Hoot Hoot Herald
January 18-22, 2016
Reminders and News
1.Committee Meetings: On Monday, January 25th, we will have committee meetings after school. Tech committee in the library and SEL committee in the conference room.
Other committee meetings will be announced tomorrow if they are needed.
2. Do you have an announcement for the campus ? (meetings, news, or other event?) Please feel free to email Francis Woolsey and she will get your information in the Hoot. That way, staff has one place to look for all campus information.
3. Eva Castro is leaving her clerk position for a Parent Support Position at another school. We appreciate her service to Doss! We are in the process of filling the position and will let you know when we have that nailed down. Eva's last day is Friday 22nd. Please thank her for her time here.
4. Clorex time! Please continue to have students assist you in clorexing common areas. Lots of stomach and fever related illnesses floating around out there.
5. We will have a staff meeting on February 1st. We will also celebrate Mrs. Gustafson's upcoming wedding at this time!!
6. In the works...a) visit Davis to learn about the new evaluation system b) classroom visits by new to Doss teachers on our campus and c)planning for summer camps.
TELPAS Information
Teachers in grades k-12 who are have ELL students in your class and are new TELPAS raters (i.e. you have never rated before), are new to your rating cluster (you have moved from grades k-1 to 2-12), or returning raters who failed the supplemental calibration in 2014-15 MUST complete the online basic training that will be made available on January 27.
In addition, all teachers with ELL students who are new to the district, new to your rating cluster, or were not successful after 3rd calibration in the 2014-15 school year must attend the District TELPAS Holistic Rater Training for New Raters on February 4. Please register for one of the following sessions in HCP:
79787 (7:45-10:45)
79794 (12:30-3:30)
Subs will be paid for by the bilingual department.
Teacher of the Year Finalists
Next week, a short bio will be posted for each of the three teachers in the lounge. Please take a moment to look those over. Voting for our Teacher of the Year finalist will begin the week of January 18th. Again, congratulations to these three teachers!
Science Fair is coming! January 25-29
This year’s fair is being run completely online!!
Angie Bealko Huels is the PTA chair along with Nan-Hee Crawford, faculty chair for science fair this year. Angie placed a letter in your box regarding the science fair with some great information. There is also a science fair viewing sign up in the teacher lounge.
Wednesday January 20th – Projects Due for All Grades
Wednesday January 20th – Monday; January 25th Teachers grade all of their students’ projects
Monday January 25th – Kinder Robots Due – Students take to cafeteria stage and place on risers between 2-3pm
Key points to note:
- Teachers do NOT need to hand in the rubric to our fair committee. It is only being provided for their grading/evaluation convenience. They can share it with the student/parents, put it in their grade book, or both.
- There are specific check-in times for every teacher for project drop off and judging to help with the flow of the day. Please use those times.
- The teacher name represents where the student is at that time of day --- not who their homeroom or science teacher is. We did it this way to help minimize disruptions to classes and simplify check-in.
UPDATED G/T Testing dates
Please note the updated date changes.
Jan. 11-22
· Nomination Window for parents and teachers
· Parent nomination on paper or online
· Teacher nomination only online
Parents are encouraged to confer with teachers prior to nominating their child
Jan. 25-29
· Parent Survey/Permission Forms Due
Feb. 23-25, Feb. 29 & April 1
· GT Testing online in computer lab
Feb. 15- March 7
· Teacher observation and collection of student portfolios
Complete observation survey and inventory; collect student portfolio work samples due to to Hill/Engel by 3/7
March 28 – April 8
· GT Decision Committee Meetings
Specific meeting dates TBA
Fifth Grade Transition to Murchison Information
Here are some key dates for our 5th grade parents:
5th Grade Transition to Murchison:
Jan. 20- 2:00- Murchison counselors will meet with 5th grade to discuss and hand out choice sheets
Jan. 25-29- Counselors will go into 5th classrooms to assist, help answer questions pertaining to choice sheets
Feb. 2
5:30-7:00pm at Murchison
Murchison Choice Sheet Night for parents and studentsFeb. 5- Choice sheets due to Murchison
Music Calendar
January 21, 22, 25 - 4th & 5th graders start recorder in music class (kids all need to have their own recorder, may bring their own or $5 for one).
January 26th - Audition/First Rehearsal for Owls with Mallets in Gardner's room 3:00pm-4:00pm (group for 4th & 5th graders, playing percussion instruments)
January 28th - Audition/First Rehearsal for Doss Honor Choir in Tannert's room 3:00pm-4:00pm (group for 4th & 5th graders, choir)
January 29th - First meeting of Recorder Dojo in Gardner's room 7:30am (extra recorder practice time for 4th & 5th graders, anyone welcome to drop in for practice time)
A Note from our Art Department
Come see our Doss student artwork at the Austin ISD Art Show!
Counselor's Notes
-Audrey Lorde
Items left for students and Voice Mail
Items Left for Students:
a) The office has tried emailing you to let you know that a student needs to come to the office to pick up an item. Unfortunately, this hasn't worked very well (mainly because you really don't have time to check your email during the instructional day! Which we understand). While we try to limit our interruptions to your instructional time, we are going to have to go back to calling you about items left in the office for students. If you aren't able to answer, we will gladly leave a message. As always, the retrieval of said items is at your convenience (on the way to specials or during recess, for example).
Voice Mail in Classrooms:
b) We have noticed that some voicemail boxes are set up with staff that are no longer in the room. Please make sure that your internal and external voice mail both reflect what you would like for them to say. If you need help, please see the office staff.
Nurse's Notes
Please continue to wash hands often and use hand sanitizer often as there have been a lot of sicknesses going around!
Computer Lab News
Our new student devices (tablets & Chrome books) should be delivered in January or February.
Doss will be notified a week before the equipment arrives and it will take a few more days to test, label, and distribute all the student devices. Please let me know if you have any questions. -James
Library Schedule/ News
Next week is Flexible Fun Week in the library... collaborations, exploration, and discovery! Teachers who have signed up with Bonnie have received an email to confirm the plan.
Kids who need books may come in small groups on Tuesday & Wednesday from 8-3 and on Thursday and Friday from noon-3. Library is closed Thursday & Friday (21st and 22nd) from 8-noon for guest visits (RRISD & Brazilian teachers).
Bluebonnet voting will take place between January 19th & 29th.
Calendar
Monday, January 18
Student and Staff Holiday
Tuesday, January 19
10:00 am CAC visits Doss Kinder Classes
Wednesday, January 20
2:00 pm Murchison Choice Sheets Meeting, for all 5th grade students (even if trying for magnet, etc), Cafeteria
4:00-5:30 Visiting Chinese Teachers Welcome Party
8:00-3:00 Principal's Meeting - Delco
Thursday, January 21
8:00-12:00 Brazilian Teachers Tour; Library and Classrooms.
Friday, January 22
8:30-12:00 Round Rock ISD visits Doss
1:30-3:00 Chinese Visiting teachers at Doss
Monday, January 25
3:15-4:15 Committee Meetings
Tech Committee - Library
SEL - Conference Room
Tuesday, January 26
3:15-4:15 Mentor / Mentee meeting. Cardwell's room
Wednesday, January 27
6:00 Science Fair Open House
Thursday, January 28
Friday, January 29
7:00-9:00 Doss Daughter Dance
Computer Lab Schedule
Please remember that Mr. Young will be on a Grand Jury on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 to end of day and every other Friday for the next several months. If you are scheduled during those times, the lab will still be open, but he will not be there to assist.
Tuesday, November 19
8:15 Barrick
9:00 Eddleton
9:45 Stover
10:30 Plaisance
12:00 Che
12:45 Taylor
1:30 Hyvl
2:15 Francis
Wednesday, November 20
8:15 Gall
9:00 Smith
9:45 Keys
10:30 Collins
12:00 Hall
12:45 Cardwell
1:30Carroll
2:15Johnson
Thursday, November 21
8:15 Sprague (K)
9:00 Means
9:45 Daly
10:30 Vrba
11:15 Raup
12:00 Singerman
12:45 Hughes
1:30 Baehr
2:15 Bones
Friday, November 22
9:45 Folts
10:30 Elbrecht
11:15 Stone
12:00 Truesdale
12:45 Lauck
1:30 Hayes
2:15 Hawkins