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