AM Announcements
March 31, 2009
1. Today is Day 132.
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: March 31
No SIT meeting, staff meeting or staff development sessions
Last day to turn in Marzano make-up form - Ms. Marston
No A's and Bees Tutoring due to Spring Break
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The Out-of-Zone transfer period continues. If parents request a form, please let Ms. Rhodes know. She has them in her office. The transfer form identifies which schools are open and which are closed to transfer.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. April 1-3 Spring Break
b. April 7-9 - AR Celebrations
c. April 10 - Easter Holiday
d. April 13 - Report Cards go home
e. April 14 - Picture Day
f. April 15 - Cultural Fair
g. April 17 - Honor Roll Assembly
h. April 17 - Career Day
7. April 9 is the next early release day for classified employees. Classified employees should come to work at 7:30 and depart at 2:30 PM.
8. Please complete your Teacher Notification of Intent prior to April 17. Take a moment right now and do it. Just go to the Employees page of the WS/FCS web site and follow these directions:
a. Under the “Administration” heading, click on the link for “WS/FCS Administrative Resources”
b. In the left hand column under “Employee Related Data Entry”, click on the 9th link down "Teacher Notification of Intent Decisions”
c. Log in like you would to register for a workshop
d. Click on “Enter/Edit Teacher Notification of Intent”
To date 16 of 32 individuals have responded regarding their intent for next year. If you intend to retire, resign or transfer you are also expected to respond.
9. All classified timesheets are due to Ms. Higgins by 12:00 PM today. Individuals who do not get them in on time must explain why to Ms. Powell or me. Those not in on-time should not expect to be paid on-time.
10. Child Nutrition has informed us that they are rolling out the new Point of Sale system, NutriKids, in your cafeteria during the week of 4/6 - 4/10. This will effect how children pay for their food purchases.
11. AR benchmarks are due today, March 31. All classes should turn in their numbers to Ms. Fussell.
12. Anyone with surplus materials to be picked up by the WS/FCS technology vendor, must notify Ms. Powell today.
13. The following items are from Ms. Fletcher:
a. Night Beneath the Stars Tickets are on Sale. They are $35.00 per person and this year's theme is "A Night in Hollywood." The funds this year will go towards the PTA and Student Council. We are working towards teacher allotments for next school year; agenda's; beginning a fund towards items purchased once all the revisions are done to the building; and Student Council Service Projects.
b. Teacher's Lunch Out is scheduled for April 6-9, 2009. On April 6th will be Pre-K and Kindergarten and the 7th will be 1st and 2nd grade. Please make a note and start planning with your grade levels. We will not be able to reschedule for absences. If there is a problem with this schedule thus far please see Shanta before March 31, 2009.
c. Career Day is quickly approaching for our fifth grade students. We are working towards being able to have at least fifteen students participate in Career Day. If you know of anyone who might be interested in participating please contact Shanta by March 31st.
d. There will be a Student Council Meeting held today at 1:15 p.m. in the cafeteria and all members will need to bring their things.
14. When you leave this afternoon, please make sure to shut off all computers and monitors; close all blinds and shut off all electronic equipment. TV's will be turned off automatically by the Ambassador system with the exception of Room 20, the lounge, the lobby and the media center which must be turned off manually.
15. Half of the modern drugs could well be thrown out of the window, except that the birds might eat them.
Dr. Martin Henry Fischer
I was the kid next door's imaginary friend.
Emo Phillips
The world only goes round by misunderstanding.
Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867)
Here's a tip to avoid death by celebrity: First off, get a life. They can't touch you if you're out doing something interesting.
Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine, Ask a Ninja, Question 55, 10-03-07
Monday, March 30, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
AM Announcements - March 30
AM Announcements
March 30, 2009
1. Today is Day 131.
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: March 30
After School Tutoring continues - 2:30-4:00
Tuesday: March 31
No SIT meeting, staff meeting or staff development sessions
Last day to turn in Marzano make-up form - Ms. Marston
No A's and Bees Tutoring due to Spring Break
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The Out-of-Zone transfer period continues. If parents request a form, please let Ms. Rhodes know. She has them in her office. The transfer form identifies which schools are open and which are closed to transfer.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. April 1-3 Spring Break
b. April 7-9 - AR Celebrations
c. April 10 - Easter Holiday
d. April 13 - Report Cards go home
e. April 14 - Picture Day
f. April 15 - Cultural Fair
g. April 17 - Honor Roll Assembly
h. April 17 - Career Day
7. April 9 is the next early release day for classified employees. Classified employees should come to work at 7:30 and depart at 2:30 PM.
8. Please complete your Teacher Notification of Intent prior to April 17. Take a moment right now and do it. Just go to the Employees page of the WS/FCS web site and follow these directions:
a. Under the “Administration” heading, click on the link for “WS/FCS Administrative Resources”
b. In the left hand column under “Employee Related Data Entry”, click on the 9th link down "Teacher Notification of Intent Decisions”
c. Log in like you would to register for a workshop
d. Click on “Enter/Edit Teacher Notification of Intent”
To date 14 of 32 individuals have responded regarding their intent for next year. If you intend to retire, resign or transfer you are also expected to respond.
9. All classified timesheets are due to Ms. Higgins by 12:00 PM today. Individuals who do not get them in on time must explain why to Ms. Powell or me. Those not in on-time should not expect to be paid on-time.
10. I have received several ideas about possible summer programs. Put your thinking caps on and lets see what we can come up with. Don't worry about expense at this point. If you think providing transportation would help, then put it in. What kind of program would most benefit our students?
11. AR benchmarks are due tomorrow, March 31. All classes should turn in their numbers to Ms. Fussell by that time.
12. Ms. Smith will not be here this week. If you have surplus materials that are to be picked up by the WS/FCS technology vendor, please give that information to Ms. Powell immediately. She is handling it in Ms. Smith's absence.
13. The following items are from Ms. Fletcher:
a. Night Beneath the Stars Tickets are on Sale. They are $35.00 per person and this year's theme is "A Night in Hollywood." The funds this year will go towards the PTA and Student Council. We are working towards teacher allotments for next school year; agenda's; beginning a fund towards items purchased once all the revisions are done to the building; and Student Council Service Projects.
b. Teacher's Lunch Out is scheduled for April 6-9, 2009. On April 6th will be Pre-K and Kindergarten and the 7th will be 1st and 2nd grade. Please make a note and start planning with your grade levels. We will not be able to reschedule for absences. If there is a problem with this schedule thus far please see Shanta before March 31, 2009.
c. Career Day is quickly approaching for our fifth grade students. We are working towards being able to have at least fifteen students participate in Career Day. If you know of anyone who might be interested in participating please contact Shanta by March 31st.
d. There will be a Student Council Meeting held on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 1:15 p.m. in the cafeteria and all members will need to bring their things.
14. Mr. Ireland is out today will most likely be out tomorrow as well. We do not know yet if the Warehouse will send us a substitute custodian. Therefore, please have your students clean everything off the floor that they can before they leave and place their chairs on their desks. Put all trash cans in the hall so they can be picked up more easily. Some rooms will be cleaned while students are at specials or outside.
15. In the end, everything is a gag.
Charlie Chaplin (1889 - 1977)
I hate life, I hate death and everything in between just doesn't interest me.
Chris Rapier
When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.
R. Buckminster Fuller (1895 - 1983)
Nothing changes your opinion of a friend so surely as success - yours or his.
Franklin P. Jones, Saturday Evening Post, November 29, 1953
March 30, 2009
1. Today is Day 131.
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: March 30
After School Tutoring continues - 2:30-4:00
Tuesday: March 31
No SIT meeting, staff meeting or staff development sessions
Last day to turn in Marzano make-up form - Ms. Marston
No A's and Bees Tutoring due to Spring Break
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The Out-of-Zone transfer period continues. If parents request a form, please let Ms. Rhodes know. She has them in her office. The transfer form identifies which schools are open and which are closed to transfer.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. April 1-3 Spring Break
b. April 7-9 - AR Celebrations
c. April 10 - Easter Holiday
d. April 13 - Report Cards go home
e. April 14 - Picture Day
f. April 15 - Cultural Fair
g. April 17 - Honor Roll Assembly
h. April 17 - Career Day
7. April 9 is the next early release day for classified employees. Classified employees should come to work at 7:30 and depart at 2:30 PM.
8. Please complete your Teacher Notification of Intent prior to April 17. Take a moment right now and do it. Just go to the Employees page of the WS/FCS web site and follow these directions:
a. Under the “Administration” heading, click on the link for “WS/FCS Administrative Resources”
b. In the left hand column under “Employee Related Data Entry”, click on the 9th link down "Teacher Notification of Intent Decisions”
c. Log in like you would to register for a workshop
d. Click on “Enter/Edit Teacher Notification of Intent”
To date 14 of 32 individuals have responded regarding their intent for next year. If you intend to retire, resign or transfer you are also expected to respond.
9. All classified timesheets are due to Ms. Higgins by 12:00 PM today. Individuals who do not get them in on time must explain why to Ms. Powell or me. Those not in on-time should not expect to be paid on-time.
10. I have received several ideas about possible summer programs. Put your thinking caps on and lets see what we can come up with. Don't worry about expense at this point. If you think providing transportation would help, then put it in. What kind of program would most benefit our students?
11. AR benchmarks are due tomorrow, March 31. All classes should turn in their numbers to Ms. Fussell by that time.
12. Ms. Smith will not be here this week. If you have surplus materials that are to be picked up by the WS/FCS technology vendor, please give that information to Ms. Powell immediately. She is handling it in Ms. Smith's absence.
13. The following items are from Ms. Fletcher:
a. Night Beneath the Stars Tickets are on Sale. They are $35.00 per person and this year's theme is "A Night in Hollywood." The funds this year will go towards the PTA and Student Council. We are working towards teacher allotments for next school year; agenda's; beginning a fund towards items purchased once all the revisions are done to the building; and Student Council Service Projects.
b. Teacher's Lunch Out is scheduled for April 6-9, 2009. On April 6th will be Pre-K and Kindergarten and the 7th will be 1st and 2nd grade. Please make a note and start planning with your grade levels. We will not be able to reschedule for absences. If there is a problem with this schedule thus far please see Shanta before March 31, 2009.
c. Career Day is quickly approaching for our fifth grade students. We are working towards being able to have at least fifteen students participate in Career Day. If you know of anyone who might be interested in participating please contact Shanta by March 31st.
d. There will be a Student Council Meeting held on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 1:15 p.m. in the cafeteria and all members will need to bring their things.
14. Mr. Ireland is out today will most likely be out tomorrow as well. We do not know yet if the Warehouse will send us a substitute custodian. Therefore, please have your students clean everything off the floor that they can before they leave and place their chairs on their desks. Put all trash cans in the hall so they can be picked up more easily. Some rooms will be cleaned while students are at specials or outside.
15. In the end, everything is a gag.
Charlie Chaplin (1889 - 1977)
I hate life, I hate death and everything in between just doesn't interest me.
Chris Rapier
When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.
R. Buckminster Fuller (1895 - 1983)
Nothing changes your opinion of a friend so surely as success - yours or his.
Franklin P. Jones, Saturday Evening Post, November 29, 1953
Thursday, March 26, 2009
AM Announcements - March 27
AM Announcements
March 27, 2009
1. Today is Day 130.
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: March 27
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education Collected
BeHealthy School Kids video - Time TBA
Second Grade Field Trip - on campus
Saturday: March 28
Saturday Tutoring for 3rd and 5th grade students - 8:30-11:30
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The Out-of-Zone transfer period began yesterday today. If parents request a form, please let Ms. Rhodes know. She has them in her office. The transfer form identifies which schools are open and which are closed to transfer.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. April 1-3 Spring Break
b. April 7-9 - AR Celebrations
c. April 10 - Easter Holiday
d. April 13 - Report Cards go home
e. April 14 - Picture Day
f. April 15 - Cultural Fair
g. April 17 - Honor Roll Assembly
h. April 17 - Career Day
7. April 9 is the next early release day for classified employees. Classified employees should come to work at 7:30 and depart at 2:30 PM.
8. Please complete your Teacher Notification of Intent prior to April 17. Take a moment right now and do it. Just go to the Employees page of the WS/FCS web site and follow these directions:
a. Under the “Administration” heading, click on the link for “WS/FCS Administrative Resources”
b. In the left hand column under “Employee Related Data Entry”, click on the 9th link down "Teacher Notification of Intent Decisions”
c. Log in like you would to register for a workshop
d. Click on “Enter/Edit Teacher Notification of Intent”
To date 12 of 32 individuals have responded regarding their intent for next year. If you intend to retire, resign or transfer you are also expected to respond.
9. Remind your third or fifth grade tutoring students that breakfast is served tomorrow at 8:30 AM sharp. Come get a Hardees sausage biscuit or two and some Krispy Kreme donuts. Tutoring runs from 8:30-11:30.
10. I have received several ideas about possible summer programs. Put your thinking caps on and lets see what we can come up with. Don't worry about expense at this point. If you think providing transportation would help, then put it in. What kind of program would most benefit our students?
11. AR benchmarks are now due on March 31. All classes should turn in their numbers to Ms. FUssell by that time.
12. I am in desparate need of two teachers, one for grade 3 reading and one for grade 5 math to assist with tutoring tomorrow. I will be happy to work with you regarding compensation for the three hours.
13. I don't necessarily agree with everything I say.
Marshall McLuhan (1911 - 1980)
Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.
Anthony Burgess (1917 - 1993)
When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.
Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)
The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
March 27, 2009
1. Today is Day 130.
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: March 27
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education Collected
BeHealthy School Kids video - Time TBA
Second Grade Field Trip - on campus
Saturday: March 28
Saturday Tutoring for 3rd and 5th grade students - 8:30-11:30
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The Out-of-Zone transfer period began yesterday today. If parents request a form, please let Ms. Rhodes know. She has them in her office. The transfer form identifies which schools are open and which are closed to transfer.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. April 1-3 Spring Break
b. April 7-9 - AR Celebrations
c. April 10 - Easter Holiday
d. April 13 - Report Cards go home
e. April 14 - Picture Day
f. April 15 - Cultural Fair
g. April 17 - Honor Roll Assembly
h. April 17 - Career Day
7. April 9 is the next early release day for classified employees. Classified employees should come to work at 7:30 and depart at 2:30 PM.
8. Please complete your Teacher Notification of Intent prior to April 17. Take a moment right now and do it. Just go to the Employees page of the WS/FCS web site and follow these directions:
a. Under the “Administration” heading, click on the link for “WS/FCS Administrative Resources”
b. In the left hand column under “Employee Related Data Entry”, click on the 9th link down "Teacher Notification of Intent Decisions”
c. Log in like you would to register for a workshop
d. Click on “Enter/Edit Teacher Notification of Intent”
To date 12 of 32 individuals have responded regarding their intent for next year. If you intend to retire, resign or transfer you are also expected to respond.
9. Remind your third or fifth grade tutoring students that breakfast is served tomorrow at 8:30 AM sharp. Come get a Hardees sausage biscuit or two and some Krispy Kreme donuts. Tutoring runs from 8:30-11:30.
10. I have received several ideas about possible summer programs. Put your thinking caps on and lets see what we can come up with. Don't worry about expense at this point. If you think providing transportation would help, then put it in. What kind of program would most benefit our students?
11. AR benchmarks are now due on March 31. All classes should turn in their numbers to Ms. FUssell by that time.
12. I am in desparate need of two teachers, one for grade 3 reading and one for grade 5 math to assist with tutoring tomorrow. I will be happy to work with you regarding compensation for the three hours.
13. I don't necessarily agree with everything I say.
Marshall McLuhan (1911 - 1980)
Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.
Anthony Burgess (1917 - 1993)
When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.
Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)
The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
AM Announcements - March 26
AM Announcements
March 26, 2009
1. Today is Day 129.
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: March 26
3rd Quarter EOQ testing
Friday: March 27
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education Collected
BeHealthy School Kids video - Time TBA
Second Grade Field Trip - on campus
Saturday: March 28
Saturday Tutoring for 3rd and 5th grade students - 8:30-11:30
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. Teachers should send home the student assignment letters they received today. Please make copies of the letters and place the classroom set in the Ms. Fletcher's box. We would have done this prior to passing them out to you, but the request for copies came too late. You already had them in your possession. It is critical that the letters go home today since the Out-of-Zone transfer period begins today. If parents request a form, please let Ms. Rhodes know. She has them in her office. The transfer form identifies which schools are open and which are closed to transfer.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. April 1-3 Spring Break
b. April 7-9 - AR Celebrations
c. April 10 - Easter Holiday
d. April 13 - Report Cards go home
e. April 14 - Picture Day
e. April 15 - Cultural Fair
f. April 17 - Honor Roll Assembly
g. April 17 - Career Day
7. April 9 is the next early release day for classified employees. Classified employees should come to work at 7:30 and depart at 2:30 PM.
8. Don't forget to complete your Teacher Notification of Intent prior to April 17. Take a moment right now and do it. Just go to the Employees page of the WS/FCS web site and follow these directions:
a. Under the “Administration” heading, click on the link for “WSFCS Administrative Resources”
b. In the left hand column under “Employee Related Data Entry”, click on the 9th link down "Teacher Notification of Intent Decisions”
c. Log in like you would to register for a workshop
d. Click on “Enter/Edit Teacher Notification of Intent”
To date 12 of 32 individuals have responded regarding their intent for next year. All certified staff members with the exception of Ms. Powell and myself are required to complete this.
9. This Saturday is the next tutoring day for students in grades 3 and 5.
10. What kind of summer program should we offer at Speas with the stimulus money? It could be at any grade level. I am open to any ideas that would benefit our students and help them make the most progress possible.
11. Adriana DeOleo was a winner in the Child Nutrition Department's "Lunch Madness" initiative. She will be presented a new basketball by one of their representatives in a few weeks, possibly on Morning Broadcast.
12. Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born.
Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004)
I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.
Jules Renard (1864 - 1910)
My husband gave me a necklace. It's fake. I requested fake. Maybe I'm paranoid, but in this day and age, I don't want something around my neck that's worth more than my head.
Rita Rudner
America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up.
Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
March 26, 2009
1. Today is Day 129.
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: March 26
3rd Quarter EOQ testing
Friday: March 27
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education Collected
BeHealthy School Kids video - Time TBA
Second Grade Field Trip - on campus
Saturday: March 28
Saturday Tutoring for 3rd and 5th grade students - 8:30-11:30
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. Teachers should send home the student assignment letters they received today. Please make copies of the letters and place the classroom set in the Ms. Fletcher's box. We would have done this prior to passing them out to you, but the request for copies came too late. You already had them in your possession. It is critical that the letters go home today since the Out-of-Zone transfer period begins today. If parents request a form, please let Ms. Rhodes know. She has them in her office. The transfer form identifies which schools are open and which are closed to transfer.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. April 1-3 Spring Break
b. April 7-9 - AR Celebrations
c. April 10 - Easter Holiday
d. April 13 - Report Cards go home
e. April 14 - Picture Day
e. April 15 - Cultural Fair
f. April 17 - Honor Roll Assembly
g. April 17 - Career Day
7. April 9 is the next early release day for classified employees. Classified employees should come to work at 7:30 and depart at 2:30 PM.
8. Don't forget to complete your Teacher Notification of Intent prior to April 17. Take a moment right now and do it. Just go to the Employees page of the WS/FCS web site and follow these directions:
a. Under the “Administration” heading, click on the link for “WSFCS Administrative Resources”
b. In the left hand column under “Employee Related Data Entry”, click on the 9th link down "Teacher Notification of Intent Decisions”
c. Log in like you would to register for a workshop
d. Click on “Enter/Edit Teacher Notification of Intent”
To date 12 of 32 individuals have responded regarding their intent for next year. All certified staff members with the exception of Ms. Powell and myself are required to complete this.
9. This Saturday is the next tutoring day for students in grades 3 and 5.
10. What kind of summer program should we offer at Speas with the stimulus money? It could be at any grade level. I am open to any ideas that would benefit our students and help them make the most progress possible.
11. Adriana DeOleo was a winner in the Child Nutrition Department's "Lunch Madness" initiative. She will be presented a new basketball by one of their representatives in a few weeks, possibly on Morning Broadcast.
12. Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born.
Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004)
I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.
Jules Renard (1864 - 1910)
My husband gave me a necklace. It's fake. I requested fake. Maybe I'm paranoid, but in this day and age, I don't want something around my neck that's worth more than my head.
Rita Rudner
America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up.
Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
AM Announcements - March 25
AM Announcements
March 25, 2009
1. Today is Day 128.
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: March 23rd
3rd Quarter EOQ testing
Raleigh Field Trip - Grade 4
Thursday: March 26
3rd Quarter EOQ testing
Friday: March 27
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education Collected
BeHealthy School Kids video - Time TBA
Second Grade Field Trip - on campus
Saturday: March 28
Saturday Tutoring for 3rd and 5th grade students - 8:30-11:30
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. Since next week is a short week, there will be no need to do a newsletter.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. April 1-3 Spring Break
b. April 7-9 - AR Celebrations
c. April 10 - Easter Holiday
d. April 13 - Report Cards go home
e. April 15 - Cultural Fair
f. April 17 - Honor Roll Assembly
g. April 17 - Career Day
7. April 9 is the next early release day for classified employees. Classified employees should come to work at 7:30 and depart at 2:30 PM.
8. l full-time teachers must complete the Teacher Notification of Intent prior to April 17. This is very easy. Just go to the Employees page of the WS/FCS web site and follow these directions:
a. Under the “Administration” heading, click on the link for “WSFCS Administrative Resources”
b. In the left hand column under “Employee Related Data Entry”, click on the 9th link down "Teacher Notification of Intent Decisions”
c. Log in like you would to register for a workshop
d. Click on “Enter/Edit Teacher Notification of Intent”
To date 11 or 32 individuals have responded regarding their intent for next year. As a reminder, individuals who are seeking a transfer to another school or are panning to retire must indicate this on the "Notification of Intent."
9. Third and Fifth grade teachers should remind their tutoring students that the next tutoring Saturday is this weekend, March 28.
10. It appears that WS/FCS may use a portion of the stimulus money we receive for summer programs. These could be at any grade level. I am open to any ideas that would benefit our students and help them make the most progress possible.
11. Someone left tupperware containers in the cafeteria following our Technology session yesterday. They are in the mailroom now.
12. There must be more to life than having everything.
Maurice Sendak (1928 - )
For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three.
Alice Kahn
Making duplicate copies and computer printouts of things no one wanted even one of in the first place is giving America a new sense of purpose.
Andy Rooney (1919 - )
Few people can see genius in someone who has offended them.
Robertson Davies
March 25, 2009
1. Today is Day 128.
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: March 23rd
3rd Quarter EOQ testing
Raleigh Field Trip - Grade 4
Thursday: March 26
3rd Quarter EOQ testing
Friday: March 27
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education Collected
BeHealthy School Kids video - Time TBA
Second Grade Field Trip - on campus
Saturday: March 28
Saturday Tutoring for 3rd and 5th grade students - 8:30-11:30
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. Since next week is a short week, there will be no need to do a newsletter.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. April 1-3 Spring Break
b. April 7-9 - AR Celebrations
c. April 10 - Easter Holiday
d. April 13 - Report Cards go home
e. April 15 - Cultural Fair
f. April 17 - Honor Roll Assembly
g. April 17 - Career Day
7. April 9 is the next early release day for classified employees. Classified employees should come to work at 7:30 and depart at 2:30 PM.
8. l full-time teachers must complete the Teacher Notification of Intent prior to April 17. This is very easy. Just go to the Employees page of the WS/FCS web site and follow these directions:
a. Under the “Administration” heading, click on the link for “WSFCS Administrative Resources”
b. In the left hand column under “Employee Related Data Entry”, click on the 9th link down "Teacher Notification of Intent Decisions”
c. Log in like you would to register for a workshop
d. Click on “Enter/Edit Teacher Notification of Intent”
To date 11 or 32 individuals have responded regarding their intent for next year. As a reminder, individuals who are seeking a transfer to another school or are panning to retire must indicate this on the "Notification of Intent."
9. Third and Fifth grade teachers should remind their tutoring students that the next tutoring Saturday is this weekend, March 28.
10. It appears that WS/FCS may use a portion of the stimulus money we receive for summer programs. These could be at any grade level. I am open to any ideas that would benefit our students and help them make the most progress possible.
11. Someone left tupperware containers in the cafeteria following our Technology session yesterday. They are in the mailroom now.
12. There must be more to life than having everything.
Maurice Sendak (1928 - )
For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three.
Alice Kahn
Making duplicate copies and computer printouts of things no one wanted even one of in the first place is giving America a new sense of purpose.
Andy Rooney (1919 - )
Few people can see genius in someone who has offended them.
Robertson Davies
Monday, March 23, 2009
AM Announcements - March 24
March 24, 2009
1. Today is Day 127.
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: March 24
3rd Quarter EOQ testing
AR Benchmarks due to Ms. Fussell
AR Benchmarks due to Ms. Fussell
Mary Starling Concert - Grade 5 - 11:00 AM departure
Review of Final Evaluation Write-up with Ms. Bigham - 7:30-8:30 - Reichert
Wednesday: March 25
3rd Quarter EOQ testing
Raleigh Field Trip - Grade 4
Thursday: March 26
3rd Quarter EOQ testing
Friday: March 27
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education Collected
BeHealthy School Kids video - Time TBA
Second Grade Field Trip - on campus
Box Tops for Education Collected
BeHealthy School Kids video - Time TBA
Second Grade Field Trip - on campus
Saturday: March 28
Saturday Tutoring for 3rd and 5th grade students - 8:30-11:30
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. Since next week is a short week, there will be no need to do a newsletter.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. April 1-3 Spring Break
b. April 7-9 - AR Celebrations
b. April 7-9 - AR Celebrations
c. April 10 - Easter Holiday
d. April 13 - Report Cards go home
e. April 15 - Cultural Fair
f. April 17 - Honor Roll Assembly
g. April 17 - Career Day
e. April 15 - Cultural Fair
f. April 17 - Honor Roll Assembly
g. April 17 - Career Day
7. AR Benchmarks are due to Ms. Fussell today.
8. Fifth Grade students attend the Mary Starling Concert today.
9. April 9 is the next early release day for classified employees. Classified employees should come to work at 7:30 and depart at 2:30 PM.
10. All full-time teachers must complete the Teacher Notification of Intent prior to April 17. This is very easy. Just go to the Employees page of the WS/FCS web site and follow these directions:
a. Under the “Administration” heading, click on the link for “WSFCS Administrative Resources”
b. In the left hand column under “Employee Related Data Entry”, click on the 9th link down "Teacher Notification of Intent Decisions”
c. Log in like you would to register for a workshop
d. Click on “Enter/Edit Teacher Notification of Intent”
11. Third and Fifth grade teachers should remind their tutoring students that the next tutoring Saturday is this weekend, March 28.
12. It appears that WS/FCS may use a portion of the stimulus money we receive for summer programs. These could be at any grade level. I am open to any ideas that would benefit our students and help them make the most progress possible
13. The bus for fifth grade to attend the Mary Starling concert will depart from Speas at 11:00 AM. The bus number is 216. Classes will ride back from the concert on the same bus.
14. A reporter will be here tonight to interview the two girls who started the A's and Bees tutoring program. Please encourage your 2-5 grade students to attend so the reporter will see a good crowd.
15. Ms. Bigham will be here this morning from 7:30-8:30 to go over her final eavlauation write-up with me.
16. Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849), "Eleonora"
Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849), "Eleonora"
I don't care what is written about me so long as it isn't true.
Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967)
It is not a bad idea to get in the habit of writing down one's thoughts. It saves one having to bother anyone else with them.
Isabel Colegate
Cynically speaking, one could say that it is true to life to be cynical about it.
Paul Tillich (1886 - 1965), The Courage to Be
Friday, March 20, 2009
AM Announcements - March 23
1. Today is Day 126.
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: March 23
3rd Quarter EOQ testing
Equity+ Principals' meeting - South Fork Elementary - 10:45-2:00 - Reichert off-campus
Tuesday: March 24
3rd Quarter EOQ testing
AR Benchmarks due to Ms. Fussell
Mary Starling Concert - Grade 5
Wednesday: March 25
3rd Quarter EOQ testing
Raleigh Field Trip - Grade 4
Thursday: March 26
3rd Quarter EOQ testing
Friday: March 27
Dollar Dress Down Day
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education Collected
BeHealthy School Kids video - Time TBA
Second Grade Field Trip - on campus
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The Fox8 "What's Right With Our Schools" segment will be broadcast this morning at 7:55 AM on Fox 8. If you miss it, you can still view it on-line.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. April 1-3 Spring Break
a. April 1-3 Spring Break
b. April 7-9 - AR Celebrations
c. April 10 - Easter Holiday
d. April 13 - Report Cards go home
c. April 10 - Easter Holiday
d. April 13 - Report Cards go home
e. April 15 - Cultural Fair
f. April 17 - Honor Roll Assembly
g. April 17 - Career Day
7. AR Benchmarks are due to Ms. Fussell tomorrow.
8. Fifth Grade students attend the Mary Starling Concert tomorrow.
9. April 9 is the next early release day for classified employees. Classified employees should come to work at 7:30 and depart at 2:30 PM.
10. All full-time teachers must complete the Teacher Notification of Intent prior to April 17. This is very easy. Just go to the Employees page of the WS/FCS web site and follow these directions:
a. Under the “Administration” heading, click on the link for “WSFCS Administrative Resources”
b. In the left hand column under “Employee Related Data Entry”, click on the 9th link down "Teacher Notification of Intent Decisions”
c. Log in like you would to register for a workshop
d. Click on “Enter/Edit Teacher Notification of Intent”
c. Log in like you would to register for a workshop
d. Click on “Enter/Edit Teacher Notification of Intent”
11. Third and Fifth grade teachers should remind their tutoring students that the next tutoring Staurday is this weekend, March 28.
12. I will be attending an Equity+ principals' meeting today from 10:45-2:00. WE will be touring South Forl Elementary which enjoyed the greatest gains of any school in the district on last year's EOG.
13. It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972)
Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972)
Fashion is something that goes in one year and out the other.
Unknown
Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge.
Paul Gauguin (1848 - 1903)
AM Announcements - March 20
March 20, 2009
1. Today is Day 125.
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: March 20
Choice/Crest Open House 11:00 AM -1:00 PM
EOQ Testing
EC Process visit
EC Process visit
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The Fox8 "What's Right With Our Schools" segment was on last night and if you missed it you have two more chances. You can see it Monday morning at 7:55 or you can watch it on-line like I did. Congratulations 5th grade, you were marvelous!
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. March 22-26 - 3rd Quarter EOQ testing
b. March 24 - AR Benchmarks due
c. March 27 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. April 1-3 - Spring Break
7. We got some wonderful news yesterday afternoon. Dr. Martin informed the schools that central office would not be taking their fund balances like originally planned. This will mean that we get to keep our $20, 622 for our own projects. He has called a special meeting for Monday, March 30 to discuss the budget crisis and how our system will address it.
8. March Madness started yesterday. I hope your teams were successful. There should be lots of basketball on TV this weekend for all you fans. Carolina, Duke and Maryland from the ACC were winners. Only Clemson fell. Today Wake, Florida State and Boston College play.
9. April 9 is the next early release day for classified employees. Classified employees should come to work at 7:30 and depart at 2:30 PM.
10. The Teacher Notification of Intent web site is ready! The link is now up and available to teachers via the Employees page of the WS/FCS web site. All full-time teachers need to complete an intent form (we have a different process for part-time teachers). The deadline is April 17th.
11. There will be an EC process visit at Speas today. Our staff and Demertia always do a great job and our visits have been exceptional this year thanks to their efforts.
12. Third and Fifth grade teachers should remind their tutoring students that there is NO tutoring this weekend. The next session is a week from tomorrow, March 28.
13. I know secret and we will share it with everyone later today.
14. A motion to adjourn is always in order.
Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988), Lazarus Long: Time Enough For Love
Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988), Lazarus Long: Time Enough For Love
Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind.
Marston Bates
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.
Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), (attributed)
These days an income is something you can't live without--or within.
Tom Wilson, "Ziggy" (comic)
Tom Wilson, "Ziggy" (comic)
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
AM Announcements - March 19
1. Today is Day 124.
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: March 19
EOQ Testing
EOQ Testing
First Grade Field Trip
Reichert - off-campus all day
Friday: March 20
EOQ Testing
EC Process visit
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The Fox8 "What's Right With Our Schools" segment on our Pen Pal Project airs tonight at 5:00 PM and Monday at 7:55 AM.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. March 22-26 - 3rd Quarter EOQ testing
b. March 24 - AR Benchmarks due
c. March 27 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. April 1-3 - Spring Break
a. March 22-26 - 3rd Quarter EOQ testing
b. March 24 - AR Benchmarks due
c. March 27 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. April 1-3 - Spring Break
7. Please send your notes declining dental screening to Ms. Rhodes.
8. I will be off-campus all day today.
9. April 9 is the next early release day for classified employees. Classified employees should come to work at 7:30 and depart at 2:30 PM.
10. The Teacher Notification of Intent web site is ready! The link is now up and available to teachers via the Employees page of the WS/FCS web site. All full-time teachers need to complete an intent form (we have a different process for part-time teachers). The deadline is April 17th.
11. There will be an EC process visit at Speas tomorrow. All files and records should be up to date and accurate.
12. Last night somebody broke into my apartment and replaced everything with exact duplicates... When I pointed it out to my roommate, he said, 'Do I know you?'
Steven Wright (1955 - )
Steven Wright (1955 - )
Learning to dislike children at an early age saves a lot of expense and aggravation later in life.
Robert Byrne
Robert Byrne
Good-bye. I am leaving because I am bored.
George Saunders, last words
The most perfidious way of harming a cause consists of defending it deliberately with faulty arguments.
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900), The Gay Science, section 191
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
AM Announcements - March 18
AM Announcements
March 18, 2009
1. Today is Day 123.
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: March 18
Dental Screening - Grades K, 3, 5 and EC Students - 8:15
Thursday: March 19
EOQ Testing
Reichert - off-campus all day
Reichert - off-campus all day
Friday: March 20
EOQ Testing
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. As many of you know, Cindy Farmer from Fox 8 was here yesterday to do a story on the Fifth Grade Pen Pal Project. It will air on the 5:00 PM newscast tomorrow. One of the pen pals who was here took me aside and said, "You really have a good school here. I have been in many schools and your children are so well behaved and mannerly." I told her that I'd pass the compliment on. As we express concern about our students behavior, fresh eyes see things differently becasue they are not as close to the matter. Sometimes we don't see the forest for the trees. Great job!
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. March 22-26 - 3rd Quarter EOQ testing
b. March 24 - AR Benchmarks due
c. March 27 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. April 1-3 - Spring Break
7. If you receive notes regarding parents declining to have their children screened for dental problems, please send them to Ms. Rhodes tomorrow.
8. If you have questions or concerns about the furlough explanation and budget crisis, please feel free to ask. We will do our best to answer what we can.
9. Thanks go out to Ms. Falor for leading our Marzano training yesterday.
10. The Teacher Notification of Intent web site is ready! The link is now up and available to teachers via the Employees page of the WS/FCS web site. All full-time teachers need to complete an intent form (we have a different process for part-time teachers). The deadline is April 17th.
11. I still need to speak with 5th grade teachers for a few minutes regarding the Gallup Survey we will be taking this week or next week.
12. It is well that war is so terrible - otherwise we would grow too fond of it.
Robert E. Lee (1807 - 1870), Statement at the Battle of Fredericksburg (13th December 1862)
Trying to be a first-rate reporter on the average American newspaper is like trying to play Bach's 'St. Matthew's Passion' on a ukulele.
Bagdikian's Observation
Bagdikian's Observation
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931)
Read over your compositions, and wherever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.
Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784), from Boswell's Life of Johnson
AM Announcements -March 17
AM Announcements
March 17, 2009
March 17, 2009
1. Today is Day 122.
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: March 17
St. Patrick's Day
Toni Bigham at Speas to do my Annual Evaluation - 7:30-9:30
Marzano training - 2:40-4:00
McDonald's Night - 5:00-8:00
TOY Committee - Semi-finalists selection - 4:00-6:00 - Reichert off-campus
A's and Bee's Tutoring - 6:00-8:00
Meet the Principal - 6:30-7:30
St. Patrick's Day
Toni Bigham at Speas to do my Annual Evaluation - 7:30-9:30
Marzano training - 2:40-4:00
McDonald's Night - 5:00-8:00
TOY Committee - Semi-finalists selection - 4:00-6:00 - Reichert off-campus
A's and Bee's Tutoring - 6:00-8:00
Meet the Principal - 6:30-7:30
Wednesday: March 18
Dental Screening - Grades K, 3, 5 and EC Students - 8:15
Thursday: March 19
EOQ Testing
EOQ Testing
Ms. Powell off-campus - Morning only
Reichert - off-campus all day
Friday: March 20
EOQ Testing
EOQ Testing
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. Toni Bigham will be on-campus today from 7:30-9:30 AM. The agenda is hers and so we may tour the building and visit classrooms. Should we come to your room, please continue on with whatever activities you were doing.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. March 22-26 - 3rd Quarter EOQ testing
b. March 24 - AR Benchmarks due
c. March 27 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. April 1-3 - Spring Break
7. If you receive notes regarding parents declining to have their children screened for dental problems, please keep them until after tomorrow. On Thursday, please send them to Ms. Rhodes who will file them as a group.
8. If you have questions or concerns about the furlough explanation and budget crisis, please feel free to ask. We will do our best to answer what we can.
9. Today's Marzano training will deal with our third strategy, Reinforcing effort and providing recognition.
10. I will be leaving the Marzano training this afternoon early in order to attend the semi-finalist selection for this year's WS/FCS - Teacher of the Year at 4:00 PM. Keep your fingers crossed for Ms. Larson!
11. I will need to speak with 5th grade teachers for a few minutes prior to the Marzano training this afternoon regarding the Gallup Survey we will be taking this week or next week.
12. Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they?
George Carlin (1937 - 2008)
George Carlin (1937 - 2008)
A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn't know.
H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
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
Here's something to think about: How come you never see a headline like 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?
Jay Leno (1950 - )
Monday, March 16, 2009
AM Announcements - March 16
AM Announcements
March 16, 2009
1. Today is Day 121.
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: March 16
Interim Reports go home
Ms. Powell off-campus - 7:30=10:00 AM
Tuesday: March 17
St. Patrick's Day
Toni Bigham at Speas to do my Annual Evaluation - 7:30-9:30
Marzano training - 2:40-4:00
McDonald's Night - 5:00-8:00
TOY Committee - Semi-finalists selection - 4:00-6:00 - Reichert off-campus
A's and Bee's Tutoring - 6:00-8:00
Meet the Principal - 6:30-7:30
Wednesday: March 18
Dental Screening - Grades K, 3, 5 and EC Students - 8:15
Thursday: March 19
EOQ Testing
Friday: March 20
EOQ Testing
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. There are a few left over sausage biscuits and donuts that will be placed out in the lounge after 7:15 AM.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. March 22-26 - 3rd Quarter EOQ testing
b. March 24 - AR Benchmarks due
c. March 27 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. April 1-3 - Spring Break
7. If you receive notes regarding parents declining to have their children screened for dental problems, please keep them until after 3/18. On 3/19, please send them to Ms. Rhodes who will file them as a group.
8. If you have questions or concerns about the furlough explanation and budget crisis, please feel free to ask. We will do our best to answer what we can.
9. Tomorrow's Marzano training will deal with our third strategy, Reinforcing effort and providing recognition.
10. Ms. Powell will be off-campus this morning from 7:15-10:00. Ms. Fletcher is out sick today.
11. Remember to have your students clean up the floor in your classroom before they go home at the end of the day. Also you will want to have them place all chairs on their desks and pick up all books, games and materials. This includes teacher books and materials as well.
12. Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do.
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905 - 1980), Nausea (1938) "Vendredi"
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905 - 1980), Nausea (1938) "Vendredi"
The 'Net is a waste of time, and that's exactly what's right about it.
William Gibson (1948 - )
William Gibson (1948 - )
I'm a godmother, that's a great thing to be, a godmother. She calls me god for short, that's cute, I taught her that.
Ellen DeGeneres, My Point and I Do Have One
Play: Work that you enjoy doing for nothing.
Evan Esar (1899 - 1995), Esar's Comic Dictionary
Thursday, March 12, 2009
AM Announcements - March 13
AM Announcements
March 13, 2009
1. Today is Day 120.
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: March 13
Ms. Fletcher is off-campus all day today.
Ms. Powell is off-campus all day.
Today is Friday the 13th! The second one this year!
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. Teachers in grade 3 and 5 should remind their tutoring students that there is tutoring tomorrow from 8:30-11:30.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. March 18 - Dental Screening (EC students, K, 3rd and 5th grades)
b. March 19-26 - 3rd Quarter EOQ testing
c. March 24 - AR Benchmarks due
d. March 27 - Dollar Dress Down Day
e. April 1-3 - Spring Break
7. If you receive notes regarding parents declining to have their children screened for dental problems, please keep them until after 3/18. On 3/19, please send them to Ms. Rhodes who will file them as a group.
8. Furlough explanation and budget crisis
9. Please take a minute to drop a Thank You note to Hope Presbyterian for yesterday's breakfast items. Notes can be placed in their box above the small set of mailboxes by my office door to the mail room.
10. Ms. Powell and Ms. Fletcher are off-campus all day today.
11. Mr. Ireland is out sick today which has resulted in a delay of this posting.
12. Please read the e-mail I forwarded to the staff this morning regarding the possible furlough day we discussed in Staff Meeting on Tuesday. The memo from Kerry Crutchfield, our finance officer, explains the current budget situation and the circumstances that would be necessary in order for us to have to use the furlough day. If you have other questions, I will do my best to answer them.
13. As I checked rooms this morning I noted a lot of trash, crayons, pencils, books and other items on the floors. I also noted that many rooms did not have chairs on top of their desks. It is very difficult to clean rooms when the chairs are down and you have to continually pick up items off the floor that cannot be vacuumed. Please have your children pick up all large items off the floors, including pencils, crayons, books, papers and instructional materials as the last thing you do before the end of the day.
14. If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.
Vince Lombardi (1913 - 1970)
Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.
Evelyn Waugh (1903 - 1966), Diaries of Evelyn Waugh (1976)
The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel, without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting.
Henry James (1843 - 1916)
Any war that requires the suspension of reason as a necessity for support is a bad war.
Norman Mailer (1923 - 2007), Armies Of The Night
March 13, 2009
1. Today is Day 120.
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: March 13
Ms. Fletcher is off-campus all day today.
Ms. Powell is off-campus all day.
Today is Friday the 13th! The second one this year!
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. Teachers in grade 3 and 5 should remind their tutoring students that there is tutoring tomorrow from 8:30-11:30.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. March 18 - Dental Screening (EC students, K, 3rd and 5th grades)
b. March 19-26 - 3rd Quarter EOQ testing
c. March 24 - AR Benchmarks due
d. March 27 - Dollar Dress Down Day
e. April 1-3 - Spring Break
7. If you receive notes regarding parents declining to have their children screened for dental problems, please keep them until after 3/18. On 3/19, please send them to Ms. Rhodes who will file them as a group.
8. Furlough explanation and budget crisis
9. Please take a minute to drop a Thank You note to Hope Presbyterian for yesterday's breakfast items. Notes can be placed in their box above the small set of mailboxes by my office door to the mail room.
10. Ms. Powell and Ms. Fletcher are off-campus all day today.
11. Mr. Ireland is out sick today which has resulted in a delay of this posting.
12. Please read the e-mail I forwarded to the staff this morning regarding the possible furlough day we discussed in Staff Meeting on Tuesday. The memo from Kerry Crutchfield, our finance officer, explains the current budget situation and the circumstances that would be necessary in order for us to have to use the furlough day. If you have other questions, I will do my best to answer them.
13. As I checked rooms this morning I noted a lot of trash, crayons, pencils, books and other items on the floors. I also noted that many rooms did not have chairs on top of their desks. It is very difficult to clean rooms when the chairs are down and you have to continually pick up items off the floor that cannot be vacuumed. Please have your children pick up all large items off the floors, including pencils, crayons, books, papers and instructional materials as the last thing you do before the end of the day.
14. If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.
Vince Lombardi (1913 - 1970)
Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.
Evelyn Waugh (1903 - 1966), Diaries of Evelyn Waugh (1976)
The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel, without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting.
Henry James (1843 - 1916)
Any war that requires the suspension of reason as a necessity for support is a bad war.
Norman Mailer (1923 - 2007), Armies Of The Night
AM Announcements - March 12
AM Announcements
March 12, 2009
1. Today is Day 119.
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: March 12
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:15-12:00 - Reichert off-campus
WS/FCS Policy Committee - 4:00-5:00 - Reichert off-campus
Friday: March 13
Ms. Fletcher is off-campus all day today.
Today is Friday the 13th! The second one this year!
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. Teachers in grade 3 and 5 should remind their tutoring students that there is tutoring this Saturday from 8:30-11:30.
a. March 18 - Dental Screening (EC students, K, 3rd and 5th grades)
b. March 19-26 - 3rd Quarter EOQ testing
c. March 24 - AR Benchmarks due
d. March 27 - Dollar Dress Down Day
e. April 1-3 - Spring Break
7. If you receive notes regarding parents declining to have their children screened for dental problems, please keep them until after 3/18. On 3/19, please send them to Ms. Rhodes who will file them as a group.
8. I will be off-campus this morning at Elementary Principals' meeting from 7:15-12:00. I will also be off campus this afternoon from 3:30-5;00 at WS/FCS Staff Policy Committee.
9. Hope Presbyterian can be thanked for today's breakfast items. Thank you notes can be placed in their box above the small set of mailboxes by my office door to the mail room. I'm sure they would love to receive them.
10. Ms. Fletcher will be off-campus all day tomorrow.
11. Why do writers write? Because it isn't there.
Thomas Berger
Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care.
William Safire (1929 - )
Thomas Berger
Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care.
William Safire (1929 - )
Laughter is the closest distance between two people.
Victor Borge (1909 - 2000)
The trouble with weather forecasting is that it's right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it.
Patrick Young
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
AM Announcements - March 11
AM Announcements
March 11, 2009
1. Today is Day 118.
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: March 11
US Dept. of Education Research Study meeting - 11:00-12:30 - Ms. Powell off-campus
Leadership Winston-Salem - Education Day - Reichert off-campus all day
Book Fair
Thursday: March 12
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:15-12:00
WS/FCS Policy Committee - 4:00-5:00 - Reichert off-campus
Book Fair
Friday: March 13
No events at this time. It is, however, Friday the 13th!
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. Thanks to everyone who helped to make last night's Really Big Night a success. Special thanks go to Mr. Baker for his work in preparing the students. We also want to thank Ms. Laney, Ms. Bushey and Ms. Goliszek for assisting with the decorations. Thanks to Ms. Fussell, Ms. Fletcher and all the staff members and parents who made the book fair successful also. If I have missed anyone, please let me know so I can thank everyone who played a role.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. March 18 - Dental Screening (EC students, K, 3rd and 5th grades)
b. March 19-26 - 3rd Quarter EOQ testing
c. March 24 - AR Benchmarks due
d. March 27 - Dollar Dress Down Day
e. April 1-3 - Spring Break
7. Sometimes it only seems that we hear complaints. Well last night I was stopped by a parent who wanted to thank Speas for helping her raise a fine son. She was most appreciative for all the we had done for her, her son and family.
8. If you receive notes regarding parents declining to have their children screened for dental problems, please keep them until after 3/18. On 3/19, please send them to Ms. Rhodes who will file them as a group.
9. I will be off-campus all day at the Career for Education Day with Leadership Winston-Salem. Ms. Powell will be off-campus from 11:15 to 12:45 at an informational meeting given by the US Department of Education. They are conducting a study with the WS/FCS on the impact of merit pay on student achievement and we have been asked to participate. This will involve paying staff members more if they can demonstrate improve student achievement outcomes as measured by EVAAS data. We will have more information for you following today's meeting.
10. Hope Presbyterian is bringing breakfast for the staff tomorrow.
11. I'm worried that the universe will soon need replacing. It's not holding a charge.
Edward Chilton
Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.
Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1988)
Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic.
Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs.
Christopher Hampton
March 11, 2009
1. Today is Day 118.
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: March 11
US Dept. of Education Research Study meeting - 11:00-12:30 - Ms. Powell off-campus
Leadership Winston-Salem - Education Day - Reichert off-campus all day
Book Fair
Thursday: March 12
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:15-12:00
WS/FCS Policy Committee - 4:00-5:00 - Reichert off-campus
Book Fair
Friday: March 13
No events at this time. It is, however, Friday the 13th!
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. Thanks to everyone who helped to make last night's Really Big Night a success. Special thanks go to Mr. Baker for his work in preparing the students. We also want to thank Ms. Laney, Ms. Bushey and Ms. Goliszek for assisting with the decorations. Thanks to Ms. Fussell, Ms. Fletcher and all the staff members and parents who made the book fair successful also. If I have missed anyone, please let me know so I can thank everyone who played a role.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. March 18 - Dental Screening (EC students, K, 3rd and 5th grades)
b. March 19-26 - 3rd Quarter EOQ testing
c. March 24 - AR Benchmarks due
d. March 27 - Dollar Dress Down Day
e. April 1-3 - Spring Break
7. Sometimes it only seems that we hear complaints. Well last night I was stopped by a parent who wanted to thank Speas for helping her raise a fine son. She was most appreciative for all the we had done for her, her son and family.
8. If you receive notes regarding parents declining to have their children screened for dental problems, please keep them until after 3/18. On 3/19, please send them to Ms. Rhodes who will file them as a group.
9. I will be off-campus all day at the Career for Education Day with Leadership Winston-Salem. Ms. Powell will be off-campus from 11:15 to 12:45 at an informational meeting given by the US Department of Education. They are conducting a study with the WS/FCS on the impact of merit pay on student achievement and we have been asked to participate. This will involve paying staff members more if they can demonstrate improve student achievement outcomes as measured by EVAAS data. We will have more information for you following today's meeting.
10. Hope Presbyterian is bringing breakfast for the staff tomorrow.
11. I'm worried that the universe will soon need replacing. It's not holding a charge.
Edward Chilton
Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.
Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1988)
Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic.
Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs.
Christopher Hampton
Monday, March 9, 2009
AM Announcements - March 10
AM Announcements
March 10, 2009
1. Today is Day 117.
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: March 10
Rehearsal for "Really Big Night" - Per Mr. Baker's schedule
"Really Big Night"
Staff Meeting
Book Fair
Wednesday: March 11
US Dept. of Education Research Study meeting - 11:00-12:30 - Ms. Powell off-campus
Leadership Winston-Salem - Education Day - Reichert off-campus all day
Book Fair
Thursday: March 12
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:15-12:00
WS/FCS Policy Committee - 4:00-5:00 - Reichert off-campus
Book Fair
Friday: March 13
No events at this time. It is, however, Friday the 13th!
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The final rehearsals for tonight's performance is this afternoon. Please refer to the schedule you received from Mr. Baker regarding times for your grade level.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. March 18 - Dental Screening
b. March 19-26 - 3rd Quarter EOQ testing
c. March 24 - AR Benchmarks due
d. March 27 - Dollar Dress Down Day
e. April 1-3 - Spring Break
7. All students who attend "Really Big Night" with a parent will receive a coupon good for up to $5.00 on the purchase of books from the book fair. They will be able to select their books tomorrow.
8. If you receive notes regarding parents declining to have their children screened for dental problems, please keep them until after 3/18. On 3/19, please send them to Ms. Rhodes who will file them as a group.
9. There is no A's and Bees Tutoring tonight because of the Spring concert. It will resume next Tuesday. The tutors have been notified.
10. There is a staff meeting this afternoon at 2:40.
11. "Really Big Night" tonight is required for all certified staff members. Classified members who attend and work will be given compensatory time.
12. All elementary schools have been asked to have their fifth grade classes participate in Gallup Student Poll later in March. I have information on this that I will share with fifth grade teachers later this week. The poll itself should only take each child a few minutes. It might be best done during a session in the lab. Our school code is: 370150000642
13. Hope Presbyterian is bringing breakfast for the staff on Thursday.
14. Wewill have sign-in sheets for parents tonight. These will be used to track which children are entitled to the $5.00 coupon in the book fair.
15. The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911 - 1978)
Wagner's music is better than it sounds.
Edgar Wilson Nye (1850 - 1896), quoted in Mark Twain's Autobiography, 1924
How hard it is, sometimes, to trust the evidence of one's senses! How reluctantly the mind consents to reality.
Norman Douglas
Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
March 10, 2009
1. Today is Day 117.
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: March 10
Rehearsal for "Really Big Night" - Per Mr. Baker's schedule
"Really Big Night"
Staff Meeting
Book Fair
Wednesday: March 11
US Dept. of Education Research Study meeting - 11:00-12:30 - Ms. Powell off-campus
Leadership Winston-Salem - Education Day - Reichert off-campus all day
Book Fair
Thursday: March 12
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:15-12:00
WS/FCS Policy Committee - 4:00-5:00 - Reichert off-campus
Book Fair
Friday: March 13
No events at this time. It is, however, Friday the 13th!
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The final rehearsals for tonight's performance is this afternoon. Please refer to the schedule you received from Mr. Baker regarding times for your grade level.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. March 18 - Dental Screening
b. March 19-26 - 3rd Quarter EOQ testing
c. March 24 - AR Benchmarks due
d. March 27 - Dollar Dress Down Day
e. April 1-3 - Spring Break
7. All students who attend "Really Big Night" with a parent will receive a coupon good for up to $5.00 on the purchase of books from the book fair. They will be able to select their books tomorrow.
8. If you receive notes regarding parents declining to have their children screened for dental problems, please keep them until after 3/18. On 3/19, please send them to Ms. Rhodes who will file them as a group.
9. There is no A's and Bees Tutoring tonight because of the Spring concert. It will resume next Tuesday. The tutors have been notified.
10. There is a staff meeting this afternoon at 2:40.
11. "Really Big Night" tonight is required for all certified staff members. Classified members who attend and work will be given compensatory time.
12. All elementary schools have been asked to have their fifth grade classes participate in Gallup Student Poll later in March. I have information on this that I will share with fifth grade teachers later this week. The poll itself should only take each child a few minutes. It might be best done during a session in the lab. Our school code is: 370150000642
13. Hope Presbyterian is bringing breakfast for the staff on Thursday.
14. Wewill have sign-in sheets for parents tonight. These will be used to track which children are entitled to the $5.00 coupon in the book fair.
15. The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911 - 1978)
Wagner's music is better than it sounds.
Edgar Wilson Nye (1850 - 1896), quoted in Mark Twain's Autobiography, 1924
How hard it is, sometimes, to trust the evidence of one's senses! How reluctantly the mind consents to reality.
Norman Douglas
Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
Friday, March 6, 2009
AM Announcements - March 09
AM Announcements March 09, 2009
1. Today is Day 116.
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: March 09
Rehearsal for "Really Big Night" - Per Mr. Baker's schedule
Book Fair
Tuesday: March 10
Rehearsal for "Really Big Night" - Per Mr. Baker's schedule
"Really Big Night"
Book Fair
Wednesday: March 11
US Dept. of Education Reasearch Study meeting - 11:00-12:30 - Ms. Powell off-campus
Leadership Winston-Salem - Education Day - Reichert off-campus all day
Book Fair
Thursday: March 12
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:15-12:00
WS/FCS policy Committee - 4:00-5:00 - Reichert off-campus
Book Fair
Friday: March 13
No events at this time. It is, however, Friday the 13th!
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. There will be rehearsals today and tomorrow afternoon for the "Really Big Night!" Please refer to the schedule you received from Mr. Baker regarding times for your grade level.
a. March 18 - Dental Screening
b. March 19-26 - 3rd Quarter EOQ testing
c. March 24 - AR Benchmarks due
d. March 27 - Dollar Dress Down Day
e. April 1-3 - Spring Break
7. All students who attend "Really Big Night" with a parent will receive a coupon good for up to $5.00 on the purchase of books from the book fair. They will be able to select their books on Wednesday morning.
8. The State has asked us to notify parents in advance of dental screenings. Please inform parents in your newsletters that if they don't want their child screened, they should send a note to the teacher before March 18.
9. Please keep Ann Smith and her family in your thoughts and prayers. Her father passed away on Saturday. She is with her family in Northern Virginia. We will provide additional information as it becomes available.
10. The motor has broken in the copier in the Hive. It will be next Wednesday or Thursday before it is repaired as the company has to order a new one.
11. "Really Big Night" on Tuesday is required for all certified staff members. Classified members who attend and work will be given compensatory time.
12. Last Sunday it was 25 and snowing. Yesterday it was 85 and sunny. Go figure.
13. As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree' -- probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.
Woody Allen (1935 - )
Woody Allen (1935 - )
The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.
Robert Benchley (1889 - 1945)
To be pleased with one's limits is a wretched state.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.
Walter Bagehot (1826 - 1877)
AM Announcements - March 06
AM Announcements
March 06, 2009
March 06, 2009
1. Today is Day 115.
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: March 06
Book Fair begins
State-wide Tornado Drill - 9:30
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. Please remind thrid and fifth grade students who come to tutoring that there is NO tutoring tomorrow. The next Saturday session is next week, March 14 from 8:30-11:30.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. March 9-10 - Really Big Night afternoon rehearsals
b. March 10 - Really Big Night - 7:00-8:30
c. March 18 - Dental Screening
d. March 19-26 - 3rd Quarter EOQ testing
e. March 24 - AR Benchmarks due
f. March 27 - Dollar Dress Down Day
g. April 1-3 - Spring Break
7. We continue to have significant problems with classes not cleaning up after themselves in the cafeteria. Each teacher is responsible for making sure the tables and floors are clean when their classes leave. This may be accomplished by a group of students or the teacher assistant in grades K-2. Remember that of you allow students to sit in the Honey Pot Cafe, those tables and the floor must be cleaned when the students leave. This is a matter of common courtesy. Also please work with your students to make certain that they do not stack trays in the tray disposal; they wait for Mr. Hummings; and they do not drop trash all along the way and not pick it up. Thesesteps will make everyone's cafeteria experience much more pleasant. Thanks for your cooperation in these matters.
8. The state-wide tornado drill will take place today at 9:30. Please be sure to practice the tornado procedure with your class prior to that tiem. Also remind your students that if they are not with you, they should join the nearest class no matter what grade level it might be and remain with them until the end of the drill. They should never try to get back to their home room in an emergency situation.
9. The weekend is supposed to be glorious. Get outside with your family and enjoy these early spring days.
10. Ms. C. Smith has sent some e-mails to the staff regarding actions that are being taken by our technology department to help clean our network for viruses and trojans. Please follow exactly what she tells you to do. If you have any links on your web page that go outside the WS/FCS firewall, please delete them. They are not protected and can be the vehicle for a virus, worm or trojan to enter our system/network.
11. Please send all changes of address or telephone number to Ms. Fletcher as soon as you receive them from parents. This is very important now that Transportation is linked to NCWISE.
12. Good breeding consists of concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), Notebooks (1935)
Part of being sane, is being a little bit crazy.
Janet Long
I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.
E. V. Lucas
A signature always reveals a man's character - and sometimes even his name.
Evan Esar (1899 - 1995)
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), Notebooks (1935)
Part of being sane, is being a little bit crazy.
Janet Long
I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.
E. V. Lucas
A signature always reveals a man's character - and sometimes even his name.
Evan Esar (1899 - 1995)
Thursday, March 5, 2009
AM Announcements - March 05
AM Announcements March 05, 2009
1. Today is Day 114.
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: March 05
No events at this time
Friday: March 06
Book Fair begins
State-wide Tornado Drill - 9:30
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The make-up dates for the Monday and Tuesday snow days are Thursday, June 11 and Friday June 12.
a. March 9-10 - Really Big Night afternoon rehearsals
b. March 10 - Really Big Night - 7:00-8:30
c. March 18 - Dental Screening
d. March 19-26 - 3rd Quarter EOQ testing
e. March 24 - AR Benchmarks due
f. March 27 - Dollar Dress Down Day
g. April 1-3 - Spring Break
7. REMINDER TO ALL STAFF MEMBERS: When WS/FCS is operating on a delay, staff members are expected to report at their normal time. If it is unsafe to travel and they must arrive late, they are expected to make up their time by remaining after their normal departure time. At no point should the workday be less than 7 hours. (Individuals who arrived late yesterday have been addressed.)
8. The state-wide tornado drill will take place tomorrow at 9:30. PLease be sure to practice the tornado procedure with your class prior to that tiem. Also remind your students that if they are not with you, they should join the nearest class no matter what grade level it might be and remain with them until the end of the drill. They should never try to get back to their home room in an emergency situation.
9. Several individuals have received an e-mail requesting their participation in a date/time study for Medicaid. This is a federal requirement for EC reimbursement and must be done according to the time frame in the e-mail. Don't look at this as a burden, it helps provide needed revenue to meet student needs. Do feel singled out, I have to do today as well.
10. Ms. C. Smith is off-campus all week attending a session of NCCAT. Ms. Calhoun is serving as her sub.
11. If parents provide you change of address or telephone number it is imperative that this information be given to Ms. Fletcher immediately. Send her and e-mail as soon as you get the change. Transportation is now linked to NCWISE and if the new address does not match what is in NCWISE, they will not be transported to their new location. These changes are now critical to getting our students home safely. Mopst address changes are sent to the teacher. It becomes your responsibility to communicate this to the office.
12. A hypocrite is a person who--but who isn't?
Don Marquis (1878 - 1937)
Don Marquis (1878 - 1937)
Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything.
Charles Kuralt
I have seen the future and it doesn't work.
Robert Fulford
Robert Fulford
We are generally the better persuaded by the reasons we discover ourselves than by those given to us by others.
Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
Monday, March 2, 2009
AM Announcements - March 04
AM Announcements
March 04, 2009
Monday's sunrise on Speas parking lot
1. Today is Day 113.
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: March 04
Joint Principals' Meeting - 7:30-12:00 - Reichert off-campus
Thursday: March 05
No events at this time
Friday: March 06
Book Fair begins
State-wide Tornado Drill - 9:30
4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)
5. The make-up dates for the Monday and Tuesday snow days are Thursday, June 11 and Friday June 12.
6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. March 9-10 - Really Big Night afternoon rehearsals
b. March 10 - Really Big Night - 7:00-8:30
c. March 18 - Dental Screening
d. March 19-26 - 3rd Quarter EOQ testing
e. March 24 - AR Benchmarks due
f. March 27 - Dollar Dress Down Day
g. April 1-3 - Spring Break
7. There will be a State-wide Tornado Drill scheduled for today has been rescheduled for this Friday at 9:30 AM. It will begin with staff members receiving a note from the front office that we are in a "Tornado Watch." Once the word is received that we are in a "Tornado Warning" we will sound the alarm signaling teachers to take their children to the designated areas in the hallway. Please make sure that your students are aware of the procedure and how they are to position themselves. Once we have gotten all students into position we will let the children sit up. We will, however, remain seated on the floor until we get the "all clear" from central office.
8. Please welcome Ms. Ami Cook to our staff. She is serving as a long term substitute in third grade as Ms. Zinn moves from Speas to Hanes Middle School as a PE teacher. Please make her feel a part of our staff and provide any assistance you can.
9. The make-up dates for the rescheduled Zone 5 Training for Day 3 of K-5 Partners for Mathematics Learning were set at March 10, 17 and 24. Since we have staff development planned for those dates, we will not send anyone to the third day.
10. Ms. C. Smith is off-campus all week attending a session of NCCAT.
11. Please note the Terms of Employment for 2009-2010 sent out on Tuesday morning. This sheet indicates the date staff members are expected to return to work from their summer vacations. The dates vary based on your particular job classification. Please keep your date in mind as you plan trips and vacations.
12. I don't really trust a sane person.
Lyle Alzado (1949 - 1992)
The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one.
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
Quentin Crisp
Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles.
Frank Lloyd Wright (1869 - 1959)
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