Sunday, October 2, 2016

Hello October and Hello Fall!



Week of October 3rd-7th, 2016

Monday- Jeans Day (Thanks to the Cowboys Win!)
Kelly Out (all day)
Site-Based Meeting - 3:15 - C106

Tuesday - Angie Out (all day), Kelly Out (all day), Kristan Out (all day) - Training

Wednesday - Brett Out (AM) 
Jeans Day!  (with any College, football or Coppell shirt)
Faculty Meeting - 3:15 - Library

Thursday - Kelly Out (all day)
4th Grade and Angie Out (Training)
Fire Safety Clown Program - 8:10 - Cafeteria
Fort Worth Opera Program (3-5) - 10:30 in gym

Friday - Jeans day nice shirt - Parent Conferences


Important Reminders and Updates!

Super Teacher
Please note that there are only three (3) opportunities to win a SuperTeacher award this year. The nomination form is aligned to the Educator Evaluation and the scoring rubric is the Educator Evaluation instrument. Deadline for the first round is October 14. The cutoff dates for the final two opportunities are February 3 and April 14.  If you aren't aware about what the Super Teacher award is, your team leader can fill you in!  Please try to nominate someone on our TCE team, so we can recognize the amazing learning happening!  



Book Study
Just a quick reminder that we are working on reading our 1st Book study of the year, The Innovator's Mindset.  I need you to have read to the first page of Part III, through page 119 by Wednesday, October 19th.  

Parent - Teacher Conferences
We will be discussing parent teacher conferences this week at faculty meeting.  I had visited with team leaders about finding ways that we could do a flipped video experience for parents before they come to the conference that just reviews briefly the purpose of the conference, what you will be discussing and specific assessments that you will be briefing them on about their kiddos.  This would help cover some of the overview material that you have to discuss and give them a chance to come with questions they may have, etc.  

Be thinking about how and what you might want to add to a quick screencast (or other tool) to help our parents before they come to the conference.  Then please touch base with me if you are having trouble thinking of what might be good to showcase, etc.  I am good with us having a K-1, 2-3 and 4-5 or if you all would like to make something more specific for each grade level that would work, as long as it is helping to support our communication goals with making the learning process more transparent for our parents.  

Bullying Video
There is one more compliance video training that the district has just added.  It is our bullying overview training and is located in the compliance video courses in Schoology. 

Here is the access code you will need:
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Log into Schoology; select  "Compliance Trainings 2016-17" for the campus and input the access code for the campus.
This needs to be completed by October 14th per the district. 

Join the Coppell Gifted Association
Candace sent out an email about CGA and I wanted to send one more reminder out in my blog!  See the following and you can join until October 12th!

The Coppell Gifted Association is a group facilitated by parent and community members to help support the gifted learners and all educators in Coppell.  They run summer and winter camps for the gifted learners and provide scholarships to teachers to attend trainings.  As a member you will be able to receive free admission to CGA speaker events, receive CGA members only communications, and be eligible to receive CGA scholarship opportunities for approved training.  One of those is the TAGT conference, which is actually being held in Dallas this year!    For more info on CGA or the TAGT conference touch base with Candace!



The Parent/Teacher Conference

Hard Knocks is a television series on HBO that chronicles a team every year and their road through training camp.  One of the hardest jobs the coaches have is conferencing with players, and letting them know that they did not make the team or they’ve been cut (See short clip below).



As you could have guessed, this is a very tough position to be in, telling a player that they no longer have a roster spot on the team, or a job.  One thing you may have also noticed was how comfortable the coach made each player feel, even though it was not the best news. He most often stayed positive the whole time, but also told them what they may need to work on.

Some of you have already started having conferences about your kiddos or will begin soon. Although you are not going to be making any cuts from you TEAM, you might have to have some tough conversations, informing parents of progress.  With this being said, below you will find a couple of resources that may be helpful to you if you need them.  I’m sure most of you have already made a plan for these conferences, if not, feel free to take a look and use or lose.




Thanks again for all you do and let us know if you need anything!  Have a great weekend and remember, Fair Day is just around the corner!


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Shout Outs!
Brett, Today you came to take over with a student that was having a hard time dealing with a consequence... and I loved getting to see the way you were able to bond with him and be the person that he would react to. I feel like I learn so much from you every time I get to watch you interact with the kids. I'm thankful for your leadership! -Marly

Tina, Thank you so much for helping me get started with Global Read Aloud. I am thankful for your Google Docs, Smore, emails, and patience. :) -Marly

Specials teachers (Ashley, Becky, Beth D.),
Your dedication and flexibility do not go unnoticed.  Your classes truly enrich every child's life by adding that "spark" that lights a "fiery passion" in their lives. You "go strong" with back to back classes every day, and never fail to give our Texans love in the midst of it all-especially on those "fun-loving" Move & Groove days! ;-)  The ability to engage learners from Kindergarten to 5th grade is commendable; your hard work and passion is admirable. You are, indeed, "SPECIAL". Thank you!

Casey Wagner,  Thank you for your continued dedication to hands-on learning! You are always looking for ways to involve our kids in a total learning experience, which enhances their ability to think critically! Thank you for understanding the importance of providing direct experiences with materials for authentic learning! You are amazing and valuable to TCE in COUNTLESS ways!

Thank You Mary K for being a GREAT Team Lead! We appreciate you taking care of our team and getting important info out to us quickly!

October Birthdays
Jenna Taylor - 25th

Final Quotes for the Week
As we are wrapping up our beginning of  the year goal setting and setting goals with your learners. . .think about this quote.



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