Volume 1, Issue 3 Week of November 6 - November 12, 2017

Principal’s Update

Hello Cowboys. We are definitely rockin’ and rollin’ along to during this 2nd nine weeks. Three weeks down and only 5 weeks left in this short 9-week period. This week is a short one! Let’s work hard and get through it so we can enjoy our three day weekend.

To all our Veteran’s, I would per-sonally like to THANK YOU for your selflessness and sacrifices that you have given our country. CONGRATULATIONS to our Hall of Fame counseling duo of Mr. Salvador Chavez and Mrs. Torita Hansby. Be-cause of there great effort our school has received the Lone Star Bronze Award in Counseling. When they return from earning this award please give them a Cowboy cheer. Encourage all our students that they must do there best on the Bench-marks this week. Please let them know that these scores have a large part to do on who we recommend to tutoring as we continue through the year. Re-member Benchmarks are used to gath-er data to see where our students are in their learning, where they need to go in their learning, and what we need to do to get them there. We are getting the Principals’

Student Advisory Committee up and

running. Please send me names of 6th,

7th and 8th graders that would be a

strong and honest voice for the stu-

dents.

Week at a Glance:

11/6 DSC in afternoon

Here rest of the week.

AP’s in Action By Earl Sanchez &

Frenda Serda-Gerardo

Benchmarking!!!! What a

time to be celebrating the be-

ginning of a new marking peri-

od and the assessment of

where are students are in rela-

tion to the core areas. I can tell

you that the SCEI’s have been

doing a heck of job to assist us

in anticipating positive out-

comes. Needless to say, all of

you have certainly done your

part. Mrs. Serda-Gerardo and I

look forward to gains that re-

flect student growth.

On another note, we have seen

a push with students, especially

the girls wanting to hang out in

the bathrooms. This leads to

referrals based on students not

returning to class. Or better

yet, students not going to class

and not being marked absent.

How strange is that?

In the event you have a student

who is a frequent flyer, please

be extra vigilant and make sure

the student returns in a timely

manner. We will do our part

and make sure the bathrooms

are patrolled by our monitors

or security.

Have a tryptophan free week.

Counseling Corner By Salvador Chavez &

Torita Hansby

1. Counselors will be in

Frisco, TX to receive the Lone Star Bronze award and attend a conference from Nov 5th -7th.

2. PSAT test payment be-

gins on Nov 8th.

3. Advance Academy appli-

cation can be accessed on the school's site for each high school.

4. No Focus group or Study

Skills for this week due to counselors' trip, Benchmark and Veterans' Day holiday - Groups will resume the fol-lowing week.

5. Our first focus group was

held on Nov 1st and was a success.

6. Tips for Success:

- Make Attendance a Priority

- Get Organized and Develop Time Management Skills

- Celebrate Your Effort

- Know What Resources Exist in Your Community

SCEI’s the Limit By Kat Gutierrez & Tiffany Heras

Hall of Fame Moments!!!

Thank you Ms. Aguilar and our

AVID program for hosting our

Halloween Dance and Costume

Contest.

Thank you Mrs. McLaughlin for

taking the lead on our Science

Fair. Our students did awesome.

Thank you AHS for providing the

judges.

Congratulations to our 8th grade

Boys and Girls Basketball. They

are impressive to watch on the

court and continue winning. 7th

grade girls won this weeks game

as well. Great athletes make

great students.

Compliance and Clerical

Updates

Enrollment: 936

Attendance for the Week:

Campus Attendance Goal: 97.5%

6th 94.90

7th 95.93

8th 95.40

Weekly 95.41

To grade or not to grade, that is always the question. You don’t have time to grade everything you assign but

you want to give the assignment a meaning or purpose. This week we take a look at an article by Jennifer

Gonzalez titled “20 Ways to Cut Grading Time in Half”. Hope this article helps you be able to manage and

optimize your precious time. Click on the web link below for the entire article.

http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Cut-Grading-in-Half-2017.pdf

IReady staff development for Reading (AM) and Math (PM) on 11/15

Volume 1, Issue 3 Week of November 6 - November 12, 2017

Walkthroughs and Observations

• This week administration will be conducting Powerwalks, T-Tess Walkthroughs and scheduled observa-tions

• There are three Fundamental Staff Developments that have been scheduled. They will take place dur-ing your conference. These staff developments will not take the place of PLC’s. We will be giving you the time spent on these trainings back to you at a later time (SIT Committee will decide when at next meeting). Below are the dates and topics for the trainings:

Monday, November 13, 2017: Framing the Lesson

Tuesday, December 5, 2017: Small Group Purposeful Talk

Wednesday, January 10, 2017: Critical Writing

• Reminder that Powerwalks are only a 3-minute snapshot of your classroom. We do not expect to see everything. Over several Powerwalks it gives trends of what is happening in the classroom.

• Our visitors on Thursday were very excited on what they saw in the classrooms.

DUTY STATIONS FOR THE WEEK

Location AM Duty PM Duty

Entrance Gate Parking Lot S. Tarango J. Winn

Bus Stop Area M. Gardner P. McLaughlin

Outside Door 7 (Gym Side) S. Quijano R. Juarez

Gym Hall Trophy Case M. Saloma A. Hernandez

Commons by 700 Hall E. Bigas E. Padilla

IMPORTANT DATES & EVENTS

It is often the student who thinks

the quickest not the deepest, who

gets rewarded in class. CHANGE

THAT! - @teachergoals

If it takes you numerous times to

remember things as an adult,

don’t be disappointed if students

didn't remember everything from

your lesson. —Anonymous

“An investment in knowledge pays

the best interest.” - Benjamin

Franklin

“Education is what remains after

one has forgotten what one has

learned in school.” - Albert

Einstein

“Education is the most powerful

weapon which you can use to

change the world.” - Nelson

Mandela

Words of Wisdom

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Benchmark Schedules

Date Event Location Time

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Fall Benchmark Day 1 Clarke

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Fall Benchmark Day 2 Clarke

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Basketball (B) vs Hernando Hernando 6pm - 9pm

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Basketball (G) vs Hernando Clarke 6pm - 9pm

Monday, November 13, 2017 Fun 5: Lesson Framing Clarke Rm 311 Conference

Rachel Lopez 11-8

Valery Aguilar Bonilla 11/6

Ayleen Lazara-R. Alonso 11/6

Josiah N. Lopez 11/6

Natalia Loya Alarcon 11/7

Alondra R. Ortiz-Bustillos 11/7

Jazmin E. Ortiz-Bustillos 11/7

Andy Verdugo 11/7

Albert B. Chacon 11/8

Victoria Y. Cortez 11/8

Pedro De Anda 11/8

Kimberly B. Sifuentes Delgado 11/8

Adamariz R. Triana 11/9

Aleen A. Barron 11/10

Sara A. Miranda 11/10

Anthony I. Ruiz-Aviles 11/10

Luis A. Espinoza 11/11

Toni A. Ochoa 11/11

Joshua D. Varela 11/11

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Fall Benchmark Schedule Fall Benchmark Schedule

Breakfast in Classroom 7:30 AM to 7:42 AM Breakfast in Classroom 7:30 AM to 7:42 AM

1st Period 7:45 AM to 9:15 AM 2nd Period 7:45 AM to 9:12 AM

3rd Period 9:18 AM to 10:48 AM 3rd Period 9:15 AM to 9:24 AM

4th Period 10:51 AM to 11:15 AM 4th (6th Grade Enrichment) 9:27 AM to 10:54 AM

6th Grade Lunch Lunch 10:48 - 11:18 AM 4th Period 10:57 AM to 11:21 AM

5th Period 11:18 AM to 11:42 AM 6th Grade Lunch Lunch 10:54 - 11:24 AM

7th Grade Lunch Lunch 11:15 - 11:45 AM 5th Period 11:24 AM to 11:48 AM

6th Period 11:45 AM to 12:09 PM 7th Grade Lunch Lunch 11:21 - 11:51 AM

8th Grade Lunch Lunch 11:42 - 12:12 PM 6th Period 11:51 AM to 12:15 PM

5th (7th Grade Enrichment) 12:12 PM to 1:42 PM 8th Grade Lunch Lunch 11:48 - 12:18 PM

7th Period 1:45 PM to 3:15 PM 6th (8th Grade Enrichment) 12:18 PM to 1:45 PM

8th Period 1:48 PM to 3:15 PM