Comet Express 10.10.11

Monday Morning Music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR-

qQcNT_fY&ob=av2n

This Week... 10/10 ExC-ELL training after school 3:45-5:45 (You already know if this meeting is for you.) Candace @ PDC for Math PD part of the day 10/11 Kerri Lamb at NAMS for PD, SB @ SERMS 10/12 FB @ SERMS 10/13 Officer Marlowe out, SB @ SWRMS NAMS CIP Presentation to the Board of Ed 10/14 OPT/ED NC State Field Trip

Student Council Elections

Next Week... 10/17 Report Card Night, ELA/SS Vertical Meeting 10/18 DUTY FREE LUNCH DAY, Leadership Team

Meeting, SB @ RMS 10/19 Candace, April, and Jordi at Admin Meeting,

Picture Retakes, PEP RALLY, FB @ SAMS 10/20 6th Grade SMARTS Program begins, BT-1

meeting, SB at home against ATMS, McTeacher Night 5:00-8:00 10/21 PBIS Incentive Day, Officer Marlowe out

Celebrations and Hot Tamales

*Thanks to Joe for helping Helene with some her male students.* *Thanks to Chris for taking his time to explain the RtI process and keep it simple.* *Thanks to Olivia and Chandra for sponsoring the Beta Club.* *Thanks to Mandy, Chandra, Natasha, Linda, Lee, and Makenzie for representing our school to present our CIP at this week’s Board of Education meeting. I have received many compliments on our plan from the Central Office staff. Each time, I reminded them that my part was mainly to “cut and paste” since the Leadership Team wrote the plan. Our final school vote was 38 for and 4 against.*

Learning Links and Stuff to think about Literacy and Literature in the Internet Age

“Literary reflection is perhaps more important in the

Internet age than it has ever been.”

http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol6/626-newvoices.aspx

Keeping Us On The Same Page

Report Card Night Update-A flyer will go home on Friday with information about Report Card Night for parents. A separate AlertNow will also be sent. The grade level with the best attendance will receive a treat during the week. Candace, April, or Jordi will talk with each team on Tuesday to answer any questions about Report Card Night. McTeacher Nights-We have two McTeacher Nights coming up. Our Battle of the Books team and Junior Civitans will sponsor the October 20th event. The band will sponsor the November 14th event. Scott, Vanessa, and Helene will be on the lookout for colleagues who can help on those nights. Halloween Dance/Haunted House-An email went out earlier this week with information concerning these two events. Please talk with your teams about helping supervise as a team or signing up for individual times. This fundraiser will help support the numerous student clubs and school expenses not covered by state and district funding. Science Fair-The date for the NAMS Science Fair has been set for 12/19. The Science Fair will be in the cafeteria, so we will have bag lunches and eat in classrooms on that day.

Basic Best Practices -A good practice when meeting with parents is to

state the purpose of the meeting to help keep the

meeting focused on the objective.

-Please remember to find ways to let students read for

fun and enjoyment.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

T. Ellison, J. Perez, and D. Locklear

For more information, see Mrs. Bynum!

Comet Express 10.10.11