Great Things

Alvin ISD Community,
Thank you for entrusting the education of your children to the
teachers, staff and administrators of Alvin ISD We strive to
honor this trust every day and we will continually work to
improve the way we serve you and your family.
As part of our partnership with the families we serve, we are
committed to keeping you informed of matters with implications
for the safety and security of our students and campuses. The
nature of this commitment is that, from time to time, you receive
“parent update” e-mails from Alvin ISD providing clarity on a
particular incident. While these updates are critical, they often
reference infrequent events and, unfortunately, they tend to
overshadow the incredible things happening in our schools each
and every day.
We feel it is important to give you a quick glimpse into what is
happening in your schools on a daily basis. Our hope is that this
“parent update” will give you a quick snapshot into what occurred
in Alvin ISD yesterday, Wednesday, April 25, 2018.
The first Alvin ISD belief states, “Students achieve their
maximum potential when provided engaging learning
opportunities.” We hope that this belief is evidenced by this
update; however, we will continue to work to ensure this is
the reality for your children when they come to school.
If you have a question about Alvin ISD or a campus, please feel
welcomed and encouraged to reach out to your child’s teachers,
campus or district leaders, submit a question or feedback through
our “Let’s Talk” platform or reach out to me personally.
Thank you again for allowing our team to serve you and your
family.
Buck Gilcrease
Superintendent
Alvin ISD

Campus/Department Teacher/Staff What are you doing in your classroom today?

1 Manvel JH Melissa Hernandez 7th graders at MJH are learning by playing Math Jeopardy!

2 Mary Marek Elementary Christian Byrd Math Review: If you can teach the material to your peers, I

know you know it!

3 Manvel JH Abi Semtner We are starting a collaborative assignment. 160+ students

will collaborate to make one huge art piece.

4 Savannah Lakes Elementary Adriana Sanchez Cantu The experience of writing an original piece and creating a

class manuscript to be published. They donated the book to

the library as a legacy.

5 Hasse Elementary DeeDee Baker Our 1st graders critical thinking projects, building a putt

putt golf hole and having our 4th graders try them out. Fun

had by all!

6 Mary Marek Elementary Alisa Little Ms. Little’s Art Club Members are finalizing artwork to

submit for Texas Art Educators Association TEAM

competition

7 Shirley Brothers Elementary Allison Perry Our first graders are practicing on the riser for the first time

in preparation for our Barnyard MOOsical next Thursday!

8 Rodeo Palms JH Rachel Hinds Learning how to use our new 3D printer and

software!

9 Wilder Elementary Amanda Boyd My class has been working so hard in Writer’s Workshop! We

wrote an informational book on animals that we are

publishing! We can’t wait to add it to our school library!

10 Savannah Lakes Elementary Amanda Jaramillo 2nd graders at SLE are geeting free dental cleanings &

screenings & learning about the importance of dental hygene

as part of Project Saving Smiles!

11 Harby JH Amanda Smith The 8th grade class of students are gaining a deeper

understanding of personal impact from the Holocaust by

listening to a survivor describe how her life was spared.

12 Alvin Elementary Candus Morgan We had fun learning about saving our environment.

13 Shadow Creek HS Amira Walker The students are enjoying learning about the role that the

Dominican Republic plays in Major League Baseball.

14 Alvin Primary Amy Aaron We are playing the kids favorite games from the school year

and a student who has not participated in this game all year

played for the first time today and LOVED it!

15 Hood-Case Elementary Amy Broussard We are working on unknowns in equations. My students are

rocking it! They are using their strategies and proving their

work. I’m so proud of them!

16 Manvel HS Cheryl Kerr Demetra Davis at MHS is reviewing with Who Wants to be a

Millionaire --100% engagement!

17 Alvin Primary Amy Magness Mrs. Magness’ Kindergarten class is working hard on their

research writing about ducks!! They have become AWESOME

WRITERS!!!! I’m so proud of their hard work!!!!

18 E.C. Mason Elementary Amy Montenegro Learning choreography for our 5th grade program, and

my 5th graders are giving WONDERFUL input! Most of the

moves are their idea! I am so proud!

19 Federal and Special Programs Andrea Dean We are working on earning a Jr Park Ranger Badge online as

part of our Earth Day unit.

20 Alvin HS Andy DeLeon We are correlating the war on terror.

21 Wilder Elementary Anita Chen We went to Houston Museum of Natural Science today for a

field trip!

22 Mark Twain Elementary Ann Muffeny We are mastering the concept of dialogue in our reading and

writing about a play.

23 Wilder Elementary Anna Roeder Today we are continuing our ongoing life-cycle investigation

of frogs and butterflies. Our Tadpoles have moved into the

froglet stage!

24 Duke Elementary Caren Martin Worms play an important role helping plants get water! They

dig tunnels that help water get to the roots. To celebrate, we

made “Worms and Dirt!” a special dessert.

25 Shirley Brothers Elementary Antonia Adams We are finishing our unit of research on

community helpers! Today we’re publishing books that have

all of the information they’ve learned!

26 Nolan Ryan JH Ashley Cates Students are reading statements that list an individuals

assets and liabilities in order to fill out a net worth statement

and calculate that persons net worth!

27 Rodeo Palms JH Melanie Enyart We are using ECO houses to study solar water heating (6th

grade)

28 E.C. Mason Elementary Ashley Harris Students are finishing their final drafts of writing for our

Writer’s Celebration tomorrow.

29 Alvin HS Barbara LeBlanc Our new head football coach and assistant AD, Buddy Hardin,

is holding spring football starting this week!!

30 Hood-Case Elementary Becca Fitzhenry While researching historical Americans, our second graders

began to ask questions about the states where they lived. So

now, the state research has begun!

31 Rodeo Palms JH Ben Shively 7th and 8th graders are learning choreography for their pop

show next week!

32 Pomona Elementary Ginger McFadden My 5th graders are learning to draw using 2-pt perspective

and learning about careers in architecture.

33 Manvel HS Bobby Martinez Interviewing future teaching applicants from our Ready, Set,

Teach program. These students have committed to a career

in education.

34 Manvel JH Britney Campbell As campus Advanced Academics Specialist, I would like to

commend one of our 7th grade students for earning grand

recognition (national) for scoring a 32 on her ACT.

35 Alvin Elementary Brittany Williams Students are practicing and finding context clues via

Flocabulary.

36 Mark Twain Elementary Nicole Bierschwale Making food chain paper chains!

37 Passmore Elementary Brittney Robicheaux My third graders are doing a Reader’s Theatre with my

intern, and they are LOVING IT!!! They are having fun and

developing a real confidence in their reading skills!

38 Don Jeter Elementary Giset King Having a Virtual Field Trip to the Houston Zoo

39 Mark Twain Elementary Burkhart PPCD POSITIVE: ALL of my students communicate with

teachers AND peers!!!

40 Duke Elementary Priscilla Oliva First grade students are using the buddy study process to

recognize spelling patterns.

41 York Elementary Susan Everett Students are working with a partner to understand the

author’s purpose in nonfiction.

42 Duke Elementary Caitlin Coombs My fourth grade student is spelling new words every day on

our magnetic board. He is non-verbal and has found a way to

communicate his needs and wants. Super exciting!

43 Nolan Ryan JH Courtney Quall We are describing balanced forces when acted upon by an

unbalanced force by doing stations.

44 Manvel HS Caleb Lopez I am happy and satisfied because most of my students today

were interested in learning about imperfect tense in Spanish.

45 Manvel HS Carol Fountain Presentations of Proposal Argument Essay

46 Alvin HS Carol West Small Scale Modeling of Oil Spill Clean up Methods. It’s

pretty cool. They get to see WHY the Deepwater Horizon and

the Exxon Valdez are important lessons.

47 Manvel HS Michael Hernandez The Manvel HS bands are going to UIL! It’s a good day for

Fine Arts!

48 Meridiana Elementary Julia Hurst 5th grade participated in a mock trial at the Brazoria County

courthouse in Angleton.

49 Pomona Elementary Cassie Castro Science in music today! Fourth graders enjoyed

experimenting with different air speeds to determine which

will produce the best sound when playing the recorder.

50 ASSETS Antoinette Woodson Students are building a 3D model of their “dream house” as

they continue to learn about perimeter, area and surface

area

Campus/Department Teacher/Staff What are you doing in your classroom today?
51 Don Jeter Elementary Caterina Dingas Fifth grade is adding final details to their real or imaginary
taxidermy armatures. Students have added teeth, eyes,
52 Alvin HS Chef Mike Schuster tongues, and even horns!
Culinary Arts students helped ACC Culinary Arts “Tea w/
53 Stevenson Primary Chera Yancy the President” event at ACC for 200 guests at the Nolan Ryan
54 Shadow Creek HS Cheri Abbage Center.
55 Shadow Creek HS Chrishele Baker We received our published class book this week.
We are learning about how Congressional Committees work
56 Alvin HS Michele Marquette Monday and Tuesday after school, Algebra 1 students
participated in a CBA workshop to dive into the data and
57 Alvin HS Christi Strange improve our knowledge!
Students are performing gel electrophoresis this week.
58 Alvin JH Christi Wiginton Today, they are inoculating and running gels. Tomorrow,
they will stain and analyze!
59 York Elementary Christie Shaw English students are working together to learn about a text
60 Alvin HS Christina Stanton and prepare a presentation to teach the text to the class.
Students are taking ownership in their own work!
61 Alvin Primary Tiffany Quinn Our students got to visit NASA yesterday and were able to
make connections to the Cold War as we have been studying
62 York Elementary Christina Williams in class.
63 Alvin HS Kelley Smith Students are writing Bio-Poems
Students are completing a project on business plans,
64 Mary Marek Elementary Christopher Kimball marketing and owning their own Food Truck. Presentation
boards are coming together nicely!
65 Alvin HS Christopher Rhoades Mrs. Quinn’s art students are beginning their April Showers
66 Alvin HS Christy Kennard bring May Flowers project. Students will get to paint their
67 Shadow Creek HS Courtney Werden May Flowers next week.
After completing warm up, my students are able to work on
68 ASSETS Cindy Bailey solving multiplication problems and balancing equations!
Students are creating “found poems” by using powerful
69 Alvin Primary Cindy Hickman words and phrases from a novel and re-imagining them as a
70 Alvin HS Coach De La Paz poem.
We are drumming in 3rd grade and we are having a blast.
71 York Elementary Coach Hubbard “How loud can you possibly be?” I asked. I took a picture of
their response.
72 York Elementary Stacey Bitner Students are using patterns and observations to discover
73 Walt Disney Elementary Coach LaShel Rowton Pascal’s triangle and use it to expand higher level binomials.
Today my first year ESL students are giving animated
74 Meridiana Elementary Stephanie Kerlin presentations they made using a variety of online platforms.
75 Shadow Creek HS Coach Oliver I have students hand-binding sketchbooks, learning to use
power tools, screen printing custom shirts, crocheting dolls,
76 ASSETS Katy Garza painting, drawing, weaving...
77 Harby JH Cody Walthall Students are creating Public Service Announcements and
presenting their messages through google slides. These
78 Don Jeter Elementary Consuelo Stokes messages will be shown at Open House.
We are building landforms out of clay.
79 McNair JH Craig Rhodes Matt Longoria member of the USA World Bench Press team is
competing at the IPF World Championships in Potchefstroom
80 Wilder Elementary Torey McCord South Africa
Our students are completing the FitnessGRAM Curl-Up Test
81 Alvin JH Cynthia Chambless for core strength and abdominal muscular endurance.
82 Shadow Creek HS Jenna Duff Makerspace Week in the Library
Practicing 4x100 relay race hand offs for 2018 JACKET
83 York Elementary Dabrina Hovanec DAY!!
Minute Maid Park Field Trip
84 Career & Technical Education Mark Myers Students are finishing their Innocence Project. They
created a poster over a case they selected where someone
85 Manvel HS Daniela Koontz was wrongfully convicted and exonerated via DNA Evidence.
Testing Blade Design in Windmills
86 Manvel JH Danielle Cunningham We are studying Greek Mythology. The students have been
divided into groups and will be researching about different
87 Alvin Primary Alexis Joseph Greek Gods and Goddesses.
88 Other Danielle Perrin Each grade level is participating in rotating stations that
involve creativity, writing, cooperative interaction, building,
89 Alvin HS David del Toro using technology skills, reading, and singing.
For McNair Junior High--we are conducting
90 Meridiana Elementary Cassandra Lawson interviews today looking for the VERY BEST for our last few
teaching positions. Our staff is almost completely hired!
91 E.C. Mason Elementary David Schlegel My GT kids are blowing me away with what they have
92 Passmore Elementary Hona Outlaw learned from their research and how creative they are being
in their products for the Product Showcase!
93 Alvin HS Davina Faries Building relationships with students using restorative
practices.
94 Hasse Elementary Dawn Shaffer Engineering students at Shadow Creek High School are
95 Alvin Elementary Christine Shelton building and testing their prototypes for their capstone
project.
96 Manvel HS Dennis Schwent We are writing Haiku poems to put on our Poe”tree” in the
hallway!
97 Shirley Brothers Elementary Sonia Weber Constructing a “tiny house”...building skills to become
lifelong learners and builders!
98 Technology Don Rabalais My students are making a “Change of Scale” Pop Art
Sculpture. Each kid imagines, plans, measures, designs, and
99 Alvin Elementary Angela Van Gilder creates their own work of art. Higher level thinking!
100 Alvin HS Donna Pauley In my high school credit art class, students are using their
knowledge of materials and methods we have used
throughout the year to create their independent project.
We are using core boards during center time to incorporate
total communication with our non verbal kiddos.
Today we talked about our Super Power of LOVE. We talked
about how to love ourselves when we have a big emotion and
began discussion of how to love in bullying.
All students from my Spanish II classes are playing a Quizizz
to master verb conjugation. Quizizz allows students to work
at their own pace.
Students are using their data that they’ve tracked from
assessments to decide which readiness TEK they need to
focus on. From there, they go to their group and practice!
We are practicing effective test taking skills through role
play.
Today we started our recycle projects. The students will be
able to create a masterpiece with the things we have recycled
in and out of the classroom.
Today we learned which stars form a black hole. We also
learned what will happen to our Sun as it goes through its life
cycle.
Invited 4th grade to come play a round of putt putt on our
course made from recycled materials in honor of Earth Day.
We are learning to read a recipe for homemade ice cream!
Students are using technology to find fun recipes that do not
require cooking.
Today my students are using www.onetonline.org to research
3 jobs that they found after taking a Holland Code Survey to
find what careers are well suited for them.
Visit with Dr. Gilcrease at lunch today!
In the past year we have closed 23,323 work tickets and
have improved our “time to close” work tickets from an
average of 10 days to 2 days.
Mrs. Van Gilder’s students are dissecting owl pellets to
describe the flow of energy through an owl’s food chain.
My students learned about the concepts of literary
Romanticism: seeing beauty in unexpected places.

Campus/Department Teacher/Staff What are you doing in your classroom today?

101 Savannah Lakes Elementary Luz Navarre 1st grade students participate in literacy centers

102 Hood-Case Elementary Donna Reynolds We had a grandparent breakfast and book fair. The response

was awesome!!!!

103 Alvin JH Doris Perry Today we are learning about the Skeletal System including

bones and joints . Students will play Bone Bingo using our

classroom Skeleton friend and bone Scientific names.

104 Rodeo Palms JH Dr. Anthony Green, Sr. Students compare their STAAR Test from previous grade

level to compare with their latest SIMS/Snapshot to gauge

their one year individual academic growth.

105 Meridiana Elementary Katy Wallace Watching our caterpillars transform into butterflies. One

butterfly came out of its chrysalis today.

106 E.C. Mason Elementary Dyan Marek My class visited the Angleton courthouse today to conduct a

mock trial and were articulate, well behaved, and an absolute

pleasure to watch.

107 Meridiana Elementary Edith Zaragoza Kindergarten students are learning about stranger danger

and how to stay safe.

108 E.C. Mason Elementary Elaine Guikema 5th Grade presented a Mock Trial at the Brazoria County

Courthouse

109 Career & Technical Education Elizabeth Garcia Students at JB Hensler College and Career Academy are

testing for their industry recognized certification to be a

Certified Nursing Assistant!

110 ASSETS Elizabeth Garcia Students at ASSETS Academy will showcase their creative

side with an Art Showcase.

111 Federal and Special Programs Elizabeth Rombs Seeing smiles of children after they produce sounds correctly

as an isolated sound, within a whole word, in a sentence, or

in conversation for the first time!

112 York Elementary Susan Everett Students created a Haiku for our Earth Day celebration this

week. They also constructed their coffee filter Earth to go

with their poem.

113 Manvel HS Emily Grieneeks Today the students are applying the concepts of Logos,

Pathos and Ethos in an original advertisement. They will

make presentations on Friday for competition and prizes.

114 Alvin HS Eve Robinson & Students are working hard at creating original choreography

Taryn Elliott to showcase in our spring dance concert. Music, costumes

and choreography is all created by students.

115 York Elementary Gayelyn Stanley We are learning about ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

116 Alvin HS Tyler Cleland The Algebra 1 team designed STAAR preparation stations

that focus on different Algebra 1 concepts through hands on

learning.

117 ASSETS Greg Rye My economics students are learning how to make a budget

and create savings. They are learning about financial

literacy.

118 E.C. Mason Elementary Mrs. Villaloboz My students are reading, writing, and thinking about poetry.

They analyze mentor poems, discuss with their peers, and

create their own. They are loving poetry!!

119 Mark Twain Elementary Gross We made a timeline of Westward Expansion of the United

States. The students were each assigned and event to learn

about and teach the class.

120 Harby JH William “Randy” Teal Chaya Vaveer, a Holocost surviver, is speaking to our 8th

grade students about her experience.

121 Alvin HS Guy Faith My students are learning to program a robot to go through a

maze autonomously(without manual control)

122 Walt Disney Elementary Gwyn Bray Designing an experiment to investigate how light travels

123 Alvin Primary Sarah Hollier Learning about the Life Cycle of a Butterfly

124 Savannah Lakes Elementary Heather Arboleda 5th grade will begin making music on the Ukuleles that were

provided by Donor’s Chose! We are excited to do this before

they leave for Jr. High!

125 Alvin Primary Heather Barnes Our students are working in makerspace stations in the

library!

126 Stevenson Primary Laura Wilson Today Mrs. Wilson’s 2nd grade class is working/rehearsing

on their reader’s theater to present to the class on Friday!

127 Mark Twain Elementary Hennessy Creating surveys so that we can poll the first graders

tomorrow!​

128 Career & Technical Education Henry Morgan Kahoot! To review unit rates and proportions.

129 Mark Twain Elementary Holly Delatorre 4th and 5th graders are Mastering the Recorder!!

130 York Elementary Meghan Anderson Clay Pinch Pots in Kindergarten!

131 Meridiana Elementary Lindsey Bachman Students are collaborating on a research project using Google

Classroom and Google Docs.

132 Harby JH Irma Garcia Today our 8th graders welcomed a Holocaust Survivor -

Chaya Veveer, as a guest speaker.

133 Harby JH Irma Garcia, Holly Abney We are constructing a Holocaust Museum exhibit in our

classrooms to illustrate our student’s research projects.

134 Mark Twain Elementary Stephanie Pratt We are enjoying reading Mo Willems books. My students have

a new love for Piggie and Gerald. My students have

discovered they CAN read the books independently!

135 York Elementary Mrs. Royall We are having fun with our WATCH DOG, Mr. Hopkins.

136 Manvel HS Jamie McRae Counselors are currently meeting with Seniors confirming

their post graduation plans. It is powerful to see the pride on

their faces and the excitement in their voices!

137 Alvin Primary Shelli Adams We are learning to write letters.

138 Mark Twain Elementary Jamie Sawka Students are completing their Animal Research Project by

writing an Expository Essay.

139 Nolan Ryan JH Howard Solis Nolan Ryan JH Choir students are putting final touches

on their songs and dancing formations for their upcoming

“Broadway” Pop Show on May 11!

140 Manvel JH Jane Maloy Learning Spring Concert Music: Batman and Moana

141 Duke Elementary Shara Vialva Mrs. Vialva’s class visited the Duke Library for fun learning

stations.

142 Fairview JH Janette Milmoe Students are learning to embrace and accept the diversity of

others as we discuss the novel “Night” by Elie Wiesel.

143 E.C. Mason Elementary Kelly Chatham Writing Poetry

144 Mark Twain Elementary Jannette Gonzalez They have completed over 1,000 Imagine Math lessons! They

are in 1st place at Mark Twain!

145 Meridiana Elementary Jarrod Shivers Spring Poetry For ELA, Odd/Even Sequencing of numbers for

Math, Landforms and animal adpatations for Science,

Folding t-shirts for Social Studies

146 Stevenson Primary Shanna Geissen Wrapping up our animal research using the Independent

Investigation Method (IIM) and preparing to present our

research from the perspective of a newscaster

147 Don Jeter Elementary Javier Mendoza Mr. Mendoza’s class is thrilled about financial literacy.

Money, taxes, debit and credit cards, traditional vs online

shopping seem to be a great adventure for them.

148 Duke Elementary Mrs. Schendel Students are using their knowledge of perimeter, area, and

volume to build a 3D model of a Tiny House complete with

furniture and appliances!

149 Shadow Creek HS Jennifer Brian Tested to see which metal would make the best cooking pan

by heating different metals to see which had the lowest

specific heat.

150 York Elementary Jennifer Staes Ms. Staes’ class got into groups to observe, classify, compare,

rocks and minerals! We recorded our observations using

sentence stems, vocab, and drew detailed pictures.

151 Wilder Elementary Jaime Moore
152 Mary Marek Elementary Jennie Koikkal

153 Manvel JH Jennifer Morris

154 Manvel HS Jerry Clark
155 Meridiana Elementary Jessica Olivarez

156 Wilder Elementary Jessica Vaughn

157 Harby JH Jody Kuchta
158 Harby JH Joel, Eniza

159 Walt Disney Elementary Johanna Ramirez

16 Mark Twain Elementary Joy Witt

161 Nolan Ryan JH Karen Brown

162 Hasse Elementary Kasey Gray

163 Duke Elementary Katherine Boldger

164 Stevenson Primary Kathleen Anderson
165 Wilder Elementary Katie Noggle

166 Pomona Elementary Katie Sudol
167 Alvin HS Kelley Smith
168 York Elementary Kelley Taylor
169 Shadow Creek HS Kelvin Kibler

170 Manvel JH Kennessa Johnson

171 Meridiana Elementary Kim Castle

172 Savannah Lakes Elementary Kirstin Morris

173 Fairview JH Koenig
174 Wilder Elementary Krishna Buford

175 Manvel HS Kristen Meyer

176 Don Jeter Elementary Kristen Wiesenborn

177 Stevenson Primary Kristi Crain

178 Shirley Brothers Elementary Krystal Hawks

179 Manvel HS Kyle Boberg

180 Rodeo Palms JH Kyle Hargrove
181 Rodeo Palms JH Lakeisha Diaz

182 Duke Elementary Lara Duhon

183 Fairview JH Latoya Alexander

184 Shirley Brothers Elementary Laura Parker

185 Shadow Creek HS Lauren Heckler
186 Nolan Ryan JH Lauren Luna

187 York Elementary Lindsay Cortez

188 Mark Twain Elementary Lindsey DeBellis

189 Mark Twain Elementary Lisa Henson
190 Passmore Elementary Lisa Selover

191 Alvin Primary Lizette Gonzalez
192 Mark Twain Elementary Logan Burkhart

193 Wilder Elementary Lori Carriere

194 Mark Twain Elementary Maldonado/Cantu

195 Alvin JH Mallory McKeever

196 Alvin H Marie Tucker
197 Alvin HS Marie Tucker
198 Alvin HS Marilyn Rodriguez

199 Fairview JH Mary Spano

200 Alvin HS Matt Bell
201 Shadow Creek HS Melissa Brubaker

202 E.C. Mason Elementary Melissa Morris
203 Mary Marek Elementary Melissa Roberts
204 Harby JH Melissa Watkins

205 Duke Elementary Meredith Mooney

206 Manvel JH Michael O’Gea

207 Alvin Elementary Michelle Coon

208 Alvin HS Michelle Harrold

209 Wilder Elementary Michelle Mulzer

210 Fairview JH Michelle Reynolds

211 Meridiana Elementary Miranda Freitag
212 Hasse Elementary Molly New
213 Mary Marek Elementary Mr. Johnson

214 Shirley Brothers Elementary Mrs Jones
215 Shirley Brothers Elementary Mrs. Baker

216 York Elementary Mrs. Branham
217 E.C. Mason Elementary Mrs. Carrillo

218 Stevenson Primary Mrs. Dantzman

219 Nolan Ryan JH Mrs. Guzman
220 York Elementary Mrs. Harris

221 Pomona Elementary Mrs. Hayes

222 Mary Marek Elementary Mrs. Hinojosa
223 Alvin Primary Mrs. Howison

224 Harby JH Mrs. Jacquez
225 Mark Twain Elementary Mrs. McGhee

226 Mark Twain Elementary Mrs. Oliver
227 Alvin Primary Mrs. Osborn

228 Nolan Ryan JH Mrs. Tiara Mikell

229 Shadow Creek HS Mrs. Vollman

230 Alvin HS Mrs.Blevins
231 York Elementary Ms. B. Turner

232 Rodeo Palms JH Ms. Crayton
233 Meridiana Elementary Ms. Denison

234 Meridiana Elementary Ms. Diaz
235 Rodeo Palms JH Ms. E

236 Walt Disney Elementary Ms. Hoffman
237 Walt Disney Elementary Ms. Mathis

238 York Elementary Ms. Pearce
239 Meridiana Elementary Ms. Pickard

240 Alvin HS Ms. Schneider
241 Harby JH Ms. Wright

242 Mark Twain Elementary Muffeny
243 Pomona Elementary Nance
244 Meridiana Elementary Nancy Powell

245 Hasse Elementary Nancy Watson

246 Passmore Elementary Natalie Hoskins

247 Alvin HS Nathan Mansfield

248 York Elementary Neha Bhakta

249 Alvin HS Officer R. Duplechin

250 Manvel JH Para: Rachael Lira/
Librarian: Sherri Bell
251 York Elementary
252 Shadow Creek HS Patricia Branch

Patrick Milum

253 Savannah Lakes Elementary Phoebe Conerly

254 Mark Twain Elementary Pratt

255 Shadow Creek HS Purnima Saride

256 Alvin JH Ray Leal

257 Pomona Elementary Rebecca Garza

258 Alvin HS Robin Foster

259 Alvin HS Ronnie Molina
260 Shadow Creek HS Rose Pettijohn

261 Fairview JH S McClelland
262 Mark Twain Elementary S Patterson

263 Hasse Elementary Samantha Chaplain

264 Mark Twain Elementary Samantha Hennessy

265 Alvin JH Sami Soto

266 Don Jeter Elementary Sara Cantu

267 Stevenson Primary Sarah Gruetzmacher

268 Savannah Lakes Elementary Sarah Landau

269 E.C. Mason Elementary Sarah McSpadden

270 Manvel JH Sarah Vineyard
271 Fairview JH Serena Brown

272 Education Foundation Sheila Olson

273 Manvel HS Sheila Tate

274 E.C. Mason Elementary Sherri Durst

275 Manvel JH Sherry Lonsford

276 Shadow Creek HS Stacy Hagaman

277 Shadow Creek HS Steffanie Dunbar

278 Rodeo Palms JH Stephanie Barnes
279 York Elementary Steven Carter

280 Alvin HS Summa

281 Shadow Creek HS Suzanne Mau

282 Shirley Brothers Elementary Tanya Davis

283 Alvin JH Tayde Garcia

284 Savannah Lakes Elementary Teresa Faries

285 Alvin HS Teresa Luneau
286 Alvin HS Tess Stilwell

287 Alvin HS Tiffany Neal

288 Alvin Primary Tina Royles
289 Alvin Elementary Tracy Leon

290 Duke Elementary Trevor VanAuken
291 Pomona Elementary Val Vanony

292 Pomona Elementary Veronica Almanza

293 Stevenson Primary Vicky Villarreal
294 Meridiana Elementary Victoria Bulpitt
295 Nolan Ryan JH Viviana Morales

“Ah ha” moments for students reviewing SIM tests!
We are creating Guided Math Games based on our most
missed TEKS to help us review for the STAAR.
Students are creating an ABC book over a novel we have
read!
Learning CPR and Basic Life Support!
In Mrs. Olivarez’s class we are mastering 3 digit subtraction
with and without regrouping!!! They are really
understanding the concept and are asking for “more digits”!
Working on our market day products to sell to kinder who
have earned wolf bucks for good behavior
Stations - Students have been stepping up their game!!!
The students finished building and competing with their drag
race robot
Today students will explore life cycles by placing radish and
lima bean seeds in a ziploc bag. We will be tracking growth
and discuss changes as seeds germinate.
We have 35 students moving to the next rounds of Pre-AP
qualifying. This is a testament to the amazing work you and
your students do each and every day.
My students have learned the Six Syllable Types, and are
using the vowel r and vowel consonant e rules in spelling and
writing. They have mastered the concept.
Today in Ms. Gray’s class we are researching and writing
about different habitats so they will be prepared for their
habitat projects in their science class!
Students are working on combining sentences using
NoRedInk.com (using interests to create sentences and
formatively assess them as well.)
We are writing poetry and we just received a star for great
behavior in the lunch room!
We were shooting free throws to collect data. We collected
how many shots were made with tally marks then compiled
the data and used a bar graph to represent the data.
Acrostic poems and the students are so creative!! One wrote
about popsicles!
AP Capstone Seminar students are completing their final
presentations for submission to the College Board.
My students are responding to reading and writing Haiku’s
about a topic they find interesting.
Our Introduction to Engineering Students just finished
designing toy trains and train cars using” Inventor”.
Inventor is a professional-level CAD program.
Today we are analyzing battles of the Civil War. My students
have been excited to share their opinions of the causes in an
essay.
The Castle Crew went to the library today to check out books
based on the non fiction topic that they chose to research!
Today, students are working in small groups where they are
creating and solving their own story problems.
Paper Plate bohr models and Organ wanted posters.
Today in The Inkwell, our learning community is creating
Realistic Fictional stories from their vivid imaginations -
using the appropriate writing conventions, of course!
Oral Presentations in Spanish - Directions from MHS to home
in Spanish.
We are making models to represent the flow of energy in food
chains.
My students are learning how to more clearly communicate
their thoughts and feelings to others.
Mrs. Yi and Mrs. Haygood’s classes are practicing their GT
showcase presentations.
Students in my principles class are learning how to anchor
in front of a green screen. Several have shown some amazing
natural ability being in front of a camera
Today sixth graders are exploring America’s response to the
Vietnam War.
Mrs. Diaz’s class is applying what they have learned about
body systems to identify various organs in their frog
dissection lab.
Mrs. Duhon’s class worked collaboratively to identify
problems and solutions while examining nonfiction text
structures.
Mrs. Alexanders 8th grade science class will be completing
their biome choice projects. Information will be presented via
brochure, booklet or diorama.
Sharing IIM research projects with Kinder , 1st, and 2nd
graders - sharing their knowledge and interacting in a
learning, positive manner. (makes me love my job!)
Students are getting a glimpse at real life with a budget
project.
Art 2 is painting their bedroom in Vincent Van Gogh style,
HS Art 1 are finishing up clay animal teapots, & Art 1 is
finishing their oil pastel drawings of Starry Night.
We are learning how to write Haiku poems today. The kids
really got excited about them and had fun creating their
own!
My students worked so hard on MAP today and continued to
power through the questions, even if they were challenging!
Planting a flower for Earth/Mothers Day
I had a First Grader decode a hard word today! He is solving
his words and becoming a better reader!
Planting seeds in the Kinder “Garden”
We have successfully found a way for ALL of my students to
be able to communicate with teachers AND peers!!!
We are using the district’s problem solving model to learn
how to solve single and multiple step addition and
subtraction word problems, with and without grouping.
Our class wrote letters to Mrs. Vincent asking for
consideration of getting our school some soccer goals so the
students could learn to play the sport properly.
My high school intern is delivering a GREAT lesson on
character archetypes. Students are making connections with
their favorite movies AND our class novel, The Outsiders!
AVID 2 read a Frost poem “Stopping By...” to analyze his tone
& voice in order to help them prepare for the SAT essay.
AVID 3 students are using research techniques to answer an
essential question about a global topic.
Students are using technology/calculations to identify their
Body Mass Index, Daily Caloric Needs, & Body Composition
to create appropriate meal plans.
Our goal today is to write code to create the effect of a balloon
expanding and popping. Students are working
collaboratively to work through the logic to succeed.
UIL Concert & Sightreading Sweepstakes
Today my students are completing final edits of their literary
analysis of Ovid’s Pyramus and Thisbe. They’ve worked hard
on their first-ever college level paper. Bravo!
We’re writing poetry for our Poetry Slam and Reading an
amazing novel-Finder’s Keepers
Our Librarian, Mrs. Phipps is running our Scholastic Book
Fair!
We’re learning about how a lack of clean water affects
people in rural areas.2 weeks ago a group of 6th graders
raised $675 for our Uganda friends to help dig a new well.
Our Duke Dynamics Choir students are preparing to compete
with over 40 elementary choirs this weekend at the
Children’s Music Festival of Houston.
MJH AVID Students are presenting their “Reality Check”
project; establishing future goals and the college readiness
skills that are necessary to make dreams - reality!
After reading the Bluebonnet book, Ada’s Violin, students in
my class are designing their own instruments out of recycled
materials. Perfect for Earth Day!
Students are working on a book project for their self
selected novels they just finished reading. They have choice
in the project, too, so they’re excited.
My students are working hard on reading and writing! I’m
so proud of them. They have each moved up this year on
their reading levels. Hard work ALWAYS pays off!
All “Read” Round-Robin Tournament. All are contestants
answer questions from selected poems and novels using task
cards.
MAP testing for growth over the year. Students have been
working so diligently and on task! So proud of my kiddos!
Students working together to problem solve by approaching
their reading with unique and creative thinking !!!
The students researched organisms from their chosen
ecosystems and created a new organism. They are finishing
their Google slides and dioramas for presentations.
Whole class Google Slides tutorial in preparation for research
project.
Baker’s Bunch of first graders has professionally published a
book. They have invited all parents to their book signing in
the library.
Writing sentences that include prepositional phrases.
Today we are celebrating continuous growth for all of my
students in Math!
Today during our Writer’s Workshop time, all students in
class focused on their writing goal they had chosen to
improve on!
Here at the Nolan Ryan Library students have learned a
great deal about books and the importance of reading.
Students are working on a Book Cover Design for a contest.
The students are writing poetry using a website and are
sharing their work with their classmates as they publish
their work.
As the year comes to an end, we are taking time to celebrate
our friends, by writing a letter to each student in the class
telling them why we love being their friend!
Mrs. Hinojosa’s class is using IIM to research animal
adaptations in different habitats.
Our class is writing stories modeled after the ones we read
in class. Reluctant writers are now eager to compose their
stories! It’s so exciting!
How vital is water to you?
We are having a fabulous time creating flags for our mini
society. We will be voting for the community flag tomorrow.
The students chose the name Puppy Land.
We are studying life cycles and we are excited to announce
that our lady bugs are emerging from their pupa stage.
Mrs. Osborn’s class is writing about their favorite thing they
do in first grade! We are learning how to explain our reasons
and make complete sentences.
Students are working hard for our upcoming Spring
production of “Alice & Wonderland” showing May 1st and
2nd at 6pm.
Students are finishing up their “Outside Reading Project” by
giving oral book reports. It’s awesome to see how proud these
kids are of themselves for finishing a novel!
Reviewing Important Eras of US History
Students are perfecting their writing skills in dealing with
reading Social Studies on the topic of Native American
culture and exploration of the 1400’s and 1500’s
We are learning about the battles of the American Civil War.
I got to see a student get into his writing and want to finsh it.
He wrote about the time he became a proud uncle.
Getting ready for our GT showcase!
All the students are behaving amazingly and being polite to
not just school staff, but one another!
Learning about the effects of WWII
Today we are reviewing math concepts and hunting
Pokemon!
Subtraction up to 10
Today my class worked on their crime scene project.
Together as a class they came up with a mystery to solve.
Today we broke into groups to start making our evidence.
My students were learning to factor. They all made 95 or 100
on their daily grade.
My 7th and 8th graders are doing a fabulous job
collaborating with our theatre arts department, helping
paint the sets for our upcoming musical performances!
We are reviewing predicting / inferring concepts using
passages. We’ve almost mastered this concept
My second graders are having a free throw contest to collect
data to create and analyze graphs!
Students are reviewing academic vocabulary related to
research. They are collaborating in small groups to create a
game to play in class.
Students gathered their first day of data for a plant
experiment. The purpose of their experiment is to find out
which type of soil best supports the growth of beans.
Our 5th grade students are in the Library today participating
in Maker Spaces. All grade levels will have this opportunity
this week! Students are loving learning.
Mr. Mansfield’s classes are diving into the stories of epic
heroes like Odysseus, and reading through the story of The
Odyssey as a class.
Bridging to 6th grade - Exploring absolute value and adding/
subtracting integers with red(-), yellow(+) counters.
Students were super excited to have homework today too!
I was asked by Clarissa Barron to be her representative for
Teacher Appreciation Week. This is one of the many reasons I
Love My Job with the Alvin ISD Police Department.
We are working with our library helpers to make craft exam-
ples for tomorrow’s Maker Space Day. We are loving spending
time learning something new together.
Interesting facts during World War I and creating
newspapers for that time.
Today my students have spent some time relating the
Frederick Douglass narrative to modern society. Specifically,
we are looking at what makes a fearless leader.
We have been breaking apart word problems
Kindergarten can run the full track under 2 minutes 30
seconds
In math students are completing their Probability projects.
They are testing the games they have created to collect data
& calculate EV, to decide on a fair game price
We are learning about how democracy affects our way of life
today beginning with the ideals of the Mayflower Compact to
ideals found in our Constitution.
Today we are learning about financial literacy and paying for
college. Students are researching various colleges and
learning about pathways to college.
In Dual Credit Economics, we discussed the Federal Budget
and the option of a national sales tax versus the IRS.
Guest lecturer focused on our freedoms.
AP Human Geography students are reviewing and
practicing for their AP exam. They are working hard to earn
high scores.
Kahoot! review for test over Southeast Asia tomorrow
My students have learned that Super - e can fly over a
consonant to make a vowel say its name!
We are working on “What’s My Habitat” projects using
technology!!
Creating surveys, taking polls in other classes, creating and
analyzing graphs made from the data we gathered!
The cafe serves a daily average of 100 meals to students who
stay for tutoring and other afterschool programs. That’s a
great thing that we take pride in!
Mrs. Cantu’s class is reviewing environment changes
through a game, where they are the fish, acting out what is
happening to them and was it a positive or negative effect?
Mrs. G’s friends are practicing writing complete sentences to
become third-grade ready!
Checking out book baggies to be able to “shop” for new higher
leveled books; reading “there was an old lady who swallowed
a fly” and food chains; balancing equations
My class is stretching out letter sounds to make words with
short vowel sounds. It’s review but they get so excited to use
their “imaginary rubber band!”
Mrs. Vineyard’s classes are reading their book club books
and having great discussions!
Today in class, a student volunteered and successfully solved
a percent increase problem. Student are successfully
speaking volume formulas for prisms and pyramids :)
The Alvin ISD Education Foundation Winners Wagon
surprised teachers throughout the district by awarding
93 teachers Innovative Teaching Grants in the amount of
$64,995!
All of my EOC students have completed their graduation
project (100%) and is now reading the Alchemist by Paulo
Coelho and is loving it!
In my classroom, my students are using recipes they
researched to double, quadruple and half them to practice
rational number operations learned earlier in the year.
Students leading, reading, discussing in Literature Circles on
their novel of choice! 4-6 novels going on at one time!
Student choice makes a difference! Such fun!
Today Ms. Hagaman’s classes are finishing OSHA
certifications and preparing for floral certification exams.
After school the vet team will be preparing for State!
Students read sections of a long chapter in their groups,
illustrated it and summarized it, and reported back to the
entire group so that everyone had a grasp
Making Connections
Students in 5th grade are practicing bucket drumming in
preparation for their upcoming concert.
Mr. Summa’s class is having a lively discussion of the causes
of the Civil War to review for their quiz today in history.
As we approach week 4 of our literacy unit, literacy grows in
my students as they work in their book club groups
analyzing the text through socratic seminar groups.
Shared reading of The Story of Harriet Tubman: Freedom
Train - The students are enjoying this book and are excited
as they learn about a brave woman in history.
Students in Spanish class listening to conversations and read
about clothes and shopping. Also, how to exchange
information while purchasing an item of clothing.
Students are completing projects for upcoming campus
showcase. Their research and technology skills are out of
this world!
First Aid Training in Health Science classes
Ms. Stilwell’s Art 1 classes are beginning self-choice projects
utilizing skills they learned throughout the year to make
personally fulfilling artwork.
My Principles of Human Services classes are sewing their
own aprons! I have 80 students & NONE of them have sewn
before. They are doing so well!
Literacy stations/Guided Reading
My bilingual students have been able to successfully pass
their iBT test and are now classified as advanced english
students.
Upon checking progress noticed one of my students grew by
about 3 years in her reading on Imagine Learning.
15 of 22 students mastered over 100, 200, and 300+ sight
words! Well over the kindergarten goal of 25 words by end of
year.
Our students have learned to be kind to each other when
their spirits are down and have embraced the Capturing Kids
Hearts - Kindness above all value.
Students are having fun creating their “first” Spring Poem!
Can’t wait for them to share!!
Introduction of Life Cycles - drawing and labeling; Complete
Metamorphosis vs. Incomplete Metamorphosis
Spanish Cultural Trivia