Order your AVID shirt by Wednesday

Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is a program with college readiness in mind. It focuses on closing the achievement gap by teaching students strategies to help them have ownership of their learning and reach their full potential. We use organizational tools and agendas in 4th and 5th grade, but we have instructional strategies site-wide. Writing, inquiry, collaborating, organization and reading to learn are only a few of the AVID strategies we implement.

It's never too young to start thinking about college. A college-bound culture is a culture of success and everyone can benefit from that at any age. AVID is really stressed in 3rd, 4th, and 5th and we're trying to move it into all grade levels in the near future. It'll be available at Carpenter Middle School and in Plano high schools.

Our AVID liaison for Christie Elementary, Mr. Ramos in 5th Grade, has designed an awesome Avengers themed t-shirt to help promote the program.

You pay for your shirt(s) online, and they will ship to Christie 4-7 days after the closing date which is Wednesday, September 30th! Teachers, parents, and students are all encouraged to order and proceeds exceeding a certain order amount will be used towards Christie College Week to promote our college-bound culture. It's a win-win! I hope that you join me in supporting both Christie and the AVID program with Plano ISD.

The shirt design:

How to order your AVID shirt:

You may place your orders beginning September 9, 2015.

The site will close at 8am on September 30, 2015.

NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

1. Go to: www.barefootathletics.com/cof ENTER CODE: COF107847

2. Read and acknowledge online Terms & Conditions.

3. Enter sizes and quantities for each item, enter the student’s full name and teacher’s name then click “Add to Cart”.

4. Check your selections and make any necessary corrections. No changes may be made after your order is placed.

5. Once your order is correct click “Proceed to checkout”.

6. Enter your shipping & billing information.

7. Verify that your order is correct. No changes may be made to an order once placed. Read our terms and conditions. Check the box next to “Yes, I agree with the terms and conditions”, and then click “Continue”.

8. Enter your payment information and click “Pay for Order”. You will receive a confirmation email.

***NOTE***

ORDERS SHIPPING TO THE SCHOOL: Orders will be delivered to the school as part of the Christie AVID order.

** If you have any further questions regarding the Plano AVID program at Christie please contact Jason Ramos at jason.ramos@pisd.edu **

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to a new year! It was a great first week to have in the books. We loved seeing all the new faces and meeting all the new families. 

My name is Cassie Doss and this is my ninth year teaching and I've been lucky enough to spend my years here at Christie. When I'm not at school, I love playing with my dog Geno, spoiling my nephew and 3 nieces, and going to the movies. 

We have an amazing team of teachers and assistants, Emily Mainville, Sondra Nino, Tressa Hubbard, Eva Peale, and myself are looking forward to a great year!

More to come soon about our new classroom layout 😃

T Minus 12 Hours

The Expo is tomorrow and we are ready!

I hope everyone can make it. We will tour 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade projects from 8-10 and will present our project from 1-2:30. 

A little preview of tomorrow:

School Dance on Friday!!!

Testing Our Pendulums

May 21st will be here soon! More to come...

Engineering EXPO

Our school wide Engineering EXPO is coming soon. 

We kicked off our final engineering project of the year with a single question: Can we design and build a structure that can paint without a paintbrush?

We did some research and found that a pendulum would be a perfect structure for our challenge. Our kids broke off into groups to tackle their pendulum designs. They spent a full day creating a blueprint and brainstorming possible materials we would need. We decided to test their designs using straws and connectors. They did an amazing job! Some found that their original design worked and some found that they needed to make some early adjustments. If you want to bring these ideas home, here are some of the vocabulary words we are using: structure, motion, force, and pendulum. 

We are off to a great start. I can't wait to show off our final projects. See you on the 21st!

Here are few pictures from today. 

What's been going on?

We have been really busy the past few months!

In math we have covered ordering numbers, identifying numbers with 2 and 3 digits, reading a picture graph, and solving story problems with addition and subtraction. Vocabulary we are using: between, before, after, sum, total, difference, and ordinal numbers. 

In LA we are working on identifying nouns, action verbs, and adjectives. We are also working to expand out sentences to include a detail. 

In Reading we have put a lot of focus on nonfiction stories. In hope you Gus are getting a chance to read the News 2 You stories that we are sending home. The kids are really enjoying them each week!

IC seems to be everyone's favorite these days. We spent the last month researching and studying about our solar system. The kids have learned to order the planets, learned facts about each planet, and made a PowerPoint about Ceres, a dwarf planet. Ask them about the solar system and I hope you will get an ear full of knowledge :)  also, check out story it's planets in YouTube. It's their current favorite.