Granger School Weekly Newsletter
February 15-19, 2016
Quick Reminders
Due Feb. 17th! STAAR Training https://www.texasassessment.com/administrators/training/
Renaissance Marking Periods
Feb. 16-19 Star Reading
Feb. 22-26 Star Math
Happy Birthday!
February:
Mary Avila 2
Ryan Gonzales 2
Jennifer Cundieff 4
Amber Thorsen 21
March 2nd: TELPAS Calibration Teacher Training with Mrs. Thorsen in library computer lab.
SPRING BREAK: March 14-18, 2016
Shattered Dreams Program Thursday, April 14, 2016
Library CLOSED Thursday, April 14, 2016
Prom Saturday, April 23, 2016
Softball
Feb. 23 5:00 Home San Saba
Feb. 26 6:00 Home Lago Vista
Baseball
Feb. 16 5:00 Here Lexington
Feb. 20 11:00 Here Jarrell
Feb. 25-27 TBA Bremond Tournament in Bremond
Track and Field
Feb. 25 HS - Girls & Boys Somerville
Feb. 26 Jr. High - Girls & Boys Somerville
Head's Up for Planning: Thursday, April 14th the library will be closed. Please do not send students to the library. If you will have a sub, inform them students cannot come. Thank you for your understanding. This information will be obnoxiously repeated.
Resource Reminders:
BrainPOP https://esl.brainpop.com/
Worldbook: http://www.worldbookonline.com/
User name: grangerisd
Password: worldbook
Follett Shelf Online Books:
https://wbb38820.follettshelf.com
Student log in information: User: fullname, Password: student ID #
*See Mrs. Griffis if you have trouble logging in!
YouTube Free (and legal) music for your students to use in their projects
Field Trip
Granger Bank
Local History
Leukemia Lymphoma Society's Student Series
Learning to Make Someday Today
Starts February 8th and ends February 29th
Each student was sent home with a box to put together and fill. Mrs.Hughes will do a weekly pickup on February 15th, 22nd and 29th.
See a Student Council Member for boxes and information.
Library Letters
"Changing the world is good for those who want their names in books. But being happy, that is for those who write their names in the lives of others as the treasure most dear."
Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card pg. 354
Student Reader: Mikayla Skrahak in Coach Brosch's 2nd period class
Have you looked into this yet?
Granger ISD
Email: dgriffis@granger.txed.net
Website: grangerisd.net
Location: 300 North Colorado, Granger, TX, United States
Phone: 512-859-1671