January+Announcements

January Announcements

--Welcome back, folks! Let's get ready to ruuuuuuummmmmbbble!-Helms

I have put a website on the instructional Resources page. This website is really good to use for teaching/refresher on how to use word, powerpoint, excel and other technology related subjects. Fazakerly

Just a reminder that next Tuesday (Jan. 17) Mrs. Fazakerly and Mrs. Tyson will be holding a PLC on Words Their Way. 2:30-3:00 in Mrs. Fazakerly's room.

Ipads have been ordered and will arrive in about a week. Mrs. MacCredie, Gilreath, Dwaine and Tyson will each receive a set of three Ipads. They will be our guinea pigs for the use of these devices with our younger students. Remember, the next PTA fundraiser begins next week, and once again they have decided that the funds will go towards technology, so we expect to make another big technology purchase before the end of the school year.



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Inclement Weather Plan: Car Riders go to: C-7: 4th Grade C-8: 5th & 1st Grade B-7: 3rd & 2nd Grade B-8: Kindergarten

Tentative Lunch Monitoring Changes - This is not effective yet! Continue with the old schedule until you are told differently - Please review to see if there are any conflicts with literacy (that is the reason for the changes).

We did receive approval through the waiver process to purchase Ipads for our students. The only caveat was that we must purchase a warranty to go along with each device since there is no technical support from the county, so that will limit somewhat how many we can purchase. Once we have an order placed, we will let the teachers know who will be receiving them so they can begin planning for this new innovation.

The third nine weeks progress assessment, which will be administered the ‘old fashioned’ way, will be administered on the following dates:


 * __February 27 – March 2__**

This will mean TA's will be pulled for testing, and resource classes will not function on those dates as well. Please plan accordingly

Media Center Lessons will be on "A" Week. Tomorrow is Tuesday. Just a reminder, it will feel like Monday. J. Scott

Anyone is welcome to walk after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and any Monday without a meeting. We have been meeting in the lobby at about 2:30. It takes about 40-45 minutes to walk the bypass and back (3miles). It goes by faster each time you walk it. No competition, just fresh air and fellowship. Come when you can. -Davenport

==== Teachers! You will be receiving Book Swap letters to go home next week. Once the tear-off comes back with books please fill in the number of books and retain for your records. The night of the book swap the Parent Involvement Comm. will need those slips to return to parents as "tickets". If parents send in more books just mark the new number on the slip. You may send your books to your grade level represenative: McLean, Tyson, Gilreath, Nichols, Schnabel, T. Robinson, or Mrs. Garrett. If you have any questions please feel free to ask one of us! ====