AM Announcements - December 08

AM Announcements
December 08, 2008

1. Today is Day 67.

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

3. Calendar items for this week:

Monday: December 08
Holiday Door Decorating Judging -

Tuesday: December 09
Science Fair projects due
Student Council - 1:30 PM
Staff Meeting (Holiday Social) - 2:40 PM
CiCi's Pizza night - 5:00-8:00 PM
A's and Bee's Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM

Wednesday: December 10
Science Fair Judging

Thursday: December 11
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:30-12:00 - Reicehrt off-campus
Science Fair viewing
4th Grade (On-demand) Writing test - 8:15 AM
Technology Staff Development - 2:40-4:15 PM - Certified Staff

Friday: December 12
Dollar Dress Down Day
SIT team meets with Dr. Martin - 9:30
All Science Fair Projects taken home
Mid-year Evaluation Conference with Toni Bigham - Reichert - 1:30-3:00
Staff Social - La Caretta - 3:00 PM - Everyone welcome

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

5. The drawings and blue prints are on display in the tutoring room. Please feel free to ask questions and make comments. Comments for the architect's considerations should be made via e-mail.

6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. December 12 - Speas Meeting with Dr. Martin
b. RJR Jazz Band - 10:00 AM
c. December 18 and 19 - Classified staff members depart an hour early

7. Holiday Door Judging will begin this morning. All Student Council Officers need to meet in the front lobby at 8:30 a.m. to begin judging. These are just the following officers: Jason Jowers, Tierra Wilson, Caryn Fletcher, Maya Williams, Mac Smith, Sharisha Theodore.

8. North Pole Holiday Store viewing will take place today. Classes will need to come fifteen minutes before their lunch time in order for their students to do a walk through.

9. Student Council Meeting - For all Student Council Members will take place: Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 1:30 p.m. in the media center they will need to bring their things.

10. If you have not had a chance to turn in your Night Beneath the Stars Basket idea in to Ms. Mincer yet you need to do so before the end of the week. Thanks a Bunch.

11. Dollar Dress Down Day is the next two Friday's please encourage your students to participate. All Dollar Dress Down Money in December goes towards the Holiday Families that the Student Council is sponsoring.

12. Our Superkids officer, Kim Ruff, will be here December 15 through February 06. Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades will receive classes. She was here on Friday picking up her schedule. She is really looking forward to being at Speas.

13. Congratulations to Melissa and Hai Falor. They welcomed Colton Wynn Falor on Saturday via c-section. I don't have any of the statistics. She is in room #3436 at Forsyth.

14. Channeling is just bad ventriloquism. You use another voice, but people can see your lips moving. - Penn Jillette

All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others. - Cyril Connolly