What Is Expected of Me This Week

• PNA window is open until January 31st.  Our goal is to have all PNAs completed by Friday, January 24th.  Reach out to Boor if you need assistance.  

• PLTs: Kinder, 2nd, and 4th on Tuesday, January 28th. Make sure your agendas are updated! 

• Data Showcase is coming on February 13th. Here is the new Slideshow.

• There is no staff meeting this week.

• Valentine's Day is on a half day this year.  You are welcome to do a short simple "party" with your class (pass out Valentine's, small treat). We will not do big parties with parent volunteers and lots of food. 

Upcoming Events:

January 29th-- Math Vertical Team Meeting (3:30-4:45, Providence)

January 30th-- Mentor/Mentee Meet-Up: 1st year teachers, Agnew and Boor only

February 4th--3rd ELAR Interim

February 5th--4th & 5th, PABS & AFS-- ELAR Interim

February 6th--Staff Meeting: Book Study

February 7th-- 5th Science Interim

February 11th--3rd Math Interim

February 12th--4th & 5th, PABS--Math Interim

February 12th-- Reading Academy at Hill (AM only)

February 12th-- Mandatory 3rd-5th ELAR Test Prep via Zoom REGISTER HERE (We will join together in a classroom TBD)

February 13th-- WIN Time/CFA SMART Goal Progress Showcase

February 14th-- Student Half Day (Simple, short "parties" acceptable for this day.)

February 17th--School Holiday

February 18th--5th Grade Math PD at Bell 3:45-4:30 REGISTER HERE

Still Important:

• Intent Form 2025-26 School Year -- It is planning season again! Please fill out this form as soon as possible to inform Hawkins and Norris of your plans for next year. 

• The state has finally released 2024 STAAR data (however NOT school ratings due to ongoing lawsuits). If any parents ask you questions about Savannah's STAAR Data, feel free to direct them to Hawkins.

ELAR STAAR TEST PREP INFO for 3rd-5th Grade

Good morning! It is about time to begin to look at test prep. We are working on updating the Language Arts Test Prep Unit in both English and Spanish and putting the student passages into Edugence. This will provide students with additional practice with the online testing format. The adjustments have been made based on the last two years of STAAR testing and reflect highly tested TEKS. You will still have access to the previous units and resources to choose from based on your students' needs. 

The unit and video instructions will be sent out and added to the BEVs on Feb. 10th. We will have virtual office hours on Feb. 12th from 3:30-4:15 to answer any questions you might have. Please register in Edugence for the Zoom link. (Link to register.) I know you are going to love the updates!

Also, a revision standard mastery is coming up in February.  This assessment should help you choose which Grammar Extensions are needed for your whole class and which to do in small groups. You can access the 5–7-minute Grammar Extension Lessons on the Bird's Eye View along with slides that go with them.  There are 30 lessons along with slides.  You could start these lessons before test prep.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Katie Payne

Copies of the Federal Campus Report Card and the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) are published annually by the Texas Education Agency. These documents are available on our school webpage and can be accessed by visiting the links below. These reports provide information regarding student performance on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) as well as additional state and federal accountability information. If you have questions regarding these documents, please contact Andi Hawkins at ahawkins@dentonisd.org.

2024 Federal Report Card: https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/perfreport/frc/frc_srch.html?year=2024

2024 Texas Academic Performance Report: https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/perfreport/tapr/tapr_srch.html?srch=C