cisd early childhood

Kathy Creek is hard at work loading our campuses, teachers and students. I will keep you up to date on any new information.

In the meantime, you may want to begin collecting data on the observable behaviors in CLI and the report card indicators: alphabet knowledge, rote counting, patterns, and shapes.

Brooke Sims, Director of Professional Learning, and Lauren are meeting in early September with a Frog Street representative. Brooke is working to ensure that you have the most meaningful, and in depth learning with Frog Street. As soon as we know dates for training we will share with you!

We now have a new communication tool, Microsoft Teams. This will allow us to ask questions, chat, have discussions, and collaborate in an easy to use platform. Teams is connected to your email account, so your contacts and calendar are synced. Below is a quick tips guide for you.

Give it a try! Say good morning, or give a friendly hello in the "Greetings friends" channel. Ask a question about ELAR, or a resource in the other content specific channels. Teams might remind you of Facebook.

• All Lakeshore orders have been delivered. There were a few missing parts but we're investigating that.
• Scholastic magazines are on their way. More information to come!

Big Day Materials....

• If old Big Day materials are not barcoded they may be disposed of. Items that are barcoded need to be compiled, and put in a Zendesk ticket for them to be picked up. These materials will not be stored, and at some point will be thrown out if not kept on the campus. This is slightly different guidance than what was previously announced.