Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013

Today is Day 1.

Jan. 2-Jan. 4-ALL teachers are expected to eat at the Lunch Table with the students to make sure the PBIS expectations are enforced.  Starting Jan. 7, the grade levels can return to their plan for covering each other so you can have some Duty Free time as needed.  **Remember, that is what the SIT team voted on...each grade level is to work out a Duty Free coverage for themselves as we will not provide extra monitors.**

--LTM's are on schedule for each day this week.  Don't be late

We are no longer using the Orange Bees.  Please use the Blue Bee's for the next  incentives.  

Teachers: Please remember that we are responsible for our students' safety.  Please make sure car rider staff is in place before sending students outside.  The bell is not the signal for releasing car riders.  Teachers should always check to make sure there is someone there to receive the students before sending students out.  

Welcome Mrs. Gerald.  Mrs. Gerald is a PRT that will be working with our 1st and 3rd graders.  If you see her in the hallway, please give her a warm welcome. 

Check out our new umbrellas.  We want our wonderful car duty/bus duty folks to stay dry in the rain/snow.  Thanks PTA!!!!  FYI- Each umbrella has been fitted with a tracking device.  :-)  Please do not try to take them home.  

Congratulations to Mrs. Woodson- Teacher of the Year and Mr. Dimov- Classified Staff Member of the Year.  Let's hope they don't get too full of themselves.  

Please spend the next days reviewing our PBIS procedures with your students.  Remember, that teaching and modeling expectations is critical to the PBIS process.  

Don't forget to follow Speas on Twitter to get updates and reminders.  

Gentle Reminders:

* When planning and executing field trip plans, please keep in mind that it is against policy to require parents to accompany students on trips.  We cannot exclude students from trips for behavior, or inability to pay.



Speas Events:                                    

*Monday, Jan. 7th: SIT Meeting

                                        
*Tuesday, Jan. 8th: Progress Reports go home
                                          3rd grade Field Trip to Sci Works 9:00 AM-1:30 PM

*Wednesday, Jan. 16th: Tech Day, all grade levels meet w/D. Bates  
                                                   Subway Day  
                                                  Schoolwide Spelling Bee 


*Monday, Jan. 21st: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

*Tuesday, Jan. 22nd: Teachers may trade this day with Jan. 26.- training for
                                             Foundations of Reading.
*Saturday, Jan. 26th: Foundations of Reading Training at Easton

*Wednesday, Feb. 13th: Tech Day, all grade levels meet w/D. Bates 

*Tuesday, March 5th: 4th grade trip to Raleigh 6:30 AM-5:00 PM

Friday, March 8th: 1st grade to WSSU 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
                           
*Wednesday, March 20th: Tech Day, all grade levels meet w/D. Bates 

*Wednesday, April 10th: Tech Day, all grade levels meet w/D. Bates 

*Friday, April 12th: 5th grade to Sci Works 9:00 AM-1:30 Pm

*Tuesday, April 23: Kinder trip to Children's Museum 9:00 AM-2:00 PM

*Wednesday, April 24: Third grade trip to Tanglewood 9:00 AM-1:00 PM