Ready for some Yummy Goodness?

I cannot begin to thank all of you for making this week such a success while I was out learning more about strengthening our Professional Learning Community as a campus and a district!  Annelise, you truly are amazing and I am so happy to know that I can be gone for these days and that you have everything under control at TCE!  I appreciate your leadership, dedication and efficiency in all that you do!  You are truly wonderful!!  For everyone who participated and helped to make the Veteran’s Day a success, THANK YOU!!  I saw pics and videos and could not have been more proud of our educators, learners and performers hard work!!  I love how everyone came together to make such a successful celebration for our veterans!!  So, happy to be back this next week with our TCE family!    

And. . .hope all of you are ready for some yummy goodness as we will have our TCE Family Thanksgiving Feast this Friday!  As you know, we won't be doing the traditional feast (more of an Angie Lee's chicken spaghetti and yummy sides from the office/cafeteria staff), but couldn't help but putting the pic below as we get ready for Turkey day during our break!  Be ready to break out your stretchy pants and then you can run some off at the Turkey Trot as we celebrate together as a TCE family!

Week of:  November 13th-17th, 2017

Food drive this Week

Monday-  Coaches/Admin. Meeting - 8:00 - Kristan's room

Team Leader Meeting - 3:15 - Kristan' room

Tuesday - Classroom Management Framework Training - Library - check Eduphoria for more details if wanting to attend

Wednesday - Jeans Day - any shirt
TLC Meeting - focus on Imagine Learning system training (all K-5, specialists, coaches, interventionists in library, all PE, Art, and Music meet in Kristan's room)

Thursday -  Angie Out All Day (District Meeting - Arlington)
Annelise Out (AM) (AP Meeting)

Friday - Sweats/Jeans Day 
Texan Town
Therapy Dogs
Thanksgiving Feast - Lounge (provided by office/cafeteria staff)
Turkey Trot - During Specials
Final Food Drive Wrap Up
Angie Out district meeting - Admin. (2:45pm)
Everyone feel free to head out when kids are gone end of day!  

Important Reminders

Bias video and Padlet

Still have a few more people who have not posted on the bias padlet. Make sure you post your thoughts on the video connection as I will email out separately this week for anyone who hasn't completed. 

 This is one we had from last year, but I would like for all new people to TCE and anyone who hasn't watched and posted to do so!
Click here to view video!
Click here for the Padlet!

Cultural Plunge
Keep in the back of your mind some ideas you may have for your cultural plunge this year.  You can go back and look at the past blog post or discuss with other TCE members to think about what you might choose to do!

Book Study

As we continue growing together as a campus through our professional learning community, we will start reading about how we can also work on growing and connecting with other educators around the world.  Our book this year, What Connected Educators Do Differently, will help us in our learning journey of establishing, guiding, building and sustaining a professional learning network.  
If you could please read the areas in the book called Connectors 1, 2, and 3 by December 6th.  That should take you through the intro all the way to page 44. Then we will begin some face to face discussion/online discussion as a campus.

"Who made you happy this week?"

Shout Out Your Happiness!

Kristan, Candace, & Tina, THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH for helping us get the Breakout EDU Monster Mash experience set up for our learners. You helped to inspire us to try something you new, you spent time after school helping us prepare, and you facilitated the activity with us. We absolutely couldn't have done it without you. Thank you for being such awesome Coaches! -Marly & Morgan

Tina- Thank you so much for your help with setting up "Assignments" for Discovery Science. You have made the process very easy for our First Graders. Thank you for always willing to help us out! You are the best! Lorri B.

Lisa- Thank you very much for sharing all your Magnet stuff!! Our First Graders loved investigating with all the cool stuff you had!! Thank you! Lorri B.

Sherri, Thank you for covering my class so that I could observe Mary's class! I appreciate it.

Annelise, thank you for giving me the opportunity to observe Mary's class. I never would have thought to ask if I could go, so thankful for leading me and guiding me towards an opportunity to grow!

Mary, thank you so much for being okay with me coming into your classroom to observe. You are superwoman! I learned so much about what you do in your program and how the kids are learning about letters and sounds. It is evident that you are passionate about your program, and you're a stellar teacher. I loved getting to see our kids in their element... they love your class! –Marly

Rachel, Thank you for the yummy breakfast this week! Casey

Rachel, You are the epitome of all things good. You are patient, loving, and always considerate! You are wise beyond your years and make SUCH an impact every single day!

Lisa, Thank you for teaching us about Ellevation! We appreciate you!

Meredith, Thank you for letting me go through your trinket dish so I could find money for a Diet Coke!!! Casey

Candace, thank you so much for coming into to teach Hands on Equations to my classes this week!

Laura--Thank you so much for all your encouraging words and support as I navigate Munis this year! I appreciate you being so kind and helping walk me through the system each time I have questions! Tina

Mary Kennington--Thank you for being the best team lead! We are all so thankful for your reminders, cards, and texts that keep our team moving forward!

Ashlin-Loved teaming up together to set up the simple machines STEM for our 3rd grade learners. As the essential question guided our learners this week working together does make work easier!! Thanks friend -it was fun!!

Kristan & Candace, thanks bunches for helping our third grade learners out these past few days learning simple machines. You rocked the lever station!! Couldn’t have done it without ya!! –Tracy

Heather & Megan, thank you for all the extra time and effort you have put into getting the poetry slam ready. The folders, walls and little extras don’t go unnoticed! –Tracy

Thanks Kelly! For everything that you do for me! I am beyond thankful for your support! Love, Schuyler

Heather Bass! WOW! I love seeing you in action! You're amazing in countless ways, but your classroom management is top notch. You are incredible at your craft!

Annelise, The words you spoke at the Veteran's Day Ceremony were perfect--succinct yet powerful. Thank you!

Huge shout out to Annelise for holding down the fort at TCE this week! Starting off the week with hardly a voice and showing leadership with a smile at the 3rd grade performances and the Veterans Day assembly. You rock and we are so lucky to have you at TCE! :)

Big thanks to the 3rd grade team and Beth Dilley for all your help and support with the 3rd grade performance this week. The 3rd grade teachers were so kind and flexible and put me at ease with my first after school performance at TCE. Beth, your art work addition to the program was incredible! I love that we can show students the music/art connection so effortlessly! –Patrick

Big thanks to Laura Fairchild for always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone here at TCE. Helping me order shirts for the Tonal Texans was so kind of you and your spreadsheet skills are impressive! ;) You are the glue here at TCE and we thank you for that! –Patrick

Shout out to Dr. Applegate for putting an emphasis on growing and developing the teachers/staff here at TCE. The support with professional development and conferences as a new teacher is extremely appreciated. Not only do you allow us to grow, but you attend conferences and set the example yourself. We are lucky to have your leadership here at TCE. :)

First grade - Thank you for the wonderful pictures of veterans. The veterans loved them.

Annelise - Thank you for your calm leadership and high expectations. The Veteran's Day celebration was a testimony of that. Kristan

Annelise and Kelly - If ever you quit your day jobs, you can become teacher's lounge decorators. Kristan

Beth and Mike - Thank you for your patience as we worked on SLO goals. Kristan

Patrick - I loved watching you interact with kindergarteners. You are great with them. Kristan

Lisa Hansen - You are great at crowd control and thinking on your feet. Kristan

Tracy and Catherine- THANK YOU for helping my kiddos with the surveys when my iPads decided not to cooperate! Love ya'll- Heather J.

Tina- thanks for talking me off the ledge when all things technology failed!! -Heather J.

Tracy- thank you for feeding me this week! Yum Yum! Love ya!- Heather J.

Julie McCullough - Thank you for the delicious, warm Snickerdoodle. Yummy in my tummy! Kristan

All classroom teachers and your awesome learners - Thank you for the respect and politeness you showed at our Veteran's Day celebration. Our guests were so impressed. Kristan

Kate and Heather - Thank you for letting me participate in your BreakoutEDU! Kristan

Special thanks to Beth for our awesome Red Ribbon race poster and for Erin for the great penmanship. It looks terrific! Julie

Thank you to everyone. You all pitched in for a fantastic Veterans Day. Special thank you to Kelly and Kristin for all of their work with StuCo! Annelise

Thank you to Mary for her hard work in getting all of our learners tested quickly and explaining all of the testing to parents. Annelise

Mary thank you for opening your classroom to ELAR teachers for observations! Annelise

Sherri thank you for covering all the classes for teachers. We've kept you busy! Annelise

Laura, thank you for clearing out the Safety Patrol closet and getting all the coats and vests set up with me on the amazing racks you ordered! Annelise

Patrick, the kids sang beautifully at both performances this week. You truly made the Veterans Day assembly special. Great job with our kids and Tonal Texans! Annelise

Lisa, thank you for all your fast acting and quick thinking on Friday morning! You were amazing and so so helpful!!!! Thank you! Annelise

Kacey, Marly, Tina, Mary and Mike. Only one of you gets a thank you for 'Let Me My Throat'. The four of you that are not Mike know what you did. Thank you Mike for knowing! Annelise

Candace and Kate, Thank you so much for representing TCE at the CAST conference this week!  I am so proud of both of you for stepping out there to be presenters and for sharing your journey of robotics so far at TCE!  Angie 

Thank you Lisa for all of your help as well with our robotics team this year!  I know it is extra time and dedication on your part and so glad you are part of the TCE team!  Angie

Laura, Sherri, Kelly and Sue, Thank you for all your help in the front office this week!  I know being one admin down can be challenging and I appreciate all your efforts in helping Annelise and the campus!!  Love y’all , Angie

  

Click here to give a happy shout out!

November Birthdays

Katie Tonemah – 3rd

Marie Sork – 7th 

Marina Chicas – 8th 

Beth Dilley – 11th

Annelise Ford – 14th

Laura Fairchild – 24th

Kristan Hruby – 24th

Renee Foroodi – 25th

Curriculum Connection: Responsive Teaching - Relationships

As we go into our Thanksgiving holiday, think about those relationships you have formed this year with your learners and ways you might strengthen those even more going into the end of this fall semester.  Is there one of your learners who you haven't connected with on a deep level?  Is there a learner you don't know their story/background?  How can you get to know those learners and how can we work together as a campus in building even stronger relationships with all of our learners?  

Here is a great article with a video connection showcasing how one middle school is trying to truly get to know their kids as they work intentionally toward their goal of success in learning for all.  
Click here to read article and watch video connection!

Please post on the following padlet (by Dec. 1st) two things:  

1.  A way in which you have formed a stronger connection to your learners this year.  This could be a specific example or strategies utilized. 

2.  Link an article, video connection or individual/group on Twitter that you follow focusing on building stronger relationships with learners.  

Click here to add info to our padlet!

Final Quotes
As we head into Thanksgiving break, here are a few quotes to reflect on about thankfulness in life. . .and I know many of you have activities you have started or planned for your kiddos in which they have been or will be reflecting on being thankful.  Thank you for guiding them in ways they can appreciate one another and the things they have in their lives.