Tuesday MM - Day "B"

Good Morning,

EOQ Reading today!  Encourage kids and build confidence.  These assessments help us determine if our students were engaged and OWN the standard, or if we need to come up with a new plan to assist their learning.

A volunteer opportunity from WFU.  Read below and e-mail me before the end of the day if you are interested.

My name is Ashley Heffner and I am teaching the Developmental Psychology course at WFU this semester. 

I am contacting you to see if you are accepting volunteers at your school and would be willing to take WFU students as volunteers. Students will volunteer from mid-January through April.

If so, please fill out the box below with the best contact information for students to reach you, hours available for volunteering, and any special requirements

Students should be contacting you by the end of this week if you are taking volunteers.

Thank you! Ashley Heffner

School Name	Contact Person	Method of Contact Email or  Phone #	Time available to volunteer  (ex. 12 -4pm)	Special Requirements? (TB test, orientation, background check, etc.)

Stephanie Hess for Michelle Husmillo

Monday MM - Day "A"

Good Morning!

Amazing effort at our magnet fair.   Expect large groups on our tours the next two weeks.  Thanks to each of you who signed up and participated in this event.  When we "sell" our school we are marketing YOU!

The 17th is the end of the quarter and we will need all report cards to be completed by Wednesday, January 22nd. 

• Monday, January 20th is the MLK holiday
• Tuesday, January 21st is a Reserved day
• We have kept this day open for each of you to define and prioritize the work that will result in amazing growth for the coming quarter
• One opportunity is an Open Space/Coffee Talk with Bagels and coffee provided by the leadership team
• Commit to engage in a discussion from 8:00-10:00 in Mobile #32
• Linked here is the required reading for this optional Open Space/Coffee Talk. Washington Post

Good news on the technology front, Stacy will be working with each certified staff member as we are to receive 37 Lenovo X131e laptops for teacher use.  these are leased machines and will be with you for 48 months.  More on the logistics later as we expect to see the machines in the building this week.

Friday MM - Day "F"

Good Morning!

Today's EOQ is MATH.  We have multiple modification groups and will utilize all of our Specialists/EC/ESL teachers until 10:45. Specials will resume on a normal schedule Monday as we have fewer modification groups for the reading test.

Our Magnet Fair is Saturday at the Benton convention center.  Below are the staff who have graciously agreed to interact with families looking at our STEM program.  Please join us if you can and try to wear a Be.brunson T-shirt to promote our logo.

10:00AM - 11:00AM Magnet Fair (5) All slots filled
patricia gulledge
Nancy Smoot
Darcy Steele
stephanie ingram
Brenda Coles

11:00AM - 12:00PM Magnet Fair (5) 2 of 5 slots filled
Marcela Zarate
Venice Hailstock

12:00PM - 1:00PM Magnet Fair (5) 1 of 5 slots filled
Tiffany Ray

1:00PM - 2:00PM Magnet Fair (5) 4 of 5 slots filled
Michelle Husmillo
Angela Adams
Paige Sipe
Deb Fidali


Sub - Rosemary for Linnea

Thursday MM - Day "E"

Good Morning!

EOQ Science is ON-LINE and begins at 8:30.  Which is also the same time that we begin a Magnet Tour in our K-2 classes and specials.

PTA Board meeting at 1pm in Mobile 37

The EBOB competition has been positive and well-received.  Thanks for your support to connect students with text. 

Thanks to Kathy for her leadership with our Benchmarks/DIBELS/TRC.  I am confident that our diagnostic efforts will lead to focused instruction and greater student growth.

Sub - Rosemary for Linnea

Wednesday MM - Day "D"

Late on the Blog, sorry.

Tuesday MM - Day "C"

Good Morning!

From Steve Oates, Elementary Schools Assistant Superintendent

• Many of you have students who are dropped off early and end up waiting outside until the school day officially begins. With the temperatures expected to be in the single digits in the morning please be sure no students are kept outside waiting for the doors to open.

I am at a Joint Principals meeting today and will hopefully return in time for the noon Magnet tour.

 

Monday MM - Day "B"

Good Morning!

Welcome back to the world of Education!  I am thrilled to continue empowering students with tools so they can create meaning from their lives.  

Magnet tours are as follows. We will focus on the K-2 classrooms and specials as we promote our STEM school.

• Tuesday, January 7th @ noon
• Thursday, January 9th @ 8:30
• Tuesday, January 14th @ 8:30
• Thursday, January 16th @ noon
• Wednesday, January 22nd @ 8:30
• Thursday, January 23rd @ noon

The Magnet fair sign-up genius is linked for your convenience I will send an additional e-mail reminder for Saturday, January 11th at the Benton convention center.

Please welcome Mrs. Gene Stephenson as our temporary lead secretary.  She has most recently served as the lead secretary at Forest Park elementary for the last 24 years.

Please look at the calendar and attend to the items that are present, like meetings and progress reports.

PRINTER ALERT

We are collecting data to identify the staff members who are abusing this tool.  In December the number of CLASS SETS and MULTIPLE WEBPAGES that were sent to our printers was egregious.  Please see Stacy for assistance in conservative printing techniques.  Utilize the mantra "Think before you Print"