AM Announcements - October 14

AM Announcements
October 14, 2009

1. Today is Day 36.

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:

Wednesday: October 14
No events at this time

Thursday: October 15
Ident-A-Kid at Speas - gym
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:15-12:00 - Reichert off-campus

Friday: October 16
MOVE/Construction meeting - 8:00-9:00 - Reichert off-campus
Sol Ed meeting - 3:00-5:00 - Reichert off-campus

4. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 10/19 - After School Tutoring begins
b. 10/19 - Interim Reports go home
c. 10/20 - Paisley IB Assembly - Fifth Grade - 1:00-1:45 - gym
d. 10/21 - Junior League Puppet Show - 9:45 - Third Grade
e. 10/22 - First Quarter testing begins
f. 10/28 - First Quarter ends

5. Thank you for your opinions yesterday on what can be done to relieve the stress folks find themselves under. We will work on what we can and do our best to help.

6. "The NED Show" items are on sale each morning this week in room #7 until 7:55 AM.

7. Ms. Badarin will offer a Smart Board workshop in her room on Thursday, October 22 from 2:40-3:40. Ms. Jewell will provide snacks.

8. If you wish to serve on the lesson plan committee, please make that wish known by Thursday. The committee will report to Ms. Powell and the form they design will be the one we use.

9. Mr. Randy Fulton, principal at Mineral Springs Middle School was named Principal of the Year yesterday. Mineral Springs Middle can now boast both the Teacher of the Year for 09-10 and the Principal of the Year for 09-10. Quite an accomplishment.

10. On the PTA Board in the front lobby are the names of parents and staff members who have joined PTA. Please consider adding your name on a star. It's only $5.00 and it goes to support the work of the PTA and benefit our students.

11. Yesterday I incorrectly announced that Mike would not be back until October 23. He will actually be out until November 02.

12. Mayor Joines has asked that all flags be lowered to half staff for the remainder of the week in honor and memory of Sgt. Mickey Hutchens who passed away Monday from injuries incurred in the line of duty. Please keep all our public servants, police, fire, EMS and out military in your thoughts as they defend and protect us each day.

13. We are already over halfway to our United Way goal. Please consider a gift as our parents and students benefit directly from your generosity. The size of the gift is up to you. In this time of economic crisis, the demands on United Way agencies are greater than ever.

14. I would like to meet with individuals who desire to work in the afterschool tutoring program this afternoon at 2:45 in the media center. The meeting will last about 30 minutes.

15. Ms. Chitty will be out today. Ms. Taylor has the work for her students.

16. Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators.
Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)

There are only two kinds of scholars; those who love ideas and those who hate them.
Emile Chartier

I have read your book and much like it.
Moses Hadas (1900 - 1966)

There are some that only employ words for the purpose of disguising their thoughts.
Voltaire (1694 - 1778), Dialogue, XIV, "Le Chapon et la Poularde" (1766)