Quote of the Week:
"The oldest habit in the world for resisting change is to complain that unless the remedy to the disease should be universally applied, it should not be applied at all. But you must start somewhere." ~Winston Churchill
THIS WEEK:
Staff Room Clean-up Crew: Nina B, Romy H, LouAnn T
PTA Book Fair all week
11/1 Mon. - PTA Book Fair begins (and lasts until the 5th)
11/1 Mon. - Salad Club Day; Thank you, Salad Hosts: Christina, Kim F, Joy, Missy
11/2 Tues. - Char and Almai at Region 2 Elementary Nuts and Bolts, 7:30-8:30 AM, SHSB
11/3 Wed. - Evaluation and Conference LIC; Walking School Bus
11/4 Thurs. - Char and Almai at Conference; Admin Intern Brian Fosnick here
11/4 Thurs. - PSD Diversity Committee Mtg., 3:30 PM, ESC Pioneer
11/4 Thurs. - PTA Reading Night (associated with PTA Book Fair), 5:30- 8:00 PM
11/4 Thurs. - Remind your students to wear the colors of your adopted university to tomorrow's assembly.
11/5 Fri. - Char, Almai, LouAnn and Christina at Conference; Admin Intern Brian Fosnick here
11/5 Fri. - Character Trait Assembly: Trustworthiness, 9:00-9:30 4th-6th, 10:00-10:30 K-3rd; Remember to bring your trustworthiness mind map to the assemby.
United Way: Tis the Season of Giving...
It's that time of the year again. If you're able to donate at least the cost of one latte a month to United Way ($5 a month), please complete the United Way form that is in your box and return it to me in my red "Urgent" folder in my box. Our school's goal is $2,400. With 72 staff members in our building, we'll (more than) meet our goal if everyone donated $5 a month. You can either have $5 taken out of your check every month for the next twelve months or just cut them a check for $60. Having said that, I also know that times are tougher for other families in our very own staff. You know what you're able to do, so do just that. The great thing about donating this year is if you've never donated before, your $5 donation generates more money because the Gates Foundation will match new donor's donation dollar per dollar. On the other hand, if you're already donating to United Way and you increased your donation this year, the Russell Company will also match that increase dollar per dollar. These "match the donation dollar per dollar" only apply to the donations designated to the General Community Fund.
From the Safety Team:
Nicely done fire drill last Thursday....most of the students did well with the expected noise level as they evacuated the building.
It took us 4 minutes 22 seconds to clear the building. It took us 7 minutes and 21 seconds to account for everyone and conclude the firedrill.
A couple of reminders:
- close your door on the way out
- while the kids are emptying the room, lock the door if you're able to
Safety check points: Did you bring your staff binder with you when we evacuated? Do you have your students' emergency dismissal forms (they're yellow) in your Emergency section of the staff binder? Do you have the most current evacuation map posted near your door (fyi: the Safety Team will distribute a revised copy at the next staff meeting)?
If we hold a lockdown drill or earthquake drill this week...are you and the students ready?
Please make sure you bring the emergency garbage can and/or the reusable supplies (discard food) in Portable 31 per the email you received from Cindy last week.
Finally, the Safety Team will work with the parents, teachers and school nurse to make sure that students with "special diet" (i.e. food allergies) will have emergency food packs.
COMING-UP:
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (11/8): Angie C, Sara D, Megan T
11/8 Mon. - Salad Club Day; Thank you, Salad Hosts: LouAnn, Michelle, Sara D, Renae
11/8 Mon. - CSIP, 3-4 PM, Library
11/8 Mon. - Co-op Board, 5-6:30 PM, Library; PTA Board, 7-8 PM, Library
11/9 Tue. - Veteran's Day Assembly (all school; no chairs for 6th), 9:10-9:40, Gym
11/10 Wed. - Evaluation & Conference LIC; Walking School Bus
11/10 Wed. - Char and Almai at Puyallup Elementary Principals' (PEP) Pro Dev, 8-11, ESC 11/10 Wed. - District Writing Cadre, 4-5:30, Woodland Library
11/11 Thurs. - Veteran's Day, No School
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (11/15): Kay dV, Cecilia D, Kaarin V
11/15 Mon. - Salad Club Day; Thank you, Salad Hosts: Terry, Melanie, Kay, Jennifer A, Wes 11/16 Tues. - Staff Meeting, 3-4 PM, Library
11/17 Wed. - Evaluation & Conference LIC; Walking School Bus; Firgrove Thanksgiving Feast (12-1, Staff Lounge); Char and Almai at PSD Administrative Meeting, 4-5:15, Mt. View Community Ctr.
11/19 Fri. - PTA Bingo Night, 6-8 PM, Gym
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (11/22): Michelle D, Claire E, Nancy W
11/22 Mon. - Salad Club Day; Thank you, Salad Hosts: Char, Angie, Megan, Wendy J, Claire 11/23 Tues. - Region 2 K-12 Nuts and Bolts, 7:00-9:00 AM, Zeiger
11/25 Thurs. - Thankgiving Break, No School
11/26 Fri. - Thankgiving Break, No School
Staff Room Clean-up Crew (11/29): Kim F, Karen G, Katrina W
11/29 Mon. - Safety Team, 7:40-8:15 AM, Nina's Room
11/29 Mon. - Salad Club Day; Thank you, Salad Hosts: Almai, Stephanie, Teena, Jim, Chrystie 11/30 Tues. - Char and Almai at School Board Study Session, 9-11, ESC Pioneer
