Volume 1, Issue 7 Week of December 11, 2017 - January 1, 2018

Principal’s Update

It has been an awesome semes-ter thus far. Can you believe we are already writing 2018 on documents? We are approaching halftime. We must send a message to the students that the year is not over. Keep doing rigorous activities in class. A student that is actively engaged in a class from bell to bell does not have the opportunity to misbehave. Make lessons meaningful, keep being consistent, practice your routines, and keep following your discipline plan. For attending the Fundamental 5 trainings during your conference, the SIT committee has selected January, 31, 2018 to give you the time back. This day we have a half-day staff development scheduled. On that day you will be allowed to leave at 12:15pm. Come out and support our awe-some Fine Arts concerts this week. Thank you to Ms. Rubio, Mr. Jerome, Mr. Fernandez, and Ms. Lopez for the awesome work that you do with our Cowboys. Cowboys come break bread this week with your colleagues. More details will be sent out on the Christ-mas Luncheon. Please have safe and festive Holi-days. See everyone back on January 2nd! Week at a Glance: At DSC Tuesday AM At DSC Thursday ALL Day

AP’s in Action By Earl Sanchez &

Frenda Serda-Gerardo

Happy Holidays to every-one! May the season be kind to all of us and to our students. Let our last week of 2017 follow one of the mantras that we embrace - 'Finish strong'.

We want to thank you for continuing with excel-lence in the classrooms and building strong ties to com-munity, family, and our Cowboy Nation. As we see how hard you are working with your students, hold them accountable to high expectations in instruction as well as character.

Overall, the results of walk throughs have shown increase use of a closing five minutes before the end of the period and a more con-sistent use of small group purposeful talk throughout the class period. Continue using these best practices as part of your daily routine.

Keep the pressure on and remember to 'Finish Strong'! Happy holidays to everyone!

Counseling Corner By Salvador Chavez &

Torita Hansby

This is the last week of school for the year, and lots to wrap up before we leave. There will be no Focus and Small group meetings this week, but we will resume when we return from the Christ-mas break. We will be having 504 meetings on Wednesday and Thursday, so teach-ers please fill out all teacher input forms and return them to the re-spective counselor. Eighth grade stu-dents, remember to turn in all advanced academy applications by Friday, December 15th to your counselors, and get all recommendation forms from any teacher you gave them to if you have not already done so. I wish everyone a joyous holiday season and a bright and cheery New Year, and may God bless you all.

SCEI’s the Limit By Kat Gutierrez & Tiffany Heras

Hall of Fame Moments!!!

Congratulations to all our Science

Fair Participants. Awesome job to

Ana Sanchez, Diego Casas,

Esteban Diaz, Evelyn Zarate, Jani-

na Ramirez, Mason Salinas, and

Samantha de los Santos for plac-

ing in their respective categories.

A special shout-out to Sebastian

Garcia-Bracho for placing 1st place

and moving on to the Regional

Competition.

Alone we can do so little; togeth-

er we can do so much. — Helen

Keller

Kids that are angry are the ones

that need the most love. Be pa-

tient and you can break down

their wall —@teachergoals

Be somebody nobody thought you

could be.

Compliance and Clerical

Updates

Enrollment: 929

Attendance for the Week:

Campus Attendance Goal: 97.5%

9-Weeks grades are due on January 3, 2018 by 12:00pm

6th 95.42%

7th 95.07%

8th 94.90%

Weekly 95.13%

Words of Wisdom

Staff Birthdays

Happy holidays wonderful Clarke Cowboy teachers! We are approaching the holiday season, so

we wanted to leave you with this: Teachers must relax during Christmas in order to avoid burnout.

Take time for yourself. Read a book, get a massage or just binge watch Netflix. Click on the arti-

cle below for more information from The Guardian.com on the importance of teachers relaxing.

https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2015/dec/17/teachers-relax-christmas-avoid-

burnout

Elizabeth Escajeda 12-17

Delia Aguilar 12-19

Maria Alvarado Deruvalcaba 12-23

Laura Gomez De Camarillo 12-29

Omar Ortega 12-29

Volume 1, Issue 7 Week of December 11 - January 1, 2018

Walkthroughs and Observations

• This week administration will be conducting Powerwalks and T-Tess walkthroughs

• Our next Fundamental 5 staff development is Wednesday, January 10, 2018 during your conference. This training is mandatory for ALL teachers. We will be refining our skills on Critical Writing

• We saw some AWESOME closings this week as we walked through the classrooms. We were able to observe discussion amongst students, students writing , summarizing the lesson, and comparing and contrasting. Remember always close your lesson. Use the students and a timer to remind you.

• We want to see you begin implementing Frequent Small Group Purposeful Talk. Remember it takes time to and practice for students to become comfortable.

Remember have a good seed question

Assign partners

Keep the time short (You are the Time Lord)

Stay in Power Zone so you can hear the discussions

Ask some groups questions or comment on what they said

• Keep practicing what we have learned. As we walk through the classrooms we still need practice on writing the lesson frame. We are still seeing activities for the I WILL and a separate closing task for how the lesson is closed. Your I WILL should be how you are closing the lesson. There is no need to have separate ones.

• As we become experts on Framing the Lesson keep the following in the your toolbox:

We Will

Keep it Simple

Use Student Friendly Language

Remember to Chunk the Objective to the Day’s Learning

I Will

2 + 2 + 1

Write or Talk

Summarize or Compare/Contrast

Use a Timer

DUTY STATIONS FOR THE WEEK

Location AM Duty PM Duty

Entrance Gate Parking Lot M. Cordero D. Garcia

Bus Stop Area M. Silva A. Pineda

Outside Door 7 (Gym Side) C. Soto D. Delgado

Gym Hall Trophy Case J. Atkins C. Wilke

Commons by 700 Hall M. Acuna M. McLaughlin

IMPORTANT DATES & EVENTS

Student Birthdays

Layla R. Ortiz 12/11

Ximena G. Jimenez Holguin 12/12

Crystelle G. Martinez 12/12

Joshua I. Ramirez 12/12

Erick Galaviz 12/13

Karime Garcia 12/13

Precious M. Reyes 12/13

Kiersten A. Rosas 12/13

Nasir Charles J. Freddie 12/14

Judith Sandoval 12/14

Brianna A. Avendano 12/15

Madison H. Moreno 12/15

Benjamin H. Nguyen 12/15

Vincent Vicencio 12/15

Cody Jesus W. Brunson 12/16

Julian G. Hernandez 12/16

Angelina J. Killings 12/16

Mabel S. Turrey 12/16

Aaron J. Arzola 12/17

Josy A. Torres 12/17

Fernando D. Guillen 12/18

Emily C. Morales 12/18

Vanessa Murillo 12/18

Antonio E. Simental 12/18

Andrew R. Fernandez 12/19

Adrian E. Chavez 12/20

Andrew De La Cruz 12/20

Ricardo Yee 12/20

Yusuf S. Muhammad 12/21

Joseph C. Ruiz 12/21

Luis F. Aleman 12/22

Lori J. Gossett 12/22

Saul Preciado 12/22

Joseph A. Chavez 12/23

Dante Huizar 12/23

Isis D. Jimenez 12/23

Angel J. Ortega Martinez 12/23

Savannah I. Salinas 12/23

Alexis D. Avila 12/24

Ashley Tosca Cabral 12/24

Ashley C. Alderete 12/25

Isaiah M. Betancourt 12/27

Valerie H. Casillas 12/27

Jacqueline E. Calleros 12/28

Reylynn A. Diaz 12/28

Jerid Gomez 12/28

Ian C. Ortega 12/28

Michael J. Waldon 12/28

Ricky Adrid L. Frizzell 12/29

Miguel A. Garcia 12/29

Ruben M. Juarez 12/29

Cleo M. Naranjo 12/29

Diego Parra 12/29

Kirsy D. Rodriguez 12/29

Alfredo A. Adame 12/30

Arielle S. Chaparro 12/30

Gabriel X. Cortez 12/30

Alexia A. Garcia 12/30

Gabryelle Jayla M. Johnson 12/30

Brianna V. Lucio 12/30

Kumi Yee 12/30

Ahunnika J. Comer 12/31

Dominic J. Comer 12/31

Aliyza S. Lopez 1/2

Alexis D. Villa 1/2

Monday, December 11, 2017 Drive Thru Breakfast 7:15am

Monday, December 11, 2017 Choir Concert Gym 6pm

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 Coffee with the Principal Clarke 9 - 10:30

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 Pizza with the Principal Clarke 5:30 - 6:30

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 Picture Retakes Gym

Wednesday, December 13, 2017 A Charlie Brown Christmas Library 4 - 5:30pm

Wednesday, December 13, 2017 Orchesta Concert Gym 6pm

Thursday, December 14, 2017 Band Concert Gym 6pm

Thursday, December 14, 2017 Teacher Christmas Luncheon TBA Lunch Time

Friday, December 15, 2017 Early Release Clarke 12pm

Tuesday, January 2, 2018 Staff Development (Welcome Back Teachers) Clarke 8am

Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Students Return to School Clarke