Gattis Gossip
Volume 6, Issue 4_____________________Sept. 16, 2013
This Week at Gattis....
Celebrate Freedom Week!!
(See ARRC for required Social Studies instruction this week.)
Tuesday
- Constitution Day
- Fall Photos
- LaWanda off campus for AP meeting (AM only)
Wednesday
- Office meeting
- BOY LPACs
- No faculty meeting
Thursday
Friday
- 7:35 School-wide Assembly
A Look Ahead....
Sept. 3- 27 AIMS Web BOY window (1-5)
Sept. 3-16 (Gr. 1 & 2) Tejas Lee BOY window
Sept. 3-27 OWL assessments BOY window
Sept. 9-20 BAS reading assessment 1st-5th
Sept. 19 Science Collaborative Kickoff
Sept. 19 RRISD Board Meeting
Sept. 23-Oct 11 BAS window for Kinder (This is a change from ELA dept.)
Sept. 23-27 EGGI (Education-Go Get It!) Week
Sept. 25 Early release 12:45
Sept. 25 District Compliance Modules due
Sept. 26 4th Grade Parent Night
Oct. 2 PTA Pizza Night @ Craigo's
Oct. 8 6:30 PTA (3rd grade)
Oct. 14 Staff Development
Oct. 16-17 Vision/Hearing Screenings
Oct. 17 6:30-8:00 Dual Language Social
Oct. 21-25 Scholastic Book Fair (Gattis Library)
Oct. 22 6:30 Family LIteracy Night
September Birthdays at Gattis!
Sept. 1 LaToyia Thompson
Sept. 3 Mary DuBois
Sept. 5 Peggay Zahm
Sept. 8 Schere Okoro
Sept. 9 Jessica Ortiz
Sept. 11 Ellen Dybdall
Sept. 24 Karmela Edmond and Kelly Mack
Sept. 28 Daniel Brillhart and Kay Wallingford
Professional Resource of the Week
Our resource this week is shared by Julie Carrera. She says:
This is from a great blog about using anchor charts in reading and writing workshop. This post is about ways to handle the inevitable "I'm done!" exclamation from kids during writing time at the beginning of the year. They always have great pictures of anchor charts that show some simple but powerful ideas!
Celebrations...
Gattis in the news!! Our very own Donna Staten will be featured in a special report for her use of Pinterest in classroom instruction. KXAN will be on campus Tuesday morning to film this feature! Kudos to Donna for her notable work with this resource!