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Give a Shout Out on the next LR to a staff member!
Give a Shout Out on the next LR to a staff member!
What a great time at the dance! Thank you PTA!
What a great time at the dance! Thank you PTA!
Congratulations to the CE Choir!
Congratulations to the CE Choir!
Congratulations to the CE Choir! They got first place at the Pride of Texas Music Festival! We are so proud of you!!
Counselor's Corner
Counselor's Corner
The Special EDge Newsletter
The Special EDge Newsletter
Summer PD and Leadership Opportunities for 23-24
Summer PD and Leadership Opportunities for 23-24
One area of the February survey indicated that staff members want more leadership opportunities. There are a few opportunities available if you are interested:
NEW! RTI/MTSS Team Training: May 30 and May 31 8:00 am-3:30 pm at the district Multi Purpose Building in Irving
NEW! PLC Team Training: July 19th and 20th from 8:00 am-3:30 pm at the district Multi Purpose Building in Irving. The goal is that every teacher is trained on the PLC model. If you have not attended this training, please try to sign up.
Team Leads: We will be selecting our new team leads soon for next year. Let me know if you are interested!
STAAR Schedule
STAAR Schedule
Hello,
I know we are all excited for STAAR testing on Tuesday!
Please remember to check student Chromebooks are working and ready for testing. Students will begin the day in their homerooms. If they are receiving small group, the proctor will come to your grade level hallway to gather their group.
Your hallway has a designated monitor. They will be help or get help if you need anything during testing.
I also wanted to give you the opportunity to review the checklist below to make sure you feel prepared for testing.
Please review your testing manual. Let me know if you do not have one and I will get you one.
Please do not hesitate to come see me if you have any questions.
-Melinda
Additional Reminders…
PK-2nd grade: No technology usage. Please help us preserve the bandwidth for 3rd-5th testers.
Remember to come and pick up your snacks. It looks like I just have 3rd grade. All students need to receive their snack BEFORE they move to small group on Tuesday.
Recess Grades PK-2 - please stay away from the windows and be mindful when you come in from recess. Students are testing all throughout the building.
Recess Grades 3-5 - Recess time is flexible. If this does not work for you, feel free to change the time. Classroom teachers will cover recess. Please do not tell the students they are having recess. It really depends on how long the test takes. If we have a lot of students still testing, we will not be going to recess.
All students will go to lunch. Students who are not done with their test will go back to testing after lunch.
We will determine how specials will go when the day comes. If the majority of students are still testing, the specials teachers will come and cover your class and monitor the testers. If only a small group of testers are still testing, then we will move the students to another room and the other students will go to specials.
Also, make sure to check the room YOU are TESTING in to see if it is ready for testing (clock, curriculum items taken down, appropriate desks and chairs).
HB4545
HB4545
4th, 5th, Sped -- Please update this as soon as possible…
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EWGQoUK0N9mJRiWLs5TC5lJr_0b12f1JrJmhfq0wqFk/edit?usp=sharing
Summer School
Summer School
We are starting to build our list for Summer School. We will be having a SNAP meeting with you to help you determine student need.
Feel free to begin to add your students to the following list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16E-srly1YkTkaXJg3ncNG9ljwE6yj25zXxF2_FlGiKc/edit?usp=sharing
We will determine students by those not anticipating passing STAAR, academic progress, and teachers particpating.
April Potluck
April Potluck
Definition of potluck: A communal gathering where each guest or group contributes a different, often homemade, dish of food to be shared. So...if you are planning to eat...make sure you bring a dish to share.
Potluck for April is April 27th . It’s Italian themed here is the sign-up as a reminder.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aSSdVDKb6NvrMcdPD7c2kI3xKwCK4N8AWdY1DVKHL1I/edit?usp=sharing
Learning the Language
Learning the Language
Learning the Language has provided English language instruction through research-based strategies for over 30 years.
Learning the Language is an English acquisition program for our emergent bilingual students in CFBISD. Learning the Language serves all of our elementary schools but will focus only on PK and K this summer.
Through a written, multidisciplinary curriculum, second language acquisition strategies, and your expertise – students will learn content and language simultaneously.
Eligibility Criteria:
Current Bilingual or ESL Pre-K student
Current Bilingual or ESL Kinder student who did NOT attend Pre-K last year
Current Bilingual or ESL Kinder student who attended Pre-K last year, but did NOT attend Learning the Language last summer (June 2022)
Current Pre-K or Kinder student New to the U.S.A this school year (2022-2023)
When: June 2-June 29, 2023 (Monday-Thursdays only) No school on Monday, June 19, 2023
Where: TBD
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Learning the Language letters are printed and will be sent home with eligible learners and should be returned by April 28. If learners are eligible for this Summer Learning program, please encourage their parents to sign them up for it! It's a great program!
Say Yes To New Adventures....
Say Yes To New Adventures....
As staff members share their news for next year, I will post it here.
Once a Lion, Always a Lion! Congrats on your new adventure!
Madison Pye
Mrs. Pye's new adventure will be working closer to home.
Kathryn Cunningham
Mrs. Cunningham's new adventure will be heading back home! She will be moving out of state to be with her family.
Habit Huddle
Habit Huddle
SNAP Sheets - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE get your SNAP Sheets Updated
SNAP Sheets - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE get your SNAP Sheets Updated
As you are wrapping up grades, please remember to update the SNAP sheet. We use this document to monitor student progress, title support, and accommodations for STAAR.
Important Dates
Important Dates
24
Happy Birthday, Mrs. Garcia!
2nd grade field trip to Outdoor Learning Center
ABC Staffing 11:00
Kinder SNAP for Dyslexia 12:20
25
Reading STAAR 3-8
Kinder field trip to Crayola Experience
Choir Spring Performance 6:00
26
Celebrate Administrators Professional Day
Happy Birthday, Mrs. Ramirez!
27
Principal Meeting (AM Koen/PM Diaz)
28
Happy Birthday, Ms. Pliego
Progress Report Grades Due
ARD 8:30
ARD 11:00
ARD 1:10
2
Percussion Concert 6:00
3
STAAR Science Grade 5
4
Retirement Luncheon 11:30 (Koen off campus)
Leadership Meeting 1:00 (Koen)
Board Meeting 6:00
5
School Lunch Hero Day
Kohler's Baby Shower Come and Go
Mentor Appreciation Event 11:00 (Koen off campus)
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