Week 41: June 9, 2017

Happy Friday!

Housekeeping: 

-The 1^st floor has done an amazing job with ensuring that the laptop carts and reading carts are being pulled into the classrooms after announcements. This is admin’s final announcement. We will be checking everyday next week…thank you for your attention and action to this expectation.

-School Supply Lists:

·         We have ordered glue sticks, hand sanitizer, tissues and ear buds for the 2017-18 school year.

-EVERYONE in JEANS for next week!!

-At dismissal on the last day of school, please join me outside for a student send-off with bubbles! Mrs. Kempf heard me talk about it earlier this week and produced a bag of bubbles to me the next day! Way to go, Mrs. Kempf!!!  I will have the buses wait until we can line up along the bus circle and then leave blowing bubbles at the students. We will have the buses cycle through again and then off the students go!!! “Last call for buses…”

Highlights of the Week:

- Ms. Amanda Jewell is the recipient of the 2017 PWCS Excellence in Science Education Award. She was nominated by our school’s Science Lead, Ms. Carrie Roop! GREAT JOB!!!

-Ms. Jewell hosted her Water Celebration with the students and it was a huge success!

-SOL Remediation Celebration #1: Monday, five students who earned Pass Advance on their SOLs were invited to a formal dinner sponsored by Chick-fil-A Lake Ridge. There they were seated, served, congratulated and awarded a laptop computer to acknowledge their hard work and dedication. Well done Josue, Daiana, Madina, Tatiana & Pedro!

-SOL Remediation Culmination Ceremony: On Tuesday we celebrated our students who participated in our SOL Remediation Program. The students enjoyed a light meal catered by Chick-fil-A and a presentation by the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Jr. and in collaboration with SPARK and Bridge the Gap students. Students from Graham Park M.S., Osbourn Park H.S. and Forest Park H.S. demonstrated how to take apart a computer and put it back together. Their knowledge and confidence had parents, teachers and students intrigued. 3^rd & 4^th Grade students and parents were blessed with a desktop computer and our 5^th Graders were blessed with a laptop computer.

-Today, Mrs. Quattrone, Mr. Hicks and I took our Principal’s Honor Roll students to the PWCS Aquatics Center for a Pool Party. We wanted to celebrate the year-long accomplishment of earning straight A’s with a Pool Party. The students provided this incentive at our very first Administrative Assembly in September 2016. They asked…they shall receive!!!

-After the Pool Party, Administration hosted a Movie & Popcorn event for students who earned Principal’s Honor Honor, at least one quarter. Students enjoyed ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ (a huge thanks to Mrs. Kempf for getting the movies and for Mr. Kempf for bringing them past the school) while snacking on popcorn (Thanks Mrs. Rivers and Mrs. Gandee), Goldfish crackers, Fruit Snacks and Drinks. Well done students…well done! Thank you Mrs. Jones & Mrs. Beach for your assistance!

- The 4th & 5th Grade Dance was well executed! Memorable fun was had by ALL!!! What a phenomenal job Ms. Roop!!! Thank you to our Bel Air PTA for hosting such a great event! Thank you to our paparazzi, Mrs. Kempf, Ms. Mucica & Ms. Jackson; our beautiful servers, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Ewing, Mrs. Kozlak; our DJ, Mr. Rinker; our MC, Mr. Hicks; our Talent Scout, Ms. Jewell. If there's anyone missed...please charge it to my head and definitely not my heart!

Placement Meetings:

-          Please be sure to have the form completed, prior to the receiving team arriving, to ensure that heterogeneous grouping is occurring.

-          Spread out the classrooms on a table or desk (each class should be spread out in separate areas) one row boys and one row girls, so when we arrive we can look through each class.

-          No teacher names should be assigned to the classes, Mrs. Quattrone and I will complete that process.

Staffing Updates:

-Please join me in welcoming the following staff to our Bel Air Family:

                - Tiffany Worrell – ED Teacher

                - Lauren Hogue – 4^th Grade Teacher

                - Rasheeda Ogburn – Autism TA

                 

Important Dates: 

o    June 10^th:

§  Bel Air will be open 9-3 – front door will be open

§  End of the Year Party @ 6:00 p.m.

o    June 11^th:

§  Bel Air will be open 9-3 – front door will be open

o    June 12^th:

§  M^cDonald out @ YFT Breakfast @ 8:30 a.m. – Otterblad to cover

§  SMASH Assembly @ 2:00 p.m.

§  1^st/2^nd Grade Placement Meeting @ 4:00 p.m.

o    June 13^th:

§  Special Elections…Exercise your right to vote

§  2^nd/3^rd Grade Placement Meeting @ 8:00 a.m.

§  RIF Distribution & Summer Presentation

§  Kindergarten Promotion @ 2:00 p.m.

o    June 14^th:

§  1^st & 2^nd Grade Awards & Picnics @ 10:00 a.m.

§  3^rd & 4^th Grade Awards & Picnics @ 2:00 p.m.

§  MAT Ball Tournament for 4^th & 5^th Grade – NO ENCOURE

§  5^th Grade Promotion @ Gar-Field Sr. H.S. @ 6:30 p.m.

o    June 15^th:

§  Report Cards Go Home

§  Last Day of School

o    June 16^th:

§  Teacher Workday – OPTIONAL

§  Must be checked out on today!

o    June 17^th:

§  Bel Air will be open 9-3 – front door will be open

o    June 18^th:

§  Bel Air will be open 9-3 – front door will be open