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//__ WALLY __// // Monday, February 6th, 2012 // // * Happy Birthday to Randy Peedin, who has a birthday tomorrow, February 7th and Jessica Nelson whose birthday is Thursday, February 9th! // // * Congratulations to Amy Brandt who will become a grandmother soon. Amy’s “Grandmother Shower” is today at 4:00 at Bass Lake Ale House. Enjoy, Amy! // // * February 2nd-6th is National School Counseling Week! Kathleen is such an incredible counselor, teacher, mentor and friend to all of us! Please take a minute to let her know how much you appreciate all the things she does for WLE. // // * There will be a PTA meeting this afternoon at 5:30 in the media center. // // * The “Druthers” process is changing. You do not need to complete a form this year. If you would like to make a change in the grade/track you teach next year, please send me an email or stop by. If I don’t hear from you, I will know that you are happy right where you are. Please don’t feel the need to send me an email to stress your happiness and/or your desire not to change your current assignment. // J // However, if you are not planning to return to WLE next year, I would like to have that information. Thanks! // // * Kudos to Debra Evans, who has done a fantastic job assessing technology needs and filling in “gaps” at WLE. We appreciate everything you do, Debra! // // * I’m not sure if you are aware but we have a number of teachers who have either completed or are pursuing master’s degrees. Thank you, Heather, Natalie, Debbie, and Beverly for being lifelong learners. If you are pursuing a post graduate degree and I didn’t list your name, please let me know. My hat is off to all of you! // // * Thursday is Nancy’s last day at WLE! Make sure you say goodbye before she ventures off into the business world! //


 * // Have a fabulous week! //**
 * // Chell //**

WALLY

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Things are pretty quiet this week at WLE- especially after the Boosterthon excitement!

* Happy Birthday to Suzie Montgomery who had a birthday on Saturday, January 28th! Hope you enjoyed it, Suzie! Also, Laurie Moore has a birthday coming up on Saturday, February 4th! Happy Birthday, Laurie!

*Congratulations to Nancy O’Connell, who has taken a position with Capital Bank in downtown Raleigh! We will miss Nancy and wish her well in her new job! * Teachers, Wake County Board Policy 5530 requires that parents of elementary and middle school students receive notification of the possibility of the retention of their child, no later than the middle of the third marking period. Please ensure that you have sufficient data on students who are retention candidates. Also, please notify me if any of those students have not been through SST or are not on the SST calendar. More information will be sent to you via email.

* Thank you everyone for making Boosterthon fun and successful for our students and school!

* Also, thank you for your cooperation during our lockdown drill on Friday! The results were positive and pointed out some areas we need to address in case of a real emergency.

Have a great week!

Chell

** WHAWLE? **   ** Thursday, January 12th, 2012 ** Marcia Babb- January 11th (Sorry I missed it yesterday, Marcia) Melandie Matthews- January 13th Natalie Marshall and Angie Stafford- January 15th Chris Kelley and Johnna Lake- January 17th Gerry Longmire- January 18th  The Transfer Fair will be Thursday, April 12 at Leesville HS from **//3:30-6:00 pm//** ( [|PDF - 348k] ). If you have any questions, please contact your school's HR administrator. FYI: I copied and pasted this information from the intranet so the links are not live. Also, principals are advised to inform you that we can monitor transfer requests to and from our school as they are logged on the transfer web site. Please remind parents in your next newsletter that students are allowed to invite **__one__** friend to sit with them during lunch bunch. Right now we do not have a charity identified for our “Jean Fridays”. Cindy Sewall, our technology assistant, is running in the “Relay for Life” to support breast cancer research and Suzie Montgomery will continue her Jimmy V campaign for cancer research. I propose that we split the proceeds between these two charities. Please feel free to wear jeans tomorrow just because it’s Friday! And yes, you may wear jeans on Tuesday for the Boosterthon pep rally. Julye Mizelle will be here that morning for my mid-year review and I warned her already so... ( Students who are walkers and meet a middle school sibling or walk to the middle school to meet a parent should remain in their classrooms until 3:00. All others should be released when the bell rings. Please let me or Heather know if you need help with facilitating C-MAPP. The district continues to work on aligning C-MAPP with the new Common Core Curriculum and new assessments. I am happy to provide any support you may need and look forward to getting out of my office a lot more to see what I can do to help.  Have a terrific weekend- I know I don’t need to remind you that Monday is a holiday but I thought it may help you smile!  || ** // What’s Happening at WLE? // **    ** // Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 // **   ** // Happy New Year! I hope you had a great vacation! Welcome back! // **  ** // A special thank you to Diane and Gerry, along with a group of floater custodians, who worked during winter break. The floors and building look incredible. We appreciate all you do! // **
 * Happy Birthday to: **
 * ** Employee Transfer Request Period Began January 9 ** ||
 * The 2012-2013 employee transfer request period is scheduled for January 9 through April 30, 2012:
 * The **//online transfer form//** will be available from January 9 through April 9
 * Employees **//__must complete__//** the online transfer form and submit it electronically to HR in order to participate in the transfer process and to attend the Transfer Fair.
 * Fill out all of the information completely
 * Print a copy for your records
 * Visit the Human Resources' department [|Transfer Form]  page for details on completing the online transfer form.
 * Lunch Bunch **
 * Jean Fridays **
 * Walkers **
 * C-MAPP **
 * **// Limited Reimbursement Funds Available- Teachers who have had to take Praxis II to meet federal High Quality Teacher standards may be eligible for reimbursement of testing fees and registration. Some teachers may also be eligible for reimbursement for add-on licensure areas. Also, a very limited pool of funds is available to assist some WCPSS teachers in paying for required college courses. Please go to the main page of the intranet for more information on these resources. //**

**// The Wellness Committee with meet Wednesday, January 4th at 8:00 in the conference room. //**

**// The PBIS Committee will meet in room 207 on Thursday, January 5th at 3:15. //** || //**WHAWLE**// //**Tuesday, November 15, 2011**// //**Another “Marathon Monday” has passed. It was productive but didn’t leave a minute for me to complete my update so here you are…**// //**Congratulations again to Bev Benton who is our “Teacher of the Year”! I know she will represent WLE well!**// //**Happy Birthday to Christine Sales who is celebrating her birthday today!**// //**Teachers- Lee will put staff development forms in your boxes to complete for your special work day. You do not need to pre-approve the date with me, just please don’t forget to get a sub. Also, thank you to the person who left the cute clock in my box- you didn’t sign your note but I wanted you to know that you made me smile this morning.**// //**Please be aware of your Aims Web testing time. The window for testing is Nov. 16th- Jan. 4th.**// //**I hope you are enjoying our new rizzo! Please treat her with care so that she lasts a long, long, long time. She was quite expensive!**// //**For year-round schools, there will probably be no change to payroll dates next school year. Stay tuned for more information.**// //**A reminder: Work hours are from 6:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. on student days and designated workdays __only__ (no weekends). Please do not be on campus, either in the building or mobile units, outside of those hours.**// //**Please remind your students to bring in coats and cans. We’d like to have a big push since the drive is almost over. Feel free to offer classroom incentives for students who bring in items. I know Christine Kelly is giving her students extra gold for contributing.**// //**The PTA really needs your support right now. Please complete your B&N wish lists and “sell” this event to your parents. The more money the PTA makes, the more they give us! ( : Also, please, please, please turn in your grant receipts.**//  //**Remember, working hard AND playing hard create the perfect balance! We spend a lot of time together here at WLE. Let’s try to make it fun!**//   //**Have a wonderful week!**//   //**Chell**//

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 * <span style="background-color: #74ff00; color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//Monday, November 7th, 2011// **

**<span style="background-color: #74ff00; color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//Happy Birthday to Debbie Matthews on Sunday, November 13th, 2011!// **


 * <span style="background-color: #74ff00; color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//Thank you to Heather Hobgood and everyone who participated in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) “Light the Night” Walk” Saturday evening. WLE was well represented! From our staff, the following people participated: Heather Hobgood and her family, Suzie Montgomery, Elise Radcliff and her family, Diane and her family, Kathleen Collins and her husband, me and Halle. And, I would estimate there were about 100 of Marissa’s classmates and their families! Marissa, unfortunately, was unable to attend the event but her mother was overwhelmed at the outpouring of support. One of the LLS volunteers commented that she was amazed at our large group considering it was the first year we participated.// **


 * <span style="background-color: #74ff00; color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//The Colonial Life representative will be here tomorrow. If you still need to meet with him, the sign-up sheet is on Lee’s door.// **


 * <span style="background-color: #74ff00; color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//The reading celebrations for tracks 1 and 2 will be held on Thursday, November 10th. The K-2 celebration will be at 1:00 and the 3-2 celebration will be at 2:00.// **


 * <span style="background-color: #74ff00; color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//Monday, November 14th is “Marathon Monday”. The following meetings will be held: Leadership, TA, Staff, SIP and PTA Board.// **
 * <span style="background-color: #74ff00; color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">v //I’m sure I don’t have to remind you that there is NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY! However, considering how rare it is for us to have a holiday in year-round, you may want to remind your parents.// **


 * <span style="background-color: #74ff00; color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//Please join me in welcoming Gerry Longmire, our new custodian. Today is his first day and we are thrilled to have him. Please say hello and welcome him to WL if you see him around campus.// **

<span style="background-color: #74ff00; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">**//Have a wonderful, short week!//** **// What’s Happening at WLE? //** **// 11-1-11 //** >
 * <span style="background-color: #74ff00; color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//We are continuing to interview for the math intervention teacher and the technology specialist. We hope to recommend candidates for both positions by the end of the week.// **
 * **// Happy Birthday to Diane Camardella and Minerva Sisk who have birthdays today, November 1st! Also, Happy Birthday to Kathleen Collins and Stephanie Whitfield who share a birthday on November 4th! //**
 * **// Congratulations to Melissa Kelley and family who are now proud parents of a new baby girl. Aubrey Lynn Kelley was born on Saturday, October 28th at 1:09 p.m. She weighed 8.9 lbs and was 21 inches long. Baby and mom are at home doing well. //**
 * **// Last Saturday, several staff members walked in the JDRF walk to support juvenile diabetes research. Thank you for representing WLE! Also, in honor of Marissa Lake, Mrs. Hobgood’s class will walk at the “Light the Night” event this Saturday evening in Durham. Go Team Marissa!!! //**
 * **// Still time to Apply for National Board Certification - It’s not too late to apply for National Board Certification. The low interest loan program is available for every candidate as are the three days of release time and the 12 percent pay increase for National Board Certified Teachers. To apply for National Board Certification, please visit www.nbpts.org . December 31 is the deadline to apply. //**
 * **// Jonathon Daniels is here this week working on wire art with our third graders. Jonathon is always a hit among students, staff and parents. //**
 * **// The Wellness Committee with meet Wednesday, November 2nd at 8:00 in the conference room. //**
 * **// The PBIS Committee will meet in room 207 on Thursday, November 3rd at 3:15. //**

//**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: default sans serif,verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">10-24-11 **//

//**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Hello All, **//

//**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">First, welcome back, Track 4! We missed you! We are not having a staff meeting today so I wanted to update you on a few things: **//

//**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Nancy Benitez, a third grader in Cheryl Myers' class, had a kidney transplant on Friday and is on the road to recovery! Nancy had been waiting for a donor match for quite some time. Diane spoke with her over the weekend and several staff members are planning to visit her in the next week. Please let me know if you might be interested in serving as Nancy's homebound teacher. **//

//**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Heather Hobgood has organized a "Light the Night" walk for her class to support Marissa Lake. The walk will be on November 5th in Durham. Kudos, Heather! **//

//**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* In case you haven't heard, Keisha Chapman is no longer with us. She accepted a position at Walnut Creek Elementary. The school, which her son attends, is located across the street from her house. We wish her the best of luck in her new position. **//

//**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* The JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes will be held this Saturday at the Time Warner Music Pavilion. Kudos to Johnna and those who have helped her. They have done a remarkable job coordinating our fundraising efforts this year. I know they would appreciate your presence at the walk. **//

//**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* We are in the process of interviewing for several positions. As always, if you have prospective candidates, please share them. We've gotten some of our best hires from your referrals. Currently, we are interviewing for a: **//

//**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* 12 month CCR teacher **// //**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* 8 month math intervention teacher **// //**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* 8 month technology assistant **// //**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Note: We are still awaiting approval from HR on the custodial candidate we recommended. **//

//**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* There have been several mysterious occurrences in our "cottages". They are being unlocked during the overnight hours. Nothing has been stolen and there have been no signs of vandalism since the unfortunate event in Katie's cottage. Please let me know if you have any ideas/information that might help us solve this mystery. We have reviewed the security cameras and the alarm monitoring system and are continuing to work with security to find out who is "visiting" without permission. **//

//**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Please remind parents one more time to register as a volunteer before Friday. It could save WCPSS a lot of money!!! And, after Friday, parents will only be able to register on Mondays. **//

//**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Thank you Jennifer Schiavone, Lydia Schlenker and Suzie Montgomery for your input on the staff wellness classes. The coordinators are taking your suggestions and input into consideration. **//

//**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* We will be voting for our new "Teacher of the Year" soon. As part of my PLT goal, I am hoping to facilitate voting online this year. Be on the lookout for an email soon (and wish me luck). ( : **//

//**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">If there are items I did not include that you think are important to everyone, please send me an email. I love that we only have staff meetings once a month and will try to keep you in the loop through weekly or bi-weekly updates. I welcome feedback on whether you this this is an effective mode of communication. **//

//**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Have a great week! **//

//**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chell **//