AM Announcements - August 25

AM Announcements
August 25, 2009

1. Today is Day 01

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: August 25
Building opens for students at 7:00 AM - All staff should be on duty stations
Lesson plans for the week due by 8:00 AM
K teachers meet with parents - 8:00-10:00
Names of students unclear about how they get home due to office by 10:00 AM
Kindergarten A group stays, B group goes home with parents
Lunch - All specialist in cafeteria to assist
K-1 dismissal - 2:10 - All staff members assist for first two weeks
2-3 Dismissal - 2:15 - All staff members assist for first two weeks
Short Staff Meeting - 2:45 - Media Center
All staff may leave at 3:00 PM

Wednesday: August 26
Normal arrival time for all staff members at 7:15
Kindergarten B group comes, A group remains at home
Specials begin
Behavior Expectations Assembly - Grades 1-2 - 8:15 AM
Behavior Expectations Assembly - Grades 3-5 - 9:00 PM

Thursday: August 27
Kindergarten Screening - All day

Friday: August 25
No items at this time

4. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 8/31 - W-APT Testing begins for ESL students
b. 9/03 - School Pictures
c. 9/07 - Labor Day Holiday - No School
d. 9/08 - Staff Meeting
e. 9/10 - Cub Scout Sign-up Night 7:00 PM
f. 9/15 - Gateway Meeting - 3rd and 5th grade students and parents - 6:00 PM

5. Please be on your duty stations at 7:00 AM this morning. In the future you should be there at 7:15.

6. Remember that the first thing you do each morning is sign-in in the office.

7. Be sure to send the names of any child who doesn't know how they are getting home to the office by 10:00 AM

8. Remember that K-1 dismisses at 2:05 tomorrow and 2-5 at 2:10.

9. There will be a short staff meeting tomorrow at 2:45 to determine if there are any problem areas that need to be addressed before we open the doors on Wednesday morning.

10. Click on the link below: (after the video comes up click the last button on the bar below to expand the full screen.

http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=12272&title=A_Vision_of_K_12_Students_Today

Have the day you'd want your child to have. As Gandhi said, “Be the change you want to see in the world.”