Konnoak Updates for February 22-28

• Today is day 107
• 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 expectationsand supportive relationships
• Please send all calendar events to Ms. Ulrich and myself by email with a subject line of "Konnoak Calendar Updates."
• This morning is the very last time to contribute to the Arts Council! The representative who by the way is Mrs. Cession's daughter, will be picking it up later. Please bring to room 112 asap!
• Congratulations to Brianna, Alexis, Richard and Thomas for an awesome performance on Friday evening's All County chorus. They worked tirelessly (and without a single complaint) all day long!! A very special thanks to Dr. Jones for supporting them with his attendance and also to the parents, Ms. McCabe and Ms. Brannan.

Events for the week:(This is a busy week!!!)

• Monday:
• Dr. Arrington will be her to conduct Staff Development on the High Yield Strategies. 3-5 will begin at 7:45 am and K-2 will start at 12:00 pm. The training will take place in the media center. Please bring with you your lesson plans for the week and the Standard Course of Study. If you have the copy of the book "Classroom Instruction that Work" bring that as well. I know that your sub will be here from 7:15-11:15 (3-5) or 11:15-3:15(K-2). The schedule will be as follows:
• Grades 3-5: Training will be 7:45-11:15
• Trainer to eat lunch from 11:15-12:00
• Grades K-2: Training will be 12:00-3:30
• Tuesday:
• Interim Reports go home
• Kindergarten has a 1/2 day planning
• Wednesday:
• Black History Program:
• K-2: 9:45-10:15                                    
• 3-5: 1:30-2:15
• Staff Development for all certified staff in the media center at 2:45 pm
• 6+1 Writing Traits staff development for K-2 teachers who would like to stay at 4:15 pm
• Thursday:
• Wayne Foster, an expert in RtI, will be at Konnoak on Thursday morning to look at our reading groups. RtI is a framework that us part of the grant. Rest assured that we will have sufficient training before we begin RtI!
• Movie Day for Grades 3-5 from 12:30-2:15. We will send an adjusted lunch schedule for that day.
• Friday:
• Movie Day for Grades K-2 from 12:30-2:15. We will send an adjusted lunch schedule for that day
• All Time Sheets are due before you leave
• Principal’s Lunch Club

Snow Make up days:

Makeup days for Feb. 1-3 and Feb. 5 are now Feb. 15, March 29, June 9 and June 10.

Remaining makeup days are March 30, June 11 and June 14, if necessary. Days would be used in that order. Teachers will now have workdays on March 30, March 31, June 11, June 14 and June 15 as a result of the snow days. These could change if bad weather forces schools to close again this winter.

Upcoming Events

• Severe Weather Awareness Week is scheduled for Feb. 28-March 6. Statewide Tornado Drill is scheduled for March 3rd around 9:30 am.  
• Kindergarten will go to the cookie factory on the following dates:
• March 3, 2010-Showers-Speas, Evans-Monroy, Smith-Clark
• March 4, 2010-Meekins-Haywood, Ramos-Underhill, Miles-Hinshaw
• The schedule is as follows: 9:00-departure-11:00 back at school
• The Staff Basketball game may have to be changed due to the NCAA Tournament, NCAE Convention, and Saturday Academy all happening that day.  We will keep you posted.

No Birthdays this week

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