Oct. 31-Nov. 4

It's going to be a great week

Thank you for all you do!

Oct. 24-28

Grit is ...

working on something you LOVE and care about and willing to stay LOYAL to it

DO YOU HAVE GRIT?

Team leaders we have our next meeting on Oct. 27 @ 3:00. Please read the next assigned chapters in Kids Deserve It and be ready to discuss. Thank you for all you do as team leaders. 

Oct. 31 is our character dress up day. We are asking all staff to dress up in your favorite character costumes. We will have our annual Halloween parade on this day starting at 8:00. This year we will have our lower grades begin to march first and lead up to the upper grades. Please line up the kids like we do for parades but our Pre-K's will be at the beginning of the line followed by kinder and so on. All our upper grades should be at the end of the line. 

We will also have a dance on this day. Mrs. Arenas has already contacted each of you in regards to dance times.

We've got something special planned for the Nov. 18 professional development day. You're going to be so THANKFUL! Details coming little by little...

Oct. 17-21

Let's Do This!

No video blog this week everything is written because I don't have the energy to put myself on camera this evening!

Don't forget that we have PD Thursday, this Monday from 3:00-4:00. The focus will be guided reading. I sent an email yesterday stating what groups would be with who and where.

Safety and attendance committee's you have a meeting this Wednesday at 3:00. Please make plans to attend. 

The benefits enrollment meeting is this Thursday in the library from 3:15-3:45. All YISD employees must attend this informative meeting even if you are not making changes. The reps will be here on Oct. 24 all day in the lab. EVERYONE must sign on to either update or keep the same plan.

Fall pictures are this Thursday. Students will be in full uniform. Staff that did not take a picture that is on the board is asked to wear you long sleeve blue shirt so we can have a picture taken of you and our board can be complete with the entire EP family on there. 

9 week technology projects for ALL students are due Friday, Oct. 21.

Red Ribbon week is next week. We are asking all East Point staff to please participate in the weekly activities. 

Thank you to those Pre-K-2nd grade teachers and support that have volunteered to present at the parental involvment conference. Unfortunately myself and the APs will in Saturday training but we are confident in knowing that everyone will do a great job. 

Thanks to those of you who referred students to RTI. Our official RTI meeting is Oct. 19.

Science night is this Thursday from 5:30-6:30. We are hoping to see everyone there. Thank you to Mrs. Martinez and our science vertical team for putting this together. 

Next Monday is our data day during your 45 minute conference period. Please bring your laptops.

Team leaders we have our next meeting on Oct. 24 @ 3:00. Please read the next assigned chapters in Kids Deserve It and be ready to discuss. Thank you for all you do as team leaders. 

We will have our end of 9 week pep rally on Oct. 26th which is early release day. The pep rally will begin at 8:15.  Please begin to submit your names for 2 students with the most growth to be recognized at the pep rally. Names should be email to Marianne by Mon. Oct. 24 end of day. 

This year we are beginning a new tradition with a pumpkin patch. Just as we do for creative Christmas Trees, we will be asking students to bring in NON-carved pumpkins decorated. Fliers will be going out soon. Please promote this for us so it can be just as successful as our Creative Christmas trees. 

Oct. 31 is our character dress up day. We are asking all staff to dress up in your favorite character costumes. We will have our annual Halloween parade on this day starting at 8:00. This year we will have our lower grades begin to march first and lead up to the upper grades. Please line up the kids like we do for parades but our Pre-K's will be at the beginning of the line followed by kinder and so on. All our upper grades should be at the end of the line. 

We will also have a dance on this day. Mrs. Arenas has already contacted each of you in regards to dance times. 

Don't forget that we have a planned lock down this month.

PLC has been changed from Oct. 25th to Oct. 27 because of our district instructional rounds. Please make note.

October 10-14

Happy October Birthdays

8-Susana Martinez

10-Erika White

13-Leina Rubio

15-Gaby Rodarte

Charla Huston

17-Diana Griego

20-Yvonne DeRouen

31-Tere Soltero

"Integrity is when you have to make a decision that may be difficult but what's right."

Monday there is a CEIC meeting at 3:00

RTI paperwork is due Wednesday. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Sharon Wells training is THIS week at Tierra Del Sol. Call subs in NOW! Same person that went last time will go again and bring back to team. Dates are indicated on calendar. 

3rd grade and NEW to 4th grade teachers you have Empowering Writers training on Oct. 13. Call in your subs NOW!

Don't forget to wear pink this Friday in honor of Breast Cancer Wear Awareness. 

New book of the months were given out last week. Please ensure that you a reading aloud EVERY DAY. This is part of the CIP. EVERYONE should have responses outside of their door within the next 2 weeks. You don't have to wait until you read the entire book to create Language to Learning visuals. Erika provided us samples and you also have a great resource with WFTB response to text book.  5th grade and 2nd grade you are responsible for the bulletin boards in the main hallway. Your deadline to have student responses on the board are Nov. 16

Benefits enrollment meeting on Oct. 20 @ 3:15 and then they will be here all day on Oct. 24 in the lab all day. Everyone must sign on and accept, decline or make changes to your benefits. 

* PLC on October 25 will be changed to October 27 because we are hosting the district instructional rounds for assistant principals at our campus from 8:00-11:00.