Announcememts for June 22

Hello .....

Updates and Announcements for June 7th

Today is day 177

Staff Changes for next year:

Sherry Allen will be in Kindergarten
Eileen Hall will be in 4th grade
Wanda Evans will be in 5th grade

Retests: makeups: Today, tomorrow and possibly Wednesday (June 7-9) we will be doing Retest Make-ups. Testing will be taking place in the Bookroom, Music Room and Art Room. The following people will be involved:


Ms. Brannan
Ms. Ingram
Ms. Fleak
G. Smith
Ms. McCabe
Ms. Stamper

Ms. Autry will call for students around 8:20 each morning.

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• PBS Movie for 3rd in the media center at 9:00 am. Drinks and popcorn will be served
• Individuals interested in taking mentor training can do so this summer. The sessions have been moved to 8/11-8/13. You can sign-up for this on line.
• Please follow the EOY Calendar for the remainder of the week
• EOY Calendar Changes:
• June 8th- PBS movie for 4th and 5th grades in the gym at 10:00 am. Will change 4th and 5th grade lunch schedule. 4th will eat before their assembly
• June 8th-Yearbook signing for all grades at 1:45 pm. 2nd grade will come to the gym.

 Preliminary EOG Results

Reading


      Pass          Fail           Overall %          This year %       Last Year %

3rd  41             58              41.4
4th   44             51             46.3                 45.7%                    41.7%
5th   46             47             49.4

Math

      Pass         Fail           Overall %         This year %              Last Year

3rd  68           31              68.6
4th  73           22               76.8                 73.1%                       71.0%
5th  69           24               74.1

Science-5th grade

Pass           Fail        This year %             Last Year %
39              55            37.5%                      34.1%

Overall composite so far 59.43% 

Birthdays of the Week:
Jana Hentz             June 9th

Faynita Brannan     June 11th
Kristen Hamilton    June 13th


Quote of the week: Between stimulus and response is our greatest power—the freedom to choose. Covey

Announcements for June 3rd

Today is day 174(No Specials due to testing) 6 more days!!

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Ms. Johnson and I have a meeting at 11:30 am today
• EOG math inactive retest today

We will have a meeting for those who are experiencing air quality issues in the media center on Monday at 2:45 pm

  

Parent Picnic Schedule:

• 6:00 Open Session in the Gym from Dr. Jones
•  PTA for 2010-2011 School Year (Mr. Lyles & Dr. Jones)
• 6:15 Expectations for next year in the gym:
• Introduce K-2 Staff (McCarthy)
• K-2 Expectations for upcoming grade level (McCarthy &/or Grade level chair)
• Discussion of summer packet & supply list
• Introduce 3-5 Staff (Autry)
• 3-5 Expectations for upcoming grade level (Autry &/or grade level chair)
• Discussion of summer packet & supply list
• General Question and Answer
• 6:45 Special Guests
• Winston-Salem Public Library (Summer Reading Program at Southside Library)
• Konnoak Summer Care (Ms. Smart)
• 7:00 Closing Remarks (Johnson)
• Picnic in the Cafeteria or Lawn Area
• Staff Floating to answer questions and mingle with parents

• Friday Updates:
• Kindergarten Celebrtation Tomorrow- All students will get a bag lunch and take it back to the room (or outside)to eat.  Kindergartten will be using the cafeteria.   
• 4th grade will be going to the Konnoak Hills Methodist Church for a brunch from 12-2.

Announcements for June 2nd

Today is day 172(No Specials due to testing)  8 more days!!

There will be a called Faculty Meeting at 2:45 today in the cafeteria.  The meeting should not last over 15 minutes. 

We would like to welcome DeMon Smith.  He is our new Data Manager.  He will be hear today at 10 am.   

Retention Committee Schedule:
Denny       2:45
Derfel       3:05
Haeffele    3:30
Hill            3:50
Anderson  4:00

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• I will be at the EC Case Manager's meeting from 10-3
• Restest in Reading
• Technology Updates:
•  June 4-6- Server moves- After 4 pm, will move SAS, Learning Village, AS400, Exceed, Transportation, and Child Nutrition Servers. Services are unavailable
  
   June 11-13-Data migration- H, P drives not accessible(not R drive)
  
   June 15-AMTR due-Principal Signature Page)
  
   June 30- School Center will be shut down
  
   June 30- NCWISE shuts down at 5 pm for Year end process(YET) Will be down until July 12th
  
   July 1-Go live with Assist (HEAT Replacement
  EOY Calendar Changes: June 7th-PBS Movie for 3rd in the media center at 9:00 am June 8th- PBS movie for 4th and 5th grades in the gym at 10:00 am.  Will change 4th and 5th grade lunch schedule.  4th will eat before their assembly June 8th-Yearbook signing for all grades at 1:45 pm.  2nd grade will come to the gym. 

Konnoak Updates and Announcements for June 1st

Today is day 171(No Specials due to testing)  9 more days!!

 DUE TO A PBIS meeting, we will resume Retention Committee meetings on Wednesday with 2nd grade and Thursday with Kindergarten. 

5th grade students who passed the Science will be split up among K-4th grade classrooms. Also, throughout the week, those who passed reading and/or math will be in K-2 classrooms. Please check email in the morning for the exact names of students. These students can help you by reading to students, etc.

Remember our June 3rd parent night from 6-7. 

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Science Retest will be today
• I will be at a Principal's meeting today
• PBS will be meeting today at 2 pm
• All air wick refreshners will need to be removed
• All interior doors need to be shut in order to keep rooms condition, especially in the Kindergarten and First Grade Wing.
• Please help our custodial staff by stacking your chairs at the end of each day.
• Dr. Weycker's office has the 2009-2010 K-2 Data Warehouse open for teachers to submit math and literacy assessments for their students. Directions for entering the data as well as new information regarding passwords may be found on the teachers' portal under Documents and then K2 Assessment Folder. This information may be found on the administrators' portal in the K2 Assessment Folder. If you have questions, please see Mrs. McCarthy. The link to the K-2 Warehouse may be found on the teachers' portal on the right hand side, labeled K2 Assessment Data Collection.
• The workshop proposals for the Title I/Equity Plus Conference "Raising the Bar for the 21st Century" are now in the system and ready for you to register. There are two proposals in the system. One for elementary schools and one for middle and high schools. All  certified staff members need to register for this training( I will check to see if classified have to attend). When registering please look for the following information:

Elementary Schools:

Title: Title I/Equity Plus Conference - Elementary

Location: Atkins High

Time: 12:30 - 4:30 (registration starts at 12:15)

Date: August 16, 2010

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Quote of the week: Fear grows out of things we think, it lives in our minds. Compassion grows out of the things we are, and lives in our hearts.

Barbara Garrison

Announcements for May 28th

Today is day 170(Day 4 of Specials )

 

 

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Make sure that you are following the School Closing Procedures Form
• PBS Movie for K-2 is at 12:30 on Friday. We will need to adjust your lunch schedule. We will send out a new schedule today.
• Principal's Lunch Club at 11:30 in the media center

Announcements in May 27th

Today is day 169(Day 3 of Specials )

• SchoolWires Training for the new web page. Remember: SchoolCentered web pages will be removed after June 30th. It is important that you attend this meeting.
• Please make sure that you are monitoring the playground.
• Make sure that you are following the School Closing Procedures Form
• PBS Movie for K-2 is at 12:30 on Friday. We will need to adjust your lunch schedule.  We will send out a new schedule today. 

Announcements for May 26hth

Today is day 168(Day 2 of Specials )

Retention Committee will meet at 2:30 in the media center.



We will start with 1st grade.
Hoover 2:45 pm
Barron 3:05 pm
Hill 3:25 pm
Anderson 3:45 pm
Carter 3:55 pm
Thomas 4:15 pm

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Please turn in the foillowing names/materials to Ms. McCoy by Friday:
• Principal's Lunch Club
• Award Names
• CARE
• All transportation forms
• RSVPs for Family Celebrations
• June 14th Staff Development - Teacher assistants are not require to attend the training sessions.
• Teacher Assistants will not need to attend the Imagine IT!! Trainings over the summer.

Schedule Updates:

PBS Movie for 3rd grade-  June 7th 12:30-2:00 in the media center
PBS Movie for 4th and 5th- June 8th from 9:30-12:00 in the gym

Announcments for May 25th

Today is day 167(Day 1 of Specials )

• Due to the rain, we have rescheduled the Buffalo Soldiers for September
• Due to remediation, the following activities have been changed:
• PBS movie for 3rd-5th has been rescheduled for a later date(K-2 will have their movie on Friday)
• Yearbook signing will take place at a later date
• Thank you for your flexibility during our remdiation plan
• Rentention Committee will meet on Wednesday due to PBS meeting tomorrow
• Magnet Grant team will not meet at Atkins on Wednesday. 

Konnoak Updates and Announcements for May 24th

Today is day 167(Day 7 of Specials )

EOG Preliminary Results:

Our EOG Results were not as good as I hoped. 

As you can see, we have MAJOR work in reading. Our overall proficiency for reading was 34.5%.

3rd was 31.3%
4th was 32.6%
5th was 39.8%

For math our overall proficiency for math was: 
3rd was 64.3%

4th was 71.6%
5th was 64.9%

What concerns me is the overall proficiency which is 49.5%, which puts us as a low-performing school.  It is very important that we have a detailed remediation plan.  Ms. Autry, Ms. Johnson, and I will be working on a remediation plan with the grade levels today.  We will need to remediate 188 students in reading, 101 in math and 68 in science.  Many of you will be asked to participate in our remediation.  AYP and ABC results will not be known until late June. 
Announcements of the Week: Ms. McManus

• CONGRATULATIONS: We passed all of the requirements for DPI recognition in regards to PBIS once again!! It will be announced at the May 25th training.
• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• EOG makeups will continue. Please review the plan that Ms. Autry completed.
• Make sure you are turning in all forms to the office

I would like to thank Myra for her flexibility this year as we have used her media center for classes, speech, reading groups, ESL, and many, many meetings.  THANK YOU....I know it has been a crazy year for her to try to teach classes with all the stuff going on in the media center!

Great Job Ms. Barron and Ms. McCoy!!!  They had a dinner for Ms. Barron's parents on Wednesday night.  We were honored to have specials guests from NCAE and the Adminstrative Building.  Please see Ms. Barron and Ms. McCoy on how you can get involved in this unique program.  We have been awarded $2000 for next year.  Great job ladies!!!!

Events of the Week

• Monday
• Remediation Review Committee will meet at 2:15 pm today in the media center.  I will have a schedule sent to you by 12 pm today. 
• Tuesday
• Progress Reports go home
• The PBIS(formerly PBS) Team will be at a Mod 2 Training all day
• I will be at an Equity Plus principal's meeting from 11:30-2 pm
• Buffalo Soldiers will be here.  The schedule for the program is as follows:
  9:15 - 10:00 AM ------ PK, K, Mr. Ader and Ms. Cain
  10:15 - 11:00 AM ----- 1st & 2nd Grades
  11:15 - 12:00 PM ------ 3rd & 4th Grades
  12:15 - 1:00 PM ------- 5th Grade, Mrs. Mota, Mrs. Gerald, and Mrs. Dye
• Wednesday
• Our Magnet Grant Team will be at Atkins at 10 am
• I have an SoL of Education meeting at 3 pm
• 6 + 1 Wrting Traits Training(Sharing Ideas) at 3:15 pm in the media center
• Thursday
• SchoolWires Training for the new web paged. Remember:  SchoolCentered web pages will be removed after June 30th.  It is important that you attend this meeting.
• Friday
• Principal's Lunch Club at 11:30 in the media center.

Birthdays of the Week:
Melanie McCabe   May 25th
Sandra Weston      May 27th

Quote of the Week:
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."
Mother Theresa

Announcements for May 21st

Today is day 166(Day 6 of Specials )

THANK YOU STAFF for your flexibility during testing. This is always a stressful time of the year. You helped our students feel comfortable taking the test. Ms. Autry and her team did and great job in preparing the materials.


Great job Ms Autry in creating the all of the testing plans!!!

Congratulations to Ms. Jonaitis.  81% of the 5th grade students passed the Spanish test.  Last year it was 75%.  This was a 6% increase from last year.  Also, her students were above the district average of 79%.  Great job!!!!!



Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
EOG makeups will begin.  Please review the plan that Ms. Autry completed.


Have a great weekend

Announcements for May 20th

Today is day 165(No Specials)

 Reminders:

Make sure you send a letter home requesting stamps for report cards to be mailed.
Make sure you order bag lunches for all field days, June 4th and June 10th. Deadline was yesterday if you have not done so!
Need retention list by Friday.  If you have none, please indicate on the form "NONE."  Submit to me before you leave on Friday.

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Today we take the EOG Math - Calculator Inactive test for all grades 3-5. Please keep your classes quiet in the halls as there will be testing taking place throughout the building.
• The Spring Extravaganza art show is fast approaching. The exhibit will be held again this year at the Old Salem Visitor's Center. You are invited to celebrate the creative work of our students this year. The opening night is Friday, May 21st from 6-8pm. The show will run from May 21st to the 28th.
• North Carolina Central University’s School of Education presents their 2 nd annual Summer Technology Institute for Educators. Participants will receive 1.5 CEU's.
• Information and registration can be found at: http://web.nccu.edu/soe/about/SummerInstitute/2010SummerInstituteEvite

Announcement for May 19th

Today is day 164(No Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Staff meeting at 2:45 in the gym
• Please turn in any inner office envelopes
• Turn in any parent surveys you may have in your room and transportation sheets for bus
• Kindergarten hall floors will be waxed at 3 pm tomorrow.  Please use the back doors to your room.
• Today we take the EOG Math - Calculator Act test for all grades 3-5. Please keep your classes quiet in the halls as there will be testing taking place throughout the building.
• The Spring Extravaganza art show is fast approaching. The exhibit will be held again this year at the Old Salem Visitor's Center. You are invited to celebrate the creative work of our students this year. The opening night is Friday, May 21st from 6-8pm. The show will run from May 21st to the 28th.
  

Survey for PD(Please take time to do this)

In order to better serve your professional development needs, please take a few minutes to respond to this anonymous survey. The survey can be found on the Administrators' or Teachers' webportal. You will log in and click on the Professional Development Needs Assessment Survey on the left side of the screen. That will take you to the survey where you will click on Respond to Survey. 

Announcements for May 18th

Today is day 163(No Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Please make sure that you limit videos and coloring over the next few days. Please continue to instruct your students over the next 19 days!
• If you show a video, make sure that you follow the proper procedures. I need to approve any video that you show that is not part of the media center
• SIT meeting at 2:45 pm in the media center
• Read over the EOY Calendar

Clarification in regards to Workdays:

March 31 became a regular teacher workday. They either worked or took off and used leave. It has no bearing on what they do on the 15th. The "B" day was moved to February 5. All of this changed with the snow.

Have a great testing day

Konnoak Updates and Announcements for May 17th

Today is day 162(No Specials)

Announcements:  Kirmani

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Please make sure that you limit videos and coloring over the next few days. Please continue to instruct your students over the next 19 days!
• If you show a video, make sure that you follow the proper procedures. I need to approve any video that you show that is not part of the media center
• Today begins the process that the entire year has pointed to. You have all worked hard and supported our students. Now they have to stand on their own feet and show what they know. Please do a sweep of your rooms. Remove all essential questions; problems you've worked out on the board; items on bulletin boards that have anything to do with reading, math, or science (fifth only). If you are in doubt, take it down.
• Please remember the following:
• Staff members, whether administrators or proctors, should turn off all cell phones and they should remain off until the test is complete and the materials have been turned in to Mrs. Autry.
• All materials on walls must be covered and/or taken down
•  Both the administrator and proctor must be circulating throughout the entire room continuously during the test
• Administrators and proctors cannot bring food, drinks, books or magazines to eat/read during the administration of the test
• Students with accommodations must be monitored to determine if they are, in fact, using the accommodations. The results of their monitoring must be entered on the Accommodation Monitoring forms for each students
• NCDPI and the WS/FCS Testing and Accountability Department will be conducting audits in the schools to ensure that testing is being done according to the manual. Therefore, do not deviate from the manual.
•  Make sure that when you write the time you begin testing; the duration of the test; and the times for breaks and/or the end of the test are clearly visible to the students and from the door to your classroom. We check these times throughout the test and need to be able to see them clearly from the door. Please check your time calculations.
• When in doubt ASK. We want to avoid testing irregularities and misadministrations. Therefore, ASK before you act.
• As of yesterday morning, Konnoak had only 5 parents respond to the WS/FCS Parent Survey on-line. The highest elementary school had only 12. Many schools were not listed since they had no responses.Most schools had 1-3. Ms. McCoy is working on getting more participants.
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   Please review the EOY Calendar

 Buffalo Soldiers Schedule for May 25th:

The proposed schedule for the program is as follows:
9:15 - 10:00 AM ------ PK, K, Mr. Ader and Ms. Cain
10:15 - 11:00 AM ----- 1st & 2nd Grades
11:15 - 12:00 PM ------ 3rd & 4th Grades

12:15 - 1:00 PM ------- 5th Grade, Mrs. Mota, Mrs. Gerald, and Mrs. Dye
 
Birthdays of the Week:

Stephanie Rickett  May 17th
Elizabeth Darrah   May 18th
MaryLisa Irizarry May 21th
  

Quote of the Week:  True friends are those who, when you make a fool of yourself,
don't believe that this condition is permanent."  Erwin T. Randall  

Announcements for May 14th

Today is day 161(Day 6 of Specials)


Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
I have a FPA Board meeting at 7:30
I have a called Principal's meeting at 10 am tomorrow at the Admin Building to hear a special speaker. 
"School Spirit" Day: Students wear red/white/Konnoak shirt (Students can also bring in pom poms if they have any, for the assembly
EOG Assembly at 1 pm. Seating at 12:40

Assembly Schedule for Friday:

1. The assembly is for K-5 (2nd grade will be on a field trip).
2. It will begin at 1:00, but we will start seating at 12:40.
3. A modified lunch schedule will be provided as soon as it is approved. (IT IS ATTACHED!!)
4. There will be no specials for 1st grade or Kindergarten.
5. Kindergarten and 1st grade will be called to the gym around 12:40.
6. 3rd-5th grade will be called around 12:50. Please have the entire grade level walk together to the gym. (DO NOT leave your room until you are called. This will cut down on the "traffic".)
7. We are going to allow K and 1 to be seated before 3-5 enters.
8. 3rd grade will be called 1st to enter so that K/1 can clap for them. We will do the same for 4th and 5th. I would like to have Rocky music or "Eye of the Tiger" playing when they walk in.
9. The step team will be performing.
10. Please have your class to make pom poms, or design inspirational posters/signs to hold up or hang on the gym walls. If you plan to hang something up, please do so by 12:30 on the 14th, or give it to me!
11. 2nd grade: If you would like to make signs, I will hang them in the gym and let the students know they are for them!!

Announcements for May 13th

Today is day 160(Day 5 of Specials)

Please join me in welcoming Nicole Webb who is our new addition to 4th grade.  We are excited to have her with us.

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• I have an Elementary Principal's meetings all day
• "Sock-it" to the EOG's Day: Students wear crazy socks!!
• You will note that from today's date forward (May 10th) you do not have to look for - and correct - any of those ".94/day" absences for teacher or teacher assistants any more. The days will properly upload as full days even though your "official school day" in SubFinder may be less (ex. 7.5 hours). We are pleased that we were able to work around this problem without modifying your SubFinder data in any way. (You may still have to correct days in this month that uploaded earlier than today. Please page through your SPEED records one more time to catch any problems from earlier dates.)
  Now that the program has been corrected, your teachers and teacher assistants should be told that they now should use SubFinder for ALL ABSENCES REQUESTED, including those that are for partial days. Please make this announcement as soon as possible to your school staffs.
• No specials on Friday

Announcements for May 12th

Today is day 159(Day 4 of Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• CCs and Adminstration will be at a Lunch-n-Learn at 11:30 am
• SIT meeting at 2:45 pm in the media center
• Ms. McCoy and I have an AR meeting at 4 pm
• I have a EFPA meeting at 5 pm
• I have a Head Start Meeting at 6:30 pm
• "Dress up your Scores" Day: Dress for success.
• Computer Lab classes are being held in Room 1
• All staff (certified and classified) have to attend trainings on RC days. We do know that media assistants and EC assistants do have something planned on June 14th. Cydney Conger is working on several other offerings (such as CPR and possibly some online courses) for other TAs.  We will keep you posted of various offerings.

Announcements for May 11th

Today is day 158(Day 3 of Specials)

 

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Interim Reports go home
• "Blow the Top off the EOG" Day: Wear a hat.
• All students did very well in the EOG Assembly.  We will be providing information on activities for those who pass the test the first time.

 

Konnoak Updates and Announcements for May 10th

Today is day 157(Day 2 of Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Dr. Martin reviewed some curricular changes that will be taking place for next year. I'll be going over those with SIT on Wednesday at our SIT meeting.
• We received more budget information regarding the proposed budget that went to the county commissioners on Thursday. According to Dr. Martin, the commissioners and School Board are not on the same page budget and further negotions are needed to bring them together. Whether that will mean more cuts or a revision of the cuts identified, we will have to wait and see. The board will not adopt its final budget until mid June. At that point all budget reductions will be finalized.

EOG Activities for the Week:

Monday: "Looking Ahead to a Bright Future"  Student can wear sunglasses around school(not in class and during instruction)
Tuesday: "Blow the Top off the EOG" Day: Wear a hat.
Wednesday: :"Dress up your Scores" Day: Dress for success.
Thursday: "Sock-it" to the EOG's Day: Students wear crazy socks!!
Friday: "School Spirit" Day: Students wear red/white/Konnoak shirt (Students can also bring in pom poms if they have any, for the assembly

Assembly Schedule for Friday:

1. The assembly is for K-5 (2nd grade will be on a field trip).
2. It will begin at 1:00, but we will start seating at 12:40.
3. A modified lunch schedule will be provided as soon as it is approved. (IT IS ATTACHED!!)
4. There will be no specials for 1st grade or Kindergarten.
5. Kindergarten and 1st grade will be called to the gym around 12:40.
6. 3rd-5th grade will be called around 12:50. Please have the entire grade level walk together to the gym. (DO NOT leave your room until you are called. This will cut down on the "traffic".)
7. We are going to allow K and 1 to be seated before 3-5 enters.
8. 3rd grade will be called 1st to enter so that K/1 can clap for them. We will do the same for 4th and 5th. I would like to have Rocky music or "Eye of the Tiger" playing when they walk in.
9. The step team will be performing.
10. Please have your class to make pom poms, or design inspirational posters/signs to hold up or hang on the gym walls. If you plan to hang something up, please do so by 12:30 on the 14th, or give it to me!
11. 2nd grade: If you would like to make signs, I will hang them in the gym and let the students know they are for them!!

Weekly Activities:

• Monday
• I have a District Budget meeting at 9:15
• "Looking Ahead to a Bright Future" Student can wear sunglasses around school(not in class and during instruction)
• Extend 2 testing will be from 8:30-12 in Dr. Jones' office and the CFST trailer
• Ms. Johnson and I would like to meet all 3rd-5th grade students at 1:30 in the gym for a time to talk about the importance of the EOG.  You are welcome to come or you may use this to time to do what you need to do in your room.  The meeting will last until 2:10 pm.
• Tuesday
• Interim Reports go home
• "Blow the Top off the EOG" Day: Wear a hat.
• Wednesday
• CCs and Adminstration will be at a Lunch-n-Learn at 11:30
• SIT meeting at 2:45 pm in the media center
• I have a EFPA meeting at 5 pm
• "Dress up your Scores" Day: Dress for success.
• Thursday
• I have an Elementary Principal's meetings all day
• "Sock-it" to the EOG's Day: Students wear crazy socks!!
• Friday
• I have a FPA Board meeting at 7:30
• "School Spirit" Day: Students wear red/white/Konnoak shirt (Students can also bring in pom poms if they have any, for the assembly
• EOG Assembly at 1 pm. Seating at 12:40

Birthdays of the Week:

Sue Dye   May 10th
Aimee Thomas  May 11th
Diana Mota  May 13th
Frances Ramos May 15th

Quote of the Week: If you think you can you can. And if you think you can’t, you’re right. Mary Kay Ash

Announcements for May 7th

Today is day 156(Day 7 of Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• I will be at a Guidance Breakfast with Trudy Smart
• Preview Day for the book fair
• Ice Cream Social from 1:30-2:15 in the cafeteria
• Adminstration and CCs will be at a Gateway meeting at 2 pm.
• SmileStone pictures for 5th grade

Either June 11th or June 16th will be a required workday.  Please vote on which day you would like to be required to work.  If we vote June 11th as a mandated workday, then you can take June 16th as a Annual Leave day(if you have Annual Leave Days).

June 11th or June 16th mandated workday
June 14th is a mandatory Rc day
June 15th is a mandated Rs day.

Announcements for May 6th

Today is day 155(Day 6 of Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• I have a Principal's meeting at 7:30 am
• Kindergarten, Hoover, Johnson, and Dye will move back to thier rooms
• Book Fair set up. No media for Thursday morning
• Specialist Planning Day- Subs have been hired(Except Dance and Health)
• PLCs for EC, 1st and 4th

Announcements for May 5th

Today is day 154(Day 6 of Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Due to the computer lab moving, Ms. Coe will be coming to your room starting on Thursday.  In additon, Ms. Coe will have a sub on Friday who will be coming to your room.  Computer Classess will be held in the Room #1 starting on May 10th
• All Bulletin Boards need to be updated for May.  Place somehting in regards to testing and/or EOG. This need to be completed by May 7th.
• Bag Lunches for 5th grade on May 14th
• Bag Lunches for all classes on May 25th for Buffalo Soldiers
• Please complete the Professional Development Survey on the Administrators or Teachers webportal. Deadline for completion is May 17.
• PLCs for K, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th
• Office meeting at 9:15. Ms. Porter will cover the office
• Buffalo Soldiers will be at Konnoak on May 25th. We will get a schedule to you soon

  Have a great week

Announcements for May 4th

Today is day 152(Day 5 of Specials)

Teacher Assistant meeting at 7:15 am on Wednesday

Morning Duties for the month:

AM Car Duty: Navarro and Coe
AM Cafeteria Duty: Smart and Ulrich
Bottom of Ramp: Ramos
Main Lobby-Hamiliton
Bottom of Ramp: Warner-Smith
New Wing Bathroom: Leach

• Teacher Working Conditions Survey results can be found at: http://www.northcarolinatwc.org/ Please take a look at the results. We will discuss them soon.
• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Please complete the Professional Development Survey on the Administrators or Teachers webportal. Deadline for completion is May 17.
• PTA will provided lunch for us on Tuesday in the gym
• Transfer Fair at Parkland High School at 4:30
• The reason that this is happening is that your employees are indicating (in SubFinder) that they will be absent from "7:00am to 2:30pm" or some other period which is not fully 8 hours long. You will note that the period "7:00am to 2:30pm," for example, is only 7.5 hours long, which equates to only 94% of a day. In order for the system to account properly for these absences, your employees will need to enter their absence as "7:00am to 3:00pm" or some other period which is fully 8 hours long. Teacher assistant and secretarial positions are defined by the Board of Education as 8hr/day positions, and they are required to account for their daily time in 8 hour increments. This is true even if they happen to work fewer than 8 hours on any given day. You must key in a full 8-hour period for each day's absence in SubFinder from now on. 

No Staff Development on Wednesday due to Modification Training

Modification EOG Group meeting on Wednesday (if you need to attend, you have received an email from Mrs. Autry)

You are required to attend 1 of the 2 sessions.
Session 1:
7:15-7:45 in the Media Center
Session 2:
2:45-3:15 in the Media Center

Upcoming Events:

Mr. McDonald spouse of Mrs. McDonald will be honored as volunteer of year. If you would like to attend see Ms. McCoy. Cost of dinner at the Village Inn in Clemmons will be $20.00.

May 8th Step Team performance 12:00 ( Konnoak Moravian Church) Community Day benefits will be given to Konnoak Elementary. Please come out and support this great event!!!!

Konnoak Updates and Announcements for May 3rd

Today is day 151(Day 4 of Specials) 

Morning Announcements-Hall's class
Morning Duties for the month:

AM Car Duty: Navarro and Coe
AM Cafeteria Duty: Smart and Ulrich
Bottom of Ramp: Ramos
Main Lobby-Hamiliton
Bottom of Ramp: Warner-Smith
New Wing Bathroom: Leach


Teacher Appreciation Week: PTA will provided lunch for us on Tuesday in the gym  Thanks for all you do for our students!

Teacher Working Conditions Survey results can be found at:  http://www.northcarolinatwc.org/   Please take a look at the results.  We will discuss them soon.

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Please complete the Professional Development Survey on the Administrators or Teachers webportal. Deadline for completion is May 17.
• The following e-mail arrived earlier this week from NCCAT. Any of our ILT's with 2 or 3 years experience may want to check this out.
• Do you have talented 2nd and 3rd year teachers that you want to keep in the profession and in your school? Let NCCAT help you - at no cost to the teacher or your school! Please contact NCCAT Teacher Services at 800-922-0482 or Dr. Renee Coward at renee@nccat.org to register for this free, five-day residential seminar for your beginning teachers. They pay for everything! Ask anyone who's been. It is marvelous. They even cover your sub.

Weekly Updates

• Monday
• PBS Meeting at 2:45
• ESL Principal's meeting at 3:30
• Tuesday
• Transfer Fair at Parkland High School at 4:30
• Wednesday
• PLCs for K, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th
• Office meeting at 9:15.  Ms. Porter will cover the office
• Staff Development-Math at 3:00 for all Certified Teachers
• Thursday
• Principal's meeting at 7:30 am
• Kindergarten, Hoover, Johnson, and Dye will move back to thier rooms
• Book Fair set up.  No media for Thursday morning
• Specialist Planning Day- Subs have been hired(Except Dance and Health)
• PLCs for EC, 1st and 4th
• Friday
• I will be at a Guidance Breakfast with Trudy Smart
• Preview Day for the book fair
• Ice Cream Social from 1:30-2:15 in the cafeteria
• Adminstration and CCs will be at a Gateway meeting at 2 pm.
• SmileStone pictures for 5th grade
• Saturday
• Saturday Academy from 8:30-12:30

Upcoming Event:

Buffalo Soldiers will be at Konnoak on May 25th.  We will get a schedule to you soon.

Birthdays of the Week:
Roberta Haeffele   May 4th

Tracy Hardin        May 8th

Amanda Showers May 9th

 
Quote of the Week: You must become the change you want to see in the world. - Attributed to Mohandas Gandhi

Announcements for April 30th

Today is day 150(Day 3 of Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Principal's Lunch Club at 11:30 in the media center
• I will be at a Celebrity Read at Hall-Woodward at 1 pm
• LeapFrog Pilot Training for selected teachers starting at 7:45 am in the media center
• The buliding will be open from 9:30-12:00 on Saturday
• In order to better serve your professional development needs, please take a few minutes to respond to an anonymous survey. The survey can be found on the Administrators' or Teachers' webportal. You will log in and click on the Professional Development Needs Assessment Survey on the left side of the screen. That will take you to the survey where you will click on Respond to Survey at the top to complete on or before May 17, 2010.  Thank you for your participation
  
  Book Fair Information

• Media Center will be cancelled due to Book Fair Set-up on Thursday May 6th
• Book Fair Preview on May 7th
• Sale will begin on May 10th.
• Please do not send students to the book fair alone
• Please do not leave your students unattended during the book fair

Announcements for April 28th

Today is day 149(Day 2 of Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• SIT Meeting starting at 11:30 at the church.
• Great job during the training today.  I appreciate your time today

Please read from Dr. Weyker involving Progress Reports

To clarify, we will no longer be sending progress reports via email. Parents who have been receiving emails should be directed to use Parent Assistant. We are not eliminating printed reports for parents who do not have access to a computer...this only affects parents who have been getting emails. The following message was sent through AlertNow Friday informing parents of this as well.

This is a message from the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools for parents who have been receiving Progress Reports through email. All student progress reports are now available through Parent Assistant, an online resource that allows parents to access student progress, discipline, and attendance any time, any day. Although the information is available 24 x 7, please allow teachers one week to input grades.
If you do not already have an account, please go to your child’s school (you should go to the school of your oldest child if you have more than one.)
We hope that many of you are already utilizing this resource as we strive to seek the most effective means for communication between home and school.

Announcements for April 28th

Today is day 148(Day 1 of Specials)

EOG Test Training in the gym from 2:45-4:30. Review the email that was sent to you by Raegen Autry. This is required as we have many mods this year. If you have any questions, see me.

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Schoolwire Training: We are offering this training on May 27th at 2:45 pm. See Ms. Ulrich for more details. In addition, Basic Training for Schoolwires will be offered for any teacher @ CO Room 168 from 4:00-5:00 pm on 4/29, 5/4, 5/6, 5/11, 5/12, 5/13.
• Our EC students will be participating in the Special Olympics
• 6 + 1 Writing Traits Training-Convention 
• All renovated rooms have installed dehumidifiers in the room.

Ms. Hardin's wedding shower on Friday at 3 pm in Ms. Darrah's room

Announcements for April 27th

Today is day 147(Day 7 of Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Schoolwire Training: We are offering this training on May 27th at 2:45 pm. See Ms. Ulrich for more details. In addition, Basic Training for Schoolwires will be offered for any teacher @ CO Room 168 from 4:00-5:00 pm on 4/29, 5/4, 5/6, 5/11, 5/12, 5/13.
• As we approach the final months of the school year, technology would like to support you in the transition from their SchoolCenter pages to the new Schoolwires teacher webpages. Teachers have 2 choices:
• They can attend this training at your school to get face-to-face help on transferring their webpage.
• They can work on their own to save their complete website before our contract with SchoolCenter expires June 30thDenise and I will be at a Volunteer Breakfast at 7:30 am
• Spring Musical to be performed for our school at 1:30 pm. We will ask 4th and 5th grade to eat lunch in their rooms in order to have time to clean the cafeteria.  We have switched lunch times with Kindergarten and 4th grade.
• I have my allotment conference at 3 pm with Charlene Davis
• Spring Musical to be performed at 6:30 pm

Renovation Updates- Projected:

• May 3rd-5th: Final Cleaning Sytages
• May 6th-
• Kindergarten to move back to your rooms
• Ms. Dye back to her room
• Ms. Johnson back to her room
• Ms. Hoover to move back to room #10
• May 10th:
• Begin to move MAP I and computer lab

All dates subject to change.  I will keep you posted as EOG Testing may effect the MAP I and Computer Lab moves.

Konnoak Updates and Announcements for April 26th

Today is day 146(Day 6 of Specials)


Congratulations to Denise McCoy who was the President of ESP for the State.  She is also in the Final Four for the Classified Employee of the Year!  Way to go Denise!!!!

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Schoolwire Training: We are offering this training on May 27th at 2:45 pm.  See Ms. Ulrich for more details. In addtion, Basic Training for Schoolwires will be offered for any teacher @ CO Room 168 from 4:00-5:00 pm on 4/29, 5/4, 5/6, 5/11, 5/12, 5/13. 

 Updates for the Week

• Monday
• Continue the 20 day test plan
• Please send the name of the Principal's Lunch Club Winner to Denise
• Tuesday
• Denise and I will be at a Volunteer Breakfast at 7:30 am
• Spring Musical to be performed for our school at 1:30 pm.  We will ask 5th grade and Kindergarten to eat lunch in their rooms in order to have time to clean the cafeteria
• I have my allotment conference at 3 pm with Charlene Davis
• Spring Musical to be performed at 6:30 pm
• Wednesday
• Our EC students will be participating in the Special Olympics
• EOG Test Training in the gym from 2:45-4:30.  Review the email that was sent to you by Raegen Autry
• 6 + 1 Writing Traits Training-Conventions
• Thursday
• SIT Meeting starting at 11:30 at the church.
• Extend2 training will take place from 1-2.   
• Friday
• Principal's Lunch Club at 11:30 in the media center
• I will be at a Celebrity Read at Hall-Woodward at 1 pm
• LeapFrog Pilot Training for selected teachers starting at 7:45 am

 Birthdays of the Week: None

Quote of the Week: The measure of your life will not be in what you accumulate, but in what you give away. -Dr. Wayne Dyer

Announcements for April 23rd

Today is day 145(Day 5 of Specials)

 

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• 1st grade to Natural Science Center
• We will going through a Title I Audit.
• Saturday Academy will take place from 8:30-12:30
• Please review the email that I sent in regards to the New Sick Leave Policy
• I will be off campus all day
• Please report any bullying situations that you observe.

Have a great weekend

Announcements for April 22nd

Today is day 144(Day 4 of Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Ms. Autry and Ms. McCarthy will be at a CC meeting
• PLCs for 1st and 4th
• I have a meeting at the Admin Building at 11:45 am
• Photo Story SD at 2:45 in the computer lab
• Allotment Conference is on April 27th

 

Announcements for April 21st

Today is day 139(Day 3 of Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Parkland Students to come today at 9:30 for a presentation.  Please make your way to the gym at 9:15 am
• PLCs for K, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th
• Ms. Johnson has an AP meeting at 9:30
• TAC meeting at 12 pm. If you have any concerns that you would like to share, send them to Ms. Renegar
• No Faculty Meeting today
• K-2 teachers: 6 + 1 Writing Traits to continue at 3:15 pm instead of 4:15 since we are not having a faculty meeting
• Administrative Assistant Day-Let Donna, Maritza and MaryLisa we appreciate them 
• Moving Day- According to Mr. Craven, we should move Kindergarten back in the building the week of May 3-7.  Lookls like May 5th will be the day.  I will let you know as the day gets closer. Computer Lab and AU classes will be moved during that week as well.
• Any questions that you receive in regards to the Race/EthnicityLetter, please refer them to me. 

Announcements for April 20th

Today is day 138(Day 2 of Specials)

 

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• 4th grade field trip. Leaving at 5:30 am and returning at 8:30 pm.
• I have a meeting at WSSU from 1-3
• Progress Reports go home
• My allotment conference has been moved to April 27th at 3:30 pm
• We will present the Spring Concert on Tuesday afternoon, April 27th around 1:15 pm

Special Presentation on Wednesday:
On Wednesday at 9:30 am, Parkland students will be at Konnoak to present Goodie Bags to all students.  The media is scheduled to be here.  I would like all classes to report to the gym starting at 9:15 am.  We should conclude by 10:00 am with the presentation.  I know this will interfere with the 20-day plan.  I feel this is a worthy cause.  Thank you for you understanding!

 

Konnoak Updates and April 19th Announcements

Today is day 137(Day 1 of Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Don't forget to turn in your pledge card for the UNCF drive. They can be turned in to Ms. Hardy.
• The Energy Management came to our school on Monday, April 12th.  They made the following suggestions:
• Make sure all televisions, computers, and monitors are off. 
• Make sure that theromostats are set correctly. 
• Please make sure blinds are closed properly.
• Do not put the theromostat on the setting "hold"  It will run all night.
• Week 2 of the 20-day countdown.  I have seen great instruction during this time
• Magnet Grant proposal has been sent off to be editted.  I will attach the grant in a separate email.  Great job Roberta!
• Picture money due on April 23rd

Events for the Week

• Monday
• Ms. Autry and Ms. McCarthy will be at a CC meeting
• SIT meeting at 2:45 in the media center
• Tuesday
• 4th grade field trip.  Leaving at 5:30 am and returning at 8:30 pm.
• I have a meeting at WSSU from 1-3
• Progress Reports go home
• Wednesday
• PLCs for K, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th
• Ms. Johnson has an AP meeting at 9:30
• TAC meeting at 12 pm.  If you have any concerns that you would like to share, send them to Ms. Renegar
• I have an allotment conference with Charlene at 3:30 pm.  (NO FACULTY MEETING ON WEDNESDAY DUE TO MY CONFERENCE)
• K-2 teachers: 6 + 1 Writing Traits to continue at 3:15 pm instead of 4:15 since we are not having a faculty meeting
• Thursday
• Ms. Autry and Ms. McCarthy will be at a CC meeting
• PLCs for 1st and 4th
• I have a volunteer breakfast at 9 am
• Photo Story SD at 2:45 in the computer lab
• Friday
• 1st grade to Natural Science Center
• Will will going through a Title I Audit.
• Saturday
• Saturday Academy will take place from 8:30-12:30

Birthdays of the Week:

 Gloria Smith     April 22

Quote of the Week:  You can accomplish anything in life provided you don't mind who gets the credit. -                                 Harry S. Truman

Announcements fro April 16th

Today is day 136(Day 7 of Specials) HAPPY FRIDAY!!!


The parent and survey links are live for our 5th grade students and parents.  I will have our students to take the survey during thier computer class.

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Last day to complete your intent form
• I will have a meeting at WSSU starting at 10:00  am
• K-Coummunity Helpers Day
• I have a SoL Education meeting at 3:00

Have a great weekend

Announcements for April 15th

Today is day 135(Day 6 of Specials)

 

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• I have a principal's meeting starting at 7:30
• PLCs for 1st and 4th
• I have a FPA Board meeting with Dr. Martin

Have a great day

Announcements for April 14th

Today is day 134(Day 5 of Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive
• relationships
• PLCs for K, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th
• SIT meeting in media center at 2:45 pm(rescheduled for Monday, April 19th)
• I will be at a meeting from 5:00-7:00 pm

Announcements for April 13th

Today is day 133(Day 4 of Specials)

 

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Report Cards go home
• I will be at a Staff Policy Committee meeting at 4 pm
• Report Card pick up night for 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grades from 5:30-7:00

Konnoak Updates and Announcments for April 12th

Today is day 132(Day 3 of Specials)

We have a new addition to our Konnoak Family.
Kristi Miles had baby girl.  Her name is Madison Rae and weighed 8.2 lbs and was 20 in long.

New Additions to our staff:
Jessica Pipkens will be the new AU Teacher
Jessica Ausbon is a 2nd grade tutor
Sarah Parker is a retired teacher who is working in Ms. Hentz's classroom

Jessica Thomas is working in Ms. Miles classroom

Carol Telley is a retired teacher who is working in Ms. Showers' classroom

Morning Announcements-Smith

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• This is National Library Week.  Please let Ms. Worrell and Ms. Totten your appreciation of the work they do in the media center
• Don't forget to take the Governor's Working Conditions Survey. Konnoak is at 90.77% participation. At 95% our school is included in a drawing for prizes. This is your chance to be heard. Each of you who received a sheet explaining the process along with an Access Code should go on line and complete your survey. Please take care of this by Wednesday. This can be done from any computer connected to the internet at the following address: http://www.ncteachingconditions.org/

 Week Events

• Monday
• 20-day count down begins
• I will be at a District Budget meeting
• Tuesday
• Report Cards go home
• I will  be at a Staff Policy Committee meeting at 4 pm
• Report Card pick up nighgt for 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grades from 5:30-7:00
• Wednesday
• PLCs for K, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th
• SIT meeting in media center at 2:45 pm
• I will be at a meeting from 5:00-7:00 pm
• Thursday
• I have a principal's meeting starting at 7:30
• PLCs for 1st and 4th
• I have a FPA Board meeting with Dr. Martin
• Friday
• I will have a meeting at WSSU starting at 9 am
• K-Coummunity Helpers Day
• I have a SoL Education meeting at 3:00

 

Birthdays of the Week:

Ronnie Crosby- April 13

Angie Keaton-April 13
Myra Worrell- April 14
Khadija Evans-April 16
Donna Brown-April 16

 

 

Quote of the Week: You cannot kindle a fire in any other heart until it is burning within your on. -Eleanor Doan

Announcements for April 9th

Today is day 136(Day 2 of Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationship.
• PLC meeting for 1st grade
• Report Cards due by 4 pm
• K-2 to Ms. Johnson
• 3-5 to Dr. Jones
• Basketball game at Griffin Anex from 6-10 pm
• Last day to complete open enrollment form: As you know, we were advised by the State Health Plan last year that individuals who smoke or otherwise use tobacco products and are not actively pursuing tobacco cessation programs will be automatically moved to the 70/30 health plan coverage level with the July 01, 2010 plan year. In the following year, a similar change will be made for those individuals whose Body Mass Indexes are outside the acceptable range for their height/age. During the open enrollment period this year, individuals will be required to attest to their use/abstinence from tobacco products. Those who attest that they are not users of tobacco products will be permitted to enroll at the 80/20 health plan coverage level. Those who cannot attest to that, or whose covered family members use tobacco products, will only be eligible to accept the 70/30 plan. For that reason, it is critical that all employees who currently have coverage under the State Health Plan participate in open enrollment, to ensure they are enrolled in the plan that best meets their needs/eligibility.
• All open enrollment is on-line this year. Paper copies of enrollment forms are not be available. Employees can access the enrollment programs via the internet from their home computers, or at work.
  Failure to complete open enrollment processes will result in your coverage defaulting to the 70/30 plan. Changes to this enrollment status cannot be made after Friday April 09, 2010 for the July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011 plan year.
  Please complete the Race/Ethnicity questionaire that can be found under the News and Events heading on the WSFCS Home Page
• There is No Classified Intent Form This Year because classified employees can promote during the school year. Also with HR and Assistant Superintendent approval you can transfer.
  
  

Reminder that Saturday Academy will be held this Saturday from 8:30-12:30

Announcements for April 8th

Today is day 135(Day 1 of Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationship.
• PLC meeting for 3rd and 4th
• WS Symphony-Fun with Fiddles for Kindergarten at 10:15 in the gym
• Dr. Foster will be at Konnoak training K-2 teachers in RtI from 12-3:30
• Kindergarten Wing is scheduled to be ready by the week of May 3rd
• The federal government has revised the race and ethnicity categories for Equal Employment Opportunity reports. The school system is required to ask all employees two questions about ethnicity and race:
  Whether you consider yourself Hispanic or Non-Hispanic.
  Whether you consider yourself American Indian, Asian, Black, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander or White. You may choose more than one race.
   You can answer the two questions by going to the "News and Events" Section . We are required to compile this information, so please help us by answering them by April 16.
• Open Enrollment for your health care ends on April 9th.  If you do change your enrollment form, you will automatically go to 70/30 on July 1st.
• Look at Hentz and her baby at:   http://jlhentz.edublogs.org/talk-to-mrs-hentz/
  
  

Announcements for April 7th

Today is day 134(Day 7 of Specials) AC will be turned on today!!!

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationship.
• PLC meeting for K, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th
• Office PLC meeting at 9:30 am. Ms. Porter will be covering the office.
• 3rd grade Field Trip to Tanglewood(1/2 of the 3rd grade teachers)
• Instructional Coordination Meeting with Administrators from the Central Office at 2:45 pm in the media center
• We will not be having an awards assembly on April 14th due to our 20-day testing blitz.  We can combine awards during our EOY assemblies
• Webpage host will change from school centered to Schoolwires.  This will happen by June 30th.  We will be providing taining in the near furture as well as updates before you get out of school.  Ms. Ulirich will be trainerd on April 15th on Schoolwires.
• Open Enrollment ends on April 9th.  If you do not complete it, you will automatically go to 70/30.
• Remember no plug-ins!
• Sherri will be coming out to do an upgrade on our SuccessMaker program today. This is an extensive upgrade and will probably take the better part of the day. It is very important that no one be in the SuccessMaker program while we are doing the upgrade. The upgrade will also require a reboot of our server which means that no one will be able to use network services at that time. When we get ready for the reboot, you will be advised to be logged out of your computer. So if you are leaving your classroom, please be sure to go ahead and log off of all of your computers before you go. It will be okay for your computer to be at the login screen. We will make an announcement before we do the reboot. Thanks for your help with this.

Announcements for April 6th

Today is day 133(Day 6 of Specials)  AC will be turned on by Wednesday!!!

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationship.
• 3rd grade Field Trip to Tanglewood(1/2 of the 3rd grade teachers
• I have a Principal's meeting starting at 7:30
• Magnet Grant Team meeting in the media center at 2:30 pm
• Dr. Jones and Ms. McCoy at a FCAE Board meeting
• STAY Celebration to recognize our 1st year teachers at 5:30 pm at Old Town Baptist Church

Konnoak Updates and Announcements for April 5th

Today is day 132(Day 5 of Specials)   WELCOME BACK!!


We have two news additions to the Konnoak Family:


Jana Hentz had her baby boy, Jackson, on Monday. All is doing well!!!
Amanda Showers had her baby boy, Jared, on April 1st.  She is also doing very well!

• Morning Announcements-Miles
• Duty for the Month of April: 
• Bottom of the ramp-Hinshaw
• Main Lobby-Blanco
• Bottom of ramp(outside)-Haywood
• Front on Bathrooms on New Wing-Klutz
• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• SALSA Lessons:  As we are approaching the end of the year and temperature raises up, not only because spring weather, I was wondering if any teacher, assisstant or student's parents would be interested in FREE SALSA lessons, as part of my personal's cultural program. It would be just one hour per week, I would be your teacher, and we will have great fun... Thus, I am sending this flyer to all school staff as a survey so I can make an idea about the staff that would be attending. Please let me know if there is a better day and time.I am inviting the ESL parents to this activity FIRST so I can see the response.This cultural program tries to target the ESL population involvement with the school. So all parents attending the free lessons will need to "pay" something in exchange. That will be parent "homework". The idea is that they would eventually improve their English by practicing through these activities as well as understand the importance of bilingualism in their children, which I see as a gift that they must keep and share with their children.
• In light of the recent sucide of a girl due to bullying in Massachusetts, make sure you report all bullying incidences to the administration.  

• Monday
• Principal Kafele presentation
• Grades 3-5 7:45-11:30
• Grades K-2 12:30-3:30
• Tuesday
• 3rd grade Field Trip to Tanglewood(1/2 of the 3rd grade teachers)
• I have a Principal's meeting starting at 7:30
• Magnet Grant Team meeting in the media center at 2:30 pm
• Dr. Jones and Ms. McCoy at a FCAE Board meeting
• STAY Celebration to recognize our 1st year teachers at 5:30 pm at Old Town Baptist Church
• Wednesday
• PLC meeting for K, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th
• Office PLC meeting at 9:30 am.  Ms. Porter will be covering the office.
• 3rd grade Field Trip to Tanglewood(1/2 of the 3rd grade teachers)
• Instructional Coordination Meeting with Administrators from the Central Office. 
• Thursday
• PLC meetings with EC, 1st amd 4th
• WS Symphony-Fun with Fiddles for Kindergarten at 10:15 in the gym
• Dr. Foster will be at Konnoak training K-2 teachers in RtI from 12-3:30
• Friday
• Report Cards due by 4 pm
• K-2 to Ms. Johnson
• 3-5 to Dr. Jones
• Basketball game at Griffin Anex from 6-10 pm
• Saturday
• Saturday Academy from 8:30-12:30

Birthdays of the Week:

William Baker      April 8th
Angela Inzar        April 9th

Quote of the Week:  "Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."
- Leo Buscaglia

Weekly Updates and Announcements for March 29th

Today is day 131(Day 4 of Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• On March 30th, the Maintenance Crew will begin to replace the front windows. Please use the cafeteria entrance door. It will take approximately 2 days to complete.
• Monday
• Wii Tournament
• EOQ Make ups
• Tuesday is a Rc Day.  I cannot approve Annual Leave for any certified employee that  has staff development ofered through the Central Office.  You must get annual leave approved before taking it; otherwise, you will receive a day without pay
• Wednesday is a Rs day.  Anyone wishing to take annual leave may do so as long as they have the day to take. 
• It's that time again! Pasta for Pennies! The campaign will run from April 6th-14th! Coin boxes and collection cups were placed in the boxes of grades 3-5. The winning class will be announced on April 19th and the pasta luncheon provided by Olive Garden will be May 12th! Please keep all money in your room (you may want to empty all of your coins into a larger container) securely!
• Don't forget to take the Governor's Working Conditions Survey.
• The Annual Enrollment Period for the State Health Plan continues and will run through April 9. ALL EMPLOYEES MUST ENROLL ON-LINE through the following website: http://wsfcs.hrintouch.com/
  If you have questions about login or site navigation please call 1-866-239-1055. If you have questions about State Health Plan benefits call 1-888-234-2416.There is also a button on the WS/FCS web site that you can use to access the enrollment web site.
  
• The Teacher Notification of Intent web site is open. The link is now up and available to teachers via the Employees page of the WS/FCS web site. All full-time teachers need to complete an intent form (there is a different process for part-time teachers). The deadline is April 16th.
  Go to the WS/FCS home page at http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/
  Click on the red “Employees” tab
  Under the “Administration” heading, click on the link for “WSFCS Administrative Resources”
   In the right hand column under “Employee Related Data Entry”, click on the link “Teacher Notification of Intent Decisions”
   Log in like you would to register for a workshop
  Click on “Enter/Edit Teacher Notification of Intent”
  Review the information page, then enter your SSN in the secure box at the bottom of the page to go to the Teacher Intent form and make your elections
  You can edit or adjust your elections as often as you like between now and April 16th
  
  
  Great job Ms. Autry and her team for a great Multiplication Tournament!

Birthdays of the Week:  No birthdays this week

Quote of the Week:  Success is never ending...Failure is never final.  Robert Schuller

Announcements for March 26th

Today is day 130(Day 3 of Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• On March 30th, the Maintenance Crew will begin to replace the front windows. Please use the cafeteria entrance door. It will take approximately 2 days to complete.
• Multiplication Tournament
• Timesheets are due before you leave
• End-of-Quarter Make-ups
• Principal Lunch Club at 11:30

Announcements for March 25th

Today is day 129(No Specials Today)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• No PLCs today
• On March 30th, the Maintenance Crew will begin to replace the front windows.  Please use the cafeteria entrance door. It will take approximately 2 days to complete.
• Thursday
• No PLCs today
• End-of-Quarter Math Active
• I will be at the Real Men Teacher Induction Cermony starting at 3 pm
• Kidsperation Training at 2:45 pm in the Computer Lab
• EOG and Data Night for Grades 3-5 from 5:30-7:00. Schedule is:
• 5:30-6:15 Parents in the gym
• 6:15 Travel to the classrooms
• 6:20-6:45 Parents in Classroom
• 6:45-until Parents in cafeteria for pizza
• 
  
   Principal Kefele will be at our school on April 5th.  Please take time to listen to this interview with him:

http://video.ascd.org/services/player/bcpid20263693001?bctid=32972822001

Announcements for March 23rd

Today is day 127 (No Specials today)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Staff Development:Winter and Spring technology courses are now available for registration. This includes our day long trainings held over spring break for teachers who need credit or just want to learn more. Flyers for the courses are on the Technology Facilitator's webportal as well as the SchoolCenter calendar. Just a reminder that we offer new online courses for technology each month. If you have staff members interested, please have them go to the Staff Development and Evaluation link on the Employees tab. When they begin registration, they can choose Online for the location to see the list of courses available. The instructor of the course will contact them after they are registered.In addition we are working on course that may be taken online and available for upcoming March days. We will share specific details next week.
• End-of-Quarter Test in Reading
• NCI training at the Gathering Place at 3 pm
• All Kindergarten Teachers are invited to attend the board meeting for recognition for the Haiti Efforts at 6 pm

 Happy Testing

Konnoak Updates and Announcments for March 22nd

Today is day 126(Day 2 of Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Staff Development:Winter and Spring technology courses are now available for registration. This includes our day long trainings held over spring break for teachers who need credit or just want to learn more. Flyers for the courses are on the Technology Facilitator's webportal as well as the SchoolCenter calendar. Just a reminder that we offer new online courses for technology each month. If you have staff members interested, please have them go to the Staff Development and Evaluation link on the Employees tab. When they begin registration, they can choose Online for the location to see the list of courses available. The instructor of the course will contact them after they are registered.In addition we are working on course that may be taken online and available for upcoming March days. We will share specific details next week.

This week's events:

• Monday
• End-of-Quarter Test for Science
• Principal's Lunch Club name to Ms. McCoy
• I have an Equity Plus mtg at Atkins HS at 12:00 pm
• K-2 Data Night from 5:30-7:00.  Schedule is:
• 5:30-6:15 Parents in the gym
• 6:15 Travel to the classrooms
• 6:20-6:45 Parents in Classroom
• 6:45-until Parents in cafeteria for pizza
• Tuesday
• End-of-Quarter Test in Reading
• NCI training at the Gathering Place
• All Kindergarten Teachers are invited to attend the board meeting for recognition for the Haiti Efforts at 6 pm
• Wednesday
• No PLCs today
• End-of-Quarter for math inactive
• I will be at a New Teacher Evaluation all day
• Picture Day in the gym.  Please follow the calendar that was provided for you.
• Staff Development in Literacy from 2:35-4:00
• 6 plus 1 Writing Traits from 4:15-5:15
• Thursday
• No PLCs today
• End-of-Quarter Math Active
• I will be at the Real Men Teacher Induction Cermony starting at 3 pm
• Kidsperation Training at 2:45 pm in the Computer Lab
• EOG and Data Night for Grades 3-5 from 5:30-7:00.  Schedule is:
• 5:30-6:15 Parents in the gym
• 6:15 Travel to the classrooms
• 6:20-6:45 Parents in Classroom
• 6:45-until Parents in cafeteria for pizza
• Friday
• Multiplication Tournament
• Timesheets are due before you leave
• End-of-Quarter Make-ups
• Principal Lunch Club at 11:30
• Employees will work on the following professional days:
• Friday, June 11: Reserved for school vote
• Monday, June 14: Reserved for central office
• Tuesday, June 15: Reserved for schools

Birthdays for the Week:
Renee Scovens         March 21st
Maritza CorreaVega March 21st
Sharon Carter          March 24th
Letitia Cain              March 27th

Quote of the Week:
 
At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done.
Then they begin to hope it can be done. Then they see it can be done.
Then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago."
- Frances Hodgson Burnett

Announcements for March 19th

Today is day 125(Day 1 of Specials)

Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships

• I will be at WSSU for a meeting starting at 9 am
• 5th grade will have a field trip
• Ms. Johnson, Ms. McCoy, and Dr. Jones will be at a FCAE meeting.
• 2nd grade planning day from 11:30-3:30
• The renovation crew will be doing a walk through in the 1st grade wing

The Annual Enrollment Period for the State Health Plan continues and will run through April 9. ALL EMPLOYEES MUST ENROLL ON-LINE through the following website:
http://wsfcs.hrintouch.com/
If you have questions about login or site navigation please call 1-866-239-1055. If you have questions about State Health Plan benefits call 1-888-234-2416.
There is also a button on the WS/FCS web site that you can use to access the enrollment web site.

School-wide Discipline - With spring comes an increase in the number of outdoor activities. Please be reminded to supervise students as they participate in well planned supervised activities . Also please remind students of school-wide rules and expectations. 

Saturday Academy this Saturday

Announcements for March 18th

Today is day 124(Day 7 of Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Ms. Johnson and I have a meeting from 11:30-1:00 pm
• 3rd grade has a 1/2 day planning from 11:30-3:30
• PLCs for EC and 1st. Specialist to pick up the students
• 4th grade field trip on Thursday.
• I have a Policy Committee meeting at 4 pm

Announcements for March 17th-Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Today is day 123(Day 6 of Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships
• Ms. Autry and Ms. McCarthy will be at a CC meeting all day. Ms. Johnson and I will conduct the PLC meetings for K, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th. Specialist to pick up the students.
• Loretta Marshall, Title One office, will be conducting a few walk throughs
• Volunteer Tea in the gym starting at 10 am
• Staff Meeting starting at 2:45 pm. Patrick Merrill, Gang Awareness Expert, will be with us.
• Ms. Johnson has a FAPA executive board meeting
• I have a SoL Educational meeting at 5:30 pm
• PLEASE notify ALL employees that the "S" on the on-line enrollment form is an error on the part of the State Insurance. Everyone has that designation and it does not mean that they are single. There is nothing anyone in Benefits or HR can do to change this as it is not our form but the State technology folks are working to correct the error.
• Certified Employees-Procedures for  March 30th and 31st.
• You cannot take a leave day on March 30th if you have a required staff development session that is provided by the Central Office. If you plan to take an annual leave day and are certified, please email me.
• March 31st is a Rsv day.  You can take a personal day(no charge) or an annual leave day.  Please make sure you have an annual leave day or a personal day before taking the day.
• Make sure you place it in sub finder
• Classified Employees can take a leave day if they choose on one or both days. Make sure that you have an annual leave day. 
• 1st grade wing is scheduled to open on March 25th.  We will be moving 1st grade on March 25th and Kindergarten to the trailers on March 26th.
• Our Arts Council fund drive ended on February 21st, a bit short of last year and this year's goal. The final amount given by Konnoak was $407.00 compared to $1500 last year. I do appreciate those who gave, large and small amounts. Every bit does help our school, community and city. THANKS so much! Those persons receiving 1 hour passes from Dr. Jones for their gift of $40. or more are as follows: Jennifer McCarthy, Deann Dennis, and Sheila Moose.

It’s time to share your intentions for the next school year!!

Just log into the Teacher Notification of Intent web site between now and April 16th and let us know what your professional plans are for next year. This information will assist us for staff planning for the 2010 – 2011 school year.

Go to the WS/FCS home page at http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/
Click on the red “Employees” tab
Under the “Administration” heading, click on the link for “WSFCS Administrative Resources”
In the left hand column under “Employee Related Data Entry”, click on the link “Teacher Notification of Intent Decisions”
Log in like you would to register for a workshop
Click on “Enter/Edit Teacher Notification of Intent”
 Review the information page, then enter your SSN in the secure box at the bottom of the page to go to the Teacher Intent form and make your elections
You can edit or adjust your elections as often as you like between now and April 16th

Announcements for March 16th

Today is day 122(Day 5 of Specials)

• Mission Statement: Konnoak Elementary School will provide a quality education in a nurturing environment that will develop each child’s potential and promote life-long learning.
• Vision Statement: Students will learn and succeed in a safe, engaging, and caring climate of high expectations and supportive relationships 
• I have a meeting in Greensboro from 9-12
• Progress Reports go home
• The Annual Enrollment Period for the State Health Plan began yesterday and will run through April 9. ALL EMPLOYEES MUST ENROLL ON-LINE through the following website:
  http://wsfcs.hrintouch.com/
  If you have questions about login or site navigation please call 1-866-239-1055. If you have questions about State Health Plan benefits call 1-888-234-2416.
  I did the process yesterday. Once you have created your username and password, just continue to move from screen to screen. The tobacco products attestation questions will come up as you move through. Just keep moving from one screen to the next until it tells you you are finished. If you have questions,please let me know. I will be glad to assist you.
• Thanks for all those who took the Teacher Working Conditions Survey.  At this point, we have 51 out of 61(83%) of you have completed the survey. We would like to have 100% by Wednesday. 

Have a great week!