Friday Update
May 28th, 2010
Short and sweet…….It has been a week that is worthy of a three day weekend. Thanks for all you did for our students this week. Enjoy and we will see you Tuesday.
“If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace.”
~Hamilton Fish
**You can now view the Friday Update at the following URL address: http://swefridayupdate.blogspot.com/ We will continue to send the Friday Update via email AND at the blog address for a few weeks. Please begin to use the "blogspot" address to view the Friday Update. If there are corrections, they can be made in the comment section.
Next week
Monday 5/31 – No school – Memorial Day
Tuesday 6/1 – EOG Retest, 4th grade to Raleigh, Principals Mtg.
Wednesday 6/2 – EOG Retest, Admin. Team Mtg.
Thursday 6/3- EOG Retest, Kindergarten and 1st grade Field Day, Kindergarten and 1st grade End of Year Parties
Friday 6/4 -. EOG Retest, 2nd and 3rd grade Field Day, 2nd grade End of Year Party, Watch Dog – Bob Hogan
Week of 6/7-6/11
6/7 – 4th and 5th grade Field Day, 3rd Grade End of Year Party, 4th Grade End of Year Party, Lunch for staff provided by Village Tavern
6/8 - Watch Dog – David Rhyne, 5th grade Celebration
6/9 – AR Celebration
6/10 - Last Day for Students
6/11 - Teacher Workday, Staff Meeting 8:30-11:30, Staff hospitality lunch at 11:45
Duty Schedule
*Breakfast – East, Aikins, Sereika, Letourneau
FYI/Reminders
-Please remember that attendance should be completed by 8:30 daily.
- Lunch next week will be offered by TJ Deli’s
- Lunch will be provided for all staff by Village Tavern on June 7th.
Staff Stars
-Thanks to all of you for helping to maintain structure during all of the end-of-year activities. Keep up the good work!
-Big thank you to all of you who were involved in remediation for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders this week. You did a wonderful job!
-We are all stars for keeping our sanity during these last few days!
Friday, May 28, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Friday Update 5-21-10
Friday Update
May 21st , 2010
As we get even closer to the end of the year, it is easy to get bogged down in all of the end-of-year “stuff”. It is important that we take time to reflect on all of the wonderful things that we share with our students during the school year. Yes, academic learning is our number one priority during the course of the school year, but we do much more with our students than that. You lead them through life lessons, enrichment activities, etc. that will stay with them for years to come. We need to celebrate ALL of the accomplishments for the year both academic and non-academic.
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop to look around once in a while you could miss it.”
From the movie 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'
**You can now view the Friday Update at the following URL address: http://swefridayupdate.blogspot.com/ We will continue to send the Friday Update via email AND at the blog address for a few weeks. Please begin to use the "blogspot" address to view the Friday Update. If there are corrections, they can be made in the comment section.
Next week
Monday 5/21 – EOG Remediation and make ups, SAT
Tuesday 5/22 – EOG Remediation, PBS Mtg., Sagebrush Night
Wednesday 5/23 – EOG Remediation, Skippy-John Jones library activities
Thursday 5/24- EOG Remediation, Skippy-John Jones library activities
Friday 5/25 -. EOG Remediation, All books library books DUE, 5th Grade to Tanglewood, Kindergarten with Kiddie Kriterz, Admin. Team Mtg.
Week of 5/31-6/4
(5/31) No school – Memorial Day
(6/1) EOG Retest, 4th grade to Raleigh, Principals Mtg., Focused Staff Training
(6/2) EOG Retest, Admin. Team Mtg.
(6/3 )EOG Retest, Kindergarten and 1st grade Field Day, Kindergarten and 1st grade End of Year Parties
(6/4) EOG Retest, 2nd and 3rd grade Field Day, 2nd grade End of Year Party, Watch Dog – Bob Hogan
Duty Schedule
*Breakfast – Weiss, Aikins, Sereika, Letourneau
FYI/Reminders
-Please send your list of probable retentions to Kim Cressman by this Friday, May 28 at noon.
-Please remember that attendance should be completed by 8:30 daily.
- Lunch next week will be offered by Zaxby’s
Staff Stars
All of you are stars to me!
May 21st , 2010
As we get even closer to the end of the year, it is easy to get bogged down in all of the end-of-year “stuff”. It is important that we take time to reflect on all of the wonderful things that we share with our students during the school year. Yes, academic learning is our number one priority during the course of the school year, but we do much more with our students than that. You lead them through life lessons, enrichment activities, etc. that will stay with them for years to come. We need to celebrate ALL of the accomplishments for the year both academic and non-academic.
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop to look around once in a while you could miss it.”
From the movie 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'
**You can now view the Friday Update at the following URL address: http://swefridayupdate.blogspot.com/ We will continue to send the Friday Update via email AND at the blog address for a few weeks. Please begin to use the "blogspot" address to view the Friday Update. If there are corrections, they can be made in the comment section.
Next week
Monday 5/21 – EOG Remediation and make ups, SAT
Tuesday 5/22 – EOG Remediation, PBS Mtg., Sagebrush Night
Wednesday 5/23 – EOG Remediation, Skippy-John Jones library activities
Thursday 5/24- EOG Remediation, Skippy-John Jones library activities
Friday 5/25 -. EOG Remediation, All books library books DUE, 5th Grade to Tanglewood, Kindergarten with Kiddie Kriterz, Admin. Team Mtg.
Week of 5/31-6/4
(5/31) No school – Memorial Day
(6/1) EOG Retest, 4th grade to Raleigh, Principals Mtg., Focused Staff Training
(6/2) EOG Retest, Admin. Team Mtg.
(6/3 )EOG Retest, Kindergarten and 1st grade Field Day, Kindergarten and 1st grade End of Year Parties
(6/4) EOG Retest, 2nd and 3rd grade Field Day, 2nd grade End of Year Party, Watch Dog – Bob Hogan
Duty Schedule
*Breakfast – Weiss, Aikins, Sereika, Letourneau
FYI/Reminders
-Please send your list of probable retentions to Kim Cressman by this Friday, May 28 at noon.
-Please remember that attendance should be completed by 8:30 daily.
- Lunch next week will be offered by Zaxby’s
Staff Stars
All of you are stars to me!
Friday, May 14, 2010
Friday Update 5-14-10
Friday Update
May 14th, 2010
As we wind down the school year, our focus is forced to move to End-of-grade tests and end of year assessments. While we know that these provide important information for determining how much our children have learned, they are not the only ways that we measure success. As elementary school employees we are charged with guiding their learning AND their development into good people. I trust that our assessments will reflect the hard work that we have done with our students, but please remember that we also affect our children in other ways that can not be assessed. Thank you for loving and nurturing our children every day so that they love coming to Southwest.
Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted.
-Garrison Keillor
**You can now view the Friday Update at the following URL address: http://swefridayupdate.blogspot.com/ We will continue to send the Friday Update via email AND at the blog address for a few weeks. Please begin to use the "blogspot" address to view the Friday Update. If there are corrections, they can be made in the comment section.
Next week
Monday 5/17 – SAT, EOG Science for 5th grade
Tuesday 5/18 – EOG Reading for grades 3-5, Progress Reports Go Home, SIT, Time to Eat Night, Pack Treats for Troops
Wednesday 5/19 – EOG Calculator Active for grades 3-5, 2nd Grade to Heritage Theater (Dease, Freshwater, Hipp, and Chadwick)
Thursday 5/20- EOG Calculator Inactive for grades 3-5, 2nd Grade to Heritage Theater (Sutcliffe, Baldwin, Tsolis, and Crain)
Friday 5/21 - Watch Dog – Last day for library book checkout. Todd Stephens, All Pro Dad Breakfast, EOG Make ups, Admin. Team Mtg.
Week of 5/24-5/28
(5/24) EOG Remediation and make ups, SAT
(5/25) EOG Remediation, PBS Mtg., Sagebrush Night
(5/26) EOG Remediation, Skippy-John Jones library activities
(5/27) EOG Remediation, Skippy-John Jones library activities
(5/28) EOG Remediation, All books library books DUE, 5th Grade to Tanglewood, Kindergarten with Kiddie Kriterz, Admin. Team Mtg.
Duty Schedule
*Breakfast – Biggam, Trinkle
FYI/Reminders
-Don’t forget to remind your students about our latest Treats for Troops collection. We will pack the care packages on Tuesday, May 18 at 6:00.
-We are already seeing our rise in student discipline issues as we predicted. Please make every effort to provide tight supervision at all times. The bathroom has been a hotspot location for incidences so please keep that in mind. Thanks for all you do to keep our students safe.
-Please remember that attendance should be completed by 8:30 daily.
Staff Stars
Tracey Moss – Nice job with your gardening project.
Aaren Brown – terrific use of graphic organizers and role playing with her "Court Case" of the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf.
Mary-Jane Everhardt – Thanks for organizing the training for the new Schoolwires webpage provider.
Kim Moore – Thanks for your consistent integration of technology into your lessons.
Debbie Herrin –Thanks for repeating at least 6 times the EOG training workshop!
3rd, 4th & 5th grade – Great job with end of grade preparation with your students.
The lower grade classes – Thanks for adopting and encouraging the upper grade classes during EOG week.
Kathryn Dice – Great job with reading and math tutoring for 4th graders.
Nicole Skinner and Jan Merritt – Thanks for making the team some terrific math and reading EOG practice sheets!
May 14th, 2010
As we wind down the school year, our focus is forced to move to End-of-grade tests and end of year assessments. While we know that these provide important information for determining how much our children have learned, they are not the only ways that we measure success. As elementary school employees we are charged with guiding their learning AND their development into good people. I trust that our assessments will reflect the hard work that we have done with our students, but please remember that we also affect our children in other ways that can not be assessed. Thank you for loving and nurturing our children every day so that they love coming to Southwest.
Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted.
-Garrison Keillor
**You can now view the Friday Update at the following URL address: http://swefridayupdate.blogspot.com/ We will continue to send the Friday Update via email AND at the blog address for a few weeks. Please begin to use the "blogspot" address to view the Friday Update. If there are corrections, they can be made in the comment section.
Next week
Monday 5/17 – SAT, EOG Science for 5th grade
Tuesday 5/18 – EOG Reading for grades 3-5, Progress Reports Go Home, SIT, Time to Eat Night, Pack Treats for Troops
Wednesday 5/19 – EOG Calculator Active for grades 3-5, 2nd Grade to Heritage Theater (Dease, Freshwater, Hipp, and Chadwick)
Thursday 5/20- EOG Calculator Inactive for grades 3-5, 2nd Grade to Heritage Theater (Sutcliffe, Baldwin, Tsolis, and Crain)
Friday 5/21 - Watch Dog – Last day for library book checkout. Todd Stephens, All Pro Dad Breakfast, EOG Make ups, Admin. Team Mtg.
Week of 5/24-5/28
(5/24) EOG Remediation and make ups, SAT
(5/25) EOG Remediation, PBS Mtg., Sagebrush Night
(5/26) EOG Remediation, Skippy-John Jones library activities
(5/27) EOG Remediation, Skippy-John Jones library activities
(5/28) EOG Remediation, All books library books DUE, 5th Grade to Tanglewood, Kindergarten with Kiddie Kriterz, Admin. Team Mtg.
Duty Schedule
*Breakfast – Biggam, Trinkle
FYI/Reminders
-Don’t forget to remind your students about our latest Treats for Troops collection. We will pack the care packages on Tuesday, May 18 at 6:00.
-We are already seeing our rise in student discipline issues as we predicted. Please make every effort to provide tight supervision at all times. The bathroom has been a hotspot location for incidences so please keep that in mind. Thanks for all you do to keep our students safe.
-Please remember that attendance should be completed by 8:30 daily.
Staff Stars
Tracey Moss – Nice job with your gardening project.
Aaren Brown – terrific use of graphic organizers and role playing with her "Court Case" of the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf.
Mary-Jane Everhardt – Thanks for organizing the training for the new Schoolwires webpage provider.
Kim Moore – Thanks for your consistent integration of technology into your lessons.
Debbie Herrin –Thanks for repeating at least 6 times the EOG training workshop!
3rd, 4th & 5th grade – Great job with end of grade preparation with your students.
The lower grade classes – Thanks for adopting and encouraging the upper grade classes during EOG week.
Kathryn Dice – Great job with reading and math tutoring for 4th graders.
Nicole Skinner and Jan Merritt – Thanks for making the team some terrific math and reading EOG practice sheets!
Friday, May 7, 2010
Friday Update 5-7-10
Friday Update
May 7th, 2010
I have talked with you from time to time about my appreciation for the great things that mothers are able to do. My career in education has blessed me with the opportunity to work with many wonderfully gifted people and most of them have been women. The term in loco parentis, Latin for "in the place of a parent" or "instead of a parent," refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the functions and responsibilities of a parent. Our jobs can be intimidating when you think about all that we are responsible for on a daily basis. We have to keep our “children” safe, nourished, challenged and happy. Please know that you do that VERY WELL. Whether you are a mother or not, please know that we appreciate what you do every day for our students.
Happy Mother’sDay
“A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.” ~Author Unknown
**You can now view the Friday Update at the following URL address: http://swefridayupdate.blogspot.com/ We will continue to send the Friday Update via email AND at the blog address for a few weeks. Please begin to use the "blogspot" address to view the Friday Update. If there are corrections, they can be made in the comment section.
Next week
Monday 5/10 – SAT, 3rd grade EOG Training, Admin. Team Mtg.
Tuesday 5/11 – Mad Science Enrichment Program Afterschool, Watch Dog – David Rhyne, Big Shotz Night
Wednesday 5/12 –5th grade EOG Training, Staff Mtg., Big Shotz Night, Board of Education Mtg.
Thursday 5/13- Watch Dog – David Sipprell, Principals Mtg.
Friday 5/14 - Admin. Team Mtg., EOG Background, 1st Grade to Patterson’s Farm
Week of 5/17-5/21
(5/17) SAT, EOG Science for 5th grade
(5/18) EOG Reading for grades 3-5, Progress Reports Go Home, SIT, Time to Eat Night, Pack Treats for Troops
(5/19) EOG Calculator Active for grades 3-5, 2nd Grade to Heritage Theater (Dease, Freshwater, Hipp, and Chadwick)
(5/20) EOG Calculator Inactive for grades 3-5, 2nd Grade to Heritage Theater (Sutcliffe, Baldwin, Tsolis, and Crain)
(5/21) Watch Dog – Todd Stephens, All Pro Dad Breakfast, EOG Make ups, Admin. Team Mtg.
Duty Schedule
*Breakfast – Womble, Aikins, Sereika, Letourneau
FYI/Reminders
-We are already seeing our rise in student discipline issues as we predicted . Please make every effort to provide tight supervision at all times. The bathroom has been a hotspot location for incidences so please keep that in mind. Thanks for all you do to keep our students safe.
-Please remember that due to continued issues with physical contact, football is no longer an acceptable activity during recess. Please remember to actively supervise at recess.
-If you know where any of Kiki’s tablecloths are, please let her know.
-If you have not done so already, please sign up for one of the new webpage trainings. See Mary-Jane if you have questions.
- WSFCS has selected a new school/teacher webpage provider for the 2010-11 school year. We will have help sessions for the conversion beginning in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for more information to come.
- Please remember to arrive and depart on time to the cafeteria during lunch on a daily basis
- Please refrain from sitting children at the teacher's table on duty free lunch days
- Those of you who participated in the Hospice Walk/Run, please wear your Hospice t-shirt on Tuesday, May 11th to have your picture taken for the yearbook.
-Just a reminder that next week, we will have an opportunity to enjoy select menu items from Ciccione's. YUM!
All items are $6.00
Option 1 - Philly steak and cheese
Option 2 - Turkey Sub
Option 3 - Italian Sub
Option 4 - Spaghetti and Meatballs
Option 5 - Fettucine Alfredo
Option 6 - Greek Salad
Option 7 - Chicken Salad
Remember to place your money (exact change, please) in the appropriate envelope by 9:00 a.m.
Enjoy!
Staff Stars
Carolanne Rosenberger – Excellent use of fraction manipulatives to teach improper fractions and mixed numbers
Robin Atkins – Thank you for the ways that your work well with your parents.
-Thank you to these outstanding staff members for following my Friday Update Blog: Tom Keener Jennifer Cohn Mary Jane Everhardt Robin Vance Jan Hipp Aaren Brown
3rd, 4th & 5th grade – Thank you for your efforts to review material in preparation for EOG’s and for being diligent in your use of the “Countdown” materials.
PRT’s, K’s, 1st & 2nd grade & DIBELS crew – Great job with your end of year assessments.
*Thank you for your efforts to help our students prepare for Mother’s Day
May 7th, 2010
I have talked with you from time to time about my appreciation for the great things that mothers are able to do. My career in education has blessed me with the opportunity to work with many wonderfully gifted people and most of them have been women. The term in loco parentis, Latin for "in the place of a parent" or "instead of a parent," refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the functions and responsibilities of a parent. Our jobs can be intimidating when you think about all that we are responsible for on a daily basis. We have to keep our “children” safe, nourished, challenged and happy. Please know that you do that VERY WELL. Whether you are a mother or not, please know that we appreciate what you do every day for our students.
Happy Mother’sDay
“A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.” ~Author Unknown
**You can now view the Friday Update at the following URL address: http://swefridayupdate.blogspot.com/ We will continue to send the Friday Update via email AND at the blog address for a few weeks. Please begin to use the "blogspot" address to view the Friday Update. If there are corrections, they can be made in the comment section.
Next week
Monday 5/10 – SAT, 3rd grade EOG Training, Admin. Team Mtg.
Tuesday 5/11 – Mad Science Enrichment Program Afterschool, Watch Dog – David Rhyne, Big Shotz Night
Wednesday 5/12 –5th grade EOG Training, Staff Mtg., Big Shotz Night, Board of Education Mtg.
Thursday 5/13- Watch Dog – David Sipprell, Principals Mtg.
Friday 5/14 - Admin. Team Mtg., EOG Background, 1st Grade to Patterson’s Farm
Week of 5/17-5/21
(5/17) SAT, EOG Science for 5th grade
(5/18) EOG Reading for grades 3-5, Progress Reports Go Home, SIT, Time to Eat Night, Pack Treats for Troops
(5/19) EOG Calculator Active for grades 3-5, 2nd Grade to Heritage Theater (Dease, Freshwater, Hipp, and Chadwick)
(5/20) EOG Calculator Inactive for grades 3-5, 2nd Grade to Heritage Theater (Sutcliffe, Baldwin, Tsolis, and Crain)
(5/21) Watch Dog – Todd Stephens, All Pro Dad Breakfast, EOG Make ups, Admin. Team Mtg.
Duty Schedule
*Breakfast – Womble, Aikins, Sereika, Letourneau
FYI/Reminders
-We are already seeing our rise in student discipline issues as we predicted . Please make every effort to provide tight supervision at all times. The bathroom has been a hotspot location for incidences so please keep that in mind. Thanks for all you do to keep our students safe.
-Please remember that due to continued issues with physical contact, football is no longer an acceptable activity during recess. Please remember to actively supervise at recess.
-If you know where any of Kiki’s tablecloths are, please let her know.
-If you have not done so already, please sign up for one of the new webpage trainings. See Mary-Jane if you have questions.
- WSFCS has selected a new school/teacher webpage provider for the 2010-11 school year. We will have help sessions for the conversion beginning in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for more information to come.
- Please remember to arrive and depart on time to the cafeteria during lunch on a daily basis
- Please refrain from sitting children at the teacher's table on duty free lunch days
- Those of you who participated in the Hospice Walk/Run, please wear your Hospice t-shirt on Tuesday, May 11th to have your picture taken for the yearbook.
-Just a reminder that next week, we will have an opportunity to enjoy select menu items from Ciccione's. YUM!
All items are $6.00
Option 1 - Philly steak and cheese
Option 2 - Turkey Sub
Option 3 - Italian Sub
Option 4 - Spaghetti and Meatballs
Option 5 - Fettucine Alfredo
Option 6 - Greek Salad
Option 7 - Chicken Salad
Remember to place your money (exact change, please) in the appropriate envelope by 9:00 a.m.
Enjoy!
Staff Stars
Carolanne Rosenberger – Excellent use of fraction manipulatives to teach improper fractions and mixed numbers
Robin Atkins – Thank you for the ways that your work well with your parents.
-Thank you to these outstanding staff members for following my Friday Update Blog: Tom Keener Jennifer Cohn Mary Jane Everhardt Robin Vance Jan Hipp Aaren Brown
3rd, 4th & 5th grade – Thank you for your efforts to review material in preparation for EOG’s and for being diligent in your use of the “Countdown” materials.
PRT’s, K’s, 1st & 2nd grade & DIBELS crew – Great job with your end of year assessments.
*Thank you for your efforts to help our students prepare for Mother’s Day
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