Thursday, April 1, 2010

Every staff member is required to sign the ISAT confidentiality agreement form this year prior to the first day of testing. We will put these forms in your box. Please read it over so that you know to what you are agreeing. Then sign and return the form to Cherie.

Carnival is just a few short weeks away. This adds to the craziness around the building, but please help us complete our portion of preparations. This year more than ever, we may require the funds made available to classrooms through this event. The Parent Advisory has been generous with teacher grants. They have drained their coffers with the installation of the climbing apparatus, but are thrilled with the playground addition. In the next few weeks there will be theme baskets to collect, bags to decorate (good homework project), Raffle tickets to be sold, and notices to be sent home. Please be patient with the process.

I'm seeing a lot of Discovery Education website in lessons and I must say, I'm impressed with how it is being utilized. I will be getting quotes and costs sent to us soon so that we can decide if this is how we want to spend limited funds next year. Continue to post comments of what you find and use. Many videos come with closed captioning. This is a great idea to use if you have students who have hearing and language concerns.

Next Tuesday Tom Farley will return for part 3 of 4 of our math manipulative training. Please plan to join us again in Bruce's room at 3:00. We will meet Tuesday, April 6, and April 13th.