AM Announcements
October 29, 2008
1. Today is Day 47.
.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: October 29
Quarter Test Make-up's
Box Tops for Education collected
Little Symphony Concert - Grades K-5 - 9:00 AM
Early voting at Polo Park Recreation Center - 10:00-7:00
4. The Technology staff development is Thursday for certified staff members beginning at 7:30 AM.
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
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. Any certified staff member who desires may take annual leave on Friday as long as they have leave to take. Certified staff members who came in early for the August 15 workshop make take Friday, October 30 in return without a full Annual Leave day being deducted. Since they were here for a half day workshop, we are giving them back their half day. If they wish to take the rest of the day and have annual leave they may. Individuals who do not have "Reserved Central Office" staff development on Monday or Tuesday may also take those days off. If you have a workshop on an RC day, you may not take annual leave or trade that day for another one in the calendar.
9. Early voting is now open at Polo Park Recreation Center. It's open from 10:00-7:00 Wednesday and 10:00-5:00 Thursday and Friday. For those who live in the area, it is even open 10:00-1:00 on Saturday. Other early voting sites are at the Forsyth COunty Board of Elections, Carver School Road Library, Clemmons Library, Kernersville Senior Center/Library, Brown & Douglas Recreation Center, Harper Hill Shopping Center, Lewisville Library, Malloy Jordan Heritage Center
Rural Hall Library, Sedge Garden Recreation Center, Southside Library, Walkertown Library and WSSU (Anderson Center). For additional information contact the Forsyth County Board of Education, 703-2800.
10. Please complete the half page "Health Form for when a Child Gets Sick or Hurt" and send it to the office with the child. You have access to more up to date phone numbers than the office does. We expect that teachers will have called parents if at all possible. The office will also call. We would rather have two calls to the parent than none. We are still working on activating phone lines from the classrooms.
11. The goodies this morning are courtesy of Lewisville United Methodist Church. Thank you notes can be addressed to:
Harriet Binkley
Missions Committee
P.O. Box 305
Lewisville, NC 27023
Today's refreshments were courtesy of Student Council. Thank You notes can be addressed to Ms. Fletcher.
12. Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves.
Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967)
I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689 - 1762)
I have the worst memory ever so no matter who comes up to me - they're just, like, 'I can't believe you don't remember me!" I'm like, 'Oh Dad I'm sorry!'
Ellen DeGeneres, on Oprah Winfrey 1995
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
AM Announcements - October 28
AM Announcements
October 28, 2008
1. Today is Day 46.
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: October 28
Quarter Test Make-up's
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM
Early voting at Polo Park Recreation Center - 10:00-7:00
Wednesday: October 29
Quarter Test Make-up's
Box Tops for Education collected
Little Symphony Concert - Grades K-5 - 9:00 AM
Early voting at Polo Park Recreation Center - 10:00-7:00
4. The Technology staff development is Thursday for certified staff members beginning at 7:30 AM.
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
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. Any certified staff member who desires may take annual leave on Friday as long as they have leave to take. Certified staff members who came in early for the August 15 workshop make take Friday, October 30 in return without an Annual Leave day being deducted. Individuals who do not have "Reserved Central Office" staff development on Monday or Tuesday may also take those days off.
9. Early voting is now open at Polo Park Recreation Center. It's open from 10:00-7:00 Tuesday and Wednesday and 10:00-5:00 Thursday and Friday. For those who live in the area, it is even open 10:00-1:00 on Saturday.
10. Please complete the half page "Health Form for when a Child Gets Sick or Hurt" and send it to the office with the child. You have access to more up to date phone numbers than the office does. We expect that teachers will have called parents if at all possible. The office will also call. We would rather have two calls to the parent than none. We are still working on activating phone lines from the classrooms.
11. Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing.
Wernher von Braun (1912 - 1977)
Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you.
Don Marquis (1878 - 1937)
Play: Work that you enjoy doing for nothing.
Evan Esar (1899 - 1995), Esar's Comic Dictionary
October 28, 2008
1. Today is Day 46.
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: October 28
Quarter Test Make-up's
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM
Early voting at Polo Park Recreation Center - 10:00-7:00
Wednesday: October 29
Quarter Test Make-up's
Box Tops for Education collected
Little Symphony Concert - Grades K-5 - 9:00 AM
Early voting at Polo Park Recreation Center - 10:00-7:00
4. The Technology staff development is Thursday for certified staff members beginning at 7:30 AM.
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
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. Any certified staff member who desires may take annual leave on Friday as long as they have leave to take. Certified staff members who came in early for the August 15 workshop make take Friday, October 30 in return without an Annual Leave day being deducted. Individuals who do not have "Reserved Central Office" staff development on Monday or Tuesday may also take those days off.
9. Early voting is now open at Polo Park Recreation Center. It's open from 10:00-7:00 Tuesday and Wednesday and 10:00-5:00 Thursday and Friday. For those who live in the area, it is even open 10:00-1:00 on Saturday.
10. Please complete the half page "Health Form for when a Child Gets Sick or Hurt" and send it to the office with the child. You have access to more up to date phone numbers than the office does. We expect that teachers will have called parents if at all possible. The office will also call. We would rather have two calls to the parent than none. We are still working on activating phone lines from the classrooms.
11. Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing.
Wernher von Braun (1912 - 1977)
Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you.
Don Marquis (1878 - 1937)
Play: Work that you enjoy doing for nothing.
Evan Esar (1899 - 1995), Esar's Comic Dictionary
Friday, October 24, 2008
AM Announcements - October 27
AM Announcements
October 27, 2008
1. Today is Day 45.
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: October 27
Quarter Test make-up's
Tuesday: October 28
Quarter Test Make-up's
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM
Wednesday: October 29
Quarter Test Make-up's
Box Tops for Education collected
Little Symphony Concert - Grades K-5 - 9:00 AM
4. The Technology staff development is Thursday for certified staff members beginning at 7:30 AM.
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
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. Any certified staff member who desires may take annual leave on Friday as long as they have leave to take.
9. This is only a three day week with students, then we get four school days and a weekend to refresh ourselves and get ready for the Holiday Quarter.
10. Make sure to inform your parents that there is no school October 30-November 04. It's in Bee Lines but you can say it too many times. We'll do an Alert Now on Wednesday evening as a reminder as well.
11. The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.
Calvin Trillin (1935 - )
Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.
Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
I think that one possible definition of our modern culture is that it is one in which nine-tenths of our intellectuals can't read any poetry.
Randall Jarrell (1914 - 1965)
If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get very far in our understanding of the physical world. One might as well attempt to grasp the game of poker entirely by the use of the mathematics of probability.
Vannevar Bush (1890 - 1974)
October 27, 2008
1. Today is Day 45.
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: October 27
Quarter Test make-up's
Tuesday: October 28
Quarter Test Make-up's
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM
Wednesday: October 29
Quarter Test Make-up's
Box Tops for Education collected
Little Symphony Concert - Grades K-5 - 9:00 AM
4. The Technology staff development is Thursday for certified staff members beginning at 7:30 AM.
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
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. Any certified staff member who desires may take annual leave on Friday as long as they have leave to take.
9. This is only a three day week with students, then we get four school days and a weekend to refresh ourselves and get ready for the Holiday Quarter.
10. Make sure to inform your parents that there is no school October 30-November 04. It's in Bee Lines but you can say it too many times. We'll do an Alert Now on Wednesday evening as a reminder as well.
11. The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.
Calvin Trillin (1935 - )
Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.
Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
I think that one possible definition of our modern culture is that it is one in which nine-tenths of our intellectuals can't read any poetry.
Randall Jarrell (1914 - 1965)
If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get very far in our understanding of the physical world. One might as well attempt to grasp the game of poker entirely by the use of the mathematics of probability.
Vannevar Bush (1890 - 1974)
Thursday, October 23, 2008
AM Announcements - October 24
AM Announcements
October 24, 2008
1. Today is Day 44.
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: October 24
Ms. Powell is Off-campus today
Tony Bartoli Sessions - Kindergarten 8:45-9:00, 1-5 9:00-10:00
Dollar Dress Down Day
Pennies for Patients ends
Be Health School Kids Video - 8:00 AM
Quarter Testing - Math Active
4. Today is a Dollar Dress Down Day
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
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. The Toni Bartoli session will take place in the gym. He will meet with Kindergarten classes at 8:45. Classes should be in the gym and ready at that time. They will not be called. This will be followed at 9:00 with a session for grades 1-5. He will talk with the students for 40 minutes or so and follow it with a question and answer session. Testing will work around the presentation according to Ms. Marston's direction.
9. Pennies for Patients ends today.
10. The deadline for AR benchmarks is today. Make sure you turn yours in Ms. Fussell. You can place them in her box.
11. Ms. Powell is off-campus today.
12. All bus riders for #175 should be seated on the grass outside the cafeteria. The bus has been getting here early and we need to go ahead and load the bus.
13. He's the kind of a guy who lights up a room just by flicking a switch.
Unknown
Realism...has no more to do with reality than anything else.
Hob Broun
What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes!
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 - 1799)
Failure is not the only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.
Jules Renard (1864 - 1910)
October 24, 2008
1. Today is Day 44.
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: October 24
Ms. Powell is Off-campus today
Tony Bartoli Sessions - Kindergarten 8:45-9:00, 1-5 9:00-10:00
Dollar Dress Down Day
Pennies for Patients ends
Be Health School Kids Video - 8:00 AM
Quarter Testing - Math Active
4. Today is a Dollar Dress Down Day
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
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. The Toni Bartoli session will take place in the gym. He will meet with Kindergarten classes at 8:45. Classes should be in the gym and ready at that time. They will not be called. This will be followed at 9:00 with a session for grades 1-5. He will talk with the students for 40 minutes or so and follow it with a question and answer session. Testing will work around the presentation according to Ms. Marston's direction.
9. Pennies for Patients ends today.
10. The deadline for AR benchmarks is today. Make sure you turn yours in Ms. Fussell. You can place them in her box.
11. Ms. Powell is off-campus today.
12. All bus riders for #175 should be seated on the grass outside the cafeteria. The bus has been getting here early and we need to go ahead and load the bus.
13. He's the kind of a guy who lights up a room just by flicking a switch.
Unknown
Realism...has no more to do with reality than anything else.
Hob Broun
What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes!
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 - 1799)
Failure is not the only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.
Jules Renard (1864 - 1910)
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
AM Announcements - October 23
AM Announcements
October 23, 2008
1. Today is Day 43.
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: October 23
Quarter Testing - Reading
Friday: October 24
Dollar Dress Down Day
Pennies for Patients ends
Be Health School Kids Video - 8:00 AM
Quarter Testing - Math Active
4. Tomorrow is a Dollar Dress Down Day
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
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. Fylers regarding The "Retirement Information Center dates for 2008-2009 are in the lounge and the mailroom.
8. Mr. McCann, our Colonial Penn representative, is here today to discuss the flexible benefits plan and other policies. Please be sure to sign up to talk with him. The sheets are on the lounge door.
9. Pennies for Patients drive through tomorrow.
10. The deadline for AR benchmarks is tomorrow. Make sure you turn yours in Ms. Fussell. You can place them in her box.
11. I am awaiting a call from Whitaker to make the final arrangements for Toni Bartoli's visit here tomorrow. Look for a schedule to come out today.
12. All bus riders for #175 should be seated on the grass outside the cafeteria. The bus has been getting here early and we need to go ahead and load the bus.
13. America is a mistake, a giant mistake.
Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939)
Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.
Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC)
Morality, like art, means drawing a line someplace.
Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself.
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
October 23, 2008
1. Today is Day 43.
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: October 23
Quarter Testing - Reading
Friday: October 24
Dollar Dress Down Day
Pennies for Patients ends
Be Health School Kids Video - 8:00 AM
Quarter Testing - Math Active
4. Tomorrow is a Dollar Dress Down Day
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
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. Fylers regarding The "Retirement Information Center dates for 2008-2009 are in the lounge and the mailroom.
8. Mr. McCann, our Colonial Penn representative, is here today to discuss the flexible benefits plan and other policies. Please be sure to sign up to talk with him. The sheets are on the lounge door.
9. Pennies for Patients drive through tomorrow.
10. The deadline for AR benchmarks is tomorrow. Make sure you turn yours in Ms. Fussell. You can place them in her box.
11. I am awaiting a call from Whitaker to make the final arrangements for Toni Bartoli's visit here tomorrow. Look for a schedule to come out today.
12. All bus riders for #175 should be seated on the grass outside the cafeteria. The bus has been getting here early and we need to go ahead and load the bus.
13. America is a mistake, a giant mistake.
Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939)
Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.
Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC)
Morality, like art, means drawing a line someplace.
Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself.
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
AM Announcements - October 22
AM Announcements
October 22, 2008
1. Today is Day 42
.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: October 22
WSFCS Policy Committee - 4:00-5:00 - Reichert off-campus
Thursday: October 23
Quarter Testing - Reading
Friday: October 24
Dollar Dress Down Day
Pennies for Patients ends
Be Health School Kids Video - 8:00 AM
Quarter Testing - Math Active
4. We had 5 parents show up for "Meet the Principal. Each had different questions and we were able to provide them some clear answers. All in all it went well for the first time. We had 14 students here for tutoring and 9 tutors so that went well also. I want to "Thank" Gina Brown for working behind the counter at McDonalds last night. When I left we had 6 staff members there. I hope most of you had an opportunity to come by and support your school. If not, please put the third Tuesday of the month on your calendar so you can be there.
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
6. It seems strange to keep placing this note in AM Announcements, but we have many people who still haven't responded. We need every one's support if we are to do all the wonderful things we depend on Social Committee for. Remember it benefits everyone, those who pay and those who don't. 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. The Junior League Puppet Show for third grade students is normally held in the media center. Due to the new floor, the media center will not be available and the puppet show will be held in the gym. Ms. Alston will move any classes she is teaching outside.
8. Mr. McCann, our Colonial Penn representative, will be here to discuss the flexible benefits plan and other policies tomorrow. Please be sure to sign up to talk with him. The sheets are on the lounge door.
9. Pennies for Patients drive is extended until Friday, October 24.
10. The deadline for AR benchmarks has been extended to this Friday. Make sure you turn yours in Ms. Fussell. You can place them in her box.
11. I have a WS/FCS Staff Policy Committee meeting today and will be off-campus after 3:30.
11. This week we begin quarter testing. Please be aware of the schedule. If your grade level has not sent in a listing of how you want to use Title-1 teacher to assist you in K-2 literacy or math assessment, please do so today.
12. Yesterday evening I received an e-mail from Toni Bigham that a nationally known expert in "bullying" would be available to meet with students here on Friday. I agreed to host him and develop a schedule. She is sending the particulars and I will publish a schedule as soon as I have them. His name is Tony Bartoli and he is the gentleman who was featured in the Journal yesterday. This is very special and we are fortunate to have this opportunity.
13. All bus riders for #175 should be seated on the grass outside the cafeteria. The bus has been getting here early and we need to go ahead and load the bus.
14. I want to publically thank Ms. Falor for her work on the Marzano strategies. She willingly took on the task of attending the 9 days of training at the end of last year, knowing that it meant she would then have to present her findings to her peers in a series of workshops. "Thanks" don't seem to be enough to compensate her for all her time and effort.
15. The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left--the King of England, the King of Spades, The King of Clubs, the King of Hearts, and the King of Diamonds.
King Farouk of Egypt (1920 - 1965), 1948
Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?
James Thurber (1894 - 1961), New Yorker cartoon caption, June 5, 1937
There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted.
James Branch Cabell (1879 - 1958)
October 22, 2008
1. Today is Day 42
.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: October 22
WSFCS Policy Committee - 4:00-5:00 - Reichert off-campus
Thursday: October 23
Quarter Testing - Reading
Friday: October 24
Dollar Dress Down Day
Pennies for Patients ends
Be Health School Kids Video - 8:00 AM
Quarter Testing - Math Active
4. We had 5 parents show up for "Meet the Principal. Each had different questions and we were able to provide them some clear answers. All in all it went well for the first time. We had 14 students here for tutoring and 9 tutors so that went well also. I want to "Thank" Gina Brown for working behind the counter at McDonalds last night. When I left we had 6 staff members there. I hope most of you had an opportunity to come by and support your school. If not, please put the third Tuesday of the month on your calendar so you can be there.
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
6. It seems strange to keep placing this note in AM Announcements, but we have many people who still haven't responded. We need every one's support if we are to do all the wonderful things we depend on Social Committee for. Remember it benefits everyone, those who pay and those who don't. 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. The Junior League Puppet Show for third grade students is normally held in the media center. Due to the new floor, the media center will not be available and the puppet show will be held in the gym. Ms. Alston will move any classes she is teaching outside.
8. Mr. McCann, our Colonial Penn representative, will be here to discuss the flexible benefits plan and other policies tomorrow. Please be sure to sign up to talk with him. The sheets are on the lounge door.
9. Pennies for Patients drive is extended until Friday, October 24.
10. The deadline for AR benchmarks has been extended to this Friday. Make sure you turn yours in Ms. Fussell. You can place them in her box.
11. I have a WS/FCS Staff Policy Committee meeting today and will be off-campus after 3:30.
11. This week we begin quarter testing. Please be aware of the schedule. If your grade level has not sent in a listing of how you want to use Title-1 teacher to assist you in K-2 literacy or math assessment, please do so today.
12. Yesterday evening I received an e-mail from Toni Bigham that a nationally known expert in "bullying" would be available to meet with students here on Friday. I agreed to host him and develop a schedule. She is sending the particulars and I will publish a schedule as soon as I have them. His name is Tony Bartoli and he is the gentleman who was featured in the Journal yesterday. This is very special and we are fortunate to have this opportunity.
13. All bus riders for #175 should be seated on the grass outside the cafeteria. The bus has been getting here early and we need to go ahead and load the bus.
14. I want to publically thank Ms. Falor for her work on the Marzano strategies. She willingly took on the task of attending the 9 days of training at the end of last year, knowing that it meant she would then have to present her findings to her peers in a series of workshops. "Thanks" don't seem to be enough to compensate her for all her time and effort.
15. The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left--the King of England, the King of Spades, The King of Clubs, the King of Hearts, and the King of Diamonds.
King Farouk of Egypt (1920 - 1965), 1948
Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?
James Thurber (1894 - 1961), New Yorker cartoon caption, June 5, 1937
There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted.
James Branch Cabell (1879 - 1958)
Monday, October 20, 2008
AM Announcements - October 21
AM Announcements
October 21, 2008
1. Today is Day 41.
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: October 21
AR Benchmarks due
Junior League Puppet Show - Grade 3 - Gym - 9:45-10:45
Staff Development - Marzano High Yield Strategies - 2:45-4:00
McDonalds Night - 5:00-8:00
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00
Meet the Principal Night - 6:30-7:30
Wednesday: October 22
WSFCS Policy Committee - 4:00-5:00 - Reichert off-campus
Thursday: October 23
Quarter Testing - Reading
Friday: October 24
Dollar Dress Down Day
Pennies for Patients ends
Be Health School Kids Video - 8:00 AM
Quarter Testing - Math Active
4. The PTA Parent Night on Tuesday - Meet the Principal - is for parents who want to come and talk with me. It does not require the attendance of any other staff members. We thought it would be a good idea to offer a day once each moth when parents could come in and talk if they desired to. We attached it to A's and Bees Tutoring because we wanted to boost student attendance. We also have McDonalds Night and need volunteers to work an hour each behind the counter. Do you have time to support our school?
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
6. Social Committee is still collecting dues for the 2008-2009 school year. 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. The Junior League Puppet Show for third grade students is normally held in the media center. Due to the new floor, the media center will not be available and the puppet show will be held in the gym. Ms. Alston will move any classes she is teaching outside.
8. Mr. McCann, our Colonial Penn representative, will be here to discuss the flexible benefits plan and other policies on Thursday of next week. Please be sure to sign up to talk with him. The sheets are on the lounge door.
9. Pennies for Patients drive is extended until Friday, October 24.
10. Make sure you turn in your AR Benchmarks to Ms. Fussell. You can place them in her box.
11. I have a dentist appointment today and will leave immediately following the staff development. On Wednesday afternoon I have a WS/FCS Staff Policy Committee meeting and will be off-campus after 3:30.
12. This week we begin quarter testing. Please be aware of the schedule. I would like for teachers in grades K-2 to send Ms. Powell a listing of how the Title-1 teachers can assist them with their K-2 assessments.
13. I detest life-insurance agents; they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so.
Stephen Leacock (1869 - 1944)
I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him.
Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642)
Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level.
Quentin Crisp
What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to.
Hansell B. Duckett
October 21, 2008
1. Today is Day 41.
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: October 21
AR Benchmarks due
Junior League Puppet Show - Grade 3 - Gym - 9:45-10:45
Staff Development - Marzano High Yield Strategies - 2:45-4:00
McDonalds Night - 5:00-8:00
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00
Meet the Principal Night - 6:30-7:30
Wednesday: October 22
WSFCS Policy Committee - 4:00-5:00 - Reichert off-campus
Thursday: October 23
Quarter Testing - Reading
Friday: October 24
Dollar Dress Down Day
Pennies for Patients ends
Be Health School Kids Video - 8:00 AM
Quarter Testing - Math Active
4. The PTA Parent Night on Tuesday - Meet the Principal - is for parents who want to come and talk with me. It does not require the attendance of any other staff members. We thought it would be a good idea to offer a day once each moth when parents could come in and talk if they desired to. We attached it to A's and Bees Tutoring because we wanted to boost student attendance. We also have McDonalds Night and need volunteers to work an hour each behind the counter. Do you have time to support our school?
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
6. Social Committee is still collecting dues for the 2008-2009 school year. 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. The Junior League Puppet Show for third grade students is normally held in the media center. Due to the new floor, the media center will not be available and the puppet show will be held in the gym. Ms. Alston will move any classes she is teaching outside.
8. Mr. McCann, our Colonial Penn representative, will be here to discuss the flexible benefits plan and other policies on Thursday of next week. Please be sure to sign up to talk with him. The sheets are on the lounge door.
9. Pennies for Patients drive is extended until Friday, October 24.
10. Make sure you turn in your AR Benchmarks to Ms. Fussell. You can place them in her box.
11. I have a dentist appointment today and will leave immediately following the staff development. On Wednesday afternoon I have a WS/FCS Staff Policy Committee meeting and will be off-campus after 3:30.
12. This week we begin quarter testing. Please be aware of the schedule. I would like for teachers in grades K-2 to send Ms. Powell a listing of how the Title-1 teachers can assist them with their K-2 assessments.
13. I detest life-insurance agents; they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so.
Stephen Leacock (1869 - 1944)
I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him.
Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642)
Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level.
Quentin Crisp
What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to.
Hansell B. Duckett
Sunday, October 19, 2008
AM Announcements - October 20
AM Announcements
October 20, 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: October 20
Interim reports go home
Tuesday: October 21
AR Benchmarks due
Junior League Puppet Show - Grade 3 - Gym - 9:45-10:45
Staff Development - Marzano High Yield Strategies - 2:45-4:00
McDonalds Night - 5:00-8:00
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00
Meet the Principal Night - 6:30-7:30
Wednesday: October 22
WSFCS Policy Committe - 4:00-5:00 - Reichert off-campus
Thursday: October 23
Quarter Testing - Reading
Friday: October 24
Dollar Dress Down Day
Pennies for Patients ends
Be Health School Kids Video - 8:00 AM
Quarter Testing - Math Active
4. The PTA Parent Night on Tuesday - Meet the Principal - is for parents who want to come and talk with me. It does not require the attendance of any other staff members. We thought it would be a good idea to offer a day once each moth when parents could come in and talk if they desired to. We attached it to A's and Bees Tutoring because we wanted to boost student attendance. We also have McDonalds Night and need volunteers to work an hour each behind the counter. Do you have time to support our school?
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
6. Social Committee is still collecting dues for the 2008-2009 school year. 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. The Junior League Puppet Show for third grade students is normally held in the media center. Due to the new floor, the media center will not be available and the puppet show will be held in the gym. Ms. Alston will move any classes she is teaching outside.
8. Mr. McCann, our Colonial Penn representative, will be here to discuss the flexible benefits plan and other policies today and Thursday of next week. Please be sure to sign up to talk with him. The sheets are in the lounge.
9. Pennies for Patients drive is extended until Friday, October 24.
10. Make sure you turn in your AR Benchmarks to Ms. Fussell. You can place them in her box.
11. I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon and will be off-campus from 3:00 PM on. I have a dentist appointment tomorrow and will leave immediately following the staff development. On Wednesday afternoon I have a WS/FCS Staff Policy Committee meeting and will be off-campus after 3:30.
12. This week we begin quarter testing. Please be aware of the schedule. I would like for teachers in grades K-2 to send Ms. Powell a listing of how the Title-1 teachers can assist them with their K-2 assessments.
13. It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.
G. H. Hardy (1877 - 1947)
Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.
R. Buckminster Fuller (1895 - 1983)
The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself.
John Ciardi (1916 - 1986)
To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level.
Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970), Conquest of Happiness (1930) ch. 14
October 20, 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: October 20
Interim reports go home
Tuesday: October 21
AR Benchmarks due
Junior League Puppet Show - Grade 3 - Gym - 9:45-10:45
Staff Development - Marzano High Yield Strategies - 2:45-4:00
McDonalds Night - 5:00-8:00
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00
Meet the Principal Night - 6:30-7:30
Wednesday: October 22
WSFCS Policy Committe - 4:00-5:00 - Reichert off-campus
Thursday: October 23
Quarter Testing - Reading
Friday: October 24
Dollar Dress Down Day
Pennies for Patients ends
Be Health School Kids Video - 8:00 AM
Quarter Testing - Math Active
4. The PTA Parent Night on Tuesday - Meet the Principal - is for parents who want to come and talk with me. It does not require the attendance of any other staff members. We thought it would be a good idea to offer a day once each moth when parents could come in and talk if they desired to. We attached it to A's and Bees Tutoring because we wanted to boost student attendance. We also have McDonalds Night and need volunteers to work an hour each behind the counter. Do you have time to support our school?
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
6. Social Committee is still collecting dues for the 2008-2009 school year. 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. The Junior League Puppet Show for third grade students is normally held in the media center. Due to the new floor, the media center will not be available and the puppet show will be held in the gym. Ms. Alston will move any classes she is teaching outside.
8. Mr. McCann, our Colonial Penn representative, will be here to discuss the flexible benefits plan and other policies today and Thursday of next week. Please be sure to sign up to talk with him. The sheets are in the lounge.
9. Pennies for Patients drive is extended until Friday, October 24.
10. Make sure you turn in your AR Benchmarks to Ms. Fussell. You can place them in her box.
11. I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon and will be off-campus from 3:00 PM on. I have a dentist appointment tomorrow and will leave immediately following the staff development. On Wednesday afternoon I have a WS/FCS Staff Policy Committee meeting and will be off-campus after 3:30.
12. This week we begin quarter testing. Please be aware of the schedule. I would like for teachers in grades K-2 to send Ms. Powell a listing of how the Title-1 teachers can assist them with their K-2 assessments.
13. It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.
G. H. Hardy (1877 - 1947)
Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.
R. Buckminster Fuller (1895 - 1983)
The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself.
John Ciardi (1916 - 1986)
To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level.
Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970), Conquest of Happiness (1930) ch. 14
Friday, October 17, 2008
AM Announcements - October 17
AM Announcements
October 17, 2008
1. Today is Day 39.
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: October 17
Zone 5/6 Advisory Meeting - Cook Elementary - Clodfelter and Reichert Off-campus
$1.00 dress down for Pennies for Patients
Teachscape Classroom Walk-through training - 12:30-4:30 - Powell and Marston Off-campus
4. Ms. Clodfelter and I will be off-campus this morning from 7:30-9:00 at a Zone 5/6 Advisory Meeting at Cook Elementary.
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
6. Social Committee is still collecting dues for the 2008-2009 school year. 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. Ms. Powell and Ms. Marston will be off-campus this afternoon at classroom walk-through training.
8. Mr. McCann, our Colonial Penn representative, will be here to discuss the flexible benefits plan and other policies on Monday and Thursday of next week. Please be sure to sign up to talk with him. The sheets are in the lounge.
9. Pennies for Patients drive is extended until Friday, October 24.
10. With the forecast for rain today, put a note on the gym door if you are planning on using it for your 30 minutes of PE. Remember that the expectation is that there be some structured activities. Free play is an acceptable part, but by no means should it be the entire 30 minutes and no children should be sitting around doing nothing.
11. Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.
John Lehman (1942 - ), Secretary of the Navy, 1981-1987
I hate life, I hate death and everything in between just doesn't interest me.
Chris Rapier
Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either.
Gore Vidal (1925 - )
Statistician: A man who believes figures don't lie, but admits that under analysis some of them won't stand up either.
Evan Esar (1899 - 1995), Esar's Comic Dictionary
October 17, 2008
1. Today is Day 39.
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: October 17
Zone 5/6 Advisory Meeting - Cook Elementary - Clodfelter and Reichert Off-campus
$1.00 dress down for Pennies for Patients
Teachscape Classroom Walk-through training - 12:30-4:30 - Powell and Marston Off-campus
4. Ms. Clodfelter and I will be off-campus this morning from 7:30-9:00 at a Zone 5/6 Advisory Meeting at Cook Elementary.
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
6. Social Committee is still collecting dues for the 2008-2009 school year. 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. Ms. Powell and Ms. Marston will be off-campus this afternoon at classroom walk-through training.
8. Mr. McCann, our Colonial Penn representative, will be here to discuss the flexible benefits plan and other policies on Monday and Thursday of next week. Please be sure to sign up to talk with him. The sheets are in the lounge.
9. Pennies for Patients drive is extended until Friday, October 24.
10. With the forecast for rain today, put a note on the gym door if you are planning on using it for your 30 minutes of PE. Remember that the expectation is that there be some structured activities. Free play is an acceptable part, but by no means should it be the entire 30 minutes and no children should be sitting around doing nothing.
11. Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.
John Lehman (1942 - ), Secretary of the Navy, 1981-1987
I hate life, I hate death and everything in between just doesn't interest me.
Chris Rapier
Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either.
Gore Vidal (1925 - )
Statistician: A man who believes figures don't lie, but admits that under analysis some of them won't stand up either.
Evan Esar (1899 - 1995), Esar's Comic Dictionary
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
AM Announcements - October 16
AM Announcements
October 16, 2008
1. Today is Day 38.
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:October 16
Leadership Winston-Salem - Reichert Off-campus
Powell @ Principal meeting - off campus 7:30 - 12:45
Peanuts video for Pennies for Patients aired @ 1:30 PM
Student Council report - your choice of time
Friday: October 17
$1.00 dress down for Pennies for Patients
Teachscape Classroom Walk-through training - 12:30-4:30 - Powell and Marston Off-campus
4. I will be off-campus today participating in a Leadership Winston-Salem retreat at the Brookstown Inn. I will be back tomorrow. If you need any assistance, please contact Ms. Powell.
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
6. Social Committee is still collecting dues for the 2008-2009 school year. 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. Ms. Powell and Ms. Marston will be off-campus tomorrow afternoon at classroom walk-through training.
8. Mr. McCann, our Colonial Penn representative, will be here to discuss the flexible benefits plan and other policies on Monday and Thursday of next week. Please be sure to sign up to talk with him. The sheets are in the lounge.
9. Pennies for Patients drive is extended until Friday, October 24. We are having an additional $1.00 dress down day this Friday, October 17 for the Pennies for Patients drive.
10. Today @ 1:30 the Peanuts video will be aired following an announcements for Pennies for Patients.
11. Please allow the following Student Council Members to talk to the class for a few minutes regarding yesterday's meeting: Say - Lee, Mincer - Nikeyta, Badarin - Dillion, Linville - Amaya, Johnson - Dominic, Miller - Christopher, Smutek - Cameron, Zinn - Silvia, Dagenbach - Kyja, Goliszek- Maya, Smith - Dezeray, Linhart - Vincent
12. Mike Larson will be here next Wednesday, October 23 after school to discuss any investment, life or retirement options. Mr. Larson will be in the cafeteria.
13. You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.
Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004), quoted in Observer, March 29 1981
Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck.
George Carlin (1937 - 2008)
Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
Television is the first truly democratic culture - the first culture available to everybody and entirely governed by what the people want. The most terrifying thing is what people do want.
Clive Barnes
October 16, 2008
1. Today is Day 38.
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:October 16
Leadership Winston-Salem - Reichert Off-campus
Powell @ Principal meeting - off campus 7:30 - 12:45
Peanuts video for Pennies for Patients aired @ 1:30 PM
Student Council report - your choice of time
Friday: October 17
$1.00 dress down for Pennies for Patients
Teachscape Classroom Walk-through training - 12:30-4:30 - Powell and Marston Off-campus
4. I will be off-campus today participating in a Leadership Winston-Salem retreat at the Brookstown Inn. I will be back tomorrow. If you need any assistance, please contact Ms. Powell.
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
6. Social Committee is still collecting dues for the 2008-2009 school year. 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. Ms. Powell and Ms. Marston will be off-campus tomorrow afternoon at classroom walk-through training.
8. Mr. McCann, our Colonial Penn representative, will be here to discuss the flexible benefits plan and other policies on Monday and Thursday of next week. Please be sure to sign up to talk with him. The sheets are in the lounge.
9. Pennies for Patients drive is extended until Friday, October 24. We are having an additional $1.00 dress down day this Friday, October 17 for the Pennies for Patients drive.
10. Today @ 1:30 the Peanuts video will be aired following an announcements for Pennies for Patients.
11. Please allow the following Student Council Members to talk to the class for a few minutes regarding yesterday's meeting: Say - Lee, Mincer - Nikeyta, Badarin - Dillion, Linville - Amaya, Johnson - Dominic, Miller - Christopher, Smutek - Cameron, Zinn - Silvia, Dagenbach - Kyja, Goliszek- Maya, Smith - Dezeray, Linhart - Vincent
12. Mike Larson will be here next Wednesday, October 23 after school to discuss any investment, life or retirement options. Mr. Larson will be in the cafeteria.
13. You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.
Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004), quoted in Observer, March 29 1981
Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck.
George Carlin (1937 - 2008)
Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
Television is the first truly democratic culture - the first culture available to everybody and entirely governed by what the people want. The most terrifying thing is what people do want.
Clive Barnes
AM Announcements - October 15
AM Announcements
October 15, 2008
1. Today is Day 37.
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: October 15
Leadership Winston-Salem - Reichert Off-campus
Harris Teeter - Together in Education Van at Speas - 10:30 AM-12:45 PM
Thursday: October 16
Leadership Winston-Salem - Reichert Off-campus
Friday: October 17
Pennies for Patients Drive ends
Teachscape Classroom Walk-through training - 12:30-4:30 - Powell and Marston Off-campus
4. I will be off-campus today and tomorrow participating in a Leadership Winston-Salem retreat at the Brookstown Inn. I will be back on Friday. If you need any assistance, please contact Ms. Powell.
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
7. Social Committee is still collecting dues for the 2008-2009 school year. 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.
8. The media center will be closed this week as the carpeting is removed; a moisture barrier applied and new tile laid. We realize that this is an inconvenience but we could not wait until the end of the month. This had to be taken care of now. Ms. Fussell will conduct her lessons in the classrooms until the job is complete. The current completion date is set for Tuesday of next week. I want to publicly send a big "THANK YOU" to Mr. Ireland, Mr. Cokley, and the men from the carpentry department of maintenance for their work in getting the entire media center pack-up and moved across the hallway. It was a huge undertaking and they worked tirelessly to get it do in order to minimize the time the media center will be closed.
9. Ms. Powell and Ms. Marston will be off-campus Friday afternoon at classroom walk-through training.
10. Mr. McCann, our Colonial Penn representative, will be here to discuss the flexible benefits plan and other policies on Monday and Thursday of next week. Please be sure to sign up to talk with him. The sheets are in the lounge.
11. Our Smart Board equipment has been delivered. It will be brought down to the classrooms who will receive it this week. Then maintenance will come; mount it, and make it operational for you.
12. Should rooms 9-14 get too cold as a result of AC, just let Mr. Ireland know. We have been given permission to take over the controls from HVAC.
13. The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.
Lily Tomlin (1939 - )
Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things.
Russell Baker (1925 - )
I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them.
Jane Austen (1775 - 1817)
The significance of man is that he is insignificant and is aware of it.
Carl Becker
October 15, 2008
1. Today is Day 37.
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: October 15
Leadership Winston-Salem - Reichert Off-campus
Harris Teeter - Together in Education Van at Speas - 10:30 AM-12:45 PM
Thursday: October 16
Leadership Winston-Salem - Reichert Off-campus
Friday: October 17
Pennies for Patients Drive ends
Teachscape Classroom Walk-through training - 12:30-4:30 - Powell and Marston Off-campus
4. I will be off-campus today and tomorrow participating in a Leadership Winston-Salem retreat at the Brookstown Inn. I will be back on Friday. If you need any assistance, please contact Ms. Powell.
5. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
7. Social Committee is still collecting dues for the 2008-2009 school year. 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.
8. The media center will be closed this week as the carpeting is removed; a moisture barrier applied and new tile laid. We realize that this is an inconvenience but we could not wait until the end of the month. This had to be taken care of now. Ms. Fussell will conduct her lessons in the classrooms until the job is complete. The current completion date is set for Tuesday of next week. I want to publicly send a big "THANK YOU" to Mr. Ireland, Mr. Cokley, and the men from the carpentry department of maintenance for their work in getting the entire media center pack-up and moved across the hallway. It was a huge undertaking and they worked tirelessly to get it do in order to minimize the time the media center will be closed.
9. Ms. Powell and Ms. Marston will be off-campus Friday afternoon at classroom walk-through training.
10. Mr. McCann, our Colonial Penn representative, will be here to discuss the flexible benefits plan and other policies on Monday and Thursday of next week. Please be sure to sign up to talk with him. The sheets are in the lounge.
11. Our Smart Board equipment has been delivered. It will be brought down to the classrooms who will receive it this week. Then maintenance will come; mount it, and make it operational for you.
12. Should rooms 9-14 get too cold as a result of AC, just let Mr. Ireland know. We have been given permission to take over the controls from HVAC.
13. The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.
Lily Tomlin (1939 - )
Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things.
Russell Baker (1925 - )
I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them.
Jane Austen (1775 - 1817)
The significance of man is that he is insignificant and is aware of it.
Carl Becker
Monday, October 13, 2008
AM Announcements - October 14
AM Announcements
October 14, 2008
1. Today is Day 36.
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: Ocotber 14
Ms. Powell is out today
Student Council - officers only - 1:30-2:15
Staff Meeting - 2:45-4:00 PMCiCi's Pizza night -5:00-8:00 PM
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM
Wednesday: October 15
Leadership Winston-Salem - Reichert Off-campus
Colonial Penn Representative at Speas - 8:00 AM-2:30 PM - Lounge
Harris Teeter - Together in Education Van at Speas - 10:30 AM-12:45 PM
Thursday: October 16
Leadership Winston-Salem - Reichert Off-campus
Colonial Penn Representative at Speas - 8:00 AM-12:00 PM - Lounge
Friday: October 17
Pennies for Patients Drive ends
Teachscape Classroom Walk-through training - 12:30-4:30 - Powell and MArston Off-campus
4. I will be off-campus the next two days participating in a Leadership Winston-Salem retreat at the Brookstown Inn. I will be back on Friday.
5. There is a Staff Meeting today at 2:45 PM in the cafeteria.
6. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
7. Social Committee is still collecting dues for the 2008-2009 school year. 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.
8. The media center will be closed this week as the books are boxed up and removed in order for the carpet to be removed; a moisture barrier applied and new tile laid. We realize that this is an inconvenience but we could not wait until the end of the month. This had to be taken care of now. Ms. Fussell will conduct her lessons in the classrooms until the job is complete.
9. Ms. Powell and Ms. Marston will be off-campus Friday afternoon at classroom walk-through training.
10. Yesyerday was a crazy day. Well, the moon is still full so be prepared.
11. Nothing is impossible. Some things are just less likely than others.
Jonathan Winters
The man who insists on seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides.
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
Everybody believes in something and everybody, by virtue of the fact that they believe in something, use that something to support their own existence.
Frank Zappa (1940 - 1993)
The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.
John Kenneth Galbraith (1908 - 2006)
October 14, 2008
1. Today is Day 36.
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: Ocotber 14
Ms. Powell is out today
Student Council - officers only - 1:30-2:15
Staff Meeting - 2:45-4:00 PMCiCi's Pizza night -5:00-8:00 PM
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM
Wednesday: October 15
Leadership Winston-Salem - Reichert Off-campus
Colonial Penn Representative at Speas - 8:00 AM-2:30 PM - Lounge
Harris Teeter - Together in Education Van at Speas - 10:30 AM-12:45 PM
Thursday: October 16
Leadership Winston-Salem - Reichert Off-campus
Colonial Penn Representative at Speas - 8:00 AM-12:00 PM - Lounge
Friday: October 17
Pennies for Patients Drive ends
Teachscape Classroom Walk-through training - 12:30-4:30 - Powell and MArston Off-campus
4. I will be off-campus the next two days participating in a Leadership Winston-Salem retreat at the Brookstown Inn. I will be back on Friday.
5. There is a Staff Meeting today at 2:45 PM in the cafeteria.
6. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
7. Social Committee is still collecting dues for the 2008-2009 school year. 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.
8. The media center will be closed this week as the books are boxed up and removed in order for the carpet to be removed; a moisture barrier applied and new tile laid. We realize that this is an inconvenience but we could not wait until the end of the month. This had to be taken care of now. Ms. Fussell will conduct her lessons in the classrooms until the job is complete.
9. Ms. Powell and Ms. Marston will be off-campus Friday afternoon at classroom walk-through training.
10. Yesyerday was a crazy day. Well, the moon is still full so be prepared.
11. Nothing is impossible. Some things are just less likely than others.
Jonathan Winters
The man who insists on seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides.
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
Everybody believes in something and everybody, by virtue of the fact that they believe in something, use that something to support their own existence.
Frank Zappa (1940 - 1993)
The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.
John Kenneth Galbraith (1908 - 2006)
Friday, October 10, 2008
AM Announcements - October 13
AM Announcements
October 13, 2008
1. Today is Day 35.
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: October 13
Ms. Powell Off-campus
Pennies for Patients Drive begins
United Way meeting - 2:45 PM - All staff attends
Grade 3-5/Title-1 Schedule meeting - following the United Way meeting
Tuesday: Ocotber 14
Ms. Powell Off-campus
Student Council - officers only - 1:30-2:15
Staff Meeting - 2:45-4:00 PM
CiCi's Pizza night -5:00-8:00 PM
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM
Wednesday: October 15
Leadership Winston-Salem - Reichert Off-campus
Colonial Penn Representative at Speas - 8:00 AM-2:30 PM - Lounge
Harris Teeter - Together in Education Van at Speas - 10:30 AM-12:45 PM
Thursday: October 16
Leadership Winston-Salem - Reichert Off-campus
Colonial Penn Representative at Speas - 8:00 AM-12:00 PM - Lounge
Friday: October 17
Pennies for Patients Drive ends
Teachscape Classroom Walk-through training - 12:30-4:30 - Powell and MArston Off-campus
4. Someone broke a large internal component of the HIVE copier Thursday. We don't know who even though we would have appreciated knowing when it was broken. We have called it in and are awaiting its repair. Please submit all copying jobs to Ms. RHodes in the office until further notice.
5. There is a Staff Meeting scheduled for tomorrow at 2:45 PM.
6. SIP Committee assignments and information will be placed in boxes today.
7. There will be a meeting of Title-1 teachers and 3-5 teachers to finalize the revised schedule of service immediately following the United Way meeting at 2:45 in the cafeteria.
8. The student scheduled to do BMI screening did not show up. We do not know why. Ms. Alston had planned everything very well and WSSU confirmed the times on Thursday. We do not know when this will be made up. We will keep you informed.
9. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
10. I will be off-campus this afternoon after 4:00 PM at an Equity+ Principals' meeting.
11. Social Committee is still collecting dues for the 2008-2009 school year. 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.
12. Ms. Smith will be staying after school today to assist teachers who wish to learn how to download pictures from digital cameras or help with Photo Story. Please let Ms. C. Smith know if you plan on attending. If you plan to use the digital camera, let her know a day ahead so she can insure that one is charged for you.
14. The media center will be closed this week as the books are boxed up and removed in order for the carpet to be removed; a moisture barrier applied and new tile laid. We realize that this is an inconvenience but we could not wait until the end of the month. This had to be taken care of now. Ms. Fussell will conduct her lessons in the classrooms until the job is complete.
15. Ms. Powell will be off-campus today and tomorrow. Dr. Reichert will be off-campus at a Leadership Winston-Salem retreat on Wednesday and Thursday. Ms. Powell and Ms. Marston will be off-campus Friday afternoon at classroom walk-through training.
16. Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.
Henry Kissinger (1923 - )
Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.
Wendell Johnson
After all, all he did was string together a lot of old, well-known quotations.
H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956), on Shakespeare
There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.
Richard Feynman (1918 - 1988)
October 13, 2008
1. Today is Day 35.
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: October 13
Ms. Powell Off-campus
Pennies for Patients Drive begins
United Way meeting - 2:45 PM - All staff attends
Grade 3-5/Title-1 Schedule meeting - following the United Way meeting
Tuesday: Ocotber 14
Ms. Powell Off-campus
Student Council - officers only - 1:30-2:15
Staff Meeting - 2:45-4:00 PM
CiCi's Pizza night -5:00-8:00 PM
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM
Wednesday: October 15
Leadership Winston-Salem - Reichert Off-campus
Colonial Penn Representative at Speas - 8:00 AM-2:30 PM - Lounge
Harris Teeter - Together in Education Van at Speas - 10:30 AM-12:45 PM
Thursday: October 16
Leadership Winston-Salem - Reichert Off-campus
Colonial Penn Representative at Speas - 8:00 AM-12:00 PM - Lounge
Friday: October 17
Pennies for Patients Drive ends
Teachscape Classroom Walk-through training - 12:30-4:30 - Powell and MArston Off-campus
4. Someone broke a large internal component of the HIVE copier Thursday. We don't know who even though we would have appreciated knowing when it was broken. We have called it in and are awaiting its repair. Please submit all copying jobs to Ms. RHodes in the office until further notice.
5. There is a Staff Meeting scheduled for tomorrow at 2:45 PM.
6. SIP Committee assignments and information will be placed in boxes today.
7. There will be a meeting of Title-1 teachers and 3-5 teachers to finalize the revised schedule of service immediately following the United Way meeting at 2:45 in the cafeteria.
8. The student scheduled to do BMI screening did not show up. We do not know why. Ms. Alston had planned everything very well and WSSU confirmed the times on Thursday. We do not know when this will be made up. We will keep you informed.
9. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
10. I will be off-campus this afternoon after 4:00 PM at an Equity+ Principals' meeting.
11. Social Committee is still collecting dues for the 2008-2009 school year. 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.
12. Ms. Smith will be staying after school today to assist teachers who wish to learn how to download pictures from digital cameras or help with Photo Story. Please let Ms. C. Smith know if you plan on attending. If you plan to use the digital camera, let her know a day ahead so she can insure that one is charged for you.
14. The media center will be closed this week as the books are boxed up and removed in order for the carpet to be removed; a moisture barrier applied and new tile laid. We realize that this is an inconvenience but we could not wait until the end of the month. This had to be taken care of now. Ms. Fussell will conduct her lessons in the classrooms until the job is complete.
15. Ms. Powell will be off-campus today and tomorrow. Dr. Reichert will be off-campus at a Leadership Winston-Salem retreat on Wednesday and Thursday. Ms. Powell and Ms. Marston will be off-campus Friday afternoon at classroom walk-through training.
16. Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.
Henry Kissinger (1923 - )
Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.
Wendell Johnson
After all, all he did was string together a lot of old, well-known quotations.
H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956), on Shakespeare
There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.
Richard Feynman (1918 - 1988)
Thursday, October 9, 2008
AM Announcements - October 10
AM Announcements
October 10, 2008
1. Today is Day 34.
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: October 10
Picture Re-takes 8:00-12:00 PM - Gym
4. Sonmeone broke a large internal component of the HIVE copier yesterday. We don't know who even though we would have appreciated knowing when it was broken. We have called it in and are awaiting its repair. Please submit all copying jobs to Ms. RHodes in the office until further notice.
5. Picture re-takes are today. We have extra company package envelopes in the office.
6. SIP Committee assignments and information will be placed in boxes today.
7. Dr. Martin had a very good visit and enjoyed talking to many of you. He was very complimentary of what he saw especailly the writing lessons which were going on in many rooms. He really thought the floors looked great in the halls and complimented Mr. Cokley and Mr. Ireland. Both school board members, Ms. Motsinger and Ms. Tackaberry were also very complimentary. They said it was truly a pleasure to visit Speas. Thanks for your efforts to provide them with a good visit. Even more, I didn't see anything you wouldn't any day in your classrooms.
8. The revised Title-1 schedule will be placed in boxes today and we will implement on Monday.
9. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
10. There will be a student nurse here today at Speas to do BMI's for grades 1 and 4. If you have not scheduled a time please see Ms. Rhodes.
11. Social Committee is still collecting dues for the 2008-2009 school year. 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.
12. Ms. Spaventa will be here today stopping by classrooms to see how she can better integrate her ESL work with what you are doing.
13. Ms. Smith will be staying after school Monday to assist teachers who wish to learn how to download pictures from digital cameras or help with Photo Story. Please let Ms. C. Smith know if you plan on attending. If you plan to use the digital camera, let her know a day ahead so she can insure that one is charged for you.
14. Trip Jeffers from NCAE enjoyed meeting many of you in the lounge. Any time you have questions or concerns for NCAE, please see Ms. Linhart who is our represntative or call Mr. Jerffers.
15. Time is that quality of nature which keeps events from happening all at once. Lately it doesn't seem to be working.
Anonymous
You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience.
Stanislaw J. Lec (1909 - 1966), "Unkempt Thoughts"
Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.
Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970), Unpopular Essays (1950), "Outline of Intellectual Rubbish"
The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time.
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
October 10, 2008
1. Today is Day 34.
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: October 10
Picture Re-takes 8:00-12:00 PM - Gym
4. Sonmeone broke a large internal component of the HIVE copier yesterday. We don't know who even though we would have appreciated knowing when it was broken. We have called it in and are awaiting its repair. Please submit all copying jobs to Ms. RHodes in the office until further notice.
5. Picture re-takes are today. We have extra company package envelopes in the office.
6. SIP Committee assignments and information will be placed in boxes today.
7. Dr. Martin had a very good visit and enjoyed talking to many of you. He was very complimentary of what he saw especailly the writing lessons which were going on in many rooms. He really thought the floors looked great in the halls and complimented Mr. Cokley and Mr. Ireland. Both school board members, Ms. Motsinger and Ms. Tackaberry were also very complimentary. They said it was truly a pleasure to visit Speas. Thanks for your efforts to provide them with a good visit. Even more, I didn't see anything you wouldn't any day in your classrooms.
8. The revised Title-1 schedule will be placed in boxes today and we will implement on Monday.
9. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
10. There will be a student nurse here today at Speas to do BMI's for grades 1 and 4. If you have not scheduled a time please see Ms. Rhodes.
11. Social Committee is still collecting dues for the 2008-2009 school year. 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.
12. Ms. Spaventa will be here today stopping by classrooms to see how she can better integrate her ESL work with what you are doing.
13. Ms. Smith will be staying after school Monday to assist teachers who wish to learn how to download pictures from digital cameras or help with Photo Story. Please let Ms. C. Smith know if you plan on attending. If you plan to use the digital camera, let her know a day ahead so she can insure that one is charged for you.
14. Trip Jeffers from NCAE enjoyed meeting many of you in the lounge. Any time you have questions or concerns for NCAE, please see Ms. Linhart who is our represntative or call Mr. Jerffers.
15. Time is that quality of nature which keeps events from happening all at once. Lately it doesn't seem to be working.
Anonymous
You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience.
Stanislaw J. Lec (1909 - 1966), "Unkempt Thoughts"
Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.
Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970), Unpopular Essays (1950), "Outline of Intellectual Rubbish"
The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time.
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
AM Announcements - October 09
AM Announcements
October 09, 2008
1. Today is Day 33.
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: October 09
Dr. Martin visits Speas - 10:00-12:00
Friday: October 10
Picture Re-takes 8:00-12:00 PM - Gym
4. . Teachers have been given a challenge to have 100% staff participation for the PTA by today at 10:00 AM. After that time they will not receive lunch one day next week cooked by Dr. Reichert. We still have over 20 people who have not joined. Remember that if we as a staff cannot make the statement that "all" of us are behind the PTA, how can we expect our parents to get behind the organization. They do many wonderful things for us and "every" staff member benefits many times over the $3.50 investment. If you haven't joined, take care of that oversight today.
5. Picture re-takes are tomorrow. Every staff member must have tyheir picture taken if they did not do it the first time. These pictures go on the safety CD and are essential.
6. The SIT Teams met yesterday afternoon. Please see your SIT representative for a complete breakdown of the discussion.
7. Dr. Martin visits today. Should he come to your class, just go on with normal business.
8. We received the following Service Desk Notice Wednesday: Over the next few days you may notice a dialog box at login stating Computrace inventory software is being installed.This is completely normal and you should allow the install to complete.
9. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
10. There will be a student nurse at Speas tomorrow to do BMI's for grades 1 and 4. If you have not scheduled a time please see Ms. Rhodes today.
11. Social Committee is still collecting dues for the 2008-2009 school year. 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.
12. Ms. Spaventa will be here this Friday and she will be stopping by classrooms to see how she can better integrate her ESL work with what you are doing.
13. Ms. Smith will be staying after school on Thursday and Monday to assist teachers who wish to learn how to download pictures from digital cameras or help with Photo Story. Please let Ms. C. Smith know if you plan on attending. If you plan to use the digital camera, let her know a day ahead so she can insure that one is charged for you.
14. A student in Ms. Zinn's class lost a brown star pendant that goes onher necklace. If you or your students find it, please return it to Ms. Zinn.
15. Trip Jeffers from NCAE will be in the lounge this morning from around 1o:00-12:00. He will have light refreshments and would love to see any of you who are interested in talking about the benefits of NCAE membership.
16. Nancy Reagan fell down and broke her hair.
Johnny Carson (1925 - 2005)
'So you think *I'm* the murderer? What do I have to do to convince you that I'm not, be the next victim?''Well, that would be a start.'
Peter Stone, Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in "Charade", 1963
Talk low, talk slow, and don't talk too much.
John Wayne (1907 - 1979), Advice on acting
Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this, that you are dreadfully like other people.
James Russell Lowell (1819 - 1891)
October 09, 2008
1. Today is Day 33.
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: October 09
Dr. Martin visits Speas - 10:00-12:00
Friday: October 10
Picture Re-takes 8:00-12:00 PM - Gym
4. . Teachers have been given a challenge to have 100% staff participation for the PTA by today at 10:00 AM. After that time they will not receive lunch one day next week cooked by Dr. Reichert. We still have over 20 people who have not joined. Remember that if we as a staff cannot make the statement that "all" of us are behind the PTA, how can we expect our parents to get behind the organization. They do many wonderful things for us and "every" staff member benefits many times over the $3.50 investment. If you haven't joined, take care of that oversight today.
5. Picture re-takes are tomorrow. Every staff member must have tyheir picture taken if they did not do it the first time. These pictures go on the safety CD and are essential.
6. The SIT Teams met yesterday afternoon. Please see your SIT representative for a complete breakdown of the discussion.
7. Dr. Martin visits today. Should he come to your class, just go on with normal business.
8. We received the following Service Desk Notice Wednesday: Over the next few days you may notice a dialog box at login stating Computrace inventory software is being installed.This is completely normal and you should allow the install to complete.
9. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
10. There will be a student nurse at Speas tomorrow to do BMI's for grades 1 and 4. If you have not scheduled a time please see Ms. Rhodes today.
11. Social Committee is still collecting dues for the 2008-2009 school year. 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.
12. Ms. Spaventa will be here this Friday and she will be stopping by classrooms to see how she can better integrate her ESL work with what you are doing.
13. Ms. Smith will be staying after school on Thursday and Monday to assist teachers who wish to learn how to download pictures from digital cameras or help with Photo Story. Please let Ms. C. Smith know if you plan on attending. If you plan to use the digital camera, let her know a day ahead so she can insure that one is charged for you.
14. A student in Ms. Zinn's class lost a brown star pendant that goes onher necklace. If you or your students find it, please return it to Ms. Zinn.
15. Trip Jeffers from NCAE will be in the lounge this morning from around 1o:00-12:00. He will have light refreshments and would love to see any of you who are interested in talking about the benefits of NCAE membership.
16. Nancy Reagan fell down and broke her hair.
Johnny Carson (1925 - 2005)
'So you think *I'm* the murderer? What do I have to do to convince you that I'm not, be the next victim?''Well, that would be a start.'
Peter Stone, Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in "Charade", 1963
Talk low, talk slow, and don't talk too much.
John Wayne (1907 - 1979), Advice on acting
Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this, that you are dreadfully like other people.
James Russell Lowell (1819 - 1891)
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
AM Announcements - October 08
AM Announcements
October 08, 2008
1. Today is Day 32.
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: October 08
Elementary Assistant Principal's meeting - 9:30-12:00 - Ms. Powell off-campus
Angela Smith meets with Dr. Reichert
Thursday: October 09
Dr. Martin visits Speas - 10:00-12:00
Friday: October 10
Picture Re-takes 8:00-12:00 PM - Gym
4. . Teachers have been given a challenge to have 100% staff participation for the PTA by tomorrow and they will receive lunch one day next week cooked by Dr. Reichert. We still have over 20 people who have not joined. Remember that if we as a staff cannot make the statement that "all" of us are behind the PTA, how can we expect our parents to get behind the organization. They do many wonderful things for us and "every" staff member benefits many times over the $3.50 investment. If you haven't joined, take care of that oversight today.
5. Picture re-takes are on Friday. Every staff member must have tyheir picture taken if they did not do it the first time. These pictures go on the safety CD and are essential.
6. The SIT Teams met yesterday afternoon. Please see your SIT representative for a complete breakdown of the discussion.
7. Dr. Martin visits tomorrow. He expects teachers to know their data and he would like to see something other than calendar when he visits classrooms. This should not be a problem since he won't be here until 10:00 AM. Don't go out of the ordinary. He wants to see you doing what you do best.
8. We received the following Service Desk Notice yesterday: Over the next few days you may notice a dialog box at login stating Computrace inventory software is being installed.
This is completely normal and you should allow the install to complete.
9. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
10. There will be a student nurse at Speas on Fri. Oct. 10th to do BMI's for grades 1 and 4. If you have not scheduled a time please see Ms. Alston today.
11. Social Committee is still collecting dues for the 2008-2009 school year. 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.
12. An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.
Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)
This paperback is very interesting, but I find it will never replace a hardcover book - it makes a very poor doorstop.
Alfred Hitchcock (1899 - 1980)
The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things that lifts human life a little above the level of farce, and gives it some of the grace of tragedy.
Steven Weinberg (1933- )
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Sir Richard Steele
October 08, 2008
1. Today is Day 32.
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: October 08
Elementary Assistant Principal's meeting - 9:30-12:00 - Ms. Powell off-campus
Angela Smith meets with Dr. Reichert
Thursday: October 09
Dr. Martin visits Speas - 10:00-12:00
Friday: October 10
Picture Re-takes 8:00-12:00 PM - Gym
4. . Teachers have been given a challenge to have 100% staff participation for the PTA by tomorrow and they will receive lunch one day next week cooked by Dr. Reichert. We still have over 20 people who have not joined. Remember that if we as a staff cannot make the statement that "all" of us are behind the PTA, how can we expect our parents to get behind the organization. They do many wonderful things for us and "every" staff member benefits many times over the $3.50 investment. If you haven't joined, take care of that oversight today.
5. Picture re-takes are on Friday. Every staff member must have tyheir picture taken if they did not do it the first time. These pictures go on the safety CD and are essential.
6. The SIT Teams met yesterday afternoon. Please see your SIT representative for a complete breakdown of the discussion.
7. Dr. Martin visits tomorrow. He expects teachers to know their data and he would like to see something other than calendar when he visits classrooms. This should not be a problem since he won't be here until 10:00 AM. Don't go out of the ordinary. He wants to see you doing what you do best.
8. We received the following Service Desk Notice yesterday: Over the next few days you may notice a dialog box at login stating Computrace inventory software is being installed.
This is completely normal and you should allow the install to complete.
9. At the end of each day please take the following steps:
a. Turn off your TV
b. Log off your computers but do not shut them down
c. Turn off all monitors
10. There will be a student nurse at Speas on Fri. Oct. 10th to do BMI's for grades 1 and 4. If you have not scheduled a time please see Ms. Alston today.
11. Social Committee is still collecting dues for the 2008-2009 school year. 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.
12. An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.
Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)
This paperback is very interesting, but I find it will never replace a hardcover book - it makes a very poor doorstop.
Alfred Hitchcock (1899 - 1980)
The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things that lifts human life a little above the level of farce, and gives it some of the grace of tragedy.
Steven Weinberg (1933- )
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Sir Richard Steele
Monday, October 6, 2008
AM Announcements - October 07
AM Announcements
October 07, 2008
1. Today is Day 31.
.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: Ocotber 07
Joint Principals' Meeting - 7:30-12:00 - Hawthorne Inn - Reichert Off-campus
Naglieri Test - Grade 3 - 8:00-12:00
Pastries for Grand Parents - 10:30-1:00
SIT - 2:45 PM - Media Center
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 pm
Wednesday: October 08
Elementary Assistant Principal's meeting - 9:30-12:00 - Ms. Powell off-campus
Thursday: October 09
Dr. Martin visits Speas - 10:00-12:00
Friday: October 10
Picture Re-takes 8:00-12:00 PM - Gym
4. . Teachers have been given a challenge to have 100% staff participation for the PTA by tomorrow and they will receive lunch one day next week cooked by Dr. Reichert.
5. If you have laminating that you have not picked up, please get it today. Ms. Rhodes will begin laminating again once teachers have picked up all the other laminting she has done.
6. The SIT Teams meets this afternoon at 2:45 PM. All staff members are welcome to attend and voice their opinion on the matters that concern our school. Some of the items on the agenda will be:
a. School Improvement Team Committees and timetables
b. Duty Free lunch schedule
c. Grade Planning Time - Amount, schedule, reporting, duration and administrator coverage
d. Media Center classes - scheduled and flexible
e. Family Fun Night expectations
f. Dr. Martin's visit Thursday and Speas presentation to Dr. Martin on 12/12
g. Budget update as of 10/1
7. Family Fun Night Schedules are due by Friday, October 10, 2008 to Mrs. Fletcher. Certified Staff please keep in mind this event does require your attendance and participation. All classified members who decide to volunteer will receive COMP time.
8. October 30-November 4. These days are not a fall break in the traditional sense. The first two are RS days and the last two are RC days. Certified staff members have technology staff development on October 30. October 31 is reserved for teachers to do report cards. Certified staff may choose to take it off if they have annual leave. November 03 and 04 are both reserved central office days. Certified staff members may not take these days off if they have central office staff development scheduled. Classified staff may take any of the four days off if they are not participating in the technology workshop or if they have no central office staff development scheduled.
9. It isn't necessary to have relatives in Kansas City in order to be unhappy.
Groucho Marx (1890 - 1977)
The nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people.
Lucille S. Harper
There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.
Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626), "Of Beauty"
Many would be cowards if they had courage enough.
Thomas Fuller (1608 - 1661)
October 07, 2008
1. Today is Day 31.
.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: Ocotber 07
Joint Principals' Meeting - 7:30-12:00 - Hawthorne Inn - Reichert Off-campus
Naglieri Test - Grade 3 - 8:00-12:00
Pastries for Grand Parents - 10:30-1:00
SIT - 2:45 PM - Media Center
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 pm
Wednesday: October 08
Elementary Assistant Principal's meeting - 9:30-12:00 - Ms. Powell off-campus
Thursday: October 09
Dr. Martin visits Speas - 10:00-12:00
Friday: October 10
Picture Re-takes 8:00-12:00 PM - Gym
4. . Teachers have been given a challenge to have 100% staff participation for the PTA by tomorrow and they will receive lunch one day next week cooked by Dr. Reichert.
5. If you have laminating that you have not picked up, please get it today. Ms. Rhodes will begin laminating again once teachers have picked up all the other laminting she has done.
6. The SIT Teams meets this afternoon at 2:45 PM. All staff members are welcome to attend and voice their opinion on the matters that concern our school. Some of the items on the agenda will be:
a. School Improvement Team Committees and timetables
b. Duty Free lunch schedule
c. Grade Planning Time - Amount, schedule, reporting, duration and administrator coverage
d. Media Center classes - scheduled and flexible
e. Family Fun Night expectations
f. Dr. Martin's visit Thursday and Speas presentation to Dr. Martin on 12/12
g. Budget update as of 10/1
7. Family Fun Night Schedules are due by Friday, October 10, 2008 to Mrs. Fletcher. Certified Staff please keep in mind this event does require your attendance and participation. All classified members who decide to volunteer will receive COMP time.
8. October 30-November 4. These days are not a fall break in the traditional sense. The first two are RS days and the last two are RC days. Certified staff members have technology staff development on October 30. October 31 is reserved for teachers to do report cards. Certified staff may choose to take it off if they have annual leave. November 03 and 04 are both reserved central office days. Certified staff members may not take these days off if they have central office staff development scheduled. Classified staff may take any of the four days off if they are not participating in the technology workshop or if they have no central office staff development scheduled.
9. It isn't necessary to have relatives in Kansas City in order to be unhappy.
Groucho Marx (1890 - 1977)
The nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people.
Lucille S. Harper
There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.
Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626), "Of Beauty"
Many would be cowards if they had courage enough.
Thomas Fuller (1608 - 1661)
Sunday, October 5, 2008
AM Announcements - October 06
AM Announcements
September 06, 2008
1. Today is Day 30.
.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: October 06
No items at this time
Tuesday: Ocotber 07
Joint Principals' Meeting - 7:30-12:00 - Hawthorne Inn - Reichert Off-campus
Naglieri Test - Grade 3 - 8:00-12:00
Pastries for Grand Parents - 10:30-1:00
SIT - 2:45 PM - Media Center
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 pm
Wednesday: October 08
Elementary Assistant Principal"s meeting - 9:30-12:00 - Ms. Powell off-campus
Thursday: October 09
Dr. Martin visits Speas - 10:00-12:00
Friday: October 10
Picture Re-takes 8:00-12:00 PM - Gym
4. . Teachers have been given a challenge to have 100% staff participation for the PTA by Wednesday and they will receive lunch one day next week cooked by Dr. Reichert.
5. Homework Passes are being issued this week only to kids when their parents join the PTA. A flyer will be going home today and homework passes and collection envelopes will placed in the teachers boxes. Please encourage your students to tell their parents about it. This will be our last attempt for the year concerning PTA Membership.
6. We will work over the next couple of weeks to get all PTA cards distributed. The PTA Membership chairperson is Myranda Zimmerman. She is a parent and a member of the PTA Executive Board.
7. Family Fun Night Schedules are due by Friday, October 10, 2008 to Mrs. Fletcher. Certified Staff please keep in mind this event does require your attendance and participation. All classified members who decide to volunteer will receive COMP time.
PTA Executive Board Meeting Updates:
a. Staff Rep's : Kelly Linhart, Susan Miller, and Gretchen Pftizner. We would like to thank them for partnering with the PTA to make this a successful year.
b. PTA Membership - Voted to have one last PTA Membership this week to encourage participation.
c. McDonald's Night - 3rd Tuesday of every month and CiCi's Pizza Night - 2nd Tuesday of every month. These have been updated on the group calendar. Encourage students and parents to attend in order to create the revenue needed to fund projects for the staff.
d. Fall Fundrasier - $8,154.81 raised and we receive a 50% profit.
e. Speas Wear - We have lots of Speas Wear that we need to sale. Please place in your newsletters the information regarding that these items are available. Long Sleeve T-shirts - $8.00 , Sweat Shirts - $12.00.
f. Monthly Staff Breakfast will begin this Month and will be handled by the PTA and Student Council.
g. Quarterly Lunch Out- Working with the Parent Volunteers to offer the first one in October . We will give a week notice so grade levels can make plans. Keep in mind our volunteers are limited and once dates are set it will be hard to change according to our volunteer schedules. We hope this is something that teachers will be able to enjoy and look forward to each quarter.
h. 2008-2009 Budget will be posted after our next meeting to be held the first Thursday in November.
8. Ms. Powell and I are reviewing the last revision of the Title-1 teachers schedule we were given along with the comments that were submitted. We will make a determination today and communicate it to all involved. Thank you for your input. As is usually the case, this implementation will be a compromise. Some of you will be very pleased and others not so. What we can say is that the decision will be in the best interest of the children involved.
9. Committee--a group of men who individually can do nothing but as a group decide that nothing can be done.
Fred Allen (1894 - 1956)
Fall not in love, therefore; it will stick to your face.
National Lampoon, "Deteriorata"
The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of capital truths, and oneself for an oracle, is inborn in us.
Paul Valery (1871 - 1945), 1895
I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
Robert McCloskey, State Department spokesman (attributed)
September 06, 2008
1. Today is Day 30.
.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: October 06
No items at this time
Tuesday: Ocotber 07
Joint Principals' Meeting - 7:30-12:00 - Hawthorne Inn - Reichert Off-campus
Naglieri Test - Grade 3 - 8:00-12:00
Pastries for Grand Parents - 10:30-1:00
SIT - 2:45 PM - Media Center
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 pm
Wednesday: October 08
Elementary Assistant Principal"s meeting - 9:30-12:00 - Ms. Powell off-campus
Thursday: October 09
Dr. Martin visits Speas - 10:00-12:00
Friday: October 10
Picture Re-takes 8:00-12:00 PM - Gym
4. . Teachers have been given a challenge to have 100% staff participation for the PTA by Wednesday and they will receive lunch one day next week cooked by Dr. Reichert.
5. Homework Passes are being issued this week only to kids when their parents join the PTA. A flyer will be going home today and homework passes and collection envelopes will placed in the teachers boxes. Please encourage your students to tell their parents about it. This will be our last attempt for the year concerning PTA Membership.
6. We will work over the next couple of weeks to get all PTA cards distributed. The PTA Membership chairperson is Myranda Zimmerman. She is a parent and a member of the PTA Executive Board.
7. Family Fun Night Schedules are due by Friday, October 10, 2008 to Mrs. Fletcher. Certified Staff please keep in mind this event does require your attendance and participation. All classified members who decide to volunteer will receive COMP time.
PTA Executive Board Meeting Updates:
a. Staff Rep's : Kelly Linhart, Susan Miller, and Gretchen Pftizner. We would like to thank them for partnering with the PTA to make this a successful year.
b. PTA Membership - Voted to have one last PTA Membership this week to encourage participation.
c. McDonald's Night - 3rd Tuesday of every month and CiCi's Pizza Night - 2nd Tuesday of every month. These have been updated on the group calendar. Encourage students and parents to attend in order to create the revenue needed to fund projects for the staff.
d. Fall Fundrasier - $8,154.81 raised and we receive a 50% profit.
e. Speas Wear - We have lots of Speas Wear that we need to sale. Please place in your newsletters the information regarding that these items are available. Long Sleeve T-shirts - $8.00 , Sweat Shirts - $12.00.
f. Monthly Staff Breakfast will begin this Month and will be handled by the PTA and Student Council.
g. Quarterly Lunch Out- Working with the Parent Volunteers to offer the first one in October . We will give a week notice so grade levels can make plans. Keep in mind our volunteers are limited and once dates are set it will be hard to change according to our volunteer schedules. We hope this is something that teachers will be able to enjoy and look forward to each quarter.
h. 2008-2009 Budget will be posted after our next meeting to be held the first Thursday in November.
8. Ms. Powell and I are reviewing the last revision of the Title-1 teachers schedule we were given along with the comments that were submitted. We will make a determination today and communicate it to all involved. Thank you for your input. As is usually the case, this implementation will be a compromise. Some of you will be very pleased and others not so. What we can say is that the decision will be in the best interest of the children involved.
9. Committee--a group of men who individually can do nothing but as a group decide that nothing can be done.
Fred Allen (1894 - 1956)
Fall not in love, therefore; it will stick to your face.
National Lampoon, "Deteriorata"
The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of capital truths, and oneself for an oracle, is inborn in us.
Paul Valery (1871 - 1945), 1895
I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
Robert McCloskey, State Department spokesman (attributed)
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
AM Announcements - October 03
AM Announcements
October 03, 2008
1. Today is Day 29.
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: October 03
Reichert off-campus all day
4. The Dixie Classic Fair begins today. Keep that in mind as you plan your assignments for the week of October 6.
5. Now that you've had an introduction to Flickr and Photo Story 3, plan a lesson using them sometime during the next two weeks. You will be working in small groups during the next staff meeting on October 14. We want you to share either the Photo Story you made to use with your students or a student made photo story with your group as part of the meeting. Keep it small and simple to begin with. If you need help, please feel free to call upon us to assist you. We discovered today that Photo Story needs to be downloaded onto one of your classroom computers. We have a team coming on Monday to take care of this for each class. Ms. Smith received this information today from Technology.
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 Thursday.
8. Social Committee dues are still being collected. Please take care of your portion. The purpose of Social Committee is to speak for the staff in times of celebration and sorrow. It benefits everyone. Please find it in your heart to contribute your dues of $25.
9. Family Fun Night is November 7. If you need to review your assignment, please check the past three editions of the blog.
10. Please keep Martha Martin and her family in your thoughts and prayers. Her father passed away early Thursday morning. The funeral will be on Sturday @ 3:30 @ Ardmore Methodist Church on Hawthorne Road. The church is between Miller Street and Academy Street.
11. Thank you for a successful Make It Take It night. Students and parents are always happy to see their teachers in a different setting.
12. Please go home today after all the busses have departed campus. Yesterday was a long day. Thank you for all you do to instil learning in the students at Speas ES.
13. With the addition of Ms. Kelly's new 4th grade class lunch for the following teachers needs to be moved up 5 minutes: Badarin, Johnson, Linville, Kooken, Linhart and Smith & Grisard. Those teachers should bring their students in 5 minutes later.
14. Estimated amount of glucose used by an adult human brain each day, expressed in M&Ms: 250 Harper's Index, October 1989
Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature. Tom Robbins (1936 - )
Faith is a cop-out. If the only way you can accept an assertion is by faith, then you are conceding that it can’t be taken on its own merits. Dan Barker, "Losing Faith in Faith", 1992
In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from. Peter Ustinov (1921 - 2004)
October 03, 2008
1. Today is Day 29.
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: October 03
Reichert off-campus all day
4. The Dixie Classic Fair begins today. Keep that in mind as you plan your assignments for the week of October 6.
5. Now that you've had an introduction to Flickr and Photo Story 3, plan a lesson using them sometime during the next two weeks. You will be working in small groups during the next staff meeting on October 14. We want you to share either the Photo Story you made to use with your students or a student made photo story with your group as part of the meeting. Keep it small and simple to begin with. If you need help, please feel free to call upon us to assist you. We discovered today that Photo Story needs to be downloaded onto one of your classroom computers. We have a team coming on Monday to take care of this for each class. Ms. Smith received this information today from Technology.
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 Thursday.
8. Social Committee dues are still being collected. Please take care of your portion. The purpose of Social Committee is to speak for the staff in times of celebration and sorrow. It benefits everyone. Please find it in your heart to contribute your dues of $25.
9. Family Fun Night is November 7. If you need to review your assignment, please check the past three editions of the blog.
10. Please keep Martha Martin and her family in your thoughts and prayers. Her father passed away early Thursday morning. The funeral will be on Sturday @ 3:30 @ Ardmore Methodist Church on Hawthorne Road. The church is between Miller Street and Academy Street.
11. Thank you for a successful Make It Take It night. Students and parents are always happy to see their teachers in a different setting.
12. Please go home today after all the busses have departed campus. Yesterday was a long day. Thank you for all you do to instil learning in the students at Speas ES.
13. With the addition of Ms. Kelly's new 4th grade class lunch for the following teachers needs to be moved up 5 minutes: Badarin, Johnson, Linville, Kooken, Linhart and Smith & Grisard. Those teachers should bring their students in 5 minutes later.
14. Estimated amount of glucose used by an adult human brain each day, expressed in M&Ms: 250 Harper's Index, October 1989
Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature. Tom Robbins (1936 - )
Faith is a cop-out. If the only way you can accept an assertion is by faith, then you are conceding that it can’t be taken on its own merits. Dan Barker, "Losing Faith in Faith", 1992
In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from. Peter Ustinov (1921 - 2004)
AM Announcements - October 02
AM Announcements
October 02, 2008
1. Today is Day 28.
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: 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 tomorrow. Keep that in mind as you plan your assignments for the week of October 6.
5. Now that you've had an introduction to Flickr and Photo Story 3, plan a lesson using them sometime during the next two weeks. You will be working in small groups during the next staff meeting on October 14. We want you to share either the Photo Story you made to use with your students or a student made photo story with your group as part of the meeting. Keep it small and simple to begin with. If you need help, please feel free to call upon us to assist you. We discovered today that Photo Story needs to be downloaded onto one of your classroom computers. We have a team coming on Monday to take care of this for each class. Ms. Smith received this information today from Technology.
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 Thursday.
8. Social Committee dues are still being collected. Please take care of your portion. The purpose of Social Committee is to speak for the staff in times of celebration and sorrow. It benefits everyone. Please find it in your heart to contribute your dues of $25.
9. Yesterday the office staff was off-campus celebrating an office birthday. This has been a long-standing practice that has been communicated to our assistant superintendent and even to school board members. While we were off-campus I received an anonymous e-mail response to AM Announcements on our blog. The e-mail wanted to know what the expectations were for the staff when office staff members were out of the building. Specifically this e-mail dealt with how the staff should respond to the following situations:
"...a sick child, a parent needing to speak to someone or a member of the Title 1 team making a surprise walk through? How should we handle these situations and who should we direct visitors to? "
It should be understood that whenever we are off-campus we have an individual or individuals in the office or accessible in order to deal with all of these issues. We also review the utilization of the office walkie-talkie/cell phone and in emergency situations can be back on campus in a matter of minutes. Should the Title-1 Team, an assistant superintendent or Dr. Martin arrive on campus for a visit and inquire as to our location, I would expect the individual(s) manning the office to tell them where we are and what we are doing. Anyone wishing to discuss this matter further should feel free to drop by the office or make an appointment. I will be happy to listen to their concerns. This was an anonymous comment sent from the blog. Therefore I am addressing it in the blog since I can't talk directly with the individual who submitted it.
10. Family Fun Night is November 7. If you need to review your assignment, please check the past three editions of the blog.
11. There will be a PTA Board Meeting tonight from 5:30-6:30 PM before the Make-It-Take Night.
12. Please keep Martha Martin and her family in your thoughts and prayers. Her father is quite ill and they have been called to his bedside as the doctors believe it his passing is imminent.
13. Cathy Smith had a request to provide directions for staff members who wish to comment on the morning blog post. At the bottom of each AM Announcements are three highlighted words. The first is the time the Post was submitted. The second is the number of Comments and the third is any Links to this post. Simply click on the word Comments and a new window will open up for you to type in your comments. You can then choose from one of four choices to either be identified in your comment or be anonymous. Once you have selected a choice, click on the link Publish Your Comment. It will then be posted to the blog
14. When you remove a book set from the Guided Reading cabinets, please place your red card in its place indicating where the set is for other teachers.
15. Ms. Powell and Ms. Goliszek are at the Teacher of the Year Banquet from 4:30-6:30 and will join Make It, Take It night as soon as they finish. Ms. Marston will be in charge and welcome the parents in Ms. Powell's absence.
16. Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something.
Pancho Villa (1877 - 1923), last words
Students achieving Oneness will move on to Twoness.
Woody Allen (1935 - )
You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone.
John Ciardi (1916 - 1986)
I didn't really say everything I said.
Yogi Berra (1925 - )
October 02, 2008
1. Today is Day 28.
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: 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 tomorrow. Keep that in mind as you plan your assignments for the week of October 6.
5. Now that you've had an introduction to Flickr and Photo Story 3, plan a lesson using them sometime during the next two weeks. You will be working in small groups during the next staff meeting on October 14. We want you to share either the Photo Story you made to use with your students or a student made photo story with your group as part of the meeting. Keep it small and simple to begin with. If you need help, please feel free to call upon us to assist you. We discovered today that Photo Story needs to be downloaded onto one of your classroom computers. We have a team coming on Monday to take care of this for each class. Ms. Smith received this information today from Technology.
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 Thursday.
8. Social Committee dues are still being collected. Please take care of your portion. The purpose of Social Committee is to speak for the staff in times of celebration and sorrow. It benefits everyone. Please find it in your heart to contribute your dues of $25.
9. Yesterday the office staff was off-campus celebrating an office birthday. This has been a long-standing practice that has been communicated to our assistant superintendent and even to school board members. While we were off-campus I received an anonymous e-mail response to AM Announcements on our blog. The e-mail wanted to know what the expectations were for the staff when office staff members were out of the building. Specifically this e-mail dealt with how the staff should respond to the following situations:
"...a sick child, a parent needing to speak to someone or a member of the Title 1 team making a surprise walk through? How should we handle these situations and who should we direct visitors to? "
It should be understood that whenever we are off-campus we have an individual or individuals in the office or accessible in order to deal with all of these issues. We also review the utilization of the office walkie-talkie/cell phone and in emergency situations can be back on campus in a matter of minutes. Should the Title-1 Team, an assistant superintendent or Dr. Martin arrive on campus for a visit and inquire as to our location, I would expect the individual(s) manning the office to tell them where we are and what we are doing. Anyone wishing to discuss this matter further should feel free to drop by the office or make an appointment. I will be happy to listen to their concerns. This was an anonymous comment sent from the blog. Therefore I am addressing it in the blog since I can't talk directly with the individual who submitted it.
10. Family Fun Night is November 7. If you need to review your assignment, please check the past three editions of the blog.
11. There will be a PTA Board Meeting tonight from 5:30-6:30 PM before the Make-It-Take Night.
12. Please keep Martha Martin and her family in your thoughts and prayers. Her father is quite ill and they have been called to his bedside as the doctors believe it his passing is imminent.
13. Cathy Smith had a request to provide directions for staff members who wish to comment on the morning blog post. At the bottom of each AM Announcements are three highlighted words. The first is the time the Post was submitted. The second is the number of Comments and the third is any Links to this post. Simply click on the word Comments and a new window will open up for you to type in your comments. You can then choose from one of four choices to either be identified in your comment or be anonymous. Once you have selected a choice, click on the link Publish Your Comment. It will then be posted to the blog
14. When you remove a book set from the Guided Reading cabinets, please place your red card in its place indicating where the set is for other teachers.
15. Ms. Powell and Ms. Goliszek are at the Teacher of the Year Banquet from 4:30-6:30 and will join Make It, Take It night as soon as they finish. Ms. Marston will be in charge and welcome the parents in Ms. Powell's absence.
16. Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something.
Pancho Villa (1877 - 1923), last words
Students achieving Oneness will move on to Twoness.
Woody Allen (1935 - )
You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone.
John Ciardi (1916 - 1986)
I didn't really say everything I said.
Yogi Berra (1925 - )
AM Announcements - October 01
AM Announcements
October 01, 2008
1. Today is Day 27.
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: 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. Now that you've had an introduction to Flickr and Photo Story 3, plan a lesson using them sometime during the next two weeks. You will be working in small groups during the next staff meeting on October 14. We want you to share either the Photo Story you made to use with your students or a student made photo story with your group as part of the meeting. Keep it small and simple to begin with. If you need help, please feel free to call upon us to assist you.
6. The PTA Membership dues are $3.50 per person. You can see Ms. Fletcher who will be happy to help you. The PTA had a number of grade parents here last night for volunteer training.
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. We had 11 students show up for tutoring last night. Teachers in grades 2-5 should continue to make personal invitations and a call the parents of any child who can benefit from the extra assistance. It's free. It's good. All some folks need is a personal request from you.
10. Family Fun 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 tomorrow night from 5:30-6:30 PM 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. Please keep Martha Martin and her family in your thoughts and prayers. Her father is quite ill and they have been called to his bedside as the doctors believe it his passing is imminent.
13. Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.
Woody Allen (1935 - )
The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do something stupid.
Art Spander
There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.
Denis Diderot (1713 - 1784)
The only people who find what they are looking for in life are the fault finders.
Foster's Law
October 01, 2008
1. Today is Day 27.
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: 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. Now that you've had an introduction to Flickr and Photo Story 3, plan a lesson using them sometime during the next two weeks. You will be working in small groups during the next staff meeting on October 14. We want you to share either the Photo Story you made to use with your students or a student made photo story with your group as part of the meeting. Keep it small and simple to begin with. If you need help, please feel free to call upon us to assist you.
6. The PTA Membership dues are $3.50 per person. You can see Ms. Fletcher who will be happy to help you. The PTA had a number of grade parents here last night for volunteer training.
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. We had 11 students show up for tutoring last night. Teachers in grades 2-5 should continue to make personal invitations and a call the parents of any child who can benefit from the extra assistance. It's free. It's good. All some folks need is a personal request from you.
10. Family Fun 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 tomorrow night from 5:30-6:30 PM 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. Please keep Martha Martin and her family in your thoughts and prayers. Her father is quite ill and they have been called to his bedside as the doctors believe it his passing is imminent.
13. Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.
Woody Allen (1935 - )
The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do something stupid.
Art Spander
There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.
Denis Diderot (1713 - 1784)
The only people who find what they are looking for in life are the fault finders.
Foster's Law
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