Talladega City Schools Pre-K Program

Hal Henderson is home of the Talladega City Schools Pre-K Program. Mrs. Angela Capers, a "highly qualified" teacher with exceptional talents, developed the program during the 2008-2009 academic year. Mrs. Karen Graves, a "highly qualified" paraprofessional, works collaboratively with the 2010-2011 teacher, Mrs. Patricia Cook, to continously move the program forward. Mrs. Cook was previously our State Department of Education Technical Assistant who evaluated our program. We have 18 students enrolled in Pre-K. I am also pleased to announce that our site has been recognized by the State Department of Education as "exemplary."

Friday, October 19, 2007

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
Posted by Alicia Laros at 3:31 PM

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am in Alabama on a SACS CASI study, and I am impressed with your input to your learning community. Kudos to you for professionalism and optimism.

Be well!

Dr. Beverly Smith
Floyd County Schools

9:09 AM
Anonymous said...

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Dr. Beverly Smith

9:14 AM

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