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