AM Announcements - September 22

AM Announcements
September 22, 2009

1. Today is Day 20.

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 22
Autumn (Fall) begins
BMI Testing continues
Marzano Staff Development - 2:45-4:00
DIBELS testing - Grade 1

Wednesday: September 23
Curriculum Coordinators' meeting - 8:00-3:30 - Ms. Marston off-campus
BMI Testing continues
DIBELS testing - Kindergarten

Thursday: September 24
Pre-bid meeting - 9:00-10:00 - Cafeteria
Lead Secretaries' meeting - 8:00-12:00 - Ms. Higgins off campus
Fourth Grade on-demand writing test - 8:00-11:00

Friday: September 25
Student Council Starbucks Coffee sale during morning arrival - $2.00 per cup
Dollar Dress Down Day
Testing Students with Disabilities meeting - Ms. Marston off-campus - 8:00-1:00

4. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 9/29 - PLC Train the Trainer Session - Rm. 169 - 8:00 AM
b. 9/29 - Technology staff development - 2:40-4:15
c. 9/29 - Bookworms Training - Teacher Assistants and Corporate Volunteers - Rm. 39
d. 10/3 - Student Council Car Wash /Yard Sale - 7:00-12:30.
e. 10/5 - Picture make-up day
f. 10/12-16 - Pennies for Patients penny drive
g. 10/15 - Ident-A-Kid at Speas

5. Pre-K staff members who have not returned their Staff and Training worksheets to me should do so today before they go home.

6. I am still 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 qualifications. Drop me an e-mail if you are interested. Tutoring takes place every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon and will begin in October.

7. To date I have only received the PLC reps from two grades. Please turn these in immediately.

8. Please complete your self-assessments. Ms. Powell and I are meeting with individuals according to the observation schedule and wish to complete all these on time. Come prepared to review your self-assessment and develop your PDP.

9. Please keep Mr. Ireland in your thoughts and prayers. His father passed away yesterday at age 103+.

10. Friday during morning staff arrival Student Council members will be selling hot Starbucks Coffee for $2.00 a cup from the Starbucks at Mt. Tabor Place. Please support your Student Council by purchasing a cup. It will also be available to parents during student drop-off.

A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
Donald Trump (1946 - )

You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men.
Max Beerbohm (1872 - 1956)

Nothing can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own.
Sidney J. Harris

There is no greater importance in all the world like knowing you are right and that the wave of the world is wrong, yet the wave crashes upon you.
Norman Mailer (1923 - 2007), Armies Of The Night