FSE Weekly Update
There's a Superhero in Each of Us!
March 31, 2017
Superheroes of FSE
Thank you to our amazing staff for all your help with STAAR Testing Round 1. We had a successful week, and tests are being shipped off today! There are so many superheroes to recognize this week at FSE!
Leanne- Thank you for your hard work as CTC!
Cynthia- Thank you for all the help with STAAR!
Tami- Thank you for screening calls and helping during STAAR! Also thanks for helping with AESOP!
Kathy S.- Thank you for your help with class pictures!
Mrs. Mehne- Thank you for your help with the water leak! Also, thank you for organizing STAAR bubble sheets!
Kelsi- Thank you for all your help with STAAR!
Kimberly E.- Thank you for helping print STAAR labels!
Laura- Thank you for your help with STAAR Spread Sheets!
Denise- Thank you for getting our tacos and STAAR snacks!
Rob- Thank you for your help with STAAR Snacks!
Jackie- Thank you for your help with STAAR file folders!
Mrs. Royal- Thank you for the aloe vera!
Alice- Thank you for your help with the PO's, 5th grade popcorn, and reminding us of upcoming things!
Erin- Thank you for being flexible and covering wherever we need!
Sonia- Thank you for your help with class pictures!
Lisa O.- Thank you for your help with bus duty!
PREK Registration
For kindergarten next year, parents just need to call and make an appointment with Denise. All returning PREK students moving into kindergarten do not need to register.
Para Appreciation Day!
Next Wednesday, April 5 is Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! To celebrate, staff please bring a dessert potluck to the workroom for all to enjoy! A special token of appreciation will be presented to our para’s from the Sunshine Committee.
Needs Assessment
Thank you!
April 7
The items on 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4 are the things you should be prepared to speak to in the end of the year conference. Let us know if you have questions! We are all experiencing End of Year conferences for the first time!
Sunshine News
Mark your calendars for two upcoming Wear Jeans Week fundraisers! The week of April 24 and May 22. Please pay $5 per week to either Kristen or Alice. Checks made payable to FSE or cash. Please pay prior to the week requesting to wear jeans! Thanks from the Sunshine Committee!
New ELAR TEKS
Proposed Revisions to English and Spanish Language Arts and Reading TEKS for Kindergarten – Grade 8
Below is information about the proposed revisions for the ELAR TEKS, please share with the appropriate staff at your campuses.
At the January/February 2017 State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting, the SBOE approved for first reading and filing authorization proposed revisions to the English and Spanish language arts and reading TEKS for Kindergarten – Grade 8. The SBOE is scheduled to consider proposed revisions for second reading and final adoption at its April 2017 meeting. The board postponed first reading and filing authorization for proposed revisions to the English and Spanish language arts and reading TEKS for high school until the April 2017 meeting.
The official public comment period for the proposed revisions to the English and Spanish language arts and reading TEKS for Kindergarten – Grade 8 is now open. The SBOE has specifically requested feedback regarding the amount of time needed to provide instruction in the proposed student expectations. Specific feedback related to the time needed to teach individual concepts would be helpful.
To view the proposed revisions and submit public comments, visit:
http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/Laws_and_Rules/SBOE_Rules_(TAC)/Proposed_State_Board_of_Education_Rules/.
Proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 110, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading, Subchapter A, Elementary, and Subchapter B, Middle School, and Chapter 128, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Spanish Language Arts and Reading and English as a Second Language, Subchapter A, Elementary, and Subchapter B, Middle School
Public Comment Period: March 3, 2017– April 18, 2017
Earliest Possible Date of Adoption: April 2017 SBOE meeting
Texas Gateway Resource
Texas Gateway Resource
Please don’t forget to use the Texas Gateway resource shared a while back called Targeting the 2%. This compilation of resources and lessons target phonological awareness in K-1, supporting phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension in K-5. This is a great tool for your targeted interventions this spring and summer. You can access the information at the link below:
• Updated Gateway Resource
o The Targeting the 2 Percent binder, which contains reading intervention lessons for grades K–5, has been updated to include Spanish versions of the lessons. To view, select a resource and follow the left-hand menu. For information and assistance, contact txgateway@tea.texas.gov.
Save the Dates!
Please remember to check the !ALL South online calendar.
April 3- TELPAS Rater Party; Choir, New Teacher Meeting
April 4- K-2nd grade field trip with FNE Wild Life Ranch; PK Registration 3:30-6 pm
April 5- 1st grade field trip to Divine Acres; Art 5th; potluck dessert for para day!
April 7- Input TTESS information- all certified staff- for Domain 4
April 10- 3rd/4th grade math benchmark
April 11- 3rd/4th reading benchmark
April 12- Robotics 4th/5th; art 4th
April 13- Science Blitz; last day to buy yearbook on order form
April 14- Good Friday Holiday; last day for yearbook orders online
April 17- School Board Meeting; 5th grade science in the park; choir
April 18- 5th grade science benchmark
April 19- Student council field trip; art 5th
April 20- Dance afterschool
April 21- PTA Meeting 2 pm
April 24- choir
April 25- 5th grade band interviews; EOY conferences complete
April 26- Art 4th
April 27- Robotics club
April 28- 1st grade floats 1:30 pm
May 1- Teacher Appreciation Week
May 8- STAAR Testing 3rd/4th Math; 5th grade retesters
May 9- STAAR Testing 3rd/4th Reading; 5th grade retesters; ALL TTESS evaluations submitted
May 10- STAAR Testing 5th Science
Please see the Pink Flyer for April and May dates!
Safety First
Wear an ID at all times.
Do NOT share your Employee ID number.
Weekly Good News Submission: Email Kim Cathey and Shelley Keck
Remember part of TTESS is sharing the school vision/mission and goals with the community. This will help meet Domain 4.4.
March 27- Garza, Kotzur, Hawkins, Sekula
April 3- Zamora
Happy Birthday to our April Birthdays!!!!
April
8 Cathy Vasquez
9 Pam Cooke
13 Katherine Johns
17 Mary Eve Flores
18 Rachel Quintanilla
23 Devon Hajek
25 Ruby Shaw
25 Adriana Chavez-Café.
27 Leanne Marshall -