Thursday, September 22, 2022

Week of September 26, 2022

What an amazing turn out for our Special Friends Event today.  The office did a wonderful job of greeting everyone and making them feel right at home!  The recess teachers helped manage learner guests, our custodial and cafeteria staff handled our large number of visitors, our lunch duty teachers did their very best cleaning up and keeping lunch on schedule with guests.  Holly and our volunteers rocked the Book Fair.  It takes us all on days like this.  Did you know we had almost 400 guests pre register to attend?  THANK YOU!   I think of the CISD core values, and having events like this aligns with "valuing collective engagement that positively impacts the lives our our children and our world" and  "we value authentic relationships."  The children were so excited and proud to have their guests at our school.  We recognize it is stressful on you when we have these events, so thank you for your positivity!



DID YOU KNOW:
  • October 1st is Custodian Appreciation Day and Social Spurs will be presenting our custodial team with gift cards and notes of gratitude? Thank you for your Social Spurs donations.  These help us be able to recognize our hard-working custodians!
  • speaking of Social spurs, pay day is around the corner and you still have a chance to donate to Socials Spurs and get your name into the upcoming prize drawings?  Venmo or donate your cash to Linda.
  • that Chantel is investigating Lexia Learning to get your some resources to accompany your small groups?  They have a robust library of prescribed and on-demand lessons and supplements to help enrich instruction and close achievement gaps. 

SUPER TEACHER and GEM NOMINATIONS 

Super Teacher nominations are due, Monday, Sept 26.  GEM nominations are due by October 28. Please nominate a dedicated individual by visiting go.coppellisd.com/Recognitions.   

FLEX LEARING WEDNESDAY
We will offer two sessions on campus after school on Wednesday.  After you attend, please submit for flex credit. 

SESSION 1

Let’s spend some time being creative and DESIGN ROBOTS!  After this experience, you will be able to utilize shapes in keynote to inspire creativity. See you in Yellow 4 at 3:15pm for some Fun Flex Learning.


SESSION 2




CONFERENCE DAY

Please make sure that every parent gets a copy of this to accompany their MAP results in your learner led conferences.

I expect to see K-5th graders present in their conferences.  They need to own their data, share goals, and be part of the information you share with parents.  Remember to let our Admin Team know if you need/want us to sit in on any of your conferences.  


Helpful Conference Hints:

If we approach families with this mindset, we can begin seeing conferences as opportunities for collaborative inquiry about how we can best support children’s learning.

  • Begin the conversation on a personal note instead of starting with the formal progress report.
  • Create a sense of common purpose.  Avoid the use of "I" or "You."  Try words like "we" and "us."

VOTING UPDATE
Just reminding you that this is a legislative year and education is at the forefront of topics. Connect with me if you need help registering.  Here are deadlines for November's election.  Your vote matters!



DLC UPDATE

📺 The technology department has let the DLCs know they are aware of some of the challenges our campus has had with Airplay on the Vivitek boards. One thing to try each day is toggling the Wi-Fi on and off on each device: iPad, Mac and board. They have asked that we continue to place tickets so they can be better aware of the scope of the issue across the district. 

👀 If you are looking for resources about using the Vivitek board in your classroom, the DLC bulb Vivitek Collection is a great place to start!.  It includes both instructional strategies for using your board for lesson design and delivery as well as additional troubleshooting strategies.  🙂



ANNUAL HOUSE FUND FOR PTO
FINAL PUSH!!!!  Please consider donating directly here.  If you are interested in volunteering as a Room Parent, please contact Sweetha Sammeta at swethasammeta11@gmail.com



COPPELL GIFTED ASSOCIATION

Coppell Gifted Association is up and running!  The GT Specialists will be assisting CGA as they restructure with a new Board of Directors! 

  • You can join CGA for FREE as an educator through September 30th!  It's easy, just click here!  Benefits include FREE admission to speaker events, CGA communications, and CGA scholarship opportunities for trainings!  
  • Interested in attending GiftEd22 by Texas Association for Gifted & Talented this year in Houston?  Mark your calendar for November 30-December 2!  Apply for a CISD educator scholarship through CGA!  Applications are due September 23rd! Click here for more information. Come and see Ayesha if interested!
  • CGA writing competition open to ALL students in grades 4-12, deadline December 2, 2022! Look for more information coming soon to your 4th and 5th grade classroom!  We need 30 judges for this competition!  No prior experience necessary!  You will be able to judge from the convenience of your home as a link will be sent to you to rank a selection of writings.  If interested, please email competition@coppellgifted.org and you will get a reply with more details.  It takes all of us working together to offer this competition to our learners, so thank you in advance!  



COACH'S CORNER

Let’s collaborate! Sign up so we can work together.


ESL STRATEGY OF THE WEEK

Embrace and Love Them. Kids that think their teachers love them and feel they are loved for who they are, achieve more. Even if a child can’t speak English yet, they can still think and feel. A smile goes a long way.


 


SAVE THE DATE



DATES TO REMEMBER:
  • NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
  • FALL BOOK FAIR WEEK
  • DEAF AWARENESS WEEK
  • ROSH HASHANAH (SEPT 25-27)

Sept 26- AP Reading Academy
     Super Teacher Nominations Due
Sept 27- 5th Grade Birds of a Feather Lesson
Sept 28- Flex Learning (3:15-4:15)
Sept 29- LAS Meeting (Corinne and Alex off campus)
Sept 30- American Indian Heritage Day
     Spirit Shirt Day
Oct 1- Dyslexia Awareness Month
     Hindu Heritage Month
     Stomp Out Bullying Month
     National Principal Month

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