School Notebook presents district activity calendar notes
ECISD builds Good Citizens theme for April Self-Discipline with daily events at Carver and other centers. Prekindergarten registration, VIPS meetings, PTA programs, TAAS pep rallies, fundraisers, drama shows, and parent workshops populate the week across multiple elementary schools including Blackshear, Fannin, Lamar, Blanton, Cavazos, Gale Pond, Goliad and Goliad. Community activities include Teddy Bear Patrol fundraiser, student council, MIME Show, Lightspan sessions, and World Health Day observances with varied times and locations.
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Good Citizens For Texas
Carver Early Education Center
TAAS
Crockett Junior High
Odessa Teddy Bear Patrol
Gattiland
Grandview Ave
Blanton Elementary
PTA
Southwest Airlines
Perkins
PTC
Permian High School
Cavazos
Lightspan
Chicago child dreads lengthy homework load
Brendan O Neill, 10, faces 72 math problems after school as his mother Beth assists. AP reports studies show students nationwide are bringing more work home, reflecting a growing homework trend.
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Brendan O'Neill
Beth O'Neill
Brendan
Chicago
Michael O'Neill
Tips for Parents on Supporting Homework Success
Parents should expect nightly homework and check understanding. If gaps appear, work through several examples with the child and review returned work to identify trouble spots and strengths. Communicate with the teacher if assignments remain unclear or if the child struggles significantly. Do not do the work for them.
Dallas sixth grade teacher stands out as lone male in school
Steve Lichtenwalter, 39, is the only male educator at Harry Stone Montessori Academy serving pre kindergarten through sixth grade in Dallas. He notes college classes had few men and cites supportive communities as key, while experts flag wide gender gaps in elementary teaching. In Dallas, 14 percent of elementary teachers are men, with other North Texas districts reporting under 10 percent. Fort Worth reports 22 percent.
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Harry Stone Montessori Academy
Dallas
Lichtenwalter
North Texas
Fort Worth
Steve Lichtenwalter
Harry Stone Montesson Academy
Pupils’ art shown in Austin from ECISD reading program
Ector County fourth and fifth graders from the Journeys in Reading program created art after viewing works at Ellen Noel Museum of Art. About 20 student illustrations were chosen to travel to Austin for display at the Texas Education Agency.
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Ellen Noel
Ector County
Austin
Sally Nevarro
ECISD
Charles Nail
Ecisd Fine Arts
Ellen Noel Museum
Marilyn Bassinger
Nail
Texas Education Agency
Bassinger
West
Texas
Journeys in Reading exhibition opens in Austin through May 17
An editors note notes that students' work and Stanley's prints are on display as part of the Journeys in Reading exhibition in Austin, continuing through May 17.
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Stanley
Reading
Austin
The Seven Stars Adapted Tale of Six Clever Sons
A Danish folk tale follows a father who sends six sons to seek their fortunes. Each boy returns with a unique skill and the youngest boasts of theft. The father questions how such talents translate to honest work as a royal crisis unfolds with the king’s missing daughter and the brothers prepare to prove their usefulness.
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Gale Pond-Alamo Elementary
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