Busy Bee Leader Board
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Leaders of Learning
This week's nominees:
Diann Fortune: I would like to nominate Diann Fortune for Leader of the week….I was very impressed with her creativity in writing a poem for Poetry Week….it’s great when the children see their teachers demonstrating their creativity.
Lisa Michno: I am nominating Lisa because she helped make copies for mclass questions. Thank you!
Alicia Nazar and Ebony Smith: I would like to nominate Alicia Nazar and Ebony Smith for a terrific week of honoring our military families. These children are an important part of our school and their famililies deserve special recognition!
Diann Fortune: I would like to nominate Diann Fortune for opening our students' eyes to the love of poetry...and giving them the confidence to learn new poems...this was a great experience for them!
Cassidy Culbertson, Charity Blanchard, Gloria Crabtree and Danielle Duncan: I would like to nominate these ladies for waiting and managing students for 40 minutes until a late bus to arrived.
Diann Fortune: I would like to nominate Diann Fortune for leading Poetry Week. Thank you for your hard work.
Alicia Nazar and Ebony Smith: I would like to nominate these ladies for planning an awesome Military Spirit Week!
Thomas Tidbits
"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." - William A. Ward
"Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task." - Haim Ginott
And remember, "Every kid needs a champion." --Rita Pierson
Making our Hive Thrive
K- A teacher was using collaborative grouping to give students an opportunity to talk about ways they are alike and different. She used a big book read aloud to engage students in conversation. She also provided visual literacy for students. Great Job!
1st- A teacher used small group math instruction to target students that were not proficient in certain skills as well as those that needed acceleration.
A teacher is using Imagine Learning to help provide additional literacy support.
2nd- Teachers were incorporating technology as well as Kagan strategies to help students create products that reflect their understanding.
Give Five, Read Five
EVAAS Roster Verification
Bike to School
Bike to School day is Wednesday, May 6. Students cannot participate without a registration form.
P is for Pirate
Pirates are daring, adventurous, and willing to sail into uncharted waters with no guarantee of success. They reject the status quo, embrace the unconventional, and steadfastly refuse to conform. They are risk-takers, rebels, and mavericks willing to travel to the ends of the earth for their educational treasure.
Proudly hoist the #tlap Jolly Roger and join a crew that's transforming education one classroom at a time.
--Dave Burgess, P is for Pirate
Walkthrough Focus
Upcoming Dates
May 4-8: Marci off campus
mClass EOY: May 4-May 22
May 6: Bike to School Day--Taniya Smith is Chairperson
May 6: Alvita at Principals Meeting
SRI EOY: May 11-May 22
May 7: Collaborative PLC meetings--Admin will determine agenda
May 7: Assistants leaving at half day for conference
May 8: Assistants at conference
May 13: Kindergarten Field trip
May 13: Staff Meeting--EVAAS Roster Verification
May 14: Collaborative PLC meetings--PLC teams determine agenda
May 14: MCS Retirement Reception--Congratulations Damita Nocton!!
Math Summative: May 18-May 29
May 20: SIT Meeting
May 21: Collaborative PLC meetings--PLC teams determine agenda
May 25: No School
May 26-28: ScienceReach for Kindergarten and 1st grade--schedule to come
May 27: Collaborative PLC grade level team meetings after school--teams determine agendas. Please post minutes on your Edmodo group page.
May 28: Collaborative PLC meetings--PLC teams determine agenda
May 28: 2nd grade Celebration of the Arts--6:30 p.m.
May 29: Bee Buck Ice Cream Party
June 4: RIF and Read-a-thon
June 5: Kindergarten and Second Grade Awards Assemblies; First Grade Field Trip
June 8: First Grade Awards Assemblies
June 9: Storyteller @ 9:45 followed by Field Day/Fun Day with Playmobile
June 10: Marci at Principals Meeting
June 11: Last day of school--Staff Luncheon--more info to come
June 12: Required workday
Contact Information for SPP
Email: mhouseman@ncmcs.org
Website: ncmcs.org
Location: 1250 West New York Avenue, Southern Pines, NC, United States
Phone: (910) 692-8659
Twitter: @soupinesprimary