Friday Update 11-13-09

Southwest Elementary School
Friday Update
November 13th, 2009

I want to thank all of you for your efforts to manage all that has been asked of us during this first 9 weeks of school. Last night at the PTA Council dinner to honor teachers of the year, Dr. Martin discussed the many ways that our district has experienced change this year (new evaluation, Gradebook, DIBELS, PLC’s, etc.). Our jobs are difficult, but my hope is that we can keep our focus on our students so that we can continue to serve them well.

The staff conference sign-up sheets are FINALLY outside my office door. During our “10 minute conferences” that I will have over the next few weeks, I would like to focus on ways that we can help you reach our struggling students. Thank you for all that you do every day.

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are endless. ~ Mother Teresa

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Next week
Monday 11/16 – CC Mtg., 3rd grade PLC @ 12:10, SAT

Tuesday 11/17 – Progress Reports go home, Specialists PLC @ 9:30, Kindergarten PLC @ 8:50, SIT, Time to Eat Night, Treats for Troops @ 6:00, PTA Board Mtg. @ 7:00

Wednesday 11/18 – ITBS testing for 2nd grade, 1st grade PLC @ 10:20, EC PLC @ 12:00, 4th grade PLC @ 12:55, Year Long Tech Training

Thursday 11/19 – Principals Mtg., Counselors’ Mtg., ITBS testing for 2nd grade, 2nd grade PLC @ 11:05, 5th grade PLC @ 1:40

Friday 11/20 – 4th grade to Heritage Theater, Admin. Team mtg., ITBS testing for 2nd grade, Watch Dog – Todd Stephens

Week of 11/23 – 11/27
(11/23) Watch Dog – Andrew Burhans, SAT, Admin. Team Mtg.
(11/24) Watch Dog – Richard Little, CAC Mtg., PBS Mtg., Sagebrush Night, Board of Education Mtg. (11/25) Annual Leave Day
(11/26) Thanksgiving Holiday
(11/27) Holiday


Looking ahead
Progress Report (11/17/09), Interim Report (12/8/09) Progress Report (1/12/09) Report Card (2/2/09)


Duty Schedule
Breakfast –Weiss, Letourneau, Aikins, Sereika

Bus –Larson, Garlow, Dosek, Marceron, Trinkle, Vest, Letourneau, Sereika, Aikins, Hauhuth

Car riders – Morning – Patty Overby, Susan Twyman
Afternoon – Caller – Lee, Tilley
Inside –Womble, East, Roberts
Outside – Herko, King, Kreger, Currie, Drummond, Moss
Hall – Everhardt (computer lab), Hauhuth (gym lobby)
Parra (Music Hall), Allen (Auditorium Lobby)

FYI/Reminders

**Please remember that any time you are out of the building on a school day or work day, your absence MUST be put into the subfinder system** Several people have not accounted for their time on the workdays. If you have not input something into the system OR signed in on the sheet in the office, please see Nellie.**

*****- Please remember Robin King in your thoughts and prayers as she continues to recover from a car accident.
- If you have not paid hospitality dues, please pay your $20 to Nellie.
- Be aware that we will be utilizing more electronic parent communication (email YO packet, WSFCS Parent Portal) stay tuned
**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.

Staff Stars
Kim Cressman, Debbie Herrin, Tom Keener – Great job with Principal Pals & Honor Roll recognition
Jan Hipp – Nice job with the patterns using math manipulatives
SW teachers – Great job with report cards
Betsy McGhee – Congratulations on the Bright Ideas grant
Science grant group – Thank you for your work
Technology cohort group and others – Thank you for the ways in which you are beginning to make technology a regular part of your classrooms
PLC groups – Thank you for keeping your Math Essentials discussions on track (Science next week)
Glenda Vaughn – Thanks for your Hospitality leadership
Wende Powell – Great job with “Literature Circles”
Tracey Moss – Nice job with the SOARing headbands


Can Counts:

K-2 Mrs. Hipp 1000
3-5 Mrs. Disorbo 232

Honorable Mention:
K-2 Mrs. Kreger 647
Ms. Jones 350

3-5 Ms. Zimmerman 156

We recycled 92 pounds of aluminum this week. Can we hit 200 pounds next week?