Timpson ISD Weekly Calendar, Athletic Banquet, Teacher Spotlight

May 1, 2017 - Timpson ISD Bear Update

Weekly Calendar of Events
Monday, May 1 – Assessment Window for Algebra I, Biology, US History
Tuesday, May 2 – Test, Application and Interview for FFA Officer Election
Tuesday, May 2 – Beta Club Meeting @ Lunch in the Library
Tuesday, May 2 – National Teachers’ Day
Wednesday, May 3 – FFA Officer Election Speech & Voting
Thursday, May 4 – THS Book Club Meeting @ lunch in the library
Friday, May 5 – T-TESS summative conference complete
Friday, May 5 – Registration deadline for June 10 ACT
Friday, May 5 – TES I-Station results sent home

THS Athletic Banquet - Timpson Athletic Banquet will be Monday, May 8, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Good Hope Activity Center. No fee for Timpson High School athletes. No fee for Timpson High School athletes. They can pick up their ticket from Mrs. Tippett by Friday, May 5. Others may purchase tickets from high school office for $15 by May 5. Tickets after May 5 will be $20.

Teacher Spotlight – Mrs. Cindy Simmons is the Timpson Elementary PAL lab reading teacher. She also works with 504, state assessment testing and instructional modeling. She worked at Timpson ISD as a kindergarten teacher in 2008-2010. After moving out of the area for a few years, she came back as quickly as she could and returned to TES in 2015 and taught second grade. She has worked in the PAL lab since the 2014-2015 school year. The favorite part of her job is working with the kids. Mrs. Simmons says it is so much fun watching her students grow in their learning and academic achievement throughout the year. She says teaching is a very gratifying job. Mrs. Simmons says that learning ever stops. She attends all professional development opportunities that she thinks will enhance her ability to teach. Many of those she attends are on her own time. She also stays after school most days to prepare for the next day’s lessons, work with students needing additional help or assist with teachers who request her help. She also stays after school to help with dances, meet the teacher night and with whatever needs to be done. Although she enjoys students of all ages, she has a special place in her heart for our youngest students in pre-k, kindergarten and first grades. She believes she can make the biggest difference with these students because by teaching them the learning skills of these grades such as phonics, reading and math the students will be ready for the later grade level instruction and will not fall behind. Mrs. Simmons assesses students on a regular basis to determine skills they have mastered and skills they need additional instruction on. This allows her to provide small group or individual instruction to better ensure students achieve true mastery of the skills that allow them to be successful. “A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle” is a quote that applies to Mrs. Simmons. Students light up in her classroom because she builds their confidence as well as their academic skills. Watching second graders take charge of their own learning while working on research projects reflects the kind of teacher Mrs. Simmons is. Not only does she teach students but teaches teachers as well who often rely on her experience and expertise to enhance their own skills. We appreciate Mrs. Simmons’ help and care for all those she touches through her dedication to our students and staff.

Staff Spotlight – Mrs. Kay Fodge works in the Timpson Elementary School PAL reading lab. This is her twentieth year working at TISD. She works with individual and small groups of students to assist them in mastering reading skills. She uses a variety of methods to help students master phonics, reading comprehension and vocabulary skills. Mrs. Fodge also believes it is important to build confidence in her students so she provides encouragement and support along with her teaching. She encourages her students to do their best. Mrs. Fodge’s goal is to help all of her students make progress. The favorite part of her job is being able to work with all grade levels. She also enjoys getting to know her students on a personal level and watching them grow in self-confidence as they make progress in their reading skills. Mrs. Fodge is married to Mike Fodge, a pastor, and together they adopted and raised their three granddaughters who went to school in Timpson. Mrs. Fodge said her job helped she and her husband raise their granddaughters. She firmly believes God gave her this job after being a housewife for 30 years before working at Timpson Elementary. Her only regret is that she did not start working 10 years earlier. She credits the staff she works with including her former principal Ken Campbell, Tammy Sparks and Cindy Simmons for helping her develop her teaching skills and for everyone’s support and kindness with her granddaughters. Mrs. Fodge takes her job very seriously because she knows students must have good reading skills to be successful in school, college and the workforce. Thank you Mrs. Fodge for all you do for the students of Timpson Elementary School.

Lady Bear Spring League Games - Below is the schedule for this week’s spring league games.

May 4th Cushing Coliseum

  • 5:40 - Timpson Gold vs. New Summerfield
  • 6:20 - Timpson Black vs. Central Heights B
  • 7:00 - Timpson Gold vs. Central Heights A
  • 7:40 - Timpson Black vs. Central Heights A