Gattis Gossip
Volume 7, Issue 19 ----------------------------Jan. 26, 2015
Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow. --William Pollard
Congratulations to Mrs. Rivas 3rd grade class!! They earney 500,000 points on Think Through Math and cashed in for a pizza party!! Way to go!!
Upcoming Week At Gattis...
Jan. 26-30
Monday
- BAS window opens for Kinder
- LaWanda at Testing Coordinator training
- 8:00 Annual ARD
- 8:55 Annual ARD
- 9:50 Annual ARD
- 12:50 Annual ARD
- 1:45 Annual ARD
Tuesday
- 8:20 PDAS (Carley)
- 9:50 504
- 6:30 TAG Parent Social
- 8:00 PDAS (Carley)
- 8:55 Brief ARD
- 9:00 PDAS (Lucas)
- 9:20 Brief ARD
- 9:50 Brief ARD
- 12:50 PDAS (Lucas)
- 3:05 Data Meeting
Thursday
- Author Visit (3,4,5 grades)
- 8:00 PDAS (Carley)
- 9:30 PDAS (Carley)
- 3:05 504
- 6:30 Science Fair
Friday
- Last Day for Pasta for Pennies collection
- SSTs K, 2, 4
- 6:30 Gattis Night at Chuck E. Cheese
Coming up soon!
- Jan. 6-30 MOY BAS window for 1st - 5th grade
- Jan 26-Feb. 20 MOY BAS window for Kinder
- Jan. 29 Author Visit - Kate Klise (3,4,5)
- Jan. 29 6:30-7:30 Science Fair
- Feb. 3 6 pm Parent meeting at RMS for parents of 5th graders
- Feb. 4 RMS Counselor meets with triads in the library
- Feb. 4 11:30-12:30RMS Brown Bag meeting at Gattis for parents of 5th graders
- Feb. 4 Early Release - TELPAS Training for all at Gattis
- Feb. 9 100th day of school
- Feb. 16 Staff Development
- Feb. 16 TELPAS Writing collection window opens
- Feb. 16 TELPAS Online Calibration window opens
- Feb. 20 5th grade choice sheets due to teachers
- Feb. 25 Technology PD 1/2 day with Angie
- March 30 STAAR Writing 4th grade day 1
- March 31 STAAR Writing 4th grade day 1/ Reading 5th grade
- April 20 STAAR Math 5th grade
- April 21 STAAR Math 3rd and 4th grades
- April 22 STAAR Reading 3rd and 4th grade
- April 23 STAAR Science 5th grade
Happy Birthday, January!!!
Jan. 4 Jami Johnson
Jan. 5 Corrina Valle
Jan. 10 Gina Thomas
Moving In Mid-Year
Adjusting to a new school mid year can be challenging. We have several new students here at Gattis since the winter break. Here are some ideas to help them feel welcome.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2015/01/making-new-students-feel-welcome-your-classroomSTAAR Information
TEA Changes Testing Date for Grade 5 STAAR Math
TEA has announced that it will move the testing date for the STAAR mathematics assessment for grade 5 from March 30, 2015, to April 20, 2015. The testing dates in other subject areas will remain unchanged.Partners in Education
Please remember to use this link throughout the year to record any donors and partnerships. If you have guest speakers to your classroom or gradelevel, record the activity. Guest speakers would be recorded as partners rather than donors. Recording this information is an important piece of our accountability and allows our partners to be recognized for all they do for us.