Staff Newsletter
Week of Friday, Aug 25 - Friday, Sept 1
First Week - DONE
I just wanted to take a minute to thank you all for such a wonderful week! Erin and I have visited every classroom and been amazed by all the great things that are happening. We have had visits from Dr. Ryan, Dr. Schnautz as well as Dr. Shiver and they had nothing but compliments and kind words. It is a testament that you all are the hardest working staff that I know. I am so proud to be at HES!
Important Events This week
Fri, Aug 25 - Fire Drill/Reverse Evacuation (7:55)
Mon, Aug 28 - Board Meeting
Tues, Aug 29 - Shelter In Place (7:55) gym
Thurs, Aug 31 - Lock-Down Drill (7:55), Curriculum Night (5:30 and 6:45)
Fri, Sept 1 - SRP Evacuation - Bus Circle (7:55)
T-TESS (Classroom teachers, Special areas and Special education teachers)
In order to stay in compliance with GCISD policy, you must complete a 10-15 minute goal-setting conference with your appraiser to discuss your 2017-18 goals.
Make sure the Goal-Setting/Data analysis (Part 1 only) has been completed in Eduphoria Appraise PRIOR to the conference. All staff goal-setting conferences must be completed by September 29th. We have chosen Sept 12 and 14 as our goal setting days. Click here to sign up! Let us know if these times do not work!
The district has not rolled over to the new year yet so the forms are not available yet. I will let you know when they are pushed out form the district.
You may use your plan from your spring summative as a guide.
Phonological Awareness Update (K-2 teachers, and special ed)
There will be two follow up sessions from the August phonological awareness training as noted on this document. These follow up session will be on Monday 9/11 (HES) and Monday 9/18 (CES) from 3:30-4:30 led by the district literacy interventionists. It is a district requirement that all K-2 teachers attend both. Please mark these dates on your calendar.
Emergency Drills
We will be reviewing our emergency plans on the morning announcements starting Friday. Make sure to review with your students as well. I will also come on the PA system for the first fire drill before I sound the alarm. There have been a few changes to the fire drill procedures per the district so make sure you read the steps carefully.
Don't Be Tardy for the Party
We will begin our Tardy Parties after Labor Day. I will make an announcement on the morning show when to begin turning in your names. I will place your circles in your box next week! You can contact myself or Erin to come and party with your class for 15 min of extra recess or 15 minutes of BYOD.
Spirt Wear Shirts from PTA
For those of you who would like to stock up on your Heritage clothing, our PTA is selling some very cute spirit shirts. If you would like to check out some selections, they will be available for viewing in the front office starting Friday!
Technology Update
Beginning Tuesday September 5, our fifth graders will have the opportunity to take their devices home. Teachers will be communicating this information with parents at curriculum night. We are excited to hear feedback from teachers, students and parents to see how this process goes!
I also want to thank Grecia for all her hard work on rolling out our IPADS/devices and making sure that all were ready to go for students. This is a huge undertaking!! I understand that there have been a few minor glitches to work through when downloading apps but I appreciate your patience and team work!
Coming Soon Dates/Events
Mon, Sept 4 - Labor Day
Wed, Sept 6 - KC Club Begins
Thurs, Sept 7 - PLC, HES Choir Begins
Tues, Sept 12 - Faculty Meeting
Mon, Sept 18 - Eagle Time Begins
About Us
Website: http://www.gcisd-k12.org
Location: 4500 Heritage Avenue, Colleyville, TX, United States
Phone: 817-305-4820