Today is day 3 on the specials calendar.
Thank you to everyone for your hard work at Curriculum Night last night. The turn out was moderate but important nonetheless. Any suggestions to improve attendance in the future would be welcome.
If anyone would like to donate some leave to Mr. Funderburk, I have the forms. Any non-family members can donate annual leave days. Those days would be converted to sick leave. I spoke to him yesterday and he is missing everyone. Keep him in your thoughts and prayers as well.
We will receive information on this year's United Way campaign at our next staff meeting. Gibson staff members have always supported the United Way generously, and despite the current economy, I believe we will still demonstrate the caring spirit and support needed for the critical resource in our community.
SIT meeting will be Monday after school. Please give any ideas to your SIT rep, who should pass them on the the SIT chair April Murray.
PBS corner- The raffles for this month are popcorn and a movie and a pizza party. Also, Mrs. Bland and McCotter are having a Gibson Paws contest to help raise funds to maintain the Grizzly Den. Let's encourage students to participate in both programs.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Thursday, October 1
Today is day 2 on the specials calendar.
Tonight is Curriculum Night from 6-8 pm for all certified staff. K-2 presentations will be from 6-7 and 3-5 presentations will be from 7-8. If a parent does not come to your presentation, feel free to give out handouts. If the the grade chair would let the office know where their group(s) are meeting, we can answer any questions that come to the office.
Congratulations to Bet Matthews, Gibson Teacher of the year. She was honored last night at a reception for all teachers of the year for the district. Bet is number one in our book.
Mrs. Bruce requests that teachers remind students to bring an old T-shirt to use in art class. In the current health crisis, the more students can avoid cross contamination, the better.
PBS corner-The basketball game was great yesterday. Thanks to everyone who participated and everyone who helped provide coverage for supervision. The students really enjoyed themselves. The game ended in a tie (and not a moment too soon, I might add). Any signs of soreness (walking slow, limping, etc.) by any of the players is purely coincidental. :-).
Mr. Johnson and Mrs. Snipes will meet with the bus drivers this morning on the stage, describing in more detail our program. Thanks to Mrs. Rominger for going the extra mile and getting some refreshment donations.
If possible, please sign up for McDonald's night on October 6th. The kids really get a kick out of seeing their teachers and other staff members behind the counter, flipping those burgers and cooking those fries (my specialty, by the way) and we get a pretty good return as well.
Please turn in entries for the Gibson Gazette today. Mrs. Blankenship wants pieces that have already been done, no theme and no extra work on your part. Just pull something already completed.
Today is day 2 on the specials calendar.
Tonight is Curriculum Night from 6-8 pm for all certified staff. K-2 presentations will be from 6-7 and 3-5 presentations will be from 7-8. If a parent does not come to your presentation, feel free to give out handouts. If the the grade chair would let the office know where their group(s) are meeting, we can answer any questions that come to the office.
Congratulations to Bet Matthews, Gibson Teacher of the year. She was honored last night at a reception for all teachers of the year for the district. Bet is number one in our book.
Mrs. Bruce requests that teachers remind students to bring an old T-shirt to use in art class. In the current health crisis, the more students can avoid cross contamination, the better.
PBS corner-The basketball game was great yesterday. Thanks to everyone who participated and everyone who helped provide coverage for supervision. The students really enjoyed themselves. The game ended in a tie (and not a moment too soon, I might add). Any signs of soreness (walking slow, limping, etc.) by any of the players is purely coincidental. :-).
Mr. Johnson and Mrs. Snipes will meet with the bus drivers this morning on the stage, describing in more detail our program. Thanks to Mrs. Rominger for going the extra mile and getting some refreshment donations.
If possible, please sign up for McDonald's night on October 6th. The kids really get a kick out of seeing their teachers and other staff members behind the counter, flipping those burgers and cooking those fries (my specialty, by the way) and we get a pretty good return as well.
Please turn in entries for the Gibson Gazette today. Mrs. Blankenship wants pieces that have already been done, no theme and no extra work on your part. Just pull something already completed.
Today is day 1 on the specials calendar.
The PBS staff basketball game is this morning from 9-10:00. You should have a list of the students who will be attending. Students will be sent back to class after the game. If no one needs hospitalization afterward :-), we may discuss a way to do another at the end of the year involving more staff and students. (after hours, even sell tickets.)
Last night Gibson was honored by the WSFCS school board for all of the hard work of our staff and students last year. Our school was in the top 10 schools in composite growth in EOG scores. We had a 12.4 percent growth in our scores and ranked number 7. There is a beautiful plaque that will soon be on display. We were also recognized for making AYP in 2008-2009. Great work everyone. Let's build upon that success this year.
Several staff members have started blogs this year and Mrs. Charpentier has a link on our main website page to all of the blogs so far. That way, all of the blogs will be in one place. Congratulations to Mrs. Hamric on starting a blog. Whether a teacher creates a blog or uses the website to communicate with parents, both are excellent ways to use technology to reach parents.
Please remember all WSFCS maintained websites should be updated today. To prevent duplication, providing a link or the address to your blog (if you have one) on your website can replace retyping much of that information.
The PBS staff basketball game is this morning from 9-10:00. You should have a list of the students who will be attending. Students will be sent back to class after the game. If no one needs hospitalization afterward :-), we may discuss a way to do another at the end of the year involving more staff and students. (after hours, even sell tickets.)
Last night Gibson was honored by the WSFCS school board for all of the hard work of our staff and students last year. Our school was in the top 10 schools in composite growth in EOG scores. We had a 12.4 percent growth in our scores and ranked number 7. There is a beautiful plaque that will soon be on display. We were also recognized for making AYP in 2008-2009. Great work everyone. Let's build upon that success this year.
Several staff members have started blogs this year and Mrs. Charpentier has a link on our main website page to all of the blogs so far. That way, all of the blogs will be in one place. Congratulations to Mrs. Hamric on starting a blog. Whether a teacher creates a blog or uses the website to communicate with parents, both are excellent ways to use technology to reach parents.
Please remember all WSFCS maintained websites should be updated today. To prevent duplication, providing a link or the address to your blog (if you have one) on your website can replace retyping much of that information.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Today is day 6 on the specials calendar
Many other staff members have started their own blogs along with the ones previously mentioned (I call them blogger nation). Check out the following blogs:
www.dooleysdigest.blogspot.com-blog by Kim Dooley about Curriculum issues in K-2 especially.
www.gibsonmedia.blogspot.com-blog by Kristen Charpentier about the media center.
Please review Kendra and Kim's blog regularly since many announcements and information about curriculum and instruction will be posted. Some may think that we have gone blog crazy around hers, but there is a "method to the madness."The benefit is that many things that are announced at various meetings can now be posted and time can be devoted to more meaningful activities.
Please include www.gibsonparentportal.blogspot.com in your newsletters and communication. It is our new blog for parents. If you want something included, just send it to me. I will post each Wednesday to this blog.
Reminder-WSFCS web pages are due to be updated tomorrow.
David is out at a workshop all day today.
Today the First grade PLC will be meeting on the stage.
Tech reminders-October 6-Blog basics workshop.(I know we have a staff meeting as well-can't be helped) Sign up if you are interested.
October 19-Wiki basics-sign up if interested. So far enough have signed up to hold both these classes.
All K-5 teachers must sign up for the report excel workshop for October 27. K-1 will meet from 9-10 and 2nd-5th will meet after school. Both trainings are 1 hour.
PBS corner-The staff basketball game will be tomorrow starting at 9:00. Students who have won the raffle to attend will be called by announcement. We will try to send a list of the names of students attending so you will know who should be leaving your rooms. The game should last about an hour. Then the paramedics will be called. :-). It will be fun. The raffles for October will be announced later.
Many other staff members have started their own blogs along with the ones previously mentioned (I call them blogger nation). Check out the following blogs:
www.dooleysdigest.blogspot.com-blog by Kim Dooley about Curriculum issues in K-2 especially.
www.gibsonmedia.blogspot.com-blog by Kristen Charpentier about the media center.
Please review Kendra and Kim's blog regularly since many announcements and information about curriculum and instruction will be posted. Some may think that we have gone blog crazy around hers, but there is a "method to the madness."The benefit is that many things that are announced at various meetings can now be posted and time can be devoted to more meaningful activities.
Please include www.gibsonparentportal.blogspot.com in your newsletters and communication. It is our new blog for parents. If you want something included, just send it to me. I will post each Wednesday to this blog.
Reminder-WSFCS web pages are due to be updated tomorrow.
David is out at a workshop all day today.
Today the First grade PLC will be meeting on the stage.
Tech reminders-October 6-Blog basics workshop.(I know we have a staff meeting as well-can't be helped) Sign up if you are interested.
October 19-Wiki basics-sign up if interested. So far enough have signed up to hold both these classes.
All K-5 teachers must sign up for the report excel workshop for October 27. K-1 will meet from 9-10 and 2nd-5th will meet after school. Both trainings are 1 hour.
PBS corner-The staff basketball game will be tomorrow starting at 9:00. Students who have won the raffle to attend will be called by announcement. We will try to send a list of the names of students attending so you will know who should be leaving your rooms. The game should last about an hour. Then the paramedics will be called. :-). It will be fun. The raffles for October will be announced later.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Monday, September 28
Today is day 5 on the specials calendar.
Picture day in the gym. Classes will be called from the office.
Chick-Fil-A night tonight at Hanes Mill Rd.
This week, we will begin to meet in PLC's. Homeroom teachers, please read pages indicated in previous posts. Also, plan to bring the book with you. The room for meeting will be announced.
Curriculum Night, this Thursday for two hours. All certified staff need to stay for entire two hours.
If any staff not scheduled to attend would like to get paid to help supervise students, let me know. We will pop in a video.
I can let you know the rate of pay. (it's not bad for a couple of hours).
PTA fund raiser money can be collected on Monday. Just send the money in the envelope provided Friday to Office. The confusion was based on the PTA timetable. The PTA fundraiser was scheduled to end Friday and money is due on Monday. The PTA sent a note mistakenly identifying Friday as collection day, not last day to raise funds (and the weekend of course).
Long story short, PTA will accept all money whenever it comes in I would imagine.
PBS corner- Excerpts from the latest PBS meeting will be sent to help clarify a few questions raised by staff.
Today is day 5 on the specials calendar.
Picture day in the gym. Classes will be called from the office.
Chick-Fil-A night tonight at Hanes Mill Rd.
This week, we will begin to meet in PLC's. Homeroom teachers, please read pages indicated in previous posts. Also, plan to bring the book with you. The room for meeting will be announced.
Curriculum Night, this Thursday for two hours. All certified staff need to stay for entire two hours.
If any staff not scheduled to attend would like to get paid to help supervise students, let me know. We will pop in a video.
I can let you know the rate of pay. (it's not bad for a couple of hours).
PTA fund raiser money can be collected on Monday. Just send the money in the envelope provided Friday to Office. The confusion was based on the PTA timetable. The PTA fundraiser was scheduled to end Friday and money is due on Monday. The PTA sent a note mistakenly identifying Friday as collection day, not last day to raise funds (and the weekend of course).
Long story short, PTA will accept all money whenever it comes in I would imagine.
PBS corner- Excerpts from the latest PBS meeting will be sent to help clarify a few questions raised by staff.
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