McClatchey Messenger For Staff
April 12
Please add the Family Literacy Night to your newsletters!
APRIL SCHOOL WIDE ASSEMBLY WILL BE ON MAY 3RD.!
Book-Of-The-Month Book Read in the Commons Area On May 30th.!
If this day/time does not work for your grade level, please let me know.
Fifth-8:05
Second-9:00
Fourth-9:50
Third-10:40
Kinder-12:00
First-12:50
EARLY VOTING!
Dear MISD Family:
Early voting begins Monday, April 22 and ends on Tuesday, April 30 for School Board and city elections. Election Day is Saturday, May 4. For MISD School Board, the individuals running include Matt Sanders and Crystal Rentz in Place 4 and Bobby Soto in Place 5. Soto is running unopposed. Please feel free to vote during your conference or lunch period, or visit with your principal or supervisor to make special arrangements to vote during working hours.
For early voting locations, click here.
Early voting hours are:
- April 22 - 26, 2019 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- April 29-30, 2019 from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
For Election Day voting locations, click here. Election Day voting hours are 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Additionally, Ellis County has shifted from paper to electronic ballots. To preview the sample ballot, click here.
For more School Board election information, click here.
STUDENT DEVICES
PK - 2nd grade will begin leaving cords, bricks, and devices at the school on May 3, 2019.
3rd - 5th grade will begin leaving cords, bricks, and devices on May 17, 2019.
Ziplock bags, a box for the devices and a roster/checklist will be provided to each teacher.
#MISDproud T-Shirts
Midlothian Print Factory is selling #MISDproud t-shirts through our DI Booster club. ALL proceeds from the sale of the shirt will go to support Midlothian Destination Imagination and the six teams that advanced to Global Finals in Kansas City. Shirt orders are due by April 28th! When you purchase, your name will be entered to win a $100 gift certificate to our vendor, Midlothian Print Factory. All orders will be delivered to campuses and will be packaged for pickup. Campus DI reps and DI Booster Club will help get them distributed. Thanks for your support for these six teams! The link is below.
https://www.midloprint.com/products/misdproud-midlothian-di-sponsor-shirt
DISCRETIONARY LEAVE-NEW POLICY
Policy Change DEC (Local) 4/15/2019
On Monday, April 15, 2019 the Midlothian ISD Board Members approved changes in policy. One issue that was approved effects Leaves and Absences.
The paragraph will now be omitted from policy:
"Discretionary use of leave shall not be allowed on the day before or the day after a scheduled comp day, the day before or day after a school holiday, days scheduled for end of semester or end of year exams, days scheduled for state mandated assessments, or professional or staff development day."
Therefore, this new policy becomes effective April 15, 2019.
From now on, you will NOT be docked based on the above days. However, leave may be denied if the campus can not function effectively.
As always, whenever anyone request time-off using discretionary leave, the Supervisor has the option of approving or denying. This must be done based on the needs of the campus, not based on the reason from an individual.
From now on, you will NOT be docked based on the above days. However, leave may be denied if the campus can not function effectively.
Climate Survey
Our district's third annual climate survey opens on Monday, April 15 and will close April 30.
Elementary - 3rd-5th graders; This survey will take 15 minutes. You will get a link soon for the kids.
All teachers and staff - This survey will take 35 minutes or less.
The communications team will email every parent and staff member to participate in the survey on Monday, April 15 with a reminder prior to the closing of the survey on Thursday, April 25.
STAFF, DO YOU HAVE A TALENT? SHOW IT OFF AT OUR TALENT SHOW!
Please tell Ms. Darby if you will be participating in THE SHOW!
IF YOU PERFORM IN THE TALENT SHOW, YOU MAY WEAR JEANS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY!
PERFORM AS AN INDIVIDUAL.
PERFORM WITH SOME KIDS.
BE CREATIVE.
BE INNOVATIVE.
BE SILLY.
TALENT SHOW GUIDELINES-READ BELOW
WE WANT THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE!
APRIL STAFF MEETING MOVED TO APRIL 24TH.! THIS IS THE SAME DAY AS THE THIRD GRADE SOCIAL!
DME FIELD DAY!
STUDENTS WILL WEAR THEIR DME SCHOOL SONG SHIRT!
Birthday Celebrations
This can be quite distracting and we lose instructional time.
May 8th. Staff Meeting
RTI Documentation
Also, please remember to stop and check for goal mastery.
Can you help test our incoming Kinder Kids on May 7th.? WE NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We have 2 volunteers. We need about 8 more volunteers!
School Board Election is Soon!
Please remember to go and VOTE!
Open Record Reminder
Text messages that have to do with school business are to be kept on your phone for two years.
Please remember to only use initials in school emails/texts pertaining to students.
WHAT? Fun jean days each Wednesday until school is out for the SUMMER!
DO THE THEME WEAR JEANS!
Local Days Count!
Last Party Day Schedule
May 24th. is our last party at DME for 18-19!
This will be a big day!
School wide Assembly Schedule: Please note the younger grades will be first!
k, 1, and 2 at 7:45-8:15
3,4, and 5 at 8:20-8:50
The parties will be at:
K-9:00-9:45
1-9:00-9:45
2-10:15-11:00
3-12:30-1:15
4-11:15-12:00
5-10:30-11:15
Uur district's third annual climate survey opens on Monday, April 15 and will close April 30. This survey is distributed to the following with the estimated survey times:
Elementary - 3rd-5th graders; This survey will take 15 minutes.
All teachers and staff - This survey will take 35 minutes or less.
McClatchey Messenger for Families
APRIL
SOCIAL THIRD GRADE
CHARACTER TRAIT-TRUSTWORTHINESS
BOOK OF THE MONTH
DISPLAY CASE---ENCORE
4-23 Midlo Reads 6-7:30 at MISD Arena
4-24 DME Staff Meeting and SOCIAL THiRD GRADE
4-25 CIP DAY, Administrative Assistant Day, Wee Reading at 9:00, FIRST GRADE PROGRAM
4-26 Field Day
4-29 Wee Read at 9:00
4-30 Fifth Grade to WGMS, Family Literacy Night
MAY
SOCIAL FOURTH GRADE
CHARACTER TRAIT
BOOK OF THE MONTH-SPECIAL POPS
DISPLAY CASE---
5-1 SAT DAY, LIDS MEETING
5-6-5-10 TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
5-6 Global Day of Design, Nurses Day
5-8 STAFF Meeting, PTO STAFF LUNCHEON, RETIREE LUNCHEON-ADMIN
5-9 ALL EOY CONFERENCES MUST BE COMPLETE, GT Field Trip-more info. To come
5-10 PROGRESS REPORTS
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5-13 STAAR FIFTH GRADE MATH RE-TEST, GRADES 3 AND 4 STAAR MATH
5-14 STAAR READING GRADES 3 AND 4, FIFTH GRADE READING RE-TEST
5-15 GRADE 5 SCIENCE STAAR, LIDS MEETING
5-16 SAT WITH PETERMAN-EOY DATA
5-17 LAST STAAR MAKE-UP DAY
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5-20 GRADES DUE, PTO Meeting at 7:00pm/ELECTION NIGHT
5-22 DME SOCIAL FOURTH GRADE, SAT DAY-CLASS SORTING DAY
5-23 K-1 HIGH FLIERS
5-24 SCHOOL WIDE ASSEMBLY/END OF YEAR PARTY DAY, ALL WALK THROUGHS MUST BE COMPLETE
5-27 MEMORIAL DAY NO SCHOOL
5-28 2-5 HIGH FLIERS
5-28 AWARDS-----Possible date for MHHS to walk our school.
KINDER 8-9
FIRST 9:15-10:15
5-29 AWARDS
SECOND 8:00-9:00
THIRD-9:15 -10:15
5-30 AWARDS AND EARLY OUT, END OF 4TH NINE WEEKS
FOURTH 8-9
FIFTH 9:15-10:30
Staff Awards
5-31 STAFF DEVELOPMENT, PTO BREAKFAST
JUNE
6-25 STAAR MATH RE-TEST FOR FIFTH
6-26 STAAR READING RE-TEST FOR FIFTH