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