Saturday, March 29, 2008

March 31, 2008 Weekly Announcements

Monday
March 31 Mix/Match Day

Tuesday
April 1 Dress Like Your Favorite Teacher

7:00, District Millage Meeting, Mall Plaza Office

Wednesday
April 2 College Day

Intern interviews, Main Office

8:00 KCIS Program's Committee meets in the Library

3:00, KCIS Meeting, Main Office - Kevin, Mary, Molly

Thursday
April 3 Blue/White Day

7:35, 7th grade Advisory Representatives Meeting, Library

1:35, 7th Hour Assembly - Students/Staff Basketball Game

2:30, WMU Class meets, Room 415

Friday
April 4

No School -First Day of Spring Break


The Building will be open 7:00 - 3:00 during Spring Break if anyone is needing access.

Tamela will be working with content teams Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in the office conference room on the magnet curriculum. We've made progress over the past week but still have a long way to go. It won't be simple to get subs and Ruth will do the best she can. Please be understanding if things don't work out perfect.

We have a school spirit week Monday and will end it with a basketball game Thursday afternoon. I would encourage all teachers to participate in the College Day on Wednesday. This actually works into our GEAR UP efforts - get students to be future focused. Wear a sweat shirt or hat from your alma mater.

Intern mock interviews are scheduled for Wednesday April 2. If you have an intern and they want to get the benefit of this opportunity please remind them to sign up on my office door.

A reminder to all probationary staff we are scheduled for Final evaluation meetings on Monday and Tuesday, we are on a tight schedule so please pay attention to your time and be prepared.

Sunday, March 23, 2008

March 24, 2008 Weekly Announcements

Monday
March 24

12:00, SPED Parent Meeting, Office Conference Room

2:30, Voluntary Staff Meeting, Room 415

3:30, Talent Show Meeting, Main Office

5:45, Parent Advisory Meeting

Tuesday
March 25

8:00, Leadership Meeting, Ad. Building - Kevin

2:30 Magnet School Principal's Meeting, West Main - Kevin


Wednesday
March 26

2:40, Meeting w/P. Chalmers, T. Kendall, Ad. Building - Kevin

Thursday
March 27

7:30, Assistant Princiapl's Meeting, West Main - Maggie

2:30, Curriculum Leadership Team

3:30, WMU Grad Class, 415

Friday
March 28

1/2 day of School - PM Schedule


A reminder to 7th grade teams that project Sentry will be delivered in your 7th grade classrooms this week, per Mary Hoyle's arrangements. This program is designed to introduce middle schoolers to the issue of gun violence. This program was developed by Kalamazoo Public Safety after the last year of gun violence in our city.

I will be discussing a school talent show on Monday at 3:30 in the main office with Rana and Meagan if anyone else would like to sit in or join us we welcome your ideas and energy.

Teachers if you have any feedback forms from Friday's visit by the high school Ignite program please forward them to Kevin Moore so that they can get to the appropriate individuals.

We have a 1/2 day of professional development on Friday. We'll have sandwiches brought in at 10:45 so that we can begin PD at 11:30 and we'll be done by 2:30. Rick and Helen will be with us and we'll be looking at our magnet curriculum in relations to the GLCE's, this seems to be the biggest concern everyone has with curriculum planning.

Tamela Brown begins with our staff Monday. Tamela is officially hired the building curriculum integration teacher and she will work out of the office next to Diane Rogers. Atiba McKissack and Melissa Williams have begun work on as new technology staff effective last week. They are working out of the office spaces in the 7A hallway. Allison Combs has taken the long term technology position created because of Atiba's position change.

I believe we are scheduled for a PM schedule on Friday, we will run the schedule on the morning show.