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This Week & Looking Ahead

Monday 11/9

Cagle's Class Morning Announcements Week

GT Testing 2nd(8:00-9:00)

Veteran's Day Sing Assembly 2:15pm

November CAC Meeting via Google Meets, 3:30pm

Tuesday 11/10

CST/504/ARD Day

Mills Mindful Tech Committee De-Device Night, Waterloo Escarpment 5pm-7pm All are Welcome

Wednesday 11/11

Veterans Day

5th Grade Kickball Game, after school

PTA Spirit Night at Jet's Pizza ( 7101 State Hwy 71 in Oak Hill. ; Mention Mills Elementary), 5pm-8pm

Thursday 11/12

Campus PLC Day

GT Testing 3rd-5th(8:00-9:00)

November Faculty Meeting, 3:20pm

Friday 11/13

November Principal Coffee 7:50am, Library Topic: Academics Spotlight: Molding Mathematical Minds & STEM Savvy Students

GT Testing 3rd-5th(8:00-9:00)

Looking Ahead

Nov 16- Gibb's Class Morning Announcements Week

Nov 16- Career Day for 2-5, 8am-9:30am

Nov 17- 4th Grade Choir Concert

Nov 18- GT Testing 3rd-5th(8:00-9:00)

Nov 18- Super Fun Book Club for Invited 5th Graders, 3:10pm

Nov 18- PreK Thanksgiving Program 8am

Nov 19- Millsgiving

Nov 20- Bad Kitty Author Nick Bruel Author Visit 1st-3rd Grades

Nov 20- Thanksgiving Sing-a-long

Nov 23-27- Fall Break

Nov 30- Hodgins' Class Morning Announcements Week

Nov 3 PD Week Slides

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BgyKYDsMgeGydSbXGiTlDGYVw32eF6YoLNc1z1QP2Gw/edit?usp=sharing

TEA LIFT Forms for Informal Walkthroughs

The LIFT forms are now required to be used for all informal walkthroughs as required by TEA. The ELAR and Math forms apply to K-5 Teachers, Sped Inclusion/Resource. The Agnostic LIFT forms apply to EA and Sped Social Skills lessons. PK teachers, TBD.

Feedback from the administrator will based on required TEA LIFT language and will highlight 1 Praise and 1-2 Probe (Action Steps) from the visit, delivered via email and submitted to Perform. Please carefully read the feedback. Response is encouraged but not required.

We will still use the PPfT rubric for Formal Announced Observations.

LIFT Slides:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1S1jjkBBO6YDxhTnkhxW6Zb10fxKlQiZi0qyiI9T9tVg/edit?usp=sharing

LIFT Documents:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YL_yo8iii3WrljI39huYLkPNaRiuntyW?usp=drive_link

Curriculum Based Assessments (CBA) Bank - Sped, Teachers & 3-5 Teachers

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1azVX6VtiGaoYsoDMHqv2wSOMK8OxDW_x?usp=drive_link

District CBA Link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tbcuVaHX5QND9lTzk_KIH3J16PTXk-xhS52C9VPLh6I/view?tab=t.nsh1zxz39o9w

Student Engagement in the Classroom

Instead, Use...

Structured Turn and Talks

Choral Response

Think Pair Share

Kagan Strategies

Everyone Writes

Whiteboard Responses

And More...

AISD Tier 2 Intervention Resources

Tier 2 RTI Small Group started the week of Sept 22 and continues throughout the year. Teachers are required to meet with Tier 2 RTI students at least 2x week during their RTI Reading/Math block.

Here are the district approved Tier 2 Intervention Resources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gPeHOmgS686qE6q1qT_jyohCunXxX0VAWUlHI6HnPGI/edit?gid=1678503813#gid=1678503813