - cafeteria
- 2:30-3:00 - Fundraiser Kickoff PK, K, 2, 4 - cafeteria
- 1:45-3:15 - 4th Grade PLC
- 5:00-7:00 - Kindergarten Round-Up
Wednesday 4/24 - College shirts with jeans
- 12:00-1:30 - Kindergarten PLC
- 1:45-3:15 - 3rd Grade PLC
- 2:00-2:30 - 5th grade strings concert (4th and 5th grade only)
- 4:00-5:00 - EL Task Force meeting
Thursday 4/25
- 9:35-10:20 - 5th grade Human Canine program
- 1:45-3:15 - 5th Grade PLC
Friday 4/26 - Spirit shirts and jeans
- 1:45-3:15 - 1st grade PLC
- 2:00 - House point submission due on Google form
- 3:10 - House Dance Party
- 5:00-7:00 - Community Health Fair (and Book Fair Family Night)
Looking Ahead
Looking ahead dates are subject to change
- 5/2 - Bilingual PLC
- 5/2 - CIDC Meeting (4pm)
- 5/6-5/10 - STAAR dress-up days
- 5/6-5/10 - Teacher Appreciation Week!
- 5/7 - Staff Recognition Banquet (5-7pm)
- 5/10 - STAAR parade
- 5/13 - STAAR Grades 3-4 Math and 5th Math retest
- 5/14 - STAAR Grades 3-4 Reading and 5th Reading retest
- 5/15 - STAAR 5th Science
- 5/20 - Goodie Table (specials and admin)
- 5/20 - PTO Chick Fil A Spirit Night
- 5/22 - EOY Report Card grade pulled at noon
- 5/24 - Color Run (evening event)
- 5/27 - Memorial Day Holiday
- 5/29 - PTO Snow Cones
- 5/29 - PTO Teacher Appreciation Lunch
- 5/29 - 5th Grade Appreciation Party (1:30-3:00)
- 5/30 - Last Day of School (SEND REPORT CARDS HOME)
- 5/31 - Staff Development Day
- 6/6 - Last day the building is open for teachers