ENews 09.12.2014

Lead4ward - www.lead4ward.com

This organization has some great resources for you has you plan your lessons. For example, lead4ward has created a 2014-2015 School Year Update which has a document about our phase-in levels. TEA recently updated the Level II Phase-In Performance Standards. We are still in Level II Phase-In 1. Next school year we will move to Level II Phase-In 2 for 3 years, then Level II Phase-In 3 for 3 years, and Level II Phase-In Final Recommend afterwards. The Final Recommended level will now start in the school year of 2021-2022... you can see additional details about the accountability system here.

And here's a pic of Julia Robinson's favorite smart guy (after her husband)...

PDAS Walkthroughs
Next week, Dr. Bright and I will begin with classroom walkthroughs. You will see us more frequently in classrooms in the hope to give you more instructional feedback. Now the whole district will be using the same walkthrough form for each teacher (you can see it HERE). Here's a short video about this form...

Homecoming

This year Homecoming is the week of October 7-10. Mr. Worthy is encouraging all schools to participate in the Royse City Homecoming parade with a float or some other participation such as walking together. If you have any suggestions how our campus can participate, please let us know in the office. 

Also, our early release day is Friday, October 10 and we're getting out of school at 12:00pm on this day... and there's no curriculum meeting either! Be sure to share the early release time with parents via social media, text messages, and classroom newsletters.

Gym Morning Duty
Please make sure that if you have morning duty in the gym, that the kids aren't eating or drinking in here. We've had several open wrappers left and liquids spilled on the gym floor. Also, some students had slipped and fallen. Let the students know they must eat their breakfast in the cafeteria first thing in the morning.

Also, we're working on a way for students to have books in the gym so all students can read first thing in the morning. Encourage all your students to bring their library their books to the gym and read as they wait to be dismissed to the classrooms.

Other Reminders
Thank you so much for getting your money into Martha for Jeans Days and Sunshine Committee... you guys are awesome!

Snowball Express will be coming soon... be sure Martha has your most recent contact information.

Google Training with Christiana Finch will be next Wednesday, October 17th in the Library. Prizes will be given to teachers who participate!

Picture Day is next week - Please be sure to have your picture taken next Thursday, September 18th for the yearbook.

Reminder... please participate in the Payroll Contribution w/ Education Foundation. Here's a video from the Ed Foundation they shared with us last month... it's way too funny!!

So do you guys like having our activity calendar embedding on the blog OR would like me to list our upcoming dates for you?? I don't know how you read this information (on a mobile device or computer) but I want you to have the information you need. Let me know...but for now here's the Scott Activity Calendar embedded for you to view...