AM Announcements - September 15

AM Announcements
September 15, 2009

1. Today is Day 15.

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: September 15
Equity+ Principals' Steering Committee - 7:30-8:45 - Mr. Waffle - Reichert off-campus
Gateway meeting - 6:00 PM - Media Center
Pastries for Grandparents - 10:30-1:00
SIT Calendar meeting - 2:40

Wednesday: September 16
Assistant Principals' meeting - 9:30-12:30 - Ms. Powell off campus
NCWISE Grade book Training - 2:40

Thursday: September 17
No events at this time

Friday: September 18
SolEd Meeting - Reichert off-campus - 3:30-5:00 PM

4. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 9/22 - Marzano staff development 2:40-4:00
b. 9/24 - Pre-bid meeting at Speas 9:00-10:00
c. 9/25 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. 9/29 - Technology staff development - 2:40-4:15
e. 10/3 - Student Council car wash /yard sale - 7:00-12:30
f. 10/5 - Picture make-up day
g. 10/12-16 - Pennies for Patients penny drive
h. 10/15 - Ident-A-Kid at Speas

5. There is a SIT meeting this afternoon to review the master calendar. Please refer to the Speas Group Calendar web site.

6. The training for NCWISE Grade book is tomorrow.

7. Please keep Ms. Summey and her family in your thoughts and prayers. Her father-in-law passed away on Sunday. She will be in Hendersonville for the remainder of the week.

8. Student Council Information: The school year is finally underway and it is time to get the Student Council in place for the 2009-2010 school year. Below you will find the new guidelines for choosing officers and senate board members this year.

* Senate Board Members: Each classroom is to decide how they will choose one Senate Board for their class by Thursday, September 17, 2009. All names need to be turned in by noon that day to Mrs. Fletcher in room 3. The name needs to be listed on a sheet of paper along with teachers name and the child's signature which acknowledges that they accept the job. Each classroom will have two rep's. One is chosen by the classroom and the other will be chosen by the Student Council Committee. If you have someone else in your class that you think would be an asset to Student Council please turn in their names at the same time on a separate sheet of paper. All Senate Board Members will be announced to teachers on Monday, September 21, 2009 and then the parents will be notified.

Student Council Officers: These year the officers will be chosen solely based on recommendations and the committee. The officers to be filed and grade levels are listed below.
President - 5th Grader
Vice-President: 4th Grader
Secretary: 3rd, 4th, or 5th Grader
Treasurer: 4th or 5th Grader
Historian: 3th, 4th, or 5th Grader

We are asking for teachers to give recommendations for the following positions. It can be any grade level and even specialist. Everyone sees kids in different light and could see potential that someone else doesn't see. All recommendations need to be turned in no later than: Thursday, September 17, 2009 to: Mrs. Powell, Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Cathy Smith, or Mrs. Bushey.
The officers will be announced on Monday, September 21, 2009 to the staff and then parents will be notified.

Pastries for Grandparents: There will be a list placed in your box and schedule for those students assisting with this. This list will be placed in your boxes Tuesday morning

Thank you for all your help and support!!!!!!!!
We look forward to a great year filled with projects, community service, and leadership building for the kids.

Student Council Committee: Mrs. Powell, Mrs. C. Smith, Mrs. C. Bushey, Mrs. Fletcher

9. There is a SIT meeting this afternoon in the media center.

10. We have placed flyers for Discovery Place on the counter under the sign-in board in the mail room.

11. I am in need of certified and classified staff members to work after school in our 3rd and 5th grade tutoring program. The pay is $25 p/h for certified and $17 to $22 for classified depending on qualifucations. Drop me an e-mail if you are interested. Tutoring takes place every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon and will begin in October.

12. Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too.
Richard M. Nixon (1913 - 1994)

In great affairs men show themselves as they wish to be seen; in small things they show themselves as they are.
Nicholas Chamfort (1741 - 1794)

I know who I am. No one else knows who I am. If I was a giraffe, and someone said I was a snake, I'd think, no, actually I'm a giraffe.
Richard Gere, to The Guardian (UK), June 2002