Weekly Newsletter

Compliance Videos Due by 4:30

K-Kids 4th Grade 7:30 am

3rd Grade Planning Day

GPYP

K-Kids 5th Grade 7:30 am

Robotics Practice

1. Classroom teachers must be on campus and at their door by 7:58 am.

• If you have an emergency and will be arriving late (even just 3 minutes) you must CALL admin or the front office.

2. Adhere to Specials and Library schedules

• K-5 Teachers, please upload your Library Rosters for Mrs. McKee
• Please be on time to drop off and pick up students

• If you will be out or have approval to arrive late/leave early, it is your responsibility to find coverage for your duty

4. Grades should be entered weekly so that parents have an accurate picture of performance

As part of our commitment to student success and in accordance with Texas Education Code §28.006, the district will be sending out notifications to parents/guardians via Skyward on Thursday, November 7, 2024, to all Kindergarten through 2nd grade students performing well below benchmark on the BOY mClass diagnostic.

Action: Paper copies of this notification must be printed and sent home on or before Thursday, November 7, 2024. K-2 Parent Notification Letter

Elementary Reminder: Please refer to the Sep 12th WAIP: Reading Progress Monitoring for Elementary Students that all students in K-2 who are below or well below benchmark on mClass and below 40% on MAP Reading must receive targeted skill-based intervention and mClass progress monitoring to support their reading development.

K - 1 Think, Talk, Write, Undercover Agent and Vocabulary Pyramid

2 - 5 Insta-Graphic, Fixer Upper, and Vocabulary Pyramid

Next week is a short week for students, so I’ve adjusted the daily SEL slides accordingly. We are continuing with the mindset of Passion First with lessons on Taking a Stand for what you believe in. There are some incredible videos about elementary aged children who have gone above and beyond to make their passions a reality in the bonus features that I hope you can make time to share with your students.

SEL K-2

SEL 3-5

Let me know if you need anything, even if it’s just someone to cover you class for a few minutes, a piece of candy (a.k.a. teacher therapy), or a listening ear.

If I’m not readily available for a student, you can always use this form to let me know someone needs to be seen. School Counselor Referral Request (also available on the landing page)

Also attached is a flyer that we can start sharing with parents next week for our fall Food Drive.

We will be sharing all of the food brought in with local food pantries that are also great community partners when our own families are in need.

If you have any students in your classroom that you are concerned might be “food insecure” at home, please let Mrs. Ballard or Nurse Brandy know. Ballard can share contact information for local food pantries that are always happy to help families. Nurse B. can include students in the Food4Kids program that provides free snacks for students on a weekly basis.

Resources:

• teacher instructions 👩🏻‍🏫
• family instructions 👨🏾‍👩🏽‍👧🏽‍👦🏽
• template for idiom signs 🪧
• idiom picture folder 📂 (2 pics per student)

Last year, the parade was a big hit! I can’t wait to do it again!

If you have questions, please ask the amazing Kara Coker.

Attached is the letter and form from PTA in order to claim your $75 classroom enrichment grant.

SHOUT OUT TO...

Christa - The Apple Nacho Bar was a HUGE success! Thank you for offering your natural hostess and event planning skills to make it NACHO-AVERAGE HALLOWEEN! We are truly thankful to have your leadership on this campus.

Nicole Reeves from Adrian and Christine: Thanks for sharing your office with us during our planning day. It’s so cozy!

Coach from Brandy: Thanks for having my back in Emergencies! It's so much safer to have a 2 man team and I'm so glad you have my 6.

Adrianna and Rachel from Brandy: When it gets crazy in the clinic I am so grateful to have you both. I start delegating without considering what's on your plates and your flexibility on the fly is commendable. Plus you're fun to work with. I love you both!

Olivia from Brandy: You were a rockstar under pressure! Great job applying that pressure to the wound!

Charlotte from Brandy: Thank you for your grace. Always.

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NOVEMBER

5 No School (excused if you completed your compliance training by Nov 4 @ 4:30 pm)

12 College Day (wear jeans & college shirt)

14 Idiom Parade

15 Fun Run and Slime Day

20 Picture Retakes

25-29 No School - Thanksgiving Break