AM Announcements - June 02

AM Announcements
June 02, 2010

1. Today is Day 174.

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:

Wednesday: June 02
Summative Evaluation with Toni Bigham - Reichert - 6:30-8:30 AM
EOG Retest - Reading

Thursday: June 03
EOG Retest - Math - Calculator Active

Friday: June 04
EOG Retest - Math - Calculator Inactive
Dollar Dress Down Day
Principal Candidate Interviews (1st round) - Goliszek and Spaventa off-campus all 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 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. REMINDER: Due to increasing problems with children playing with SILLY BANDS, we have banned them from school for the remainder of the year. Should children come in with them on, do not make an issue of it. Give them an envelope and let them place them inside. Then seal the envelope, put their name on it and have them put it in their book bag.


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. Yesterday I sent out information on the change of dates for mentor training. It is now August 11-13. Interested parties should sign-up on-line.

9. I am having my summative evaluation this morning with Toni Bigham. I will be tied up from 6:30-8:30 AM. Please see Ms. Powell if you need assistance.

10. Yesterday Speas was notified that we were selected again for the Winston-Salem Clean and Green Award. We will receive it at the June 22 Board meeting. Thanks to Ms. Powell and allt he classes for their efforts regarding this.

11. A quotation, like a pun, should come unsought, and then be welcomed only for some propriety of felicity justifying the intrusion.
Robert Chapman

No human thing is of serious importance.
Plato (427 BC - 347 BC)

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say "I want to see the manager."
William S. Burroughs (1914 - 1997)

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and Jill a rich widow.
Evan Esar (1899 - 1995)