Mustang Minutes
Week of January 29, 2024
100 Days of School!
Join us in celebrating the 100th day of school:
Dress like you are 100 years old
OR
Wear 100 items
If your class is planning any special activities or lessons to celebrate this day, please let the office know. Zoee Widener, the AVUSD Public Information Officer, will be visiting and taking pictures of 100th Day activities. We would love for her to see what your class is doing!
I-Ready Time!
The I-Ready Diagnostic window remains open through February 9th.
Important notes:
- ALL students in grades 1-8 must complete the reading and math diagnostic within this testing window
- I-Ready is optional for Kindergarten in this testing window
- Students have 21 calendar days (including weekends) to complete a diagnostic before it expires
If you have specific questions about I-Ready, please see Kristen or Kim.
AVID for 2023-2024
Our AVID Focus this month is C for collaboration. Thank you, 2nd Grade Team, for sharing examples of WICOR collaboration strategies!
2nd grade Collaboration
Second grade uses lots of turn and talk to allow students to share ideas, information, or opinions. We use this in all subject areas in class.
Students are also sat in groups so that they can work together throughout the day.
This week students in second grade classes worked together to count 1,000 straws and used collaboration on a way to count them efficiently and accurately.
Check out collaboration in action!
For other ideas or strategies for collaboration be sure to check out your AVID Foundations book or your My Avid account.
Week #22
Monday, January 29
100th Day! (wear 100 items or dress like a 100 year old)
8:30 IEP Z. Raygoza
9:30 IEP A. Rodriguez
10:30 IEP K. Torres-Mendoza
12:30 IEP S. Johnson
1:30 IEP J. Coparan
2:30 504 Mtg. W. Patterson
3:00 Leadership/Site Team Meeting in the Learning Center
Tuesday, January 30
8:30 IEP E. Hart
9:30 IEP J. Gonzalez
10:30 IEP U. Ibarra-Salgado
12:30 IEP S. Thatcher
1:30 IEP T. Steele
3:30 MTSS M. Bahena
4:30 Mariana Girls Basketball vs. SBA @ PHX
5:00 District Spelling Bee @ SBA
Wednesday, January 31
Happy birthday, Jennifer Christman!
No MUSIC or BAND - Mr. Hollis and Shchurov at Training
Student Early Release Day
8:30 MTSS P. Hammer
9:15 CSA/Proctor Mtg
9:30 MTSS A. Schaar
11:00 MTSS V. Miniscalco
12:00 MTSS I. & G. Alvarado
1:00 IEP C. Cervantes
1:20 Student Dismissal
1:45-2:56 Teacher PLC - Number Sense, Part 3 in the Learning Center
Thursday, February 1
No MUSIC or BAND - Mr. Hollis and Shchurov at Training
8:00-3:00 Foundations Team off site @ training
4:30 Mariana Boys Basketball vs. SBA @ SBA
4:30-5:30 Office Staff Virtual Training
4:00-9:00 AVUSD Board Mtg
Friday, February 2
Happy birthday, Jemel Yeargin!
No MUSIC or BAND - Mr. Hollis and Shchurov at Training
Big Smile Dental Clinic in the Learning Center
End of Week 22
Looking ahead:
February 6 - Mariana Girls Basketball vs. SBA @ SBA
February 7 - Global School Play Day
February 7 - 6th-8th Grade Day of Hearts Dance
February 8 - Mariana Boys Basketball vs. SBA @ VAN
February 10 - Saturday School
February 12 - No School/Holiday
Congratulations!!!
Congratulations to our Spelling Bee winners!
1st-Vincent Smyth
2nd-Sol Fuentes
3rd-Mason Sandoval
4th-Kaysin Cutrone
The District Spelling Bee takes place at Sitting Bull Academy on Tuesday, January 30 at 5:00 pm in the Upper Campus MPR. Good luck Mustangs!
Thank you to Nicole Miller, Katelyn McKinley, and Christina Glenn for your efforts in making our Spelling Bee a successful event!
Join the fun!
The after school Talent Show Club is inviting staff to join them in hosting an eveining of fun for all Mariana students, staff, and families to enjoy! Sign up below.