The Mennies Weekly
Week 1
September 1st & Week of September 4th
Friday, September 1
- Welcome Back, Staff!
- Staff Inservice Day 8:30-3:30. Schedule sent via email on 8/16
Monday, September 4
- Happy Labor Day!
Tuesday, September 5
- Opening Staff Faculty Meeting in APR
- Staff Hours 8:00-3:00
- Breakfast in APR 8:00 am, Opening Faculty Meeting in APR
- Rite Aid Flu Shots Available for Staff in Nurse's Office
- Open House for Families 1:00-3:00
Wednesday, September 6
- Day 1
- First Day for Students. No breakfast served.
- BOE Work Session Meeting 6 pm
Thursday, September 7
- Day 2
Friday, September 8
- Day 3
- PTO Cherrydale Sale Kickoff Assemblies 2:00 Grades K,1,2 2:40 Grades 3,4,5
News You Can Use!
Please welcome our new staff members...Eric Sikorski and Lindsay Moyer!
Go visit the NEW Spanish Room...which is the OLD computer lab. The old Parent Resource Center/Sr. Howard's office will be used for CST. The old Spanish classroom is now a Resource Room...got that?:)
A reminder to join the Mennies Staff Google Classroom. ALL information will be posted here throughout the year. Info on how to join was sent via email.
Please remember the Nurse's Office is closed from 1:50-2:50. EMERGENCIES ONLY should be sent to the Main Office during this time. Please leave this in your substitute plans, also.
TECH TIP OF THE WEEK
- See a single view of a student’s work—Teachers and students now have a page that lists all of a student’s work for a class and the status of that work.
- Reorder class cards—Teachers and students can reorder their classes on the Classroom home page.
- Decimal grades—Teachers can use decimal grades to award partial points on student work.
- Display the class code—When inviting students to a class, teachers can display the class code in full screen.
- Transfer class ownership—Administrators and teachers can transfer ownership of classes to another teacher.
- Use the Google bar— Users can easily switch between Classroom and other G Suite tools, and access Classroom directly from the App launcher.
Words of Wisdom
Making Beginnings
For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.
~ T.S. Eliot
Educators have the benefit of starting a new year twice, once at New Year's and again in the fall when school begins. An exciting and busy time, every school year offers a fresh start with endless possibilities. Recharged from summer and ready to begin with a new batch of students, it's a good time to put into practice successes from last year and to dump what just didn't work. There may be bumps in the road to start, but equipped with a clear vision you can make a beginning worth reflecting on at the end of this school year.
With something to think about . . .
Happy Birthday!
Linda Wheaton~September 6th
Welcome Back Open House
Tuesday, Sep 5, 2017, 01:00 PM
Dr William Mennies Elementary, East Grant Avenue, Vineland, NJ, United States
Back to School Night
Principal's Opening Meeting 6:45-7:00 in APR
Classroom Visits 7:00-7:20, 7:25-7:55.
Monday, Sep 11, 2017, 06:15 PM
Dr William Mennies Elementary, East Grant Avenue, Vineland, NJ, United States
Mark Your Calendar
September
11-Spirit Day! Students may wear red/white/blue or patriotic shirt with uniform bottoms.
11-2:00 Band and Strings Assembly for Gr. 4/5 2:00 in APR
11-Back to School Night. 6:15 PTO Opening Meeting in APR. 6:45-8:00 Back to School Night
14-4th Grade Pretzel Sale during lunches
21-5th Grade Pretzel Sale during lunches
21-Personnel items due to October BOE meeting
22-Mennies Spirit Day! Students may wear any Mennies tshirt w/uniform bottoms.
28-BOE Agenda Setting deadline
28-PTO Author Night w/Stephanie Baruffi
28-Individual and Class Photos. Students may "Dress for Success" in Grades
29-Individual and Class Photos. Students may "Dress for Success" in Grades
29-Crisis Team Pretzel Sale during lunches
October
2-Faculty Meeting immediately after bus dismissal
2-12:30 pm Rowan Practicum Students here
2-PTO Meeting 6 pm
3-Cherrydale Sale Ends
4-BOE Work Session Meeting 6 pm
4-Youth Alliance Assemblies with Reggie Dabbs. Family Night 5:30 pm
5-Mid 1st Marking Period Date. Progress Report Grading Open
6-Mennies PINK OUT Day! $1 Donation for students, $3 for Staff.
6-2:05 Dismissal for Staff Inservice.
9-School Closed for Columbus Day
Dr. William Mennies School
Email: kspeakman@vineland.org
Website: http://www.edlinesites.net/pages/Dr__William_Mennies
Location: 361 East Grant Avenue, Vineland, NJ, United States
Phone: (856) 794-6957
Facebook: facebook.com/MenniesSchool
Twitter: @MenniesSchool