Announcements, March 20

Wink's Words

Creating a Culture of Creativity helps students fulfill their deficiency needs.

Portfolios

Please make sure your portfolios are updated as they are part of your appraisal.

Spelling Bee
I would like to ask that you encourage your faculty to attend the bee on Thursday the 27th at the Civic Center.  Admission is FREE to the public.  If you would like to eat the catered meal it is $12.  I have tickets for anyone that is interested.  We have teams of our kiddos spelling from Elementary and Intermediate against teams from other districts in the county.  It would be great to see the support from our staff and faculty.  The doors open at 5:30 and they will stop serving the meal at 6:30.

Upcoming Events

Date	Event	Information
Mon, Mar 24	STAAR test administrator training	4th grade Writing STAAR test administrator training will be at 4:00 in Cafeteria 2.
Wed, Mar 26	Special Olympics	Special Olympics will be held at the Gilmer High School on this day.
	Buckeye Store	The Buckeye Store will be coming to PK-1st grade classrooms on this day.
Thu, Mar 27	Buckeye Store	The Buckeye Store will be coming to 2nd-4th grade classrooms on this day.
	Buckeye  Book Club	Mrs. Meza, Mrs. Broadwell, and Mrs. Bishop’s classes boys only will meet in the library from 4:00-5:15.
Fri, Mar 28	Sonic Drinks	Sonic Drinks will be provided for all staff.
	End of 3rd  9 weeks
Tue, April 1	4th grade STAAR Writing testing	4th grade will take their STAAR Writing test on this day.
	Leadership Meeting	There will be a leadership meeting in the Staff Development room from 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Wed, April 2	4th grade STAAR Writing testing	4th grade will have their second day of STAAR Writing testing on this day.
Thu, April 3	Buckeye Book Club College Day	Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Rash, and Mrs. Morris classes, girls only, will meet in the library from 4:00-5:15. Staff may wear jeans with college attire.
Tue, April 8	Kindergarten and Head Start Registration	We will have Kindergarten and Head Start registration from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on this day.
Wed, April 9	Kindergarten and Head Start Registration	We will have Kindergarten and Head Start registration from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on this day.
Thu, April 10	Buckeye Book Club	Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Rash, and Mrs. Morris classes, girls only, will meet in the library from 4:00-5:15
Fri, April 11	Spring Pictures	Interstate studio will be here to take spring pictures.  See below for picture schedule.

The Heart of our Work

Maslow Matters

I wanted to share this story with you from our LSSP, Ms. Dickson.

After our meeting about Maslow on Monday, we had 3 different students come to the office on Tuesday.  The first child had a major discipline issue and the precipitating factor for the behavior dealt with issues that arose from a sudden change at home.  Because the student was struggling with Safety and Security needs, the student's behavior escalated.  The 2nd child lost a reward because of poor behavior.  Instead of acting out, the child asked to go to the office to "chill out".  Because of a loss in self confidence, the student was seeking Love and Belongingness by visiting with the counselor.  The student went back to class and had a good day.  The last student asked if he could come to the office to read a book to his counselor.  His purpose was not to show his reading but to fulfill his need for Self-Worth and Self-Esteem.

The way that we acknowledge kids daily, affirm constantly and relate to regularly will be the difference in a child's ability to accelerate his own growth or spin their wheels in desparation.  In the end, Maslow matters.

This week, I challenge you to tell your colleagues your story of a student who had deficiency needs and you responded in a way that guided the student to satisfy those needs.  Each story is one more strategy that we can all use to meet the needs of all kids and we are always looking for one more strategy.

Celebrate our Growth

Great job to Sandra Gonzalez and Gina Treadway for organizing our TELPAS testing this week. While this task is very time consuming and meticulous, these ladies did a fantastic job.

Thank our Custodians.
The building received a huge spring cleaning over spring break.  Please join me in thanking every custodian for all of their hard work.  Dawn White, Fran Hollis, Vonda Nelson, Raymond Granville, Sandy Alexander, Edrick Hornsby, Gary Courson, and J. T. Abron.

Great job to Olivia Secord, Stacie Tomlin and Stacy Winkler for their work taking up the fundraiser money.  We raised over $4500 which will go to student incentives.

Thank you so much to our cafeteria staff and our specials teachers for making our "Bring your Parent to School Day" a success.  We appreciate everything that you did to make these 2 days a success.

Mrs. Traylor Says….

 Laura Morris has come up with a clever way to motivate kids during independent reading while still holding them accountable. Students in the Green and Blue zone choose chapter books to read during independent reading, and then take a quiz. (short answer questions, not multiple choice) Yellow zone students can join in later in the year. Students then get to write their name on the poster.  For each book read, students get in a drawing for a book from the book fair this spring. Mrs. Morris said she has had more kids excited about reading chapter books then ever before.

The impact we have on students can last a lifetime. 

Sherry Davis is pictured below with an ex student

 Josh Walker. He greets and hugs her

 at the Slamma Jamma.

Mrs. Barnes says.......

Mrs. Bean's last day (until May)  with us will be one day next week.  Send her your prayers and well wishes as she prepares to welcome baby Emerson Tate into this world.  She has prepared assessments and sent off copies far exceeding what has been expected of her.  She definitely will not be leaving her team short one member.  Thank you and congratulations!!

First grade had a great trip to McDonald's for ice cream this week.  The students had a behavior challenge and those that met the challenge were rewarded with ice cream.  Thank you First Grade teachers.  The trip was a huge success.  Hopefully this has a positive impact on our students.



All the ESL certified teachers need a big shout out. You did an amazing job this week for TELPAS collaborations. A lot of extra work is required of you so I appreciate your willingness to do what is necessary to ensure all kids are successful.

Celebrate our Growth

 Spring Picture Schedule

April 11, 2014

8:00        Bagley, Nichols, Lander, Griffin, O’Neal, Lopez

8:20        Watson, Troell, Engel, Gee, Harrison, Verzosa

8:40        Lair, Jones, Dodson, Martinez, Vineyard, McFaul/Boykins

9:00        Gomez, Ledbetter, Smith, Shirley/Ross, Bill, Chambers and Loden

9:20        Mah, White/Perry, Bean, Clair, Brevard, Dean

9:35        Wilson, Davis, Barton, Branch, Foley, Hooton

 9:50     Morris, Rash, Scott, Henry, Bishop, Jackson

10:05     Broadwell, Meza, Bowman, Collie, Boothe, Davis, Rivers

10:20     Rivers, Low, Van Sandt, Menadier