11.10.2014 - veteran's day
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Superintendent's report to the Orange Board of Education.TRANSCRIPT
Happy Veterans’ Day2014
Superintendent’s Report November 10, 2014
In Our Schools
• MLT - Jeans For Troops – GI Go Fund• PPS - Jeans For Troops – GI Go Fund
– $1.00 for students– $5.00 for staff
• RBS – Homes for Heroes
In Our Schools
Veteran’s Day Assemblies • Honored our local and family Veterans• Slide Shows• Kids speaking or singing• Respectful, patriotic themes• Opportunities to speak with Veterans
In Our SchoolsRace Brook celebrated Veterans today!
SongsPoemsPrincipal Mike
Gray showed slides of the Washington, DC. monuments
“Taps”
Race Brook
Race Brook
In Our Schools
Peck Place and Turkey Hill celebrate their Veterans tomorrow!
In Our Schools
• Food Banks – This is time of great need! Orange Food Pantry FISH
• Book Fairs – Fundraiser for the PTOs / Teachers have wish lists fulfilled
In Our Schools
Jamie A. Hulley Arts Foundation Grant to Peck Place School• The connection between art and
writing – how drawing or painting an idea first can lead to richer writing.
• Guest artist and story teller – Mr. Tom Lee
Kindergarten Enrollment Numbers
Currently Enrolled -- 139 THS = 35 PPS = 52 RBS = 52
** Looking for a videographer to showcase our full-day kindergarten program.
Kindergarten
• DARE Halloween Safety -- 10/27 • Halloween Parade -- 10/31 • Movie Night on Friday -- 11/7
“Mr. Peabody and Sherman” • Native American Visit -- 11/21• Thanksgiving Feast
Preschool -- 11/25Kindergarten -- 11/26
Halloween
Successful celebrations at all of the schools.
Halloween
Halloween
Halloween
Special Education Audit
• Site visits are completed• Document review was completed• Extended the timeline to include a staff
survey at no additional cost• Report to the Board coming in February