Friday, April 27, 2012

Staff News Letter 4/30/12-5/4/12


I wanted to express appreciation to our Kindergarten for doing such a wonderful job with their Kindergarten program.  The turnout was fantastic.  I also wanted to thank the 1st grade for doing the AR program Wednesday.  The program taught me to be a mean lean recycle machine.  Just in case you are wondering, you cannot recycle children.

With testing upon us, I would like to remind everyone to please limit noise in the hall near the computer labs.  To go along with the testing, I will have the reward tickets in your boxes.  Good luck on all of the tests.  Your students will do great.

Time left in school:
19.8232 Days
475.7500 Hours
28544.8167 Minutes
1712616 Seconds

It looks like the weather will be fantastic this weekend.  I hope you all get a chance to get out and enjoy it.

Thought: How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself.  So always think positively.  Norman Vincent Peale


Friday, April 20, 2012

Staff News Letter Apr. 23-27



Just in case you were wondering, we have; 24.99994 days, 599.9833 hours, 35,998.766 minutes, and 2,159,917 seconds left in the school year.   It is amazing how fast each school year passes.  Not that I am counting.

I wanted to express appreciation to all of you for your hard work in preparing your students for the myriad of tests coming up.  I know it takes a tremendous amount of work to have students prepared.

Just a reminder that all home cleaners need to be removed from classes, as well as, classroom microwaves.  Rumor has it that Mr. Coates may have one, but that has not yet been verified by an official investigation.  We are expecting the Fire Marshall to do an inspection any time now.

It looks like it will be a beautiful weekend.  I hope you all get a chance to get out and enjoy it.

Thanks for all you do!     

Thought: “It's Friday, it’s payday, and the sun is shining.  That’s as good as it gets.”  Sherri Isom

 










Friday, April 13, 2012

Staff News Letter Apr. 16-20


I hope you all had a fantastic week.
In place of our collaboration next week, we will have a second iPad training.  Please plan on brining your iPad and any questions you may have.  Because time will be limited, please plan on arriving early enough that we can start promptly at 8:00.

I have included a note that I would like you to copy and paste into your next newsletter regarding students who arrive at school too early.  There are times when we see students arrive up to 1½ hours early.  There aren’t a huge number of students arriving early, but enough to make it a challenge to be prepared for the day.  We would like students to arrive no earlier than 8:30.  Students who are in the building earlier than 8:15, we need to send them out to play, or, have them wait on the stage.  The exception would be if you would like to have them working in your classroom.


A note from the Principal
Dear Parents,

I would like to ask for your support in helping us address the issue of students arriving at school too early.  We ask that students not arrive earlier than 8:30 AM.  This allows for appropriate supervision for the students and ample time for teachers and staff to prepare for the day.  I would like to express my appreciation to you for your willingness to support us with this issue. 

Sincerely,

Steve Burton
Principal, East Elementary


Thought: The only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions.  ~Ellen Glasgow

Have an incredible weekend!