Buffalo Bulletin
March 4-8
Reminders & News
- Make sure to read The Exchange for district news and information
- Blackshear Dashboard
- Here is the link for the morning announcements, which begin daily at 8:00 a.m.
- Make sure to nominate kids for the P2P Learner Award (2 per teacher per 9 week period).
- Morning Announcements Guest Stars - check here for your schedule and/or to sign up!
- Please remember that this Friday, March 8 is the deadline for Evidence of Reading Difficulty to be proven and paperwork turned in to Ashley for all STAAR tests, even May administrations! If you need assistance with this, see an administrator or specialist.
- As a reminder, if you have a student who is already currently served with an IEP (even if it is speech only) and you have additional concerns (academic or behavior), please see Melissa, Lety, or Ashley R. If it is a 504 student or someone still in the special education referral process, see Lori.
Personalized Learning Brief PD
Visible Learning - Learning Intentions and Success Criteria (3 minute video)
Blackshear Writes This Week
There will be no Blackshear Writes writing samples during TELPAS writing sample collection. Blackshear Writes submissions will resume after Spring Break.
Library This Week
Library "A" Week
Teachers, please assist with management and self-checkout procedures.
Upcoming Events
PLC This week (Week of 3/4 - 3/8)
Take some time to get ahead with planning and other responsibilities during this week before Spring Break!
PLC Next Week (Week of 3/18 - 3/22)
3-5 STAAR grade level training
3-5 SIM analysis
K-2 guided reading/DRA
This Week's Schedule of Events
TELPAS sample collection 7-8
Monday 3/4
- 8:50 - SOS (by invitation)
- 11:00-12:30 - Leadership PLC
- 1:45-3:15 - 2nd grade PLC
- 3:30-4:30 - admin meeting
Tuesday 3/5 - Team shirts (teams with perfect attendance last week may wear jeans)
- 7:30-8:00 - Bilingual PLC (PLC room)
- 1:45-3:15 - 4th Grade PLC
- 4:00-5:00 - STAAR training (all professional staff) - Library
- 4th & 5th grade STAAR Sim
Wednesday 3/6 - College shirts and jeans
- 12:00-1:30 - Kindergarten PLC
- 1:45-3:15 - 3rd Grade PLC
- Visible Learning leadership team off campus
- GT expo at KMPC
Thursday 3/7
- 1:45-3:15 - 5th Grade PLC
- Grades 2-3 TELPAS online mock
- 5th grade STAAR sim
Friday 3/8 - Spirit shirts and jeans
- 2:00 - House Points due on Google Form (Meagan will send link)
- 1:45-3:15 - 1st grade PLC
- Grades 4-5 TELPAS online mock
- 3:15 - House Dance Party
- PTO Sock Hop in cafeteria (6:30-8:00 p.m.)
Looking Ahead
Looking ahead dates are subject to change
- Now - 3/17 - Field Day shirts on sale
- 3/11-3/15 - Spring Break!
- 3/18 - Goodie Table (5th and Library)
- 3/18-3/25 - 4th quarter planning - SCHEDULE
- 3/19 and 3/21 - 4th grade Wunderlich Farms field trip
- 3/20 - 5th grade panoramic picture
- 3/20 - 2-3 TELPAS online reading
- 3.21 - 3rd grade L&S online
- 3/21 - Positive Office Referral Game Room
- 3/22 - 4-5 reading TELPAS online
- 3/22 - PTO Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
- 3/25-3/29 - TELPAS writing sample rating in PLC.
- 3/25 - 2nd grade L&S TELPAS online
- 3/25 - Grades pulled at 11:59 p.m.
- 3/25-3/29 - Progress Monitoring
- 3/25 - PTO Spirit Night at Chick Fil-A
- 3/26 - 4-5 grade bilingual L&S TELPAS online
- 3/27 - 4-5 grade L&S TELPAS online
- 3/28 - TELPAS online makeups
- 3/26 - Nurtured Heart parent night
- 3/29 - Report cards go home