AM Announcements
April 29, 2009
1. Today is Day 149.
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: April 29
Review Conferences
Volunteer Luncheon - 11:00-1:30
ESL Field Trip
Thursday: April 30
Review Conferences
Box Tops for Education collected
Friday: May 01
Review Conferences
NCCLAS Assessor #1 completes and hands off to Assessor #2
Kindergarten Field Trip
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, please remind you female students of appropriate uniform attire now that the weather has turned nice. Shorts should be no shorter than fingertip length. I will be placing it in Bee Lines but I want you to place it in your newsletters and go over it with your girls so their is no confusion. Thanks for your assistance.
6. The 20 day blitz continues!
7. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. May 04 - Field Day
b. May 14 - EOG testing begins (survey day)
c. May 15 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. May 15 - Night Beneath the Stars
e. May 22 - Dollar Dress Down Day
f. May 25 - No School - Memorial Day Holiday
g. May 26-29 - EOG Remediation Sessions
h. May 27-28 - Student Council Elections
8. Due to the Volunteer Luncheon, all media classes after 10:00 AM have been cancelled. Classes who are scheduled after 10:00 AM are welcome to come and exchange books immediately following morning broadcast today.
9. "Night Beneath the Stars" tickets are on sale in the office. They are $35.00 per person.
10. The WS/FCS Spring Extravaganza Art Exhibit will be held May 1-6 at the Old Salem Visitors' Center. Everyone is encouraged to go and view the artwork our students have created under the direction of Ms. Laney.
11. Please note the websites we went to yesterday. The main one needed to access the sites is:
http://21stcenturyspeas.pbworks.com/
12. Certified staff members are invited to attend a recruitment meeting for the Master of Education In Elementary Education Program at Winston-Salem State University. The meeting is May 13, 2009, 5:30 p.m. –6:30 p.m., Anderson Center Room 238, Winston-Salem State University
13. With all the concern about Swine Flu, I have taken the following from the Centers for Disease Control web site.
What You Can Do to Stay Healthy
There are everyday actions people can take to stay healthy.
1. Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
2. Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective.
3. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.
Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
4. Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.
5. If you get sick, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.
14. Please keep Ms. Fletcher and her family in your thoughts and prayers. Her mother was hospitalized last evening and will be undergoing tests today. Ms. Fletcher will be out today. Also keep Ms. Pfitzner and her family in your prayers. Her husband was involved in the layoffs at Hanes yesterday.
15. I have forwarded an e-mail to everyone this morning from Kerry Crutchfield. It is the latest information from WS/FCS on our plans regarding the Governor's executive order reducing the pay for all state workers by 0.5%. Please read it carefully and if you have questions please let me know so that I can try to find answers for you. This is a confusing time for everyone and we want to insure that everyone understands the Governor's action and how it may effect them.
16. A comment was placed on this post yesterday reporting that there were no paper towels in the 4/5 bathroom all day. Any time you discover a problem, please contact the office immediately so that it can be dealt with. I have the custodians checking the bathrooms during the day but should supplies be exhausted before they check it, we need to know so that students and staff have what is needed in order to maintain cleanliness and hygiene. If you wish to view the comment, please click on the word "comments" at the bottom of the post.
17. Human beings are seventy percent water, and with some the rest is collagen.
Martin Mull (1943 - )
With Epcot Center the Disney corporation has accomplished something I didn't think possible in today's world. They have created a land of make-believe that's worse than regular life.
P. J. O'Rourke (1947 - )
Stuffed deer heads on walls are bad enough, but it's worse when they are wearing dark glasses and have streamers in their antlers because then you know they were enjoying themselves at a party when they were shot.
Ellen DeGeneres
Whoever ceases to be a student has never been a student.
George Iles
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2 comments:
In response to the swine flu suggestions - there was no toilet paper or soap in the girls' bathroom in the 4th and 5th grade hall today and no paper towels in both boys' and girls' bathrooms all day. This may be something that should be checked daily.
Agreed. Some people work hard to make sure their tasks are done and some people don't. It would seem that admin would notice these discrepancies and do something about it.
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