February 6, 2009

Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences - please refer to last week's post below regarding conferences and your schedule for the week. I do need your conference schedule and "office hours" before you leave on Friday. Emailing them to me is fine. Information the office needs following conferences:
__________ Number of students in your classroom
__________ Number of conferences held
__________ Number of students who attended conferences
__________ Number of conferences with both parents attending

New District Server - Please note that the new exchange server for the school district could be installed next Thursday, 2.12. There will be various times when the service is down. Please plan your lessons and day accordingly. If you are sharing data with parents on the intranet or Internet, you will likely not have access to either during conferences on Thursday.

Thank you! - We all appreciate Mrs. Smith's work and presence during the time Angie has been home being a 'new mom.' You stepped in, stepped up and did a wonderful job with our kids and were a vital part of the Washington Intermediate family! We know we will see you around the rest of the semester here and there, but we do thank you for helping us out over the past 5 weeks!

Coming Up...
Feb 5 - Schedules for conference week must be turned in
Feb 9 - Parent Teacher Conferences 2pm-8pm
Feb 10 - AFTER SCHOOL MATH (Houghton State Bank)
Feb 10-11 - Barry will be at ICL Conference (DM)
Feb 12 - Parent Teacher Conferences 2pm-8pm
Feb 13 - NO SCHOOL
Feb 16 - PD @ IPS starting at 7:45 AM

Sites of the Week
Free Graphic Organizers - http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
Tons of free, usable graphic organizers. Ready to print or copy and paste onto Word or SMART Board Notebook.

Google Earth - http://earth.google.com/ (Free download)
Whether for your own use, individual student computer, or using with a projector/SMART Board, this is a very cool educational tool. Current globe/maps, current environmental issues, historical maps, etc. Google never ceases to amaze me.

He who laughs, lasts
DB