May 6, 2013

Autrey Mill Faculty News    

May 6, 2013

“This is the team.  We’re trying to go to the moon.  If you can’t put someone up, please don’t put them down.”

-NASA motto

 

News/Timelines/Due Dates

HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK!!!!!

I am sure you have all seen that the county intends to give all employees a three percent raise.  I hope you realize how significant this is in these economic times.  Counties around us are still having furlough days or facing massive cuts.  A classmate of mine works for a system that is going to 161 days with 12 furloughs.  We need to be thankful and appreciative that we work for a county that is able to provide a raise and who has worked hard to get its financial house in order.
 

PRIDE - This Friday, May 10^th is our last PRIDE meeting of the year.  We will be doing a Reflection lesson and PRIDE Evaluation for students and teachers.  The lesson will provide some talking points for discussions and an opportunity for students to see how well they know their classmates.  Please return all student evaluations to your grade level PRIDE liaison at the conclusion of PRIDE.  Return all of your teacher evaluations to Fran Meredith by the end of the day on Friday.  Thanks for helping to make this a great year with PRIDE!

Seventh grade awards - If anyone has awards for 7^th graders to please email Lizzie Haber or Sarah Buck with the name of the student and the award. They can place the awards/ certificates in Buck’s door or my box.

Noteworthy News –

The music department is once again presenting a variety of musical opportunities in the next few weeks.  We want to invite you to join us if you can as we finish another musical year!  Thanks for your support of all of our musicians throughout the year.

May 10-11           Fiddler on the Roof   

May 13                 Orchestra Spring Concert             6:30PM
May 14                 Band Spring Concert                       7:00PM
May 15                 Chorus Spring Concert                   7:00PM

We hope to see you there! 

Where is Livingston?

Amy Pate says, “I am passing Livingston on to a colleague who sacrifices her time and works endlessly to insure that struggling students reach their potential. Second semester the SEC department underwent some major changes which left them shorthanded. This teacher jumped right in to help make sure that our students were provided the support they needed during this transitional time. This is just one example of this teacher’s giving nature.

Many of us also benefit from her support and sharing of ideas. Her creative ideas and willingness to share them makes her one of Autrey Mill’s “go to” teachers. It’s no wonder that her car is often one of the last to leave the parking lot.

Nothing is more rewarding for this teacher than seeing her students “get it”! As a fellow math teacher, I respect and appreciate ALL that Marian Edmonds has done for our school!”

Happy Birthday

Jackie Sundal             May 7
Sarah Jarvis               May 7
Dana Griffin               May 9
Michael Harrell          May 9
Kristine Clements      May 11
Leslie Samford          May 11
Nomitha Thomas      May 11