AM Announcements - January 08

AM Announcements
January 08, 2009

1. Today is Day 80.

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: January 08
1-5 Vision Screening - 8:15-10:45 AM - gym (School Nurse and Health Department Personnel)
WS/FCS Staff Policy Committee - 4:00-5:00 - Reichert off-campus
Retirement Information Center open - 2:30-4:30 - Career Center Dining Room
Arts Council Fund Drive Kickoff - 4:15-5:30 - Hanes Community Center - Ms. Say attending
School-wide Job applications due

Friday: January 09
No items at this time

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

We were inspected by Energy Management Tuesday night. They found the folowing: Two fans left on; one window open; three computers, three monitors and three TV's still on. I will be contacting the individuals involved regarding making sure these are turned off nightly.

5. Teachers in grades 1-5 should pull the orange health cards from their students' CUM folders and take them to the gym when called for their vision screening today. The Health Department will appreciate it.

6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. January 12 - Interim Progress Reports go home
b. January 13 - Staff Meeting - Final vote to approve 2008-2011 School Improvement Plan
c. January 16 - SIP Due at Central Office
d. January 16-23 - End of Quarter Tests
e. January 19 - No School - MLK Holiday
f. January 20 - AR Benchmarks due
g. January 23 - End of Quarter
h. January 26 - No School - RS day for report cards
i. January 27 - Technology Staff Development - 2:30-5:00
j. January 27-29 - AR Celebrations - (27/K; 28/1-2; 29/ 3-5)

7. One item that came up at SIT was the use of annual leave and personal leave during testing times. Annual Leave and Personal Leave will not be granted on the days set for Reading, Math and Science testing. It will be considered on a case by case basis during testing make-up days.

8. Individuals associated with the construction will be here today after 4:00 to determine where Smartboard and technology will be placed in each classroom as it is renovated.

9. There is a sign-up sheet in the mail room for Be Healthy School Kids classroom presentations beginning. No more than two classes may sign up for any time slot.

10. If you plan to retire don't forget the session at the Retirement Information Center in the Career Center Cafeteria this afternoon from 2:30-4:30.

11. The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.
Paul Valery (1871 - 1945)

Think of what would happen to us in America if there were no humorists; life would be one long Congressional Record.
Tom Masson

Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)

Never tell anyone that you're writing a book, going on a diet, exercising, taking a course, or quitting smoking. They'll encourage you to death.
Lynn Johnston (1947 - ), For Better or For Worse, 07-15-06