Sunday, November 10, 2013

November 11


Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.
Wayne Dyer




News/Timelines/Due Dates

I had the privilege Friday of attending the Legacy of Excellence Awards at the World Congress Center.  This is the annual event that celebrates teacher, professional, business and principals of the year.  We celebrated Gemma and Ped as they walked across the stage and made AMMS proud. 
 
Welcome back to the Savannah crew.  I am sure it was a tiring trip but you helped make memories for many students.

 
I love the gratitude feathers in the teacher lunchroom.  I hope you will take time and participate with an attitude of gratitude.


PRIDE – This Friday, November 15th,  PRIDE will continue with our community service project.  Students will create cards and holiday messages for students K-5 to go along with the new toy/book donations.  Please assist students with age appropriate wording and ideas for holiday greetings.  Please collect all cards at the end of PRIDE, read through them, and send appropriate creations to Fran Meredith.  Continue to remind and encourage students to bring in new toys/books for students in need.  At the moment, boxes are empty.  All donations are due Friday, December 6th.


Willie Wonka - The play takes place this weekend and I know the kids (and adults) would love to see you there!

A Mighty Roar

To Dana Griffin and the sixth grade social studies team whose current performance assessment is not only rigorous but done almost completely without paper.  All necessary items are located on a Symbaloo page. 

 
Friday Leadership Conversations and Coffee - Do you see yourself as a future administrator or teacher leader?  Do you want to learn more about leadership?  Join us for conversations and coffee on various topics related to leadership.  Each month we will discuss a different topic and engage in a case study related to that topic.  Our first meeting will be on November 15 in room A150 at 7:30 a.m.

Where is Livingston? 

Kristen Barksdale says “In any school there are many “unsung heroes” who are involved in the day-to-day operations of the building.  Autrey Mill is no different, and in fact, has many heroes who work together to help each child meet with success.

In our school, there are two people who work incredibly hard to help the teachers they work with as well as with the students in their classes. We rely on them to work 1:1 or in small groups with students on curriculum activities and provide us feedback on student progress.  They go above and beyond a lot of times in regard to helping us maintain the rigor in our classrooms by holding students accountable while also developing precious relationships with their students.  They continually engage students in the daily classroom activities by working alongside us as educators to prepare and carry out lessons.  I know that I value all that they do for us within our SEC department as they are true unsung heroes.  This week Livingston will reside with Jennifer Cooney and Pauline Weiss.

Happy Birthday
Bill Shea                                 November 11
Carman Anderson                 November 11
Sherry Thomas                     November 15

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