AM Announcements - September 30

AM Announcements
September 30, 2008

1. Today is Day 26.

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: September 30
POY Interviews - Reichert off-campus - 8:00-12:00
All PEP's signed or documentation available to attempts
Box Tops for Education collected
Technology staff development - 2:45-4:15
A's and Bee's Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM

Wednesday: October 01
NCI Training -2:30-5:30 - Reichert, Powell, Grisard, and Tuttle
EC Caseload forms due to Reichert for signature

Thursday: October 02
Teacher of the Year Banquet - 4:30-6:30 Powell and Goliszek
Reichert off-campus all day
PTA Board Meeting - 5:30-6:30
Make It, Take It Night - 6:30-7:30

Friday: October 03
Reichert off-campus all day

4. The Dixie Classic Fair begins this Friday. Keep that in mind as you plan your assignments for the week of October 6.

5. Box Tops for Education will be collected today.

6. The PTA Membership dues are $3.50 per person. You can see Ms. Fletcher who will be happy to help you.

7. Just a reminder that Dr. Martin visits Speas next week on October 9. Be sure you know your data . He will be here from 10:00-12:00 and will most likely eat lunch in the cafeteria.

8. Social Committee dues are still being collected. This benefits everyone, even those who do not pay. Please find it in your heart to contribute your dues of $25.

9. EC teachers should complete their caseload forms by tomorrow so I can sign them. I will be gone on Thursday and Friday and they are due Friday.

10. Family Night is November 7. All grade levels and specialists have been divided to handle certain areas, locations and activities. A successful Family Fun Night requires the help and assistance of every staff member. As each pulls their share of the load, everyone can enjoy the evening without anyone being over taxed. Each team needs to create a schedule for coverage for the entire event along with 30 minutes before hand for set-up and 30 minutes afterwards for clean up. Your schedule should be turned in to Ms. Fletcher by Friday, October 10, 2008 showing how your team will cover their given location. The teams and locations are listed below:

Friday, November 7, 2008 - 5:00-7:30
4th & 5th Grade - Haunted House
Pre - K - BINGO
2nd - Two Ticket Table Locations
Rose Rusch - Face Painting
Lowe,Starling, Hoots - Cake Walk
Mrs. Gerber - Animal Balloons
1st Grade - 5 Game Stations
Fussell, Powell, Reichert, Schwabe - Hot Dog Supper
K - Cotton Candy, Snow Cones, & Popcorn
Baby Gap Volunteers - Inflatable in the gym.
Salas, Clodfelter, Baker, Alston - Spin Art
Office and First Aid Center - Rhodes, Spaventa

11. There will be a PTA Board Meeting on Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 5:30-6:30 p.m. before the Make-It-Take Night. We need two staff members to act as staff representatives and attend the monthly meeting. If you are interested please notify Cathy Smith and Shanta Fletcher. Thank you for your support.

12. Weekly newsletters are due to Ms. Powell every Monday by 2:30. If you choose to e-mail it, please send a copy to Ms. Powell and Ms. Rhodes.

13. When writing up a student for discipline, please include the child's NCWISE # and all the phone #'s you have for the child. Many times, teachers have updated phone numbers that are not yet in NCWISE.

14. Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything.
Charles Kuralt

Save a little money each month and at the end of the year you'll be surprised at how little you have.
Ernest Haskins

Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us.
Jerry Garcia, (of the Grateful Dead)

The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too.
Oscar Levant (1906 - 1972)