Tuesday, May 12, 2015

There yet?

I used say that May had 90 days, I might have miscounted.

Heads Up


There are so many classrooms doing projects for a cause that I think this is something to celebrate. I'd like to present to the school board the amount raised through student projects this school year. I will send a form out to all staff to collect the data and amounts. I think the dollar amount far greater than we think.

Bentonville Parks and Recreation dropped off literally thousands of Summer Program Guides last week that will begin making their way to your building. I have approved this distribution, but I am also working on a "greener" more efficient solution.

Paper flyers are a thing of the past with e-flyer management system from Peachjar! We have partnered with Peachjar to begin providing e-flyers to parents next month. This service takes flyer distribution out of your hands and into parent's smartphones. It also requires that flyers be approved prior to being sent. For more information on how Peachjar works, click this link.

#bpseduchat is talking about instructional materials tonight at 8:30 pm. If you haven't jumped into the Twitter stream yet, tonight is a good night to start.

Diversability Aware Interactive is coming together. I'll collect the data from the google forms tonight and send it to Chris Dewitt to develop a schedule. Thanks to all who supported this initiative and the students and teachers who took the risk to try and pull off an event of this size. Plans are already in the works for next year. There's still time to register classrooms to participate. Teachers at Central ParkWillowbrook, Bright Field,  Centerton GambleArdis Ann, and Elm Tree.



Teachers at Thomas Jefferson, Sugar Creek, Cooper, Apple Glen, RE Baker, Old High, Mary Mae Jones, and Ruth Barker use this link. Use this form.


Currently there are 18 classes signed up to visit Fulbright. And 10 signed up to visit Lincoln. Additional classes should sign up today whether transportation is needed or not. Thank you. I shifted Mary Mae and Ruth Barker to Lincoln to help with the numbers of sign-ups. Transportation will still be provided.

RE Baker and Elm Tree Kiwanis Hat Day will be this Friday, May 15th. Final Hat Day for junior high and middle school will be Friday, May 22nd.

Grants and PD


PD schedule and information can be found at this link.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FXyIt80yQ5Vbt86N5uCB8q0TeCqCo9AeJsC3apekuzc/edit?usp=sharing


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Enjoy your week.

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