AM Announcements -December 01

AM Announcements
December 01, 2008

1. Today is Day 62.

2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.

3. Calendar items for this week:* This is a draft version of AM Announcements done Sunday morning. More information will be added throughout Sunday and on Monday morning. Please check back to insure that you don't miss any important information.

Monday: December 01
Holiday Door Decorating Contest begins
Interim reports go home
Holiday Program practice per Mr. Baker's schedule
ESL Principals' Meeting - 3:30-5:00 PM

Tuesday: December 02
Joint Principals' Meeting - Reichert off-campus - 7:30-12:00
Architect's Meeting on Speas renovation plans - 1:30-3:00
SIT - 2:40 PM
Holiday Program practice per Mr. Baker's schedule
Holiday Program 7:00 PM - Students arrive by 6:30

Wednesday: December 03
Spelling Bee Practice - 1:00 PM
Orders due for Books are Fun

Thursday: December 04
NCI Training - Reichert and Powell off-campus
Orders delivered for Books are Fun

Friday: December 05
Speas Spelling Bee - 9:00 AM
2nd Grade - Moravian Candle Tea - 10:00 AM
NCI Training - Reichert and Powell off-campus

4. At the end of each day please do the following:
a. PLEASE CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN ALL TV's OFF
c. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)

5. Our third grade has been selected to attend a presentation of Swan Lake at R.J. Reynolds Auditorium on February 4, 2009 at 12:30 pm. Transportation is being arranged by the Arts Department. Teachers should place this date on their calendar.

6. There is a display by Book are Fun in the media center. Orders may be placed through December 03 and delivered on December 04.

7. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 06 - Holiday Open House - The Reichert's House
b. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin

8. Classified staff members may depart at 2:30 PM on December 18 and 19. Ms. Rhodes, Ms. Higgins, Ms. Fletcher, Mr. Ireland and Mr. Cokley will leave two hours earlier than their normal times on December 19. That means that the building will close at 4:00 PM on December 19. Please place this on your calendars.

9. It is time to schedule quarterly visits to teachers at other schools. We will post a schedule in the mail room of when you can schedule your observation. We will bring in a substitute for the day who will spend the morning in one classroom and the afternoon in another.

10. Pre-K staff should get together with Mr. Ireland and Mr. Cokley to determine which toy storage sheds need to be repaired.

11. Remind your students that there will be no A's and Bees tutoring tomorrow night due to the Holiday program.

12. My wife and I are looking forward to welcoming you and your significant other to our Holiday Open House this coming Saturday, December 06. Please come hungry. There will be lots of food and a variety of beverages. Attendance is purely voluntary. The doors will be open from 4:00-10:00 PM. Directions to our home will be placed in you box along with a map. We hope to see you then.

13. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades should sign-up for sessions on the sheet in the mail room by the sign-in sheet.

14. Christmas parties will be held from 1:00-2:00 on December 18 to allow the custodians to clean up before the last day of school. This is especially important with the custodial staff leaving two hours earlier than normal on December 19. If you are showing a video/movie as part of your party, remember that it is perfectly legal since we have paid for viewing rights. These can only be rated G however. Any other rating requires the approval of an administrator and notification of parents. As your party approaches, grade levels should meet together to ensure that all classrooms are on the same page. Please let the Dr. Reichert or Ms. Powell know if you need anything in order to make your party a successful experience for your students.

15. Rogues are preferable to imbeciles because they sometimes take a rest. - Alexandre Dumas

The least of learning is done in the classrooms. - Thomas Merton

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy. - Ernest Benn