FOR WEEK 38 --- MAY 15, 2006
QUOTE OF THE
WEEK:
I can't give
you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure:
try to please everybody all the time.
BIRTHDAYS
Fri., May 19: Josh Hofbauer
RECESS DUTY
Mon.-Hobbs, Jutting, Tues.-Eichenberger, Blodgett, Wed.-Leerar, Jacobson, Thurs.-Huntington, Keil, Fri.-Twait, Keil
DATES TO REMEMBER
MONDAY, MAY 15 (Day 5)
a) NIC MS G Track @ LM-5:00
b) NIC MS B Track @ Garner-5:00
c) Girls District Golf
d) Softball practice begins
e) Staffing in the p.m.
f) Mr. Hill meets with a prospective family in the a.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 16 (Day 6)
a) Awards Night-7:00
b) Clover Kids
c) 1st grade to Thorpe Park 12:30-3:00
d) Administrative Team meeting at the middle school --- 10:30
e) Title 1 Technical
f) Mr. Hill does a teacher review at 2:00
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 (Day 1)
a) Baccalaureate-7:00
b) 5/6 Track & Field Day-1:30
c) Sp. Ed. Team Meeting
d) 4th Grade to
e) Classroom observation
f) Mr. Hill and Ms Geitzenauer travel to
THURSDAY, MAY 18 (Day 2)
a) G/B State Track
Meet
b) Last Day for
Seniors
c) Dist. Adv. Mtg.
6:30 in H.S. Media
d) Mr. Hill meets with select faculty members regarding staff development
e) District Advisory Committee meeting --- 7:00 p.m. --- HS Media
FRIDAY, MAY 19 (Day 3)
a) G/B State Track
Meet
b) Boys’ District Golf
c) State Sp. Olympics
d) Retirement
gathering for Jeannine Tweed --- 4:00-5:30 --- middle school
SATURDAY, MAY 20
a) G/B State Track Meet
b) Boys’ District Golf
c) State Sp. Olympics
d) Mr. Hill meets with contractor
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
A) OUR EDUCATIONAL
PHILOSOPHY
We believe the school
should provide equal opportunities for students to develop their individual
potential regardless of disability, race, sex, and/or socioeconomic background.
B) ANNUAL PROGRESS
GOALS
Long Term Goal: All
K-12 students will achieve at high levels in reading comprehension, prepared
for success beyond high school.
Annual Goal: To
increase percent of students in grades 3-8 and 10 scoring at or above grade
level on the vocabulary subtest of the Gates MacGinitie
Reading Assessment.
Marlys Ebaugh, audiologist
will be here for hearing follow-up on Wed., May 17th. At
BC in the am to do selected students preschool through 12. She
will call students out of class as needed. Please send students to my
office when she calls. She will then travel to Thompson (my office) to do
follow-up there (maybe noon???????).
Please let
me know if you have any students that you would like their hearing checked.
Thanks, Deb
D) This
begins a very busy week for everyone but especially our high school
colleagues.
There
are numerous evening events centered around seniors
and graduation.
Support
all those you can.
Remember
when you had those young people in your class?
E) What is proficiency????
F) Elementary Spring Concert ----- Monday, May
22
G) Elementary Faculty Meeting --- Wed., May 24 ---- 3:40 p.m. ---- bring your yellow
faculty handbook
H) Are there a couple of
volunteers to help present to the rest of the faculty on
May 31? District-wide we will be
working on narrowing and defining our benchmarks PLUS developing a rubric for those
benchmarks.
The Elementary Team has accomplished a great deal. How can we help the other levels through this process?
I) LITTLE BISON RELAYS ----- May 23
J) Personal leave is dependent on the
availability of a
substitute. Plan ahead.
K) District Advisory Committee meeting is open
to all those desiring to attend and discover more about student achievement
scores district-wide
L)
Graduation is May
21.
M)
May 26 is the last day of the 2005-2006 school year
----- it is a 1:10/1:30 dismissal.
N)
May 30 and May 31 are staff development days ---- 8:00 – 4:00 daily.
O) Annouce to students that the deadline for ordering Little
League softball & baseball T-shirts has been extended to Thursday, May 18th.
