AM Announcements - February 23

AM Announcements
February 23, 2010

1. Today is Day 107.

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: February 23
Access Testing for LEP students continues
AR Incentive Sessions - 4/5 - 8:00-8:45 AM gym
Staff-development - Marzano - 2:40-4:00

Wednesday: February 24:
Access Testing for LEP students continues
Fun with Fiddles presentation - Kindergarten - 9:00 AM - gym
Title-1 Parent Involvement Audit - 8:30-9:30 AM - Ms. Powell
AR Incentive Sessions - 2/3 - 8:00-8:45 AM - gym

Thursday: February 25
Access Testing for LEP students continues
On Campus field trip - Grade 2 - Museum of Anthropology - 9:00-10:00

Friday: February 26
Access Testing for LEP students continues
Box Tops for Education Due
Dollar Dress Down Day
African Book Project comes to a close

4. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 02/27 - Title-1 Comprehensive Needs Assessment Training - 9:00-1:00 - Miller and Heyland attending
b. 03/01 - JanieCostello meets with Kindergarten after school
c. 03/02 - SIT
d. 03/04 - Sneed Collard author visit
e. 03/04 - Mary Starling Concert - Fifth grade
f. 03/05 - Fouth Grade Writing Assessment completed
g. 03/05 - Book Fair Preview
h. 03/09 - Really Big night
i. 03/30 - Spring Break begins

5. The second AR Incentive session is in the gym this morning from 8:00-8:45. Specialists should be sure to be there to assist.

6. Books for the African Book Project can be dropped off in the front lobby until February 26.

7. Review Conferences today: None

8. You can still sign-up in the mailroom to take food or groceries or a meal to Rose Rusch and Amber. Please see Ms. Higgins if you wish to donate Annual Leave days to Rose. Your support is greatly appreciated.

9.If you have not already, you will receive a large post card from the North Carolina State Health Plan which states that all members and their dependents will be place on the basic 70/30 plan effective July 01, 2010. In order to qualify for the Standard 80/20 plan you must go on-line during the enrollment period and attest to the fact that you and your dependents; 1. Do not use tobacco products, or 2. Are actively trying to quit. You will receive your Annual Enrollment Kit soon with important information and the dates of the annual enrollment period. (A copy of this post card was been placed in your box this morning.)

10. Please remember to send your interim reports home this afternoon.

11. It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young.
Konrad Lorenz (1903 - 1989)

There are 350 varieties of shark, not counting loan and pool.
L. M. Boyd

Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936)

Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.
Charles Mackay