Spring Hill Intermediate
Staff Newsletter
January 20 - 24
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Make sure you are gearing up for UIL! Practice! Practice! Practice!
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DISTRICT NEWS
January 20 - Holiday for students, exchange day for staff
January 29 -100th day of school
January 30 - PTA meeting
January 31 - PTA grants
February 3 - Counselor's Day
February 5 - Early Dismissal
February 7 & 8 - PTA Valentine's Dances
February 10 - Board Meeting
February 14 - Staff Development
February 17 - Holiday for all
February 20 - Pay Day
February 28 - PTA grants due
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SHI WEEKLY NEWS
- January 20 - Holiday for all
- January 21 - PLC's, in your rooms, Monday schedule for specials,
- January 22 - 5th grade reading benchmark key due to Dana, ARD (Hassell) 11:00
- January 23 - :-)
- January 24 - Fun Food Friday (3rd & 4th grade bring food), end of 3rd 9 week (3 week), Grade level - M & M
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UPCOMING SHI NEWS
- January 27 - 3rd 9 week 3 week grades due, ARD (Wardlaw, Walker, Owen) 2:00
- January 28 - Lifetouch class pictures, No PLC's with Dana (teacher led in your classroom), 4th grade GT presentations
- January 29 - 5th grade reading benchmark, 100th Day of School
- January 30 - 3rd 9 week 3 week progress reports, ARD (Hopkins, Wardlaw) 8:45, ARD (Allen, Owen) 1:15, TELPAS Training 5th - 8:45, 3rd - 10:15, 4th 2:00 (all ELA teachers in the conference room), 5th grade GT shark dissections
- January 31 - PTA grants due, grade level meetings M & M,
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Six Flags READ TO SUCCEED
January 7th - April 13th
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Quick look ahead for the campus!
CHECK EVERY WEEK! SUBJECT TO UPDATE/CHANGE
February 3 - Counselor's Day, 5th grade field trip East Texas Symphony
February 4 - 3rd grade math benchmark key due to Dana
February 5 - Early Dismissal, 3rd grade reading benchmark key due to Dana
February 7 - PTA Valentine Dance (daddy/daughter)
February 8 - PTA Valentine Dance (mother/son), UIL competition in Bullard
February 10 - Education Foundation Grant due, board meeting
February 11 - 3rd grade math benchmark
February 12 - 3rd grade reading benchmark
February 13 - end of 3rd 9 week (6 week), 3rd grade field trip (movie), Valentine parties (students only 2:30 all grades)
February 14 - Staf Development - TELPAS Calibration (Bartell, Pyland, Parrymore, Pearce, Taylor, Spurrier, Waddill, Walker, Hopkins, Ramo, Owens), STAAR Training
February 17 - Holiday for all
February 18 - 3rd 9 week 6 week grades due, Monday schedule for specials
February 19 - Faculty meeting
February 20 - Payday, 3rd 9 week 6 week progress reports
February 24 - 4th grade math benchmark key due to Dana
February 25 - TELPAS begins, 1/2 of 3rd grade TELPAS testing (list to come), 4th grade writing benchmark key due to Dana
February 26 - 5th grade math benchmark key due to Dana, 1/2 of 3rd grade TELPAS testing (list to come)
February 27 - 4th grade TELPAS testing
February 28 - PTA grants due, 4th grade practices for TX program during M & M1:15-2:15, TELPAS testing 5th grade
March 2-6 - TX Public Schools Week, STUCO Spring/Easter Smencil Sales
March 2 - 4th grade math benchmark, Keep Longview Beautiful Art Contest pictures due to Dana
March 3 - 4th grade writing benchmark, 4th grade reading benchmark key due to Dana
March 4 - 5th grade math benchmark
March 5 - Open house 7:15-8:00 3rd and 5th only, PTA meeting 12:00 @ Jr. High, 4th grade practice 1:15-2:25 (3rd & 5th will watch @ 2:00)
March 6 - Education Foundation Grants due, end of 3rd 9 weeks, 4th grade TX program 1:00 (Open house for 4th grade after the program)
March 9-13 - Spring Break
March 16 - Board meeting, 3rd 9 weeks grades due, RTI week
March 17 - 4th grade reading benchmark
March 18 - Faculty Meeting
March 19 - 3rd 9 week report cards
March 20 - Payday, 3rd 9 week awards due to Tyler
March 24 - 4th 9 week awards in class
March 25 - Early release
March 26 - Lifetouch Spring Pictures, Best Attendance reward (Sonic)
March 27 PTA grants due
March 30 - STAAR ALT @ begins
March 31 - 3rd grade practices for program 10:15-11:45
April 1- 3rd grade practices 10:15-11:45
April 2 - PTA meeting 12:00 @ Jr. High, 3rd grade practices 10:15-11:45 (4th & 5th watches 10:15) 3rd grade STAAR info night and program 6:00 pm be here 5:30
April 3 - TELPAS ends, end of 4th 9 week (3 week), 3rd grade filed trip Belcher (Cinderella)
April 6- Teacher Domain 4 due, 4th 9 week 3 week grades due
April 7 - STAAR 4th grade writing, 5th grade math 1st admin.
April 8 - STAAR 5th grade reading 1st admin
April 9 - 3rd grade field trip Tyler Zoo, Education Foundation grant due, 4th 9 week 3 week progress reports, 5th grade science benchmark key due to Dana
April 10 - Holiday for all
April 13 - Teacher Self Assessment 2 & 3 due, board meeting
April 14 - 3rd grade math benchmark key due to Dana
April 15 - faculty meeting, 5th grade field trip to Perot Museum, Librarians Day, 3rd grade reading benchmark key due to Dana
April 17 - 4th grade filed trip to Sci-Port, 5th grade science benchmark
April 20 - Staff development- Parent Conferences, Payday
April 21 - STAAR ALT @ ends, 3rd grade math benchmark, Monday schedule for specials
April 22 - Secretaries Day, 3rd grade reading benchmark
April 24 - PTA grants due, end of 4th 9 weel 6 week
April 27 - 4th 9 week 6 week grades due, book fair begins
April 28 - Bus Driver's Day
April 30 - 4th 9 week 6 week progress reports
May 1 - School Lunch Hero's Day, Homeroom Wars, Fun Food Friday (Specials, Title, Aides)
May 6 - Nurses Day
May 7 - PTA meeting 12:00 @ Jr. High
May 8 - end of 4th 9 week, last day to turn in grades
May 11 - board meeting
May 12 - STAAR 3rd math, 4th math, 5th math 2nd admin
May 13 - STAAR 3rd reading, 4th reading, 5th reading 2nd admin
May 14 - STAAR 5th grade science
May 15 - Best Attendance reward (Sonic)
May 18 - practice for awards assembly 3rd - 8-10, 4th 10:30-12:30, 5th - 1-3
May 19 - Awards Assembly 3rd - 9:00, 4th 11:00, 5th - 1:00
May 20 - Early release, payday
May 21 - Early release, last day for students, report cards, luncheon your own for faculty
May 22 - workday, EOY faculty party
May 25 - Holiday for all
May 26 - Bad weather day (exchange day)
May 27 - Bad weather day (exchange day)
June 23 - 5th grade math STAAR 3rd admin
June 24 - 5th grade reading STAAR 3rd admin
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REMINDERS
- Wear jeans & SHI t-shirts on Tuesday's
- Walk your students to all destinations and pick them up there (includes switch classes)
Encourage good attendance
Be prepared for Power Hour
Make sure you are making positive phone calls home and document
Check students for dress code (hair too)
Make sure all areas of the playground are being supervised - spread out!
Do not leave students unattended (this includes students working in rooms during recess)
Fundamental 5 is expected in every classroom...everyday (1. Lesson frames 2. Power Zone 3. Frequent small group purposeful talk 4. Critical writing 5. Recognize and reinforce