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)