"A" week schedule this week!

TELPAS Testing - Mar 4-8

TELPAS testing for ESL/EB students in grades 2-8 will occur again this week.  Testers have all day to complete the assessment, however once completed, can return back to their homeroom classroom for the remainder of the day.  

**Staff lounge closed from 8:00am - 1:30pm on Monday so copying in this room will not be available. This room will be a testing room and the copy machine will be shut down. 

See the schedule below, as all grades K - 8 schedules will be affected.  Teachers who are testing will return to their "normal" teaching day once all testers in their designated classrooms have completed testing for that day:

*Mrs. Vinten or Mrs. Wilson will come around to get the students in the grade levels testing each testing morning, as well as pass out folders & headphones to the teachers testing.

**Classes will start combining testers once rooms have 5 or less students testing to consolidate testers.

Monday, March 4 - Listening & Speaking TELPAS, grades 2 - 4

Teachers testing/room location: 

• Ms. M (testing in room 120) - 12 students (2nd grade) (Ms. April move to Ms. Johnson's room 116 to teach)

• Mr. Rabbani (testing in room 139) - 10 students (4th grade)

• Ms. Dormier (testing in room 121) - 10 students (3rd grade) (Ms. Bradley move to PTO room 136 to teach)

• Ms. Waseem (testing in room 141) - 10 students (3rd grade)

• Ms. Johnson (testing in room 133) - 10 students (4th grade - 4 + 3rd grade - 6)

Classroom Plan on Monday (teachers testing, please have sub plans available for teachers covering your classes):

• Ms. Goodson will take all kindergarten students

• Ms. Rana will take all 1st grade students in Ms. Johnson's classroom (until noon)

• Ms. Hanan will take Ms. M's classes

• Ms. A will take Mr. Rabbani's classes

Tuesday, March 5 - Listening & Speaking TELPAS, grades 5 - 8

Teachers testing/room location: 

• Ms. M (testing in room 147) - 11 students (6th grade)

• Mr. Rabbani (testing in room 142) - 11 students (8th grade)

• Ms. Waseem (testing in room 141) - 12 students (5th grade)

• Ms. Johnson (testing in room 139) - 10 students (8th grade - 2 students + 7th grade - 6 students + 6th grade - 2 students) 

Classroom Plan on Tuesday (teachers testing, please have sub plans available for teachers covering your classes):

• Ms. Lena will take all 1st grade students in Ms. Johnson's classroom (until noon)

• Ms. Hanan will take Ms. M's classes

• Ms. A will take Mr. Rabbani's classes

Specials classes will stay the same but will have smaller numbers if testers are still testing.  

• Ms. Gigi & Ms. Fadoua will have 6th - 8th graders Monday, Tuesday in the gym during Specials time

• Coach will have PE outside in the morning on those days for 6th - 8th.  

• Art classes will still be held in Ms. Corey's classroom. Please have your class walk down the hallway silently. 😉

🌟Thank you, everyone, for helping with testing.  It takes us all to make sure that our testers have the best testing environment for everyone, so thank you for keeping your classes QUIET in your classrooms throughout the day, SILENT in the hallways, and teaching great testing strategies.  

🎉Family Fun Event March 5🎉

Our March Family Fun Event will be this Tuesday, March 5 from 4:00 - 5:30.  There will be Dr. Seuss station themed games and crafts, as well as the PTO will be selling nachos and snack items.  Please sign up on this google doc if you are able to help during this event. Activity ideas are also included within the google doc if you are unsure of what you could host!

Arlington Charities Mobile Food Pantry will also be here, so fill out the information on the link below if you have not already to sign up to receive FREE GROCERIES (only those families/staff who fill out the information on the link can participate)!  Yes, you as teachers can qualify too!  Over 25 families took advantage of the free groceries last month, and we would love to see more families be able to take home free food!  

Arlington Charities Mobile Food Pantry Sign-Up Link 

Family Fun Event Details:

• Dr. Seuss themed games & crafts (staff)

• Nachos and snacks sold by the PTO (in the gym/PTO)

• Arlington Charities Mobile Food Pantry (Arlington Charities volunteers)

• Registration Event (registrars)

• Summer Camp booth with details (Ms. Wilson)

Read Across America Week - March 4-8

March 4 - 8 is Read Across America week.  Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child, everywhere to celebrate reading, also in celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday on March 2.  There will be fun dress up days throughout the week, as well as a Family Fun Event celebrating Dr. Seuss on March 5.  Our Family Fun Event will be Dr. Seuss themed to go along with this week's events!  **Scholars can be out of uniform this week if participating in the Dr. Seuss themed days.

There are a lot of amazing curriculum activities you can tie into Dr. Seuss books, even for middle and high school students (20 Engaging Dr. Seuss Activities For Middle School).  We are looking forward to celebrating reading through this fun week!

Dr. Seuss Week - March 4th - 8th!

PBIS Form

Please revisit the email from Ms. Wilson regarding filling out the link prior to sending down students for office referrals:

It is imperative that we partner together to support our students with making positive choices. In an effort to ensure that I am doing my part, while simultaneously equipping you with the skills you need to be successful, I need every teacher to access the following link below and complete the form in the link, prior to sending students to my office for behavior infractions.

However, if it is truly an emergency like a fight or situation requiring medical attention, please send the student first, then complete the form. Please note, this form is unique to me at this time, due to the fact I am serving dual roles (Assistant Principal and Instructional Coach).  

Thank you.

PBIS Form

https://forms.gle/P7eY9BDVFxWPfmpx6

Bad Weather Make-Up Day

March 25, the Monday after Spring Break, will be our bad weather make-up day.  School WILL be in session that day!  We are looking forward to seeing all staff & scholars on Monday, March 25!!

TFAR Naming Conventions

For teachers in grades 3-8, please make sure to update your TFAR naming conventions with the following:

 Teacher last name.grade.subject.TEK focus.date

The next TFAR is due in 4 weeks (for the end of the 5th 6 week period).  However, you can still use the platform for practicing STAAR type questions.  Practice makes perfect...or at least it helps with learning the platform better!  

Autism Awareness Month in April - t-shirt link order form

We are in the midst of planning a fun event in April for Autism Awareness Month.  The link below will take you to the custom ink website to order Autism Awareness t-shirts.  We would love as many people as possible (adults and students) to participate in purchasing a t-shirt to be able to wear at the event in April (more information to come).   Thank you for your support!

Autism Awareness T-Shirt Order Form 

Lesson Plans and Weekly Newsletters

Where to put them:  2023-2024 Teacher Resources drive within the STEM folder.  

Please make sure to upload your lesson plans & newsletters to the correct folder by Sunday evening.  If you need help, please let me or Ms. Wilson know!  They are being checked, so thank you for having them uploaded on time!

*Make sure to add Common Sense Media lessons to your lesson plans each week, Paper lessons/expectations, and NewsELA Social Studies lessons!

**Also, remember to include morning work for each day as scholars are arriving/finishing breakfast each morning.  Routines are key, and strong morning routines set powerful learning tones for the day!

SLO data collection

Within your individual SLO folders I have added a data tracker where you will input data collected from your TFAR or mCLASS assessments.  The following dates are when the following data should be input:

Using the Initial Skill Profile Rubric:  

BOY assessments (Data acceptable:  1st TFAR given, mCLASS, Circle)

Using the Targeted Skill Profile Rubric:

December (week of Dec 11) End of 3rd six weeks - Evidence of student progress #1 Done!

January (week of Jan 3) Start of 4th six weeks -  Evidence of student progress #2 

February (week of Feb 12) End of 4th six weeks -  Evidence of student progress #3

February (week of Feb 21) Start of 5th six weeks -  Evidence of student progress #4

March (week of Apr 1) End of 5th six weeks -  Evidence of student progress # 5

May (week of May 20) End of 6th six weeks - EOY Student Skill Level

Remember to utilize the same TFAR for the the start and end of each 6 weeks so that the data is an accurate comparison.

Reminder:  Naming conventions for TFAR assessments:  last name.grade.subject.date

To-Do Items

Things to do this week:

• Pass out report cards to go home on Monday (and STAAR Interim data for grades 3-8)

• TELPAS testing revision schedule (above) 

• Place your lesson plans & newsletters in the correct google drive folder 

• SLO data collection - Evidence #4

• TFAR assessments

• Sign up for Family Fun Night - March 5 (link above)

Mar 1-31 Paper Contest for scholars in grades 3-8

Mar 4 - 8 Read Across America Week (Dr. Seuss themed days listed above)

Mar 4 - 8 TEPAS testing - grades 2-8

Mar 4 - 5th & 7th grade hearing and screening exams (scholars will be pulled throughout the day)

Mar 5 - 3rd grade hearing and screening exams (scholars will be pulled throughout the day)

Mar 5 Family Fun Event 4:00-5:30pm

Mar 10 Daylight Savings Time Begins - "Spring Forward" one hour!

Mar 15 Wellness Friday!

Mar 18-22 Spring Break - No School! (March 4-8, 15 & 25 are staff blackout days)

Mar 25 - School will be IN SESSION!  Bad weather make-up day from the January cancellation day

Mar 28 Birthday Thursday for March Birthdays

Apr 4 UTA Planetarium Field Study for grades 3rd - 5th

Apr 8 Bad weather make-up day (no school!)

Apr 9-10 No School - Eid holiday (April 5 & 11 are staff blackout days)

Apr 11 Ft Worth Zoo Field Study - Grades PK4 - 3

May 10 Six Flags Over Texas Field Trip for grades 4th - 8th