Monday, March 10, 2014

2013-14 Volume 28


March 10, 2014

 

It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them.  They went out and happened to things.”

-Elinor Smith




News/Timelines/Due Dates

I know we presented a lot of information in a short time to you last week during grade levels about the very exciting initiatives that evolved from our strategic planning.  Please know, especially in regards to the proposed schedule, that there is still much to work out in terms of details.  I will send all our seed fund applications so you can get the background and ideas behind each initiative and also see the incredible amount of hard work that went into these plans.

We are on round 4 of walk-throughs focusing on standards 3. 7 and 8.

Congratulations to Julie Ferris, Vicki Alvis, Beatriz Gyori, and Elizabeth Ferree for presenting (to rave reviews) at the Foreign Language Association of Georgia conference.  We are so proud.

Our students competed well in the state technology competition this weekend.  AMMS Computer Technology Club member, Diane Moon won First Place in Non-multimedia Applications for 5-6th graders on Saturday at the Georgia Educational technology Fair held at The Middle Georgia State College in Macon, GA.  The judges’ feedback for her project was "exceptional use of the software."  We also had a few students who participated in the robotics competition.  Thanks to Sharon and Ed for their leadership with these groups.


PRIDE  – This Friday, March 14th we will not meet for PRIDE.  This Friday is one of our make-up days and we will run the regular Monday – Thursday schedule.

Noteworthy News:

The AMMS 7th & 8th grade Band students will be attending the GMEA LGPE (Large Group Performance Evaluation) event next week on March 19th & 20th.  The 8th graders perform in the afternoon on March 19th and the 7th graders perform in the morning on March 20th.  More details containing exact departure and arrival times as well as rosters will be sent in an email.  These students should be allowed to make up all work missed as they are involved in a school activity.  Thanks for your support!

 

 

Where is Livingston?

Kaitlin Dunn says “It’s been great having Livingston on display in my classroom the past few days. This week, I’d like to pass him off to a teacher I hear about on an almost daily basis from the seventh graders I teach. They tell me her class is interesting, challenging, and fun. Though I don’t directly interact with her much, she helps me as a teacher by delivering content that students can connect to what we learn in life science and can relate to on a personal level. Livingston goes to Jennifer Lynch – she really makes the ancient language of Latin come alive!”


Happy Birthday

Betsy Skalet               March 12

Dan Kearney              March 12

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