Welcome to the Speas Global Elementary 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.
Goals:
To increase English Language Arts achievement by 10%To increase Mathematics achievement by 10%
To increase Science Achievement by 10%
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.
ISS
Specialists will begin holding ISS in their respective areas on their assigned days. 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
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Teacher
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Location
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A
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Arora
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Room 213
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B
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Bowen
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Music
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C
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King
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Art
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D
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Childers/McMasters
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Media/CL
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E
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Lindquist
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Gym
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Teachers: Having Trouble with Defiant Students? Have you tried these strategies?
http://www.interventioncentral.org/behavioral-interventions/challenging-students/school-wide-strategies-managing-defiance-non-complianc
Instead of loosing the momentum by verbally addressing misbehavior, or off task behavior; try using these nifty stop signs. You can print them here:
Noise level in classroom too high? Try this website. The balls bounce according to the noise level. They are still when the room is completely quiet.
Exit Tickets: not just for workshops anymore. Try them in your classroom.
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Our jobs may get hectic as we try to close out the year strong. Here are some things to remember about what we may call disrespect or defiant behavior:
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Embody respect. You can’t change what’s in your students’ bank account, but you can change what’s in their emotional account. It may require a considerable shift in your thinking. It is fruitless simply to demand respect from students; many just don’t have the context, background, or skills to show it. Instead…
Embody respect.
ÒGive respect to students first, even when they seem least to deserve it.
ÒShare decision making in class. For example, ask students whether they would prefer to do a quick review of what they have learned to consolidate and strengthen their learning or move on to new material.
ÒAvoid such directives as “Do this right now!” Instead, maintain expectations while offering choice and soliciting input.
ÒAvoid demeaning sarcasm (e.g., “How about you actually do your assignment quietly for a change?”)
ÒModel the process of adult thinking. For example, say, “We have to get this done first because we have only enough time for these three things today.” Keep your voice calm and avoid labeling actions.
ÒDiscipline through positive relationships, not by exerting power or authority. Avoid such negative directives as “Don’t be a wise guy!” or Sit down immediately!”
Embed social skills. At every grade level, use a variety of classroom strategies that strengthen social and emotional skills. For example…
Embed social skills.
ÒTeach basic but crucial meet-and-greet skills. Early in the year, when students introduce themselves to other classmates, teach students to face on another, make eye contact, smile, and shake hands.
ÒEmbed turn-taking skills in class, even at the secondary level. You can introduce and embed these skills using strategies as learning stations, partner work, and cooperative learning.
ÒRemind students to thank their classmates after completing collaborative activities.
ÒImplement social-emotional skill-building programs in the early years.
Be inclusive. Create a familial atmosphere by using inclusive and affiliative language. For example…
Be inclusive.
ÒAlways refer to the school as “our school” and the class as “our class”; avoid using a me-and-you model that reinforces power structures
ÒAcknowledge students who make it to class, and thank them for small things.
ÒCelebrate effort as well as achievment; praise students for reaching milestones as well as fulfilling end goals. Pack acknowledgements and celebrations into every single class.
Announcements:
***For all technology issues, please follow these steps in order to submit a SchoolDude ticket. Mr. McMasters will receive this ticket and be able to work on resolving the issue as quickly as possible. Tickets take priority so please enter a ticket for the technology issue that you have. If you have any questions on how to do this, please see Mr. McMasters. Thank you!
To submit a ticket…on either the WSFCS homepage or the Speas homepage, click on “User Options” in the top right of the screen --> “SCHOOL DUDE requests --> Click “IT request” tab --> fill out request and click submit. ***
We have a Speas Symbaloo page.
http://www.symbaloo.com/home/mix/13eOcMEZPT#email: djjohnson@wsfcs.k12.nc.us
pass: speasbees2014
Please email us with your favorite educator sites so we can create a huge selection of online resources.
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
Holidays Around the World
April 29
4.29
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2
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C
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Y
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Hooker out- CC meeting
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4.30
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3
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D
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Y
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3rd grade to Sci Works: Soccer Practice
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5.1
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4
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E
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Y
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Canty out meeting; Wii Day; Opening Ceremony, 1st Game
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5.4
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5
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A
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Y
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TRC Window Opens
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5.5
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6
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B
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X
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Ash out AM
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5.6
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1
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C
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X
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5.7
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2
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D
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X
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5.8
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3
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E
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X
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GSN Module 4 due; PEP checks begin
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5.11
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4
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A
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X
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5.12
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5
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B
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X
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5.13
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6
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C
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Y
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5.14
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1
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D
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Y
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Ash out AM; Papa Murphy’s Spirit Night
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5.15
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2
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E
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Y
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Dollar Dress Down
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5.18
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3
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A
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Y
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5.19
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4
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B
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Y
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5.20
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5
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C
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Y
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Johnson out AM
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5.21
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6
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D
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X
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5.22
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1
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E
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X
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1st Grade NC Zoo 8:00-2:00 PM; Yoforia Movie Night; Ready EOG window opens; TRC window closes
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5.25
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2
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A
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X
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5.26
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3
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B
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X
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5.27
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EOG ELA
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5.28
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EOG Math
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5.29
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EOG Makeups
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6.1
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EOG Sci 5
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6.2
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EOG Sci 5
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6.3
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EOG Makeups
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6.4
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RTA/EOG Makeups
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6.5
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6.8
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6.9
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6.10
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6.11
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6.12
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Holidays Around the World
April 29
| Wednesday | Apr 29 | Day of Trees | Colombia |
| Wednesday | Apr 29 | Shōwa Day | Japan |
| Wednesday | Apr 29 | Public Holiday | Vietnam |
| Today in World History |
| 1289 | Qala'un, the Sultan of Egypt, captures Tripoli. | |
| 1429 | Joan of Arc leads French forces to victory over English at Orleans. | |
| 1624 | Louis XIII appoints Cardinal Richelieu chief minister of the Royal Council of France. | |
| 1661 | The Chinese Ming dynasty occupies Taiwan. | |
| 1672 | King Louis XIV of France invades the Netherlands. | |
| 1813 | Rubber is patented. | |
| 1852 | The first edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus is published. | |
| 1856 | Yokut Indians repel a second attack by the 'Petticoat Rangers,' a band of civilian Indian fighters at Four Creeks, California. | |
| 1858 | Austrian troops invade Piedmont. | |
| 1859 | As the French army races to support them and the Austrian army mobilizes to oppose them, 150,000 Piedmontese troops invade Piedmontese territory. | |
| 1861 | The Maryland House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union. | |
| 1862 | Forts Philip and Jackson surrender to Admiral Farragut outside New Orleans. | |
| 1913 | Gideon Sundback of Hoboken patents all-purpose zipper. | |
| 1916 | Irish nationalists surrender to the British in Dublin. | |
| 1918 | America's WWI Ace of Aces, Eddie Rickenbacker, scores his first victory with the help of Captain James Norman Hall. | |
| 1924 | Open revolt breaks out in Santa Clara, Cuba. | |
| 1927 | Construction of the Spirit of St. Louis is completed. | |
| 1930 | The film All Quiet on the Western Front, based on Erich Maria Remarque's novel Im Western Nichts Neues, premiers. | |
| 1945 | The German Army in Italy surrenders unconditionally to the Allies. | |
| 1945 | The Nazi concentration camp of Dachau is liberated by Allied troops. | |
| 1946 | Former Japanese leaders are indicted in Tokyo as war criminals. | |
| 1975 | The U.S. embassy in Vietnam is evacuated as North Vietnamese forces fight their way into Saigon. | |
| 1983 | Harold Washington is sworn in as Chicago's first black mayor. | |
| 1992 | Four Los Angeles police offices are acquitted of charges stemming from the beating of Rodney King. Rioting ensues. | |
| Born on April 29 | ||
| 1745 | Oliver Ellsworth, third Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. | |
| 1818 | Alexander II, Czar of Russia. | |
| 1863 | William Randolph Hearst, American newspaper publisher. | |
| 1877 | Tad Dorgen, cartoonist and columnist. | |
| 1879 | Sir Thomas Beecham, founder of the London Philharmonic. | |
| 1899 | Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, renowned jazz composer and musician. | |
| 1901 | Hirohito, emperor of Japan during and after World War II. | |
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