Holmquist Elementary
February 22nd - February 26th
Kimberly's Message
Field DAY
Field Day will be on Thursday, March 10th and Friday, March 11th! We are making slight changes to Field Day at Holmquist this year! Coach Foster and Coach Sallee have been working hard to make field day an enjoyable experience for students and staff.
- Teachers will attend field day with their students
- Each grade level will have field day for about 2 hours
- Each grade level will have a different colored shirt - Don't forget to order your field day shirt
- Students will have SAC lunches on these days
- ILT, Paras, ICS and all other non-classroom teachers will need to sign up for a time to volunteer at field day
- Students will receive a frozen treat to cool down
- Activities will be outside and gym
- There will not be block classes on field day. Teachers will pair up to get a break during the day
- Field Day will end with a movie for all grade levels
More information will be given soon!
Upcoming Events
February 29th - Team Leader Meeting
February 29th - CP 1st Grade
March 1st - Early Voting Site at Holmquist
March 1st - Numeracy Professional Development facilitated by Ms. Hite
March 1st - Math DCA 3rd and 4th
March 2nd - Reading DCA 3rd and 4th
March 10th - Field Day
March 11th - Field Day
March 14th - March 18th - Spring Break
Weekly Calendar
Monday, February 22nd
EDC 111
Staff Meeting - Do not schedule appointments
Math Specialist Meeting
3rd Grade CP Reading/SS
Tuesday, February 23rd
EDC 112
Science Specialist Meeting
Math Specialist Meeting
E-Colors at Holmquist
4th Grade CP Reading/SS
Wednesday, February 24th
EDC 113
Wear Red with Jeans
AP Meeting
STAAR/CTC/Telpas Training
ABC Meeting
E-Colors at Holmquist
2nd Grade CP Math/Science
Thursday, February 25th
EDC 114
CP Kinder
Friday, February 26th
EDC 115
Writing Samples Due??? 3 Samples per teacher, student name, Grade and teacher name
Kimberly at DL Meeting 2 p.m.
Go Texan Day- Wear Rodeo Attire - Students and Staff
Saturday, February 27th
Writing Camp
Building will be Open
Happy Birthday Ms. Esparza
Hummingbird Class of the Week
Hummingbird of the Week
Ms. McKenzie was born in Alabama. She has lived in various states and has a 16 year old son and one brother. She enjoys working with students and teachers; and assisting them. Her family is her driving force. She comes from a very driven and ambitious family and is an internally motivated person. She wants to be a positive role model for her son. Her word is inspiration and her favorite quote is " the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge smd controversy-MLK Jr.
Ms. Cheng Art Club Student
S.T.O.I.C Model - Are You having Management Issues? READ BELOW
In Alief ISD we have wide and varying degrees of cultures, so what must we do to help all children be successful at school? If we wish schools to welcome all students, staff members must develop "cultural competence." This is an awareness of and respect for different cultures. Cultural competence can be exhibited by utilizing the S.T.O.I.C. Model as it is a universal language for all students. Teaching all of our students to transition from home to school (high structured) requires skillful classroom management. The S.T.O.I.C. model is a variable staff members can manipulate to increase chances of students behaving in a safe and civil manner.
- S. Structure school setting for success:
- Carefully structure settings in ways to promote responsible student behavior.
- T. Teach (and re-teach):
- Behavioral expectations to students. Those who know better do better.
- O. Observe and monitor:
- Monitor closely. Use proximity as a tool.
- I. Interact Positively with students:
Maintain a high ratio of positive interactions. Focus on the behaviors you
want to see repeated and not just negative behaviors. A few simple ways to
increase positive interactions: Greet students at the door; Show interest in
their likes, such as sports, music, afterschool activities.
- C. Correct fluently: Respond fluently, calmly, and consistently. Use pre-planned one-liners if necessary.
By following the S.T.O.I.C. acronym, you can educate students about the behaviors and attitudes needed for the classroom. Skillfully and respectfully guiding students toward successful classroom behavior doesn’t devalue other beliefs, customs, practices, and social behavior. If classroom behaviors are new or different for the student, it is simply "the way we do it at school."
Shout Outs
- Our school is tied in 1st place with the most people registered for the District Parent event. Way to go Ms. Moran. Our parent volunteers are also increasing and we currently have male volunteers
- Saturday school was a huge success. Thank you to all of the teachers, ILT members and paras for taking time out to help our students improve their writing
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I believe that our level of success on TELPAS calibration is the highest in the district. I know you will be off campus on Friday, but I wanted to make sure that it wound up in the News and Notes. They asked us what we did. Way to go Siddiqui and Cavazos!
Ms. Rios made a great video of her 4th grade team having fun and working as a team during Health Night
Ms. Day for providing her team with breakfast for their help at fitness night.
A special thank you to all teachers that tutor students after school - I appreciate you
Dr. Reyna for his dedication to ensuring that students are following expectations in the cafeteria during bus dismissal
Mr. Gonzalez for helping our school become more tech savvy! Tech Day was a success
Teachers for their professional attitude and diligence on Telpas Calibration
Content and Support for helping to monitor during Telpas Calibration
Teachers were prepared for STAT this week
Administration for supporting Telpas and Curriculum Alignment
Ms. Guerra, Ms. Dennis and helpers for a great Perfect Attendance Celebration
Great job Robin for organizing Health and Fitness night!
Good morning! I’d like to give a few shout outs from last night. from Robin Waak
· Thank you to Ms. McElyea for taking the initiative to block off the driveway for the fun run and for starting all our races.
· Thank you to Mr. Gonzalez for coming to me several times this week to see if I needed help with anything. I really appreciate you!
· Thank you to Ms. Lisa Washington for helping me with the food for the snack station. She stepped up and went to buy more grapes for me so I could continue getting things ready for the evening.
· Thank you to the Ms. Tracy, Ms. Huynh, Ms. Hite, Ms. Castillo and Mr. Tobon for taking on the heart/lung model. And for making me laugh in the process!
· Thank you to Ms. Quezada and the rest of the fourth grade team for an AWESOME station. They really went above and beyond what I asked them to do! They even incorporated technology into their activity.
· Thank you to the Kindergarten team for taking on the snack station. I threw in the flags for the race cars at the last minute and they took it on without a problem. There was a lot going on in that room and they didn’t have a second to relax between cutting apples, flags, washing grapes, filling baggies, so thank you for all your hard work with that!
· Thank you to Ms. Tandon for always being willing to teach Bollywood dancing. I know the kids love it and the staff does, too!
· Thank you to Ms. Hudson for volunteering to teach yoga. I love being able to offer different types of physical activities for the students to chose.
· Thank you to the 2nd grade team for working together to make the craft station a success. Thanks to the teachers that stayed after 7 to get Ms. Cheng’s room cleaned up!
· Thank you to the 3rd grade team for helping with the fitness stations in the gym and the cafeteria. I walked by at one point and saw several teachers shooting a basketball. I know the kids love it when the teachers are participating! Also, thanks for helping Foster and Sallee with the push up contest.
· Thank you to content and support for taking on 3 jobs last night- sign in, prize table, and fun run. I appreciate you guys being willing to spread out and do many different things!
· Thank you to Ms. Upshaw for controlling the kiddos that were watching the fun run and keeping them near the start/finish lines.
· Thank you to Ms. Monroy for taking on the writing station by herself. I mentioned the idea to her and she ran with it!
· Thank you to Mr. Ponder for all of your offers to help. I appreciate having teammates that I know I can count on.
· Thank you to Ms. Deal for helping with the snack station. I learned a lot about you and your taste in music while we got your room ready! J
· Thank you to Ms. Wells for helping with the fun run. Some of those races were close and it was tough to decide who got first!
· Thank you to Ms. Cheng for helping to find supplies for the craft room.
· Thank you to Ms. Cavazos for making announcements about the fun run. I can always count on you to do that for me!
Physical Restraint
Early Voting
March 1st Holmquist will be an early voting site. Please make sure students are supervised this day.
Accelerated Reader
Classes that are currently in 1st Place.
3rd Grade - Ms. Kucharski
4th Grade - Ms. Johnson
Congratulations! 3rd and 4th grade let's encourage our students to read and take AR tests. It is a great motivator!