Friday, October 17, 2014

October 17, 2014


Welcome to the Speas Global Elementary Blog!
All staff members, let's make sure we are teaching, reteaching, and teaching again the procedures in the common areas (Hallway, Cafeteria, Bathrooms, Playground, Bus).  We should be giving out lots of Bee's for students demonstrating the basic expectations.  It is a good idea to review the procedures before you leave one area to travel to another area.  

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.

Goals:
To increase English Language Arts achievement by 10%
To increase Mathematics achievement by 10%
To increase Science Achievement by 10%

picture by C. Cardona




How can praising Bee's for effort impact their attitudes.  Another look at Growth Mindset.





 

Announcements:
Happy Friday Everyone!

PTA Fundraiser-Dress a Dude Begins this week!

Ms. Burleson and Mr. Cokley have claimed the title of "First Contact."  Using the website 'epals', they have actually contacted 3 classrooms from 3 different coutries, India, Australia, and.....well, I cannot remember the last one.  But, the evidence has been confirmed.  Teachers, if you are doing something similar, please let us know, we'd love to see it.   

http://www.epals.com/#!/main
ISS
Specialists will begin holding ISS in their respective areas on their assigned days on 10.8.   The schedule is below.  Teachers, specialists may be contacting you for work for students assigned to ISS.  Please get them work as soon as possible.   
Day
Teacher
Location
A
Arora
Room 213
B
Bowen
Music
C
King
Art
D
Childers/McMasters
Media/CL
E
Lindquist
Gym
  


Mark your Calendars----Parent Night is 10/21.   


Mrs. Merrill has made it easy for your class to vote for Specials Bee Incentives.  There is a Smart file on the S drive under PBIS/Specials Bee Incentive Vote 2014.  Just drag that file onto your desktop, open and use.  

All staff members, let's make sure we are teaching, reteaching, and teaching again the procedures in the common areas (Hallway, Cafeteria, Bathrooms, Playground, Bus).  We should be giving out lots of Bee's for students demonstrating the basic expectations.  It is a good idea to review the procedures before you leave one area to travel to another area.  


SMOD Tickets (dress code violations) are located in the workroom.  Please keep the bottom portion for your own records as a way to keep track of the number of violations.  The continuum is as follows:

1st offense: verbal warning, and letter will be sent home to be signed.  Parent or guardian notified of violation

2nd offense: Teacher notifies parent or guardian and student is removed from class until proper SMOD is delivered.

(Teachers, we all should be enforcing this, it will only work if we all enforce it).

Calendar
Date
PLT
Encore
T/M
Gym
Events/Reminders
10.17
6
B
Y
4th
Tiger Kim’s visiting during PE specials beginning today
5th Grade to Millis Health 8:30-1:30
Dollar Dress Down Day
10.20

C
Y


10.21

D
Y

RTA Test 4th grade,Dental Screening , pre-k, K, 3, 5, EC , Title 1 Parent/PTA Night; Committee Meetings
10.22




Early Release Day; Unity Day Wear Orange to Support Violence Prevention
10.23

E
Y


10.24

A
X

Last day of Tiger Kim’s visiting PE classes; Science EOQ 5th Grade; Ident-a-Kid on campus; Pink and Jeans Day
10.27

B
X

Tiger Kims afterschool begins 2:45-3:30 Gym; Math EOQ 3, 4, 5th Grade
10.28

C
X

Reading EOQ 3,4,5 Grade
10.29

D
X


10.30

E
X

Last day of Tiger Kims afterschool; Kinder.  Woosley Farm 9:30-1:30; Happy Birthday Copeland!!!!
10.31




No School for Students.  Happy Birthday Barnes!!!!!
11.7




Happy Birthday Uzcategui!!!!
11.10




Staff Meeting?
11.11




No School Veterans Day Holiday Happy Birthday Odom!!!!!
11.13




Quarterly Awards
11.14




Yoforia Movie Night
11.18




4/5 Assembly Café 9 AM WS Symphony; Committee Meetings
12.3




Happy Birthday Stokes!!!!!!!
12.7




Happy Birthday Spainhour!!!!!!
12.9




Staff Meeting
12.11




Papa Murphy’s Spirit Night, Staff Holiday Luncheon
12.16




Committee Meetings
12.18




Happy Birthday SR!!!!!!!; Yoforia Spirit Night
12.19




Student Gift Bags go home
12.22




Happy Birthday K. Johnson!!!!!!!
12.23




Happy Birthday Vidal Cuenca!!!!!!!!
12.28




Happy Birthday Lindquist!!!!!!!
12.29




Happy Birthday Higgins!!!!!!!
1.1




Happy Birthday Farra!!!!!!!!
1.2




Happy Birthday Hart!!!!!!!!!
1.8




Subway Night
1.15




Happy Birthday Summey!!!!!!!!
1.17




Happy Birthday Bumbrey!!!!!!!
1.20




Happy Birthday Linville!!!!!!!!!
1.22




Yoforia Spirit Night
1.23




Happy Birthday Brown!!!!!!!!
1.24




Happy Birthday Bushey!!!!!!!!!
1.29




Quarterly Awards
2.9




Happy Birthday Billingsley!!!!!!!
2.13




Yoforia Movie Night
2.15




Happy Birthday Cartwright!!!!!!!
2.22




Happy Birthday Cokely!!!!!!!!!!
2.26




Happy Birthday Ryabova!!!!!!!!!
3.7




Happy Birthday Faragher!!!!!!
3.12




Chik-fil-A Spirit Night
3.19




Happy Birthday Pfitzner!!!!!!!; Yoforia Spirit Night
3.23




Happy Birthday Smith!!!!!!!
3.27




Happy Birthday Ferguson!!!!!!!
3.29




Happy Birthday Mitchell!!!!!!!!
4.9




Quarterly Awards
4.10




1st Grade Dan Nicholas Park 8:30-2:00
4.16




Yoforia Spirit Night
4.17




Kids Night In Movie Night
5.14




Papa Murphy’s Spirit Night
5.7




4th Grade Heritage Theater, New Winston Museum
5.22




1st Grade NC  Zoo 8:00-2:00 PM; Yoforia Movie Night














Thanks to Ryabova for sending us this video of great ideas for global activities at Speas. 




Language of the month website: Really Cool!


Teachers, when you are ready to take your Global Studies to the next level try these links:

http://aroundtheworldwith80schools.net/

http://www.slideshare.net/langwitches/get-connected-around-the-world-with-skype

https://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/projects-and-resources/skype-in-the-classroom

http://www.comparea.org/FXX+AUS?utm_content=buffer6fa14&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/ipad-apps-virtual-field-trips-monica-burns?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-virtualtripapps-repost2



This Day in World History

On This Day in History
Friday, October 17, 2014
Events
* 532Boniface II ends his reign as Catholic Pope
* 733Battle at Poitiers: Charles Martel beats Abd al-Rachmans Omajjaden
* 1387Swells convent Windesheim initiated
* 1404Cosma de' Migliorati elected Pope Innocentius VII
* 1415Jewish autonomy in Palestine ends, as Raban Gamliel leaves office
* 1469Crown prince Fernando of Arag¢n marries princess Isabella of Castilia
* 1483Tomas de Torquemada appointed inquisitor-general of Spain
* 1492Columbus sights isle of San Salvador (Watling Island, Bahamas)
* 1556Ex-emperor Karel departs Netherland for Spain
* 1651Future King Charles II flees from England
* 1691New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth
* 1707German composer Johann S Bach marries his niece Maria Bach
* 1720Pierre de Marivaux' "Arlequin Poli Par l'Amour," premieres in Paris
* 1740Ivan VI becomes Czar of Russia
* 1777British General John Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga NY
* 1781Cornwallis defeated at Yorktown
* 1787Boston blacks, petition legislature for equal school facilities
* 1797Peace of Campo Formio: Austrian Dutch possessions & France
* 1800Dutch colony Cura‡ao transfered to England
* 1808Political rights of Jews suspended in Duchy of Warsaw
* 1815Napoleon arrives in St Helena
* 18251st French Liszts operette Don Sanche premieres in Paris
* 1829Delaware River & Chesapeake Bay Canal formally opens
* 1829German 1st assassination on abandoned teenager Kaspar Hauser
* 1831Felix Mendelssohn's 1st Piano concert in G, premieres
* 1850Knickerbocker Engine Co Number 5 organized
* 1855Bessemer steelmaking process patented
* 18601st British Golf Open: Willie Park shoots a 164 at Prestwick Club
* 18601st pro golf tournament held (Scotland) (Willie Park wins)
* 1862Battle of Leetown & Thoroughfare Gap, VA
* 1868Constitution of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg comes into effect
* 1871Great Britain annexes Griqualand South Africa
* 1871President Grant suspends writ of habeas corpus
* 1876Henry Morton Stanley's reaches Lualaba River
* 1877Henry Morton Stanley reaches Boma during trip cross Africa
* 1885Baseball sets all players salaries at $1,000-$2,000 for 1885 season
* 1894Ohio national guard kills 3 lynchers while rescuing a black man
* 1896Anton Tsjechovs "Chayka," premieres in St Petersburg
* 1899Sutro railroad sold to Robert F Morrow for $215,000
* 1904Bank of Italy (Bank of America) opens its doors
* 1912Bulgaria, Greece & Serbia declares war on Turkey
* 1916Dutch women demonstrate for female suffrage
* 19171st British bombing of Germany
* 1918De Kooy airport in Netherlands opens
* 1918Yugoslavia proclaims itself a republic
* 1919Radio Corporation of America (RCA) created
* 1920Chicago Bears (as Decatur Staleys) play 1st NFL game, win 7-0
* 1921Belgium's public library law goes into force
* 1922Scottish worker begins hunger march from Glasgow on London
* 1923Catholic University of Nijmegen Neth opens
* 1927Ban Johnson, in failing health, retires as AL president
* 1931Al Capone convicted of tax evasion, sentenced to 11 years in prison
* 1933Albert Einstein arrives in US, a refugee from Nazi Germany
* 1934"The Aldrich Family" premieres on radio
* 1935Pacific Assoc of AAU votes not to participate in Berlin Olympics
* 1940German occupiers issue identity cards
* 19411st US destroyer (Kearney) torpedoed in WW II, off Iceland
* 1943Liberators sink U-540 & U-631
* 1945Juan Per¢n becomes dictator of Argentina
* 1951Egyptian army fires on British troops
* 1954Phila Eagle Adrian Burk passes for 7 touchdowns vs Wash (49-21)
* 1955Lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel
* 1956England's 1st large scale nuclear power station opens
* 1956Pakistan defeat Australia by nine wickets at 1st attempt
* 1957"Copper & Brass" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 36 performances
* 1957Britain's Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip visits White House
* 1957Dike Marken-Dutch mainland closed
* 1957French author Albert Camus awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
* 1957II Tsjoendrigar becomes premier of Pakistan
* 1959"Billy Barnes Revue" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 87 perfs
* 1959Queen Elizabeth is fined $140 for withdrawing her race horse
* 1959Stinchcomb Memorial in Cleveland Metroparks' dedicated
* 1960"Tenderloin" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 216 performances
* 1960US & Britain sign accord for nuclear sub bases
* 196122nd congress of CPSU opens in Moscow
* 1961Battle of Paris-police kill 210 Algerians
* 1961NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 33,100 m
* 1961NY Museum of Modern Art hangs Henri Matisse's "Le Bateau" upside-down It wasn't corrected until December 3rd
* 1962Yanks beat Giants for 20th world championship
* 1963"Jennie" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 82 performances
* 1964Yanks fire Manager Yogi Berra
* 1965"On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" opens in NYC for 280 perfs
* 1965WBMG TV channel 42 in Birmingham, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
* 1967"Hair" premieres on Broadway
* 1967Barbra Streisand stars on "Belle of 14th Street" special on CBS
* 1967Memorial service for Brian Epstein at New London Synagogue
* 1967Pete Knight in X-15 reaches 85 km
* 1967USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
* 1969NY Nets move from Comack to Island Garden, Hempstead NY
* 1969Plastic Ono Band's "Cold Turkey" is released in UK
* 1969Soyuz 7 returns to Earth
* 1970Anwar Sadat sworn in as president of Egypt
* 1971Cleveland Metroparks' Rocky River Nature Center opens
* 1971Judy Rankin wins LPGA Quality-First Golf Classic
* 1971Pitts Pirates beat Balt Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 68th World Series
* 19721st time Islanders shut-out-5-0 vs Penguins
* 1972Bob Randall's "6 Rooms Riv Vu," premieres in NYC
* 1972Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-ling," is #1
* 19735-mo oil embargo by Arab states against US & Netherlands begins
* 1973Arabs decrease oil production
* 1974"Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" closes at Playhouse NYC after 1065 per
* 1974NBA New Orleans Jazz begin a 28 game road losing streak
* 1974Washington Capitals 1st NHL home victory, beating Chicago 4-3
* 1974Oakland A's beat LA Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yanks to win 3 straight series
* 19751st Space Shuttle main engine test at Natl Space Tech Labs, Miss
* 1975Bee Gees Maurice Gibb weds Yvonne Spencely
* 1975UN passes resolution saying "Zionism is a form of racism"
* 1976China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
* 1976Coldest World Series game Yankees vs Cincinnati, 39°F (until 1997)
* 1977Canada begins regular live TV coverage of Parliament
* 1977West German commandos storm hijacked Lufthansa in Mogadishu, Somalia freeing all 86 hostages & killing 3 of 4 hijackers
* 1978NY Islanders start a streak of 23 undefeated games at home (15-0-8)
* 1978NY Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2 in 75th World Series
* 1978Pres Carter signs bill restoring Jefferson Davis citizenship
* 1978USSR performs underground nuclear test
* 1978Yanks win 22nd World Championship capping their great comeback year
* 1979"Beatlemania" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 920 perfs
* 1979D Bautista of Mexico completes 20,000 m walk in record 1:20:06.8
* 1979Mother Teresa of India, awarded Nobel Peace Prize
* 1979Pitts Pirates beat Balt Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 76th World Series
* 1979Pres Carter signs legislation creating Dept of Education
* 19801st-class debut of Mike Whitney, NSW v Qld (2-52 & 1-39)
* 19821st live orch on commerical network since 1954 (National Symphony)
* 1982Emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation
* 1982Robin Yount is 1st to have 2 4-hit games in a World Series
* 1982Sam Shepard's "True West" premieres in NYC
* 1982USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
* 1983Nobel prize for economy awarded to Gerard Debreu
* 1983STS-9 vehicle moves to Vandenberg AFB due to SRB nozzle problem
* 1984Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to Bruce Merrifield
* 1985French author Claude Simon won the Nobel Prize in literature
* 1985Lou Piniella named NY Yankee manager
* 1986US Senate approved immigration bill prohibiting hiring of illegal aliens & offered amnesty to illegals who entered prior to 1982
* 1986Yitzak Rabin forms Israeli government
* 1987"Late Nite Comic" closes at Ritz Theater NYC after 4 performances
* 19871st indoor World Series game (Minnesota Metrodome)
* 19871st lady Nancy Reagan undergoes a modified radical mastectomy
* 198831 reported dead as Ugandan jetliner crashes in fog near Rome
* 1988Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as manager of NY Yankees
* 1988Lyndon LaRouche pleads innocent to fraud, conspiracy indictment
* 1988Phillip Morris announces $11 Billion tender offer for Kraft
* 1988Rockin Robin beats "Sensational" Sherri Martel for WWF woman's title
* 1988Traveling Wilbury's 1st release "Handle With Care"
* 1989Earthquake in SF (6.9) cancels 3rd game of World Series, kills 67
* 1990"Jackie Mason - Brand New" opens at Neil Simon NYC for 216 perfs
* 1990"Les Miserables," opens at Imperial Theatre, NY & His Majesty's Theatre, Perth
* 1991Angel Cordero is 3rd jockey to win 7,000 horse races
* 1991Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates for NL pennant in 7 games
* 1991News anchor Bree Walker Lampley files an FCC complaint that LA radio KFI-AM personally attacked her by discuss her having a disformed baby
* 1991Pitts Penguin Paul Coffey sets NHL defenseman scoring record with 1,053 career points (309 goals & 744 assists)
* 19921st World Series with non-US team, Toronto loses 3-1 to Braves
* 1993Dottie Mochrie wins LPGA World Championship of Women's Golf
* 1994Beth Daniel wins LPGA World Championships of Women's Golf
* 1994Billy Joel performs opening concert at Cleveland's Gund Arena
* 1994Kapil Dev's final one-day international (v West Indies)
* 1995Keith Moore sentenced to 6 years for robbing Sting of $9,000,000
* 1996"Taking Sides," opens at Atkinson Theater NYC

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