Hackberry Howl
Vol. 4 No. 17
LOVE-SERVE-CARE
PLC WEEK 1
'Tis the Season!
I love this time of year!!! I don't know many people that love Christmas as much as me. I enjoy it so much because of the cheerfulness, weather, and food.
I have a very close family and I’m so very lucky for that. I also have a very tight-knit friendship group, which I’m equally lucky for. Christmas is such a special time of year for me because I get to forget any worries and focus purely on spending quality time with my loved ones.
Here is a list of three things that will help make this time of year more enjoyable!
One: Be Grateful
Plan: Make a plan to write one person each day in the month of December telling someone how grateful you are for them. Everyone loves to be encouraged and a personal note is always a great way to do it.
Two: Spend more time than money with your family.
Plan: The best thing to spend on your children is time. Focus on the memories, not the material objects. Time to get out the board games and have a little family fun. I encourage you to spend one night each week playing a family board game.
Three: Play music to sing and dance with your family
Plan: This is one of the easiest ways to bring your family together. I love to sing and dance-acting goofy with my kids. As they get older I'm sure they think I'm weird, but I know these are memories that will last forever.
These three things can help make this Christmas Season the best for you and your family! You have the power to make memories with your family that they will remember forever.
You have the power to get the family together and bust out the old board games. You have the power to sing and dance your way through life. Make it the best Christmas for you and your family creating memories that will last forever!
Keep Howling!
-SR
Hackberry Christmas Party!
- ️On the Border & Whirlyball
- ️Payments- Staff $10; Plus one $20
- ️RSVP and have payments turned in by Wednesday, November 28
- ️Payment Methods- Venmo Beulah, Card, Cash, Check.
#ObserveMe
ELAR Strategy of the Week
Using Guided Reading to Develop Student Reading Independence
By Darcie Brodsky and Ashley Measles
Math Strategy of the Week
10 Strategies to Enhance Students' Memory
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/10-strategies-enhance-students-memory
By: Kim Northcutt
ESL Strategy of the Week
Top 10 ESL English Grammar Mistakes and How to Overcome Them
https://www.fluentu.com/blog/english/esl-english-grammar-mistakes/
By: Vanessa Moya & Mariza Escamilla
Article of the Week
12 Days of Christmas Starts on Tuesday, December 4th
Hackberry Happenings!
Monday, November 26
- Run Club 4:15
- Rèveur House Hangout 4PM
ATTIRE: Jeans
Hours: 7:45-4:00
Tuesday, November 27
- Breakfast Tacos Served by Education Foundation 7am-9am in the Lounge
- PACK Meeting 4PM
Attire: Jeans
Hours: 7:45-4:00
Wednesday, November 28
- House Hangout in Mesquite
- Happy Birthday Jamie Hatcher
- Audit Visit @ Zellars-PACK Team
- ️Christmas Party-RSVP and have payments turned in by Today
Attire: Jeans & House Colors
Hours: 7:45-4:00
Thursday, November 29
- Curriculum Audit Visit @ Hackberry 8am-10am
- McTeacher Night 5-8
Attire: Jeans
Hours: 7:45-4:00
Friday, November 30
Attire: Jeans
Hours: 7:45-4:00
HOWL OUTS---HOOWWWWLLLLL!!!!!
K.Martin to Mathews for putting together yummy meals for us! Thank you!
K.Martin to the custodians for working so hard when you are stretched so thin.
K.Martin to everyone who is still smiling even when it gets rough! Your smiles are like medicine! We all need them. ;)
K.Martin to Jessica for helping me in my classroom with Rapheal and my lessons!
K.Martin to my team for surprising me with breakfast for my birthday!
K.Martin to everyone for participating in the House System. It's going to be amazing!
Flores HOWLS to ISIBINDI...(the BEST team) for being just plain AWESOME. :)
Flores howls to everyone who has helped plan the Housing system. It's awesome and I love it!
Flores howls to Hackberry because I am beyond thankful for each and every single person on this campus!
Head howls to the Lobo Zone tutors for another amazing week. Thanks for working so hard for all our kids.
Head howls to all those involved in the Turkey bowl event. Black house is the best house!
Head howls to Richardson and Whitehead for helping me with admin walks.
Head howls to Beerley for always working so hard.
Head howls to Northcutt, Measles, Moya and Brodsky for rocking the SSTs.
Head howls to the first grade team for being flexible.
Escobedo howls to Hardeman for covering my morning duty on Wednesday.
Escobedo howls to Head for bringing breakfast for the team.
Escobedo howls to everyone that was involved organizing the "house system".
Victoria howls out to the PK team for working so hard to provide for our students!
Victoria howls out to Myers and Zaidi for getting through these past several weeks in once piece!
Victoria howls out to Whitehead for your flexibility and positivity!
Masai howls to Lay for her kindness and making my day better :) Thanks for all that you do!
Masai howls to Officer Burrell for your help with some of my special friends and for reading with my students.
Masai howls to Whitehead for her help with our special friends :)
Measles howls to everyone who made turkey bowling a success! A special thank you to Karla, Mathews, and Romig for organizing, setting up, and cleaning up!
Measles howls to everyone for such a fun time at our very first house sorting party!
Measles howls to Amistad for winning our very first house competition!
Measles howls to Lawson and Beerley for helping laminate and cut banners!
Northcutt howls to Delvalle for doing a great job on the stem kits!
Hatcher sends a howl to Myers for his continued support with our kiddos.
Hatcher sends a howl to Biggs for always making me feel better when I am down.
Hatcher sends a howl to Bonner for handling a difficult situation with a studentś family with patience and a servants heart.
Hatcher sends a howl to Clifton for keeping us up to date with our LE3 schedule.
Hatcher sends a howl to K.Martin for your ever present smile and positivity.
Hatcher sends a howl to the BEST BLUE team and leader ever!!!!
Morales howls 5th for completing our benchmarks ASAP. I appreciate you.
Morales howls team Rêveur ! Dream Team!
Morales howls HBE for the delicious Thanksgiving potluck. Shout out to Richardson for frying those turkeys!
Hardeman howls to Northcut for covering my class last week so I could go to Kagan training.
Hardeman howls to HBE for welcoming me to the famiLE!
Hardeman to Richardson and Jill for being the most amazing principals I've worked with.
Hardeman howls to Escobedo for being a great DLE team teacher!!!
Beerley howls to Head-thank you for breakfast this week...and for always asking my opinion and not treating me like a half person. Love you!
Beerley howls to Measles-you are such a bright spot to my days. Love you!
Beerley howls to Lay-so glad we got to see each other some this week! I’ve missed you!
Beerley howls to Masai-keep your head up sweet friend. You are making a difference!
Beerley howls to Lawson-thanks for your dedication to your students’ learning each day!! I’m praying the heat is working when we come back!!
Beerley howls to the social pack-thanks for the yummy food at the Turkey bowl!
Beerley howls to Whitehead-your joyful spirit is contagious. Thanks for being such a light to all around you!
Beerley howls to Richardson and everyone who had a part in making the initial house party so fun-you make Hackberry such a fun place to work. And also, RED HOUSE, BEST HOUSE!!! (Don’t abuse your power and change this SR!!!)
T. Martin Howls to the cafeteria staff for a wonderful Thanksgiving feast.
Niki howls o the entire staff for the great luncheon today!
Niki howls to Nancy Bruzinski for her sincerity as a team lead You have a heart as pure as gold and sre always goes the extra mile when I need support!
Niki howls to Escimilla for stepping in and covering things when I had a family emergency!
Niki howls to Carol for her VERY gentle and subtle reminders to take attendance each day! You are so kind and support! You are such gentle soul!
Webber howls our to Head! You are a rockstar and I feel very blessed to work with you! I’m super impressed with your tutoring gig btw! Rockstar status ! You have my ️!
K.Martin to the Green House! Seriously, isn’t a better house out there! Whoop-whoop! Green is mean and on the scene! Er’body look out!
Sawhney howls out to her awesome kinder team for having each other's back and being so supportive. Thank you ladies.
Sawhney howls to the organizers of the house turkey bowl. It was the most amazing and fun evening.
Sawhney howls out to Richardson and Jill for making Hackberry one of a kind. It is a blessing to work here. Cannot thank you enough.
Sawhney howls out to the amazing HBE family. Thankful and blessed to be a part of it.
Sawhney howls out to Measels for leading me through LLI.
Sawhney howls out to Measels for being so patient and loving all the kids. You are a true inspiration my friend.
Sawhney howls out to HBE family for the yummmmmm Thanksgiving potluck. Great job.
Sawhney howls out to Mathews for always going an extra mile to make Hackberry fun.
Sawhney howls to Zaidi for helping out our KInder friends. You are greatly appreciated!!!
Sawhney howls out to Ripple for letting me watch him do an amazing job with first graders . You are rocking it!!!
Sawhney howls out to our amazing front office. Thank you ladies for always going above and beyond making sure everything runs smoothly . We are all blessed to have you !!!
Brodsky howls to Martin, Head, Measles & Richardson for all of their hard work launching the house system
Brodsky howls to Burzynski for doing an awesome job translating during a meeting this week!
Brodsky howls to everyone for a successful day of SSTs. Thank you for all of your hard work with our struggling kiddos.
Brodsky howls to everyone working an outside duty this week who braved the cold and the wind.
Brodsky howls to Jill for running around the building and getting everything done!