AM Announcements - April 07

AM Announcements
April 07, 2009


1. Today is Day 134.


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: April 07
Teachers' Lunch Out - 1st and 2nd grades
Joint Principals' meeting - 7:30-12:00 - Reichert off-campus
AR Celebration - Grades 1-2 - 8:15-9:00
SIT - 2:40-4:00
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM


Wednesday: April 08
Leadership Winston-Salem - Reichert off-campus all day
AR Celebration - 3-5 - 12:15-2:00
Field Trip - Ms. Taylor's class - 8:30-2:00


Thursday: April 09
UNCF Kickoff - Hawthorne Inn - 7:30-9:00
Classified staff members arrive at 7:30 AM and depart at 2:45 PM


Friday: April 10
No School - Good Friday/WSFCS Easter Holiday


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 through this Thursday, April 09. Parents will receive notification of their child's placement by April 16. Parents desiring a form should see Ms. Rhodes in the office.


6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. April 13 - Report Cards go home
b. April 14 - Picture Day
c. April 14 - Visit to Konnoak to see Positive Behavior Support in action
d. April 15 - Cultural Fair
e. April 17 - Honor Roll Assembly
f. 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. Completion of the Teacher Notification of Intent must be done prior to April 17. 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 18 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. We are still wating for Child Nutrition to notify us regarding when we will begin NutriKids. We will keep you updated as we find out more.


10. The following items are from Ms. Fletcher:


a. Don't forget to purchase your Night Beneath the Stars tickets. They are $35.00 per person. The funds this year will go towards teacher allotments; agenda's; a fund for items we need to purchase once all the renovations are done; and Student Council Service Projects.


b. Career Day is coming and we hope to have at least fifteen students participate.


11. All FCAE members: Please stop by the cafeteria after school to vote. It will take less than 5 minutes.


12. Be sure to send a "Thank You" to the PTA for lunch out when it's your turn.


13. A this point I have heard from 3 of the 9 3-5 grade teachers regarding whom they invited to attend A's and Bees tonight.


14. Specialists should be in the gym at 8:00 AM to assist with the AR celebration. They may leave at 9:00 unless the entire class they are to teach is in the celebration. Teachers whose entire class is in the celebration should remain with the group. A snack is being provided as part of the reward.


15. Items SIT will be discussing today:
a. Summer programs for grades K, 1-5, (All K students, 10 level 1-2 students per grade level and all AG/Talent Pool students - Two weeks 7/13-24)


b. Summer Staff Development - Positive Behavior Support, Technology, Development of Common Assessments to be administered every 2-3 weeks


c. Technology options for 2009-2010


d. Employing Educational Resources LLC (Hope Reagan, Alice Oakley, Brenda Mickey) to provide observational and coaching services to all grade levels in teacher directed reading to insure consistency; the utilization of best practices; and focus our efforts.


16. [Abstract art is] a product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered.
Al Capp (1909 - 1979)

A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece.
Ludwig Erhard (1897 - 1977)

There is nothing so absurd but some philosopher has said it.
Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC), De Divinatione

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Don Marquis (1878 - 1937)