On Thursday afternoon, I had 17 students in 2nd-5th grades do something they have probably been wanting to do all year...put a pie in my face!
Our school participates in an online math program, First in Math, with other schools in the state of South Carolina - as well as around the nation. We challenged our students to solve half a million math problems by the 1st of May. The result of meeting the challenge was that the top point earner in each class was able to put a pie in my face at an afternoon assembly. The students solved over 515,000 problems by the date and on Thursday, I made good on my end of the challenge. We brought all 500 students into the multi-purpose room and let the fun begin! The kids did a great job and earned their reward!
Good luck as we continue to try to earn more points than any other school in the state. Mr. Greene's 5th grade students are currently the top class in the state...keep up the good work!!!
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Family Night - 4th Edition
Tonight we had our 4th and final Family Night event. We made the choice at the beginning of the year to combine PTO meetings, Kid's Club (1st-5th grades) and Sand Dollar club (PreK and 5K) into one quarterly event. Overall, I believe that it has gone really well. Attendance has been pretty steady and we had over 150 in attendance tonight. The theme tonight was "Literacy". This is the 2nd time we used this theme this year, but it is so important that I felt like it was a worthwhile venture. We had our 4th and 5th grade Strings perform as well as some K5 students. Breakout sessions included Pat Wilson - creator of Alphabet Junction, a children's storyteller, cybersafety, and family math, reading, science and art activities. We even managed to serve pizza following the meeting.
I would say that the Family Night format has been successful as our goal was to get families to come to school to learn and play together. Thanks to all of our great staff for organizing these events and doing all of the work to make sure that each one was successful!
I would say that the Family Night format has been successful as our goal was to get families to come to school to learn and play together. Thanks to all of our great staff for organizing these events and doing all of the work to make sure that each one was successful!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Teacher Appreciation Week
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week. We had a great start to our week for this event. A local church, The Link (www.thelinkbeaufort.com), provided breakfast for all of our staff members. The church staff bought bagels and coffee, loaded it all up on a couple of rolling carts and took it all around the building. They toasted bagels, spread cream cheese and poured coffee for each staff member. They thanked all of the teachers for their work and moved around to each classroom. A big thank you to Mike, Lynn, Chad and Chris for taking time to show their appreciation to the staff members of our school!
I am very appreciative of all of the efforts of our staff this year!
I am very appreciative of all of the efforts of our staff this year!
Friday, May 1, 2009
Donuts for Dads
We had a great time at school this morning with our annual Donuts for Dads event. We had a large number of dads (granddads and uncles, too) to come and eat breakfast with their kids! We changed the time to right before school, instead of during the school day as had been done in the past. This allowed us to accommodate many working dad's schedules as well as minimizing disruption to the learning process.
All the dads that attended were eager to spend time with their kids. Many walked their kids down to the classrooms (some making their first visit to the school this year) and were able to interact with teachers. We may move this event to fall to get the dads in here earlier in order to encourage them to come more often! Thanks to all the office staff and media center staff for making this event successful!
All the dads that attended were eager to spend time with their kids. Many walked their kids down to the classrooms (some making their first visit to the school this year) and were able to interact with teachers. We may move this event to fall to get the dads in here earlier in order to encourage them to come more often! Thanks to all the office staff and media center staff for making this event successful!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
PreK Screening Week
We have been busy with PreK screenings for all of the 4 year old students in our attendance zone. The staff and teachers completed registration papers last week and this week they are screening all of the students. Because we have fewer available slots than the number of students registering, we will have to rank order all students according to their needs and only part of them will qualify for services at our school. Our buildings limitations restrict how many PreK classes we can have and that limits the number of students that can be served.
I have been encouraged by the parents that are bringing up their kids for the screenings. They have been enthusiastic and really want the best for their kids. For many of them, this is their first experience with public schools as parents. I hope they keep the enthusiasm as their child's educational career moves forward!
I have been encouraged by the parents that are bringing up their kids for the screenings. They have been enthusiastic and really want the best for their kids. For many of them, this is their first experience with public schools as parents. I hope they keep the enthusiasm as their child's educational career moves forward!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Working Weekend
Our school was a busy place this weekend. On Saturday, our Guidance Counselor who is also in charge of the Junior Beta Club, Deborah Moore had her students out doing a cleanup of the road leading to the school as part of the Adopt-a-Highway program. The students spent part of the morning doing this for the school and the community.
On Sunday a church, The Link, located in our town had a work day at the school in place of a normal worship service. It was great to have a team to help get a few projects completed. The biggest project was the completion of a patio area for our outdoor garden classroom. Lisa Carlton, Science Lab teacher, received a Lowe's grant to help build this area for student learning. It has been a slow process to get everything completed, but this group helped with the finishing touches as well as some planting around the school to beautify the grounds. Thanks to the following teachers who gave their time to help on Sunday: Lisa Carlton, Amy Barr and Summer White as well as members of The Link church!
On Sunday a church, The Link, located in our town had a work day at the school in place of a normal worship service. It was great to have a team to help get a few projects completed. The biggest project was the completion of a patio area for our outdoor garden classroom. Lisa Carlton, Science Lab teacher, received a Lowe's grant to help build this area for student learning. It has been a slow process to get everything completed, but this group helped with the finishing touches as well as some planting around the school to beautify the grounds. Thanks to the following teachers who gave their time to help on Sunday: Lisa Carlton, Amy Barr and Summer White as well as members of The Link church!
Friday, April 24, 2009
PayDay Friday
Eveyone is always happiest on PayDay Fridays! We all look forward to a nice weekend away from work. I appreciate all that my staff does in dedication to their kids in their classrooms.
It was a good day here at the school. One of our Special Needs classes attended the county Special Olympics and the kids did very well. We are anxiously going to watch the news tonight to see if some of them make it on TV!
2nd grade students moved their learning outdoors to Hunting Island State Park. Teachers and students reported back that it was a great day. We know that these hands-on experiences create a much greater learning environment. Our Math Coach led an in-service last week showing teachers how creating those hands-on experiences at the beginning of a new unit will help all students better understand more abstract information. Teachers agreed that this approach could benefit and will begin to look at how they can move field trips and other hands-on experiences to the beginning of a unit for common background knowledge for all students to improve the learning environment!!!
It was a good day here at the school. One of our Special Needs classes attended the county Special Olympics and the kids did very well. We are anxiously going to watch the news tonight to see if some of them make it on TV!
2nd grade students moved their learning outdoors to Hunting Island State Park. Teachers and students reported back that it was a great day. We know that these hands-on experiences create a much greater learning environment. Our Math Coach led an in-service last week showing teachers how creating those hands-on experiences at the beginning of a new unit will help all students better understand more abstract information. Teachers agreed that this approach could benefit and will begin to look at how they can move field trips and other hands-on experiences to the beginning of a unit for common background knowledge for all students to improve the learning environment!!!
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