AM Announcements - May 28

AM Announcements
May 28, 2010

1. Today is Day 171.

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:

Friday: May 28
EOG Retest Remediation
Dollar Dress Down Day
Box Tops for Education collected

3. Upcoming Calendar Items:

a. 05/31 - Memorial Day - No School
b. 06/01-06/04 - EOG Retest
c. 06/04 - Class Picnics
d. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Celebration - 9:00 - 10:00 AM
e. 06/08 - Fifth Grade Social - 11:30AM -1:30 PM
f. 06/10 - K-4 Honor Roll Assembly - 9:00 AM
g. 06/18 - Report Cards mailed or available for pick-up 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. Friday is the late arrival/early release day for classified staff members before the Memorial Day holiday. Classified staff members who arrive at 7:15 may arrive at 7:30 and leave at 2:30.

7. Yesterday's refreshments were courtesy of Hope Presbyterian Church. The have a box on the shelves above the A-F section of mailboxes. Thank You cards can be placed there.

8. Thursday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education released a revised version of the 2010-11 education budget. This budget would protect public school classrooms with no additional classroom personnel cuts beyond those already approved for the coming year in the 2009 budget. Now the House will have to vote on this and then reconcile their budget with the Senate.
 
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