AM Announcements
December 19, 2008
1. Today is Day 76.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Friday: December 19
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education collected
Please leave as early as possible today and start your holiday break.
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. If you would like to write a Thank You note to Hope Presbyterian, you can place it in the box above the mail boxes beginning with A-F. The Student Council/PTA deserves your "thanks" for the wonderful luncheon spread they put on for all of us yesterday.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 19 - Classified staff members arrive and depart a half hour early
b. January 2 - Speas office opens after the Holiday break
c. January 5 - Classes resume
7. Classified staff members are entitled to an hour off today. Those with classroom responsibilities should arrive a half hour later and leave a half hour earlier. Those without may leave an hour earlier than their regular departure time.
8. Classified staff members are to fill out their time sheets on a DAILY basis. They should access their electronic time sheet when they first arrive at the beginning of the day and enter their arrival time. Then they should access it again just prior to departure and enter the time they leave.
9. Please make sure to clean anything that is personal out of the refrigerators in the front and back buildings. They will be cleaned and everything thrown away beginning at 3:00 today.
10. Today is a Dollar Dress Down Day.
11. It is our wish that you and your loved ones enjoy a glorious holiday season. Don't rush so that you have no time for rest or reflection.
12. The following readings are scheduled for today:
Miller - 8:15 AM
Taylor/Chitty - 9:00 AM
Zinn - 9:30 AM
Linhart - 10:15 AM
Goliszek - 11:00 AM
13. Last week, I went to Philadelphia, but it was closed.
W. C. Fields (1880 - 1946), in Richard J. Anobile - "Godfrey Daniels"
Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable.
Fran Lebowitz (1950 - )
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
Robert Frost (1874 - 1963)
Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something or other, reach for your wallet, because you're being had.
Michael Crichton (1942 - ), Caltech Michelin Lecture, January 17,
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a Good Night!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
AM Announcements - December 18
AM Announcements
December 18, 2008
1. Today is Day 75.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Thursday: December 18
Student Council Nursing Home Caroling - 9:45-11:00 AM - Ms. Powell off-campus
Christmas parties 1:00-2:00 PM
Friday: December 19
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education collected
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. If you would like to write a Thank You note to Hope Presbyterian, you can place it in the box above the mail boxes beginning with A-F. The refreshments in the lounge today are courtesy of Lewisville United Methodist Church.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 18 and 19 - Classified staff members depart an hour early
b. January 2 - Speas office opens after the Holiday break
c. January 5 - Classes resume
7. Classified staff members are entitled to an hour off today and tomorrow. Those with classroom responsibilities should arrive a half hour later and leave a half hour earlier. Those without may leave an hour earlier than their regular departure time.
8. Classified staff members are to fill out their time sheets on a DAILY basis. They should access their electronic time sheet when they first arrive at the beginning of the day and enter their arrival time. Then they should access it again just prior to departure and enter the time they leave.
9. Patsy Squire was very pleased with the work each of you had done in developing the School Improvement Plan. She found a number of things she wanted to take back to the office and share with other Title-1 school. Special "Thanks" go out to Ms. Mincer who provided a number of insights during the meeting.
10. Tomorrow is Dollar Dress Down Day.
11. We were notified last night that our fund balance was to be used to cover the $2.03 million that WS/FCS has to return to the State of NC. That means that we will be paying back approximately $20,000 to the school system. While this is not news we want to hear, we have no choice. In all, 34 schools are to return a total of $700,000. We will only be able to keep $25 per child in our fund balance.
12. The following readings are scheduled for today:
Johnson - 8:30 AM
Zinn - 9:05 AM
Badarin - 10:00 AM
Gifford - 12:00 PM
Van Horn - 1:00 PM
13. Thanks for your cooperation in setting out trash. Especially a "Thank You" goes out to the trash fairy who gathered all the trash in the back building and had it setting by the door. I really appreciate your help.
14. Ms. Say has still not found her lost a flash drive. If you find it please return it to her. It is a blue-white Clinique hard lipstick case (snap closure with mirror ...The flashdrive is inside the case.).
15. Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.
Edgar Watson Howe (1853 - 1937)
The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.
Thomas Szasz, The Second Sin (1973) "Personal Conduct"
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931), (attributed)
Everyone's a hero in their own way, in their own not that heroic way.
Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jed Whedon, Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, 2008
December 18, 2008
1. Today is Day 75.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Thursday: December 18
Student Council Nursing Home Caroling - 9:45-11:00 AM - Ms. Powell off-campus
Christmas parties 1:00-2:00 PM
Friday: December 19
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education collected
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. If you would like to write a Thank You note to Hope Presbyterian, you can place it in the box above the mail boxes beginning with A-F. The refreshments in the lounge today are courtesy of Lewisville United Methodist Church.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 18 and 19 - Classified staff members depart an hour early
b. January 2 - Speas office opens after the Holiday break
c. January 5 - Classes resume
7. Classified staff members are entitled to an hour off today and tomorrow. Those with classroom responsibilities should arrive a half hour later and leave a half hour earlier. Those without may leave an hour earlier than their regular departure time.
8. Classified staff members are to fill out their time sheets on a DAILY basis. They should access their electronic time sheet when they first arrive at the beginning of the day and enter their arrival time. Then they should access it again just prior to departure and enter the time they leave.
9. Patsy Squire was very pleased with the work each of you had done in developing the School Improvement Plan. She found a number of things she wanted to take back to the office and share with other Title-1 school. Special "Thanks" go out to Ms. Mincer who provided a number of insights during the meeting.
10. Tomorrow is Dollar Dress Down Day.
11. We were notified last night that our fund balance was to be used to cover the $2.03 million that WS/FCS has to return to the State of NC. That means that we will be paying back approximately $20,000 to the school system. While this is not news we want to hear, we have no choice. In all, 34 schools are to return a total of $700,000. We will only be able to keep $25 per child in our fund balance.
12. The following readings are scheduled for today:
Johnson - 8:30 AM
Zinn - 9:05 AM
Badarin - 10:00 AM
Gifford - 12:00 PM
Van Horn - 1:00 PM
13. Thanks for your cooperation in setting out trash. Especially a "Thank You" goes out to the trash fairy who gathered all the trash in the back building and had it setting by the door. I really appreciate your help.
14. Ms. Say has still not found her lost a flash drive. If you find it please return it to her. It is a blue-white Clinique hard lipstick case (snap closure with mirror ...The flashdrive is inside the case.).
15. Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.
Edgar Watson Howe (1853 - 1937)
The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.
Thomas Szasz, The Second Sin (1973) "Personal Conduct"
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931), (attributed)
Everyone's a hero in their own way, in their own not that heroic way.
Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jed Whedon, Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, 2008
AM Announcements - December 17
AM Announcements
December 17, 2008
1. Today is Day 74
.2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Wednesday: December 17
Hope Presbyterian provides breakfast goodies
Title-1 Plan Peer Review - 8:00-9:00 AM
Elementary Assistant Principals' Meeting - Ms. Powell off-campus - 9:30 AM-12:30 PM
RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM in the gym
Thursday: December 18
Student Council Nursing Home Caroling
Christmas parties 1:00-2:00 PM
Friday: December 19
Dollar Dress Down DayBox Tops for Education collected
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. There are breakfast goodies in the lounge courtesy of Hope Presbyterian Church.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 17 - SIP Title-1 Plan Peer Review 8:00-9:00 AM
b. December 17 - RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM
c. December 18 and 19 - Classified staff members depart an hour early
7. Classified staff members are entitled to an hour off each of the next two days. Those with classroom responsibilities should arrive a hour hour later and leave a half hour earlier. Those without may leave an hour earlier than their regular departure time.
8. Classified staff members are to fill out their time sheets on a DAILY basis. They should access their electronic time sheet when they first arrive at the beginning of the day and enter their arrival time. Then they should access it again just prior to departure and enter the time they leave.
9. Patsy Squire will be here this morning to review our School Improvement Plan to insure it meets all the criteria required by Title-1.
10. Friday is Dollar Dress Down Day.
11. Ms. Merrill has TAC today. She needs any issues by 11:00 AM.
12. The following readings are scheduled for today:
Larson - 8:15 ( Please reschedule due to Title-1 Peer Review)
Johnson - 10:00 (Please reschedule due to personnel interview)
Kooken - 11:30
Say - 1:30
13. We will be stretched thin with custodians today. Ms. Clagett is no longer with us; Mr. Cokley is away at a funeral; and Mr. Ireland has a medical appointment. Please remember to place your chairs on top of your desks at the end of the day and place all trash cans in the hallways. Thanks for your cooperation.
14. Ms. Say has lost a flash drive. She misplaced it on Monday. It is a orange-blue-white Clinique hard lipstick case (snap closure with mirror ...The flashdrive is inside the case.) If you find it, please return it to her. Thanks.
15. In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. - Thomas Jefferson
There are no wise few. Every aristocracy that has ever existed has behaved, in all essential points, exactly like a small mob. - G. K. Chesterton
I've been trying for some time to develop a lifestyle that doesn't require my presence. - Garry Trudeau
December 17, 2008
1. Today is Day 74
.2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Wednesday: December 17
Hope Presbyterian provides breakfast goodies
Title-1 Plan Peer Review - 8:00-9:00 AM
Elementary Assistant Principals' Meeting - Ms. Powell off-campus - 9:30 AM-12:30 PM
RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM in the gym
Thursday: December 18
Student Council Nursing Home Caroling
Christmas parties 1:00-2:00 PM
Friday: December 19
Dollar Dress Down DayBox Tops for Education collected
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. There are breakfast goodies in the lounge courtesy of Hope Presbyterian Church.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 17 - SIP Title-1 Plan Peer Review 8:00-9:00 AM
b. December 17 - RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM
c. December 18 and 19 - Classified staff members depart an hour early
7. Classified staff members are entitled to an hour off each of the next two days. Those with classroom responsibilities should arrive a hour hour later and leave a half hour earlier. Those without may leave an hour earlier than their regular departure time.
8. Classified staff members are to fill out their time sheets on a DAILY basis. They should access their electronic time sheet when they first arrive at the beginning of the day and enter their arrival time. Then they should access it again just prior to departure and enter the time they leave.
9. Patsy Squire will be here this morning to review our School Improvement Plan to insure it meets all the criteria required by Title-1.
10. Friday is Dollar Dress Down Day.
11. Ms. Merrill has TAC today. She needs any issues by 11:00 AM.
12. The following readings are scheduled for today:
Larson - 8:15 ( Please reschedule due to Title-1 Peer Review)
Johnson - 10:00 (Please reschedule due to personnel interview)
Kooken - 11:30
Say - 1:30
13. We will be stretched thin with custodians today. Ms. Clagett is no longer with us; Mr. Cokley is away at a funeral; and Mr. Ireland has a medical appointment. Please remember to place your chairs on top of your desks at the end of the day and place all trash cans in the hallways. Thanks for your cooperation.
14. Ms. Say has lost a flash drive. She misplaced it on Monday. It is a orange-blue-white Clinique hard lipstick case (snap closure with mirror ...The flashdrive is inside the case.) If you find it, please return it to her. Thanks.
15. In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. - Thomas Jefferson
There are no wise few. Every aristocracy that has ever existed has behaved, in all essential points, exactly like a small mob. - G. K. Chesterton
I've been trying for some time to develop a lifestyle that doesn't require my presence. - Garry Trudeau
Monday, December 15, 2008
AM Announcements - December 16
AM Announcements
December 16, 2008
1. Today is Day 73.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Tuesday: December 16
Sugar Cake in the lounge courtesy of Ms. Pruitt the driver of Bus# 71
Pen Pal Christmas Gathering - Media Center - 1:30 PM
Dr. Martin's Christmas Open House - 3:30-5:00 - Reichert and Powell off-campus
Building and Grounds Committee re: Speas Renovation - 5:00-6:00 PM
McDonald's Night - 5:00-8:00 PM - North Point McDonalds
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM
Meet The Principal - 6:30-7:30
Wednesday: December 17
Hope Presbyterian provides breakfast goodies
Title-1 Plan Peer Review - 8:00-9:00 AM
RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM in the gym
Thursday: December 18
Christmas parties 1:00-2:00 PM
Friday: December 19
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education collected
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. There is sugar cake in the lounge today courtesy of Ms. Pruitt the driver of Bus #71. There will be breakfast goodies in the lounge on Wednesday. These are a gift from Hope Presbyterian Church.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 17 - SIP Title-1 Plan Peer Review 8:00-9:00 AM
b. December 17 - RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM
c. December 18 and 19 - Classified staff members depart an hour early
7. Thanks to Ms. Kooken, the RJR Jazz band will be here on Wednesday for a 10:00 AM performance. We will sit K classes near the front in case they need to leave early in order to get to lunch.
8. Classified staff members are to fill out their time sheets on a DAILY basis. They should access their electronic time sheet when they first arrive at the beginning of the day and enter their arrival time. Then they should access it again just prior to departure and enter the time they leave. Principals had a lengthy presentation by Kerry Crutchfield regarding this issue. We will now be checking time sheets randomly to insure that they are being filled out appropriately. I have a Power Point to share with classified staff after the first of the year.
9. Please take a moment to visit McDonalds tonight and support Speas. You can eat in or go through the drive-thru. Either way a portion of your order will return to Speas. Take a break from holiday shopping and come out for dinner.
10. There is a Dollar Dress Down Day this Friday.
11. Ms. Merrill has TAC on Wednesday at 12:00 PM so she needs any issues by 11:00 AM on Wednesday.
12. The following readings are scheduled for today:
Falor - 8:15
Kelly - 9:45
Merrill/Mincer - 12:00
Smith - 12:50
13. Sometimes when you look in his eyes you get the feeling that someone else is driving.
David Letterman (1947 - )
I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.
Joseph Baretti, quoted in Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson
The very first law in advertising is to avoid the concrete promise and cultivate the delightfully vague.
Bill Cosby (1937 - )
Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize till you have tried to make it precise.
Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
14.
December 16, 2008
1. Today is Day 73.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Tuesday: December 16
Sugar Cake in the lounge courtesy of Ms. Pruitt the driver of Bus# 71
Pen Pal Christmas Gathering - Media Center - 1:30 PM
Dr. Martin's Christmas Open House - 3:30-5:00 - Reichert and Powell off-campus
Building and Grounds Committee re: Speas Renovation - 5:00-6:00 PM
McDonald's Night - 5:00-8:00 PM - North Point McDonalds
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM
Meet The Principal - 6:30-7:30
Wednesday: December 17
Hope Presbyterian provides breakfast goodies
Title-1 Plan Peer Review - 8:00-9:00 AM
RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM in the gym
Thursday: December 18
Christmas parties 1:00-2:00 PM
Friday: December 19
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education collected
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. There is sugar cake in the lounge today courtesy of Ms. Pruitt the driver of Bus #71. There will be breakfast goodies in the lounge on Wednesday. These are a gift from Hope Presbyterian Church.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 17 - SIP Title-1 Plan Peer Review 8:00-9:00 AM
b. December 17 - RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM
c. December 18 and 19 - Classified staff members depart an hour early
7. Thanks to Ms. Kooken, the RJR Jazz band will be here on Wednesday for a 10:00 AM performance. We will sit K classes near the front in case they need to leave early in order to get to lunch.
8. Classified staff members are to fill out their time sheets on a DAILY basis. They should access their electronic time sheet when they first arrive at the beginning of the day and enter their arrival time. Then they should access it again just prior to departure and enter the time they leave. Principals had a lengthy presentation by Kerry Crutchfield regarding this issue. We will now be checking time sheets randomly to insure that they are being filled out appropriately. I have a Power Point to share with classified staff after the first of the year.
9. Please take a moment to visit McDonalds tonight and support Speas. You can eat in or go through the drive-thru. Either way a portion of your order will return to Speas. Take a break from holiday shopping and come out for dinner.
10. There is a Dollar Dress Down Day this Friday.
11. Ms. Merrill has TAC on Wednesday at 12:00 PM so she needs any issues by 11:00 AM on Wednesday.
12. The following readings are scheduled for today:
Falor - 8:15
Kelly - 9:45
Merrill/Mincer - 12:00
Smith - 12:50
13. Sometimes when you look in his eyes you get the feeling that someone else is driving.
David Letterman (1947 - )
I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.
Joseph Baretti, quoted in Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson
The very first law in advertising is to avoid the concrete promise and cultivate the delightfully vague.
Bill Cosby (1937 - )
Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize till you have tried to make it precise.
Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
14.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
AM Announcements - December 15
AM Announcements
December 15, 2008
1. Today is Day 72.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Monday: December 15
Interim Reports go home
Super Kids begins
Tuesday: December 16
McDonald's Night - 5:00-8:00 PM - North Point McDonalds
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM
Meet The Principal - 6:30-7:30
Wednesday: Decemeber 17
Hope Presbyterian provides breakfast goodies
Title-1 Plan Peer Review - 8:00-9:00 AM
RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM in the gym
Thursday: December 18
Christmas parties 1:00-2:00 PM
Friday: December 19
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education collected
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
Despite placing this in morning announcements for several weeks, we continue to find monitors and TV's left on at the end of the day. Please make sure this becomes part of your normal routine at the end of the day.
5. Ms. Powell, Ms. Mincer, Ms. Marston and I met with Dr. Martin, Ms. Bigham and Dr. Sheehan on Friday morning. The meeting went very well. We were able to review our data as well as show them what changes we have made in order to address the opportunities the data provides. Dr. Martin was especially interested in our blog and the way we are using it.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 17 - SIP Title-1 Plan Peer Review 8:00-9:00 AM
b. December 17 - RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM
c. December 18 and 19 - Classified staff members depart an hour early
7. Our last health inspection found that some teachers were in possession of cleaning supplies that did not come from the warehouse. As we all know, these items should not be here at school. OSHA requires that we have MSDS sheets on all approved chemicals or we are in violation and could be assessed a substantial fine. If you have things in your rooms that are not approved for use, please take them home now. We will be having a follow-up inspection this week as a result of what was found last week. Thanks for your cooperation.
8. Classified staff members are to fill out their time sheets on a DAILY basis. They should access their electronic time sheet when they first arrive at the beginning of the day and enter their arrival time. Then they should access it again just prior to departure and enter the time they leave. Principals had a lengthy presentation by Kerry Crutchfield regarding this issue. We will now be checking time sheets randomly to insure that they are being filled out appropriately. I have a Power Point to share with classified staff after the first of the year.
9. This is the final week prior to a two week vacation. The easiest way to keep a lid on your students is to develop exciting hands-on lessons in which they participate. If your grade level has not reviewed the Classroom Walk-through Data handed out to your SIT representative, they should do so at this weeks planning session. This data reflects walk-throughs for the entire school. Some grade levels have requested the data from their grade level only. I can print that for any grade level desiring it in less than 3 minutes. All you have to do is ask.
10. There is a Dollar Dress Down Day this coming Friday.
11. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, begins today. She will be out on the breezeway to welcome car and bus riders.
12. In order for rooms to be cleaned daily, chair must be placed on top of desks or tables when the children leave at the end of the day. Please make this part of your end of the day routine.
13. The Title-1 staff will be here from 8:00-9:00 AM on Wednesday to conduct a Peer Review of our SIP because it will serve as our Title-1 plan for the next year.
14. Please congratulate Marie Larson who has been voted Speas' Teacher of the Year by her peers. Way to go Marie!
15. To the anonymous suggestion that Speas do something different from Night Beneath the Stars due to the current economic climate:
The SIT team determined that we would hold The Night Beneath the Stars in alternating years as a fund-raising activity. I believe that SIT would be willing to consider any alternative proposal that came from the staff. The most important thing to consider here is, no matter what Speas chooses to do in this arena, who will be the individual(s) responsible for it; who will organize it; who will contribute their time and effort; and, in the end make sure that it comes about.
Another issue to consider is the fund-raising potential of a given activity. SIT would have to determine what activity would most likely generate the greatest amount of funds to support our programs.
I would suggest that you work through your SIT representative or come to SIT yourself to put forward your ideas, their rationale and a general plan for bringing them about. Then we could determine what would be the most expeditious way to proceed.
16. On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.
Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)
Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him.
John Barrymore (1882 - 1942), last words
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC)
It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
December 15, 2008
1. Today is Day 72.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Monday: December 15
Interim Reports go home
Super Kids begins
Tuesday: December 16
McDonald's Night - 5:00-8:00 PM - North Point McDonalds
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM
Meet The Principal - 6:30-7:30
Wednesday: Decemeber 17
Hope Presbyterian provides breakfast goodies
Title-1 Plan Peer Review - 8:00-9:00 AM
RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM in the gym
Thursday: December 18
Christmas parties 1:00-2:00 PM
Friday: December 19
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education collected
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
Despite placing this in morning announcements for several weeks, we continue to find monitors and TV's left on at the end of the day. Please make sure this becomes part of your normal routine at the end of the day.
5. Ms. Powell, Ms. Mincer, Ms. Marston and I met with Dr. Martin, Ms. Bigham and Dr. Sheehan on Friday morning. The meeting went very well. We were able to review our data as well as show them what changes we have made in order to address the opportunities the data provides. Dr. Martin was especially interested in our blog and the way we are using it.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 17 - SIP Title-1 Plan Peer Review 8:00-9:00 AM
b. December 17 - RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM
c. December 18 and 19 - Classified staff members depart an hour early
7. Our last health inspection found that some teachers were in possession of cleaning supplies that did not come from the warehouse. As we all know, these items should not be here at school. OSHA requires that we have MSDS sheets on all approved chemicals or we are in violation and could be assessed a substantial fine. If you have things in your rooms that are not approved for use, please take them home now. We will be having a follow-up inspection this week as a result of what was found last week. Thanks for your cooperation.
8. Classified staff members are to fill out their time sheets on a DAILY basis. They should access their electronic time sheet when they first arrive at the beginning of the day and enter their arrival time. Then they should access it again just prior to departure and enter the time they leave. Principals had a lengthy presentation by Kerry Crutchfield regarding this issue. We will now be checking time sheets randomly to insure that they are being filled out appropriately. I have a Power Point to share with classified staff after the first of the year.
9. This is the final week prior to a two week vacation. The easiest way to keep a lid on your students is to develop exciting hands-on lessons in which they participate. If your grade level has not reviewed the Classroom Walk-through Data handed out to your SIT representative, they should do so at this weeks planning session. This data reflects walk-throughs for the entire school. Some grade levels have requested the data from their grade level only. I can print that for any grade level desiring it in less than 3 minutes. All you have to do is ask.
10. There is a Dollar Dress Down Day this coming Friday.
11. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, begins today. She will be out on the breezeway to welcome car and bus riders.
12. In order for rooms to be cleaned daily, chair must be placed on top of desks or tables when the children leave at the end of the day. Please make this part of your end of the day routine.
13. The Title-1 staff will be here from 8:00-9:00 AM on Wednesday to conduct a Peer Review of our SIP because it will serve as our Title-1 plan for the next year.
14. Please congratulate Marie Larson who has been voted Speas' Teacher of the Year by her peers. Way to go Marie!
15. To the anonymous suggestion that Speas do something different from Night Beneath the Stars due to the current economic climate:
The SIT team determined that we would hold The Night Beneath the Stars in alternating years as a fund-raising activity. I believe that SIT would be willing to consider any alternative proposal that came from the staff. The most important thing to consider here is, no matter what Speas chooses to do in this arena, who will be the individual(s) responsible for it; who will organize it; who will contribute their time and effort; and, in the end make sure that it comes about.
Another issue to consider is the fund-raising potential of a given activity. SIT would have to determine what activity would most likely generate the greatest amount of funds to support our programs.
I would suggest that you work through your SIT representative or come to SIT yourself to put forward your ideas, their rationale and a general plan for bringing them about. Then we could determine what would be the most expeditious way to proceed.
16. On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.
Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)
Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him.
John Barrymore (1882 - 1942), last words
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC)
It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
Friday, December 12, 2008
AM Announcements - December 12
AM Announcements
December 12, 2008
1. Today is Day 71.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Friday: December 12
Dollar Dress Down Day
SIT team meets with Dr. Martin - 9:30
All Science Fair Projects taken home
Mid-year Evaluation Conference with Toni Bigham - Reichert - 1:30-3:00
Staff Social - La Caretta - 3:00 PM - Everyone welcome
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. Ms. Powell, Ms. Mincer, Ms. Marston and I will be meeting with Dr. Marting, Ms. Bigham and Dr. Sheehan this morning at 9:30 AM downtown to go over our data and the programs we have in place to meet our challenges.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
b. December 17 - SIP Title-1 Plan Peer Review 8:00-9:00 AM
c. December 17 - RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM
d. December 18 and 19 - Classified staff members depart an hour early
7. Please bring the paper your are storing in your classrooms top the Hive.
8. A group of staff members is meeting this afternoon at La Carretta on Peace Haven Rd. to celebrate the holidays. Everyone on staff is welcome.
9. I will be off-campus this morning at an Elementary Principal's meeting.
10. Dollar Dress Down Days occur today and next Friday.
11. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, begins next Monday.
12. In order for rooms to be cleaned daily, chair must be placed on top of desks or tables when the children leave at the end of the day. Please make this part of your end of the day routine.
13. Toni Bigham will be here this afternoon to do my Mid-year Evaluation. We may be out in classrooms. Should we come in your room, just go on with what you are doing.
14. I stand by all the misstatements that I've made.
Dan Quayle (1947 - ), to Sam Donaldson, 8/17/89
It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree.
Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867)
Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)
The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance.
Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1988)
December 12, 2008
1. Today is Day 71.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Friday: December 12
Dollar Dress Down Day
SIT team meets with Dr. Martin - 9:30
All Science Fair Projects taken home
Mid-year Evaluation Conference with Toni Bigham - Reichert - 1:30-3:00
Staff Social - La Caretta - 3:00 PM - Everyone welcome
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. Ms. Powell, Ms. Mincer, Ms. Marston and I will be meeting with Dr. Marting, Ms. Bigham and Dr. Sheehan this morning at 9:30 AM downtown to go over our data and the programs we have in place to meet our challenges.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
b. December 17 - SIP Title-1 Plan Peer Review 8:00-9:00 AM
c. December 17 - RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM
d. December 18 and 19 - Classified staff members depart an hour early
7. Please bring the paper your are storing in your classrooms top the Hive.
8. A group of staff members is meeting this afternoon at La Carretta on Peace Haven Rd. to celebrate the holidays. Everyone on staff is welcome.
9. I will be off-campus this morning at an Elementary Principal's meeting.
10. Dollar Dress Down Days occur today and next Friday.
11. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, begins next Monday.
12. In order for rooms to be cleaned daily, chair must be placed on top of desks or tables when the children leave at the end of the day. Please make this part of your end of the day routine.
13. Toni Bigham will be here this afternoon to do my Mid-year Evaluation. We may be out in classrooms. Should we come in your room, just go on with what you are doing.
14. I stand by all the misstatements that I've made.
Dan Quayle (1947 - ), to Sam Donaldson, 8/17/89
It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree.
Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867)
Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)
The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance.
Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1988)
Thursday, December 11, 2008
AM Announcements - December 11
AM Announcements
December 11, 2008
1. Today is Day 70.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Thursday: December 11
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:30-12:00 - Reichert off-campus
Science Fair viewing
4th Grade (On-demand) Writing test - 8:15 AM
Meeting for Team meeting with Dr. Martin - 1:00 PM (Powell, Mincer, Marston, and Reichert)
Technology Staff Development - Cancelled
WS/FCS Staff Policy Committee meeting - 4:00-5:00 PM - Reichert off-campus
Friday: December 12
Dollar Dress Down Day
SIT team meets with Dr. Martin - 9:30
All Science Fair Projects taken home
Mid-year Evaluation Conference with Toni Bigham - Reichert - 1:30-3:00Staff Social - La Caretta - 3:00 PM - Everyone welcome
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The drawings and blue prints are on display in the tutoring room. Please feel free to ask questions and make comments. Comments for the architect's considerations should be made via e-mail.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
b. December 17 - SIP Title-1 Plan Peer Review 8:00-9:00 AM
b. December 17 - RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM
c. December 18 and 19 - Classified staff members depart an hour early
7. We are beginning to run low on paper. If you have paper in your classroom, we want to use it up before we purchase more. Feel free to take it to the Hive and place it on the shelves so it can be used.
8. It appears that I did morning announcements on Tuesday afternoon but simply saved them and did not post them. Since I was gone yesterday, I did not realize this until this morning. I posted them this morning for you to refer back to. I apologize for this omission.
9. Marlo Gaddis called and neither she nor Evan will be able to be here this afternoon. Therefore the Staff-Development has been cancelled and will be rescheduled after the first of the year.
10. I will be off-campus this morning at an Elementary Principal's meeting.
11. Dollar Dress Down Day is the next two Friday's please encourage your students to participate. All Dollar Dress Down Money in December goes towards the Holiday Families that the Student Council is sponsoring.
12. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades will receive classes.
13. In order for rooms to be cleaned daily, chair must be placed on top of desks or tables when the children leave at the end of the day. Please make this part of your end of the day routine.
13. Toni Bigham will be here tomorrow afternoon to do my Mid-year Evaluation. We may be out in classrooms. Should we come in your room, just go on with what you are doing.
14.It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
Judith Martin, (Miss Manners)
CNN is one of the participants in the war. I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected president but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power.
Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - )
The prime purpose of eloquence is to keep other people from talking.
Louis Vermeil
Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking.
Dave Barry (1947 - ), "The Taming of the Screw"
December 11, 2008
1. Today is Day 70.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Thursday: December 11
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:30-12:00 - Reichert off-campus
Science Fair viewing
4th Grade (On-demand) Writing test - 8:15 AM
Meeting for Team meeting with Dr. Martin - 1:00 PM (Powell, Mincer, Marston, and Reichert)
Technology Staff Development - Cancelled
WS/FCS Staff Policy Committee meeting - 4:00-5:00 PM - Reichert off-campus
Friday: December 12
Dollar Dress Down Day
SIT team meets with Dr. Martin - 9:30
All Science Fair Projects taken home
Mid-year Evaluation Conference with Toni Bigham - Reichert - 1:30-3:00Staff Social - La Caretta - 3:00 PM - Everyone welcome
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The drawings and blue prints are on display in the tutoring room. Please feel free to ask questions and make comments. Comments for the architect's considerations should be made via e-mail.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
b. December 17 - SIP Title-1 Plan Peer Review 8:00-9:00 AM
b. December 17 - RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM
c. December 18 and 19 - Classified staff members depart an hour early
7. We are beginning to run low on paper. If you have paper in your classroom, we want to use it up before we purchase more. Feel free to take it to the Hive and place it on the shelves so it can be used.
8. It appears that I did morning announcements on Tuesday afternoon but simply saved them and did not post them. Since I was gone yesterday, I did not realize this until this morning. I posted them this morning for you to refer back to. I apologize for this omission.
9. Marlo Gaddis called and neither she nor Evan will be able to be here this afternoon. Therefore the Staff-Development has been cancelled and will be rescheduled after the first of the year.
10. I will be off-campus this morning at an Elementary Principal's meeting.
11. Dollar Dress Down Day is the next two Friday's please encourage your students to participate. All Dollar Dress Down Money in December goes towards the Holiday Families that the Student Council is sponsoring.
12. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades will receive classes.
13. In order for rooms to be cleaned daily, chair must be placed on top of desks or tables when the children leave at the end of the day. Please make this part of your end of the day routine.
13. Toni Bigham will be here tomorrow afternoon to do my Mid-year Evaluation. We may be out in classrooms. Should we come in your room, just go on with what you are doing.
14.It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
Judith Martin, (Miss Manners)
CNN is one of the participants in the war. I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected president but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power.
Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - )
The prime purpose of eloquence is to keep other people from talking.
Louis Vermeil
Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking.
Dave Barry (1947 - ), "The Taming of the Screw"
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
AM Announcements - December 10
AM Announcements
December 10, 2008
1. Today is Day 68.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Wednesday: December 10
Science Fair Judging
Leadership Winston-Salem - Reichert Off-campus all day
Thursday: December 11
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:30-12:00 - Reichert off-campus
Science Fair viewing
4th Grade (On-demand) Writing test - 8:15 AM
Friday: December 12
Dollar Dress Down Day
SIT team meets with Dr. Martin - 9:30
All Science Fair Projects taken home
Mid-year Evaluation Conference with Toni Bigham - Reichert - 1:30-3:00
Staff Social - La Caretta - 3:00 PM - Everyone welcome
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The Technology Staff Development Scheduled for tomorrow afternoon has been cancelled. Marlo Gaddis called and neither she nor Evan could be here. She is working on a make-up date for January.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
b. December 17 - RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM
c. December 18 and 19 - Classified staff members depart an hour early
7. Thanks go our to the Social Committee for their eforts yesterday with the Holiday Staff Social.
8. If you have not had a chance to turn in your Night Beneath the Stars Basket idea in to Ms. Mincer yet you need to do so before the end of the week. Thanks a Bunch.
9. Dollar Dress Down Day is the next two Friday's please encourage your students to participate. All Dollar Dress Down Money in December goes towards the Holiday Families that the Student Council is sponsoring.
10. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades will receive classes. She was here on Friday picking up her schedule. She is really looking forward to being at Speas.
11. In order for rooms to be cleaned daily, chair must be placed on top of desks or tables when the children leave at the end of the day. Please make this part of your end of the day routine.
12. Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same. - George Bernard Shaw
It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. - Aristotle
All marriages are mixed marriages. - Chantal Saperstein
December 10, 2008
1. Today is Day 68.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Wednesday: December 10
Science Fair Judging
Leadership Winston-Salem - Reichert Off-campus all day
Thursday: December 11
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:30-12:00 - Reichert off-campus
Science Fair viewing
4th Grade (On-demand) Writing test - 8:15 AM
Friday: December 12
Dollar Dress Down Day
SIT team meets with Dr. Martin - 9:30
All Science Fair Projects taken home
Mid-year Evaluation Conference with Toni Bigham - Reichert - 1:30-3:00
Staff Social - La Caretta - 3:00 PM - Everyone welcome
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The Technology Staff Development Scheduled for tomorrow afternoon has been cancelled. Marlo Gaddis called and neither she nor Evan could be here. She is working on a make-up date for January.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
b. December 17 - RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM
c. December 18 and 19 - Classified staff members depart an hour early
7. Thanks go our to the Social Committee for their eforts yesterday with the Holiday Staff Social.
8. If you have not had a chance to turn in your Night Beneath the Stars Basket idea in to Ms. Mincer yet you need to do so before the end of the week. Thanks a Bunch.
9. Dollar Dress Down Day is the next two Friday's please encourage your students to participate. All Dollar Dress Down Money in December goes towards the Holiday Families that the Student Council is sponsoring.
10. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades will receive classes. She was here on Friday picking up her schedule. She is really looking forward to being at Speas.
11. In order for rooms to be cleaned daily, chair must be placed on top of desks or tables when the children leave at the end of the day. Please make this part of your end of the day routine.
12. Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same. - George Bernard Shaw
It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. - Aristotle
All marriages are mixed marriages. - Chantal Saperstein
Monday, December 8, 2008
AM Announcements - December 09
AM Announcements
December 09, 2008
1. Today is Day 68.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Tuesday: December 09
Science Fair projects due
Student Council - 1:30 PM
Staff Meeting (Holiday Social) - 2:40 PM
CiCi's Pizza night - 5:00-8:00 PM
A's and Bee's Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM
Wednesday: December 10
Science Fair Judging
Leadership Winston-Salem - Reichert Off-campus all day
Thursday: December 11
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:30-12:00 - Reichert off-campus
Science Fair viewing
4th Grade (On-demand) Writing test - 8:15 AM
Meeting for Team meeting with Dr. Martin - 1:00 PM (Powell, Mincer, Marston, and Reichert
Technology Staff Development - 2:40-4:15 PM - Certified Staff
Friday: December 12
Dollar Dress Down Day
SIT team meets with Dr. Martin - 9:30
All Science Fair Projects taken home
Mid-year Evaluation Conference with Toni Bigham - Reichert - 1:30-3:00
Staff Social - La Caretta - 3:00 PM - Everyone welcome
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The drawings and blue prints are on display in the tutoring room. Please feel free to ask questions and make comments. Comments for the architect's considerations should be made via e-mail.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
b. dECEMBER 17 - RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM
c. December 18 and 19 - Classified staff members depart an hour early
7. We are beginning to run low on paper. If you have paper in your classroom, we want to use it up before we purchase more. Feel free to take it to the Hive and place it on the shelves so it can be used.
8. Timesheet Information for classified employees: Classified staff should use a Staff Calendar (available on the WS/FCS web site) when they fill out their timesheets. Remember to indicate if you are using Holiday Leave, Annual Leave, Sick Leave, Petty Leave, COMP time, Other Paid Leave, or Early Release before a Holiday. Remember that COMP time coupons should be attached to the time sheet for which you are using them. Don't forget to use your Special Comment or Explanations. Thanks for your help.
9. Student Council Meeting - For all Student Council Members will take place today at 1:30 PM in the media center and they will need to bring their things as we will dismiss from there.
10. If you have not had a chance to turn in your Night Beneath the Stars Basket idea in to Ms. Mincer yet you need to do so before the end of the week. Thanks a Bunch.
11. Dollar Dress Down Day is the next two Friday's please encourage your students to participate. All Dollar Dress Down Money in December goes towards the Holiday Families that the Student Council is sponsoring.
12. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades will receive classes. She was here on Friday picking up her schedule. She is really looking forward to being at Speas.
13. In order for rooms to be cleaned daily, chair must be placed on top of desks or tables when the children leave at the end of the day. Please make this part of your end of the day routine.
14. Platitude: an idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that is not true. - H. L. Mencken
I take my children everywhere, but they always find their way back home. - Robert Orben
Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff. - Frank Zappa
December 09, 2008
1. Today is Day 68.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Tuesday: December 09
Science Fair projects due
Student Council - 1:30 PM
Staff Meeting (Holiday Social) - 2:40 PM
CiCi's Pizza night - 5:00-8:00 PM
A's and Bee's Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM
Wednesday: December 10
Science Fair Judging
Leadership Winston-Salem - Reichert Off-campus all day
Thursday: December 11
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:30-12:00 - Reichert off-campus
Science Fair viewing
4th Grade (On-demand) Writing test - 8:15 AM
Meeting for Team meeting with Dr. Martin - 1:00 PM (Powell, Mincer, Marston, and Reichert
Technology Staff Development - 2:40-4:15 PM - Certified Staff
Friday: December 12
Dollar Dress Down Day
SIT team meets with Dr. Martin - 9:30
All Science Fair Projects taken home
Mid-year Evaluation Conference with Toni Bigham - Reichert - 1:30-3:00
Staff Social - La Caretta - 3:00 PM - Everyone welcome
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The drawings and blue prints are on display in the tutoring room. Please feel free to ask questions and make comments. Comments for the architect's considerations should be made via e-mail.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
b. dECEMBER 17 - RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM
c. December 18 and 19 - Classified staff members depart an hour early
7. We are beginning to run low on paper. If you have paper in your classroom, we want to use it up before we purchase more. Feel free to take it to the Hive and place it on the shelves so it can be used.
8. Timesheet Information for classified employees: Classified staff should use a Staff Calendar (available on the WS/FCS web site) when they fill out their timesheets. Remember to indicate if you are using Holiday Leave, Annual Leave, Sick Leave, Petty Leave, COMP time, Other Paid Leave, or Early Release before a Holiday. Remember that COMP time coupons should be attached to the time sheet for which you are using them. Don't forget to use your Special Comment or Explanations. Thanks for your help.
9. Student Council Meeting - For all Student Council Members will take place today at 1:30 PM in the media center and they will need to bring their things as we will dismiss from there.
10. If you have not had a chance to turn in your Night Beneath the Stars Basket idea in to Ms. Mincer yet you need to do so before the end of the week. Thanks a Bunch.
11. Dollar Dress Down Day is the next two Friday's please encourage your students to participate. All Dollar Dress Down Money in December goes towards the Holiday Families that the Student Council is sponsoring.
12. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades will receive classes. She was here on Friday picking up her schedule. She is really looking forward to being at Speas.
13. In order for rooms to be cleaned daily, chair must be placed on top of desks or tables when the children leave at the end of the day. Please make this part of your end of the day routine.
14. Platitude: an idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that is not true. - H. L. Mencken
I take my children everywhere, but they always find their way back home. - Robert Orben
Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff. - Frank Zappa
Sunday, December 7, 2008
AM Announcements - December 08
AM Announcements
December 08, 2008
1. Today is Day 67.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Monday: December 08
Holiday Door Decorating Judging -
Tuesday: December 09
Science Fair projects due
Student Council - 1:30 PM
Staff Meeting (Holiday Social) - 2:40 PM
CiCi's Pizza night - 5:00-8:00 PM
A's and Bee's Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM
Wednesday: December 10
Science Fair Judging
Thursday: December 11
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:30-12:00 - Reicehrt off-campus
Science Fair viewing
4th Grade (On-demand) Writing test - 8:15 AM
Technology Staff Development - 2:40-4:15 PM - Certified Staff
Friday: December 12
Dollar Dress Down Day
SIT team meets with Dr. Martin - 9:30
All Science Fair Projects taken home
Mid-year Evaluation Conference with Toni Bigham - Reichert - 1:30-3:00
Staff Social - La Caretta - 3:00 PM - Everyone welcome
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The drawings and blue prints are on display in the tutoring room. Please feel free to ask questions and make comments. Comments for the architect's considerations should be made via e-mail.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
b. RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM
c. December 18 and 19 - Classified staff members depart an hour early
7. Holiday Door Judging will begin this morning. All Student Council Officers need to meet in the front lobby at 8:30 a.m. to begin judging. These are just the following officers: Jason Jowers, Tierra Wilson, Caryn Fletcher, Maya Williams, Mac Smith, Sharisha Theodore.
8. North Pole Holiday Store viewing will take place today. Classes will need to come fifteen minutes before their lunch time in order for their students to do a walk through.
9. Student Council Meeting - For all Student Council Members will take place: Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 1:30 p.m. in the media center they will need to bring their things.
10. If you have not had a chance to turn in your Night Beneath the Stars Basket idea in to Ms. Mincer yet you need to do so before the end of the week. Thanks a Bunch.
11. Dollar Dress Down Day is the next two Friday's please encourage your students to participate. All Dollar Dress Down Money in December goes towards the Holiday Families that the Student Council is sponsoring.
12. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades will receive classes. She was here on Friday picking up her schedule. She is really looking forward to being at Speas.
13. Congratulations to Melissa and Hai Falor. They welcomed Colton Wynn Falor on Saturday via c-section. I don't have any of the statistics. She is in room #3436 at Forsyth.
14. Channeling is just bad ventriloquism. You use another voice, but people can see your lips moving. - Penn Jillette
All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others. - Cyril Connolly
December 08, 2008
1. Today is Day 67.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Monday: December 08
Holiday Door Decorating Judging -
Tuesday: December 09
Science Fair projects due
Student Council - 1:30 PM
Staff Meeting (Holiday Social) - 2:40 PM
CiCi's Pizza night - 5:00-8:00 PM
A's and Bee's Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM
Wednesday: December 10
Science Fair Judging
Thursday: December 11
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:30-12:00 - Reicehrt off-campus
Science Fair viewing
4th Grade (On-demand) Writing test - 8:15 AM
Technology Staff Development - 2:40-4:15 PM - Certified Staff
Friday: December 12
Dollar Dress Down Day
SIT team meets with Dr. Martin - 9:30
All Science Fair Projects taken home
Mid-year Evaluation Conference with Toni Bigham - Reichert - 1:30-3:00
Staff Social - La Caretta - 3:00 PM - Everyone welcome
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The drawings and blue prints are on display in the tutoring room. Please feel free to ask questions and make comments. Comments for the architect's considerations should be made via e-mail.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
b. RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM
c. December 18 and 19 - Classified staff members depart an hour early
7. Holiday Door Judging will begin this morning. All Student Council Officers need to meet in the front lobby at 8:30 a.m. to begin judging. These are just the following officers: Jason Jowers, Tierra Wilson, Caryn Fletcher, Maya Williams, Mac Smith, Sharisha Theodore.
8. North Pole Holiday Store viewing will take place today. Classes will need to come fifteen minutes before their lunch time in order for their students to do a walk through.
9. Student Council Meeting - For all Student Council Members will take place: Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 1:30 p.m. in the media center they will need to bring their things.
10. If you have not had a chance to turn in your Night Beneath the Stars Basket idea in to Ms. Mincer yet you need to do so before the end of the week. Thanks a Bunch.
11. Dollar Dress Down Day is the next two Friday's please encourage your students to participate. All Dollar Dress Down Money in December goes towards the Holiday Families that the Student Council is sponsoring.
12. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades will receive classes. She was here on Friday picking up her schedule. She is really looking forward to being at Speas.
13. Congratulations to Melissa and Hai Falor. They welcomed Colton Wynn Falor on Saturday via c-section. I don't have any of the statistics. She is in room #3436 at Forsyth.
14. Channeling is just bad ventriloquism. You use another voice, but people can see your lips moving. - Penn Jillette
All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others. - Cyril Connolly
Friday, December 5, 2008
AM Announcements - December 05
AM Announcements
December 05, 2008
1. Today is Day 66.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Friday: December 05
Speas Spelling Bee - 9:00 AM
2nd Grade - Moravian Candle Tea - 10:00 AM - Ms. Powell off-campus
NCI Training - Reichert off-campus
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The drawings and blue prints are on display in the tutoring room. Please feel free to ask questions and make comments. Comments for the architect's considerations should be made via e-mail.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
b. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
7. Classified staff members may depart at 2:30 PM on December 18 and 19. Ms. Rhodes, Ms. Higgins, Ms. Fletcher, Mr. Ireland and Mr. Cokley will leave two hours earlier than their normal times on December 19. That means that the building will close at 4:00 PM on December 19. Please place this on your calendars.
8. I will be off-campus today receiving NCI training.
9. I stopped by the hospital yesterday and saw Ms. Brawley. She looked great and was in very good spirits. It appears she will be hospitalized until Saturday. We do not have a date yet when she can return to work. She is a very fortunate individual. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.
10. If you would like me to read a version of The Night Before Christmas to your class December 08-19, please sign-up on the sheet in the mail room.
11. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades should sign-up for sessions on the sheet in the mail room by the sign-in sheet.
12. I spoke with Ms. Rusch as have many of you. She wanted me to convey her thanks for all the love and support she has received from the Speas family. She is hanging in there and is determined she will, "...make it through this." We look forward to the day she returns. Keep her in your thoughts and prayers as well.
13. Ms. Powell will be off-campus this morning with second grade as she is driving them to Old Salem.
14. I think my wife and I have everything ready for tomorrow night. Of course there are the last minute details that can't be done ahead of time, but those are few in number. We are looking forward to hosting all of you who can attend. The directions to our home from Winston-Salem, The King/Rural Hall area and Kernersville/Greensboro area have been placed in your boxes along with a two sided map of the route from Winston-Salem and the detail of the last 1.4 miles once you turn off Belews Creek Rd. Now, all we need is you!
15. Keep Ann Smith and her family in your thoughts as her daughter Lauren is married tomorrow in Charlottesville, VA. Lauren volunteered here and did a wonderful job helping fifth grade students pass their EOG's. We wish her all the best.
16. Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog. - Doug Larson
Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get them, get them right, or they will get you wrong. - Dr. Thomas Fuller
Machines take me by surprise with great frequency. - Alan Turing
December 05, 2008
1. Today is Day 66.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Friday: December 05
Speas Spelling Bee - 9:00 AM
2nd Grade - Moravian Candle Tea - 10:00 AM - Ms. Powell off-campus
NCI Training - Reichert off-campus
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The drawings and blue prints are on display in the tutoring room. Please feel free to ask questions and make comments. Comments for the architect's considerations should be made via e-mail.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
b. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
7. Classified staff members may depart at 2:30 PM on December 18 and 19. Ms. Rhodes, Ms. Higgins, Ms. Fletcher, Mr. Ireland and Mr. Cokley will leave two hours earlier than their normal times on December 19. That means that the building will close at 4:00 PM on December 19. Please place this on your calendars.
8. I will be off-campus today receiving NCI training.
9. I stopped by the hospital yesterday and saw Ms. Brawley. She looked great and was in very good spirits. It appears she will be hospitalized until Saturday. We do not have a date yet when she can return to work. She is a very fortunate individual. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.
10. If you would like me to read a version of The Night Before Christmas to your class December 08-19, please sign-up on the sheet in the mail room.
11. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades should sign-up for sessions on the sheet in the mail room by the sign-in sheet.
12. I spoke with Ms. Rusch as have many of you. She wanted me to convey her thanks for all the love and support she has received from the Speas family. She is hanging in there and is determined she will, "...make it through this." We look forward to the day she returns. Keep her in your thoughts and prayers as well.
13. Ms. Powell will be off-campus this morning with second grade as she is driving them to Old Salem.
14. I think my wife and I have everything ready for tomorrow night. Of course there are the last minute details that can't be done ahead of time, but those are few in number. We are looking forward to hosting all of you who can attend. The directions to our home from Winston-Salem, The King/Rural Hall area and Kernersville/Greensboro area have been placed in your boxes along with a two sided map of the route from Winston-Salem and the detail of the last 1.4 miles once you turn off Belews Creek Rd. Now, all we need is you!
15. Keep Ann Smith and her family in your thoughts as her daughter Lauren is married tomorrow in Charlottesville, VA. Lauren volunteered here and did a wonderful job helping fifth grade students pass their EOG's. We wish her all the best.
16. Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog. - Doug Larson
Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get them, get them right, or they will get you wrong. - Dr. Thomas Fuller
Machines take me by surprise with great frequency. - Alan Turing
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
AM Announcements - December 04
AM Announcements
December 04, 2008
1. Today is Day 65
.2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Thursday: December 04
NCI Training - Reichert off-campus
CWS Training Powell and Marston off-campus
Orders delivered for Books are Fun
Friday: December 05
Speas Spelling Bee - 9:00 AM
2nd Grade - Moravian Candle Tea - 10:00 AM
NCI Training - Reichert off-campus
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The drawings and blue prints are on display in the tutoring room. Please feel free to ask questions and make comments. Comments for the architect's considerations should be made via e-mail.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
b. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
7. Classified staff members may depart at 2:30 PM on December 18 and 19. Ms. Rhodes, Ms. Higgins, Ms. Fletcher, Mr. Ireland and Mr. Cokley will leave two hours earlier than their normal times on December 19. That means that the building will close at 4:00 PM on December 19. Please place this on your calendars.
8. I will be off-campus today receiving NCI training.
9. I received an e-mail last night about just after 10:00 PM informaing me that Ms. Brawley had suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized. As of this point I have no other information on her location or condition. Please keep her and her family in your thoughts and prayers.
10. If you would like me to read a version of The Night Before Christmas to your class December 08-19, please sign-up on the sheet in the mail room.
11. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades should sign-up for sessions on the sheet in the mail room by the sign-in sheet.
12. Not every story has explosions and car chases. That's why they have nudity and espionage. - Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. - Thomas Jefferson
The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends. - Friedrich Nietzsche
December 04, 2008
1. Today is Day 65
.2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Thursday: December 04
NCI Training - Reichert off-campus
CWS Training Powell and Marston off-campus
Orders delivered for Books are Fun
Friday: December 05
Speas Spelling Bee - 9:00 AM
2nd Grade - Moravian Candle Tea - 10:00 AM
NCI Training - Reichert off-campus
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The drawings and blue prints are on display in the tutoring room. Please feel free to ask questions and make comments. Comments for the architect's considerations should be made via e-mail.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
b. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
7. Classified staff members may depart at 2:30 PM on December 18 and 19. Ms. Rhodes, Ms. Higgins, Ms. Fletcher, Mr. Ireland and Mr. Cokley will leave two hours earlier than their normal times on December 19. That means that the building will close at 4:00 PM on December 19. Please place this on your calendars.
8. I will be off-campus today receiving NCI training.
9. I received an e-mail last night about just after 10:00 PM informaing me that Ms. Brawley had suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized. As of this point I have no other information on her location or condition. Please keep her and her family in your thoughts and prayers.
10. If you would like me to read a version of The Night Before Christmas to your class December 08-19, please sign-up on the sheet in the mail room.
11. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades should sign-up for sessions on the sheet in the mail room by the sign-in sheet.
12. Not every story has explosions and car chases. That's why they have nudity and espionage. - Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. - Thomas Jefferson
The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends. - Friedrich Nietzsche
AM Announcements - December 03
AM Announcements
December 03, 2008
1. Today is Day 64.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Wednesday: December 03
Spelling Bee Practice - 1:00 PM
Orders due for Books are Fun
Thursday: December 04
NCI Training - Reichert off-campus
CWS Training Powell and Marston off-campus
Orders delivered for Books are Fun
Friday: December 05
Speas Spelling Bee - 9:00 AM
2nd Grade - Moravian Candle Tea - 10:00 AM
NCI Training - Reichert off-campus
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. We received the architect's drawings yesterday of the proposed renovation of Speas to begin in 2009. Please review them and make your opinions know about what works and what doesn't. Send any comments to me in an e-mail and I will make them known to operations and the architect. Do not concern yourself with how we will operate during the construction period. All we want to know is whether or not we can conduct school in the building they are proposing and what changes may be necessary. We appreciate your input. As soon as the plans are posted, we will let you know where they are so you can review them. Feel free to ask questions. I will do my best to answer them. The drawings will be posted as soon as I get some additional ones from the architect. Remember that none of this is set in stone until the school board approves the plans.
6. There is a display by Book are Fun in the media center. Orders may be placed through today and delivered tomorrow.
7. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
b. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
8. Classified staff members may depart at 2:30 PM on December 18 and 19. Ms. Rhodes, Ms. Higgins, Ms. Fletcher, Mr. Ireland and Mr. Cokley will leave two hours earlier than their normal times on December 19. That means that the building will close at 4:00 PM on December 19. Please place this on your calendars.
9. Thanks to everyone who made yesterday's Holiday Program a success. Special thank to Mr. Baker for all his hard work. Thanks as well to all the individuals who stepped up to decorate the gym for our parents and students. It was great to see people fill the void left by Ms. Rusch's illness without being asked. Thanks to everyone who provided crowd control, student supervision, sales of shirts and coffee, and all the myriad other things necessary to pull off a program of this type. Parents had a great time. Our student participation was significantly increased, especially in the upper grades. Way to go Speas!
10. Pre-K teachers should let me know today about how their plan for their storage sheds.
11. If you would like me to read a version of The Night Before Christmas to your class December 08-19, please sign-up on the sheet in the mail room.
12. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades should sign-up for sessions on the sheet in the mail room by the sign-in sheet.
14. An economist is a surgeon with an excellent scalpel and a rough-edged lancet, who operates beautifully on the dead and tortures the living. - Nicholas Chamfort
The best way out is always through. - Robert Frost
The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand. - Frank Herbert
December 03, 2008
1. Today is Day 64.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Wednesday: December 03
Spelling Bee Practice - 1:00 PM
Orders due for Books are Fun
Thursday: December 04
NCI Training - Reichert off-campus
CWS Training Powell and Marston off-campus
Orders delivered for Books are Fun
Friday: December 05
Speas Spelling Bee - 9:00 AM
2nd Grade - Moravian Candle Tea - 10:00 AM
NCI Training - Reichert off-campus
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. We received the architect's drawings yesterday of the proposed renovation of Speas to begin in 2009. Please review them and make your opinions know about what works and what doesn't. Send any comments to me in an e-mail and I will make them known to operations and the architect. Do not concern yourself with how we will operate during the construction period. All we want to know is whether or not we can conduct school in the building they are proposing and what changes may be necessary. We appreciate your input. As soon as the plans are posted, we will let you know where they are so you can review them. Feel free to ask questions. I will do my best to answer them. The drawings will be posted as soon as I get some additional ones from the architect. Remember that none of this is set in stone until the school board approves the plans.
6. There is a display by Book are Fun in the media center. Orders may be placed through today and delivered tomorrow.
7. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
b. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
8. Classified staff members may depart at 2:30 PM on December 18 and 19. Ms. Rhodes, Ms. Higgins, Ms. Fletcher, Mr. Ireland and Mr. Cokley will leave two hours earlier than their normal times on December 19. That means that the building will close at 4:00 PM on December 19. Please place this on your calendars.
9. Thanks to everyone who made yesterday's Holiday Program a success. Special thank to Mr. Baker for all his hard work. Thanks as well to all the individuals who stepped up to decorate the gym for our parents and students. It was great to see people fill the void left by Ms. Rusch's illness without being asked. Thanks to everyone who provided crowd control, student supervision, sales of shirts and coffee, and all the myriad other things necessary to pull off a program of this type. Parents had a great time. Our student participation was significantly increased, especially in the upper grades. Way to go Speas!
10. Pre-K teachers should let me know today about how their plan for their storage sheds.
11. If you would like me to read a version of The Night Before Christmas to your class December 08-19, please sign-up on the sheet in the mail room.
12. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades should sign-up for sessions on the sheet in the mail room by the sign-in sheet.
14. An economist is a surgeon with an excellent scalpel and a rough-edged lancet, who operates beautifully on the dead and tortures the living. - Nicholas Chamfort
The best way out is always through. - Robert Frost
The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand. - Frank Herbert
Monday, December 1, 2008
AM Announcements - December 02
AM Announcements
December 02, 2008
1. Today is Day 63.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Tuesday: December 02
Joint Principals' Meeting - Reichert off-campus - 7:30-12:00
Architect's Meeting on Speas renovation plans - 1:30-3:00
SIT - 2:40 PM
Holiday Program practice per Mr. Baker's schedule
Holiday Program 7:00 PM - Students arrive by 6:30
Wednesday: December 03
Spelling Bee Practice - 1:00 PM
Orders due for Books are Fun
Thursday: December 04
NCI Training - Reichert off-campus
CWS Training Powell and Marston off-campus
Orders delivered for Books are Fun
Friday: December 05
Speas Spelling Bee - 9:00 AM
2nd Grade - Moravian Candle Tea - 10:00 AM
NCI Training - Reichert off-campus
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. Ms. Powell will be selling T-shirts and coffee for Student Council before and after tomorrow night's Holiday Program.
6. There is a display by Book are Fun in the media center. Orders may be placed through December 03 and delivered on December 04.
7. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
b. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
8. Classified staff members may depart at 2:30 PM on December 18 and 19. Ms. Rhodes, Ms. Higgins, Ms. Fletcher, Mr. Ireland and Mr. Cokley will leave two hours earlier than their normal times on December 19. That means that the building will close at 4:00 PM on December 19. Please place this on your calendars.
9. It is time to schedule quarterly visits to teachers at other schools. We will post a schedule in the mail room of when you can schedule your observation. We will bring in a substitute for the day who will spend the morning in one classroom and the afternoon in another.
10. Pre-K staff should get together with Mr. Ireland and Mr. Cokley to determine which toy storage sheds need to be repaired.11. Remind your students that there will be no A's and Bees tutoring tomorrow night due to the Holiday program.
12. If you would like me to read a version of The Night Before Christmas to your class December 08-19, please sign-up on the sheet in the mail room.
13. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades should sign-up for sessions on the sheet in the mail room by the sign-in sheet.
14. I saw Jennifer Dobey yesterday at the Police Department. Her husband was promoted to Sergeant yesterday. She is as crazy as ever.
15. Invention is the mother of necessity. - Thorstein Veblen
I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty. - George Burns
If little else, the brain is an educational toy. - Tom Robbins
December 02, 2008
1. Today is Day 63.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Tuesday: December 02
Joint Principals' Meeting - Reichert off-campus - 7:30-12:00
Architect's Meeting on Speas renovation plans - 1:30-3:00
SIT - 2:40 PM
Holiday Program practice per Mr. Baker's schedule
Holiday Program 7:00 PM - Students arrive by 6:30
Wednesday: December 03
Spelling Bee Practice - 1:00 PM
Orders due for Books are Fun
Thursday: December 04
NCI Training - Reichert off-campus
CWS Training Powell and Marston off-campus
Orders delivered for Books are Fun
Friday: December 05
Speas Spelling Bee - 9:00 AM
2nd Grade - Moravian Candle Tea - 10:00 AM
NCI Training - Reichert off-campus
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. Ms. Powell will be selling T-shirts and coffee for Student Council before and after tomorrow night's Holiday Program.
6. There is a display by Book are Fun in the media center. Orders may be placed through December 03 and delivered on December 04.
7. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
b. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
8. Classified staff members may depart at 2:30 PM on December 18 and 19. Ms. Rhodes, Ms. Higgins, Ms. Fletcher, Mr. Ireland and Mr. Cokley will leave two hours earlier than their normal times on December 19. That means that the building will close at 4:00 PM on December 19. Please place this on your calendars.
9. It is time to schedule quarterly visits to teachers at other schools. We will post a schedule in the mail room of when you can schedule your observation. We will bring in a substitute for the day who will spend the morning in one classroom and the afternoon in another.
10. Pre-K staff should get together with Mr. Ireland and Mr. Cokley to determine which toy storage sheds need to be repaired.11. Remind your students that there will be no A's and Bees tutoring tomorrow night due to the Holiday program.
12. If you would like me to read a version of The Night Before Christmas to your class December 08-19, please sign-up on the sheet in the mail room.
13. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades should sign-up for sessions on the sheet in the mail room by the sign-in sheet.
14. I saw Jennifer Dobey yesterday at the Police Department. Her husband was promoted to Sergeant yesterday. She is as crazy as ever.
15. Invention is the mother of necessity. - Thorstein Veblen
I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty. - George Burns
If little else, the brain is an educational toy. - Tom Robbins
Sunday, November 30, 2008
AM Announcements -December 01
AM Announcements
December 01, 2008
1. Today is Day 62.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:* This is a draft version of AM Announcements done Sunday morning. More information will be added throughout Sunday and on Monday morning. Please check back to insure that you don't miss any important information.
Monday: December 01
Holiday Door Decorating Contest begins
Interim reports go home
Holiday Program practice per Mr. Baker's schedule
ESL Principals' Meeting - 3:30-5:00 PM
Tuesday: December 02
Joint Principals' Meeting - Reichert off-campus - 7:30-12:00
Architect's Meeting on Speas renovation plans - 1:30-3:00
SIT - 2:40 PM
Holiday Program practice per Mr. Baker's schedule
Holiday Program 7:00 PM - Students arrive by 6:30
Wednesday: December 03
Spelling Bee Practice - 1:00 PM
Orders due for Books are Fun
Thursday: December 04
NCI Training - Reichert and Powell off-campus
Orders delivered for Books are Fun
Friday: December 05
Speas Spelling Bee - 9:00 AM
2nd Grade - Moravian Candle Tea - 10:00 AM
NCI Training - Reichert and Powell off-campus
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. Our third grade has been selected to attend a presentation of Swan Lake at R.J. Reynolds Auditorium on February 4, 2009 at 12:30 pm. Transportation is being arranged by the Arts Department. Teachers should place this date on their calendar.
6. There is a display by Book are Fun in the media center. Orders may be placed through December 03 and delivered on December 04.
7. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
b. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
8. Classified staff members may depart at 2:30 PM on December 18 and 19. Ms. Rhodes, Ms. Higgins, Ms. Fletcher, Mr. Ireland and Mr. Cokley will leave two hours earlier than their normal times on December 19. That means that the building will close at 4:00 PM on December 19. Please place this on your calendars.
9. It is time to schedule quarterly visits to teachers at other schools. We will post a schedule in the mail room of when you can schedule your observation. We will bring in a substitute for the day who will spend the morning in one classroom and the afternoon in another.
10. Pre-K staff should get together with Mr. Ireland and Mr. Cokley to determine which toy storage sheds need to be repaired.
11. Remind your students that there will be no A's and Bees tutoring tomorrow night due to the Holiday program.
12. My wife and I are looking forward to welcoming you and your significant other to our Holiday Open House this coming Saturday, December 06. Please come hungry. There will be lots of food and a variety of beverages. Attendance is purely voluntary. The doors will be open from 4:00-10:00 PM. Directions to our home will be placed in you box along with a map. We hope to see you then.
13. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades should sign-up for sessions on the sheet in the mail room by the sign-in sheet.
14. Christmas parties will be held from 1:00-2:00 on December 18 to allow the custodians to clean up before the last day of school. This is especially important with the custodial staff leaving two hours earlier than normal on December 19. If you are showing a video/movie as part of your party, remember that it is perfectly legal since we have paid for viewing rights. These can only be rated G however. Any other rating requires the approval of an administrator and notification of parents. As your party approaches, grade levels should meet together to ensure that all classrooms are on the same page. Please let the Dr. Reichert or Ms. Powell know if you need anything in order to make your party a successful experience for your students.
15. Rogues are preferable to imbeciles because they sometimes take a rest. - Alexandre Dumas
The least of learning is done in the classrooms. - Thomas Merton
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy. - Ernest Benn
December 01, 2008
1. Today is Day 62.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:* This is a draft version of AM Announcements done Sunday morning. More information will be added throughout Sunday and on Monday morning. Please check back to insure that you don't miss any important information.
Monday: December 01
Holiday Door Decorating Contest begins
Interim reports go home
Holiday Program practice per Mr. Baker's schedule
ESL Principals' Meeting - 3:30-5:00 PM
Tuesday: December 02
Joint Principals' Meeting - Reichert off-campus - 7:30-12:00
Architect's Meeting on Speas renovation plans - 1:30-3:00
SIT - 2:40 PM
Holiday Program practice per Mr. Baker's schedule
Holiday Program 7:00 PM - Students arrive by 6:30
Wednesday: December 03
Spelling Bee Practice - 1:00 PM
Orders due for Books are Fun
Thursday: December 04
NCI Training - Reichert and Powell off-campus
Orders delivered for Books are Fun
Friday: December 05
Speas Spelling Bee - 9:00 AM
2nd Grade - Moravian Candle Tea - 10:00 AM
NCI Training - Reichert and Powell off-campus
4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. Our third grade has been selected to attend a presentation of Swan Lake at R.J. Reynolds Auditorium on February 4, 2009 at 12:30 pm. Transportation is being arranged by the Arts Department. Teachers should place this date on their calendar.
6. There is a display by Book are Fun in the media center. Orders may be placed through December 03 and delivered on December 04.
7. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
b. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
8. Classified staff members may depart at 2:30 PM on December 18 and 19. Ms. Rhodes, Ms. Higgins, Ms. Fletcher, Mr. Ireland and Mr. Cokley will leave two hours earlier than their normal times on December 19. That means that the building will close at 4:00 PM on December 19. Please place this on your calendars.
9. It is time to schedule quarterly visits to teachers at other schools. We will post a schedule in the mail room of when you can schedule your observation. We will bring in a substitute for the day who will spend the morning in one classroom and the afternoon in another.
10. Pre-K staff should get together with Mr. Ireland and Mr. Cokley to determine which toy storage sheds need to be repaired.
11. Remind your students that there will be no A's and Bees tutoring tomorrow night due to the Holiday program.
12. My wife and I are looking forward to welcoming you and your significant other to our Holiday Open House this coming Saturday, December 06. Please come hungry. There will be lots of food and a variety of beverages. Attendance is purely voluntary. The doors will be open from 4:00-10:00 PM. Directions to our home will be placed in you box along with a map. We hope to see you then.
13. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades should sign-up for sessions on the sheet in the mail room by the sign-in sheet.
14. Christmas parties will be held from 1:00-2:00 on December 18 to allow the custodians to clean up before the last day of school. This is especially important with the custodial staff leaving two hours earlier than normal on December 19. If you are showing a video/movie as part of your party, remember that it is perfectly legal since we have paid for viewing rights. These can only be rated G however. Any other rating requires the approval of an administrator and notification of parents. As your party approaches, grade levels should meet together to ensure that all classrooms are on the same page. Please let the Dr. Reichert or Ms. Powell know if you need anything in order to make your party a successful experience for your students.
15. Rogues are preferable to imbeciles because they sometimes take a rest. - Alexandre Dumas
The least of learning is done in the classrooms. - Thomas Merton
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy. - Ernest Benn
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
AM Announcements - November 25
AM Announcements
November 25, 2008
1. Today is Day 61.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Tuesday: November 25
2-3 AR Celebration - 8:15
SIP Rough Draft Due
A's and Bees Tutoring 6:00-8:00 - cancelled
4. There will be an energy audit during the Thanksgiving vacation. Please follow the steps listed below:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The office will be open tomorrow but the building will not be heated. It will be closed Thursday and Friday. If you want to come in and work for some reason, make sure you dress warmly.
6. There is a display by Book are Fun in the media center. Orders may be placed through December 03 and delivered on December 04.
7. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 02 - Holiday Program
b. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
c. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
8. Remember that classified staff members may depart at 2:30 PM today. Ms. Rhodes, Ms. Higgins, Ms. Fletcher, Mr. Ireland and Mr. Cokley will leave an hour earlier than their normal time. That means that the building will close at 5:00 today. Mr. Hart will be the last one out the door on Tuesday following the departure of the last magnet express student.
9. When we return from Thanksgiving we will begin scheduling quarterly visits to teachers at other schools.
10. The AR celebration for 2-3 is at 8:15.
11. Remind your students that there will be no A's and Bees tutoring tonight.
12. Some individuals have raised the question about the relationship between the Open House my wife and I host each December and support from Social Committee dues. My wife and I have hosted a Christmas Open House for 30 years. We invite her staff, my staff, our neighbors and our friends. It is our way of kicking off the holiday season. There is no relationship between our Open House and Social Committee or any other group. We receive no support in terms of money or personnel. It is wholly and completely a gift from our family to all invited. We hope you will be able to join us on December 6 between 4:00 and 10:00.
13. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades should sign-up for sessions on the sheet in the mail room by the sign-in sheet.
14. Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion. - Robertson Davies
Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. - George Bernard Shaw
Competence, like truth, beauty and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder. - Laurence J. Peter
November 25, 2008
1. Today is Day 61.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Tuesday: November 25
2-3 AR Celebration - 8:15
SIP Rough Draft Due
A's and Bees Tutoring 6:00-8:00 - cancelled
4. There will be an energy audit during the Thanksgiving vacation. Please follow the steps listed below:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The office will be open tomorrow but the building will not be heated. It will be closed Thursday and Friday. If you want to come in and work for some reason, make sure you dress warmly.
6. There is a display by Book are Fun in the media center. Orders may be placed through December 03 and delivered on December 04.
7. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 02 - Holiday Program
b. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
c. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
8. Remember that classified staff members may depart at 2:30 PM today. Ms. Rhodes, Ms. Higgins, Ms. Fletcher, Mr. Ireland and Mr. Cokley will leave an hour earlier than their normal time. That means that the building will close at 5:00 today. Mr. Hart will be the last one out the door on Tuesday following the departure of the last magnet express student.
9. When we return from Thanksgiving we will begin scheduling quarterly visits to teachers at other schools.
10. The AR celebration for 2-3 is at 8:15.
11. Remind your students that there will be no A's and Bees tutoring tonight.
12. Some individuals have raised the question about the relationship between the Open House my wife and I host each December and support from Social Committee dues. My wife and I have hosted a Christmas Open House for 30 years. We invite her staff, my staff, our neighbors and our friends. It is our way of kicking off the holiday season. There is no relationship between our Open House and Social Committee or any other group. We receive no support in terms of money or personnel. It is wholly and completely a gift from our family to all invited. We hope you will be able to join us on December 6 between 4:00 and 10:00.
13. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades should sign-up for sessions on the sheet in the mail room by the sign-in sheet.
14. Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion. - Robertson Davies
Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. - George Bernard Shaw
Competence, like truth, beauty and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder. - Laurence J. Peter
Monday, November 24, 2008
Seasonal Decorations and Christmas Trees
As we move into the holiday season,please keep in ming the following information from the Fire Department:
- Candles and open flames are prohibited.
-Decorations must not block or obstruct exits and corridors. The 20% limit on artwork on walls in the halls would apply to decorations.
- Exits and corridors are safe havens that must remain free of materials on the floor space.
- Natural "Cut Trees" are only allowed in buildings with an Automatic Fire Sprinkler System and trees must be kept fresh and water checked daily. No lights or cords.
- Live trees with a root ball must be kept fresh and may be treated as potted plants. No lights or cords.
- Artificial Trees and vegetation must be approved and listed as non-combustible with a NFPA 701 certification for flame resistance that meets educational occupancies restrictions. (listed materials should display a factory tag) *No lights or cords.
- Metal trees may not have lights or cords.
- Standards for decorative lights and cords are very restrictive and expensive for educational occupancies. Store bought cords and lights are not approved for schools and therefore a safe policy is not to allow lights and cords on decorations in schools.
- Cooking in classrooms may occur for special instructional sessions and must involve staff supervision, Have a fire extinguisher on stand-by and after use assure the
cooking appliance is cool, removed from the classroom and secure.
- Candles and open flames are prohibited.
-Decorations must not block or obstruct exits and corridors. The 20% limit on artwork on walls in the halls would apply to decorations.
- Exits and corridors are safe havens that must remain free of materials on the floor space.
- Natural "Cut Trees" are only allowed in buildings with an Automatic Fire Sprinkler System and trees must be kept fresh and water checked daily. No lights or cords.
- Live trees with a root ball must be kept fresh and may be treated as potted plants. No lights or cords.
- Artificial Trees and vegetation must be approved and listed as non-combustible with a NFPA 701 certification for flame resistance that meets educational occupancies restrictions. (listed materials should display a factory tag) *No lights or cords.
- Metal trees may not have lights or cords.
- Standards for decorative lights and cords are very restrictive and expensive for educational occupancies. Store bought cords and lights are not approved for schools and therefore a safe policy is not to allow lights and cords on decorations in schools.
- Cooking in classrooms may occur for special instructional sessions and must involve staff supervision, Have a fire extinguisher on stand-by and after use assure the
cooking appliance is cool, removed from the classroom and secure.
AM Announcements - November 24
AM Announcements
November 24, 2008
1. Today is Day 40.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Monday: November 24
K-1 AR Celebration - 8:15
Equity+ Principals' Meeting -12:00-1:30 - Reichert off-campus
Applebee's Decorating - 8:00 AM
Tuesday: November 25
2-3 AR Celebration - 8:15
SIP Rough Draft Due
A's and Bees Tutoring 6:00-8:00 - cancelled
4. We continue to have computers, monitors and TV's left on at the end of the day. We also have blinds that are not closed. Remember to:
a. TURN ALL TV's OFF
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The office will be open Wednesday, November 26 but the building will not be heated. It will be closed on November 27 and 28. Once again the building will not be heated over the Thanksgiving Holiday. If you want to come in and work for some reason, make sure you dress warmly.
6. Fliers regarding The "Retirement Information Center" dates for 2008-2009 are in the lounge and the mail room.
7. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 02 - Holiday Program
b. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
c. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
8. Remember that classified staff members may depart at 2:30 PM today and tomorrow. Ms. Rhodes, Ms. Higgins, Ms. Fletcher, Mr. Ireland and Mr. Cokley may leave an hour earlier than their normal time. That means that the building will close at 5:00 tomorrow. Mr. Hart will be the last one out the door on Tuesday following the departure of the last magnet express student.
9. Human Resources has announced 403b Fairs for the following companies: American Century, Edward Jones (The Hartford), Wachovia Securities (The Hartford, ING), Horace Mann, Security Benefit.
Wednesday, December 3: East Forsyth HS, Cafeteria, 4:00-6:00pm.
Thursday, December 4: North Forsyth HS, Media Center, 4:00-6:00pm.
Wednesday, December 10:West Forsyth HS, Cafeteria, 4:00-6:00pm.
Thursday, December 11: Parkland HS - Cafeteria, 4:00-6:00pm.
(Registration is not required for these events!)
10. The AR celebration for K-1 is todayday at 8:15. The 2-3 celebration is tomorrow at 8:15.
11. Please be reminded that on days when school is delayed, staff members are expected to arrive at their regular time. Safety of course is the primary concern and we don't want anyone traveling when it is unsafe.
12. Due to tomorrow being the last day before a three day vacation, there will be no A's and Bees Tutoring tomorrow night.
13. Jendah Thomas was selected to have her art displayed "Seeing the City" at Reynolda House. There is an exhibit on loan from NYC , artist John Sloan, and WS/FCS was to have students do city scape exhibits. Jendah's is a beautiful pastel and is very abstract and hers was one of 12 in the whole county of ES schools. The exhibit is December 5 - the Christmas holidays. PLEASE go by and see it. Once again Ms. Rusch has had one of her students' pieces selected for recognition.
14. Anna Salas is going with the 4th grade on the field trip. Ms. Clodfelter will cover the only class she will miss at 11:30 - 12:05.
15. In the United States there is more space where nobody is than where anybody is. That is what makes America what it is. - Gertrude Stein
The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not. - Eric Hoffer
Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it. - Jane Wagner
November 24, 2008
1. Today is Day 40.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Monday: November 24
K-1 AR Celebration - 8:15
Equity+ Principals' Meeting -12:00-1:30 - Reichert off-campus
Applebee's Decorating - 8:00 AM
Tuesday: November 25
2-3 AR Celebration - 8:15
SIP Rough Draft Due
A's and Bees Tutoring 6:00-8:00 - cancelled
4. We continue to have computers, monitors and TV's left on at the end of the day. We also have blinds that are not closed. Remember to:
a. TURN ALL TV's OFF
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The office will be open Wednesday, November 26 but the building will not be heated. It will be closed on November 27 and 28. Once again the building will not be heated over the Thanksgiving Holiday. If you want to come in and work for some reason, make sure you dress warmly.
6. Fliers regarding The "Retirement Information Center" dates for 2008-2009 are in the lounge and the mail room.
7. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 02 - Holiday Program
b. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
c. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
8. Remember that classified staff members may depart at 2:30 PM today and tomorrow. Ms. Rhodes, Ms. Higgins, Ms. Fletcher, Mr. Ireland and Mr. Cokley may leave an hour earlier than their normal time. That means that the building will close at 5:00 tomorrow. Mr. Hart will be the last one out the door on Tuesday following the departure of the last magnet express student.
9. Human Resources has announced 403b Fairs for the following companies: American Century, Edward Jones (The Hartford), Wachovia Securities (The Hartford, ING), Horace Mann, Security Benefit.
Wednesday, December 3: East Forsyth HS, Cafeteria, 4:00-6:00pm.
Thursday, December 4: North Forsyth HS, Media Center, 4:00-6:00pm.
Wednesday, December 10:West Forsyth HS, Cafeteria, 4:00-6:00pm.
Thursday, December 11: Parkland HS - Cafeteria, 4:00-6:00pm.
(Registration is not required for these events!)
10. The AR celebration for K-1 is todayday at 8:15. The 2-3 celebration is tomorrow at 8:15.
11. Please be reminded that on days when school is delayed, staff members are expected to arrive at their regular time. Safety of course is the primary concern and we don't want anyone traveling when it is unsafe.
12. Due to tomorrow being the last day before a three day vacation, there will be no A's and Bees Tutoring tomorrow night.
13. Jendah Thomas was selected to have her art displayed "Seeing the City" at Reynolda House. There is an exhibit on loan from NYC , artist John Sloan, and WS/FCS was to have students do city scape exhibits. Jendah's is a beautiful pastel and is very abstract and hers was one of 12 in the whole county of ES schools. The exhibit is December 5 - the Christmas holidays. PLEASE go by and see it. Once again Ms. Rusch has had one of her students' pieces selected for recognition.
14. Anna Salas is going with the 4th grade on the field trip. Ms. Clodfelter will cover the only class she will miss at 11:30 - 12:05.
15. In the United States there is more space where nobody is than where anybody is. That is what makes America what it is. - Gertrude Stein
The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not. - Eric Hoffer
Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it. - Jane Wagner
Thursday, November 20, 2008
AM Announcements - November 21
AM Announcements
November 20, 2008
1. Today is Day 59.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Friday: November 21
Fourth Grade field trip to Old Salem 9:00-1:00
Dollar Dress Down Day
Reichert Off-campus after 11:00
4. I will be off-campus after 11:00 AM today.
5. At the end of every day:
a. TURN ALL TV's OFF
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTER (CPU's)
6. The office will be open on Wednesday, November 26 but the building will not be heated. It will be closed on November 27 and 28. Once again the building will not be heated over the Thanksgiving Holiday.
7. Fliers regarding The "Retirement Information Center" dates for 2008-2009 are in the lounge and the mail room.
8. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 02 - Holiday Program
b. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
c. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
9. Review conferences scheduled for today are:
10. Classified staff members should depart at 2:30 PM on Monday and Tuesday of next week to give them the time for Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving.
11. Human Resources has announced 403b Fairs for the following companies: American Century, Edward Jones (The Hartford), Wachovia Securities (The Hartford, ING), Horace Mann, Security Benefit.
Wednesday, December 3: East Forsyth HS, Cafeteria, 4:00-6:00pm.
Thursday, December 4: North Forsyth HS, Media Center, 4:00-6:00pm.
Wednesday, December 10:West Forsyth HS, Cafeteria, 4:00-6:00pm.
Thursday, December 11: Parkland HS - Cafeteria, 4:00-6:00pm.
(Registration is not required for these events!)
12. AR celebrations for K-1 will be on Monday at 8:15. For 2-3 they will be on Tuesday at 8:15.
13. Please be reminded that on days when school is delayed, staff members are expected to arrive at their regular time. Safety of course is the primary concern and we don't want anyone traveling when it is unsafe.
14. The fourth grade field trip to Old Salem has been cancelled and is being rescheduled for another day.
15. I have read your book and much like it. - Moses Hadas
The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best - and therefore never scrutinize or question. - Stephen Jay Gould
Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet? - Lily Tomlin
November 20, 2008
1. Today is Day 59.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Friday: November 21
Fourth Grade field trip to Old Salem 9:00-1:00
Dollar Dress Down Day
Reichert Off-campus after 11:00
4. I will be off-campus after 11:00 AM today.
5. At the end of every day:
a. TURN ALL TV's OFF
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTER (CPU's)
6. The office will be open on Wednesday, November 26 but the building will not be heated. It will be closed on November 27 and 28. Once again the building will not be heated over the Thanksgiving Holiday.
7. Fliers regarding The "Retirement Information Center" dates for 2008-2009 are in the lounge and the mail room.
8. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 02 - Holiday Program
b. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
c. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
9. Review conferences scheduled for today are:
10. Classified staff members should depart at 2:30 PM on Monday and Tuesday of next week to give them the time for Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving.
11. Human Resources has announced 403b Fairs for the following companies: American Century, Edward Jones (The Hartford), Wachovia Securities (The Hartford, ING), Horace Mann, Security Benefit.
Wednesday, December 3: East Forsyth HS, Cafeteria, 4:00-6:00pm.
Thursday, December 4: North Forsyth HS, Media Center, 4:00-6:00pm.
Wednesday, December 10:West Forsyth HS, Cafeteria, 4:00-6:00pm.
Thursday, December 11: Parkland HS - Cafeteria, 4:00-6:00pm.
(Registration is not required for these events!)
12. AR celebrations for K-1 will be on Monday at 8:15. For 2-3 they will be on Tuesday at 8:15.
13. Please be reminded that on days when school is delayed, staff members are expected to arrive at their regular time. Safety of course is the primary concern and we don't want anyone traveling when it is unsafe.
14. The fourth grade field trip to Old Salem has been cancelled and is being rescheduled for another day.
15. I have read your book and much like it. - Moses Hadas
The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best - and therefore never scrutinize or question. - Stephen Jay Gould
Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet? - Lily Tomlin
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
AM Announcements - November 20
AM Announcements
November 20, 2008
1. Today is Day 58.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Thursday: November 20
Ms. Say's class field trip to Salemtowne 9:30-11:30
Technology Staff Development - 2:40-4:00
PTA Teacher of the Year Dinner - Village Inn - Clemmons - 6:30-8:30
Friday: November 21
Fourth Grade field trip to Old Salem 9:00-1:00
Dollar Dress Down Day
Reichert Off-campus after 11:00
4. There is a Technology staff development this afternoon. We will be divided into two groups like we were in October.
5. At the end of every day:
a. TURN ALL TV's OFF
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTER (CPU's)
6. The office will be open on Wednesday, November 26 but the building will not be heated. It will be closed on November 27 and 28. Once again the building will not be heated over the Thanksgiving Holiday.
7. Fliers regarding The "Retirement Information Center" dates for 2008-2009 are in the lounge and the mail room.
8. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 02 - Holiday Program
b. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
c. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
9. Review conferences scheduled for today are: 8:50 - Gifford; 11:30 - Badarin; 12:20 - Kelly
10. Classified staff members should depart at 2:30 PM on Monday and Tuesday of next week to give them the time for Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving.
11. Human Resources has announced 403b Fairs for the following companies: American Century, Edward Jones (The Hartford), Wachovia Securities (The Hartford, ING), Horace Mann, Security Benefit.
Wednesday, December 3: East Forsyth HS, Cafeteria, 4:00-6:00pm.
Thursday, December 4: North Forsyth HS, Media Center, 4:00-6:00pm.
Wednesday, December 10:West Forsyth HS, Cafeteria, 4:00-6:00pm.
Thursday, December 11: Parkland HS - Cafeteria, 4:00-6:00pm.
(Registration is not required for these events!)
12. If you followed the news yesterday, the State of North Carolina has asked school districts to return a portion of the funds allocated earlier this year. It amounts to about $39 per student or around $2.3 million for WS/FCS. Our system has not announced where the cuts will be as of yet. The board will decide this at its meeting next Tuesday.
13. I base my fashion taste on what doesn't itch. - Gilda Radner
The purpose of life is to fight maturity. - Dick Werthimer
A committee is a cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and then quietly strangled. - Sir Barnett Cocks
November 20, 2008
1. Today is Day 58.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Thursday: November 20
Ms. Say's class field trip to Salemtowne 9:30-11:30
Technology Staff Development - 2:40-4:00
PTA Teacher of the Year Dinner - Village Inn - Clemmons - 6:30-8:30
Friday: November 21
Fourth Grade field trip to Old Salem 9:00-1:00
Dollar Dress Down Day
Reichert Off-campus after 11:00
4. There is a Technology staff development this afternoon. We will be divided into two groups like we were in October.
5. At the end of every day:
a. TURN ALL TV's OFF
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTER (CPU's)
6. The office will be open on Wednesday, November 26 but the building will not be heated. It will be closed on November 27 and 28. Once again the building will not be heated over the Thanksgiving Holiday.
7. Fliers regarding The "Retirement Information Center" dates for 2008-2009 are in the lounge and the mail room.
8. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 02 - Holiday Program
b. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
c. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
9. Review conferences scheduled for today are: 8:50 - Gifford; 11:30 - Badarin; 12:20 - Kelly
10. Classified staff members should depart at 2:30 PM on Monday and Tuesday of next week to give them the time for Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving.
11. Human Resources has announced 403b Fairs for the following companies: American Century, Edward Jones (The Hartford), Wachovia Securities (The Hartford, ING), Horace Mann, Security Benefit.
Wednesday, December 3: East Forsyth HS, Cafeteria, 4:00-6:00pm.
Thursday, December 4: North Forsyth HS, Media Center, 4:00-6:00pm.
Wednesday, December 10:West Forsyth HS, Cafeteria, 4:00-6:00pm.
Thursday, December 11: Parkland HS - Cafeteria, 4:00-6:00pm.
(Registration is not required for these events!)
12. If you followed the news yesterday, the State of North Carolina has asked school districts to return a portion of the funds allocated earlier this year. It amounts to about $39 per student or around $2.3 million for WS/FCS. Our system has not announced where the cuts will be as of yet. The board will decide this at its meeting next Tuesday.
13. I base my fashion taste on what doesn't itch. - Gilda Radner
The purpose of life is to fight maturity. - Dick Werthimer
A committee is a cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and then quietly strangled. - Sir Barnett Cocks
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
AM Announcements - November 19
AM Announcements
November 19, 2008
1. Today is Day 57.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Wednesday: November 19
SIP Meetings - 2:40-4:00
Thursday: November 20
Technology Staff Development - 2:40-4:00
PTA Teacher of the Year Dinner - Village Inn - Clemmons - 6:30-8:30
Friday: November 21
Dollar Dress Down Day
Reichert Off-campus after 11:00
4.
5. At the end of every day:
a. TURN ALL TV's
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTER (CPU's)
6. Social Committee dues are $25 and can be paid in a single payment, or installments throughout the year. See Ms. Johnson to work out payment of your dues.
7. Fliers regarding The "Retirement Information Center" dates for 2008-2009 are in the lounge and the mail room.
8. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 02 - Holiday Program
b. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
c. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
9. Review conferences scheduled for today are:
10. Classified staff members should depart at 2:30 PM on Monday and Tuesday of next week to give them the time for Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving.
11. We meet this afternoon on our SIT plan rough draft.
12.
November 19, 2008
1. Today is Day 57.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Wednesday: November 19
SIP Meetings - 2:40-4:00
Thursday: November 20
Technology Staff Development - 2:40-4:00
PTA Teacher of the Year Dinner - Village Inn - Clemmons - 6:30-8:30
Friday: November 21
Dollar Dress Down Day
Reichert Off-campus after 11:00
4.
5. At the end of every day:
a. TURN ALL TV's
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTER (CPU's)
6. Social Committee dues are $25 and can be paid in a single payment, or installments throughout the year. See Ms. Johnson to work out payment of your dues.
7. Fliers regarding The "Retirement Information Center" dates for 2008-2009 are in the lounge and the mail room.
8. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 02 - Holiday Program
b. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
c. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
9. Review conferences scheduled for today are:
10. Classified staff members should depart at 2:30 PM on Monday and Tuesday of next week to give them the time for Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving.
11. We meet this afternoon on our SIT plan rough draft.
12.
Monday, November 17, 2008
AM Announcements - November 18
AM Announcements
November 18, 2008
1. Today is Day 56.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Tuesday: November 18
Marzano Staff Development - 2:40-4:00
First Tee Evening - Session #1 5:00 - set up; 6:00 - program
McDonalds Night - 5:00-8:00
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00
Wednesday: November 19
SIP Meetings - 2:40-4:00
Thursday: November 20
Technology Staff Development - 2:40-4:00
PTA Teacher of the Year Dinner - Village Inn - Clemmons - 6:30-8:30
Friday: November 21
Dollar Dress Down Day
Reichert Off-campus after 11:30
4. Tonight is the first session of First Tee, a golfing program for children. It will take place in the gym under the direction of Susan Sidden. She will begin setting up at 5:00 with the session beginning at 6:00.
5. At the end of every day:
a. TURN ALL TV's
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTER (CPU's)
6. Social Committee dues are $25 and can be paid in a single payment, or installments throughout the year. See Ms. Johnson to work out payment of your dues.
7. Fliers regarding The "Retirement Information Center" dates for 2008-2009 are in the lounge and the mail room.
8. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 02 - Holiday Program
b. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
c. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
9. Review conferences scheduled for today are: 8:50 - Falor; 9:30 - Merrill; and 10:15 - Say
10. Classified staff members should depart at 2:30 PM on Monday and Tuesday of next week to give them the time for Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving.
11. We meet this afternoon on our SIT plan rough draft.
12. The meeting with the architect has been postponed until December 02. I'll keep you informed.
13. Today is our monthly Marzano training. This will be the last one until Ms. Falor returns from maternity leave.
14. I am in need of someone to cover A's and Bees tutoring tonight. I am doing a police ride-along for Leadership Winston-Salem.
15. Please come out and support Speas tonight between 5:00-8:00 PM at McDonalds on North Point Blvd. Eat in or drive thru, it all goes to support our program.
16. I heard today that Mickey Mouse is 80 today. He is the most recognized figure in the United States.
17.There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous.
Robert Benchley (1889 - 1945)
The only really good place to buy lumber is at a store where the lumber has already been cut and attached together in the form of furniture, finished, and put inside boxes.
Dave Barry (1947 - ), "The Taming of the Screw"
All the President is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.
Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972), Letter to his sister, Nov. 14, 1947
November 18, 2008
1. Today is Day 56.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Tuesday: November 18
Marzano Staff Development - 2:40-4:00
First Tee Evening - Session #1 5:00 - set up; 6:00 - program
McDonalds Night - 5:00-8:00
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00
Wednesday: November 19
SIP Meetings - 2:40-4:00
Thursday: November 20
Technology Staff Development - 2:40-4:00
PTA Teacher of the Year Dinner - Village Inn - Clemmons - 6:30-8:30
Friday: November 21
Dollar Dress Down Day
Reichert Off-campus after 11:30
4. Tonight is the first session of First Tee, a golfing program for children. It will take place in the gym under the direction of Susan Sidden. She will begin setting up at 5:00 with the session beginning at 6:00.
5. At the end of every day:
a. TURN ALL TV's
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTER (CPU's)
6. Social Committee dues are $25 and can be paid in a single payment, or installments throughout the year. See Ms. Johnson to work out payment of your dues.
7. Fliers regarding The "Retirement Information Center" dates for 2008-2009 are in the lounge and the mail room.
8. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 02 - Holiday Program
b. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
c. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
9. Review conferences scheduled for today are: 8:50 - Falor; 9:30 - Merrill; and 10:15 - Say
10. Classified staff members should depart at 2:30 PM on Monday and Tuesday of next week to give them the time for Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving.
11. We meet this afternoon on our SIT plan rough draft.
12. The meeting with the architect has been postponed until December 02. I'll keep you informed.
13. Today is our monthly Marzano training. This will be the last one until Ms. Falor returns from maternity leave.
14. I am in need of someone to cover A's and Bees tutoring tonight. I am doing a police ride-along for Leadership Winston-Salem.
15. Please come out and support Speas tonight between 5:00-8:00 PM at McDonalds on North Point Blvd. Eat in or drive thru, it all goes to support our program.
16. I heard today that Mickey Mouse is 80 today. He is the most recognized figure in the United States.
17.There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous.
Robert Benchley (1889 - 1945)
The only really good place to buy lumber is at a store where the lumber has already been cut and attached together in the form of furniture, finished, and put inside boxes.
Dave Barry (1947 - ), "The Taming of the Screw"
All the President is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.
Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972), Letter to his sister, Nov. 14, 1947
Sunday, November 16, 2008
AM Announcements - November 17
AM Announcements
November 17, 2008
1. Today is Day 55.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Monday: November 17
SIP Meetings - 2:40-4:00
Tuesday: November 18
Architect/Operations meeting on Speas renovation - 1:30
Marzano Staff Development - 2:40-4:00
First Tee Evening - Session #1 5:00 - set up; 6:00 - program
McDonalds Night - 5:00-8:00
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00
Wednesday: November 19
SIP Meetings - 2:40-4:00
Thursday: November 20
Technology Staff Development - 2:40-4:00
PTA Teacher of the Year Dinner - Village Inn - Clemmons - 6:30-8:30
Friday: November 21
Dollar Dress Down Day
Reichert Off-campus after 11:30
4. Tomorrow night will be the first session of First Tee, a golfing program for children. It will take place in the gym under the direction of Susan Sidden. She will begin setting up at 5:00 with the session beginning at 6:00.
5. At the end of every day:
a. TURN ALL TV's
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTER (CPU's)
6. Social Committee dues are $25 and can be paid in a single payment, or installments throughout the year. See Ms. Johnson to work out payment of your dues.
7. Fliers regarding The "Retirement Information Center" dates for 2008-2009 are in the lounge and the mail room.
8. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 02 - Holiday Program
b. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
c. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
9. Review conferences scheduled for today are: TBA
10. Ms. Fletcher and Ms. Powell will accompany Ms. Goliszek to the PTA Teacher of the Year Banquet on Thursday night at 6:30.
11. We meet this afternoon on our SIT plan rough draft.
12. There is a meeting this afternoon of the architect and our operations department regarding our upcoming renovation. I will share drawings and plans with you as soon as I am able.
13. Tomorrow is our monthly Marzano training. This will be the last one until Ms. Falor returns from maternity leave.
14. I am in need of someone to cover A's and Bees tutoring tomorrow night. I am doing a police ride-along for Leadership Winston-Salem.
15. So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause. - George Lucas
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. - Sir Francis Bacon
The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous. - Shana Alexander
November 17, 2008
1. Today is Day 55.
2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.
3. Calendar items for this week:
Monday: November 17
SIP Meetings - 2:40-4:00
Tuesday: November 18
Architect/Operations meeting on Speas renovation - 1:30
Marzano Staff Development - 2:40-4:00
First Tee Evening - Session #1 5:00 - set up; 6:00 - program
McDonalds Night - 5:00-8:00
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00
Wednesday: November 19
SIP Meetings - 2:40-4:00
Thursday: November 20
Technology Staff Development - 2:40-4:00
PTA Teacher of the Year Dinner - Village Inn - Clemmons - 6:30-8:30
Friday: November 21
Dollar Dress Down Day
Reichert Off-campus after 11:30
4. Tomorrow night will be the first session of First Tee, a golfing program for children. It will take place in the gym under the direction of Susan Sidden. She will begin setting up at 5:00 with the session beginning at 6:00.
5. At the end of every day:
a. TURN ALL TV's
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTER (CPU's)
6. Social Committee dues are $25 and can be paid in a single payment, or installments throughout the year. See Ms. Johnson to work out payment of your dues.
7. Fliers regarding The "Retirement Information Center" dates for 2008-2009 are in the lounge and the mail room.
8. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 02 - Holiday Program
b. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
c. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
9. Review conferences scheduled for today are: TBA
10. Ms. Fletcher and Ms. Powell will accompany Ms. Goliszek to the PTA Teacher of the Year Banquet on Thursday night at 6:30.
11. We meet this afternoon on our SIT plan rough draft.
12. There is a meeting this afternoon of the architect and our operations department regarding our upcoming renovation. I will share drawings and plans with you as soon as I am able.
13. Tomorrow is our monthly Marzano training. This will be the last one until Ms. Falor returns from maternity leave.
14. I am in need of someone to cover A's and Bees tutoring tomorrow night. I am doing a police ride-along for Leadership Winston-Salem.
15. So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause. - George Lucas
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. - Sir Francis Bacon
The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous. - Shana Alexander
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