Principal’s Paddock

Last week was Teacher Appreciation Week. We all know that teachers are the key ingredient to our students’ success. At O. Henry, we take the hiring, training, and retention of our faculty very seriously. Because of our wonderful teachers, staff, parents, and students, we attract the very best applicants whenever we have openings. We do not hire any individual unless s/he “wows” us. If …

Library Book Fair
Are you ready for The Summer Games book fair? Come by the O. Henry library between Tuesday, May 8 and Friday, May 11 from 7:45 am until 4:30 pm to buy books for summer reading! We are collaborating with Book People (6th and Lamar) for this spring’s book fair. Visit http://www.ohenrylibrary.com and click on The Summer Games banner to see …

The teachers, staff, and students did an amazing job with the state assessments last week! Everyone was working very hard. We should get our results in a few weeks. Algebra End of Course Exam is Tuesday, May 15.

Now that most of the STAAR tests are over, some kids think the school year has ended. Obviously, it has not. We have lots of exciting lessons, …

STAAR
The state testing schedule for the week of April 23:

Monday, April 23 – 8 Period Schedule (no testing)
Tuesday April, 24 – Even Bell Schedule for Testing: Grades 6/7 Math
Weds, April 25 – Odd Bell Schedule for Testing: Grades 6/7 Reading; Grade 8 History
Thursday, April 26 – Even Bell Schedule for Testing: Grade 8 Science (Grades 6/7 make-ups)
Friday, April 25 – 8 Period …