AM Announcements - April 12

AM Announcements

April 12, 2010

1. Today is Day 136.

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.

Monday: April 12
Report Cards go home
AR Celebration - First Grade - 8:00-8:45 AM

Tuesday: April 13
AR Celebration - Kindergarten - 8:00-8:45 AM
A's and Bees Tutoring - 6:00-8:00 PM

Wednesday: April 14
Young Authors' Day

Thursday: April 15
Elementary Principals' Meeting - 7:15-12:00 - Reichert off-campus
RJR Jazz Band - 8:15 AM
Staff Policy Committee - 4:00-5:00 - Reichert off-campus

Friday: April 16
Honor Roll Assembly - 8:15 AM
4. Upcoming Calendar Items:

a. 4/19 - AR Celebration - 4-5 - 8:00-8:45 AM
b. 4/20 - AR Celebration - 2-3 - 8:00-8:45 AM

5. Don't forget to take the Governor's Working Conditions Survey. Speas is at 62.33% participation. We are expected to be at 90% by 4/16. At 95% our school is included in a drawing for prizes. This is your chance to be heard. Each of you who received a sheet explaining the process along with an Access Code should go on line and complete your survey. Please take care of this by Monday. it cane be done from any computer connected to the internet at the following address: http://www.ncteachingconditions.org/

6. The Teacher Notification of Intent web site is open, and available to teachers via the Employees page of the WS/FCS web site. All full-time teachers need to complete an intent form (there is a different process for part-time teachers). The deadline is April 16th.

• Go to the WS/FCS home page at http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/
• Click on the red “Employees” tab
• Under the “Administration” heading, click on the link for “WSFCS Administrative Resources”
• In the right hand column under “Employee Related Data Entry”, click on the link “Teacher Notification of Intent Decisions”
• Log in like you would to register for a workshop
• Click on “Enter/Edit Teacher Notification of Intent”
• Review the information page, then enter your SSN in the secure box at the bottom of the page to go to the Teacher Intent form and make your elections
• You can edit or adjust your elections as often as you like between now and April 16th

7. Today we begin the new afternoon dismissal pattern. We need everyone to be alert for safety and assistance.
Afternoon:
Buses: Buses will enter the parking lot at the middle entrance by the gym and park along the sidewalk. No buses will park along the breezeway. Teachers will take their bus riders to the gym and exit the end doors. Teachers will escort the children up the sidewalk dropping them off at their buses. Teachers will then move to the breezeway to assist with car dismissal.

Cars: Parents picking up students who ride home in cars will enter the parking lot by the Polo Park entrance in the same manner as they drop children off in the morning. Cars will be directed by a staff member to form two lanes of traffic for student pick up. Approximately 12 cars will be loaded at one time. None of these cars will be allowed to depart until all twelve are loaded. This group of cars will then exit the parking lot using the Polo Park exit. The school crossing guard will block traffic as needed to enable cars to turn on to Polo Rd. Safety is the most important thing in this pattern. We are ask all parents to be aware of all students and staff members and to be patient.

8. As we approach the end of the school year, with all the testing that will be taking place, I want to remind staff members that NO petty leave or annual leave will be granted by either Ms. Powell or me on a day when testing takes place until after all testing is over. Petty, parental and annual leave require principal or assistant principal at least five days in advance of the desired date. Do not schedule appointments with either the doctor or the dentist during testing times on testing days. If you have already scheduled an appointment, please let Ms. Powell or me know immediately. Then contact your doctor's office to see if it can be changed.

9. There is No Classified Intent Form This Year because classified employees can promote during the school year and with HR and Assistant Superintendent approval they can also transfer.

10. An undefined problem has an infinite number of solutions.

Robert A. Humphrey

A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.
Fred Allen (1894 - 1956)

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.
Bob Hope (1903 - 2003)