AM Announcements - January 26

AM Announcements
January 26, 2010

1. Today is Day 93.

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: January 26
Equity+ Principals' meeting - Hill Middle School - 12:00-2:00 - Reichert off-campus
Technology Staff Development - 2:40-4:15
LWS Education Day meeting - 4:00-5:30 - Copperrating Teacher Orientation
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM

Wednesday: January 27
Elementary Assistant Principals' meeting - 9:30-12:00 - Ms. Powell off-campus

Thursday: January 28
Parent Conference - 10:00-11:00 - Powell/Reichert and Bigham

Friday: January 29
Zone 5/6 Advisory Council Meeting - 7:30-9:00 - Brunson Elem. - Ms. Clodfelter and Reichert off-campus
Box Tops for Education due

4.  Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 02/01- Report Cards go home
b. 02/02 - SIT meets
c. 02/05 - Honor Roll Assembly
d. 02/12 - Pastries for Grandparents

5. CERTL applications are available from Ms. Rhodes. The parents must fill out an application and it must include a written teacher recommendation letter from the teacher. The application deadline is February 18.

6. Books for the African Book Project can be dropped off in the front lobby. Please encourage your students to participate. You can join them in donating books as well.

7. We are counting on all our staff members supporting the effort to donate 5000 gallons of water to the American Red Cross. It will make a tremendous difference in the lives of the Haitian people. We are currently at 198 gallons.

8. Student Council is collecting Pasta this month for Samaritan Ministries. There is a box located in Room 3. They are also asking for staff participation in the talent show. If you would like to sign-up please notify Ms. Cathy Smith or Ms. Fletcher.

9. Please remember that Report Cards go home next Monday. Any student in danger of not being promoted at the end of the year should receive a letter notifying their parents that they are in danger of not being promoted. The letter(s) for students in grades K-2,4 can be found on the Shared Volume.

Data on '530dc01' (S:) > StaffShare > Letters to Parents > Retention Letter Q2 - 2010 with Spanish

The letter(s) for grades 3 and 5 can be found on the Shared Volume. The paths for each grade are listed below. The English version is on the top and the Spanish version is beneath it.

Grade 3:
Data on '530dc01' (S:) > StaffShare > Letters to Parents > PossRetenPAR L-1SEM3-GR - 09-10
Data on '530dc01' (S:) > StaffShare > Letters to Parents > SPPARLETTER1stSEM 3 a 09-10
Grade 5:
Data on '530dc01' (S:) > StaffShare > Letters to Parents > PossRetenPAR L-1SEM5-GR - 09-10
Data on '530dc01' (S:) > StaffShare > Letters to Parents > SPPARLETTER1stSEM 5 a 09-10

After you have filled them out, please give them to me to sign before giving them to Ms. Rhodes to copy. Do not wait until next Monday to give me the letters. I need them by this Friday. Once they are copied, place a copy in their CUM folder and keep one for your records. Every year we have a parent who says that they were never notified their child was in danger. These letters serve as our documentation that they were notified. We will send out letters after the third quarter as well. The same procedure should be followed. Those letters will also be placed on the Shared Volume prior to report cards being sent out.

10. Today is the first day of the third quarter. Everyone starts off at the same point.
 
11. A schedule has been placed on the bulletin board in the lounge for review conferences. Please sign up. Bring a listing of the students you are most concerned about and include what changes you are going to make to address their specific needs.
 
12. If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Dean Martin

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)

I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)

To read a newspaper is to refrain from reading something worthwhile. The first discipline of education must therefore be to refuse resolutely to feed the mind with canned chatter.
Aleister Crowley (1875 - 1947)