Eagle Update
December 11th-15th
Eagles,
We are 10 powerful days away from our HOLIDAY BREAK! Why are they powerful? Every day, every minute COUNTS with our students. They CAN be powerful when we walk in every day with PURPOSE and PASSION! Although we are thinking of those glorious days on break with no schedules, work, and cozy moments with our cup of coffee, cookies, or cocoa, let's keep our focus on achieving our goals for student learning in these last 10 days! So think about this--
1. What collaborative work can help students to successfully apply strategies?
2. What engaging texts or real-life connections to holiday activities will renew students focus on academic tasks?
3. What routines and expectations do students need to practice when they lose focus or regulation of those little bodies?
Here are a few things to keep on your dashboard as we look at completing end of the nine weeks tasks:
1. Send reminders to parents about missing work assignments.
2. Student competency entry in TAC will open at 8:00 AM, Monday, December 11th.
- Remember to NOT use the “Load From Gradebook” function for competencies.
3. Report Card Comments are due by Friday, December 15th to your appraiser.
4. Teachers may begin loading from gradebook on Monday, December 18th at 8:00 AM.
5. The grading cut-off date for report cards will be Friday, December 22nd.- Gradebooks must be RC checked by 3:30 PM on Friday, December 22nd.
NO PLC the week of December 18th-December 22nd!!
Important Dates to Remember
December
Dec. 8th-Secret Santa Drawing in the library at 3:15 p.m./1st Grade RtI
Dec. 14th-HolidayChoir Performance/Cookies and Stories with Santa/4th Grade Music Performance/5th and 2nd Grade switch specials for Nolan MS music performance for 5th grade during specials
Dec. 15th-Report Card Comments Due
Dec. 21st-Secret Santa Reveal and Ugly Sweater/Most Festive Contest in the library 3:30-4:00
Dec. 22nd-Student Early Release-1:00 p.m./Sing-a-long-Pre-k-2-8:00-8:45, 3rd-5th-9:00-9:45/FFD/Winter Parties
January
January 8th-Professional Development Day (schedule coming soon)/Parent Engagement Committee Meeting to plan Science Night-3:15-4:00.
January 10th-Report Cards go home
January 12th-Academic Awards list due to counselors/Caring Kids Lunch for December
January 15th-MLK Jr. Student/Staff Holiday
January 16th-CIRCLE/MAPS Begins/Boxcars and One-Eyed Jacks PD-3:30-4:30
January 19th-4th Grade Fieldtrip
January 22nd-SBDM/CEAC/CCC
January 23rd-Academic Awards-1st-8:00, 2nd-8:45, 3rd-1:45
January 24th-Academic Awards-4th-8:00, 5th-9:00
January 25th-Science Family Night -5:30-7:00
January 26th-At Risk Documentation Due for 2nd Nine Weeks
Staff Shout Outs
Shout out to Ms. Winburn and Mrs. Port for providing such timely and responsive feedback! Their support has really helped me to service students effectively and complete evaluations in a timely manner.-Kelly Brooks, KISD Social Worker
Shout out for 93% ISIP assessment completion! Thank you teachers for bringing your "A" game and prioritizing information. During our recent 1st grade RtI meeting, IStation data really helped us redesign interventions based on student needs.-Ms. Curtis and Dr. Haider
Shout out to Kindergarten and Pre-K for coordinating with parent volunteers and instructional aides to decorate the hallway to bring to life holiday learning experiences for students! One of the volunteers told me her kiddo is going home talking about learning experiences at school!
