Waxed Floors and more...

Welcome to 5th grade...sort of. Outlook welcomes the new incoming 5th grades as we begin to prepare classrooms.

The gym floors look great, thanks to the awesome team here in Sunnyside and Outlook!

Happy thoughts in this room! A painted make-over, this room definitely needed.(Take a guess where it is!)

Summer heat continues . . .

With the summer heat cooking things around the lower valley, I figured I'd better take a picture of the school just in case some of you may have thought it somewhat melted away. Maria and I are working away at various things and hope to make the transition into the new year a smooth and painless one.

We're also seeing more books and supplies come in and much of the freight has been put in teacher classrooms. Our next task will be to begin shampooing the office carpets and clean the walls.

Here's to staying cool...

Are you doing your homework?

To Teach is to ...

We all teach, whether it's our own kids, students, anyone . . . all of us teach in our own ways. And as the reader boards suggests:

Unsung heroes...

They are the unsung heroes of schools! They are your janitorial staff and they're awesome!

Basketball Hoops Coming...

Busted and wore down, we are hopeful for new basketball hoops for the students to use by the time the first of the year starts up. We'll keep you posted :)

Here comes the stuff!

KCDA and other materials are finding their way into the building. Terry, Ray, and Don are working hard to get classrooms ready and set up.

Grants and Contestshttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif

NEA FOUNDATION: Innovation and Leadership Grants between 2,000-5,000 dollars. June deadline.

Jordan Fundamentals PE Grants: Due in June: http://www.nike.com/jumpman23/features/fundamentals/index.jsp

http://www.fundforteachers.org/re_wa.html

http://www.fordfound.org/

Teacher Grants
http://www.teachersnetwork.org/grants/

Other Grant Page
http://www.homeroomteacher.com/teacher_grants.html

NikeGO PE Grants: http://www.nike.com/nikebiz/nikego/action_applygrant.jsp

Ezra Jack Keats mini grants
http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/programs/minigrants.htm ... by September 15

Best Buy's Teacher Grants . . . https://bestbuyteach.scholarshipamerica.org/ by September 30

Expo Markers $25,000 . . . http://www.expomarkers.com/sanford/consumer/expo/jhtml/index.jhtml?_requestid=30288
by December, 2006

The Braitmayer Foundation has grants available for teachers seeking professional development opportunities. Go to: http://www.braitmayerfoundation.org/guid.htm


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