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Students Attend Teacher Conference
Students from the Early Childhood/Education
Specialty at The Academy of Irving ISD attended a conference for
professional educators in Dallas last week. The students heard
Governor Rick Perry speak at the convention and one student,
DeMarcus Rogers, shook the governor’s hand.
The students were introduced to the
entire assembly at the end of the conference and given a standing
ovation for their interest and commitment to the future of
education.
The organization sponsoring the conference, the
Association of Texas Professional Educators, is the largest
non-union teachers’ organization in the country.
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Brown, Britain Get $2,300 From State
Cash awards for gains in student performance will
be given to Brown and Britain elementary schools this year,
according to the Texas Education Agency.
The awards are part of the Texas Successful
Schools Award System. The schools are being recognized for gains in
student performance on indicators that are part of the Academic
Excellence Indicator System, more commonly known as the state’s
school report card.
The awards are based on the Spring 2001 TAAS tests
which measure performance in reading, writing and mathematics.
Schools also had to meet performance standards for dropout and
attendance rates.
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Partners In Reading
More than 20 volunteers from VHA Inc. helped
students choose books as part of the Reading Is Fundamental program
at Pierce Early Childhood School recently. The program provides
students with three free books through the course of the year.
An
active community partner, VHA made a $350 donation to the school to
support literacy and volunteers read to children in small groups.
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Lee Stop & Shop
Carla Rocha’s fifth grade bilingual class and
Jamie Jones’ fourth grade bilingual class have launched a new
business at Lee Elementary…the Lee Stop & Shop. The mini-store sells
school supplies to students before school. Students who run the
store are learning about advertising and the costs involved in
running a business. Proceeds from the store will be used to purchase
costumes for Lee’s annual Cinco de Mayo celebration.
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Nimitz Teacher Receives Grant
Joyce Fuel, special education teacher at Nimitz
High School, has been awarded a $500 grant from Wal-Mart for a
planting/environmental project. Wal-Mart will present a check to
Fuel on April 20.
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Annual Egg Drop
Kindergarten teachers at Davis Elementary have
developed an odd tradition. Recently their classes took part in the
annual Roof Top Egg Drop. Students were challenged to package a raw
egg in a container so that it wouldn't break when dropped from the
school's roof. Davis Principal Marilyn Naron had the honor of
dropping the packages. After the drops were made, students returned
to the classroom and graphed the number of eggs that broke against
the number that didn't.
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Business Exchange Days Coming
Irving students will get a first-hand look at the
careers to which they aspire next week when leaders from Irving’s
business community visit IISD high schools for Business Exchange
Days, April 17 & 18.
The event is sponsored by the Greater Irving-Las
Colinas Chamber of Commerce. About 120 speakers will visit
classrooms at Irving, MacArthur and Nimitz high schools throughout
both days to speak about their chosen professions.
The event targets juniors and seniors to help them
choose and prepare for a productive career after graduation.
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Lively Tree Planting
Lively Elementary has been awarded a $4,000
Centennial Landscape Grant from the City of Irving to plant trees on
the school grounds.
The Centennial Grant Project, organized for the
year of Irving's 100th birthday, is designed to enhance the
landscape of Irving's schools and community and to boost
neighborhood pride.
The trees will be planted at Lively on Saturday,
April 6 and Saturday, April 13 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Volunteers are
welcome to bring shovels, garden tools, gloves and plenty of energy
to help in the planting. The school will provide drinks and snacks.
For information, call Lisa Gordon, PTA
environmental chairman, at 972-254-5355.
