Town Center Tidbits : January 2018

It's hard to believe that we are already moving on into February! We will start having some busy weeks as we get moving on into this spring semester, so make sure you are taking advantage of getting lots of rest on the weekends and find those moments to rejuvenate during the week. . .especially for everyone who has been under the weather with the flu or crud!

Please remember to keep Matt in your thoughts and prayers as he will be going through surgery this week. . .and to continue giving Annelise and the boys prayers for strength and joy as they help him take the next steps of his recovery!

Week of: Jan. 29th-Feb. 2nd, 2018

Goal Setting Meetings all week

Monday- Annelise Out

Angie and Kelly Out (1:00-end of day) - Training

2nd and 3rd STEM Planning Day (jeans/sweats for teams planning)- Kristan's Room

GTC committee meeting - 3:15 - Candace's Room

Tuesday - Annelise Out

Kinder and 1st STEM Planning Day (jeans/sweats for teams planning)- Kristan's Room

Wednesday - Jeans Day - Any shirt!
4th and 5th STEM Planning Day (jeans/sweats for teams planning) - Kristan's Room

TCE TELPAS Required Training - Library 3:15

Thursday - Cultural Celebration Committee Meeting - 3:15 - Library

Friday - Jeans Day - Any shirt!
Texan Town

RTI Meetings - Kelly's Room

Important Reminders

RTI/504 Letters

K-5 teachers, please make sure and see Annelise's previous email below to review the district process for ensuring we are informing our parents about any of our kiddos in 504 and RTI.

The law reads that any learner who is in RTI this year for academics, behavior or speech RTI (not sped speech) along with any 504 learner must receive a letter home stating that they are under the program.

The district has decided as a whole to send the letter packet out on January 31st. As a campus we are sitting right at 150 packets that need to be sent home (it is a 3 page packet not huge).

They are all prepared and already filled out for you. Kelly and i jumped on that last week hooray for my OCD! When I get back next week I will make sure the letter packets get in your hands. There will be three things you will need to do per district requirements:

Scan and upload each packet into learner's aware tab
On January 31st call the parent and let them know this packet is coming home and while there is no change to anything that has been done there is a law in place that requires us to notify them in writing. If you need to call prior to the 31st just let them know the call will be coming on the 31st. ---The good thing is you guys have already been calling parents to tell them they are in RTI so no parent will be surprised. The other thing is all 504 parents know their kid is 504 because they all attend the 504 meetings. So this is just giving the parent the heads up of the law that says we have to notify them in writing. --- This call must be documented in the journal tab of Aware in Eduphoria. The documentation in the tab does not need to be lengthy something like "1-31-18 spoke with so and so to update them on how John Smith is progressing in the RTI or 504 process and of the letter being sent home."
On January 31 send the letter home.

Reminder: Final Product for Cultural Plunge

A short presentation using some kind of technology to share out your experience (individual or with partner). Could be something where you use pictures, quotes, expressions, thoughts, etc. You may be creative in how you share out!

We will start having presentations at our January TLC meeting.

Click here to sign up for a slot!

"Who made you happy this week?"

Shout Out Your Happiness!

Kelly B- Thank you SO much for helping me with Reflector! You are so kind and gracious to stop what you were doing to fix my little problem.. You are an absolute angel!!

Marie! Smart board super star! Thank you for teaching me your ways with getting the pens to work on the smart board again... I don't know where I would be without you! <3 Courtney

Catherine! Thank you for creating an amazing digital breakout. The kids LOVED it and it was incredible. Thank you for all the time and hard work you put in to making it a success! Ashlin

Kristan, thank you so much for stepping in for me last week for vertical! You are so wonderful! –Morgan

Lisa, thank you so much for all your help with our shared learners this week! I couldn't do it without you!! –Morgan

Heather, thank you so much for always being so willing to share resources with me! My kids have loved your resources during tutoring! -Morgan

Thank you so much to Rachel and Jenna for attending the district accountability meeting to represent TCE this week! I appreciate your flexibility and your input you gave during the meeting! - Angie

Courtney-

Thank you for taking some of my morning duties this week! And thank you for making my hallway display sign! So great to have you on our team! I appreciate you!

Lorri B.

TCE Staff- Thank you for being my village. You have supported and loved on the Fords with such open hearts. I am overwhelmed by the outpouring. I know that I will never be able to thank you enough. Annelise and Dax

Schuyler, thank you so much for all your help this week with our shared learners! You are so awesome! -Morgan & Kate

Shout out to our 5^th grade teachers for doing a great job with the Sky Ranch parent meeting! Thank you! - Angie

Shout out to Rachel for joining me Local Accountability meeting! Loved getting to brainstorm ideas with you. :) – Jenna

Dianne

Thank you for helping me get Sassy the hamsters cage clean!!!

Kristan, Thank you for helping 4D with writing all last week! We loved having you in our room!

Mary

Thank you for coming to the rescue with meds for my youngest! You are the best!

Casey

A big thank you to April for joining TCE and all her help in her role as our diagnostician! We are blessed to have you and appreciate your diligence and determination for helping all of our kiddos! - Angie

Laura/Sherri-Thank you for making sure we had subs when I wasn’t feeling well this week! Anne

Angie--Thank you for always being so kind and supporting me professionally! I appreciate your willingness to mentor me and serve as a thought partner for me! –Tina

Catherine--Thank you so much for inviting me to join in on the Math Breakout Edu fun!! Your lesson was so innovative and engaging. I loved getting to hear how your learners were processing, using their strategies and working together to problem solve. –Tina

Thank you to our coaches for helping to get our data organized for our upcoming STEM planning days and for digging in to find ways in which to help support educators and our kiddos! - Angie

Thank you to Kristan for all your help in getting some of our data/folders together for RTI referrals! We appreciate you helping out with this role in supporting our learners! - Angie

Thank you, Patrick, for all of your help in supporting our Honor Choir this year! So proud of our kiddos and all you do to support fine arts at TCE and the district! - Angie