Unleash the Gator Spirit.

Tom C. Gooch seeks to be a premier elementary school.

Educating and Developing All Students for Excellence.

Dear Gooch Team,

We had a busy but incredible week balancing parent conferences, Red Ribbon Week, Principal for a Day, Friday parties, and our amazing Fall Carnival.

Thank you all for making the carnival such a fun and successful event! As the families were leaving every single family was so happy and raving about having a wonderful time and were incredibly grateful for everyone’s hard work. Also, please keep Ms. Chinn in your thoughts and prayers—she was injured at work but is thankfully on the road to recovery.

🌟 SHOUT-OUTS!

• PTO volunteers: For spending the entire day setting up and decorating for the successful Fall Festival.

• Ms. Audrey: For stepping in to teach for a few days and ensuring our students didn't miss a beat.

• Ms. Cate: For helping lesson plan for two classes.

• The SPED Team: For stepping up to provide extra support.

• Ms. Diaz: For coming in to support the haunted house.

• Ms. Sueing, Ms. Neidy, and Ms. Morris: For staying late into the night to ensure we were perfectly prepared for an ARD.

• Ms. Olga and Ms. Norma: For coming in to clean up on Saturday.

• Ms. Horna: For being a fantastic mentor and taking her teachers out.

• Ms. Cervantes and Ms. Moore: For stepping in wherever needed while balancing their own responsibilities and parent instructor duties. We deeply appreciate your dedication and willingness to support the team!

Thank you all for continually supporting one another and for making the Gooch Fall Festival such an amazing experience.

Click below to see full recess schedule.

Teacher duty begins @ 7:30 AM

TA Duty begins @ 7:15 AM

Doors open @ 7:30 AM

All Teachers are in their rooms by 7:57 AM

Class begins at 8:05 AM

Attendance on PowerSchool Due at 9:30 AM

Explore your personalized STAAR Teacher Simulator, which uses your SMC 1 data to generate STAAR performance projections for your students!

Developed as an extension of the campus Glowney Simulator, this tool provides similar data views after each Standards Mastery Check while allowing teachers to focus on their own students. The attached graphic compares the campus and teacher simulator views.

You can now share the link directly with teachers, eliminating the need to copy, paste, or take screenshots of the campus simulator.

Access the STAAR Teacher Simulator

To get started:

• Sign in to your Dallas ISD account in your browser.

• Grant the site access when prompted during your first login.

• Review the step-by-step presentation for guidance on using the tool.

📅 Week of November 2–6

Monday, November 2

• Wear a college shirt.

• CILT meeting.---

• ARD

Tuesday, November 3

• No school for students.

• Flex Day 2 for teachers who completed the required summer professional development.

• Staff professional development day for teachers who did not complete the summer professional development.

Wednesday, November 4

• PLCs.

• Fifth-grade field trip to the Environmental Center: 9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

• Class Fall Pumpkin Contest begins. Students may bring their decorated pumpkins.

Thursday, November 5th

• PLCs.

• Faculty meeting after school.

• ARD

Friday, November 6th

• Wear school spirit attire.

Saturday November 7th

• Discover Dallas

Monday November 9th

• Jump Start for Holiday decorating for Hall Decorating Contest.
• College Shirt

Tuesday November 10th

• Tuesday folders

Wednesday November 11th

• PLC's
• Last Day to bring decorated pumpkins for the Fall Pumpkin Contest by Class. Wear something purple for Homeless Awareness Month.

Thursday November 12th

• Faculty PD

Friday November 13th

• Academy 4 at 11:45 a.m. Judge Fall Pumpkin contest by Class.

Birthdays:

November 2nd- Dr. Sosa

November 5th- Eva Montague

November 15th - Tania Lopez

November 16th- Brando Vasquez

Novermber 24th- Lori Impastato

Operation Math Magic is Here!

Operation Math Magic is designed to help students build automaticity with basic math facts, freeing up working memory for more complex problem solving.

Students will progress through six stages of proficiency, earning incentives along the way. Students who master all six stages will earn the official Math Magician T-Shirt! 🧙‍♂️✨

📅 First Assessment: October 2, 2026
🏁 Final Assessment: March 5, 2027
👕 T-Shirt Rosters Due: March 12, 2027

For all eligible bilingual teachers and/or qualifying licensed professional support pursuing this year’s bilingual stipend, the corresponding PD module below must be completed by the deadline while also meeting the certification criteria. Eligible employees can enroll in the session by logging into Cornerstone and selecting 2026-2027 Dual Language Academy for Bilingual Teachers and/or Qualifying Licensed Professional Support.

For bilingual stipend questions, please contact Belinda Moran, Dual Language Coordinator, at bbriones@dallasisd.org or 972-925-8879.