It's the Final Countdown. . .

We are getting closer toward our final days of the 2017-2018 school year!  As we start our countdown, please remember to hold strong. . .we aren't there yet, but getting closer to summer!  

Week of:  May 14th-18th, 2018

Monday- Jeans Day any shirt!

3rd, 4th Math STAAR

5th grade Retake Math

Luncheon - Lounge

Tuesday - Jeans Day any shirt!

3rd, 4th Reading STAAR 

5th grade Retake Reading

Luncheon - Lounge

Wednesday - Jeans Day any shirt!

5th Grade Science STAAR

Luncheon - Lounge

Thursday - Jeans Day any shirt!

Bluebonnet Blowout 1:30pm

TCE Senior Grad Party - 4:00pm - Library

Friday - Jeans Day or Shorts!  (appropriate length)

Field Day

Kinder/1st Dyslexia Screener Due

Important Reminders

STAAR testing days

Please remember that for the next few days we must keep our testing environment great for our learners.  Please make sure there is no talking in the hallways, no hand dryers are used and no videos or sounds that would travel through the walls/ceilings.  

If you need to review the schedule for these days, please see below!

Grade Level and Team/Specials/Specialist Inventories 

Please remember that we all need to be making sure that we are getting our inventories ready to be turned in for the end of the year.  I had already talked with team leaders about this, but please make sure you are updating so we can make sure this is all good to go!

Final Spirit Rally - Last Day of School

TCE Lip Sync Battle

As we get ready for our final spirit rally of the year, and my final spirit rally as TCE principal. . .you know I can't leave without having one more Lip Sync Battle with our fun and fabulous staff! Please let me know your song choice as soon as you get one picked out! 

Save the Date!

"Who made you happy this week?"

Shout Out Your Happiness!

Beth Reynolds- Thank you, thank you, thank you for organizing the school-wide potato pulling. There was such great info for the learners to hear and each learner had a blast pulling potatoes. We truly appreciate your passion and love for the garden and how you help get our learners excited too.

Tina- Thank you so much for making an Animal Research group on Mackinvia for First Grade. You have made is so much easier for our learners to research. Thank you for all your help!!

Courtney & Lorri B.

Thank you to Annelise, our Coaches and our Team leaders for a wonderful STEM planning day as they focused on goals and continuing to grow at TCE! - Angie

Great job Patrick, our specials team and our 4th grade educators for helping to support the recorder performance! It was great to see and hear the classes as well as our solo artists! - Angie

Thank you to everyone who helped to make Dianne's retirement party a success! What a wonderful celebration and we are so happy for you Dianne! - Angie

Thank you to Kristan for being flexible and helping us out on Friday as our ISS queen! Appreciate you! - Angie

Thank you to Sherri for helping to cover classes as I try to wrap up summatives! - Angie

May Birthdays

Logan Heath - 9th

Angie Applegate - 12th

Lori Vincenzo - 14th

Final Quotes

As we make it through our final testing week and get closer in our final countdown. . .

Love you guys. . .

I would just like to say thank you to everyone who was able to come out to celebrate together as a family on Friday!  This transition is definitely a hard one for me and it made me feel so good to share some memories and laugh together with all of you.  Thank you again and love you guys!  

Week of:  May 7th-11th, 2018

Teacher Appreciation Week

Monday- Jeans Day any shirt!

STEM Planning Day - Team Leaders and Coaches (jeans or sweats for those planning)

Tuesday - Jeans Day any shirt!

Recorder Concert - AM and PM performance

PTO Meeting 

Wednesday - Jeans Day any shirt!

Dianne's Retirement Party - Library - 3:15

Thursday - Jeans Day any shirt!

TCE PTO Luncheon

Friday - Jeans Day or Shorts!  (appropriate length)

Texan Town

RTI Meetings

Therapy Dogs

Mother's Day Marathon

Important Reminders

Field Day and Kick Off - Grade Level Songs
Our theme this year is a pirate theme, so be thinking of a fun song (doesn't have to be pirate) to kick off our field day!  Remember this is just a short little dance/song your kiddos can do to get pumped up about the day!  Make sure and send me your song choice!

 Grade levels songs so far: 

Kinder: 

1st:  Cake By The Ocean- the kidz bop version

2nd: Treasure by Bruno Mars

3rd:  The Pirates That Don’t Do Anything by Relient K

4th:  Baby Shark (Acapella)

5th:  Spongebob Squarepants Theme Song

Grade Level and Team/Specials/Specialist Inventories 

Please remember that we all need to be making sure that we are getting our inventories ready to be turned in for the end of the year.  I had already talked with team leaders about this, but please make sure you are updating so we can make sure this is all good to go!

Cultural Plunges

"Create Your Own Recordings 

with Screencast-O-Matic"

For sharing out our cultural plunges this year, we are going to move to trying an online sharing by using screencasts and then integrate a Twitter chat as well to discuss, collaborate, ask questions and share insight.  This will also allow us to cancel our face to face meetings for TLC on Wed. April 18th and Wed. May 9th.  

(see past blog post for more details!)

Final Spirit Rally - Last Day of School

TCE Lip Sync Battle

As we get ready for our final spirit rally of the year, and my final spirit rally as TCE principal. . .you know I can't leave without having one more Lip Sync Battle with our fun and fabulous staff! Please let me know your song choice as soon as you get one picked out! 

Save the Date!

"Who made you happy this week?"

Shout Out Your Happiness!

Marie- Thank you so much for coming up to school (with your jammies on!) to turn on the lights for us to view the eggs on the webcam. You are so sweet to help us out! We really appreciate!

Lorri & Courtney

Kristan -Thank you so much for keeping us healthy! I have loved your healthy snacks in the lounge and all your refrigerator notes! Thank you! - Lorri B.

Kristan,

Thank you for letting some of my kiddos test in your room and for helping fifth grade with auditions this week! You are always so flexible and willing to help at the drop of a hat! –Renee

Thank you, Kristan, for always being so kind to open your home to us. You’re the best! Love, Heather B.

Patrick,

Thank you for letting us have talent show auditions in your room! Also, thank you for taking the time to let one of learners audition for you!

5th Grade

Rachel and Kasey,

Thank you for helping me get our kiddos ready for science STAAR! It takes a village!

Casey

Annelise,

Thank you for your continuous support with our learners and parents as we get to the end of the school year. We APPRECIATE you and we are blessed to have you at TCE! Much love!

5th Grade

Thank you to everyone who helped with our friends that did not go to Sky Ranch!! We could not have done it with out you!

5th Grade

Candace,

You are the best! Thank you for helping get science stations ready for us to make sure our learners are successful on the STAAR!

Casey

Dianne and Schuyler, thank you guys so much for helping me with prepping for STAAR! Y’all are the best! Catherine

Angie, thanks for all you’ve done for all of us here at TCE! We’re going to miss you for sure! Love, Heather B.

Erica - thank you so much for getting our student of the day things organized for us ! You are the best ! Love Beth and Erin

Laura,

Thank you for helping us find some forks to enjoy our scrambled eggs in Master Chef this week! You saved the day!!

Ashlin

Your hard work paid off, 5th grade team! I'm so honored to work with yall! It is so impressive to see how inclusion/push in resource does close gaps! Wow! 

Thank you to everyone who helped out with our Kinder roundup this week!  It is always a joy to see all of our new incoming Kinder friends and I appreciate everyone for stepping in and helping to make this night such a success!  Special shout out to Lauren, Kim, Lorri and Courtney for leading the efforts!  - Angie

Thank you Kristan for opening up your house once again for us to celebrate together as a TCE family!  Always good times being together and I appreciate the love!!  - Angie

May Birthdays

Logan Heath - 9th

Angie Applegate - 12th

Lori Vincenzo - 14th

Final Quotes

Embracing Change. . .

As we reach our final month of the school year, I find myself reflecting every day even more on how truly special our TCE family is. . .with my new transition and with other changes occurring here at there with our TCE family, please keep those going through a transition or change in your thoughts as while we all know change is inevitable in life, it is hard. . .and what can bring us a bit of comfort and happiness is knowing, once a part of the TCE family. . .always a part of the TCE family!  

Week of:  April 30th-May 4th, 2018

Summative Conference Window

Monday- Have a Marvelous Monday!

Mr. Edin here full day

Tuesday - Have a Terrific Tuesday!

Wednesday - Jeans Day any shirt!
Faculty Meeting - Library - 3:15

Thursday -  5th grade Internet Safety - 1:45pm - Library
Kinder Round-up - 5:30-6:30 (hoping parents come a bit early at 5:00)

Friday - Jeans Day any shirt!

Texan Town 

Angie's Party Celebration - Kristan Hruby's house - 4:00pm

Important Reminders

Field Day and Kick Off - Grade Level Songs
We are gearing up for another fun-filled field day in May. . .yes, trying to be a little ahead of the game, since I will be back and forth from Admin to TCE even more starting this month.  Our theme this year is a pirate theme, so be thinking of a fun song (doesn't have to be pirate) to kick off our field day!  Remember this is just a short little dance/song your kiddos can do to get pumped up about the day!  Make sure and send me your song choice!

I have a few grade levels songs so far:  

1st: Treasure by Bruno Mars

3rd:  The Pirates That Don’t Do Anything by Relient K

5th:  Spongebob Squarepants Theme Song

Grade Level and Team/Specials/Specialist Inventories 

Please remember that we all need to be making sure that we are getting our inventories ready to be turned in for the end of the year.  I had already talked with team leaders about this, but please make sure you are updating so we can make sure this is all good to go!

Cultural Plunges

"Create Your Own Recordings 

with Screencast-O-Matic"

For sharing out our cultural plunges this year, we are going to move to trying an online sharing by using screencasts and then integrate a Twitter chat as well to discuss, collaborate, ask questions and share insight.  This will also allow us to cancel our face to face meetings for TLC on Wed. April 18th and Wed. May 9th.  

(see past blog post for more details!)

Final Spirit Rally - Last Day of School

TCE Lip Sync Battle

As we get ready for our final spirit rally of the year, and my final spirit rally as TCE principal. . .you know I can't leave without having one more Lip Sync Battle with our fun and fabulous staff! Please let me know your song choice as soon as you get one picked out!  

Save the Date!

"Who made you happy this week?"

Shout Out Your Happiness!

Candace and Catherine, Thank you for covering gym duty while we were out! Love, Mary

Lauren, Lorri, and Kim- thank you for always keeping me calm and being such an incredible support team!! I love you girls so much!! Also thank you for taking care of the chicks <3 you’re all amazing chick mommas and real mommas!!

Third grade - Thank you for making me feel appreciated! I love my glue book and enjoyed every page. I feel very lucky to work at TCE! Thank you, Laura

Annelise, thank you again for all you are doing to help all of TCE during my transition!  I know it is putting even more on your plate each day with me being back and forth and please know your dedication and support to all of TCE does not go unnoticed!  Love and appreciate all you do!  - Angie

Thanks to Sherri, Laura, and office volunteers for helping with the punchcards for this year and for MANY years to come.

Annelise! Thank you so much for all of you support this week! I really appreciate everything you have helped me with! –Schuyler

Thank you Schuyler and Beth for keeping things running smoothly this week! I appreciate you both! Dianne

Lorri B - Thank you so much for Sonic drinks and donut holes!! You made our week! - Kim and Lauren

Thank you to Marly, Mary, Lori and Tina for helping to serve on the interview team for TCE principal.  I appreciate your input and taking the time to be a part of this process!  - Angie

Kasey, Farmer Kemp, & Farmer Greg,

Thank you all very much for switching out our eggs for the real baby chicks! This was definitely a better deal! We have enjoyed holding, caring, learning, and loving these cute little chicks! We are so appreciative of the wonderful experience you all have offered to First Grade! Thank you!

Lorri, Courtney, Grace, Lauren, Kim

A huge thank you to Kelly Spears, Sue Kane, Kristan Hruby and our 5^th grade educators for making it down to Sky Ranch and helping our 5^th graders to have a blast on their final TCE trip!  Appreciate your efforts and support!! - Angie

May Birthdays

Logan Heath - 9th

Angie Applegate - 12th

Lori Vincenzo - 14th

Final Quotes