When we started the year we talked a lot about improving the Tier 1 environment in the classroom. Research has proven that nothing beats good classroom instruction. It is more powerful than any intervention or tutorial system. We are often called to...
Another weekend flew by, but that’s ok it’s time to get back at it. I am super excited because my hometown made it to the state basketball playoffs. I had the opportunity to catch them in the regional tournament and it always great to see so many of your...
Welcome to a new week at The Forest! I didn’t realize that we were so close to Spring Break…ha ha…Well, let’s focus on what’s important. What is important is having the best Tier I learning environment for our students. As we all know, our focus...
We’ll kick off the week with mock testing for many of our students. Mock exams are important because they give us vital information about our students. The goal of the mock exam is simple, to know exactly how to help our students. When we work on...
Last week it was great to watch many of our student athletes commit to their school of choice. Every time one of our students makes a decision about what is next for them after school we all win. It is an amazing time to watch them with their family making such a...
As I watch this extremely low scoring game I’m thinking, I just want to see someone score a touchdown. I’m not with all that defensive battle stuff. Lol! February is upon us and we are driving closer to STAAR, AP testing, and our CCMR goals. I have been super...
We ended last week with a bang with our Seniors! It was great to educate them on the impact of CCMR. Mrs. Ramirez and the counselors did a great job of bringing awareness to each of them. Many of them will receive schedule changes that started happening Friday....
The first week is complete and it’s now game time. Hopefully you got some rest this past weekend or you sulked in the Cowboys lost like I did. I really thought it was our year! Lol! Last week was a fast and furious week. We ended the week with a great College and...
It’s the holiday season as well as STAAR retest time. As you know we’ll have classes and areas around the building redirected throughout the day. Please try your best to keep the students aware of changes that are occurring. As I told you last week please encourage...
Welcome back! It is my hope that each of you had a great Thanksgiving break with family and friends. Hopefully you found time to just relax and enjoy life. I didn’t do any work until Sunday night and it felt great. It’s so easy to get bogged down in work that we...
It’s a new week at The Forest and it’s almost Thanksgiving break! Can you believe Pete Delkus is actually talking about the possibility of snow? We certainly haven’t had any shortage of precipitation this year. Well, there I go talking too much. When long breaks...
Can you believe it’s November? Well, it’s here. I know I’ve said this before, but I really can’t believe how fast the school year is going. Shoots, Thanksgiving break is only two weeks away. That’s crazy! Hey folks we have two big things this week at Naaman. The...