Gattis Gossip
Volume 7, Issue 16 -------------Jan. 5, 2015
“Tomorrow, is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.” ― Brad Paisley
When we meet again it will be...
Upcoming Weeks At Gattis...
Dec. 22-26 - Winter Holiday
Sleeping, shopping, eating, cooking, reading, hugging, singing, baking, playing games, celebrating with family and friends, laughing, volunteering, and doing whatever-you-please!
Dec. 29-Jan. 2 - Winter Holiday
MORE Sleeping, eating, reading, hugging, playing games, shopping, traveling, playing , dancing, celebrating and whatever ELSE pleases you!!
Jan. 5-9, 2015
2nd semester begins
Grades verified by noon Jan. 6
Monday
- Professional Development/ Student holiday
Tuesday
- Students return to campus
- 10:30 Staffing - M. Perez
- 11:55 Annual ARD
- 12:00 Deadline for grade verification
- LaWanda at Tera Vista
- Universal Screeners/groups for Read 180 only
- Faculty Meeting
- 4:30 Soc. St. and Music Textbook Showcase - Cedar Valley MS
Thursday
- Universal Screeners/groups for Read 180 only
Friday
- SST - all grade levels/groups for Read 180 only
- 9:50 504
- 1:45 Brief ARD
Coming up soon!
- Dec. 21- Jan, 2 - Winter Break
- Jan. 5 Professional Development
- Jan. 6 Students' first day back
- Jan. 6 Grades must be verified by noon
- Jan 6-30 MOY BAS window for 1st - 5th grade
- Jan. 7-15 Universal Screeners
- Jan. 12 Report cards go home
- Jan. 14 Vertical Team Meetings
- Jan. 14 Award Ceremonies ( 3rd-8 am; 1st- 8:55 am; K-9:40 am)
- Jan. 15 Award Ceremonies (4th- 8am; 5th- 8:55 am; 2nd-9:40 am
- Jan. 16 Austin Jazz 8:50-9:50 3rd-5th grades
- Jan. 19 Martin Luther King Day/ School Holiday
- Jan. 20 Leadership Meeting
- Jan. 21 Team Meeting
- Jan. 23 International Festival
- Jan 26-Feb. 20 MOY BAS window for Kinder
- Jan. 27 TAG Parent Social
- Jan. 29 6:30-7:30 Science Fair
- Feb. 4 Early Release
End of December and January Birthdays
Dec. 26 Amy Hoffman
Dec. 29 Roxanna Alvarez
Jan. 4 Jami Johnson
Jan. 5 Corrina Valle
Jan. 10 Gina Thomas
STAAR Information
TEA Changes Testing Date for Grade 5 STAAR Math
TEA has announced that it will move the testing date for the STAAR mathematics assessment for grade 5 from March 30, 2015, to April 20, 2015. The testing dates in other subject areas will remain unchanged.CBA/ STAAR Ready Information
STAAR Ready
Please note that the math department is writing brand new questions for the STAAR Ready math assessments for grades 3, 4, and 5. Other subject areas may be using released STAAR tests. Unfortunately, there is no released STAAR test based on the new math TEKS. Instead we are writing all-new items based on the STAAR blueprints. The STAAR Ready assessment windows will open in mid- to late February.
Fall 3-5 Grade CBA Writing Prompts and 4th Grade Multiple Choice Writing CBA
Teacher Access to Analyzed Data can be found on the LA ARRC under the Curriculum Based Assessments tab or through this link.
Something to Think About...
Gattis is live on Facebook!
Be sure to "like" our campus facebook page! Share our page with parents via your newsletters too. Data is being collected on our activity and we want to increase our visibility in the community! Let me know if you have something you would like to have posted on FB and we can consider it. Posting with pictures tend to increase our FB traffic.
Partners in Education
Please remember to use this link throughout the year to record any donors and partnerships. If you have guest speakers to your classroom or gradelevel, record the activity. Guest speakers would be recorded as partners rather than donors. Recording this information is an important piece of our accountability and allows our partners to be recognized for all they do for us.