Happy Birthday Mrs. Laros

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MRS. LAROS! WE LOVE YOU!!

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK!

"AN UNCORRECTED MISTAKE IS A LOST OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN."

Something to think about....

1. What approaches do you use with students who refuse to admit they have made a mistake?
2. What guidance must teachers provide students to keep students' confidence from being damaged because of the students' mistakes?
3. How can you be enthusiastic about the learning potential in a mistake without making the mistake seem unimportant?


Congratulations Mr. Smith, Ms. Williams, Mrs. Clay, and Mr. Berry - I have observed all of you using technology in your classrooms on a daily basis. Through the use of notepad, I have seen DOL activities, "use it don't lose it" drills in math, vocabulary and fluency in reading, and other creative ideas. You truly are making a difference in the lives of our students and they really seem to enjoy your classes. Keep up the good work!!! We will all see results in the Spring. YEA!!!!!

Week of October 29, 2007
Monday - Ident-A-Kid will be here to do badges for new teachers. I will let you know the time.
Tuesday - Fire Drill/Good Citizens @ 1:00/Mid Semester Data Meeting
Wednesay - HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
Thursday - GLAD K-3
Friday - Santa Pictures/Cap & Gown Pictures/Tornado Drill/End 2nd Six Weeks!

Week of November 5, 2007
Monday, Nov. 5 - Grades posted to STI - Don't forget SNU subjects
Thursday, Nov. 8 - 2nd Report Card goes home

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

"WHEN WE REACT PERSONALLY RATHER THAN PROFESSIONALLY TO A PROBLEM, WE CAN BECOME PART OF THE PROBLEM."

Something to think about....

1. To be an effective disciplinarian, the teacher must become the primary adjustor.
2. Think of additional discipline techniques you can use besides being pleasant, being unpleasant, and resorting to help from the office.
3. Think about the likely outcome if teachers respond personally instead of professionally when handling a discipline situation.
4. How does the presence of the rest of the class affect the way you approach a misbehaving student? Remember, treat children as you would like your child to be treated.



Activities for the week include:

Monday - "Sock It To Drugs Day" - Students and teachers are encouraged to wear wild, crazy, seasonal or mis-matched socks. Recite the "Drug Free" pledge and sign the pledge sheet.

Tuesday - "Wear Patriotic Colors Day" - Students and teachers are encouraged to wear Red, White, and Blue clothes to show patriotism. Fran Storey, First Family Services, will be speaking to 4th, 5th, and 6th grade at 1:30 in the lunchroom.

Wednesday - "Wear Red Day" - Teachers and students are encouraged to wear a solid red article of clothing. Teachers: please allow your students to do their work with a red pencil or pen on this day.

Thursday - "Tie up Drugs Day" - Students and teachers are encouraged to wear a necktie to tie up drugs. Patrick Thornton, Talladega Police Department/Drug Unit, will be speaking to 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students at 1:30 in the lunchroom.

Friday - "Team Up Against Drugs Day" - Students and teachers are encouraged to wear a shirt and hat sporting their favortie sports team. These can be local, collegiate, or professional teams. "Smokey the Bear" will visit all K-3 students at 1:30 in the lunchroom.


Week of October 22, 2007

Monday - Lockdown drill/BBSST meeting - 2:45/Dr. Horton will be here at 6:00 for input from teachers, parents, etc. Please plan to attend.

Tuesday - Fran Storey, First Family Services, speaks to 4th-6th grade at 1:30.

Wednesday - Mid Semester Data Meetings - K-3 - Bring your progress monitoring (up-to-date).

Thursday - Patrick Thornton, Drug Unit/Talladega PD, speaks to 4th-6th grade at 1:30.

Friday - "Smokey the Bear" will visit K-3 at 1:30 in the lunchroom. Happy Birthday, Ms. Williams!

A LOOK AHEAD....

Tuesday, October 30 - Fire Drill/Good Citizens at 1:00

Wednesday, October 31 - HALLOWEEN - HAVE A HAPPY DAY!

Thursday, November 1 - GLAD (K-3) - 2:45

Friday, November 2 - Santa Pictures/End 2nd Six Weeks/Tornado Drill

A HUGE THANK YOU!!

Thank you so much for the wonderful surprise today. You are all such a
wonderful, sweet, giving family and I truly appreciate the thoughtful gifts.
The $50.00 gift card will give me the opportunity to purchase a new outfit
for the Fall and I need one. The food was delicious and I enjoyed the kind
words written in the cards. Thanks Mrs. Capers and Mrs. Barksdale for the
basket of goodies - you know I love diet dr. pepper and salty snacks - it
will last through the holidays. Thanks Cristy for the Auburn cookie jar - I
love it! You are the best administrative assistant ever and I value our
relationship. Thanks to all of you for the precious Auburn wreath. My
husband will truly enjoy looking at the wreath as he enters the door each
time. Thanks to you all for the beautiful mum. I will assign Shane the job of potting it over the weekend. Thanks Mrs. Haney, Ms. Kemp, and Ms. Mann for the basket of goodies - the diet dr. pepper made me smile and will save the day, :-) the cheese dip is out of this world, and the combination bottle of shampoo, etc. smelled wonderful. Thanks Mrs. Clay for the creative memories album and picture storage box - you know I needed those and will use them to store all of "little man's" pictures. Thanks Mr. Daniel Wilson for the Auburn flag and huggie - the flag looks great on my truck and the huggie will come in handy. Thanks Ms. Gaskin for the lovely table decorations and planning the entire surprise - I appreciate the teamwork and collaboration in organizing this special day for me.

Again, I want thank all of you SO VERY MUCH for making me feel appreciated!
Please remember - I am only as good as the players on my team. You are all
wonderful people and outstanding teachers and personnel. I truly appreciate
all that you do and the hard work that goes into every occasion and daily
routines. You are truly very special people and I enjoy working with each
and everyone of you.!

Thanks you are all ....

Henderson Welcomes THS Tigers & Cheerleaders

Students at Hal Henderson had their own pep rally Friday. Several of the THS Tiger Football Players and the Varsity Cheerleaders had the students fired up! Tae Keith spoke to the students about listening to their teachers, doing their homework, and getting an education. Tae represented his classmates and team well. Henderson students were cheering "Go Tigers Go!" as the players and cheerleaders loaded the bus to leave.

The students at Henderson had a lot of spirit and joined the cheerleaders in cheering and dancing to "ice cream and cake".



The students were very excited to see the THS mascot. Some of our little ones were scared and a bit apprehensive, but they all enjoyed the visit from the Tiger. Everyone wanted to take a picture with the tiger.



The students enjoyed meeting the THS Football players. They thought they were "cool" and some of our guys want to play football and grow up to be "just like the guys" that were here on Friday.


Thank you Ms. Peters, Football players, and cheerleaders for allowing Hal Henderson to be a part of your pep rally.

Please come back to visit soon!

3 YEARS IN A ROW!

Thanks to all: Principal, Teachers, Instructional Assistants, Custodians, Secretary, Lunchroom Staff & especially.....STUDENTS of Hal Henderson Elementary for our success in making AYP 3 years in a row.

We are proud of our continuous progress and success. We are always looking for a reason to celebrate (eat) and making AYP gave us the opportunity to do just that! Everyone joined in the celebration by making their own favorite dish, or in some cases "buying" their own dish. Hal Henderson had a feast. Special thanks to Ms. Gaskin, Kindergarten teacher, for the seasonal table decorations.


After the adult celebration, our students who made gains on the Stanford-10, ARMT, and ADAW were honored with an outside BBQ. Mr. Wilson, Custodian, did a great job grilling the hot dogs. Students enjoyed hot dogs, chips, 100% juice, and fruit popsicles. All students had a great time at the BBQ.








One sixth grade student was celebrating her birthday. From the looks of the money attached to her shirt, I believe she had a good birthday.

We are very proud of all of our students at Henderson and want them to know it!
Thank you students for your participation in Henderson making AYP!

Thank You Parigi's!

October's Supper Club was awesome! Parigi's Pizza in Talladega sponsored this monthly event. The service, food, and fellowship was excellent.
Supper club was well attended this month by faculty, staff, and parents. Although we filled the entire bottom floor of the restaurant, we were proud to move in additional tables and chairs from upstairs. A large crowd gives all of us the opportunity to communicate, discuss and make plans for our "little ones!"We also surprised and rewarded one Kindergarten student, Jahquan Cunningham, with a limousine ride. Jahquan was our top cookie dough seller! He sold over 50 tubs of cookie dough raising over $700.00. As you can see in the the picture, he was excited and shy, but enjoyed the ride.Mrs. Wilson, a Henderson parent, received a limo ride back to her car. She was thrilled!/> />

As you can see from the smiling faces, the faculty/staff, parents & students all enjoyed this great night at Parigi's.<








We have two sets of very special "twins" at Henderson. Ja'querius & Jaquan Swain and Morgan & Megan Garrett. They are all precious and enjoy school and other events.


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Jy'Lyricc Miller, a sixth grade student, was celebrating her birthday. We surprised her with a birthday song and Parigi's was kind enough to give her a piece of cake. This will be a special memory for Jy'Lyricc.
We are all looking forward to our next supper club.
Thanks again, Parigi's Pizza, Beth Paris, and staff!

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
"Students are the reason for our professional existence."

Something to think about....

1. Identify techniques that can be used to encourage students to take learning risks to increase their performance.

2. Discuss approaches that work with parents when trying to gain their assistance in getting students to live up to their potential.

3. Share techniques that can be used to convince students of their gifts and talents.

4. Share examples in faculty, data, and GLAD meetings of strategies that can be used to customize teaching to meet students' learning needs.

5. How receptive and flexible are you when spontaneous learning opportunities occur in your classroom? What governs your response?

Week of October 8, 2007

Monday - HOLIDAY
Tuesday - VOTE - Run off election
Wednesday - Board Meeting - THS - 5:30
Thursday - Pep Rally - THS cheerleaders - 1:00 (basketball court)
Friday - Progress Reports go home with students!

A LOOK AHEAD....

Monday, Oct. 15, 2007 - All PDP's due/City Council Meeting - 2nd grade (Stephens)
Monday, Oct. 22, 2007 - Dr. Horton's meeting with parents and staff for input on "Vision" for Talladega City Schools/RED RIBBON WEEK/Lockdown drill
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007 - 1st Family Services - 4th/5th/6th grades - 1:30
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007- Mid Semester DATA meeting (K-3)
Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007 - Patrick Thornton, Talladega Police Department - 1:30 (lunchroom)
Friday, Oct. 26, 2007 - Smokey the Bear (K-3)-1:30 (lunchroom)