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Mrs. Taylor is our new principal here at Travis. Five years ago she was here as an assistant

principal. She’s tough, but wants Travis to be the best school in the district. She wants all kids

to be successful. She would be so happy if we all passed all our subjects and the new STAAR

Test. When asked what she thought about our school she said, “I love it. Travis is a great

school.” She doesn’t like to change things around too soon, so uniforms are not going to be

coming to Travis for a while. She likes everyone at Travis and thinks that we are all smart.

We believe we’re going to have a great year with Mrs. Taylor.

A New Principal by Mrs. Duckworth’s Class

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October 7, 2011 Volume 1, Issue 1

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Up Coming Events

10/10 No School:

Columbus Day

10/11 Fire Prevention

Week

10/13 4th Grade Ellen

Noel Museum

10/13 School Pictures

10/25 PTA Gymnastics

William Barrett Travis by Ms. Carrasco’s Class William B. Travis was born

August 9, 1809. In 1831 he

moved to Texas because he

had an unhappy marriage.

He became a defender for

Texas. He defended the

Alamo against the Mexican

government. He had 186

men in his defense force and

the Mexican army had 5,000

men. He had orders to quit

the Battle of the Alamo, but

he wanted to defend Texas.

He wrote asking for more

men to help him defend Tex-

as: "I call on you in the name

of liberty, of patriotism &

everything dear to the

American character to come

to our aid…. If this call is

neglected, I am determined

to sustain myself as long as

possible & die like a soldier."

William B. Travis was a

brave leader for the Battle of

the Alamo. He lost his life

fighting for the independence

on March 6, 1836. All Travis

students should be like Wil-

liam B. Travis and never give

up on their dream. Fight for

your education!

“I think

you are

all smart

students.”

~ Mrs. Taylor

What is a Super Lab? Well, if you look in

room 103 you will find four computers, tables, chairs and kids

working on different subjects. A Super Lab is a place to go when

you need help or are behind with school

work. It is open dur-ing the school hours, and special area teach-

ers will be there to help you catch up on anything that you’ve

missed. If you need help just ask your

teacher for permission

to go to the Super Lab.

Mrs. Shirley’s Class

Happy Grams are messages sent to people that have done something nice!

A Happy Gram goes to Mr. Anderson’s Magnet Class from Ms. Kinne:

“Thank you so much for your hard work cleaning up in the pond area and

barn in the back. It looks so much nicer and is something Travis can be

proud of again. You’re the best.”

“Thanks for helping me with TAKS you are the reason I passed!!!!!!!!” ~ Alexis

“Mrs. Garcia is helpful and caring and loves to be with kids. We love you for being nice under-

standing.” ~ Alexa

Super Lab, Super Learning

HAPPY! HAPPY! HAPPY! HAPPY! HAPPY!

Science Spot

Gas is air that is every-

where, you cannot see

it but you can feel it.

A solid is something

that does not lose its

shape. Solids are com-

posed of tiny particles

called molecules.

Liquid does not have a

definite shape but a has

a definite volume.

There are three

states of

matter, liquid,

gas, and solid.

~Mrs. Quinonez’ Class

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The Mystery Person This person likes to travel and enjoys reading Twilight saga and her favorite

movie is Monsters Inc. Her favorite band is Kings of Leon and she has 2

sisters. Can you guess who this teacher is? Answer on page 4

Ms. Kinne

Ms. Swoopes

A boy and a tree loved

each other. The tree

always helped

the boy when

he was in need.

It reminds me of

my relationship

between my

grandmother

and me. It

brings back

memories and really

touches your heart.

Meet the fastest reader to ever reach 100 points during

the opening week of Accel-erated Reading. She is the only student to ever reach

that many points. Not only has she been the fastest to accumulate 100 points, she’s also smart. She earned these

points with a 93.3% reading

average! Congratulations!

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Reach for the sky. ~ There is no limit to what

you are doing. Don’t judge a book by it’s

cover. ~ Don’t judge people on the outside. Get to know them

better. Life is what you make of it.

~ You’re going to have a happy year by making good choices.

We asked a group of

students how they get

to school. The pie

chart shows the results

of how students get to

school.

Zirioun`s favorite subject is

reading. “I like reading be-

cause it makes me smart

and it helps me learn.” He

gets help from Mrs. Garcia

and Mrs. Coody. They help

him learn new words. “I

like all the other subjects,

but reading is my favorite.”

There

once

was a

tree . . .

Cain, Astrid, Annette, and Irvin

Mrs. Quinonez’ Class

Fourth Grade Classes

Mrs. Franco (Lab)

Ms. Carrasco

Mrs. Duckworth

Mrs. Quinonez

Phone: 432-456-4291

E-mail: priscilla.franco@ectorcountyisd.

org

Our school newspaper was developed by the fourth grade classes during their Communica-

tions lab time. They worked diligently to get the stories together to publish them in a timely manner. A special thanks goes out to the class-

room teachers who dedicated their time to help.

The newspaper will be published monthly.

TRAVIS MAGNET

ELEMENTARY

COMMUNICATIONS

LAB

Ever wonder what all those acronyms mean? Here’s a few acro-

nyms for the field of Special Education and Related Services.

ADD/ADHD – Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

ASD – Autism spectrum disorder

BIP – Behavior intervention plan

CD – Cognitive disability

CTT– Collaborative team teaching (also called “integrated” or

“inclusion” classrooms)

EBD – Emotional behavioral disturbance

ED – Emotional disturbance

EI – Early intervention

ELL– English language learner (formerly ESL– English as a second

language)

IEP – Individualized education program

LD – Learning disability/disabled

NCLB – No Child Left Behind

ODD – Oppositional defiant disorder

OT – Occupational therapy/therapist

PT – Physical therapy/therapist

SDD – Significant developmental delay

SL – Speech and language

SLD – Specific learning disability

SLP – Speech-language pathology/pathologist

For the Parents

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Q. What do get when you

cross one principal with another principal?

A. I wouldn't do it; princi-

pals don't like to be crossed!

Q. What do you do if a

teacher rolls her eyes at you?

A. Pick them up and roll

them back to her!

Q. Why did the boy eat his

homework?

A. Because the teacher said

it was a piece of cake.

Jokes and Riddles

Harbor, a black and tan coonhound, has the

longest ears on a living dog. He has earned a

spot in the upcoming Guinness World Rec-

ords 2012 Edition. Harbor's left and right ears

measure 12.25 inches and 13.5 inches. As a

puppy he had a hard time walking because he

would trip on his ears. A rabbit may say, “I’ve never seen that rabbit

before!”

Meet Harbor - The new dog with the longest ears in the world

A Special Thanks!

Check out the Communications’

webpage. Your child

might be blogging

about their day!

What do you think about

homework?

It’s a nice thing for kids because

they get to learn and study so

they can be smart in school. It’s

great for us so we can learn and

when we

grow up we

know every-

thing so we

can get a

job.

~ Aaron

Second Grade Teacher

Ms. Samora