Thursday, November 6, 2014

November 6, 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


Check out this graphic about global education.  The things above water are just the tip of the iceberg.   Try to go deeper in your instruction and touch some of the issues below the surface.

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





 


Two Videos, Two tales; which one is true?  To get the full effect, watch them in order.






 




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

Check out Mrs. Z's Global World Wall (Great Idea!)




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

Announcements:

New Speas Elementary Symbaloo page for quick references for a multitude of sites:

http://www.symbaloo.com/home/mix/13eOcMEZPT#

Please email us with your favorite educator sites so we can create a huge selection of online resources.  

Busy week again.  We have visits from Mt. Airy on Monday and Tuesday.  3rd Grade is going on a field trip on Tuesday.  We have 2 more school systems visiting us on Wednesday.  On Friday, our Superintendent for Elementary Schools, Mr. Oates will be subbing all day for Wooten.  It's going to be fun all week long.  

It is the Bee store week.  Please remember to sign up for Bee Store, here is the link

 http://www2.mysignup.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?datafile=pbisstore

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





11.5
5
C
Y

2 School Systems visiting Speas Global; Johnson out AM
11.6
6
D
Y

Picture Retakes- we will begin calling classes at 8:30 AM.
11.7
1
E
Y

Happy Birthday Uzcategui!!!!  Mr. Oates will be in building all day
11.10
2
A
X


11.11




No School Veterans Day Holiday Happy Birthday Odom!!!!!
11.12
3
B
X

Houston School Disctrict visit
11.13
4
C
X

Boy Scout talk w/3rd grade Café. 1:45 PM; Quarterly Awards
11.14
5
D
X

2nd Grade Rescue Ranch; Yoforia Movie Night; 5th grade boys boot camp
11.17
6
E
X

 AR Party 
11.18
1
A
Y

4/5 Assembly Café 9 AM WS Symphony; Committee Meetings; District Recognition of PBIS team at School Board Meeting 6:30 PM
11.19
2
B
Y


11.20
3
C
Y


11.21
4
D
Y


11.24
5
E
Y


11.25
6
A
X

Zumbathon fundraiser
12.1
1
B
X


12.2
2
C
X


12.3
3
D
X

Happy Birthday Stokes!!!!!!!
12.4
4
E
X


12.5
5
A
Y


12.7




Happy Birthday Spainhour!!!!!!






12.8





12.9




Staff Meeting
12.10





12.11




Papa Murphy’s Spirit Night, Staff Holiday Luncheon
12.12





12.15





12.16




Committee Meetings
12.17





12.18




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




Student Gift Bags go home
12.20-1.5




No School, Winter Vacation
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








On This Day in World History

On This Day in History
Thursday, November 06, 2014
Events
355Emperor Constantine II crowns cousin Julianus keizer of Britain
1153Treaty of Wallingford signed
1534-7] Zealand hit by heavy storm
1572Supernova is observed in constellation known as Cassiopeia
1632Battle at Lutzen: Swedish/Saxon army beats imperial armies
1657Brandenburg & Poland sign unity of Bromberg
1676King Carlos II of Spain becomes of age (at 15)
1792Battle at Jemappes: French army beats Ausrtrians
1813Chilpancingo congress declares Mexico independent of Spain
1844Spain grants Dominican Rep independence
18501st Hawaiian fire engine
1850Yerba Buena & Angel Islands (SF Bay) reserved for military use
1860Abraham Lincoln (Rep-R-Ill) elected 16th pres
1861Jefferson Davis elected to 6 year term as Confederate pres
1862NY-SF direct telegraphic link forms
1863Battle of Rogersville TN
1864Battle of Cane Hill, AK
1864Battle of Droop Mountain, WV (Averell's Raid)
1865Maastricht-Venlo railway in Neth opens
18691st intercollegiate football (soccer) game (Rutgers 6, Princeton 4)
1871Cameroon reaches coast of Angola after trip through Africa
1871Pres Grant re-elected
1878Henrik Ibsens "Samfundets Stotter," premieres in Oslo
1879Canada celebrates 1st Thanksgiving Day
1883NYAC organizes 1st American cross-country championship race
1884British protectorate proclaimed over southeast New Guinea
1884Montreal Foot Ball Club (QFRU) defeats Toronto Argonauts (ORFU) 30-0 in 1st CRFU Championship game
1885US mint at Carson City, Nevada directed to close
1888Benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Ind) beats Pres Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland received slightly more votes
1897Peter Pan opens in NY at Empire Theater
1900Battle at Bothaville: gen-mjr Charles Knox beats Boers
1900Pres William McKinley (R) re-elected, beating William Jennings Bryan
1903USA recognizea independence of Panama
1906Charles Evans Hughes (R) elected NY gov beats William Randolph Hearst
1908Leonid Andreyevs "Dui Nashey Zhizni," premieres in St Petersburg
1910SDAP/NVV initiate campaign for general males/female suffrage
1911Francisco Madeiro inaugurated president of Mexico
1913Mohandas K Gandhi arrested for leading Indian miners march in S Afr
19151st military flight in Neth East Indies (Tandjong Priok)
1915Sophokles Skouloudis forms Greek govt
1917Bolshevik revolution begins with capture of Winter Palace
1917NY allows women to vote
1918Republic of Poland proclaimed
1918Supreme commander of the army Gen Cutters resigns
19191st Dutch radio program: Soir‚e Musicale with "Turf in you(r) ransel"
1922King George V proclaims Irish Free state
1923Col Jacob Schick patents 1st electric shaver
1923USSR adopts experimental calendar, with 5-day "weeks"
1924Stanley Baldwin becomes PM of England
1928Clevelanders vote to build a stadium with city bonds
1928Herbert Hoover (R) beats Alfred E Smith (D) for pres
1928Jacob Schick patents 1st electric razor
1932German election - KPD defeats NSDAP
1934NFL Phila Eagles beat Cincinnati Reds 64-0
19351st test flight of British Hurricane aircraft
1935Engl prince Henry (under George V) weds Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott
1935Maiden flight by Canada's Hawker Hurricane military plane
1936RCA displays TV for press
1936Terence Rattigans "French Without Tears," premieres in London
19383 DiMaggio brothers play together for 1st time, charity all star game
1939WGY-TV (Schenectady, NY), 1st coml TV station, begins service
1939WRGB TV channel 6 in Schenectady-Alby-Troy, NY (CBS) 1st broadcast
1940Franklin D Roosevelt re-elected president
1941Einsatz group kills 15,000 Jews of Rovno Ukraine
1941Japanese fleet readies assault on Pearl Harbor
1941USA lends Soviet Union $1 million
1942Nazis execute 12,000 Minsk ghetto Jews
1942Sukarno & Mohammed Hatta finds Ampat Serangkai
1943Russian troops land on Kertsj peninsula
1943Soviet forces reconquer Kiev
1943Stalin says: "The issue of German fascism is lost"
1945HUAC begins investigation of 7 radio commentators
1949Greeks civil war ends
1950Branch Rickey signs 5-yr contract as VP/GM of Pitts Pirates
1950Chinese offensive halts at Chongchon River, North Korea
1950King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India
1952Dmitri Sjostakovitch's cantata "About our Fatherland," premieres
1953French National Meeting grants Saarland more autonomy
1953Jimmy Dykes succeeds Marty Marion as manager of Balt Orioles
1953Masao Oki's symphony "Atomic Bomb," premieres
195511th Ryder Cup: US, 8-4 at Thunderbird Ranch & CC Calif
1955USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1956Holland & Spain withdraw from Olympics, protest Soviets in Hungary
1956Pres Eisenhower (R) re-elected defeating Adlai E Stevenson (D)
1957"Rumple" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 45 performances
1957Felix Gaillard becomes premier of France
1958AL announces that KC will play AL record 52 night games in 1959
1958Belgium govt of Eyskens & Lilar forms
1958Wilber Snyder beats V Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ
1961US govt issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith
1962BART bond issue just gets by with a 66.9% favorable vote
1962Edward M Kennedy 1st elected (Sen-D-Mass)
1962Edward W Brooke (R) elected attorney general of Massachusetts
1962Nixon tells press he won't be available to kick around any more
1962Saudi Arabia proclaims abolishing slavery
1962UN General Assembly adopts resolution condemning South Africa
1964WEIQ TV channel 42 in Mobile, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
19661st entire lineup televised in color (NBC)
1966Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Amarillo Ladies' Golf Open
1966Lunar Orbiter 2 launched
1967Bridge at Annabaai crashes on Willemstad, Cura‡ao, kills 15
1967US launches Surveyor 6; makes soft landing on Moon Nov 9
1968Nixon elected 37th pres of US, defeating Hubert Humphrey
1968Students of SF State Counsel go on strike
19691st Cy Young Award tie (Mike Cuellar, Balt & Denny McLain, Det)
1970Boog Powell wins AL MVP
1970Twins Jim Perry wins AL Cy Young Award
1971"Great Harp" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 7 performances
1971US performs underground nuclear test at Amchitka Island Aleutians
1973"Man With the Golden Girl" begins shooting
1973Abe Beame eleceted 1st Jewish mayor on NYC
1973Coleman Young elected mayor of Detroit
1974Dodger Mike Marshall is 1st relief pitcher to win Cy Young Award
1975"Hello, Dolly" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 51 performances
19751st appearance of Sex Pistols
1976Benjamin Hooks, succeeds Roy Wilkins as executive director of NAACP
1976Former Twins relief ace Bill Campbell is 1st free-agent to sign with a new team, joining the Red Sox for $1 million over 4 years
1977"Hair" closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 43 performances
19771st Emmy Sports Award presentation
197739 killed in an earthen dam burst at Toccoa Falls Bible College, Ga
1978Iranian general Gholan Reza Azhari forms govt
1978Shah of Iran places Iran under military rule
1979Ayatolla Khomeini takes over in Iran
1981Fernando Valenzuela is 1st rookie to win a Cy Young Award
1981Larry Holmes TKOs Renaldo Snipes in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1982Joe Altobelli succeeds Earl Weaver as Oriole manager
1983Chako Higuchi wins LPGA Sports Nippon Team Match Golf Tournament
1983Discovery transported to Vandenberg AFB, Calif
1983Tor Bay Buccaneers James Wilder rushes for 219 yards vs Minn Vikings
1983Turkey Turgut ™zals Moederland party wins elections
1984Pres Reagan (R) landslide (won 49 states) re-election over Mondale (D)
1984Willie Hernandez wins AL MVP Award
198522nd Space Shuttle Mission (61A) -Challenger 9- lands at Edwards AFB
1985Exploratory well at Ranger Tx, explodes spilling 6.3 m gallons of oil
1985M-19 guerrilla's occupies Palace of Justice Bogot  Colombia
1985Space shuttle Challenger lands at Edwards Calif
1986Houston's Mike Scott (18-10) wins NL Cy Young
1986Reagan signs landmark immigration reform bill
1986Rev Donald Wildmon begins a campaign against Howard Stern
1987Roger Clemens wins consecutive Cy Young Awards
198818th NYC Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:28:07
198819th NYC Marathon won by Steve Jones in 2:08:20
1988Japan & MLB all stars played to a 6-6 draw (Game 2 of 7)
1988Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
1988Steve Jones wins NY men's marathon; Grete Waitz 9th women's title
1989US marshals & FCC sieze pirate radio station WJPL in Brooklyn
1990Arsenio Hall gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
1990Braves Dave Justice wins NL Rookie of Year
1990Fire destroys some of Universal Studio's stages
1990Guam Republican governor Joseph Ada re-elected
1991"Moscow Circus Cirk Valentin" opens at Gershwin NYC for 32 perfs
1991Grand duke Vladimir Kirillovitsj returns to St Petersburg
1991Keck II, biggest telescope in use at Mauna Kea Hawaii
1991Maximus 2.0 BBS released
1991Robert M Gates, becomes 15th director of CIA
1991Russian president Yeltsin outlaws Communist Party
1993Actor Howard Rollins arrested for drunk driving
1993Actress Allison Angrim (32) weds Robert Schoonover (44)
1993Evander Holyfield beats Riddick Bowe in 12 for heavywgt boxing title
1993Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Arcangues, Brocco, Cardmania, Hollywood Wildcat, Kotashaan, Lure, Phone Chatter
199424th NYC Women's Marathon won by Tegla Loroupe in 2:27:37
199425th NYC Marathon won by German Silva in 2:11:21
1994Emomali Rachmonov recognized as president of Tadzjikistan
1994George Foreman (45) KOs Michael Moorer to win boxing HW championship
1994Woo-Soon Ko wins LPGA Toray Japan Queens Golf Cup
1995Art Modell officially announces Cleveland Browns are moving to Balt
1995Israel buries Yitzhak Rabin, assassinated by a fellow Jew who opposed peace with Palestinians
1996LA Dodger Todd Hollandsworth wins NL Rookie of Year
1997"Proposals," opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 76 performances
1997SF Giants manager Dusty Baker named NL Manager of 
















































































































































































































































































































































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