September 2nd, 2019 Pony News
Game On! Let's Create Champions!
Game On! Let's Create Champions!
As we begin Week 4, please remember the following:
- Be intentional about how restorative practices are integrated into your classroom routines, culture, and experiences.
- Find every possible opportunity to use tools that build relationships and a sense of community.
- Make your classroom a place that kids love to be, where it is okay to mess up, and where relationships come before the content and the correction.
Our Pony Week!
Monday, September 2nd
Holiday
Tuesday, September 3rd
- 1st Progress Report of 1st 9 weeks Grades Due @11:45 p.m.
- Grade Level Team Meetings/Planning - After School
- Dress for Success
- Safe & Civil/Restorative Meeting 3:15 to 4:30
Thursday, September 5th
- Picture Day
- Parent Orientation: K-2 @ 5-6 p.m.; 3-5 @ 6-7 p.m.
- Progress Reports sent home.
- SPED BOY meeting 3:15
- Spirit Day
- NEU Rally Schedule:
- 7:50 to 8:15: 3rd, 4th and 5th
- 2:00 to 2:20: K, 1st and 2nd
LEAD
BEFORE the Conference:
Teacher should enter their goals in Strive:
Two Goals: If you need to review the LEAD video on how to create goals click here: Module II
One must be Student goal (3 year goal focusing on writing.)
One professional learning goal from any domain.
DURING the Conference:
- Discuss your goals, timeline, and possible artifacts.
Decide on one of the three observation choices :
- 30 minutes/30 minutes (announced or unannounced)
- 60 minutes (announced or unannounced)
- 20 minutes, 20 minutes, 20 minutes (unannounced)
Determine if the observation will be:
- Announced
- Unannounced
Click here for appraiser assignments.
Attendance
Please ensure this is done daily.
IStation Check-ins
MEETING WITH OUR LEARNING FACILITATORS
As professionals, we seek the assistance of other experts in our field to grow and become better than we were the year before. As an administrative team, we want you to seek out our learning facilitators for support and instructional assistance this school year. This paper (that will be placed in your box Monday) will help keep a record when you meet with them. Four (4) times during this school year is the minimum expectation, but more is always welcome. You will bring this document to your LEAD summative evaluation.
Volunteer Process
EARLY LEAVE FORM CLARIFICATION
Before 3:00 p.m.
- Approval will be granted for no earlier than 2:40.
- Approval (signature on sheet) needs to be obtained by an administrator.
- Find coverage for duty.
After 3:00 p.m.
- Approval (signature on sheet) needs to be obtained by an administrator.
- Find coverage for duty if necessary
Window Coverings
Upcoming Events
Sept. 11th: GT Campus Selection Meeting
Sept. 12th: Tutoring begins
Sept. 13th: Grandparents' Day
Sept. 16th: K - 2nd Grades - Literacy/IStation Check-ins
Sept. 18th: Staff Learning 3:15 to 4:30 - Instructional Specialists Team hosts
Sept. 19th: 3rd grade PTA performance; Coffee Talk with PrincipalSept. 23rd: 3rd - 5th Grades - Literacy/IStation Check-ins
Sept. 26th: Progress Reports sent home; Time for Literacy
Sept. 30th: Sleeping Beauty Day (Wear Pajamas)
Tutoring
- Elementary tutorials will begin Thursday, September 12th
- Our school wide focus for tutorials will be math (unless departmentalized) **** 5th Grade Science
- Teachers will identify students receiving tutoring and document their attendance on the Attendance Spreadsheet .
- Here are sample tutoring letters to send home:
- K-2
- 3rd grade
- 4th & 5th grade (change the highlighted parts if you are departmentalized)
Shout-Outs!
All Shout-Outs will be placed in a bucket, and students will draw one name for a week-long jeans pass, and draw three (3) names for week-long Pony Pride Parking spaces.
- Veronica Hernandez for always being willing and ready to help. Thank you for taking the journey with me each time my staff library account doesn't cooperate. You're the best! I appreciate your kindness.
Ms. Kilam for always giving 110% to everything...not only did she embrace the Second Step lessons and support the lesson, she had already used the materials and the students had previewed/discussed it before I even came! She is a rockstar!
- Ms.Burleson for always being an ear to listen, and keeping us calm especially when we're on the verge of freaking out :)
- Ms. Graydon for donating supplies to our Dyslexia Class. Thank you!
- To the Instructional Specialists (Oden, Rutherford, Anguita, Rodriguez, Arocha, Salazar, Mudd, Rowland and Hernandez) for helping with moving, dismissal, behavior, and lots of little things around our school. You are appreciated!!!
- Mrs. Silvia, for always being so kind and grateful!
- Ms. Bernal and the 4th grade team for being so flexible and willing to make work our pull out schedule. Thank you!
- Mrs. O'Donnell and Ms. Boldt for being willing to switch classrooms in one day and hit the ground running the next for our students. Thanks for having a positive attitude through all the changes.
- My great fourth grade team. :D
- Mrs. Zamora for being an amazing team leader!
- Mr. Reed for already showing kindness and support during 3rd grade Pony Time.
- Coach W for cutting out a TON of Golden Ponies...he is the BOSS of that die cut machine!
- Ms.Capodice for saving me during my lesson when I was in need of something for my throat :) . And thanks for being so enthusiastic about our Second Step adventures!
Mr.Dixson for always being willing to help out in any way needed! Thanks for helping with the Grandparents Letters and the Second Step Family letters! You are the best!
- Ms.Frazier for being the first to volunteer to bring cookies for our Grandparents' Lunch!
- Mrs. Villegas — thanks for being a great role model for building relationships with your students
- Mrs. Pugh —thanks for always willing to take time out of your day to help and inspire
- Mrs. Oporto —thanks for being a great Team Lead!
- Mrs. Maurier— thanks for joining our team and jumping right in to 2nd grade!
- Ms. Winterroth-Meyer for her diligent efforts and detail-oriented procedures. Thank you!
- Ms. Heim, Mr. Fitzgerald, Ms. Zamora, and Ms. Villegas for their flexibility and collaboration at helping meet the needs of our Language Science students.
Happy September Birthdays!
Frederick, Stephanie - September 11th
- Oporto, Veronica - September 15th
- Morales, Gaby - September 23rd