Connections for September 15, 2008

Welcome back to an Out of This World Week! I hope you all had a relaxing weekend! This week is Constitution Week! Please include this in your social studies discussions.

IMPORTANT INFO FOR THE WEEK:
Monday, Sept. 15
GMC
STARS meeting for third, fourth and fifth grade teachers in science lab at 3:20

Tuesday, Sept. 16
Team Leaders meeting at 3:05, conference room

Wednesday, Sept. 17
Faculty meeting in pod 2; Presentation by FISD Special Education Dept. on Autism

Thursday, Sept. 18

• GMC for PTA kick-off of Cookie Dough Fundraiser
• Progress report go home
  Reminders For Progress Reports: you may average in a zero, but nothing lower than a 50 on report cards. If you have assignments that are not turned in or any other reason for a 0 being averaged in, please send home this info attached to the progress report. Example: Susie Q has a zero for 9/1 for no homework turned in; 9/2 zero for not completing assignment in class. Parents must be notified of homework classwork, etc. not completed, turned in, etc. It is o.k. to show the actual grade on a progress report, but FISD does not allow zeros to be averaged in for the actual 9 week grade. You must average in a 50 for any zero you have in your grade book.
• Refer to e-mail sent regarding ESL student grades.

Friday, Sept. 19
No Curtsinger Live!

• Dr. Crook will be on campus from 1:00 – 4:00 for grades 3, 4 and 5. I will let you know by Monday afternoon about how we will get your classes covered and what time these grade levels will meet in the conference room.
  

Reminders:

• Our curriculum instructional team will be on campus this week. I know some of you signed up for demos, etc.
• Next week you will need to watch the sexual harrasement video and sign documenting you have watch this. More info to follow.
• Next week we will have for our mid-nine week meeting concerning the Names and Needs of your kiddos. Bring your concerns about your kiddos whether it be academic, emotional, needs mentor, social, etc.
• Each team will meet in the conference room on Thursday, Sept. 25 during your planning time.

Team Leaders, I need the following info. You may send this to me in one e-mail:

• The days and times of your team planning.
• Name of anyone on your team that has not had 6 Trait Writing.
• Kinder: Anyone that does not have GT hours or update hours.
• First – Fifth: Anyone that does not have update hours for GT if teaching a GT class.
• Does your grade level have the writing kit provided by the district?
• Teachers with ESL students that did not have the TELPAS training last year.
• Please send me a social studies rep from your team so that I may give this to Debbie J.