AM Announcements - October 05

AM Announcements

October 05, 2009




1. Today is Day 29




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: October 05

Reichert off-campus

Picture make-up day - no schedule - the office will call

SIT meeting - 2:45 - media center


Tuesday: October 06

Joint Principals' Meeting - 7:15-12:00 - Reichert off-campus

"Make It, Take It" Night - 6:30 - 7:30


Wednesday: October 07

The Ned Show - 8:15-9:15 - gym - grades K-5



Thursday: October 08

Pre-bid meeting - 9:00 - 10:30

Construction Meeting - 10:45 -11:45 - Reichert and Powell


Friday: October 02

On-demand writing samples due in the Moodle

Dibels Window closes for BOY benchmark



4. Upcoming Calendar Items:

a. 10 12-16 Pennies for Patients penny drive

b. 10/12 - United Way Kickoff - Media Center - 2:45

c. 10/15 - Ident-A-Kid at Speas

d. 10/21 - Junior League Puppet Show - 9:45 - Third Grade


5. Make It, Take It Math Night is tomorrow night. All certified staff should plan to attend.




6. Every grade level representative has been given a copy of the walk through data for the first month of school. This should be reviewed during your meetings this week. Please make observations regarding what you find and place them in your minutes. Future meetings will be deveoted to the planning to resolve the issues you find.


7. Thank you to the following staff members who supported the Student Council car wash / yard sale Saturday. It was a beautiful day and with many customers. (Thompson-Totten, Martin-Ferguson, SR, Goliszek, Billingsley, Rhodes, C. Smith, Cokley, Ireland, Fletcher & Powell)



8. SIT meeting will be in the Media Center today at 2:40. This is a change since we have a Tuesday evening meeting tomorrow for Make-It-Take-It.



9. There's so much pollution in the air now that if it weren't for our lungs there'd be no place to put it all.
Robert Orben


I'm worried that the universe will soon need replacing. It's not holding a charge.
Edward Chilton


Seeing a murder on television... can help work off one's antagonisms. And if you haven't any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some.
Alfred Hitchcock (1899 - 1980)


I hate television. I hate it as much as I hate peanuts. But I can't stop eating peanuts.
Orson Welles (1915 - 1985)