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Next Week's Schedule
Monday
- Labor Day - No School
- Jacobs & Bright training @ Administration Building
Wednesday
- PLC Meetings Today
- Jacobs & Bright training @ Administration Building
Thursday
- Math Curriculum Mtg w/ Valerie James
- 8:30am - Leveled Literacy Training @ Administration Building (Green, C. Jones, Knauth, Martinez attending)
Friday
- Homecoming Next Week! If you're participating for the theme each day ... you may wear jeans for those particular days.
Important Reminders
Energy Management
Just a reminder that refrigerators & microwaves will no longer be allowed in the individual classrooms. The only exception will be if there is a specific medical need and we will approve any issues of that nature through our office.
Additionally, floor lamps, desk lamps, Scentsy's, plug-ins, fans, space heaters, etc. will no longer be allowed in classrooms. Classroom doors are to be kept closed at all time & exterior doors must NOT be propped open at any time.
Use the Scott Elementary Energy Management Form request the use of an appliance in your classroom OR report any temperature concerns in your classroom. Even if I have previously approved your request to use an appliance, I would like a record of your request on this form.
Student Attendance
Please do not take attendance before 9:30am. If they student is not on campus at 9:30, they are marked absent.
Use the Scott Elementary Energy Management Form request the use of an appliance in your classroom OR report any temperature concerns in your classroom. Even if I have previously approved your request to use an appliance, I would like a record of your request on this form.
Student Attendance
Please do not take attendance before 9:30am. If they student is not on campus at 9:30, they are marked absent.
If they leave before 9:30 to go to an appointment and say they are coming back, mark them absent. Proper documentation must be received in order to mark the student present for the day. Please visit with Judy if you have any questions about this process.
NEW Information
Thank you for everyone for participating in the #BackTheBlue campaign. It was great seeing all the pictures of teachers and students wearing their T-Shirts throughout the building. A picture of our 4th Graders was even included in a news story on Fox 4 Friday evening! Below are just a few of the pictures shared online with our community. Go #TeamKid!
Remind
Be sure to JOIN and subscribe to messages from me about campus news and events. If can sign-up with a phone number OR email address: www.remind.com/join/scottst
Valerie James Visiting - She will be visiting our campus next week. Please bring TEKS Math snapshot (Lead4Ward) for your grade and the Unit 1 IFD. Below is a schedule of dates for all our curriculum meetings for the school year:
Staff Meetings
This school year our campus is participating in implementing the strategies and activities from Lead4ward. We'll be using the learning from the STAAR4ward website to lead of conversations around student learning and best practices. Some of our staff meetings will be focused on this information. We'll be breaking up the grade levels to address this information and meeting in the classrooms. More information will be shared at our first staff meeting on Monday, September 14th @ 3:30pm in the library. Click on the link below to see the schedule for all our staff meetings.
Share the Newsletter
Please take the time to share the link to digital newsletter from the principal in your newsletters and social media accounts: https://www.smore.com/fmba3 (also read the information too)
Social Media
This is becoming an increasing vital way for us to communicate with our community and get out information quickly and accurately. Often these tools are used to highlight the amazing work teachers are doing with students.
Starting next week, I'll be positing some tutorials (or PD) about best practices with social media. The tutorials will be digital so you access them anywhere at anytime. Included with these best practices will be shortcuts I've learned over the last several years to manage my social media accounts and keep it SIMPLE. As educators, we must continue to strive to engage our parents, students, and the learning community.
Below is a link to a form about our social media accounts at Scott Elementary. If you're using Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Remind or other tools to share/collaborate, please complete the form below. I will post the results in next week's blog post:
Please take the time to share the link to digital newsletter from the principal in your newsletters and social media accounts: https://www.smore.com/fmba3 (also read the information too)
Social Media
This is becoming an increasing vital way for us to communicate with our community and get out information quickly and accurately. Often these tools are used to highlight the amazing work teachers are doing with students.
Starting next week, I'll be positing some tutorials (or PD) about best practices with social media. The tutorials will be digital so you access them anywhere at anytime. Included with these best practices will be shortcuts I've learned over the last several years to manage my social media accounts and keep it SIMPLE. As educators, we must continue to strive to engage our parents, students, and the learning community.
Below is a link to a form about our social media accounts at Scott Elementary. If you're using Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Remind or other tools to share/collaborate, please complete the form below. I will post the results in next week's blog post:
Shoes for Teachers
Now that we've been back to school for two weeks, perhaps you're experiencing some problems with your shoes. If so, I believe I have an answer for you. Below are some of the most comfortable shoes for teachers... a timely posting I believe.
The Colorful Principal (#TeamKid)
I spend a lot of time reading about educational news, updates, best practices, and stories about other people. Yes I do subscribe and read some conventional types of materials (i.e. books, newsletters, emails, and other printed sources). However I do consume most of my information digitally (i.e. blogs, websites, videos, photos).
One particular blog I read often is one called "The Colorful Principal". It's written by Ben Gilpin (@benjamingilpin) who's an administrator in Michigan. He always includes a weekly schedule, articles worth reading, and videos worth watching in his blog post to his community. His most recent posting was especially interesting because it showcases teacher classrooms and how they create learning spaces for their students. Take the time to look at the 18 different classrooms - perhaps you can steal an idea or two for your learning spaces.
Also, explore his blog and pay attention to the blogs and videos his shares. Perhaps you can recognize a few of them: http://colorfulprincipal.blogspot.com/
I spend a lot of time reading about educational news, updates, best practices, and stories about other people. Yes I do subscribe and read some conventional types of materials (i.e. books, newsletters, emails, and other printed sources). However I do consume most of my information digitally (i.e. blogs, websites, videos, photos).
One particular blog I read often is one called "The Colorful Principal". It's written by Ben Gilpin (@benjamingilpin) who's an administrator in Michigan. He always includes a weekly schedule, articles worth reading, and videos worth watching in his blog post to his community. His most recent posting was especially interesting because it showcases teacher classrooms and how they create learning spaces for their students. Take the time to look at the 18 different classrooms - perhaps you can steal an idea or two for your learning spaces.
Also, explore his blog and pay attention to the blogs and videos his shares. Perhaps you can recognize a few of them: http://colorfulprincipal.blogspot.com/
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