Wildcat News 10/9
From the desk of Beckie Webster
Thank you for keeping the focus on student learning:
We have such an amazing staff who all care so deeply about students and their learning. Thank you for a job well done and now we have a way to share. Please check out our website for "Spotlight on Whitestone Staff and Community" to brag on each other about the things we do to support student learning here at WSE. We already have 4 brag tags and we just started-way to go Wildcats! Stop by the glass case outside of the MPR and take a look. Thank you for your participation!
Thank you to Yvette Venegas (her own children, too), Gisselle Martin (her daughter and former WIldcat), Vilma Garza-Wood and Cynthia Diaz de Leon for your Dual Lang. 2 Way Parent Night on Tuesday. What a beautiful experience to listen to parents about how excited they are that their 5 year old is learning a new language. Thank you to our teachers and staff for your support of this wonderful program!
Updates:
1. Mon.-Fri. is National School Lunch Week-please thank our staff for their hard work-your students could write thank you notes.
2. Parent Conferences on Monday, 10/12 (all day). Please use this extended time to plan and catch up on all things-teaching!
3. Tue., 10/13 is 4th Grade PLC 1:50-4:00 in room 103.
4. 10/14 is our next Wildcat Wed.
5. Wed., 10/14 in 5th Grade PLC from 1:50-4:00pm in room 103.
More Updates
6. Thurs., 10/15 is 3rd grade PLC from 1:50-4:00pm in room 103.
7. Picture Day is Friday, 10/16-please review the attached schedule for your time.
8. 3rd-5th grade Science Module Assess. due in Aware on Friday, 10/16.
7 Student Learning Behaviors
Leander ISD has identified 7 student behaviors that directly impact student learning and create a high level of student engagement in our classrooms. The 7 behaviors we've identified as most important on our journey to have students own their learning are:
- Students can articulate the learning objective and find meaning in their learning.
- Students assess their progress toward achieving the current learning target.
- Students utilize classroom processes created for intervention and challenge.
- Students understand and use a variety of learning strategies and tools to help them learn.
- Students are interacting and engaged in their learning.
- Students set learning goals and track their progress on an on-going basis.
- Students produce evidence of their learning aligned with the learning target.
It is exciting to visit classrooms and see these student learning behaviors in action.
Whitestone Wildcats!
Join us for some fun. The Mudstacle & Family Fun Run is Sat., Oct. 17th at 8:30am at Vista Ridge High School. WSE has won $400 for the school with the most runners every year. Let's keep the tradition strong, join us teachers for this fun event to help keep our community fit! Come join the fun and the mud! (Please communicate this event in your weekly newsletters, class messengers, etc.).
Mondays C2 t-shirts
Wednesdays Wildcat t-shirts
Fridays College t-shirts
Email: beckie.webster@leanderisd.org
Website: whitestone.leander.org
Location: 2000 Crystal Falls Parkway, Leander, TX, United States
Phone: (512)570-7400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whitestoneElementary
Twitter: @whitestone_elem