AM Announcements - May 17

AM Announcements
May 17, 2010

1. Today is Day 162.

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:

Monday: May 17
EOG - Fifth Grade Science test

Tuesday: May 18
EOG 3-5 - Reading test
SIT meeting - 2:40-4:00

Wednesday: May 19
EOG 3-5 - Math - Calculator Active test

Thursday: May 20
EOG 3-5 - Math - Calculator Inactive test

Friday: May 21
EOG - Make-up testing

3. Upcoming Calendar Items:
a. 05/25 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
b. 05/26 - Web Page migration session to School Wires
c. 05/28 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. 05/28 - Box Tops for Education due
e. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
f. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Remediation
g. 06/04 - Class Picnics
h. 06/10 - Fifth Grade Celebration; Honor Roll Assembly; Fifth Grade Social

4. Today we take the 5th Grade EOG Science test. Tomorrow, everything cranks up with Reading tests for all grades 3-5. Please keep your classes quiet in the halls as there will be testing taking place throughout the building.
Please remember the following:

A. Staff members, whether administrators or proctors, should turn off all cell phones and they should remain off until the test is complete and the materials have been turned in to Ms. Marston.

B. All materials on walls must be covered and/or taken down

C. Both the administrator and proctor must be circulating throughout the entire room continuously during the test

D. Administrators and proctors cannot bring food, drinks, books or magazines to eat/read during the administration of the test

E. Students with accommodations must be monitored to determine if they are, in fact, using the accommodations. The results of their monitoring must be entered on the Accommodation Monitoring forms for each student.

F. NCDPI and the WS/FCS Testing and Accountability Department will be conducting audits in the schools to ensure that testing is being done according to the manual. Therefore, do not deviate from the manual.

G. Make sure that when you write the time you begin testing; the duration of the test; and the times for breaks and/or the end of the test are clearly visible to the students and from the door to your classroom. We check these times throughout the test and need to be able to see them clearly from the door. Please check your time calculations. Every test day, we have at least one room that lists an incorrect time on the board and either gives too much or too little time which must be corrected.

H. When in doubt ASK. We want to avoid testing irregularities and misadministrations. Therefore, ASK before you act.

6. The Spring Extravaganza art show is fast approaching. The exhibit will be held again this year at the Old Salem Visitor's Center. You are invited to celebrate the creative work of our students this year. The opening night is Friday, May 21st from 6-8pm. The show will run from May 21st to the 28th.
7. Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. The current total is $740.00. Remember that the drive ends this Friday, May 21, 2010.

8. We will be doing summative evaluations for ILT's, Probationary teachers and individuals whose cycle ends this year. We will do the remaining individuals in the following weeks.

9. Remember to keep a list of students who return their Parent Surveys.

10. A survey from WSSU regarding Gang Activity. This is a system-wide survey. Please take a few moments to complete your survey and return it to Ms. Rhodes by tomorrow, Tuesday, before you leave. Thanks in advance for your response.

11. 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

You may click on the above address or copy and paste it into your favorites.

12. Last night somebody broke into my apartment and replaced everything with exact duplicates... When I pointed it out to my roommate, he said, 'Do I know you?'
Steven Wright (1955 - )

1. Never tell everything at once.
Ken Venturi, Ken Venturi's Two Great Rules of Life

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955), (attributed)