Celebrations! Congratulations! |
MVMS Teacher Carol Clingan Trains for ESPN CrossFit Games!Wow Carol! She is training for the "Fittest Woman on Earth" competition at the ESPN CrossFit games this year. Carol was featured in the Bremerton Patriot. Read More GOOD LUCK CAROL!!
Senator Patty Murray Visits Naval Avenue Early Learning Center Naval Avenue Early Learning Center received a special visit last week from Senator Patty Murray to learn more about Bremerton’s early learning efforts and accomplishments. She completed a tour of the school and finished her visit with a panel discussion with community care providers, parents and staff members.She even took a few minutes to pose with some very excited and “armed” students! Well done Naval Avenue. What fabulous hosts you were! |
Naval Avenue Building a Student Mentoring Program |
Make a difference in the Life of a Child - Be a Mentor Dianne Heckman, the new Interventionist at Naval Ave is hoping to renergize the mentoring program by finding dynamic caring adults who could provide the much needed mentoring that our young students need. We currently have 15 students who have been nominated by their teachers to participate in the program based on the student’s need for meaningful relationships, a positive role model and a stronger network of stability and support. The mentor and student will be able to choose to play games, do art projects or read books inside or play outside together on the playground. We are hoping that mentors will be able to be at the school from 11:00 to 12:00 on Wednesdays. The hour-long time would enable each mentor to touch the lives of two children. One during the first lunch recess (11:05-11:25) and one during the second lunch recess (11:35-11:55). Please share this information with anyone who you feel would be quality mentors for our young students. Applicants will be required to complete the volunteer process. Feel free to conact Dianne at 473.4462. |
Central Washington University Courses |
Central Washington University has partnered with Virtual Education Software, Inc. to offer professional development courses for teachers online or via CD-ROM. These interactive, multimedia courses are convenient, affordable and relevant, providing expert instruction at a pace that fits your schedule. They can be completed in the comfort of your own home and then immediately applied in the classroom. Courses are offered for CWU professional development credits (500-level) or Washington State clock hours. Learn More |
Early Retirement Incentive |
Because staffing for 2012-2013 is extremely tight, it benefits the District tremendously to know well in advance who will not be returning for the 2012-2013 school year. So…our agreement with Bremerton Education Association (BEA) allows the District to offer a $500 incentive to all certificated staff who will be resigning for retirment purposes at the end of the 2011-2012 school year. The deadline for submitting your retirement letter to the District is Wednesday, February 29. |
Understanding Relapsing MS Special Presentation January 31, 2012 |
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SAVE THE DATE! Annual Family Fun Run |
Kitsap Family Fun Run and Fitness FairSunday, April 29 2012 |
Online Technology Courses Available to All Employees |
 As part of ongoing professional development opportunities in the Bremerton School District, all staff have been given access to Learn Key/Online Expert training courses. There are Office 2010 online courses available for everyone who is interested.Website: www.onlineexpert.com Login: your school email address Password: 12345 (you will have the opportunity to change it-click on the profile link) When you login, you will see a list of available courses on the left side of the screen. If you have any questions, or run into any road blocks accessing your courses, contact Kati Carthum at 31056. For those interested in online training for programs other than Office 2010, accounts for Atomic Learning will be active very soon. The online training provided by Learn Key/Online Expert and Atomic Learning can count toward your required 3 hours of tech training. Both programs track your time accessing courses. |
Gots Good Grammar? |
24 Things You Might Be Saying WrongFrom Reader's Digest #6-10 You might say: Who You might mean: Whom Why: It all depends. Do you need a subject or an object? A subject (who) is the actor of the sentence: “Who left the roller skates on the sidewalk?” An object (whom) is the acted-upon: “Whom are you calling?” Parents, hit the Mute button when Dora the Explorer shouts, “Who do we ask for help when we don’t know which way to go?” You almost never mean: Brother-in-laws, runner-ups, hole in ones, etc. Why: Plurals of these compound nouns are formed by adding an s to the thing there’s more than one of (brothers, not laws). Some exceptions: words ending in ful (mouthfuls) and phrases like cul-de-sacs. You almost never mean: Try and Why: Try and try again, yes, but if you’re planning to do something, use the infinitive form: “I’m going to try to run a marathon.” Commenting on an online story about breakups, one woman wrote, “A guy I dated used to try and impress me with the choice of books he was reading.” It’s no surprise that the relationship didn’t last. You almost never mean: Different than Why: This isn’t the biggest offense, but if you can easily substitute from for than (My mother’s tomato sauce is different from my mother-in-law’s), do it. Use than for comparisons: My mother’s tomato sauce is better than my mother-in-law’s. You almost never mean: Beg the question Why: Correctly used, “begging the question” is like making a circular argument (I don’t like you because you’re so unlikable). But unless you’re a philosophy professor, you shouldn’t ever need this phrase. Stick to “raise the question.” |
WANT ADS |
WANTED TO RENT2-3 bedroom house with garage. For health reasons, near the water, at the top of a hill or isolated from other homes works best. Also due to health, no wood heat sources. Must be affordable on an educator's salary! Could move in February/March. Contact Carol after school at 473-0855, or leave message. |
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