Friday Update 10-2-09

Southwest Elementary School
Friday Update
October 2nd, 2009

When obstacles are thrown at us from outside of school, WE MUST stick together and support each other. No one knows how difficult our jobs can be. Only we know the struggles and rewards that come with working with children every day. Please remember that every one of us contributes to the overall success of our school in some way. I ask that you treat each other as you would like to be treated – as professionals. When the stress levels are high, it is easy to find other’s faults. I encourage you to appreciate your colleagues and find the good in how we all contribute to making Southwest a great school. Have a wonderful weekend – GO DEACS!!

" Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. " Henry Ford

Next week

Monday 10/5 – 3rd grade PLC mtg. @ 12:10, PBS lessons for hallway , Begin new recess schedule, SAT

Tuesday 10/6 – Kindergarten PLC mtg. @ 8:50, Specialist PLC mtg. @ 9:30, Staff Training (Please bring your Marzano handbooks), 4th grade to Hiddenite, Principals’ meeting, Donatos night

Wednesday 10/7 – 1st grade PLC mtg. @ 10:20, EC PLC mtg. @ 12:00, 4th grade PLC mtg. @ 12:55, Watch Dog – Tim Pair, 4th grade to Hiddenite, EMC classes to fair (9:00-1:00)

Thursday 10/8 – WatchDOG – Joe Mutter, 2nd grade PLC mtg. @ 11:05, 5th grade PLC mtg. @ 1:40, Fall pictures

Friday 10/9 – WatchDOG – Mike Binkley, Principals’ association mtg., Admin. Team meeting, All Pro Dad’s breakfast, Fireman visit 1st grade in auditorium

Week of 10/12 - 10/16 –
(10/12) 3rd grade PLC mtg. @ 12:10, Watch Dog – Brad Sidden, SAT
(10/13) Progress reports go home, Kindergarten PLC mtg. @ 8:50, Specialist PLC mtg. @ 9:30, Staff training, 2nd grade to Bethabara, Watch Dog – David Rhyne, Big Shotz night
(10/14) 1st grade PLC mtg. @ 10:20, EC PLC mtg. @ 12:00, 4th grade PLC mtg. @ 12:55, Watch Dog – Jason Carter, 2nd grade to Bethabara, Staff Mtg. update
(10/15) 2nd grade PLC mtg. @ 11:05, 5th grade PLC mtg. @ 1:40, Watch Dog – Randy Kitner, 2nd grade to Bethabara
(10/16) Watch Dog – Matt Duggan, 2nd grade to Bethabara

Looking ahead
1st Qtr
2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
Progress Report 9/8/09, Progress Report 11/17/09, Progress Report 2/9/09, Progress Report 4/20/09
Interim Report 9/22/09, Interim Report 12/8/09, Interim Report 3/2/09, Interim Report 5/4/09
Progress Report 10/13/09, Progress Report 1/12/09, Progress Report 3/16/09, Progress Report 5/18/09
Report Card 11/10/09, Report Card 2/2/09, Report Card 4/13/09, Report Card 6/15/09

Duty Schedule
Breakfast – Womble, Aikins, Letourneau, Sereika

Bus – Moore, Baker, Dease, Zimmerman, Wilson, Freshwater, Sunderman, Wilheit, Hauhuth

Car riders – Morning – Hancock, Salamanca, Chamra
Afternoon – Caller – Lee, Tilley
Inside – Brown, Crutchfield, Armbruster, Williams
Outside – Powell, Green, Tsolis, Merritt, Baldwin, Winters
Hall – Everhardt (computer lab), Hauhuth (gym lobby)
Parra (Music Hall), Allen (Auditorium Lobby)

FYI/Reminders
*****-Please remember that all computers and monitors must be turned off daily*******
- Welcome back Kim Skinner!
- Please remember staff members who are still dealing with the loss or illness of a loved one. Sherry LeCompte is still home recovering from surgery.
-The newsletter information was due Sept. 30. to creativedesigner@triad.rr.com
- If you have not paid hospitality dues, please pay your $20 to Nellie.
- Although we do not yet have all of our resources (we will do our best to avoid gaps J), we will begin DUTY FREE LUNCH on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays beginning this Tuesday, September 29th. Please reteach your students how to SOAR in the cafeteria (walking in, red/green, clean up, etc.). Please be on time and pick/up on time.
- Be aware that we will be utilizing more electronic parent communication (email YO packet, WSFCS Parent Portal) stay tuned

FYI
– for safety reasons, we will change our car rider traffic pattern beginning this Monday, September 28th.
- Thank you for your feedback regarding ways that we can improve the recess schedule. We are almost finished with a revised schedule that will allow you to use all three play areas more frequently.
**This year the “Can-Do man” will give every student either a dog tag or a bracelet when they reach the 500 can mark. Please encourage each student to keep an individual record of their can donations.

***I need your help in identifying all of the great things that you all do EVERY DAY. Beginning Monday, October 5th, I will take email nominations for the “Staff Stars” section of our Friday Update. If you see a staff member doing a good deed or an outstanding job, please take time to send me an email to let me know. Thanks for your help.*****

Staff Stars (There are too many good deeds to list them all. Over the course of the year, I would like to recognize as many as possible)
SW staff – K-2 teachers and trainers – Thanks for your patience and hard work to get ready for Dibels screening!
3-5 teachers and staff – Thanks for your time and effort to get ready for the NC Wise gradebook!
Jennifer Cohn – Great job on the classroom blog.
Amy Tilley – Thank you for all of your time and effort to care for your students.
5th grade teachers – Congratulations on the good word from Meadowlark Middle.
Kathy Wilheit – Thanks for your SIT leadership.
Robin King/Betsy McGhee – Thank you for making your changes work smoothly.
Robin Atkins/Dawn Garlow – Thank you for your willingness to help with our PLC journey.
Patty Overby – Thank you for being flexible in order to help more children.
Cornelia Hauhuth-Thank you for your efforts in the office.

Can-Do Winners – Top classes
Winners for 9/28-10/2
K-2 Mrs. Kreger
3-5 Mrs. Disorbo

Top Collectors for the year
K-2
Mrs. Kreger 2645
Mrs. Lawrence 1697
Mrs. Tilley 1521

3-5
Mrs. Disorbo 1311
Mrs. Merritt 1697
Mrs. Beard 864

So far, we have recycled about 525 pounds of aluminum. Keep up the good work!