Borders Educator Appreciation Week September 28, 2009
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Borders Teacher Appreciation Events & Discounts September 29-October 7. Click for details.
Scholastic Book Fair 09 Info Eaton Teachers September 10, 2009
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Scholastic Book Fair 9-09 Teacher Info
College Savings Month Coloring Contest for Students August 31, 2009
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Coloring Contest for College Savings
Tennessee Residents |
| Color Hootie, The Wise Old Owl Tennessee Coloring Sweepstakes to Encourage Families to Think About Education During College Savings Month With the goal of encouraging more Tennessee families to put their kids on the path to college, Tennessee Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr. announced a statewide initiative intended to encourage families to think about education. The coloring sweepstakes is open to Tennessee children enrolled in kindergarten through 6th grade, and one random winner will receive $1,000 towards a Path2College 529 Plan. Click here to print the picture of Hootie the Wise Old Owl, who is on his path to college. Color Hootie, complete the registration information and return by 9/30/09. Click here to read the complete sweepstakes rules. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited.Governor Bredesen declares September College Savings Month
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ASCD Posts H1N1 Flu Resources for Schools August 31, 2009
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ASCD H1N1 Flu Resources for Schools has links to important information regarding the H1N1 flu including a communication toolkit for schools.
In addition, the CDC has issued this H1N1 and Children – Vaccine and School Guidance Aug 26 to present vaccine guidance for schools.
New Providence Special Dates for Teacher Appreciation August 31, 2009
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One again this year, New Providence Baptist Church wants to show their appreciation for local educators by providing special meals/treats throughout the school year. Letters to thank these fine folks can be sent to New Providence Baptist Church, 245 White Road, Loudon, TN 37774. Or, you may email Mitch Webster at mwebster@npbcloudon.org . Here is the schedule of events:
September 8 — Dessert
October 13 — Breakfast
November 10 — Lunch
December 1 — Fruit
January 12 — Dessert
February 9 — Lunch
March 9 — Fruit
April 12 — Breakfast
May 16 — School Celebration Picnic
Planning for Parent Conferences August 24, 2009
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Planning for Parent Conferences
It’s not too soon to begin thinking about our first round of Parent Conferences on October 1. This article has helpful hints to get you started.
Limeades for Learning from Sonic August 21, 2009
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Limeades for Learning from Sonic
Sonic is partnering with DonorsChoose.org to support public school teachers across the country. With your help, we can fund classroom projects and help teachers inspire their students to learn.
Your part is simple. Just order any drink* at Sonic during September, and you’ll be able to come back here and vote for your favorite teacher’s project. Sonic will donate more than a half a million dollars to the projects that receive the most votes.
TEACHERS: Have a great classroom project that needs funding?
Sign up and submit your project at DonorsChoose.org. Make sure to identify yourself as a Sonic teacher when registering. Be creative! Voting begins Aug. 31.
SIPPERS: During September, when you buy a drink at Sonic, you can head here to vote for your favorite teacher’s project. It’s never too early to start helping. Go to DonorsChoose.org to start helping now.
Eaton Committees 09-10 August 17, 2009
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Eaton Elementary Committee Members
Skills Tutor Update August 14, 2009
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Skills Tutor Quick Start Guide
Hello everyone!
I need to let you know about some changes to Skills Tutor for this year. I have attached a Quick Start Guide for setting up classes. But there are a few bugs you need to know about. When you are enrolling students in a class, the Enroll Students button is sluggish as well as the Done Enrolling Students button. Wait a little bit for them to come up. Also, you can assign an icon for your class so that when you go to the labe you can tell the students to click on the apple or bus, etc… You do this by clicking on your class and then clicking Edit Class Properties.
Another bug they are working on is with Internet Explorer. Sometimes you will not find a scrollbar on a report which is something they were fixing. It shouldn’t happen with Firefox or Safari. If it does happen to you, please let me know so I can notify them the problem continues to lurk. 
Don’t forget to turn off the pop-up blocker when using Skills Tutor, especially when trying to print reports.
When students are working, they no longer have to keep hitting the done button. They can hit home to get back to their assignment list. On the assignment list, it will show the student how they scored on the assignment. If you click the score, it will show how many times they took it and their score for each.
You will find more drop downs for data as well. Anything that is blue highlighted should be a hyperlink.
Presently, if you have new students, I must add them. Please email me their names. If we have the state id number, I will set them up with that. If not, I will set them up with a different user name until the id comes in. Mrs. Amburn said that can take up to a month. 
If you have forgotten how to log in, let me know and I will send you that information.
Lastly, a little tip. When you are giving assignments, you can put a number of assignments under one assignment name. For example, you could call it First 6 Weeks Language Arts, and give all of the assignments for LArts under that heading. That way, you should be able to see all of those when you are looking at assignments in the gradebook.
Please let me know if you have any questions or if you need any help setting up your classes!
Thanks!
Kathy
Changes in Wednesday, August 5 PD Schedule August 3, 2009
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On Wednesday, August 5th, grades K-2 will meet with Kathy Greene at LCTC from 8:00-11:00 while grades 3-5 will meet at Loudon High School in the auditorium from 8:00-10:30 for Renaissance Learning. Grades 3-5 will meet with Kathy Greene from 12:30-3:00 and grades K-2 will meet at Loudon High School in the auditorium from 12:30-3:00 for Renaissance Learning.
Friday, August 7th, middle and high school teachers will meet with Jason Vance at LCTC from 8:00-11:00. Renaissance Math training for Title I middle schools only (GB, FLMS, PES) will be at LCTC PD1 from 1:30 -3:00.
