Autrey Mill Faculty News
November 19, 2012
I wish you all a very
restful Thanksgiving break. We do have so
very much to be thankful for, even with all the tkes, pkes, lkes, common core,
etc. stress, LIFE IS GOOD. I am thankful for a wonderful school with
such an outstanding staff and for the students and their parents who come to
school, for the most part, ready to learn!
Have a great break!
Jimmy
News/Timelines/Due Dates
Verifications:
All Teachers:
Debra has placed Grade Verifications in your boxes.
· Please make sure you are reviewing your grade
verifications properly and adhering to Debra’s directions on the sheet attached
to them.
·
Note any corrections on the grade verifications
and enter any corrections in TAC.
·
Don’t forget to SAVE.
·
Homeroom teachers, you will be receiving the
progress reports on Tuesday, 11/20.
·
DO
NOT TAKE THEM HOME to review.
·
You do not want to have to ask Debra to run you
another setJ
·
Adhere to Debra’s directions attached to the set
of progress reports.
·
You have until Monday, November 26th
at 1:00 p.m. to have any and
all corrections to Debra.
·
Students will report to HR at 3:50 p.m. for
progress report distribution on Tuesday, November 27th.
Gifted Conference - FCSG has made several more grants
available to pay for registration to the GAGC conference in March, so we have
extended the deadline for applying to December 12 at 8:00am.
Please see the attachment for directions/rules for applying.
Casual – Tomorrow
will be casual and if you are choosing to participate in the Turkey Trot, you
can certainly wear appropriate attire.
Governance Council
Update – Today’s Lions Roar has the slate of parent candidates for the
governance council. Elections will take
place the week of November 26 – December 2.
Elections for teacher positions will be held that week also. The candidates for the two positions are as
follows:
One-Year
Term: Elizabeth
Ferree/Erin Hoerr
Two Year
Term: Allison Rose/Stephanee
Stephens
Free Money! – Don’t
forget to submit your requisitions for PTA reimbursements. The deadline is early December.
PRIDE - Great work with the “One
Influences Many” Team Building lesson last week. The students seemed to
have a great time with the activities.
Our next PRIDE class will meet on Friday, November 30th
for Silent Reading. In addition to silent reading, please remind students
of the ongoing service project and to bring in their items to “Stock the House”
no later than Friday, December 7th.
Shout out – The 7th Grade Math Teachers would like to give Debbie
Anderson a HUGE Thank You for developing and planning our recent math stations.
She developed all the activities. She brought team colored, LAMINATED, cut out,
with easy to follow instruction activities to present at our content meeting.
The students were highly engaged and worked efficiently to complete the
stations over two days. They taught each other by making puzzles, writing &
singing songs, and playing computer math games. Debbie incorporated
meaningful tasks to meet the needs of ALL our students. Since she is NOW the
expert in our group, she has taken upon the challenge to create math stations
for our future units. Thank You! 7th Grade Math Teachers
Hats off to Cristy Ray and all the AMMS choirs for a
fabulous performance at the Johns Creek Choral Cluster Concert last Thursday
evening. The performance featured combined 6, 7, & 8 grade level
choirs, Treble Honor Choir, and Bel Canto. In addition to the AMMS
choirs, they were joined by choirs from Medlock Bridge ES, Dolvin ES, Barnwell
ES, and Johns Creek HS. The groups sang beautifully and did an
outstanding job. Congratulations Cristy!
Bravo to Amy Creamer and crew for their wonderful
performances of “Wooing Wed Widing Hood”. Michelle Hains did an
excellent job with lighting. The students did a fantastic job and have
spent many hours in rehearsal preparing for the performances. The cast
and crew and directors have been working tirelessly on learning lines, staging,
props, costumes, etc. Way to go Amy!
Ed Clawson and AMMS hosted a technology fair night last
Thursday evening for AMMS, Taylor Road, and Cambridge HS technology
groups. AMMS groups included the Technology Club, Computer Club, Tech
Class, T.S.A. (Technology Student Association), and Robotics Teams.
Demonstrations included robotics, unassembled working PC’s, club information,
Robo Joust Competitions, CO2 dragsters, and Scratch programs created by students
(these have also been entered into a competition at Georgia Tech).
Cambridge HS created whistles made on a 3D printer that were raffled off
during the event. These groups are sponsored by Ed Clawson, Sharon
McGee, and Diane Davis. Congratulations Ed, Sharon, and Diane!
PEST
PREVENTION:
As
everyone is aware, this is the season where the schools shutdown for fall and
winter breaks, where staff and students will be out of the buildings for an
extended amount of time. Leading up to the time away, in many locations,
students, teachers, parents, and other personnel may bring extra food sources
or treats to share or give as gifts or enjoy during parties. Please encourage
your staff and others to remove all food sources from the building that are not
properly stored so as to prevent pest issues from forming or escalating; this
includes emptying all trash receptacles of food sources before leaving and
disposing of these outside and away from the facility buildings. In the past,
food sources such as cakes, candies, drinks, and the like have been left for
pest to feed and breed upon. Your assistance will help the upcoming months to
be a better experience for all.
Integrated pest
management involves making our facilities less conducive for pest habituation.
If we don't feed the pest, why would they want to live in our buildings?
Reading – If you are still reading this, which you should be J, please feel free to dress casually on
Monday, November 26!
Where is Livingston?
Livingston is resting this week but will return next week.
Pauline Weiss November 22
Sarah Philpot November 23
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