AM Announcements
June 10, 2010
1. Today is Day 180.
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:
Thursday: June 10
Last Day of School
Dollar Dress Down Day
4. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 06/15 - Staff Social at Pinebrook Country Club
b. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed and/or available in the office
5. All Gateway information has been sent to parents in grades 3 and 5. Results for non-proficient 4th grade students go home today. These students do not have a Summer Academy. This is, however, the first notification that they will have to attend tutoring next year.
6. A new construction dumpster has been placed outside the Pre-K/Kindergarten wing between the playground apparatus. Feel free to fill it!
7. The refrigerator will be cleaned out tomorrow 6/11. Please start cleaning food items now.
8. Please collect all KI and 1st grade luggage tags. The transportation department requests that we do this.
9. Classroom teachers: Please remember that you must have someone else sign off on your CUM folders before you leave. If you are unclear as to the correct order of items in the folder, please see Ms. Marston. Remember if they are not done correctly you can be called back during the summer to fix them. If we ship folders to other schools that are not correct, they can send them back to be fixed.
10. Tomorrow, please do not park in the upper parking lot. They are going to bring in the storage trailers and are parking them there. There will be at least four of these and they need room to maneuver. We will have to use the grassy areas between the lower parking lot and the street. You can park along the sidewalk in the lower parking lot as well.We'll have to make do until the trailers are in place.
11. I would like to meet with everyone briefly in the media center following dismissal.
12. Teachers in grades 3 and 5 will need to create a Summer Academy folder for each non-proficient child and a Gateway Folder. I'll make copies of what the contents need to be for each one.
13. All classroom teachers need to prepare a PEP for every non-proficient student. This must be done before leaving for the summer. PEP's should be kept in the CUM folder where they are readily available to next year's teacher.
14. Sometimes when you look in his eyes you get the feeling that someone else is driving.
David Letterman (1947 - )
We are an impossibility in an impossible universe.
Ray Bradbury (1920 - )
Living in a vacuum sucks.
Adrienne E. Gusoff
Government is too big and too important to be left to the politicians.
Chester Bowles (1901 - 1986)
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
AM Announcements - June 09
AM Announcements
June 09, 2010
1. Today is Day 179.
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: June 09
Update Summer Academy Data Base - Reichert
Thursday: June 10
Last Day of School
Dollar Dress Down Day
4. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 06/15 - Staff Social at Pinebrook Country Club
b. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed and/or available in the office
5. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
6. Individuals interested in taking mentor training can do so this summer. The sessions have been moved to 8/11-8/13. You can sign-up for this on line. So far we have had four individuals sign up to take the training.
7. The refridgerator will be cleaned out Friday 6/11. Please start cleaning food items now.
8. Please collect all KI and 1st grade luggage tags. The transportation department requests that we do this.
9. Ms. Rhodes is out today. Please keep that in mind when making requests of the office.
10. Please have the Safety Patrol students turn in their safety belts after their morning job.
11. I have it on good authority that TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!
12. On Friday, please do not park in the upper parking lot. They are going to bring in the storage trailers and are parking them there. There will be at least four of these and they need room to maneuver. We will have to use the grassy areas between the lower parking lot and the street. You can park along the sidewalk in the lower parking lot as well.We'll have to make do until the trailers are in place.
13. I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.
Hunter S. Thompson (1939 - 2005)
That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail no one is laughing at you.
A. Whitney Brown
Dying is a very dull, dreary affair. And my advice to you is to have nothing whatever to do with it.
W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965)
The greatest mystery is not that we have been flung at random between the profusion of matter and of the stars, but that within this prison we can draw from ourselves images powerful enough to deny our nothingness.
Andre Malraux (1901 - 1976)
June 09, 2010
1. Today is Day 179.
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: June 09
Update Summer Academy Data Base - Reichert
Thursday: June 10
Last Day of School
Dollar Dress Down Day
4. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 06/15 - Staff Social at Pinebrook Country Club
b. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed and/or available in the office
5. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
6. Individuals interested in taking mentor training can do so this summer. The sessions have been moved to 8/11-8/13. You can sign-up for this on line. So far we have had four individuals sign up to take the training.
7. The refridgerator will be cleaned out Friday 6/11. Please start cleaning food items now.
8. Please collect all KI and 1st grade luggage tags. The transportation department requests that we do this.
9. Ms. Rhodes is out today. Please keep that in mind when making requests of the office.
10. Please have the Safety Patrol students turn in their safety belts after their morning job.
11. I have it on good authority that TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!
12. On Friday, please do not park in the upper parking lot. They are going to bring in the storage trailers and are parking them there. There will be at least four of these and they need room to maneuver. We will have to use the grassy areas between the lower parking lot and the street. You can park along the sidewalk in the lower parking lot as well.We'll have to make do until the trailers are in place.
13. I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.
Hunter S. Thompson (1939 - 2005)
That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail no one is laughing at you.
A. Whitney Brown
Dying is a very dull, dreary affair. And my advice to you is to have nothing whatever to do with it.
W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965)
The greatest mystery is not that we have been flung at random between the profusion of matter and of the stars, but that within this prison we can draw from ourselves images powerful enough to deny our nothingness.
Andre Malraux (1901 - 1976)
AM Announcements - June 08
AM Announcements
June 08, 2010
1. Today is Day 178.
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: June 08
K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 8:15-9:00
Fifth grade Cleebration - 9:00-10:00
Fifth grade Social - 11:30-1:30
Wednesday: June 09
Update Summer Academy Data Base - Reichert
Thursday: June 10
Last Day of School
Dollar Dress Down Day
4. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 06/15 - Staff Social at Pinebrook Country Club
b. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed and/or available in the office
5. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
6. Individuals interested in taking mentor training can do so this summer. The sessions have been moved to 8/11-8/13. You can sign-up for this on line. So far we have had four individuals sign up to take the training.
7. K-4 classes should come to the gym so we are ready to begin at 8:15.
8. Not all teachers turned in names of students who had made Honor Roll all 4 quarters. If you would do so some time today, we'll print the certificates.
9. Ms. Rhodes is out today. Please keep that in mind when making requests of the office.
10. There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?
Woody Allen (1935 - )
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931)
The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war.
E. B. White (1899 - 1985)
The Internet is like alcohol in some sense. It accentuates what you would do anyway. If you want to be a loner, you can be more alone. If you want to connect, it makes it easier to connect.
Esther Dyson, Interview in Time Magazine, October 2005
June 08, 2010
1. Today is Day 178.
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: June 08
K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 8:15-9:00
Fifth grade Cleebration - 9:00-10:00
Fifth grade Social - 11:30-1:30
Wednesday: June 09
Update Summer Academy Data Base - Reichert
Thursday: June 10
Last Day of School
Dollar Dress Down Day
4. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 06/15 - Staff Social at Pinebrook Country Club
b. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed and/or available in the office
5. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
6. Individuals interested in taking mentor training can do so this summer. The sessions have been moved to 8/11-8/13. You can sign-up for this on line. So far we have had four individuals sign up to take the training.
7. K-4 classes should come to the gym so we are ready to begin at 8:15.
8. Not all teachers turned in names of students who had made Honor Roll all 4 quarters. If you would do so some time today, we'll print the certificates.
9. Ms. Rhodes is out today. Please keep that in mind when making requests of the office.
10. There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?
Woody Allen (1935 - )
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931)
The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war.
E. B. White (1899 - 1985)
The Internet is like alcohol in some sense. It accentuates what you would do anyway. If you want to be a loner, you can be more alone. If you want to connect, it makes it easier to connect.
Esther Dyson, Interview in Time Magazine, October 2005
Monday, June 7, 2010
AM Announcements - June 07
AM Announcements
June 07, 2010
1. Today is Day 177.
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: June 07
Student Council Field Trip - All Day - Ms. Fletcher, Ms. Powell, and Ms. Smith off-campus
Honor Roll names in Ms. Rhode's box by 12:00
WS/FCS PTA Council - 6:00-8:00 PM
Grades 3-5 in the gym - 8:15-8:30
Tuesday: June 08
K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 8:15-9:00
Fifth grade Cleebration - 9:00-10:00
Fifth grade Social - 11:30-1:30
Wednesday: June 09
Update Summer Academy Data Base - Reichert
Thursday: June 10
Last Day of School
Dollar Dress Down Day
4. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 06/15 - Staff Social at Pinebrook Country Club
b. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed and/or available in the office
5. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
6. Individuals interested in taking mentor training can do so this summer. The sessions have been moved to 8/11-8/13. You can sign-up for this on line. So far we have had four individuals sign up to take the training.
7. The following student council members will be off-campus today:
Jonlyncia Vargas, Sakurra Walters, John McClurkin, Christopher McClurkin, Avery Denney, Chloe Fletcher, Jaleen Jowers, Cameron Parker, Christa Fletcher, Tierra Wilson, Nyketa Parker, Caryn Fletcher, Tianna Wilson, Jayshon Cornelius, and Kaycee Adkins.
8. If you have not turned in your Honor Roll names, please place a list in Ms. Rhodes box no later than 12:00 noon. Ms. Rhodes is out today but we will collect the lists from her box.
9. I would like to meet with all 3-5 grade classes at 8:15 in the gym. It will be brief but we need to get a few things straight for the last days. Behavior was off the hook on Friday.
10. Ms. Rhodes is out today as is Ms. Fletcher. That leaves Ms. Higgins alone in the office. Please keep that in mind when making requests of the office.
11. We will be preparing letters for students in grades 3-5 regarding performance on the EOG retest. We will get them to the classes as soon as possible.
12. Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.
Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
Always get married early in the morning. That way, if it doesn't work out, you haven't wasted a whole day.
Mickey Rooney (1920 - )
You can only be young once. But you can always be immature.
Dave Barry (1947 - )
Don't try to solve serious matters in the middle of the night.
Philip K. Dick (1928 - 1982), What the Dead Men Say, 1954
June 07, 2010
1. Today is Day 177.
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: June 07
Student Council Field Trip - All Day - Ms. Fletcher, Ms. Powell, and Ms. Smith off-campus
Honor Roll names in Ms. Rhode's box by 12:00
WS/FCS PTA Council - 6:00-8:00 PM
Grades 3-5 in the gym - 8:15-8:30
Tuesday: June 08
K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 8:15-9:00
Fifth grade Cleebration - 9:00-10:00
Fifth grade Social - 11:30-1:30
Wednesday: June 09
Update Summer Academy Data Base - Reichert
Thursday: June 10
Last Day of School
Dollar Dress Down Day
4. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 06/15 - Staff Social at Pinebrook Country Club
b. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed and/or available in the office
5. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
6. Individuals interested in taking mentor training can do so this summer. The sessions have been moved to 8/11-8/13. You can sign-up for this on line. So far we have had four individuals sign up to take the training.
7. The following student council members will be off-campus today:
Jonlyncia Vargas, Sakurra Walters, John McClurkin, Christopher McClurkin, Avery Denney, Chloe Fletcher, Jaleen Jowers, Cameron Parker, Christa Fletcher, Tierra Wilson, Nyketa Parker, Caryn Fletcher, Tianna Wilson, Jayshon Cornelius, and Kaycee Adkins.
8. If you have not turned in your Honor Roll names, please place a list in Ms. Rhodes box no later than 12:00 noon. Ms. Rhodes is out today but we will collect the lists from her box.
9. I would like to meet with all 3-5 grade classes at 8:15 in the gym. It will be brief but we need to get a few things straight for the last days. Behavior was off the hook on Friday.
10. Ms. Rhodes is out today as is Ms. Fletcher. That leaves Ms. Higgins alone in the office. Please keep that in mind when making requests of the office.
11. We will be preparing letters for students in grades 3-5 regarding performance on the EOG retest. We will get them to the classes as soon as possible.
12. Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.
Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
Always get married early in the morning. That way, if it doesn't work out, you haven't wasted a whole day.
Mickey Rooney (1920 - )
You can only be young once. But you can always be immature.
Dave Barry (1947 - )
Don't try to solve serious matters in the middle of the night.
Philip K. Dick (1928 - 1982), What the Dead Men Say, 1954
Thursday, June 3, 2010
AM Announcements - June 04
AM Announcements
June 04, 2010
1. Today is Day 176.
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:
Friday: June 04
EOG Retest - Math - Calculator Inactive
Dollar Dress Down Day
Principal Candidate Interviews (1st round) - Goliszek and Spaventa off-campus all day
Class Picnics - 11:00-1:00
4. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration - 9:00 - 10:00 AM
b. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Social - 11:30AM - 1:30 PM
c. 06/08 - K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 8:15 - 9:00 AM
d. 06/10 - Last Day of School
e. 06/15 - Staff Social at Pinebrook Country Club
f. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed and/or available in the office
5. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
6. Individuals interested in taking mentor training can do so this summer. The sessions have been moved to 8/11-8/13. You can sign-up for this on line. So far we have had two individuals sign up to take the training.
7. REMINDER: Due to increasing problems with children playing with SILLY BANDS, we have banned them from school for the remainder of the year. Should children come in with them on, do not make an issue of it. Give them an envelope and let them place them inside. Then seal the envelope; put their name on it; and have them put it in their book bag.
8. Today is a Dollar Dress Down Day.
9. Class Picnics are today for grades K-3, 5. They will be held in shady spots around our playground equipment and between the buildings.
10. Today is the last day of the second administration of the EOG. We will be doing make-ups for 3 students Monday-Wednesday. We may have the results of the second administration, with the exception of the few make-up tests remaining, later this afternoon. I will publicize them either this evening or over the weekend.
11. Yesterday we met with the architect and construction supervisors. Ms. Powell has had boxes on order from the warehouse for some time. Chris Radesi told her that he would have 400 delivered along with tape. We look for those to arrive today. Classes in the pod will most likely be moved into storage until their renovated rooms are ready to occupy sometime during the summer. Rooms 1-6a should be completely packed but will most likely not move out until mid-July. Everything must be ready however when you leave school on June 15. Right now they can't finish the first phase because of a delay with the windows. We most likely will not have a Certificate of Occupancy until mid-August when you return from the summer break. That means that life will be stressful at that point. Be prepared to NOT have your rooms set up for Open House. You may not have things set up the way you want them until your are into the school year. There is no PLAN B for this project. Don't hold out false hope that everything will be the way you want it to start the year. There is nothing you can do to change anything so be flexible and go with the flow. Come into it expecting the worst and at that point, the only way to go is up.
12. If you borrowed the video camera from room #3, please return it immediately to Cathy Smith. It is needed for Morning Broadcast next week.
13. It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us.
Peter De Vries, "The Mackerel Plaza," 1958
Rock and roll is the hamburger that ate the world.
Peter York
The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.
Alex Levin
If you're choking in a restaurant you can just say the magic words, 'Heimlich maneuver,' and all will be well. Trouble is, it's difficult to say 'Heimlich maneuver' when you're choking to death.
Eddie Izzard, Dress To Kill
June 04, 2010
1. Today is Day 176.
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:
Friday: June 04
EOG Retest - Math - Calculator Inactive
Dollar Dress Down Day
Principal Candidate Interviews (1st round) - Goliszek and Spaventa off-campus all day
Class Picnics - 11:00-1:00
4. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration - 9:00 - 10:00 AM
b. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Social - 11:30AM - 1:30 PM
c. 06/08 - K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 8:15 - 9:00 AM
d. 06/10 - Last Day of School
e. 06/15 - Staff Social at Pinebrook Country Club
f. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed and/or available in the office
5. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
6. Individuals interested in taking mentor training can do so this summer. The sessions have been moved to 8/11-8/13. You can sign-up for this on line. So far we have had two individuals sign up to take the training.
7. REMINDER: Due to increasing problems with children playing with SILLY BANDS, we have banned them from school for the remainder of the year. Should children come in with them on, do not make an issue of it. Give them an envelope and let them place them inside. Then seal the envelope; put their name on it; and have them put it in their book bag.
8. Today is a Dollar Dress Down Day.
9. Class Picnics are today for grades K-3, 5. They will be held in shady spots around our playground equipment and between the buildings.
10. Today is the last day of the second administration of the EOG. We will be doing make-ups for 3 students Monday-Wednesday. We may have the results of the second administration, with the exception of the few make-up tests remaining, later this afternoon. I will publicize them either this evening or over the weekend.
11. Yesterday we met with the architect and construction supervisors. Ms. Powell has had boxes on order from the warehouse for some time. Chris Radesi told her that he would have 400 delivered along with tape. We look for those to arrive today. Classes in the pod will most likely be moved into storage until their renovated rooms are ready to occupy sometime during the summer. Rooms 1-6a should be completely packed but will most likely not move out until mid-July. Everything must be ready however when you leave school on June 15. Right now they can't finish the first phase because of a delay with the windows. We most likely will not have a Certificate of Occupancy until mid-August when you return from the summer break. That means that life will be stressful at that point. Be prepared to NOT have your rooms set up for Open House. You may not have things set up the way you want them until your are into the school year. There is no PLAN B for this project. Don't hold out false hope that everything will be the way you want it to start the year. There is nothing you can do to change anything so be flexible and go with the flow. Come into it expecting the worst and at that point, the only way to go is up.
12. If you borrowed the video camera from room #3, please return it immediately to Cathy Smith. It is needed for Morning Broadcast next week.
13. It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us.
Peter De Vries, "The Mackerel Plaza," 1958
Rock and roll is the hamburger that ate the world.
Peter York
The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.
Alex Levin
If you're choking in a restaurant you can just say the magic words, 'Heimlich maneuver,' and all will be well. Trouble is, it's difficult to say 'Heimlich maneuver' when you're choking to death.
Eddie Izzard, Dress To Kill
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
AM Announcements - June 03
AM Announcements
June 03, 2010
1. Today is Day 175.
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:
Thursday: June 03
EOG Retest - Math - Calculator Active
Friday: June 04
EOG Retest - Math - Calculator Inactive
Dollar Dress Down Day
Principal Candidate Interviews (1st round) - Goliszek and Spaventa off-campus all day
Class Picnics - 11:00-1:00
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration - 9:00 - 10:00 AM
b. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Social - 11:30AM - 1:30 PM
c. 06/08 - K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 8:15 - 9:00 AM
d. 06/10 - Last Day of School
e. 06/15 - Staff Social at Pinebrook Country Club
f. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed and/or available in the office
4. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
5. Individuals interested in taking mentor training can do so this summer. The sessions have been moved to 8/11-8/13. You can sign-up for this on line.
6. REMINDER: Due to increasing problems with children playing with SILLY BANDS, we have banned them from school for the remainder of the year. Should children come in with them on, do not make an issue of it. Give them an envelope and let them place them inside. Then seal the envelope; put their name on it; and have them put it in their book bag.
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11. Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.
G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)
Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.
Jane Wagner, Lily Tomlin in "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe"
Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.
George Carlin (1937 - 2008)
It is only the great men who are truly obscene. If they had not dared to be obscene, they could never have dared to be great.
Havelock Ellis (1859 - 1939)
June 03, 2010
1. Today is Day 175.
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:
Thursday: June 03
EOG Retest - Math - Calculator Active
Friday: June 04
EOG Retest - Math - Calculator Inactive
Dollar Dress Down Day
Principal Candidate Interviews (1st round) - Goliszek and Spaventa off-campus all day
Class Picnics - 11:00-1:00
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration - 9:00 - 10:00 AM
b. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Social - 11:30AM - 1:30 PM
c. 06/08 - K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 8:15 - 9:00 AM
d. 06/10 - Last Day of School
e. 06/15 - Staff Social at Pinebrook Country Club
f. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed and/or available in the office
4. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
5. Individuals interested in taking mentor training can do so this summer. The sessions have been moved to 8/11-8/13. You can sign-up for this on line.
6. REMINDER: Due to increasing problems with children playing with SILLY BANDS, we have banned them from school for the remainder of the year. Should children come in with them on, do not make an issue of it. Give them an envelope and let them place them inside. Then seal the envelope; put their name on it; and have them put it in their book bag.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11. Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.
G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)
Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.
Jane Wagner, Lily Tomlin in "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe"
Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.
George Carlin (1937 - 2008)
It is only the great men who are truly obscene. If they had not dared to be obscene, they could never have dared to be great.
Havelock Ellis (1859 - 1939)
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
AM Announcements - June 02
AM Announcements
June 02, 2010
1. Today is Day 174.
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: June 02
Summative Evaluation with Toni Bigham - Reichert - 6:30-8:30 AM
EOG Retest - Reading
Thursday: June 03
EOG Retest - Math - Calculator Active
Friday: June 04
EOG Retest - Math - Calculator Inactive
Dollar Dress Down Day
Principal Candidate Interviews (1st round) - Goliszek and Spaventa off-campus all day
Class Picnics - 11:00-1:00
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration - 9:00 - 10:00 AM
b. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Social - 11:30AM - 1:30 PM
c. 06/08 - K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 8:15 - 9:00 AM
d. 06/10 - Last Day of School
e. 06/15 - Staff Social at Pinebrook Country Club
f. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed and/or available in the office
4. The address of the blog for staff comment is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
5. Dr. Weycker's office has the 2009-2010 K-2 Data Warehouse open for teachers to submit math and literacy assessments for their students. Directions for entering the data as well as new information regarding passwords may be found on the teachers' portal under Documents and then K2 Assessment Folder. This information may be found on the administrators' portal in the K2 Assessment Folder. If you have questions, please contact Janie Costello or Velvet Simington. The link to the K-2 Warehouse may be found on the teachers' portal on the right hand side, labeled K2 Assessment Data Collection.
6. REMINDER: Due to increasing problems with children playing with SILLY BANDS, we have banned them from school for the remainder of the year. Should children come in with them on, do not make an issue of it. Give them an envelope and let them place them inside. Then seal the envelope, put their name on it and have them put it in their book bag.
7. K-1 Teachers Only: - Training for the Imagine It program has been scheduled by WS/FCS for the week of 6/21-6/25. All teachers are expected to attend and will be paid a stipend of $75 per day. If you have already made plans for this week, please see me to see what other arrangements can be worked out with Dr. Costello. Since it is taking place in June we can still use this year's staff development allocation to pay the stipend.
8. Yesterday I sent out information on the change of dates for mentor training. It is now August 11-13. Interested parties should sign-up on-line.
9. I am having my summative evaluation this morning with Toni Bigham. I will be tied up from 6:30-8:30 AM. Please see Ms. Powell if you need assistance.
10. Yesterday Speas was notified that we were selected again for the Winston-Salem Clean and Green Award. We will receive it at the June 22 Board meeting. Thanks to Ms. Powell and allt he classes for their efforts regarding this.
11. A quotation, like a pun, should come unsought, and then be welcomed only for some propriety of felicity justifying the intrusion.
Robert Chapman
No human thing is of serious importance.
Plato (427 BC - 347 BC)
After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say "I want to see the manager."
William S. Burroughs (1914 - 1997)
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and Jill a rich widow.
Evan Esar (1899 - 1995)
June 02, 2010
1. Today is Day 174.
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: June 02
Summative Evaluation with Toni Bigham - Reichert - 6:30-8:30 AM
EOG Retest - Reading
Thursday: June 03
EOG Retest - Math - Calculator Active
Friday: June 04
EOG Retest - Math - Calculator Inactive
Dollar Dress Down Day
Principal Candidate Interviews (1st round) - Goliszek and Spaventa off-campus all day
Class Picnics - 11:00-1:00
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration - 9:00 - 10:00 AM
b. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Social - 11:30AM - 1:30 PM
c. 06/08 - K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 8:15 - 9:00 AM
d. 06/10 - Last Day of School
e. 06/15 - Staff Social at Pinebrook Country Club
f. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed and/or available in the office
4. The address of the blog for staff comment is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
5. Dr. Weycker's office has the 2009-2010 K-2 Data Warehouse open for teachers to submit math and literacy assessments for their students. Directions for entering the data as well as new information regarding passwords may be found on the teachers' portal under Documents and then K2 Assessment Folder. This information may be found on the administrators' portal in the K2 Assessment Folder. If you have questions, please contact Janie Costello or Velvet Simington. The link to the K-2 Warehouse may be found on the teachers' portal on the right hand side, labeled K2 Assessment Data Collection.
6. REMINDER: Due to increasing problems with children playing with SILLY BANDS, we have banned them from school for the remainder of the year. Should children come in with them on, do not make an issue of it. Give them an envelope and let them place them inside. Then seal the envelope, put their name on it and have them put it in their book bag.
7. K-1 Teachers Only: - Training for the Imagine It program has been scheduled by WS/FCS for the week of 6/21-6/25. All teachers are expected to attend and will be paid a stipend of $75 per day. If you have already made plans for this week, please see me to see what other arrangements can be worked out with Dr. Costello. Since it is taking place in June we can still use this year's staff development allocation to pay the stipend.
8. Yesterday I sent out information on the change of dates for mentor training. It is now August 11-13. Interested parties should sign-up on-line.
9. I am having my summative evaluation this morning with Toni Bigham. I will be tied up from 6:30-8:30 AM. Please see Ms. Powell if you need assistance.
10. Yesterday Speas was notified that we were selected again for the Winston-Salem Clean and Green Award. We will receive it at the June 22 Board meeting. Thanks to Ms. Powell and allt he classes for their efforts regarding this.
11. A quotation, like a pun, should come unsought, and then be welcomed only for some propriety of felicity justifying the intrusion.
Robert Chapman
No human thing is of serious importance.
Plato (427 BC - 347 BC)
After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say "I want to see the manager."
William S. Burroughs (1914 - 1997)
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and Jill a rich widow.
Evan Esar (1899 - 1995)
Friday, May 28, 2010
AM Announcements - June 01
AM Announcements
June 01, 2010
1. Today is Day 173.
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: June 01
EOG Retest - Science (Grade 5 only)
Joint Principals Meeting - 7:15-12:00 - Reichert off-campus
Wednesday: June 02
EOG Retest - Reading
Thursday: June 03
EOG Retest - Math Calculator Active
Friday: June 04
EOG Retest - Math Calculator Inactive
Dollar Dress Down Day
Class Picnics - 11:00-1:00
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration - 9:00 - 10:00 AM
b. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Social - 11:30AM - 1:30 PM
c. 06/08 - K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 8:15 - 9:00 AM
d. 06/10 - Last Day of School
e. 06/15 - Staff Social at Pinebrook Country Club
f. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed and/or available in the office
4. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
5. Dr. Weycker's office has the 2009-2010 K-2 Data Warehouse open for teachers to submit math and literacy assessments for their students. Directions for entering the data as well as new information regarding passwords may be found on the teachers' portal under Documents and then K2 Assessment Folder. This information may be found on the administrators' portal in the K2 Assessment Folder. If you have questions, please contact Janie Costello or Velvet Simington. The link to the K-2 Warehouse may be found on the teachers' portal on the right hand side, labeled K2 Assessment Data Collection.
6. Due to increasing problems with children playing with SILLY BANDS, we are banning them from school for the remainder of the year. The fad will most likely be past by the time school resumes in the fall. A notice will be going home in this afternoon's Bee Lines
7. K-1 Teachers Only: - Training for the Imagine It program has been scheduled by WS/FCS for the week of 6/21-6/25. All teachers are expected to attend and will be paid a stipend of $75 per day. If you have already made plans for this week, please see me to see what other arrangements can be worked out with Dr. Costello. Since it is taking place in June we can still use this year's staff development allocation to pay the stipend.
8. The cafeteria tables are not being cleaned or swept under at an appropriate level. Please make sure that your classes clean the tabl;es and sweep the floors for the classes that come after you.
9. If you have car riders do not take them through the gym. Once you enter the front building send all car riders immediately to the front. The delays are really backing traffic up. Thanks for your cooperation.
10. Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something.
Pancho Villa (1877 - 1923), last words
I hate women because they always know where things are.
James Thurber (1894 - 1961)
I'm going to memorize your name and throw my head away.
Oscar Levant (1906 - 1972)
When I took office, only high energy physicists had ever heard of what is called the Worldwide Web.... Now even my cat has its own page.
Bill Clinton (1946 - ), announcement of Next Generation Internet initiative, 1996
June 01, 2010
1. Today is Day 173.
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: June 01
EOG Retest - Science (Grade 5 only)
Joint Principals Meeting - 7:15-12:00 - Reichert off-campus
Wednesday: June 02
EOG Retest - Reading
Thursday: June 03
EOG Retest - Math Calculator Active
Friday: June 04
EOG Retest - Math Calculator Inactive
Dollar Dress Down Day
Class Picnics - 11:00-1:00
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration - 9:00 - 10:00 AM
b. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Social - 11:30AM - 1:30 PM
c. 06/08 - K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 8:15 - 9:00 AM
d. 06/10 - Last Day of School
e. 06/15 - Staff Social at Pinebrook Country Club
f. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed and/or available in the office
4. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
5. Dr. Weycker's office has the 2009-2010 K-2 Data Warehouse open for teachers to submit math and literacy assessments for their students. Directions for entering the data as well as new information regarding passwords may be found on the teachers' portal under Documents and then K2 Assessment Folder. This information may be found on the administrators' portal in the K2 Assessment Folder. If you have questions, please contact Janie Costello or Velvet Simington. The link to the K-2 Warehouse may be found on the teachers' portal on the right hand side, labeled K2 Assessment Data Collection.
6. Due to increasing problems with children playing with SILLY BANDS, we are banning them from school for the remainder of the year. The fad will most likely be past by the time school resumes in the fall. A notice will be going home in this afternoon's Bee Lines
7. K-1 Teachers Only: - Training for the Imagine It program has been scheduled by WS/FCS for the week of 6/21-6/25. All teachers are expected to attend and will be paid a stipend of $75 per day. If you have already made plans for this week, please see me to see what other arrangements can be worked out with Dr. Costello. Since it is taking place in June we can still use this year's staff development allocation to pay the stipend.
8. The cafeteria tables are not being cleaned or swept under at an appropriate level. Please make sure that your classes clean the tabl;es and sweep the floors for the classes that come after you.
9. If you have car riders do not take them through the gym. Once you enter the front building send all car riders immediately to the front. The delays are really backing traffic up. Thanks for your cooperation.
10. Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something.
Pancho Villa (1877 - 1923), last words
I hate women because they always know where things are.
James Thurber (1894 - 1961)
I'm going to memorize your name and throw my head away.
Oscar Levant (1906 - 1972)
When I took office, only high energy physicists had ever heard of what is called the Worldwide Web.... Now even my cat has its own page.
Bill Clinton (1946 - ), announcement of Next Generation Internet initiative, 1996
Thursday, May 27, 2010
AM Announcements - May 28
AM Announcements
May 28, 2010
1. Today is Day 171.
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:
Friday: May 28
EOG Retest Remediation
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education collected
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
b. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Retest
c. 06/04 - Class Picnics
d. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration - 9:00 - 10:00 AM
e. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Social - 11:30AM -1:30 PM
f. 06/10 - K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 9:00 AM
g. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed or available for pick-up in the office
4. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
5. Dr. Weycker's office has the 2009-2010 K-2 Data Warehouse open for teachers to submit math and literacy assessments for their students. Directions for entering the data as well as new information regarding passwords may be found on the teachers' portal under Documents and then K2 Assessment Folder. This information may be found on the administrators' portal in the K2 Assessment Folder. If you have questions, please contact Janie Costello or Velvet Simington. The link to the K-2 Warehouse may be found on the teachers' portal on the right hand side, labeled K2 Assessment Data Collection.
6. Friday is the late arrival/early release day for classified staff members before the Memorial Day holiday. Classified staff members who arrive at 7:15 may arrive at 7:30 and leave at 2:30.
7. Yesterday's refreshments were courtesy of Hope Presbyterian Church. The have a box on the shelves above the A-F section of mailboxes. Thank You cards can be placed there.
8. Thursday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education released a revised version of the 2010-11 education budget. This budget would protect public school classrooms with no additional classroom personnel cuts beyond those already approved for the coming year in the 2009 budget. Now the House will have to vote on this and then reconcile their budget with the Senate.
9. It is a curious thing... that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste.
Evelyn Waugh (1903 - 1966)
Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so.
Gore Vidal (1925 - )
Political advertising ought to be stopped. It's the only really dishonest kind of advertising that's left.
David M. Ogilvy
There are two ways to pass a hurdle: leaping over or plowing through... There needs to be a monster truck option.
Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content #1356, 03-10-09
May 28, 2010
1. Today is Day 171.
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:
Friday: May 28
EOG Retest Remediation
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education collected
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
b. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Retest
c. 06/04 - Class Picnics
d. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration - 9:00 - 10:00 AM
e. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Social - 11:30AM -1:30 PM
f. 06/10 - K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 9:00 AM
g. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed or available for pick-up in the office
4. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
5. Dr. Weycker's office has the 2009-2010 K-2 Data Warehouse open for teachers to submit math and literacy assessments for their students. Directions for entering the data as well as new information regarding passwords may be found on the teachers' portal under Documents and then K2 Assessment Folder. This information may be found on the administrators' portal in the K2 Assessment Folder. If you have questions, please contact Janie Costello or Velvet Simington. The link to the K-2 Warehouse may be found on the teachers' portal on the right hand side, labeled K2 Assessment Data Collection.
6. Friday is the late arrival/early release day for classified staff members before the Memorial Day holiday. Classified staff members who arrive at 7:15 may arrive at 7:30 and leave at 2:30.
7. Yesterday's refreshments were courtesy of Hope Presbyterian Church. The have a box on the shelves above the A-F section of mailboxes. Thank You cards can be placed there.
8. Thursday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education released a revised version of the 2010-11 education budget. This budget would protect public school classrooms with no additional classroom personnel cuts beyond those already approved for the coming year in the 2009 budget. Now the House will have to vote on this and then reconcile their budget with the Senate.
9. It is a curious thing... that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste.
Evelyn Waugh (1903 - 1966)
Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so.
Gore Vidal (1925 - )
Political advertising ought to be stopped. It's the only really dishonest kind of advertising that's left.
David M. Ogilvy
There are two ways to pass a hurdle: leaping over or plowing through... There needs to be a monster truck option.
Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content #1356, 03-10-09
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
AM Announcements - May 27
AM Announcements
May 27, 2010
1. Today is Day 170.
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:
Thursday: May 27
EOG Retest Remediation
Drs. Appointment - Reichert off-campus - 12:30-2:00
Friday: May 28
EOG Retest Remediation
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education collected
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
b. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Retest
c. 06/04 - Class Picnics
d. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration - 9:00 - 10:00 AM
e. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Social - 11:30AM -1:30 PM
f. 06/10 - K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 9:00 AM
g. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed or available for pick-up in the office
4. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
5. Dr. Weycker's office has the 2009-2010 K-2 Data Warehouse open for teachers to submit math and literacy assessments for their students. Directions for entering the data as well as new information regarding passwords may be found on the teachers' portal under Documents and then K2 Assessment Folder. This information may be found on the administrators' portal in the K2 Assessment Folder. If you have questions, please contact Janie Costello or Velvet Simington. The link to the K-2 Warehouse may be found on the teachers' portal on the right hand side, labeled K2 Assessment Data Collection.
6. Friday is the late arrival/early release day for classified staff members before the Memorial Day holiday. Classified staff members who arrive at 7:15 may arrive at 7:30 and leave at 2:30.
7. Yesterday's refreshments were courtesy of Hope Presbyterian Church. The have a box on the shelves above the A-F section of mailboxes. Thank You cards can be placed there.
8. Let me take a moment to thank all of you for yesterday afternoon. It is truly hard to believe that I stood up in front of my first class of 31 second and third graders 42 years ago. It has all gone too quickly. I truly envy all of you who have the unique opportunity to work with children and spend your days teaching. There is no more enjoyable job in the world than teaching. We are blessed with this opportunity. I have been asked on several occasions since I announced my retirement about what my legacy will be. I don't think about things in those terms. Our legacies ride school buses; eat lunches in the cafeteria; are often too loud; and make us smile with the off the wall things they say. They will act throughout their lives often times unknowingly on what they have learned from us. It may be in the way they love their children; the work ethic they possess on the job; or how they care for their aging parents. Our legacy is eternal. The following is the final stanza of a poem I love called "The Quilting Bee." The poem uses the making of a quilt as a metaphor for the building of relationships between individuals.
Front porch music, quill-plucked dulcimer music,
fiddle, bow, and banjo music hung in tulip poplars and lowland gums.
The patterned music of generations past clung to the quilting stiches,
as they formed intricate patterns.
Stitches as invisible to the glance as sixteenth notes to the ear,
binding fabric and friends.
Having little to give as wealth, each shared self,
and, in the giving became posterity’s remembrance beyond generations,
where names are forgotten but deeds remembered.
8. I will be off campus between 1:30 and 2:30 today at a Dr's. appointment.
9. I'm not worried about the bullet with my name on it... just the thousands out there marked 'Occupant.'
Unknown
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.
Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)
Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come.
Matt Groening (1954 - ), "Life in Hell"
On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
George Orwell (1903 - 1950)
May 27, 2010
1. Today is Day 170.
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:
Thursday: May 27
EOG Retest Remediation
Drs. Appointment - Reichert off-campus - 12:30-2:00
Friday: May 28
EOG Retest Remediation
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education collected
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
b. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Retest
c. 06/04 - Class Picnics
d. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration - 9:00 - 10:00 AM
e. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Social - 11:30AM -1:30 PM
f. 06/10 - K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 9:00 AM
g. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed or available for pick-up in the office
4. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
5. Dr. Weycker's office has the 2009-2010 K-2 Data Warehouse open for teachers to submit math and literacy assessments for their students. Directions for entering the data as well as new information regarding passwords may be found on the teachers' portal under Documents and then K2 Assessment Folder. This information may be found on the administrators' portal in the K2 Assessment Folder. If you have questions, please contact Janie Costello or Velvet Simington. The link to the K-2 Warehouse may be found on the teachers' portal on the right hand side, labeled K2 Assessment Data Collection.
6. Friday is the late arrival/early release day for classified staff members before the Memorial Day holiday. Classified staff members who arrive at 7:15 may arrive at 7:30 and leave at 2:30.
7. Yesterday's refreshments were courtesy of Hope Presbyterian Church. The have a box on the shelves above the A-F section of mailboxes. Thank You cards can be placed there.
8. Let me take a moment to thank all of you for yesterday afternoon. It is truly hard to believe that I stood up in front of my first class of 31 second and third graders 42 years ago. It has all gone too quickly. I truly envy all of you who have the unique opportunity to work with children and spend your days teaching. There is no more enjoyable job in the world than teaching. We are blessed with this opportunity. I have been asked on several occasions since I announced my retirement about what my legacy will be. I don't think about things in those terms. Our legacies ride school buses; eat lunches in the cafeteria; are often too loud; and make us smile with the off the wall things they say. They will act throughout their lives often times unknowingly on what they have learned from us. It may be in the way they love their children; the work ethic they possess on the job; or how they care for their aging parents. Our legacy is eternal. The following is the final stanza of a poem I love called "The Quilting Bee." The poem uses the making of a quilt as a metaphor for the building of relationships between individuals.
Front porch music, quill-plucked dulcimer music,
fiddle, bow, and banjo music hung in tulip poplars and lowland gums.
The patterned music of generations past clung to the quilting stiches,
as they formed intricate patterns.
Stitches as invisible to the glance as sixteenth notes to the ear,
binding fabric and friends.
Having little to give as wealth, each shared self,
and, in the giving became posterity’s remembrance beyond generations,
where names are forgotten but deeds remembered.
8. I will be off campus between 1:30 and 2:30 today at a Dr's. appointment.
9. I'm not worried about the bullet with my name on it... just the thousands out there marked 'Occupant.'
Unknown
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.
Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)
Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come.
Matt Groening (1954 - ), "Life in Hell"
On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
George Orwell (1903 - 1950)
AM Announcements - May 26
AM Announcements
May 26, 2010
1. Today is Day 169.
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: May 26
EOG Retest Remediation
Web Page Migration to School Wires - Workshop - 2:45-4:00
SolEd Meeting - 3:30-5:00
Thursday: May 27
EOG Retest Remediation
Drs. Appointment - Reichert off-campus - 12:30-2:00
Friday: May 28
EOG Retest Remediation
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education collected
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
b. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Retest
c. 06/04 - Class Picnics
d. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration - 9:00 - 10:00 AM
e. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Social - 11:30AM -1:30 PM
f. 06/10 - K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 9:00 AM
g. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed or available for pick-up in the office
4. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
5. Dr. Weycker's office has the 2009-2010 K-2 Data Warehouse open for teachers to submit math and literacy assessments for their students. Directions for entering the data as well as new information regarding passwords may be found on the teachers' portal under Documents and then K2 Assessment Folder. This information may be found on the administrators' portal in the K2 Assessment Folder. If you have questions, please contact Janie Costello or Velvet Simington. The link to the K-2 Warehouse may be found on the teachers' portal on the right hand side, labeled K2 Assessment Data Collection.
6. Friday is the late arrival/early release day for classified staff members before the Memorial Day holiday. Classified staff members who arrive at 7:15 may arrive at 7:30 and leave at 2:30.
7. Today is the last Web Page Migration to School Wires workshop. If you didn't attend yesterday you will not have another chance to do this before June 30. All web pages have to migrate to School Wires by the end of June or you will lose your entire web page and have to begin again.
8. I will be off campus after 3:00 Today at a Sol Ed meeting downtown.
9. Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do.
Dale Carnegie
My mother buried three husbands, and two of them were just napping.
Rita Rudner
Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.
Scott Adams (1957 - )
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties.
Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)
May 26, 2010
1. Today is Day 169.
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: May 26
EOG Retest Remediation
Web Page Migration to School Wires - Workshop - 2:45-4:00
SolEd Meeting - 3:30-5:00
Thursday: May 27
EOG Retest Remediation
Drs. Appointment - Reichert off-campus - 12:30-2:00
Friday: May 28
EOG Retest Remediation
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education collected
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
b. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Retest
c. 06/04 - Class Picnics
d. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration - 9:00 - 10:00 AM
e. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Social - 11:30AM -1:30 PM
f. 06/10 - K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 9:00 AM
g. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed or available for pick-up in the office
4. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
5. Dr. Weycker's office has the 2009-2010 K-2 Data Warehouse open for teachers to submit math and literacy assessments for their students. Directions for entering the data as well as new information regarding passwords may be found on the teachers' portal under Documents and then K2 Assessment Folder. This information may be found on the administrators' portal in the K2 Assessment Folder. If you have questions, please contact Janie Costello or Velvet Simington. The link to the K-2 Warehouse may be found on the teachers' portal on the right hand side, labeled K2 Assessment Data Collection.
6. Friday is the late arrival/early release day for classified staff members before the Memorial Day holiday. Classified staff members who arrive at 7:15 may arrive at 7:30 and leave at 2:30.
7. Today is the last Web Page Migration to School Wires workshop. If you didn't attend yesterday you will not have another chance to do this before June 30. All web pages have to migrate to School Wires by the end of June or you will lose your entire web page and have to begin again.
8. I will be off campus after 3:00 Today at a Sol Ed meeting downtown.
9. Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do.
Dale Carnegie
My mother buried three husbands, and two of them were just napping.
Rita Rudner
Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.
Scott Adams (1957 - )
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties.
Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)
Monday, May 24, 2010
AM Announcements - May 25
AM Announcements
May 25, 2010
1. Today is Day 168.
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: May 25
EOG Retest Remediation
Equity+ Principals' Meeting - Easton Elementary - 12:00-2:00
Web Page Migration to School Wires - Workshop - 2:45-4:00
Wednesday: May 26
EOG Retest Remediation
Web Page Migration to School Wires - Workshop - 2:45-4:00
SolEd Meeting - 3:30-5:00
Thursday: May 27
EOG Retest Remediation
Drs. Appointment - Reichert off-campus - 12:30-2:00
Friday: May 28
EOG Retest Remediation
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education collected
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
b. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Retest
c. 06/04 - Class Picnics
d. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration - 9:00 - 10:00 AM
e. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Social - 11:30AM -1:30 PM
f. 06/10 - K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 9:00 AM
g. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed or available for pick-up in the office
4. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
5.Dr. Weycker's office has the 2009-2010 K-2 Data Warehouse open for teachers to submit math and literacy assessments for their students. Directions for entering the data as well as new information regarding passwords may be found on the teachers' portal under Documents and then K2 Assessment Folder. This information may be found on the administrators' portal in the K2 Assessment Folder. If you have questions, please contact Janie Costello or Velvet Simington. The link to the K-2 Warehouse may be found on the teachers' portal on the right hand side, labeled K2 Assessment Data Collection.
6. Friday is the late arrival/early release day for classified staff members before the Memorial Day holiday. Classified staff members who arrive at 7:15 may arrive at 7:30 and leave at 2:30.
7. This afternoon will be the first of two Web Page Migration to School Wires workshops. It will run from 2:45-4:00. There will be a second tomorrow. All teachers must attend one so they can move their web pages over. The contract with our currect web host expires at the end of June and you will lose everything unless it has been moved to the new site. This is not a difficult process but you need to know how to do it. If you can't attend today, please plan of being there tomorrow.
8. The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left--the King of England, the King of Spades, The King of Clubs, the King of Hearts, and the King of Diamonds.
King Farouk of Egypt (1920 - 1965), 1948
The future will be better tomorrow.
Dan Quayle (1947 - )
The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001), Mostly Harmless
Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art.
Charles McCabe, San Francisco Chronicle
May 25, 2010
1. Today is Day 168.
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: May 25
EOG Retest Remediation
Equity+ Principals' Meeting - Easton Elementary - 12:00-2:00
Web Page Migration to School Wires - Workshop - 2:45-4:00
Wednesday: May 26
EOG Retest Remediation
Web Page Migration to School Wires - Workshop - 2:45-4:00
SolEd Meeting - 3:30-5:00
Thursday: May 27
EOG Retest Remediation
Drs. Appointment - Reichert off-campus - 12:30-2:00
Friday: May 28
EOG Retest Remediation
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education collected
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
b. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Retest
c. 06/04 - Class Picnics
d. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration - 9:00 - 10:00 AM
e. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Social - 11:30AM -1:30 PM
f. 06/10 - K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 9:00 AM
g. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed or available for pick-up in the office
4. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
5.Dr. Weycker's office has the 2009-2010 K-2 Data Warehouse open for teachers to submit math and literacy assessments for their students. Directions for entering the data as well as new information regarding passwords may be found on the teachers' portal under Documents and then K2 Assessment Folder. This information may be found on the administrators' portal in the K2 Assessment Folder. If you have questions, please contact Janie Costello or Velvet Simington. The link to the K-2 Warehouse may be found on the teachers' portal on the right hand side, labeled K2 Assessment Data Collection.
6. Friday is the late arrival/early release day for classified staff members before the Memorial Day holiday. Classified staff members who arrive at 7:15 may arrive at 7:30 and leave at 2:30.
7. This afternoon will be the first of two Web Page Migration to School Wires workshops. It will run from 2:45-4:00. There will be a second tomorrow. All teachers must attend one so they can move their web pages over. The contract with our currect web host expires at the end of June and you will lose everything unless it has been moved to the new site. This is not a difficult process but you need to know how to do it. If you can't attend today, please plan of being there tomorrow.
8. The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left--the King of England, the King of Spades, The King of Clubs, the King of Hearts, and the King of Diamonds.
King Farouk of Egypt (1920 - 1965), 1948
The future will be better tomorrow.
Dan Quayle (1947 - )
The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001), Mostly Harmless
Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art.
Charles McCabe, San Francisco Chronicle
Sunday, May 23, 2010
AM Announcements - May 24
AM Announcements
May 24, 2010
1. Today is Day 167.
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: May 24
EOG Retest Remediation - All students and remediation teachers meet in the gym at 8:15 with Ms. Powell
Interim Reports go home
Tuesday: May 25
EOG Retest Remediation
Web Page Migration to School Wires - Workshop - 2:45-4:00
Wednesday: May 26
EOG Retest Remediation
Web Page Migration to School Wires - Workshop - 2:45-4:00
SolEd Meeting - 3:30-5:00
Thursday: May 27
EOG Retest Remediation
Friday: May 28
EOG Retest Remediation
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education collected
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
b. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Retest
c. 06/04 - Class Picnics
d. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration - 9:00 - 10:00 AM
e. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Social - 11:30AM -1:30 PM
f. 06/10 - K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 9:00 AM
g. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed or available for pick-up in the office
4. Remediation begins today and lasts through Friday. All students who did not pass will meet in the gym at 8:15. Ms. Powell will address the students and then the teachers will divide them for remediation.
5. The NCWISE web site has been down all weekend for maintenance so I have been unable to secure the pool of names of students who were enrolled at Speas for 140 days. Once I have done that I can get a picture of our performance regarding AYP in Math and Reading. I did a review of our scores last year and our proficiency numbers for the first administration. Last year, after the 2nd administration, we were 69.9% proficient in Math and 54% proficient in Reading. Currently, after the first administration, we are 63% proficient in Math and 45% proficient in Reading. This 45% does not include the 9 students in grades 3 and 5 who were 1 standard error from Level III. A couple more correct answers on the retest and they will be proficient as well. It appears that we are positioned well to make AYP in reading since we have already reached the 45% level in proficiency. While we have to remove those students who were not enrolled for 140 days, we also have the results of the second administration to add. Math will require diligence but we have 17 students who were 1SE and need only another correct answer or two to be proficient. Getting out of school improvement is within our grasp. We have got to make our students understand this and give their all June 1-4.
7. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
8. Thanks to Ms. Marston and the 3-5 grade teachers for doing such a wonderful job in preparing our testing materials from scanning. We were one of twelve schools with completely clean data. Thanks also to all of you who administered, proctored, or worked alone without your right hands so we could use assistants for testing. It was a long week and we get to do it on a slightly smalled scale June 1-4.
9. There is no doubt that the first requirement for a composer is to be dead.
Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955)
I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up.
Tom Lehrer (1928 - )
Never believe anything until it has been officially denied.
Claud Cockburn (1904 - 1981)
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.
Kurt Vonnegut (1922 - 2007), Mother Night
May 24, 2010
1. Today is Day 167.
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: May 24
EOG Retest Remediation - All students and remediation teachers meet in the gym at 8:15 with Ms. Powell
Interim Reports go home
Tuesday: May 25
EOG Retest Remediation
Web Page Migration to School Wires - Workshop - 2:45-4:00
Wednesday: May 26
EOG Retest Remediation
Web Page Migration to School Wires - Workshop - 2:45-4:00
SolEd Meeting - 3:30-5:00
Thursday: May 27
EOG Retest Remediation
Friday: May 28
EOG Retest Remediation
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education collected
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
b. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Retest
c. 06/04 - Class Picnics
d. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration - 9:00 - 10:00 AM
e. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Social - 11:30AM -1:30 PM
f. 06/10 - K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 9:00 AM
g. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed or available for pick-up in the office
4. Remediation begins today and lasts through Friday. All students who did not pass will meet in the gym at 8:15. Ms. Powell will address the students and then the teachers will divide them for remediation.
5. The NCWISE web site has been down all weekend for maintenance so I have been unable to secure the pool of names of students who were enrolled at Speas for 140 days. Once I have done that I can get a picture of our performance regarding AYP in Math and Reading. I did a review of our scores last year and our proficiency numbers for the first administration. Last year, after the 2nd administration, we were 69.9% proficient in Math and 54% proficient in Reading. Currently, after the first administration, we are 63% proficient in Math and 45% proficient in Reading. This 45% does not include the 9 students in grades 3 and 5 who were 1 standard error from Level III. A couple more correct answers on the retest and they will be proficient as well. It appears that we are positioned well to make AYP in reading since we have already reached the 45% level in proficiency. While we have to remove those students who were not enrolled for 140 days, we also have the results of the second administration to add. Math will require diligence but we have 17 students who were 1SE and need only another correct answer or two to be proficient. Getting out of school improvement is within our grasp. We have got to make our students understand this and give their all June 1-4.
7. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
8. Thanks to Ms. Marston and the 3-5 grade teachers for doing such a wonderful job in preparing our testing materials from scanning. We were one of twelve schools with completely clean data. Thanks also to all of you who administered, proctored, or worked alone without your right hands so we could use assistants for testing. It was a long week and we get to do it on a slightly smalled scale June 1-4.
9. There is no doubt that the first requirement for a composer is to be dead.
Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955)
I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up.
Tom Lehrer (1928 - )
Never believe anything until it has been officially denied.
Claud Cockburn (1904 - 1981)
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.
Kurt Vonnegut (1922 - 2007), Mother Night
Friday, May 21, 2010
AM Announcements - May 21
AM Announcements
May 21, 2010
1. Today is Day 166.
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:
Friday: May 21
EOG - Make-up testing
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
b. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
c. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
e. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
f. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Remediation
g. 06/04 - Class Picnics
h. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration; Honor Roll Assembly; Fifth Grade Social
4. All we test today are make-ups. Yippie! We'll have our results this weekend and be ready to start remediation on Monday.
5. The SIT team and K-1 teachers placed the decision to purchase Imagine It for K-1 in my hands yesterday. The discussion was lengthy and many opinions were shared. This was prompted by the fact that we were the only Title-1 school (tiered or non-tiered) that determined not to participate. Sit members can provide you with the full text of the information I presented to them and what precipitated my bringing it back up when SIT had determined not purchased. As a result of their decision and the feelings expressed by K-1 teachers, I have placed the purchase of Imagine It in our prioritized Title-1 plan and will be submitting a purchase order today.
6. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends today.
7. The School Board met last night to discuss budget concerns. This meeting was an attempt to deal with the gulf that exists between the School Board and the County Commissioners regarding school funding. The School Board requested an increase of $600,000 over last year. The County Commissioners countered with a reduction of $4,000,000 from last year's allocation. At this time, according to Fitch Rating Service, the County has approximately $129,000,000 in reserve in fund balance. The commissioners do not seem to be inclined to touch this "rainy day" fund. The following additional cuts discussed last night amounted to approximately $4 million. These were the elimination of elementary foreign language; elimination of all local assistant positions; reduction in theme budgets from $35,000 to $20,000 for all elementary schools; elimination of funding for the WS Symphony and related travel expenses; charging students a fee to play inter-scholastic sports; and reducing the supplement paid to sponsors and coaches since all these items are funded with local money from county taxes. Together these would save approximately $4 million. The commissioners will reconsider the board's request at a meeting on Monday night at 6:00 PM.
8. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
9. This has been a long stressful week. Try to get out of here quickly this afternoon.
10. We will most likely receive testing results tomorrow if our data is clean. At the latest it will be Monday morning at 7:30. Once the information is know we will divide the students into groups and begin remediation. We need everyone to be flexible next week. Student performance for AYP and for Gateways is dependent on the first two administrations so those who will go through the remediation process can still help themselves and the school. Results from the first administration are the only scores used to calculate growth by the state.
11. I am a Marxist--of the Groucho tendency.
Anonymous, French slogan
A thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for.
W. C. Fields (1880 - 1946)
The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
If you can't say anything good about someone, sit right here by me.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884 - 1980)
May 21, 2010
1. Today is Day 166.
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:
Friday: May 21
EOG - Make-up testing
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
b. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
c. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
e. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
f. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Remediation
g. 06/04 - Class Picnics
h. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration; Honor Roll Assembly; Fifth Grade Social
4. All we test today are make-ups. Yippie! We'll have our results this weekend and be ready to start remediation on Monday.
5. The SIT team and K-1 teachers placed the decision to purchase Imagine It for K-1 in my hands yesterday. The discussion was lengthy and many opinions were shared. This was prompted by the fact that we were the only Title-1 school (tiered or non-tiered) that determined not to participate. Sit members can provide you with the full text of the information I presented to them and what precipitated my bringing it back up when SIT had determined not purchased. As a result of their decision and the feelings expressed by K-1 teachers, I have placed the purchase of Imagine It in our prioritized Title-1 plan and will be submitting a purchase order today.
6. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends today.
7. The School Board met last night to discuss budget concerns. This meeting was an attempt to deal with the gulf that exists between the School Board and the County Commissioners regarding school funding. The School Board requested an increase of $600,000 over last year. The County Commissioners countered with a reduction of $4,000,000 from last year's allocation. At this time, according to Fitch Rating Service, the County has approximately $129,000,000 in reserve in fund balance. The commissioners do not seem to be inclined to touch this "rainy day" fund. The following additional cuts discussed last night amounted to approximately $4 million. These were the elimination of elementary foreign language; elimination of all local assistant positions; reduction in theme budgets from $35,000 to $20,000 for all elementary schools; elimination of funding for the WS Symphony and related travel expenses; charging students a fee to play inter-scholastic sports; and reducing the supplement paid to sponsors and coaches since all these items are funded with local money from county taxes. Together these would save approximately $4 million. The commissioners will reconsider the board's request at a meeting on Monday night at 6:00 PM.
8. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
9. This has been a long stressful week. Try to get out of here quickly this afternoon.
10. We will most likely receive testing results tomorrow if our data is clean. At the latest it will be Monday morning at 7:30. Once the information is know we will divide the students into groups and begin remediation. We need everyone to be flexible next week. Student performance for AYP and for Gateways is dependent on the first two administrations so those who will go through the remediation process can still help themselves and the school. Results from the first administration are the only scores used to calculate growth by the state.
11. I am a Marxist--of the Groucho tendency.
Anonymous, French slogan
A thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for.
W. C. Fields (1880 - 1946)
The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
If you can't say anything good about someone, sit right here by me.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884 - 1980)
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
AM Announcements - May 20
AM Announcements
May 20, 2010
1. Today is Day 165.
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:
Thursday: May 20
EOG 3-5 - Math - Calculator Inactive test
Friday: May 21
EOG - Make-up testing
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
b. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
c. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
e. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
f. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Remediation
g. 06/04 - Class Picnics
h. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration; Honor Roll Assembly; Fifth Grade Social
4. Today we take the EOG Math - Calculator Inactive test for all grades 3-5. Please keep your classes quiet in the halls as there will be testing taking place throughout the building. This is the last
5. Ms. Laney has set our students' art work for the The Spring Extravaganza art show at the Old Salem Visitor's Center. You are invited to celebrate the creative work of our students this year. The opening night is Friday, May 21st from 6-8pm. The show runs from May 21st to the 28th.
6. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends tomorrow.
7. I would like to meet with K-1 teachers immediately following dismissal regrading Imagine It, the SIT decision and some new information. I would like SIT members to attend as well.
8. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
9. Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?
Edgar Bergen (1903 - 1978), (Charlie McCarthy)
'So you think "I'm" the murderer? What do I have to do to convince you that I'm not, be the next victim?'
'Well, that would be a start.'
Peter Stone, Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in "Charade", 1963
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 can't understand it. I can't even understand the people who can understand it.
Queen Juliana (1909 - 2004), of the Netherlands
May 20, 2010
1. Today is Day 165.
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:
Thursday: May 20
EOG 3-5 - Math - Calculator Inactive test
Friday: May 21
EOG - Make-up testing
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
b. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
c. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
e. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
f. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Remediation
g. 06/04 - Class Picnics
h. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration; Honor Roll Assembly; Fifth Grade Social
4. Today we take the EOG Math - Calculator Inactive test for all grades 3-5. Please keep your classes quiet in the halls as there will be testing taking place throughout the building. This is the last
5. Ms. Laney has set our students' art work for the The Spring Extravaganza art show at the Old Salem Visitor's Center. You are invited to celebrate the creative work of our students this year. The opening night is Friday, May 21st from 6-8pm. The show runs from May 21st to the 28th.
6. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends tomorrow.
7. I would like to meet with K-1 teachers immediately following dismissal regrading Imagine It, the SIT decision and some new information. I would like SIT members to attend as well.
8. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
9. Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?
Edgar Bergen (1903 - 1978), (Charlie McCarthy)
'So you think "I'm" the murderer? What do I have to do to convince you that I'm not, be the next victim?'
'Well, that would be a start.'
Peter Stone, Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in "Charade", 1963
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 can't understand it. I can't even understand the people who can understand it.
Queen Juliana (1909 - 2004), of the Netherlands
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
AM Announcements - May 19
AM Announcements
May 19, 2010
1. Today is Day 164.
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: May 19
EOG 3-5 - Math - Calculator Active test
Thursday: May 20
EOG 3-5 - Math - Calculator Inactive test
Friday: May 21
EOG - Make-up testing
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
b. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
c. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
e. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
f. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Remediation
g. 06/04 - Class Picnics
h. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration; Honor Roll Assembly; Fifth Grade Social
4. Today we take the EOG Math - Calculator Act test for all grades 3-5. Please keep your classes quiet in the halls as there will be testing taking place throughout the building.
5. The Spring Extravaganza art show is fast approaching. The exhibit will be held again this year at the Old Salem Visitor's Center. You are invited to celebrate the creative work of our students this year. The opening night is Friday, May 21st from 6-8pm. The show will run from May 21st to the 28th.
6. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends this Friday, May 21, 2010.
7. The SIT Team made a number of decisions yesterday. Among these are the following:
a. They determined not to buy the Imagine It reading program at this time.
b. To continue to fund the Technology Coordinator's position as a Certified position using Theme money.
c. To maintain funding for the 3.2 positions using a combination of Title-1 funds and other allocations.
Be sure to talk with your representative and check out the minutes on the Shared Volume.
8. The following information was sent to Curriculum Coordinators, Assistant Principals and Principals last night around 9:00 PM. It came from Charlene Davis, Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education. It may directly impact some of the decisions SIT made in the previous paragraph:
If you have been keeping up with the news, you may be aware that there will be further budget cuts. The theme budgets may be cut to $20,000 for each school and foreign language may be cut completely. We will keep you informed as changes are made.
Should these cuts become reality, it would almost certainly mean that we would lose personnel through the surplus process or non renewal of contracts. The number would be dependent on the specific amount of the cuts. It would also mean that there would be shifting of positions in order to place the appropriate people in the remaining positions.
9. If you have not completed the survey from WSSU regarding Gang Activity please do it today before you go home. This is a system-wide survey. Thanks in advance for your response.
10. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
You may click on the above address or copy and paste it into your favorites. Please continue to express your feelings regarding organization and structure for next year. This is valuable information for SIT. As noted above we may have to make a number of unanticipated changes and we need the opinions of all staff members.
12. The following addresses can be used for "Thank You" notes for the book give away last Friday:
American Association of University Women (First three (3) names)
Janice Imgrund
340 Ja-Mar Dr.
Kernersville, NC 27284
Norma Bernhardt
3919 Hampton Road
Clemmons, NC 27012
Marilyn Cardwell
2216 Elgin Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
City of Winston-Salem, Parks and Recreation Department
Ronald Beverly
City of Winston-Salem
Recreation & Parks Department
P.O.Box 2511,
Winston-Salem, NC 27102-2511
Dan R. Ariail
City of Winston-Salem
Recreation & Parks Department
Polo Park Recreation Center
1850 W. Polo Rd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
13. The trouble with jogging is that the ice falls out of your glass.
Martin Mull (1943 - )
I have always felt that a politician is to be judged by the animosities he excites among his opponents.
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear.
Ferdinand Foch (1851 - 1929)
It was enough to make a body ashamed of the human race.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
May 19, 2010
1. Today is Day 164.
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: May 19
EOG 3-5 - Math - Calculator Active test
Thursday: May 20
EOG 3-5 - Math - Calculator Inactive test
Friday: May 21
EOG - Make-up testing
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
b. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
c. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
e. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
f. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Remediation
g. 06/04 - Class Picnics
h. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration; Honor Roll Assembly; Fifth Grade Social
4. Today we take the EOG Math - Calculator Act test for all grades 3-5. Please keep your classes quiet in the halls as there will be testing taking place throughout the building.
5. The Spring Extravaganza art show is fast approaching. The exhibit will be held again this year at the Old Salem Visitor's Center. You are invited to celebrate the creative work of our students this year. The opening night is Friday, May 21st from 6-8pm. The show will run from May 21st to the 28th.
6. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends this Friday, May 21, 2010.
7. The SIT Team made a number of decisions yesterday. Among these are the following:
a. They determined not to buy the Imagine It reading program at this time.
b. To continue to fund the Technology Coordinator's position as a Certified position using Theme money.
c. To maintain funding for the 3.2 positions using a combination of Title-1 funds and other allocations.
Be sure to talk with your representative and check out the minutes on the Shared Volume.
8. The following information was sent to Curriculum Coordinators, Assistant Principals and Principals last night around 9:00 PM. It came from Charlene Davis, Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education. It may directly impact some of the decisions SIT made in the previous paragraph:
If you have been keeping up with the news, you may be aware that there will be further budget cuts. The theme budgets may be cut to $20,000 for each school and foreign language may be cut completely. We will keep you informed as changes are made.
Should these cuts become reality, it would almost certainly mean that we would lose personnel through the surplus process or non renewal of contracts. The number would be dependent on the specific amount of the cuts. It would also mean that there would be shifting of positions in order to place the appropriate people in the remaining positions.
9. If you have not completed the survey from WSSU regarding Gang Activity please do it today before you go home. This is a system-wide survey. Thanks in advance for your response.
10. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
You may click on the above address or copy and paste it into your favorites. Please continue to express your feelings regarding organization and structure for next year. This is valuable information for SIT. As noted above we may have to make a number of unanticipated changes and we need the opinions of all staff members.
12. The following addresses can be used for "Thank You" notes for the book give away last Friday:
American Association of University Women (First three (3) names)
Janice Imgrund
340 Ja-Mar Dr.
Kernersville, NC 27284
Norma Bernhardt
3919 Hampton Road
Clemmons, NC 27012
Marilyn Cardwell
2216 Elgin Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
City of Winston-Salem, Parks and Recreation Department
Ronald Beverly
City of Winston-Salem
Recreation & Parks Department
P.O.Box 2511,
Winston-Salem, NC 27102-2511
Dan R. Ariail
City of Winston-Salem
Recreation & Parks Department
Polo Park Recreation Center
1850 W. Polo Rd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
13. The trouble with jogging is that the ice falls out of your glass.
Martin Mull (1943 - )
I have always felt that a politician is to be judged by the animosities he excites among his opponents.
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear.
Ferdinand Foch (1851 - 1929)
It was enough to make a body ashamed of the human race.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Monday, May 17, 2010
AM Announcements - May 18
AM Announcements
May 18, 2010
1. Today is Day 163.
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: May 18
EOG 3-5 - Reading test
SIT meeting - 2:40-4:00
Wednesday: May 19
EOG 3-5 - Math - Calculator Active test
Thursday: May 20
EOG 3-5 - Math - Calculator Inactive test
Friday: May 21
EOG - Make-up testing
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
b. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
c. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
e. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
f. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Remediation
g. 06/04 - Class Picnics
h. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration; Honor Roll Assembly; Fifth Grade Social
4. Today we take the EOG Reading tests for all grades 3-5. Please keep your classes quiet in the halls as there will be testing taking place throughout the building.
5. The Spring Extravaganza art show is fast approaching. The exhibit will be held again this year at the Old Salem Visitor's Center. You are invited to celebrate the creative work of our students this year. The opening night is Friday, May 21st from 6-8pm. The show will run from May 21st to the 28th.
6. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends this Friday, May 21, 2010.
7. The SIT Team meets today at 2:40 in the media center to discuss and decide about budget and staffing for next year. Please make sure you have communicated with your representatives regarding your priorities and wishes. The Imagine It reading series is now optional
8. I will get a count on the Parent Surveys from Ms. Rhodes today and we'll have cookies tomorrow for those who brought them in.
9. Yesterday you received a survey from WSSU regarding Gang Activity. This is a system-wide survey. Please take a few moments to complete your survey and return it to Ms. Rhodes today before you leave. Thanks in advance for your response.
10. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
You may click on the above address or copy and paste it into your favorites.
12. The following addresses can be used for "Thank You" notes for the book give away last Friday:
American Association of University Women (First three (3) names)
Janice Imgrund
340 Ja-Mar Dr.
Kernersville, NC 27284
Norma Bernhardt
3919 Hampton Road
Clemmons, NC 27012
Marilyn Cardwell
2216 Elgin Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
City of Winston-Salem, Parks and Recreation Department
Ronald Beverly
City of Winston-Salem
Recreation & Parks Department
P.O.Box 2511,
Winston-Salem, NC 27102-2511
Dan R. Ariail
City of Winston-Salem
Recreation & Parks Department
Polo Park Recreation Center
1850 W. Polo Rd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
13. Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger.
Franklin P. Jones
What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes!
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 - 1799)
Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.
Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992)
A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), Parents and Children (1914) "Children's Happiness"
May 18, 2010
1. Today is Day 163.
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: May 18
EOG 3-5 - Reading test
SIT meeting - 2:40-4:00
Wednesday: May 19
EOG 3-5 - Math - Calculator Active test
Thursday: May 20
EOG 3-5 - Math - Calculator Inactive test
Friday: May 21
EOG - Make-up testing
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
b. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
c. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
e. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
f. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Remediation
g. 06/04 - Class Picnics
h. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration; Honor Roll Assembly; Fifth Grade Social
4. Today we take the EOG Reading tests for all grades 3-5. Please keep your classes quiet in the halls as there will be testing taking place throughout the building.
5. The Spring Extravaganza art show is fast approaching. The exhibit will be held again this year at the Old Salem Visitor's Center. You are invited to celebrate the creative work of our students this year. The opening night is Friday, May 21st from 6-8pm. The show will run from May 21st to the 28th.
6. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends this Friday, May 21, 2010.
7. The SIT Team meets today at 2:40 in the media center to discuss and decide about budget and staffing for next year. Please make sure you have communicated with your representatives regarding your priorities and wishes. The Imagine It reading series is now optional
8. I will get a count on the Parent Surveys from Ms. Rhodes today and we'll have cookies tomorrow for those who brought them in.
9. Yesterday you received a survey from WSSU regarding Gang Activity. This is a system-wide survey. Please take a few moments to complete your survey and return it to Ms. Rhodes today before you leave. Thanks in advance for your response.
10. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
You may click on the above address or copy and paste it into your favorites.
12. The following addresses can be used for "Thank You" notes for the book give away last Friday:
American Association of University Women (First three (3) names)
Janice Imgrund
340 Ja-Mar Dr.
Kernersville, NC 27284
Norma Bernhardt
3919 Hampton Road
Clemmons, NC 27012
Marilyn Cardwell
2216 Elgin Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
City of Winston-Salem, Parks and Recreation Department
Ronald Beverly
City of Winston-Salem
Recreation & Parks Department
P.O.Box 2511,
Winston-Salem, NC 27102-2511
Dan R. Ariail
City of Winston-Salem
Recreation & Parks Department
Polo Park Recreation Center
1850 W. Polo Rd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
13. Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger.
Franklin P. Jones
What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes!
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 - 1799)
Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.
Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992)
A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), Parents and Children (1914) "Children's Happiness"
Sunday, May 16, 2010
AM Announcements - May 17
AM Announcements
May 17, 2010
1. Today is Day 162.
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: May 17
EOG - Fifth Grade Science test
Tuesday: May 18
EOG 3-5 - Reading test
SIT meeting - 2:40-4:00
Wednesday: May 19
EOG 3-5 - Math - Calculator Active test
Thursday: May 20
EOG 3-5 - Math - Calculator Inactive test
Friday: May 21
EOG - Make-up testing
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
b. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
c. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
e. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
f. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Remediation
g. 06/04 - Class Picnics
h. 06/10 - Fifth Grade Celebration; Honor Roll Assembly; Fifth Grade Social
4. Today we take the 5th Grade EOG Science test. Tomorrow, everything cranks up with Reading tests for all grades 3-5. Please keep your classes quiet in the halls as there will be testing taking place throughout the building.
Please remember the following:
A. Staff members, whether administrators or proctors, should turn off all cell phones and they should remain off until the test is complete and the materials have been turned in to Ms. Marston.
B. All materials on walls must be covered and/or taken down
C. Both the administrator and proctor must be circulating throughout the entire room continuously during the test
D. Administrators and proctors cannot bring food, drinks, books or magazines to eat/read during the administration of the test
E. Students with accommodations must be monitored to determine if they are, in fact, using the accommodations. The results of their monitoring must be entered on the Accommodation Monitoring forms for each student.
F. NCDPI and the WS/FCS Testing and Accountability Department will be conducting audits in the schools to ensure that testing is being done according to the manual. Therefore, do not deviate from the manual.
G. Make sure that when you write the time you begin testing; the duration of the test; and the times for breaks and/or the end of the test are clearly visible to the students and from the door to your classroom. We check these times throughout the test and need to be able to see them clearly from the door. Please check your time calculations. Every test day, we have at least one room that lists an incorrect time on the board and either gives too much or too little time which must be corrected.
H. When in doubt ASK. We want to avoid testing irregularities and misadministrations. Therefore, ASK before you act.
6. The Spring Extravaganza art show is fast approaching. The exhibit will be held again this year at the Old Salem Visitor's Center. You are invited to celebrate the creative work of our students this year. The opening night is Friday, May 21st from 6-8pm. The show will run from May 21st to the 28th.
7. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends this Friday, May 21, 2010.
8. We will be doing summative evaluations for ILT's, Probationary teachers and individuals whose cycle ends this year. We will do the remaining individuals in the following weeks.
9. Remember to keep a list of students who return their Parent Surveys.
10. A survey from WSSU regarding Gang Activity. This is a system-wide survey. Please take a few moments to complete your survey and return it to Ms. Rhodes by tomorrow, Tuesday, before you leave. Thanks in advance for your response.
11. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
You may click on the above address or copy and paste it into your favorites.
12. Last night somebody broke into my apartment and replaced everything with exact duplicates... When I pointed it out to my roommate, he said, 'Do I know you?'
Steven Wright (1955 - )
1. Never tell everything at once.
Ken Venturi, Ken Venturi's Two Great Rules of Life
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955), (attributed)
May 17, 2010
1. Today is Day 162.
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: May 17
EOG - Fifth Grade Science test
Tuesday: May 18
EOG 3-5 - Reading test
SIT meeting - 2:40-4:00
Wednesday: May 19
EOG 3-5 - Math - Calculator Active test
Thursday: May 20
EOG 3-5 - Math - Calculator Inactive test
Friday: May 21
EOG - Make-up testing
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
b. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
c. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
e. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
f. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Remediation
g. 06/04 - Class Picnics
h. 06/10 - Fifth Grade Celebration; Honor Roll Assembly; Fifth Grade Social
4. Today we take the 5th Grade EOG Science test. Tomorrow, everything cranks up with Reading tests for all grades 3-5. Please keep your classes quiet in the halls as there will be testing taking place throughout the building.
Please remember the following:
A. Staff members, whether administrators or proctors, should turn off all cell phones and they should remain off until the test is complete and the materials have been turned in to Ms. Marston.
B. All materials on walls must be covered and/or taken down
C. Both the administrator and proctor must be circulating throughout the entire room continuously during the test
D. Administrators and proctors cannot bring food, drinks, books or magazines to eat/read during the administration of the test
E. Students with accommodations must be monitored to determine if they are, in fact, using the accommodations. The results of their monitoring must be entered on the Accommodation Monitoring forms for each student.
F. NCDPI and the WS/FCS Testing and Accountability Department will be conducting audits in the schools to ensure that testing is being done according to the manual. Therefore, do not deviate from the manual.
G. Make sure that when you write the time you begin testing; the duration of the test; and the times for breaks and/or the end of the test are clearly visible to the students and from the door to your classroom. We check these times throughout the test and need to be able to see them clearly from the door. Please check your time calculations. Every test day, we have at least one room that lists an incorrect time on the board and either gives too much or too little time which must be corrected.
H. When in doubt ASK. We want to avoid testing irregularities and misadministrations. Therefore, ASK before you act.
6. The Spring Extravaganza art show is fast approaching. The exhibit will be held again this year at the Old Salem Visitor's Center. You are invited to celebrate the creative work of our students this year. The opening night is Friday, May 21st from 6-8pm. The show will run from May 21st to the 28th.
7. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends this Friday, May 21, 2010.
8. We will be doing summative evaluations for ILT's, Probationary teachers and individuals whose cycle ends this year. We will do the remaining individuals in the following weeks.
9. Remember to keep a list of students who return their Parent Surveys.
10. A survey from WSSU regarding Gang Activity. This is a system-wide survey. Please take a few moments to complete your survey and return it to Ms. Rhodes by tomorrow, Tuesday, before you leave. Thanks in advance for your response.
11. The address of the blog for staff comment on the information presented to SIT last Tuesday is:
http://2010-11organizationstructureb.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-2011-structure-organization-and.html
You may click on the above address or copy and paste it into your favorites.
12. Last night somebody broke into my apartment and replaced everything with exact duplicates... When I pointed it out to my roommate, he said, 'Do I know you?'
Steven Wright (1955 - )
1. Never tell everything at once.
Ken Venturi, Ken Venturi's Two Great Rules of Life
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955), (attributed)
Friday, May 14, 2010
AM Announcements - May 14
AM Announcements
May 14, 2010
1. Today is Day 161.
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:
Friday 14
Dollar Dress Down Day
EOG - Background information
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Book Distribution - Dan Arial (Polo Park Recreation Center) - 9:00
Fifth Grade Pen Pal Luncheon - Golden Corral - 10:45
Saturday: May 15
Student Council Yard and Used Book Sale - 7:30-1:00 PM
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/17-05/21 - EOG Testing
b. 05/24 - Interim Reports go home
c. 05/24-05/28 - Remediation Period for Level I/II students
d. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
e. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
f. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
g. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
h. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
4. Well, today begins the process that the entire year has pointed to. You have all worked hard and supported our students. Now they have to stand on their own feet and show what they know. There is nothing you can do this weekend, so take some time for yourself and relax. Monday begins the actual testing. Know that you have done your best. I did a sweep of all testing rooms this morning and found just a few things. Remove all essential questions; problems you've worked out on the board; items on bulletin boards that have anything to do with reading, math, or science (fifth only). If you are in doubt, take it down today before school. I'll sweep again looking for the specific thing I noted.
5. Please remember the following:
A. Staff members, whether administrators or proctors, should turn off all cell phones and they should remain off until the test is complete and the materials have been turned in to Ms. Marston.
B. All materials on walls must be covered and/or taken down
C. Both the administrator and proctor must be circulating throughout the entire room continuously during the test
D. Administrators and proctors cannot bring food, drinks, books or magazines to eat/read during the administration of the test
E. Students with accommodations must be monitored to determine if they are, in fact, using the accommodations. The results of their monitoring must be entered on the Accommodation Monitoring forms for each student.
F. NCDPI and the WS/FCS Testing and Accountability Department will be conducting audits in the schools to ensure that testing is being done according to the manual. Therefore, do not deviate from the manual.
G. Make sure that when you write the time you begin testing; the duration of the test; and the times for breaks and/or the end of the test are clearly visible to the students and from the door to your classroom. We check these times throughout the test and need to be able to see them clearly from the door. Please check your time calculations. Every test day, we have at least one room that lists an incorrect time on the board and either gives too much or too little time which must be corrected.
H. When in doubt ASK. We want to avoid testing irregularities and misadministrations. Therefore, ASK before you act.
6. I will be off campus all afternoon.
7. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends May 21, 2010.
8. I will be off campus all day today after 10:45.
9. Remember to keep a list of students who return their Parent Surveys.
10. As of yesterday morning, Speas had only 2 parents respond to the WS/FCS Parent Survey on-line. The highest elementary school had only 12. Many schools were not listed since they had no responses.Most schools had 1-3.
11. Dan Arial from the Polo Park Recreation Center will be here at 9:00 with ladies from several groups he works with. They will be distributing books to all students. They have already divided the books up and they will be bagged. They will come by each classroom and drop off the books for that class. It should only take a few minutes. All entry of survey data for grades 3-5 should be complete by that time. If it is not, we won't send them down until it is.
12. There are several meetings downtown that staff will be off campus for this morning. These include a MOVE meeting at 8:00 and a meeting with an Assistant Secretary of Education regarding Federal priorities and Safe Schools at 10:00.
13. The fifth grade will be leaving at 10:45 to go to Golden Corral at Hanes Mall for their annual luncheon with their Pen Pals. Ms. Powell will be driving the bus.
14. It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.
Pierre Beaumarchais (1732 - 1799)
A waist is a terrible thing to mind.
Jane Caminos
There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.
Richard Feynman (1918 - 1988)
Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.
Peter Ustinov (1921 - 2004)
May 14, 2010
1. Today is Day 161.
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:
Friday 14
Dollar Dress Down Day
EOG - Background information
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Book Distribution - Dan Arial (Polo Park Recreation Center) - 9:00
Fifth Grade Pen Pal Luncheon - Golden Corral - 10:45
Saturday: May 15
Student Council Yard and Used Book Sale - 7:30-1:00 PM
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/17-05/21 - EOG Testing
b. 05/24 - Interim Reports go home
c. 05/24-05/28 - Remediation Period for Level I/II students
d. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
e. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
f. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
g. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
h. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
4. Well, today begins the process that the entire year has pointed to. You have all worked hard and supported our students. Now they have to stand on their own feet and show what they know. There is nothing you can do this weekend, so take some time for yourself and relax. Monday begins the actual testing. Know that you have done your best. I did a sweep of all testing rooms this morning and found just a few things. Remove all essential questions; problems you've worked out on the board; items on bulletin boards that have anything to do with reading, math, or science (fifth only). If you are in doubt, take it down today before school. I'll sweep again looking for the specific thing I noted.
5. Please remember the following:
A. Staff members, whether administrators or proctors, should turn off all cell phones and they should remain off until the test is complete and the materials have been turned in to Ms. Marston.
B. All materials on walls must be covered and/or taken down
C. Both the administrator and proctor must be circulating throughout the entire room continuously during the test
D. Administrators and proctors cannot bring food, drinks, books or magazines to eat/read during the administration of the test
E. Students with accommodations must be monitored to determine if they are, in fact, using the accommodations. The results of their monitoring must be entered on the Accommodation Monitoring forms for each student.
F. NCDPI and the WS/FCS Testing and Accountability Department will be conducting audits in the schools to ensure that testing is being done according to the manual. Therefore, do not deviate from the manual.
G. Make sure that when you write the time you begin testing; the duration of the test; and the times for breaks and/or the end of the test are clearly visible to the students and from the door to your classroom. We check these times throughout the test and need to be able to see them clearly from the door. Please check your time calculations. Every test day, we have at least one room that lists an incorrect time on the board and either gives too much or too little time which must be corrected.
H. When in doubt ASK. We want to avoid testing irregularities and misadministrations. Therefore, ASK before you act.
6. I will be off campus all afternoon.
7. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends May 21, 2010.
8. I will be off campus all day today after 10:45.
9. Remember to keep a list of students who return their Parent Surveys.
10. As of yesterday morning, Speas had only 2 parents respond to the WS/FCS Parent Survey on-line. The highest elementary school had only 12. Many schools were not listed since they had no responses.Most schools had 1-3.
11. Dan Arial from the Polo Park Recreation Center will be here at 9:00 with ladies from several groups he works with. They will be distributing books to all students. They have already divided the books up and they will be bagged. They will come by each classroom and drop off the books for that class. It should only take a few minutes. All entry of survey data for grades 3-5 should be complete by that time. If it is not, we won't send them down until it is.
12. There are several meetings downtown that staff will be off campus for this morning. These include a MOVE meeting at 8:00 and a meeting with an Assistant Secretary of Education regarding Federal priorities and Safe Schools at 10:00.
13. The fifth grade will be leaving at 10:45 to go to Golden Corral at Hanes Mall for their annual luncheon with their Pen Pals. Ms. Powell will be driving the bus.
14. It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.
Pierre Beaumarchais (1732 - 1799)
A waist is a terrible thing to mind.
Jane Caminos
There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.
Richard Feynman (1918 - 1988)
Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.
Peter Ustinov (1921 - 2004)
Thursday, May 13, 2010
AM Announcements - May 13
AM Announcements
May 13, 2010
1. Today is Day 160.
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:
Thursday: May 13
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:15-4:00 - Reichert off-campus
4th grade Field Trip to Hiddenite - 7:00-1:30 PM
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Friday: May 14
Dollar Dress Down Day
EOG - Background information
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Book Distribution - Dan Arial (Polo Park Recreation Center) - 9:00
Saturday: May 15
Student Council Yard and Used Book Sale - 7:30-1:00 PM
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/17-05/21 - EOG Testing
b. 05/24 - Interim Reports go home
c. 05/24-05/28 - Remediation Period for Level I/II students
d. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
e. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
f. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
g. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
h. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
4. Please remember the following:
A. Staff members, whether administrators or proctors, should turn off all cell phones and they should remain off until the test is complete and the materials have been turned in to Ms. Marston.
B. All materials on walls must be covered and/or taken down
C. Both the administrator and proctor must be circulating throughout the entire room continuously during the test
D. Administrators and proctors cannot bring food, drinks, books or magazines to eat/read during the administration of the test
E. Students with accommodations must be monitored to determine if they are, in fact, using the accommodations. The results of their monitoring must be entered on the Accommodation Monitoring forms for each student.
F. NCDPI and the WS/FCS Testing and Accountability Department will be conducting audits in the schools to ensure that testing is being done according to the manual. Therefore, do not deviate from the manual.
G. Make sure that when you write the time you begin testing; the duration of the test; and the times for breaks and/or the end of the test are clearly visible to the students and from the door to your classroom. We check these times throughout the test and need to be able to see them clearly from the door. Please check your time calculations. Every test day, we have at least one room that lists an incorrect time on the board and either gives too much or too little time which must be corrected.
H. When in doubt ASK. We want to avoid testing irregularities and misadministrations. Therefore, ASK before you act.
5. I solicited information from Dr. Sheehan and Dr. Costello yesterday regarding the Imagine It program. It appears that I was confused regarding which schools were involved. Dr. Martin did not mention in his presentation that this program was only for Title-1 schools and therefore I assumed that it was for all elementary schools. At the point where he made the announcement, however, only Title-1 principals were in the room. The program is mandatory for all Tier I and II schools. Speas is a Tier III school. It is not required that we purchase it, even though it is recommended. If we purchase it, it will further reduce the money we have available for personnel to 1.1 positions down from 1.65. If we don't purchase it our students, both entering from other schools and departing for other schools will be a disadvantage because they will not have had the same instruction as other students. More for everyone to think about. I will be discussing the matter further with Dr. Sheehan and Dr. Costello at today's Elementary Principals' meeting.
6. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends May 21, 2010.
7. I will be off campus all day today in an Elementary Principals' meeting dealing with scheduling.
8. Remember to keep a list of students who return their Parent Surveys.
9. Congratulations are in order for Ms. Larson. Not only did she acquit herself well before the senators, Linda Garrou included, but also was taken to meet Governor Perdue. Great job representing our teachers, Speas, and WS/FCS!
10. Fourth Grade is off campus today in Hiddenite.
11. Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet?
Lily Tomlin (1939 - )
If you put tomfoolery into a computer, nothing comes out of it but tomfoolery. But this tomfoolery, having passed through a very expensive machine, is somehow ennobled and no-one dares criticize it.
Pierre Gallois
The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet.
William Gibson (1948 - )
Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love.
Charles M. Schulz (1922 - 2000), Charlie Brown in "Peanuts"
May 13, 2010
1. Today is Day 160.
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:
Thursday: May 13
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:15-4:00 - Reichert off-campus
4th grade Field Trip to Hiddenite - 7:00-1:30 PM
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Friday: May 14
Dollar Dress Down Day
EOG - Background information
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Book Distribution - Dan Arial (Polo Park Recreation Center) - 9:00
Saturday: May 15
Student Council Yard and Used Book Sale - 7:30-1:00 PM
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/17-05/21 - EOG Testing
b. 05/24 - Interim Reports go home
c. 05/24-05/28 - Remediation Period for Level I/II students
d. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
e. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
f. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
g. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
h. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
4. Please remember the following:
A. Staff members, whether administrators or proctors, should turn off all cell phones and they should remain off until the test is complete and the materials have been turned in to Ms. Marston.
B. All materials on walls must be covered and/or taken down
C. Both the administrator and proctor must be circulating throughout the entire room continuously during the test
D. Administrators and proctors cannot bring food, drinks, books or magazines to eat/read during the administration of the test
E. Students with accommodations must be monitored to determine if they are, in fact, using the accommodations. The results of their monitoring must be entered on the Accommodation Monitoring forms for each student.
F. NCDPI and the WS/FCS Testing and Accountability Department will be conducting audits in the schools to ensure that testing is being done according to the manual. Therefore, do not deviate from the manual.
G. Make sure that when you write the time you begin testing; the duration of the test; and the times for breaks and/or the end of the test are clearly visible to the students and from the door to your classroom. We check these times throughout the test and need to be able to see them clearly from the door. Please check your time calculations. Every test day, we have at least one room that lists an incorrect time on the board and either gives too much or too little time which must be corrected.
H. When in doubt ASK. We want to avoid testing irregularities and misadministrations. Therefore, ASK before you act.
5. I solicited information from Dr. Sheehan and Dr. Costello yesterday regarding the Imagine It program. It appears that I was confused regarding which schools were involved. Dr. Martin did not mention in his presentation that this program was only for Title-1 schools and therefore I assumed that it was for all elementary schools. At the point where he made the announcement, however, only Title-1 principals were in the room. The program is mandatory for all Tier I and II schools. Speas is a Tier III school. It is not required that we purchase it, even though it is recommended. If we purchase it, it will further reduce the money we have available for personnel to 1.1 positions down from 1.65. If we don't purchase it our students, both entering from other schools and departing for other schools will be a disadvantage because they will not have had the same instruction as other students. More for everyone to think about. I will be discussing the matter further with Dr. Sheehan and Dr. Costello at today's Elementary Principals' meeting.
6. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends May 21, 2010.
7. I will be off campus all day today in an Elementary Principals' meeting dealing with scheduling.
8. Remember to keep a list of students who return their Parent Surveys.
9. Congratulations are in order for Ms. Larson. Not only did she acquit herself well before the senators, Linda Garrou included, but also was taken to meet Governor Perdue. Great job representing our teachers, Speas, and WS/FCS!
10. Fourth Grade is off campus today in Hiddenite.
11. Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet?
Lily Tomlin (1939 - )
If you put tomfoolery into a computer, nothing comes out of it but tomfoolery. But this tomfoolery, having passed through a very expensive machine, is somehow ennobled and no-one dares criticize it.
Pierre Gallois
The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet.
William Gibson (1948 - )
Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love.
Charles M. Schulz (1922 - 2000), Charlie Brown in "Peanuts"
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
AM Announcements - May 12
AM Announcements
May 12, 2010
1. Today is Day 159.
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: May 12
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Thursday: May 13
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:15-12:00 - Reichert off-campus
4th grade Field Trip to Hiddenite - 7:00-1:30 PM
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Friday: May 14
Dollar Dress Down Day
EOG - Background information
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Book Distribution - Dan Arial (Polo Park Recreation Center) - 9:00
Saturday: May 15
Student Council Yard and Used Book Sale - 7:30-1:00 PM
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/17-05/21 - EOG Testing
b. 05/24 - Interim Reports go home
c. 05/24-05/28 - Remediation Period for Level I/II students
d. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
e. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
f. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
g. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
h. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
4. As we approach the testing period next week, there are a few things we need to review just in case some may have forgotten.
A. Staff members, whether administrators or proctors, should turn off all cell phones and they should remain off until the test is complete and the materials have been turned in to Ms. Marston.
B. All materials on walls must be covered and/or taken down
C. Both the administrator and proctor must be circulating throughout the entire room continuously during the test
D. Administrators and proctors cannot bring food, drinks, books or magazines to eat/read during the administration of the test
E. Students with accomodations must be monitored to determine if they are, in fact, using the accomodations. The results of their monitoring must be entered on the Accomodation Monitoring forms for each student.
F. NCDPI and the WS/FCS Testing and Accountability Department will be conducting audits in the schools to ensure that testing is being done according to the manual. Therefore, do not deviate from the manual.
G. Make sure that when you write the time you begin testing; the duration of the test; and the times for breaks and/or the end of the test are clearly visible to the students and from the door to your classroom. We check these times throughout the test and need to be able to see them clearly from the door. Please check your time calculations. Every test day, we have at least one room that lists an incorrect time on the board and either gives too much or ltoo little time which must be corrected.
H. When in doubt ASK. We want to avoid testing irregularities and misadministrations. Therefore, ASK before you act.
I. General Information:
Retest scores COUNT in performance composites for ABC's and AYP. The state takes the original or the restest, whichever is higher. Retests DO NOT COUNT in growth under the ABC's. Only the original score is used.
There will be no growth component for Grade 3 this year since there was no pretest.
EOG Science in grade 5 counts in the performance composite for ABC's but not in AYP.
5. Ms. Childers sent around information about the Scholastic Book Fairs Warehouse Sale. Below is additional information :
Wednesday 05/12/2010 - Saturday 05/22/2010
*PO Day* Wednesday - May 12th - 9a-7p
Thursday & Friday May 13th-14th 9a-7p
Monday-Friday May17th-21st 9a-5p
Saturdays May 15th & May 22nd 9a-3p
6. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends May 21, 2010.
7. I received an e-mail from Meg Sheehan late yeasterday afternoon. It has changed the picture of our Title-1 allotment. Please continue to think about the things discussed in SIT. AS soon as I get a clarification I will put out an e-mail to everyone spelling out the changes from what I reviewed with you. This threw me for a loop and can have a positive impact on our financial situation or a negative impact depending on what I find out. Hang with me.
8. Remember to keep a list of students who return their Parent Surveys.
9. The conception of two people living together for twenty-five years without having a cross word suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep.
Alan Patrick Herbert
CNN is one of the participants in the war. I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected president but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power.
Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - )
Science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common sense rounded out and minutely articulated.
George Santayana (1863 - 1952)
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
Hunter S. Thompson (1939 - 2005)
May 12, 2010
1. Today is Day 159.
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: May 12
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Thursday: May 13
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:15-12:00 - Reichert off-campus
4th grade Field Trip to Hiddenite - 7:00-1:30 PM
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Friday: May 14
Dollar Dress Down Day
EOG - Background information
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Book Distribution - Dan Arial (Polo Park Recreation Center) - 9:00
Saturday: May 15
Student Council Yard and Used Book Sale - 7:30-1:00 PM
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/17-05/21 - EOG Testing
b. 05/24 - Interim Reports go home
c. 05/24-05/28 - Remediation Period for Level I/II students
d. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
e. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
f. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
g. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
h. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
4. As we approach the testing period next week, there are a few things we need to review just in case some may have forgotten.
A. Staff members, whether administrators or proctors, should turn off all cell phones and they should remain off until the test is complete and the materials have been turned in to Ms. Marston.
B. All materials on walls must be covered and/or taken down
C. Both the administrator and proctor must be circulating throughout the entire room continuously during the test
D. Administrators and proctors cannot bring food, drinks, books or magazines to eat/read during the administration of the test
E. Students with accomodations must be monitored to determine if they are, in fact, using the accomodations. The results of their monitoring must be entered on the Accomodation Monitoring forms for each student.
F. NCDPI and the WS/FCS Testing and Accountability Department will be conducting audits in the schools to ensure that testing is being done according to the manual. Therefore, do not deviate from the manual.
G. Make sure that when you write the time you begin testing; the duration of the test; and the times for breaks and/or the end of the test are clearly visible to the students and from the door to your classroom. We check these times throughout the test and need to be able to see them clearly from the door. Please check your time calculations. Every test day, we have at least one room that lists an incorrect time on the board and either gives too much or ltoo little time which must be corrected.
H. When in doubt ASK. We want to avoid testing irregularities and misadministrations. Therefore, ASK before you act.
I. General Information:
Retest scores COUNT in performance composites for ABC's and AYP. The state takes the original or the restest, whichever is higher. Retests DO NOT COUNT in growth under the ABC's. Only the original score is used.
There will be no growth component for Grade 3 this year since there was no pretest.
EOG Science in grade 5 counts in the performance composite for ABC's but not in AYP.
5. Ms. Childers sent around information about the Scholastic Book Fairs Warehouse Sale. Below is additional information :
Wednesday 05/12/2010 - Saturday 05/22/2010
*PO Day* Wednesday - May 12th - 9a-7p
Thursday & Friday May 13th-14th 9a-7p
Monday-Friday May17th-21st 9a-5p
Saturdays May 15th & May 22nd 9a-3p
6. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends May 21, 2010.
7. I received an e-mail from Meg Sheehan late yeasterday afternoon. It has changed the picture of our Title-1 allotment. Please continue to think about the things discussed in SIT. AS soon as I get a clarification I will put out an e-mail to everyone spelling out the changes from what I reviewed with you. This threw me for a loop and can have a positive impact on our financial situation or a negative impact depending on what I find out. Hang with me.
8. Remember to keep a list of students who return their Parent Surveys.
9. The conception of two people living together for twenty-five years without having a cross word suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep.
Alan Patrick Herbert
CNN is one of the participants in the war. I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected president but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power.
Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - )
Science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common sense rounded out and minutely articulated.
George Santayana (1863 - 1952)
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
Hunter S. Thompson (1939 - 2005)
Monday, May 10, 2010
AM Announcements - May 11
AM Announcements
May 11, 2010
1. Today is Day 158.
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: May 11
SIT Meeting 2:40-4:00
A's and Bees Tutoring - Last Night - 6:00-8:00 PM
Wednesday: May 12
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Thursday: May 13
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:15-12:00 - Reichert off-campus
4th grade Field Trip to Hiddenite - 7:00-1:30 PM
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Friday: May 14
Dollar Dress Down Day
EOG - Background information
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Book Distribution - Dan Arial (Polo Park Recreation Center) - 9:00
Saturday: May 15
Student Council Yard and Used Book Sale - 7:30-1:00 PM
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/17-05/21 - EOG Testing
b. 05/24 - Interim Reports go home
c. 05/24-05/28 - Remediation Period for Level I/II students
d. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
e. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
f. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
g. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
h. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
4. A very important e-mail was sent out yesterday around 5:00 PM to all staff. If you plan to attend the SIT meeting, if at all possible, please take a moment to review the information before coming.
5. Ms. Childers sent around information about the Scholastic Book Fairs Warehouse Sale. Below is additional information :
Wednesday 05/12/2010 - Saturday 05/22/2010
*PO Day* Wednesday - May 12th - 9a-7p
Thursday & Friday May 13th-14th 9a-7p
Monday-Friday May17th-21st 9a-5p
Saturdays May 15th & May 22nd 9a-3p
6. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends May 21, 2010.
7. Bus letters for your students for 2010-11 have been printed and placed in your boxes. Please send them home today. Students are to give them to their parents for review and return them if corrections need to be made. There are places where they can put their corrections. These indicate where the bus stop will be for the next year. If students don't bring back changes, they will be assigned to the stop listed and it will not be able to be changed until mid-September. It pays to take care of this now. The letters contain both English and Spanish translations.
8. Ms. Powell is recovering from oral surgery yesterday and will be off campus all day. Please keep this in mind when making requests from the office.
9. Remember to keep a list of students who return their Parent Surveys.
10. A number of important issues will be on today's SIT. All staff members are invited to attend all SIT meetings. Today's would be a very good one to sit in on as SIT struggles to determine our structure for next year and how to allocate funding and personnel for 2010-11. As a result, this meeting may run longer than normal.
11. The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has.
Will Rogers (1879 - 1935), Illiterate Digest (1924), "Helping the Girls with their Income Taxes"
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.
James F. Byrnes (1879 - 1972)
A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits.
Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988), Time Enough for Love, 1978
We are none of us infallible--not even the youngest of us.
W. H. Thompson
May 11, 2010
1. Today is Day 158.
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: May 11
SIT Meeting 2:40-4:00
A's and Bees Tutoring - Last Night - 6:00-8:00 PM
Wednesday: May 12
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Thursday: May 13
Elementary Principals' meeting - 7:15-12:00 - Reichert off-campus
4th grade Field Trip to Hiddenite - 7:00-1:30 PM
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Friday: May 14
Dollar Dress Down Day
EOG - Background information
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Book Distribution - Dan Arial (Polo Park Recreation Center) - 9:00
Saturday: May 15
Student Council Yard and Used Book Sale - 7:30-1:00 PM
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/17-05/21 - EOG Testing
b. 05/24 - Interim Reports go home
c. 05/24-05/28 - Remediation Period for Level I/II students
d. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
e. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
f. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
g. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
h. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
4. A very important e-mail was sent out yesterday around 5:00 PM to all staff. If you plan to attend the SIT meeting, if at all possible, please take a moment to review the information before coming.
5. Ms. Childers sent around information about the Scholastic Book Fairs Warehouse Sale. Below is additional information :
Wednesday 05/12/2010 - Saturday 05/22/2010
*PO Day* Wednesday - May 12th - 9a-7p
Thursday & Friday May 13th-14th 9a-7p
Monday-Friday May17th-21st 9a-5p
Saturdays May 15th & May 22nd 9a-3p
6. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends May 21, 2010.
7. Bus letters for your students for 2010-11 have been printed and placed in your boxes. Please send them home today. Students are to give them to their parents for review and return them if corrections need to be made. There are places where they can put their corrections. These indicate where the bus stop will be for the next year. If students don't bring back changes, they will be assigned to the stop listed and it will not be able to be changed until mid-September. It pays to take care of this now. The letters contain both English and Spanish translations.
8. Ms. Powell is recovering from oral surgery yesterday and will be off campus all day. Please keep this in mind when making requests from the office.
9. Remember to keep a list of students who return their Parent Surveys.
10. A number of important issues will be on today's SIT. All staff members are invited to attend all SIT meetings. Today's would be a very good one to sit in on as SIT struggles to determine our structure for next year and how to allocate funding and personnel for 2010-11. As a result, this meeting may run longer than normal.
11. The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has.
Will Rogers (1879 - 1935), Illiterate Digest (1924), "Helping the Girls with their Income Taxes"
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.
James F. Byrnes (1879 - 1972)
A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits.
Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988), Time Enough for Love, 1978
We are none of us infallible--not even the youngest of us.
W. H. Thompson
Sunday, May 9, 2010
AM Announcements - May 10
AM Announcements
May 10, 2010
1. Today is Day 157.
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: May 10
Field Day K-2 - 9:00-11:00 AM
Field Day 3-5 - 12:00-2:00 PM
Interim Reports go home
Tuesday: May 11
SIT Meeting 2:40-4:00
A's and Bees Tutoring - Last Night - 6:00-8:00 PM
Wednesday: May 12
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Thursday: May 13
4th grade Field Trip to Hiddenite - 7:00-1:30 PM
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Friday: May 14
Dollar Dress Down Day
EOG - Background information
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Book Distribution - Dan Arial (Polo Park Recreation Center) - 9:00
Saturday: May 15
Student Council Yard and Used Book Sale - 7:30-1:00 PM
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/17-05/21 - EOG Testing
b. 05/24 - Interim Reports go home
c. 05/24-05/28 - Remediation Period for Level I/II students
d. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
e. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
f. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
g. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
h. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
4. I got a phone call late Friday from Toni Bigham. She had been reviewing our numbers and wanted to verify her figures. When we were done she allotted us additional teachers. The result of these additional positions is that the two surplus positions we had are no longer surplus. Our allotment for classroom teachers is the same as it is this year.
5. Ms. Childers sent around information about the Scholastic Book Fairs Warehouse Sale. Below is additional information :
Wednesday 05/12/2010 - Saturday 05/22/2010
*PO Day* Wednesday - May 12th - 9a-7p
Thursday & Friday May 13th-14th 9a-7p
Monday-Friday May17th-21st 9a-5p
Saturdays May 15th & May 22nd 9a-3p
6. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends May 21, 2010.
7. "Thanks" to everyone who helped make last week's Teacher Appreciation activities such a success! Great job!.
8. Ms. Powell will be off campus all day today. Please keep this in mind when making requests from the office.
9. We received our Title-1 allotment on Thursday. The allotment is tied into a wide variety of different things. These include our Equity+ status and the two additional teachers we are allotted as a result of being Equity+; Equity+ bonuses; 10% staff-development set-aside; and a new reading program that will be used system-wide. Central office is requiring schools to pay for many things they have not been responsible for previously. These will be some of the issues on the SIT agenda for tomorrow.
10. A number of important issues will be on the SIT agenda for tomorrow. All staff members are invited to attend all SIT meetings. The one tomorrow would be a very good one to sit in on as SIT struggles to determine our structure for next year and how to allocate funding and personnel for 2010-11. As a result, this meeting may run longer than normal.
11. The following items are from Ms. Alston regarding Field Day.
A. Team Leaders need to report to the gym on Monday at 8:15.
B. Teachers in grades 3-5 should have their classes packed up prior to going to field day. (Field day ends at 2pm)
C. Field Day Maps are in classroom teacher mailboxes. If anyone else needs one, please email Ms. Dagenbach.
D. Ms. Alston needs the following people to help out with "crowd control" Monday morning when grades K-2 enter the gym. She will ask students to have a seat so she can go over Field Day procedures. She needs Ms. Clodfelter, Ms. laney, Ms. Thompson-Totten, Ms. C. Smith., Ms. Bushey and Ms. Childers to help her remind students to be still, respectful and silent so they will understand their expectations today.
E. Teachers: please bring Ms. Alston any bean bags you may have in your rooms. She needs to borrow them today. Bring them ASAP to the gym. Please place an identifying mark on them so they can be easily returned.
F. She would like for Brandon (Preacher) that works with Ms. Clodfelter to walk with Mrs. Smutek's class in the afternoon.
G. She thanks all of you for your support and helping her develop a wonderful and safe day for our children.
12. Please keep Ms. Marston and her family in your thoughts and prayers. Her daughter Laura collapsed and was hospitalized in Norfolk, VA on Thursday. Ms. Marston has been there since Thursday as they ran tests and cared for her.
13. If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur.
Doug Larson
Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs.
Christopher Hampton
He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife.
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed, must seem to be inevitable.
Raymond Chandler (1888 - 1959)
May 10, 2010
1. Today is Day 157.
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: May 10
Field Day K-2 - 9:00-11:00 AM
Field Day 3-5 - 12:00-2:00 PM
Interim Reports go home
Tuesday: May 11
SIT Meeting 2:40-4:00
A's and Bees Tutoring - Last Night - 6:00-8:00 PM
Wednesday: May 12
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Thursday: May 13
4th grade Field Trip to Hiddenite - 7:00-1:30 PM
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Friday: May 14
Dollar Dress Down Day
EOG - Background information
Used Book Sale - 8:30-1:30 PM
Book Distribution - Dan Arial (Polo Park Recreation Center) - 9:00
Saturday: May 15
Student Council Yard and Used Book Sale - 7:30-1:00 PM
3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/17-05/21 - EOG Testing
b. 05/24 - Interim Reports go home
c. 05/24-05/28 - Remediation Period for Level I/II students
d. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
e. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
f. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
g. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
h. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
4. I got a phone call late Friday from Toni Bigham. She had been reviewing our numbers and wanted to verify her figures. When we were done she allotted us additional teachers. The result of these additional positions is that the two surplus positions we had are no longer surplus. Our allotment for classroom teachers is the same as it is this year.
5. Ms. Childers sent around information about the Scholastic Book Fairs Warehouse Sale. Below is additional information :
Wednesday 05/12/2010 - Saturday 05/22/2010
*PO Day* Wednesday - May 12th - 9a-7p
Thursday & Friday May 13th-14th 9a-7p
Monday-Friday May17th-21st 9a-5p
Saturdays May 15th & May 22nd 9a-3p
6. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends May 21, 2010.
7. "Thanks" to everyone who helped make last week's Teacher Appreciation activities such a success! Great job!.
8. Ms. Powell will be off campus all day today. Please keep this in mind when making requests from the office.
9. We received our Title-1 allotment on Thursday. The allotment is tied into a wide variety of different things. These include our Equity+ status and the two additional teachers we are allotted as a result of being Equity+; Equity+ bonuses; 10% staff-development set-aside; and a new reading program that will be used system-wide. Central office is requiring schools to pay for many things they have not been responsible for previously. These will be some of the issues on the SIT agenda for tomorrow.
10. A number of important issues will be on the SIT agenda for tomorrow. All staff members are invited to attend all SIT meetings. The one tomorrow would be a very good one to sit in on as SIT struggles to determine our structure for next year and how to allocate funding and personnel for 2010-11. As a result, this meeting may run longer than normal.
11. The following items are from Ms. Alston regarding Field Day.
A. Team Leaders need to report to the gym on Monday at 8:15.
B. Teachers in grades 3-5 should have their classes packed up prior to going to field day. (Field day ends at 2pm)
C. Field Day Maps are in classroom teacher mailboxes. If anyone else needs one, please email Ms. Dagenbach.
D. Ms. Alston needs the following people to help out with "crowd control" Monday morning when grades K-2 enter the gym. She will ask students to have a seat so she can go over Field Day procedures. She needs Ms. Clodfelter, Ms. laney, Ms. Thompson-Totten, Ms. C. Smith., Ms. Bushey and Ms. Childers to help her remind students to be still, respectful and silent so they will understand their expectations today.
E. Teachers: please bring Ms. Alston any bean bags you may have in your rooms. She needs to borrow them today. Bring them ASAP to the gym. Please place an identifying mark on them so they can be easily returned.
F. She would like for Brandon (Preacher) that works with Ms. Clodfelter to walk with Mrs. Smutek's class in the afternoon.
G. She thanks all of you for your support and helping her develop a wonderful and safe day for our children.
12. Please keep Ms. Marston and her family in your thoughts and prayers. Her daughter Laura collapsed and was hospitalized in Norfolk, VA on Thursday. Ms. Marston has been there since Thursday as they ran tests and cared for her.
13. If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur.
Doug Larson
Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs.
Christopher Hampton
He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife.
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed, must seem to be inevitable.
Raymond Chandler (1888 - 1959)
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