Viking Staff Newsletter
Week 11 - Oct. 28 - Nov. 1
Action Required and Deadlines
- Come to Read-n-Treat!
- Take a deep breath - lots on the agenda for this week!!!
From the Principal's Desk
- Vote for our AMP Team - https://www.cheeseheadsbrightfuture.com/?eid=2026354 Remember you can vote once a day until Nov. 1
- Welcome back Mrs. Calahan! You have been missed.
- IMPORTANT ATTENDANCE - Until we get the bells fixed (waiting on a part), PLEASE set an alarm for 9:45 on your phone and take attendance. The daily report going to admin has way too many names!!!
- Book Character Day - Tuesday - Students (& teachers) may dress as a character from a book. Encourage them to bring the book with them if they have it. Appropriate costumes with no face paint or masks.
- Grandparent's Day is Friday. Remember that students will not be coming to the gym that morning as we will be set up for breakfast. One teacher from each team will need to be in their room to accept students from their grade level beginning at 7:15. Then at 7:30, all students can go to their own rooms with their classroom teacher. We will not have announcements, so feel free to say the pledges in your rooms.
- CEIC meets on Wednesday at 3:30. We will be approving our CIP.
- Please make plans to help with Read-n-Treat this Tuesday evening. See Rachel Elder if you need a place to serve.
- Parent Conferences - If you are using a 1/2 day sub, make arrangements with Angie by Tuesday.
The ESC Region 11 Literacy team is excited to bring you a night of FREE professional development with authors Kylene Beers and Bob Probst! Coauthors of Notice and Note, Notice and Note: Nonfiction, and Disrupting Thinking, Beers and Probst will share their enthusiasm, passion, and expertise with all who attend this free event from 5:00-6:30 p.m. on November 7, 2019.
If you seek tools to help students increase comprehension and develop skills with which to critically think while reading, this event is for you! See the attached flyer for more details as well as the link to register.
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B7as2CkjReV6T3FNQXl6Q3RLVm8
From the Assistant Principal's Desk
PLC Team Time This Week
PLC time this week will be designated to share data on your latest common assessment(s). Please bring a copy of the assessment along with the TEKS tested so we can calibrate questions.
From the Counselor's Corner
Upcoming Events
October 28-Nov. 1
- Book Fair
Tuesday, Oct. 29
- Book Character Day
- Read-n-Treat (more info coming) - Encourage your families to donate bags of candy!
- Fund-Raiser Limo
Friday, Nov. 1
- Grandparent's Breakfast
Tuesday, Nov. 5
- Pearson ELA Training 3:30-5:00 Academy @ Nola Dunn
Happy October Birthdays! Lots of candles needed this month!
1st - Alisa Watson
13th - Briane Dunivan
13th - Holly Carnes
14th - Amber Weese
22nd - Melanie Evans
25th - Nicole Wofford
26th - Hayley Murrell
28th - Sarah Smith
28th - Michael Ann Roe