Teach, LOVE, Inspire
Cool Cats Update
Week of April 9 - 13
Monday Motivation
Failure is hard to swallow. It’s easy to keep track of the times when we fail. It
seems as though everyone is waiting for that moment for you to fail; it even
seems like they are keeping track! The truth is, the only one keeping track of
your failures is you. If you’re not failing every now and then, you’re probably not
growing. Your failure could be from you taking a risk and stepping out of the
box. Today you might be feeling like nothing is going right. You want to throw
your hands up in the air and just give up. It’s time to change your mindset
about failure. Embrace failure by treating it as a strategic opportunity to learn.
Analyze what happened and create a new plan.
This Week's Reminders
- 4th grade Writing STAAR is on Tuesday.
- We are a closed campus on Tuesday and Wednesday.
- K-2 EOY DRA Window 4/9 - 5/25
- 3-4 EOY DRA Window 4/16 - 5/25
- Ashlee will meet with you on Wednesday in room 301 to review 6th 6 weeks curriculum & share other important information.
- Massages available on Wednesday
- Fire Drill scheduled on Thursday
- End of the 5th 6 weeks on Friday
- Pride Rally on Friday
STAAR Testing Season
3rd & 4th grade teachers - Work with your team to determine the very best plan for your grade level the few weeks before STAAR. Feel free to be flexible with your schedule, i.e. the number of minutes you are working on Math, Reading, Science or Social Studies. Do what YOU need to do to get the results that you want to have. I trust you completely.
Wednesday Meetings During your Conference Time
Everyone should have received a calendar invite for the meetings you would be expected to attend. Please check your calendar.
- April 11 - meet with Ashlee for curriculum forecasting for the last 6 weeks
- April 18 - grade level needs assessment
- April 25 - DRA Data Talks
Bobcat Gatherings on Thursdays
- April 12 - Campus Improvement Planning (part 1) with Leah Beard
- April 26 - Campus Improvement Planning (part 2) with Leah Beard
- May 3 - STAAR Training
Topics are subject to change!
Copy Budget
Important Dates to Remember in April
Tuesday, April 10
- STAAR Writing for 4th grade only
- Closed campus on April 10-11only
Friday, April 13
- End of the 5th 6 weeks
- SVES Pride Rally @ 1:15 pm
Monday, April 16
- Student Holiday/No School
Wednesday, April 18
- Kindergarten Graduation Pictures
Thursday, April 19
- 1st grade performances 8:15 am & 6:00 pm
Thursday, April 26
- 4th grade Play Day
- PTA Spirit Night (TBA)
- PTA General Meeting @ 6:00 pm
Saturday, April 28
- PTA Spring Carnival 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
April 30 - May 4
- Scholastic Book Fair - BOGO Free Event!
Monday, April 30
- Muffins with Mom - SVES Cafe
Coaching Schedule
- April 11 - Math Coaching w/ Ashlee Smith
- April 24 & 27- Letterland coaching w/ Joanna Ratliff
- April 26 - Writing Coaching w/ Tiffany Neal
Information about Resignations
All contracted employees under a Probationary, Term or Continuing Contract, as per Board Policy DFE (Legal), may resign from their respective employment contract without penalty by filing a written resignation not later than the 45th day before the first day of instruction for the 2018-2019 school year. This year’s deadline is July 1, 2018, but because the resignation deadline date occurs on a Sunday and during the time that the District will be closed, all “walk-in” resignations must be delivered by 4:00 p.m. on June 28, 2018.
Other methods of delivery include U.S. mail, which must be mailed/postmarked by July1, 2018, or e-mail, from your Keller ISD e-mail account, date-stamped prior to 11:59 p.m. July1,2018.
Where in the World are Kristen, Anna and Jen?
Kristen
- I will be meeting with grade levels on Wednesday with Ashlee.
- I will be meeting with Dr. Koster, Sped Director on Thursday. I 'll be off campus from about 9:30 until 12:00.
- I will attend an Elementary Common Assessment Committee meeting on Friday from 1:00 - 3:00.
Anna
- Out Thursday afternoon for PBIS walkthroughs at Liberty. Leaving by 11:30 am..
Jen
- On campus all week
2018-2019 School Year
Mark Your Calendars
- All Teachers Return
- Campus Professional Development and/or Teacher Prep
August 7
- Campus Professional Development and/or Teacher Prep
- Kinder and 1st Grade Virtual K-1 Report Card Meeting at 2:00 pm
August 8
- PK-4: District Professional Development
August 9
- Teacher Prep/Meet the Teacher
August 10
- Convocation (time will be shared later)
- Compliance Videos/Science Safety
August 13
- Campus Professional Development and/or Teacher Prep
August 14
- Teacher Prep
- 1:00 Faculty Picture
August 15
- First Day of School
October 8
- School Holiday
October 9
- PK-6: Parent Conferences (not to exceed 4 hours)/Teacher Prep
December 19
- Early Release
January 7
- Campus Professional Development and Teacher Prep
January 21
- MLK Holiday/No School
February 18
- Student Holiday/District Professional Development
May 23
- Last Day of School
- Early Release/Teacher Prep
May 24
- Teacher Prep/Last Day for Teachers
Employee Childcare
Save the Date!
Staff Remind
Text @c47d to the number 81010