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Feb 17- Feb 21

Freaky Friday/Staff Karaoke Boosterthon Info

When Friday, February 28.

Freaky Friday

Students will get to spend 45 minutes in another classroom, completing a fun activity.
You will switch with your buddy class for this time
We will not assign the times you switch; you and your buddy class can arrange a 45-minute slot that works best for both rooms. Please avoid essentials/library/MakerSpace/Spanish.
The kids will spend the time in the other classroom. For example, Mrs. Clark's students will go to Mrs. Huffman's classroom, and Mrs. Huffman's students will go to Mrs. Clark's room.
Activity ideas to do during this time

Staff Karaoke Details

Start time: 2:00pm in cafeteria
We have heard multiple students share their excitement about this program occurring again!
Songs need to be school appropriate and performances have a 2 minutes limit.
Performances can be individual or group.
Please sign up here. Even if you aren't participating, you should still click on this link and see the magic that is Sara Sanchez. ONE MORE REASON WE NEED TO KEEP HER!
List of song ideas

Spring Conferences

1. Monday, Feb 17 or any day the week of Feb 17- Feb 21 before or after school, or during a non PLC planning time.

2. All staff must stay on campus at a minimum, until 11:30am on Feb 17. You will receive the gift of time for the afternoon. Classified staff, please see Susan about clocking times. If you take the morning off, you'll need to request time off and put in the time.

2. A spring conference must be offered to all families. They may opt out of the spring conference but you must offer suitable days and times for them to meet and conference with you.

3. Spring conferences must be provided for any student who you have a new or significant continued concern. If the parent declines, you must document in eCST.

4. Sped case managers should be invited to any spring conference for a child with an IEP.

CST- Update

Grade levels will be receiving emails from Anna or Courtney letting you know of students who need updates in eCST.

Please go in and make the updates. TEA will be doing their first round of audits this month.

Funds Available for 3-5 After School Tutoring

We will be reaching out to the teachers who stated they are available and interested in STAAR tutoring. Be on the lookout for an email.

Rate: $36/hour

Requirements: Use campus approved STAAR aligned resources; Work to tutor small group of no more than 5-6 students.

Frequency: 1 or 2 sessions per week, 1 hour per session, 3:10pm-4:10pm

Duration: Start as soon as Feb 24-April 4 (There is some flexibility on start/end dates. We'll work with you.)

Extra info: Tutoring will be based on STAAR interim data, class assessments, past STAAR performance. You can tutor your own students.

Reach out to any admin if you are interested in learning more!

February Maker Space Menu

A Clickable Haiku for You

MakerSpace Menu

It is for February

Sign up and have fun

This Week & Looking Ahead

February is African American History Month

February is Heart Healthy Month

Monday Feb 17

Spring Conference Day

Gift of Time for all staff: 11:30am-3:30pm

Tuesday Feb 18

Morning Announcements: Ms.Kisluk's Class

ARD/CST/504 Meeting Day

PK PLC

Wednesday Feb 19

STAAR Interim Assessment: 3rd Grade & 4th Grade Math

2nd, 3rd, & 4th Grade PLCs

Thursday Feb 20

Kinder, 1st, 2nd, 5th Grade PLCs

Friday Feb 21

Spring Picture Day

Upcoming Events-

Feb 25- Food Services Workers Appreciation Week

Feb 27- Sped Team Meeting after school

March 1- Ramadan begins

March 3- CAC Meeting 3:30pm Google Meets

March 6- Faculty Meeting

March 7- SEL Assembly 7:40am

March 14- Student Holiday/PLED Day

March 17-21 Spring Break

March 31- Eid al-Fitr

TFAR- 3rd- 5th

Madi N.C and Alana Gibson delivered a power packed pd session on TFAR for 3rd-5th grade teachers this week. 3rd-5th teams, thank you for discussing how and when you'll be embedding TFAR for assessment and progress monitoring purposes for students. We are glad to hear that you find it useful and overall a good resource to utilize.

Here are the slides that Alana and Madi created and shared in case you need it again:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1W_GVdz1SCwxeemCR1GHkdJBUXBrwy22UoToT0HqOG1s/edit?usp=sharing

Active Playground Supervision by Staff

We need your help with active playground supervision when you are outside with your students during recess and WOW time.

We understand that recess can be a time for teachers to quickly huddle and touch base on pressing concerns, however, teachers and other staff need to spread out during the 30 minute recess period.

If you have students playing on the blacktop area (basketball hoops, four square, maps) to the left of the playground, a staff member/teacher needs to be positioned near this area.

Staff also need to be stationed near the Gaga pit/woods area.

Thank you for your support with this.

Safety on Campus

In light of the recent tragic school shooting in Georgia, we must continue to be as vigilant as ever with safety on campus.

Continued reminders:

1. Doors are shut and locked at all times. No exceptions. No propped door ever.

2. NEVER allow students to open classroom doors for people they don't know.

3. Active supervision. Make sure every single child under your wing is accounted for. Walk behind the class or beside the class so you can keep watchful eyes.

4. Playground and recess- all adults spread out to ensure we have eyes on all play areas.

5. See something, say something! Report all suspicious activity to admin and to the office. Never allow an individual to roam hallways without a visitors sticker.