Week 5.1

Celebrate Excellence
Are you following Tatum ISD on Twitter or Facebook?
If you haven't checked out the happenings in Tatum ISD in the past month, you are missing out on the why we are all about Excellence for All.  

Veronica Wilkerson give background
information on Harmony Hill Community

• TES students have been learning all about the history of Tatum, Mayflower and Harmony Hill.
• Kindergarten students have been to the Discovery Science Place
• Both of our basketball teams are in the playoffs
• Our Bass Fishing teams are competing around East Texas
• Melissa Waddell was chose to coach in the FCA All-Star Softball Game 
• Our FFA members represented Tatum at the Texas Capitol for National FFA Week.

There are too many great things going on to list, so I encourage you to follow Tatum ISD and celebrate the Excellence that is happening for every kid, every day.

Growing Excellence (+10 for ALL) 
We have all seen at least one example in our lifetime of a person who overcame tremendous obstacles to discover unbelievable success.  Can you see that person?  Do you remember their personality?  As you ponder that person's tremendous accomplishments, you may be thinking to yourself.

• What made them beat the odds?  
• How did they succeed?
• What do they have in them that others don't?  

The answer to this question may be that they put the GROW in their Growth Mindset through both their daily actions as well as their mental fortitude.

Putting the GROW in Growth Mindset
If we want all kids to grow, we need to first define what that looks like and second how we can help all kids develop the skills that will help them grow into the success that is deep inside them.

Goals that Grow
These people don't just have a long term goal.  They set daily and weekly goals for themselves that help them grow toward their goal.  They track their progress toward reaching their long-term goal and reflect on their daily efforts.

Source www.reddeergrowboys.ca

Resiliency
These anomalies have never heard the word, quit.  They look failure in the eye and say, "You may won today, but you haven't beat me."  If they get knocked down 7 times, they will stand up 8 times.

Order
There is an unbelievable discipline to these people.  They have a routine to their daily lives that is abnormal.  That is why they succeed.  They do things that ordinary people can do but won't.

Wins & What's Next
Successful people on the grow don't win or lose.  They win and what's next.  In other words, they celebrate their successes and determine what they need to do next to stay on their path of excellence.


This week, help your students see the growth in their learning.

 College AND Career 
Check out what John Daniels is teaching kids in his Engineering classes.  Special credit goes to Kyle Ellison in Mrs. Haston's TNT class for making this video.

 Google Me This 

Texas Gateway 
Project Share has expanded to Texas Gateway, an online resource by TEA.  This website has tons of activities and resources that are searchable by subject and TEKS.  It is too cool not to check out.

How has Google Classroom improved learning at THS?  
Special credit goes to Masciel Sanchez in Mrs. Haston's TNT class for making this video.

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 What I'm Learning
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