Week 26: March 9-13

There is nothing like appreciating the simplicity of a gorgeous 70 degree day after a so many cold days dotted with ice/snow.  I hope you all sharpened the saw this weekend.  

 This is going to be a great week to love, to learn and to lead at Bullock.  The opportunities abound.   

• B week for duty

• Habit of the week:  Synergize

• Make-up days:  The make-up schedule for the snow days is located at http://goo.gl/1d7eNJ.  Please let Gail or I know if you have any questions.  

• Lighthouse meeting:  Monday, March 9th in Platform 9 3/4.  

• 3-5 RtI meeting: Tuesday, March 10th

• Positive Discipline Wheel:  Tuesday, March 10th in the art room with Mrs. Wiltshire.

• BT1 Meeting:  Tuesday, March 10th
• PLCs this week: We will be hosting the county curriculum and instruction meeting at Bullock this week on Wednesday, March 11th.  Please hold PLCs in an alternate location.  Thanks for being flexible.  

• Lee County Reading Association:  The meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 12th. at 4:00pm in Platform 9 3/4.  

• Bullying assembly:  The next assembly we have on the books is New Kid--an anti-bullying performance--by the Temple Theatre.  It will be held on March 13th @1:15.  Please remind students about the assembly expectations.

• Staff Meeting: Monday, March 16th in Platform 9 3/4.  

• Community Day:  We will be hosting a Leader in Me Community Day in Platform 9 3/4 on Friday, March 20th.  Mrs. Ashworth will be visiting you classroom for class that day.  Thanks for being flexible.  

• Tour Guides Needed:  I need a team of 10 students to give school tours from 8:00-8:30 on March 20th for the Community Day.  Please talk to the leaders in your class and forward names of students who would be interested.  I would like to continue to "put first things first" with academics, so please take that into consideration when providing names (it is during 2nd grade Habit 7).  Thanks for your help team.  

• Quarterly testing: Mrs. Perrell has updated the quarterly testing dates on the Bullock master calender.  We will be testing March 24th-27th.  

• Spring Break: March 30th-April 3rd.

• New Social Worker:  We are sad to say goodbye to Valerie and certainly wish her the best with her new school assignments.  Kimberly Richardson will be joining us on Monday as our new Social Worker.  Please give her a warm Bullock welcome.  

• PTO Thrift Shop:  The PTO thrift shop generously gives $5,000 to all schools who work at least 150 hours.  We need that money for our students, but are having trouble getting the hours despite an incentive.  The PTO would love your help in encouraging parents to work at the PTO Thrift Shop.  Please include a note to parents to help in your weekly communication.  It would be great to also mentioned this opportunity to serve during conferences or informal meetings.  Staff can also work at the thrift shop for hours (classified staff can use this for make-up hours).  Thanks for your help.  
• Translation:  Please be sure your parent communication is succinct and clear for all our parents.  It greatly helps with translation and is a good practice for parents who receive a lot of communication from the school.  

“The job of an educator is to teach students to see vitality in themselves” 
― Joseph Campbell