AM Announcements - May 11

AM Announcements

May 11, 2009

1. Today is Day 157.

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:

Monday: May 11
Interim Reports go home
All SCOS materials taken down or covered up for testing
NCCLAS materials placed on line and then given to Ms. Marston

Tuesday: May 12
Student Council Meeting - Officers only - 1:30
Staff Meeting - Marzano Training - 2:40-4:00
WS/FCS TOY Committee - 4:00-5:00 - Reichert off campus
CiCi's Pizza Night - 5:00-8:00

Wednesday: May 13
Big Brothers Big Sisters Luncheon - Bridger Field House - 12:00-1:00 - Reichert off campus

Thursday: May 14
EOG Testing begins - Survey
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:15-12:00 - Reichert off campus
WS/FCS Staff Policy Committee - 4:00-5:00 - Reichert off campus

Friday: May 15
EOG - Fifth Grade Science
Night Beneath the Stars - 7:00-10:30 PM - Pine Brook Country Club
SolEd Group with Dr. Martin - 3:30-5:00 - Reichert off campus

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 UNCF drive continues. Please give your pledge cards to Ms. Odom. To date we have collected $260. The drive ends on May 16.

6. The 20 day blitz continues for three more days!

7. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. May 22 - Dollar Dress Down Day
b. May 25 - No School - Memorial Day Holiday
c. May 26 - Interim Reports go home
d. May 26-29 - EOG Remediation Sessions
e. May 27-29 - Student Council Elections

8. On May 29, Ms. Bryant will not be here in the cafeteria. There will be a substitute manager and no Speas employees will be allowed in the kitchen area. Please be patient and wait for Ms. Byers to assist you. We will remind you on the 29th.

9. "Night Beneath the Stars" tickets are on sale in the office through Thursday. They are $35.00 per person. Won't you consider joining us for a wonderful night that benefits Speas staff and students.

10. Don't forget to include your Interim Reports with today's Monday Packet.

11. All 10 month employees will be furloughed on June 18. They will also leave school two (2) hours early on Wednesday, June 17. That will account for the entire 10 hours of unpaid leave. I will be sending out the entire memo we received from Kerry Crutchfield on Monday and will discuss it at the Staff Meeting on Tuesday.

12. Stay positive with our students during testing periods. Let them know all week you have faith in their ability and are looking forward to them doing their best. Encourage them to use all the test taking strategies they have been to help them.

13. It has been reported to the office that individuals are once again propping the door open at the end of the 5th grade hallway. We have reviewed the fact that this is a safety issue and teachers were to take their keys with them. The door should never be propped in the open position. Individuals who prop the door open are guilty of insubordination and could face termination as a result.

14. Some afternoons we have a group of Hispanic men who play soccer on the far end of the playground. I have spoken with them regarding the use of our fields and they have met all my requests. My concern is that we have students walking the track and there are no staff members there to monitor activity. If your students are walking the track while they are playing soccer, please position yourself close enough that you can monitor everything that is going on.

15. There it was, hidden in alphabetical order.
Rita Holt

I have just returned from Boston. It is the only sane thing to do if you find yourself up there.
Fred Allen (1894 - 1956), in a letter to Groucho Marx, 1953

Get all the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything.
Frank Dane

Setting a good example for children takes all the fun out of middle age.
William Feather (1908 - 1976)