Thursday, October 15, 2009

Today is day 6 on the specials calendar.
Upcoming events-

Ron at Principal's meeting in the am
TouchMath training today after school.
Hospitality Committee meeting after school in room 102
Popcorn and Movie tomorrow (Friday) from 9-10:30

3-5 Homerooms teachers and a few others were sent an important email on Thursday morning concerning an upcoming training. Please act accordingly as soon as possible.

The PTA board shared the final numbers from the fundraiser. The profit wasn't quite as much as hoped for, but the PTA is committed to provide support for classroom teachers. As in the past, there will be a percentage divided among homeroom teachers. The PTA board also voted to start a process where groups of staff (grade levels or committees) can request funding for materials or projects. There is also a SPECIAL winter activity planned. There will be more info to come on all of these announcements.

PBS corner-

November special PBS events will be raffles every Friday of the Month. The raffles will not be events but "stuff". If you have some sugestions for the current hot ticket items (that are between 10-15 dollars) let PBS committee members know. We will raffle a girls' item and a boys' item each Friday.

Please make sure you write your name on Den dollars. Some den dollars have been turned in at the school store with no adult name on them. Also a quick word as to why the dollar is given will be more meaningful than just handing them den dollars. ("Thanks for walking the right way" can be said at the same time you write the DD.

Finally, the PBS committee is also looking for ways to motivate the staff as well. We have the kids eating out of the palms of our hands, so to speak. We want the adults to get the same warm fuzzy for doing the right thing. We will share ideas soon. We plan to announce teachers on the morning annoucements, provide lunch out and a couple of other things. Just our way of saying thanks for a job well done.