April 7, 2017 - Timpson ISD Bear Update
Academic UIL Qualifiers – Students who qualified for the Regional Academic UIL contest will compete April 7-8 at Panola Junior College. Congratulations for making it to Regionals and good luck in this competition.
- Calculator Team: Jose Mejia, Tyler Morris, Jacob Searcy and Connor Timmons
- Current Issues and Events: Blake Johnson
- Mathematics: Connor Timmons
- Science/Top Score Biology: Corey Branton
- Spelling: Ryan Clay Stamps
Tomlinson Receives Grant - Timpson High School math teacher Mrs. Suzanne Tomlinson was recently awarded a grant to attend and present at regional and state math conferences.
The Texas Regional Collaborative is a grant that was conceived over 20 years ago for Texas science and math teachers. The grant is designed to help science and math teacher throughout the state of Texas by allowing them the opportunity to share successful lessons with each other to help with struggling students. Teachers that are awarded the grant will earn over 100 professional credit hours for the year while being compensated for their efforts.
Each teacher agrees to mentor another teacher in their discipline for a minimum of 12 hours by sharing lessons that have been presented at TRC workshops, developing new lessons to match the needs of students, and by answering any questions about classroom management. Teachers are encouraged to present some of their most successful lessons at Region 7 which is the grant manager for Timpson High School.
Math teachers are also encouraged to attend and present at the state math conference, Conference of American Math Teachers (CAMT) during the summer. Science teachers are encouraged to attend and present at the Conference of American Science Teachers (CAST) during the fall. Both conferences are attended by teachers from Texas and throughout the United States. Data has verified that students who have been taught by a collaborative teacher have higher scores for state test, college entrance exams and are more successful in institutes of higher learning.
Teacher Spotlight – Penny Ramsey is the Timpson Elementary School Pre-K teacher. The part of her job she loves the most is seeing students learn. She enjoys teaching her students using hands on games and learning because she knows this is how the young students learn best. Ms. Ramsey is also working with a Pre-K initiative grant to help enhance the quality standards related to curriculum, academic performance and family engagement. Ms. Ramsey has enjoyed working with Timpson High School Vocational Agriculture teachers Mrs. Powers and Mr. Gaylord who adopted the Pre-K class to plant and care for a garden and how to care for lambs and pigs. The Pre-K students really enjoy getting to pet these animals. She is also involved in extra-curricular activities such as the Athletic Booster Club concession stand, coaching 5th grade UIL ready writing and going to livestock shows with her daughter, April. She also attends First Methodist Church in Timpson.
