Monday Memo December 14, 2015
Inspiring Passionate Learners
Important Dates
12/14-12/16- PTA Peppermint Village Christmas Shop Open from 10:30-2:30
12/16- Promote College Day- Wear College Shirts
12/18- All School Sing Along & Faithful Falcon Awards Assemblies
12/18- End of 3rd Six-Weeks
12/18-Deadline to Complete All Safe Schools Training Videos
1/4- Staff Development Day @ Cross Oaks 8:30-3:30(Day off for those who attended June training at DHS)
1/5- School Resumes
1/6- CPI Refresher
1/7 CPI Refresher part 2
1/12- PTA Morning General Meeting- 7:20 AM in the Library
1/14- Staff Celebration Meeting & Assessment Literacy Staff Development
1/18- Martin Luther King Holiday- No School
1/22- Careers on Wheels
1/28- Staff Celebration Meeting & Assessment Literacy Staff Development
Checking Your List to Wrap Up the Semester
As you prepare to close out this semester, please make sure the following is completed before you leave on Friday:
- Safe Schools Video Trainings
- RtI Pyramid in PLC folder
- A-Z Reading
- Teacher Forms in Aware for all Tier 2 & Tier 3 Students
- Lesson Plans
- Enter Grades- Deadline January 4th
This Week's Twelve Days of Christmas Celebrations
12/14- Chips and Dips
12/15- Christmas Candy Bar
12/16- College Shirts and Tailgate Snacks
12/17- Christmas Shirts/Colors and Jeans
12/18- Christmas Surprise from the Office Team
Shout Corner
Big Shout Out for amazing staff! So many wonderful things going on all over our school! Take the time to Shout Out what you see so we can all celebrate together:)
Tracy Brown-For going above and beyond to make sure PCE is a great place to be, from working in the library and cafeteria, to helping cover classrooms for teachers. Thank you, Mrs. Brown!
4th Grade Writing classes- for working hard for FIVE weeks on their opinion essay and using what they have learned to show off their awesome writing skills.
Nurse Shannon Risner-DAILY AMAZING patient advocate for all students and staff at PCE and with JOY! The PCE Health Room is often swamped with friends needing care and Nurse Shannon greets them each with a smile and a satisfactory solution.
Melanie Stewart- For doing such a great job with the choir and going above and beyond to give students such a wonderful music experience.
Jana Witherspoon- For helping out by making our teams newsletters and weekly reports. She is a valuable asset to our team, and a great teacher.
Wendy Smith- For always being a positive and encouraging face for parents and staff as they walk in... dealing with situations we as techers are not always aware of
My 2nd Grade Team-For always being there whether it coming to my rescue or just laughing with me...what a great team to be on!
A Smile is a Light
By Carol Moehrle
A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside.
—Denis Waitley
Many messages are shared with just a smile. A smile that accompanies a robust laugh is so infectious that others will turn to look and immediately smile back just watching the other person's joy.
A person with smile wrinkles should be proud, as the wrinkles reflect much use and repeated sharing of that person's smile. Those wrinkles around the eyes show people that you have smiled often and share your smile with others.
A brief smile shared with a friend can be an acknowledgment that we understand. Spoken words are not always needed to share your thoughts with others. A smile speaks volumes, all by itself.
If you want a smile from someone else, all you have to do is smile first. Smiling is a universal language all its own.
Show others that you care, and wear your smile often for others to enjoy.