Staff+Notes+3-25-11

** Tornado Drill – Tuesday, March 29, at 1:30 ** ** Tuesday/Thursday Building Day Inservice ** ** Tuesday ** **(3/29)** - we will meet in the Elementary Library at 7:30. Please bring your computer.  1. Jenn will share the Big Picture on the goals and steps of the writing plan with 6 Traits  and Writer's Workshop 2. Janelle will discuss the rubric, prompts, and the types of genres ** Thursday (3/30) ** - we will meet in the Elementary Library at 7:30. Please bring your computer 1. Maribeth will share the PBIS information recently collected during John Richardson's    visit. 2. Staff members will participate in a Carousel Brainstorming activity on PBIS 3. Staff will spend the rest of the time looking at the Iowa Core or their rubrics During our full day Inservice, elementary staff members will continue to work on our building goal of writing. We will spend time looking at 6 Traits and will have a Literacy Specialist here in the morning to provide information and inservice on the the 6 Traits program. Thank you to the staff members that signed up for Announcements and Friday Treats. You can check the calendar by going to your GoogleDocs file. The Van Meter Elementary Parents Committee met last night. There was an extensive discussion about the Carnival. The VMEPC made $3,985.56 from the Carnival. They voted to donate $5,000 toward the cost of a new rubber surface for the playground. This will be contingent on Board approval of the project. They are also planning a joint staff/parent VMEPC meeting on April 21st, at 3:30 in the cafeteria. Since it is during Volunteer Appreciation Week, I told the VMEPC that we would provide treats for the meeting. I will have a sign-up coming out in April. Approval to purchase of another MAC Cart for the elementary is on the Monday (3/28) Board Agenda. Jenn and I are putting together some information on use of technology in the elementary. This information will be available should Board members have questions. If you have information that would be helpful, please contact Jenn or me. Promise me you’ll always remember that you’re braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think. Christopher Robin to Winnie the Pooh
 * Staff Notes 3-25-11 **
 * April 20 **
 * Announcements and Friday Treats **
 * VMEPC Update **
 * Additional MAC Cart for Elementary. **
 * Thought for the Week **