AM Announcements

AM Announcements
September 04, 2008

1. Today is Day 8.

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: September 04Initial APT for Language
AR Training 2:45
Gateway Meeting - Grades 3 and 5 - 6:00-8:00 PM Media Center

Friday: September 05
Initial APT for Language
Decisions on Title-1 due from Grade 3-5

4. Starbucks is offering all our employees a tall cup of Pike Place Roast free of charge every Monday through 09/28/08. Just show them your badge and pick-up your free coffee.

5. There will be a Gateway meeting tonight from 6:00-8:00 PM to review the gateway procedure for non-proficient students in grades 3 and 5. Teachers of these grades should get PEP's signed at this time as well.

6. Please remember to review all CUM folders and determine which children have PEP's. These PEP's must be signed by the end of September. Please contact parents to come in for a conference during the month so the PEP can be reviewed and parents can sign off. These PEP's are to be reviewed quarterly. Parents are to sign-off on any changes during the year. If you have trouble getting a parent in,please let Ms. Summey know. As our Home/School Coordinator she can help with this task.

7. Today is an Orange Air Quality Action Day. That means that sensitive groups should limit outdoor exertion as the air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups.

8. The treats in the lounge yesterday were courtesy of the folks at Hope Presbyterian Church. Thank you notes can be sent to:

Hope Presbyterian Church
P.O. Box 26932
Winston-Salem, NC 27114-6932

9. What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my carpet.
Woody Allen (1935-)

An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.
Charles de Montesquieu (1689-1755)

In politics, absurdity is not a handicap.
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)

An Idealist is a person who helps other people to be prospersous.
Henry Ford (1863-1947)