Hoot Hoot Herald
October 3-7,2016
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AustinISD Employee Insurance Open Enrollment is October 1-31
MANDATORY Employee Insurance Open Enrollment for AISD Benefits
Open Enrollment for Plan Year January 1, 2017 will be held during the month of October.
Enrollment is MANDATORY for all employees. Your current elections will NOT roll over. In order to have coverage for 2017, you MUST elect coverage. Please be aware that there are changes to the new medical plan coverages that will be offered in the new year. These changes are detailed in an email from AISD, dated September 23.
We have enrollers coming to Doss on October 24 to assist in the process of enrollment. There is a signup sheet in the teacher lounge to sign up for assistance in the process of enrollment.
Enrollment will also be available via our online enrollment system at boltemployee.austinisd.org and with the assistance of a call center at 1-855-245-1168. The website is 24/7 access while the call center hours are Monday-Friday 7:00am till 10:00pm.
Library News/ Birthday Book Club Week starts Monday
Birthday Book Club (BBC) distribution is next week. It is an A week and will take place during library time. If your class comes on a B week, you will be contacted directly by BBC chairs with times to send those students who need to choose books. Please check with Bonnie if you have any questions.
November 4th Shannon & Dean Hale (1st &2nd)-Author Visit
November 14-18 AISD Dome
Computer Lab News
We have a class set of Chromebooks (22) in a cart you can check out from the lab for a half day or a full day. The Chromebook checkout form is very similar to the one used to check out Nooks from the Library. Just use the link below to fill in the time you want.
Counselor's Corner
Our October's Focus is: STAND UP, STAND STRONG, STAND TOGETHER
October is Bully Awareness Month - Instead of focusing so much on bullying, we would like to educate our students, teachers and parents on identifying different behaviors such as:
Bullying, Teasing, Mean Moment and Conflict
- Classroom guidance will focus on these behaviors and being a Bystander or an Upstander.
- Every teacher will receive a poster with these behaviors and an explanation of each for you to refer your students to when necessary. We will do a mini lesson at Parent/Principal Coffee on Oct. 7.
- October also focuses on World Unity. We are collaborating with Bonnie to schedule classes in the library to read Same, Same, but Different to all classes. Schedule to come.
- After reading the story and having a discussion on inclusion and diversity, the students will sign their name on an orange chain link to pledge that they will STAND UP, STAND STRONG AND STAND TOGETHER.
- The chain will be strung on the hallway walls to show that Doss is UNITED.
- Another focus in October is Red Ribbon Week. The Adm. team has decided to turn this week into a Wellness Week- Making Healthy Decisions.
- Morning Announcements will discuss the following topics:
- Safe and Unsafe medications
- Peer Pressure
- Taking Care of your Body through hydration, exercise, eating well
GT UPDATE:
GT Nominations ended on 9-23. If you have a parent that missed the window, please let them know that they can nominate in spring.
Oct. 17 - 21 CogAT online testing
Oct. 17 - Nov. 11: Teachers complete Survey and Inventory and collect student portfolio work samples - more info./conversations to come in reference to collection of portfolios, common assessments, etc.
Nov. 4 - 30: GT Decision Making Committee Meetings
Computer Lab Schedule
Monday, October 3
8:00 Soong (1)
8:45 Chiu
9:30 Stover
11:00 Mowry
11:45 Hello
1:15 Francis
Tuesday, October 4
8:00 Sprague (K)
8:45 Barrick
9:30 Collins
10:15 Jones
11:45 CI 4th
12:30 Evans
1:15 Hyvl
Wednesday, October 5
8:00 Plaisance
8:45 Smith
9:30 Elbrecht
11:45 Carroll
12:30 Hall
1:15 Bones
2:00 Truesdale
Thursday, October 6
8:00 Johnson
8:45 Warner
9:30 Vrba
10:15 Folts
11:00 Raup
11:45 Means
1:15 Gall
2:00 Singerman
Friday, October 7
8:00 Hodges
8:45 Lauck
9:30 Hayes/Baehr
10:15 Eddleton
11:00 Stone
12:30 5th Grade
1:15 5th Grade
2:00 5th Grade
Calendar
Monday, October 3
Library- A week
Birthday Book Club week begins
Tuesday, October 4
Wednesday, October 5
Fire Truck Visit for Kindergarten, circle drive, 8:30 to 10:30
Costco in the lounge, 10am-1:30pm
Thursday, October 6
Spirit Night at Brick Oven Pizza, 5-8pm. A portion of the proceeds will be donated back to Doss.
Friday, October 7
Parent/Principal Coffee, library, 7:5-8:45am
First Friday Treats, teacher lounge and P-19, all day.
Monday, October 10
No school for students, Parent/ Teacher Conference Day
Tuesday, October 11
Library- B week
Wednesday, October 12
Posting Window Opens for Report Cards
Magnet Showcase for 5th grade, cafe, 9-10am
Thursday, October 13
PTA General Meeting, library, 12-1pm
Friday, October 14
Photo Retakes, library, 8-10am
Music Room Calendar
October 18:
Choir Concert, 7:00pm in cafeteria
October 21:
5th grade to Anderson High for the Anderson Choir Follies 9:45am
3rd, 4th, and 5th grade- Austin Jazz Workshop- 1:30pm in the cafeteria
5th grade musical auditions after school
November 19:
5th grade choir will be performing at an Austin Spurs game
December 1:
5th grade musical