AM Announcements - April 07

AM Announcements
April 07, 2010

1. Today is Day 133.

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.

Wednesday: April 07
School Pictures - Follow the schedule established by Ms. Powell and placed in your boxes
Peter and the Wolf - Grade 3-5 - gym - 9:30-10:20

Thursday: April 08
AGS Screening - Kindergarten

Friday: April 09
AGS Screening - Kindergarten

4. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 4/14 - Young Authors' Day
b. 4/15 - RJR Jazz Band - 8:15 AM
c. 4/16 - Honor Roll Assembly
d. 4/21 - Volunteer Lunch

5. Don't forget to take the Governor's Working Conditions Survey.

6. The Annual Enrollment Period for the State Health Plan continues and will run through this Friday, April 9. ALL EMPLOYEES MUST ENROLL ON-LINE through the following website:

http://wsfcs.hrintouch.com/

If you have questions about login or site navigation please call 1-866-239-1055. If you have questions about State Health Plan benefits call 1-888-234-2416.There is also a button on the WS/FCS web site that you can use to access the enrollment web site.

If you have not done this yet, please let me know today. There are only three days left including today and this must be done by Friday or your coverage will be reduced to 70/30 on July 01, 2010. You will not be able to change it until next year at this time. We will sit down with you and help you complete this task so your coverage stays at 80/20.

7. Student and Group pictures are being taken today. Please follow the schedule prepared by Ms. Powell.

8. 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

9. The folks from Peter and the Wolf will be here this morning for our performance for grades 3-5. It is at 9:30 and will last until 10:20.

11. O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.
Saint Augustine (354 AD - 430 AD)

A coupla months in the laboratory can save a coupla hours in the library.
Westheimer's Discovery

The reason there are two senators for each state is so that one can be the designated driver.
Jay Leno (1950 - )

Language is the source of misunderstandings.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900 - 1944)