Here are some recnet good things that are going on at our neighborhood school.
TEA Commended TAKS performance; AISD Recognition
Among seventy-one Austin schools awarded 170 Gold Performance Acknowledgments from the Texas Education Agency in 2007
for high performance in areas critical to academic success, Becker was one of 58 elementary schools to receive
Gold Performance Acknowledgements from TEA and was recognized by the AISD Board of Trustees at its Monday, Jan.
28th meeting. Becker received recognition for Commended TAKS performance (90% or above) in Science.
National Historical Site
Becker has been recognized as a National Historical
Site and will receive the marker sometime in the
Spring. We'll let you know about it as the date gets closer. This is a really big deal for the school and
our neighborhood. It couldn't have happened if we
didn't have great support. Thanks, Lori, Pat and the
others.
Green Classroom/Gardening:
It continues to be a great experience for all of the
kiddos. The Fall crops are being harvested and eaten.
Ben brought home some delicious arugula for our
dinner salad. We thank some the neighbors who have
been volunteering thier time and energy: Paula,
Kelly,Linda, Sara and Colin are the first who come to
mind. Thanks to all of the others.
Music and Dance:
We had a lovely Holiday program with an international
theme. All of the students participated. Their
enthusiasm was contagious. The school is now
preparing for a program to celebrate Black History
month.
After school clubs and classes.
Becker has a Prime Time, grant funded, after school
program. The Fall session was great fun with classes
such as Gymnastics, Story Time Drama, Soccer and, my
favorite, Everything Green (my class~ we spent our
afternoon exploring and playing at the Green Belt
while collecting trash and "recyclables"). We are
about to start the Spring session. A running club
will be added by our neighbor Kris. I'll be her
faithful sidekick.--Ellen