May 22

Welcome to the Buzz Blog 

Our Mission: 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.

Is it time to countdown yet?

Announcements:

Photo Sharing- if you have any pictures to share, please put them on the shared drive. If you go in the staff shared folder, then open the "Grade Level Photos" folder, there are six folders there labeled by grade level.  This is especially true if you have any photos of the Fifth Graders.  We want to try to do a slideshow for the end of the year celebration.

Please make sure you communicate to Cathy Smith about your STC Kits.

Year books will be delivered on 6/10

Please consider donating to the UNCF.

We are all a bit tired this time of year.  Adults drink coffee, soda, and eat chocolate.  Kids wiggle, talk, and get into trouble.  If you are at the end of your rope, try a few of these Brain Breaks throughout the day to refocus your class.

http://brainbreaks.blogspot.com/

Calendar         

May 22:  Day 5-B Week
                5th LTM, 1st Gym
                5th Grade Trip to Millis Health Center
                 SET Assessment

May 23:  Day 6-B Week
                K LTM, 4th Gym
                 Dibels EOY window closes

                 Field Day K2

                 Dress Down Day K2

                 Dress Down Day for Staff

                  No school Monday, close blinds,                          close and lock all windows, turn off                    all lights and electronic equipment

May 26:   No School Memorial Day
May 27:   Day 1-A Week
                 1st LTM, 3rd Gym

                 Special called staff meeting 2:45 PM
May 28:   Day 2-A Week
                2nd LTM, K Gym

                3rd Grade Local RTA Testing
May 29:  Day 3-A Week
                3rd LTM, 5th Gym
                EOG Training
May 30:  Day 4-A Week
                4th LTM, 2nd Gym
June 2:   Day 5-A Week
                5th LTM, 1st Gym
               Ready EOG Testing window opens
June 3:   Day 6-A Week
               K LTM, 4th Gym

               2nd Grade Trip Butterfly Farm
June 4:  Day 1-B Week
               1st LTM, 3rd Gym
June 5:  Day 2-B Week
               2nd LTM, K Gym
June 6:  Day 3-B Week
               3rd LTM, 5th Gym
June 9:  Day 4-B Week
               4th LTM, 2nd Gym
               4 A's Award Winners
June 10: Day 5-B Week
               5th LTM, 1st Gym
               4th Quarter AR Celebration AM, Time: TBD
               PBIS Water Day
               12:00-K-2
                 1:00-3-5
June 11: Day 6-B Week
               K LTM, 4th Gym
               K-2 Awards Day Gym 12:30 PM
June 12: Day 1-A Week
               1st LTM, 3rd Gym
               3-4 Awards Day Gym 9 AM
                  5th Grade Awards Gym 11:30 AM
June 13: Day 2-A Week
               2nd LTM, K Gym
               Staff v. Students Kickball AM
               Staff v. Students Kickball PM

               

PBIS Corner

Water Day is coming.

Resources

http://star3lessonplanning.weebly.com/* Star 3 lesson planner link from 8/21 workshop
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*Donors Choose website-- get funding for your great ideas

http://www.donorschoose.org

*Check out this interesting article about teaching boys:

http://ideas.time.com/2013/10/28/what-schools-can-do-to-help-boys-succeed/?hpt=hp_t3

The Newseum has free lesson plans for teachers: check it out

http://www.newseum.org/education/teacher-resources/lesson-plans/students-not-visiting-the-newseum/index.html

Global Education Resources:

http://www.globaleducation.edu.au/global-education/what-is-global-ed.html- awesome site from Austrailia with pictures, connections and Case Studies.


NEA Global Resources- outstanding
http://www.nea.org/home/37409.htm   

Edutopia Education Everywhere Page: Videos, Articles and more:

http://www.edutopia.org/education-everywhere-international-global-resources

Peace Corp

http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/about/



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