Spearman ISD 2023 Teacher of the Year
Teacher of the Year is a program designed to recognize teachers that go above and beyond, reach all students, and surpass the qualities of an effective teacher. Spearman ISD is very fortunate to have many amazing teachers on staff. Staff members from their perspective campus were given the opportunity to nominate one teacher that exemplified qualities of a highly effective teacher.
The nominees will represent their campus, and one teacher will be named District Teacher of the Year. The District Teacher of the Year will compete for Region 16 Teacher of the Year, August 2023.
Congratulations to Chelsea Vanderburg, Gus Birdwell Elementary Teacher of the Year, Maidie Reining, Spearman Junior High Teacher of the Year, and Shelby Reagan, Spearman High School Teacher of the Year. Spearman ISD is thankful for the job you do and the differences you make with every student you get the privilege of teaching. The District Teacher of the Year will be announced at a later date.
Chelsea Vanderburg teaches Pre-Kindergarten at Gus Birdwell Elementary. Chelsea has been awarded Teacher on the Rise and Employee of the Month for Spearman ISD.
“Teaching is a work of heart.” I’ve heard this phrase many times over the years, and no one better exemplifies this than Chelsea Vanderburg. Capturing Kids’ Hearts has been such a huge focus at our school district this year. This program is focused on the social-emotional well-being of our students, having a relationship-driven culture on campus, and student connectedness. When you walk into Mrs. Vanderburg’s classroom, you can feel the love and respect the students have for her, and vice versa. A Pre-K teacher plays such a critical role, because it truly sets the stage for all of these students’ feelings towards loving school or not. Mrs. Vanderburg cares deeply for each of her students and will leave no stone unturned for each of their well-beings. In turn, her students care deeply for her and grow so much academically, because they soak up everything she teaches with such eagerness! Mrs. Vanderburg is not only teaching our Pre-K students academically, but as young human beings she is teaching them to fly on their own for the first time leaving the nest, and she gives them just the boost they need in starting their journeys! What a blessing she is to our students and campus,” stated a co-worker.
Another coworker of Vanderburg’s stated, “Every class I get from her, year to year, is such a joy to have in PE.”
“Chelsea quietly goes above and beyond in her classroom and never seeks recognition. She is the Pre-K team leader, and she is extremely organized,” stated Gus Birdwell Elementary Principal, Alexis Beck.
Congratulations on making a difference in the lives of students. SISD is proud of you!
Reminder Costa Rica Meeting tonight at 5:30p.m. in the SHS Library!
Register here if you have not already
https://bit.ly/3EfARLA
Congratulations to the Lynx & Lynxettes who were named Basketball Academic All-State by the Texas HS Coaches Association: ELITE: Aubrey Beck, Jack Davis, Jeb Garnett;1ST TEAM: Cason Mackie, Sloan Knowlton, Jack Pipkin, Shad Whiteley; HONORABLE MENTION: Marcos Varela. Outstanding!
Dixie Smith teaches the students in the Gifted and Talented program at Gus Birdwell Elementary. The students have been researching historical markers in Hansford County. Once the students completed the research project, Mrs. Smith partnered with Mrs. Hicks' journalism class to design and create the Landmarks Around Spearman. They will wrap up the study with a field trip to Adobe Walls.
Enjoy learning about these historic places that are right here in the county!
Nominations are still being accepted for the Lynx Legacy Distinguished Alumni Award. Do you know someone who is deserving to be on this wall? Follow the link for the application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf_3PpvsFP3Gp__OfXxBHHhBP62_N3ueJ_TYAvN7d8vDReRQA/viewform
If you have a child who is not currently enrolled in Pre-K at GBE, but they will be attending Kindergarten for the 2023-2024 school year, please call the office at 806-659-2565 to schedule an appointment for registration.
As a reminder, Pre-K registration will be March 28th and 29th.
High school students need to bring their Chromebook and charger to school this Friday, March 24th. We will be checking all Chromebooks and chargers to ensure they are in good working condition for upcoming EOC testing.
Week of 3-20-23
Ginger Pearson-Nelson was the 2019 recipient of the Lynx Legacy Distinguished Award. Do you know someone that has been out of high school for ten years or more and is deserving of the Lynx Legacy Distinguished Alumni award? Nominations are being accepted. Follow the link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf_3PpvsFP3Gp__OfXxBHHhBP62_N3ueJ_TYAvN7d8vDReRQA/viewform
Spearman ISD Public Statement
Timberly Lomeli taught the students in Child Development about car seat safety.
All of the following SHS students' art pieces received a score of 4, which is the highest rating at the Regional VASE contest.
Mrs. Cardenas's kindergarten class had the pleasure of having Macy and Blayne Baker (Baker Harvesting) as their community helpers. They came and spoke to all four kindergarten classes about their job.
We will continue Benchmark testing tomorrow, 3/10/23 for our 9th-grade students. Please remind your child to bring their device fully charged.
Continuaremos con las pruebas comparativas mañana, 10/03/23 para nuestros estudiantes de noveno grado. Recuerde a su hijo que traiga su dispositivo completamente cargado.
No School March 13-17 for Spring Break!
Classes will resume on March 20, 2023!
¡No hay clases del 13 al 17 de marzo por las vacaciones de primavera!
¡Las clases se reanudarán el 20 de marzo de 2023!
Spearman High School will be on gray schedule tomorrow. The first bell is at 8:15 am.
Spearman High School estará en horario gris mañana. La primera campana es a las 8:15 am.
A medida que aumentan los eventos escolares durante la temporada de primavera, queríamos enviar un pequeño recordatorio sobre los procedimientos para los visitantes de SISD. Consulte a continuación los procedimientos en la foto.
Tambien por favor, permita el tiempo adecuado para poder registrarlo antes del evento.
SJH 6th Grade Science students took a virtual trip to Pompeii, Italy to study the destruction caused by Mt Vesuvius in 79AD. They then had a “BLAST” erupting their own volcanoes. It was a little messy but a super fun day in the lab!!! SJH 6th graders are the BEST😊
As school events begin to increase during the spring season, we wanted to send a little reminder about the SISD visitor procedures. Please see below for those procedures.
Also, please allow adequate time to check you in before the event.
Spearman High School One Act Play was selected as Alternate at the district competition. Congratulations to the cast and crew! A special thank you goes out to the director, Brandi Cogdill.
Cadence Barrett and Paige Rogers were selected on the All Star Cast and Avren Delozier was selected on the Honorable Mention All Star Cast.
