Week of February 13-17, 2012

John for his strength, courage and encouraging words to the staff….. Thanks for the positive stories this week……. To Erynn for listening to the needs of students, teachers and parents as well as serving in several classrooms…..To all of the staff for pulling together and supporting one another this week… Thank you for serving our students well…..Thanks to all of you for emailing one another with kudos and appreciation statements….To the office staff for responding to the large volume of calls we’ve received this week with grace and patience. ……Thank you to all of our paraeducators for being flexible this week….. Thanks, Todd for rallying extra parent volunteers to serve on patrol this week……Thanks, Amber for making our purple ribbons……To all of who pitched in and kept the staffroom organized…….Thanks for listing the names of the people who brought cards, flowers and food for the staff… Thanks to all of you for your special acts of kindness……Thank you for your contribution to a safe and comforting school environment for students, their families and staff……………………. Carson Coyotes Succeed Everyday!

Monday Feb. 13

Student Council, 2:46

PACK Leadership, 3:00 pm
PTA Board Meeting, 6 pm

Tuesday Feb. 14
Valentine's Day
Staff Picture, 7:50 - Commons
Group Activity Pictures, AM (Band, Orchestra, choir, etc)
PTA Round Table Pizza Night, 5:00-8:00 (raffle a free pizza per month for the year)
Wednesday Feb. 15
LIC - Evaluation/Conferencing
Thursday Feb. 16
WatchDOG in C5
5th Grade Great Escapes, 2:00, Commons
Friday Feb. 17

Mid Winter Break, No School
Monday Feb. 20
Presidents Day, No School

PACK Agenda: PACK was postponed for this week. We are moving last week's agenda forward: Olweus Training, Copier Procedures and the budget, Janis Heigl follow up, Pennies for Patients, Honoring Cultures Campaign, work addressing the achievement gap, other.

Staff Picture: The staff picture has been rescheduled for this Tuesday. Let's plan on being in the commons no later than 7:45 am. The reason being that we also want to be sure to include our crossing guards who need to be outside and in their positions by 8:00 am. We want to give everyone an opportunity to have their picture taken. Thanks in advance for your support.

Group Activity Pictures: We will have the different group activity pictures on Tuesday as well. We will work hard to make it as efficient and non-disruptive as possible.

Bingo Night: Written Information will be distributed to our teachers this week. Although it may seem early, we don't want it creeping up on us with other things coming our way. We also have some staff just coming back from leaves while others will be gone during this time. Classroom donations are due March 14th, Bingo event is March 23rd.

District Tech Rep for Carson: Staff, if you have feedback on items regarding technology, please share them with Amber. For now I will simply say that it is open ended; so if it is a procedural, district wide way of doing things, ideas on how we can improve our system, etc. pass your thoughts on to Amber-this may change after the committee's first meeting. Thank you Amber for volunteering to represent Carson in this position.

Honoring Cultures Campaign: All art displays are up for the month of March. Please keep in mind that this event supports are REACH/SEED curriculum. Questions? Connect with Janet.

Down the Road...

Feb. 23 Carson Science Fair Night, 6-7:30 pm
Feb. 27 Pennies for Patients penny drive begins
Feb. 28 PTA RAM Night, 5-8 pm
Feb. 29 Staff Meeting
March is Honoring Cultures Campaign
Mar. 1 Scholastic Book Fair begins
Mar. 23 Bingo Night!