The Collegiate Connection
November 13, 2021
A Message from Dr. Lewis
It’s a great day to be a Longhorn! We have a lot of great things going on at Collegiate Prep.
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Our scholars truly took on the Kindness Tsunami and made great choices this week. I am impressed with the work I saw. We are teaching our scholars through Social Emotional Learning (SEL) time, and in weekly guidance lessons with Counselor Smith. Our Community in Schools Counselor, Ms. Davis is also working hard to build relationships with scholars and help with social issues that are occurring.
Before I am a Principal, I am a big brother to a High School Sophomore at Anahuac ISD, and I am big cousin to several scholars that attend school in Cedar Hill ISD. I value the education of my family and want them to get the best education possible so that they can be marketable when they graduate and have competitive skills to get high paying jobs. Recently my little brother did not have a good experience at school and I had to reach out to his teachers. The customer service I received was horrible and did not make me feel good about him being in their classes. I reached out to the Principal on my parents behalf and saw a change in teacher behavior and received a better response. As a Principal, this experience made me reflect and I wanted our parents at Prep to know that top customer service is our priority. My expectation is that when you email your scholars teacher you receive a response within two school days. I also expect for teachers to contact you with any behavioral concerns, or academic concerns. When you hear back from teachers I expect all of your questions to be answered to the best of their ability. We are a village and I am aware that you are sending your most precious jewels to be in our care for 8 hours each day. Thank you for trusting me with your scholars future and for supporting the vision I have making sure 100% of our scholars are being prepared to be productive college ready citizens.
Please be safe over the Thanksgiving break. I hope everyone takes time for self care and family.
Scholars had the opportunity to take home a positive affirmation!
5th Grade Scholars made kindness signs to spread kindness to the community!
National STEM Day !
The Library is officially BACK open!
Veterans Day Activity
5th Grade - Mrs. Gaither
Kinder - Mrs. Moore
Computer Tech - Roshua Kelley
3rd Grade - Mr. Villa
I am Prep Wall
Please submit photos to Roshua.Kelley@chisd.net or print the picture and give to your scholars homeroom teacher. The wall will be a remind daily that we are ONE, and we must treat each other with Kindness at all times.
Principal's Prize Patrol
College Day Shirts
Welcome back Mrs. Kirk!
STEMspired Fridays
Pre-K Turkey Projects
Dr. Xavier Lewis
Email: Xavier.Lewis@chisd.net
Website: www.chisd.net/prep
Location: 975 Pickard Drive, Cedar Hill, TX, USA
Phone: 9722934502
Twitter: @CHISDCP
Greetings, Collegiate Prep Family!
- The November CHCPPTA newsletter is online!
- Please join us on Monday 11/15 at 6pm for our monthly PTA meeting in the cafeteria at Prep. We've got a great Parent Education speaker planned, and we'd love to get your input on how CHCPPTA can best serve our scholars! Also, we'll be enjoying some free samples from The Marketplace!
- BREAKING NEWS: CHCPPTA is planning an in-person, all-fun, winter-themed evening event for the scholars in December!!! We're so excited that Dr. Lewis has invited us to (safely!) host a social event for the kids, and we need your help! We'll be discussing dates & details on Monday at the PTA meeting, so don't miss it!
- Remember to visit www.chcppta.org regularly, and join us on social media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Thank you and have a GREAT week! Remember, at Collegiate Prep, our scholars are Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow!
PTA provides Pizza for Staff!
Message from our Counselor
Counseling Services November Newsletter
The Food4Kids program provides backpacks full of nutritious nonperishable, kid-friendly food items to take home each Friday. Please contact tangie.smith@chisd.net to refer your student(s).
**We have a limited supply of customized CH logo backpacks. Please email tangie.smith@chisd.net if your child is in need of a backpack. First come first serve.
Counseling by heart,
Tangie Smith
The AP Corner: By Mrs. Palmer-McKinney
Greetings Collegiate Prep Family,
It was another great week to be a Longhorn, and we are looking forward to our upcoming Thanksgiving Break! I hope you and your scholars take this time to breathe, rest, regenerate and enjoy family and friends. Thank you so much for your commitment to your scholars' learning, and we know it can be a full task supporting their academic, social, and emotional needs. If there is a way that we can support you, please feel free to contact us via email.
It will be another great week!
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Instructional Focus: Literacy
Learning how to read and to think critically about what we read are priceless skills and a primary focus in our literacy program. Daily reading of increasingly complex texts in our English Language Arts classes provides multiple opportunities for our scholars to be exposed to and practice analytical skills associated with fluency and comprehension.
Read Alouds is an effective strategy that supports our scholars in developing their fluency and comprehension. By reading engaging and increasingly complex texts aloud to our scholars, our classroom instructional leaders (teachers) model fluency through articulation and expression of words. The cadence, rhythm, rhyme, and flow of words properly expressed engages students in the reading while providing appropriate modeling of fluency.
Additionally, our classroom instructional leaders build and extend critical thinking by incorporating effective Think Alouds. Think Alouds are questions we ask ourselves or others as we read text to better understand and develop our comprehension. For example, as we read a title of a book, we may ask questions such as “Why did the author write this book?” or “How will the author develop his/ her message?”.
As our scholars take time to read daily and ask critical questions about their reading, they will increase their vocabulary and refine their analytical thinking skills. So, grab a book and explore new ideas, concepts, and worlds!
Dr. Mendoza - Instructional Facilitator