AM Announcements - April 14

AM Announcements
April 14, 2009

1. Today is Day 138.

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 14
Review Conferences
Picture Day - Individual pictures only
SIT visit to Konnoak Elementary
Student Council - 1:30
No Staff Meeting
CiCi's Pizza Night - 5:00-8:00 PM
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00

Wednesday: April 15
Review Conferences
Cultural Fair - 8:15

Thursday: April 16
Review Conferences
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:15-12:00 - Reichert off-campus
Fourth Grade Writing Test - 8:00 AM
Staff Meeting - 2:40-4:00

Friday: April 17
Review Conferences
Career Day
Honor Roll Assembly - 8:15 AM

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. Today we have a team of eight individuals going to Konnoak Elementary to learn about Positive Behavior Support. The team will leave around 10:30. Subs have been engaged. If some need assistance and you can help, please step in and make their life easier. We will share the results of this meeting with SIT and the remainder of the staff at a future meeting.

6. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. April 20 - Interim Reports go home
b. April 21 - Marzano Staff Development
c. April 24 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. April 28 - Technology Staff Development
e. April 29 - ESL Field Trip

7. A sign-up sheet for 3rd quarter review conferences has been placed on the board in the mail room.

8. We received an e-mail from James Lucas in Human Resources today reminding full-time certified staff members that all Teacher Notifications of Intent must be done by this Friday, April 17. Anyone who does not complete the on-line form will be assume to be remaining in their current job for the next school year and will not be eligible for transfer. So far 19 of 32 individuals have responded.

9. Don't forget to purchase your Night Beneath the Stars tickets. They are $35.00 per person.

10. Remind your 2-5 grade students that A's and Bees tutoring is tonight from 6:00-8:00 PM.

11. There will be no staff meeting this afternoon because of the trip to Konnoak. Instead, we will meet on Thursday at 2:40. We realize that this conflicts with tutoring but in this case we have no other alternative.

12. Remind your students in grades 3 and 5 who stay for tutoring, that we have a session upcoming on Saturday from 8:30-11:30. Breakfast will be provided.

13. A diplomat... is a person who can tell you to go to "____" in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.
Caskie Stinnett, Out of the Red (1960)

Some things have to be believed to be seen.
Ralph Hodgson, on ESP

The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.
Frank Herbert (1920 - 1986)

I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.
Marlene Dietrich (1901 - 1992)