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Mrs. Claunch's 3rd grade class at T.E. Baxter Elementary had a blast on Field Day! They also won the 3rd grade Tug-O-War! More

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Credit by examination accelerated placement available

Credit by exam testing will be held at each MISD campus the week of June 4. Written requests for currently enrolled students who wish to take the exams must be turned in to the campus administration by May 23. The campus administrator must then approve these requests before tests will be ordered. For more information, call the school’s counselor.

Family Literacy Night at T.E. Baxter

The T.E. Baxter Elementary School Reading and Family Events committees are looking forward to hosting our "In-Tents" Literacy Night on May 24 from 6:00-8:00. Please make plans to join us. We look forward to a great time, just like Science Fright Night back in the fall. From 6:00-6:45, we have a genre walk planned for family reading and entertainment. From 7:00-8:00, we will be entertained by storyteller/author/ventriloquist Nancy Burks Worcester (view website). Download flyer [PDF]

Dates, Dates, and More Dates

The second semester and especially, springtime, often presents a full and growing campus calendar. Our calendar at TEB is growing and will continue to grow as we eventually add field trips and end-of-year awards ceremonies. Please find our most recent calendar of events on our memo [PDF] that goes home in Friday folders. Please call our school if you have any questions!

It's R-Time at T.E. Baxter

Creating responsible citizens and building positive relationships are two very important life lessons for our learners at T.E. Baxter Elementary. R Time is a structured program which uses random pairing to create an environment supporting and enhancing good manners, positive relationships and citizenship. TEB staff members Becky Wiginton (Counselor), Anita Day (Asst. Principal), and Linda Mercer (Title 1 Teacher), recently attended R Time Training sponsored by ESC Region 10 Service Center. R Time is designed to be taught one time per week for 15-20 minutes. Since R Time is new to TEB, Mrs. Wiginton is introducing R Time through her guidance lessons. Our goal is to train all of our teachers with R Time and begin using it weekly by the start of the 2012 school year. The lessons were developed by Greg Sampson, a former teacher and principal in England. While the lessons are fun and interactive, the students are also communicating with each other in a structured manner discussing important topics.

The R Time process builds acceptance of others, improves self-esteem, provides modeling of respectful behavior, and increases positive relationships with others.

There are 3 key rules of R Time:

Show Good Manners and Respect,
Care for Everyone and Everything, and
Follow the Rules and Instructions.

These rules are modeled and taught with each R Time session. While students practice these rules during the R Time session, the rules also apply to all situations in and out of the school setting. We look forward to working together with parents to equip students with good manners and respect for self and others. Please contact Mrs. Wiginton at 972-775-8281 for more information or for a preview of the program.

Baxter Beat: A New Challenge

Technology provides us with an abundance of resources. Before blogging and other social media outlets took the world by storm, we had printed newsletters that were sent home each six weeks that would spotlight and communicate the happenings on our campus. To take us to the next level, Mrs. Carpenter and the staff at TEB will be blogging on the Baxter Beat this year. This will be one form of communication outlet we encourage you to follow and we hope it will allow you to feel connected to our Circle of Friends! It is a great way to reflect on the wonderful things happening at TEB and to showcase our spectacular staff and students!