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March 4, 2005
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Jennifer White, Teacher of the Year Harvest Hills Elementary School second-grade teacher Jennifer White was named Putnam City Schools’ "Teacher of the Year" during the district’s annual celebration of teaching excellence.
Celebration of Excellence The annual Putnam City Public Schools Foundation Celebration of Excellence banquet is in April. The featured speaker will be Dr. Kenneth Cooper, perhaps Putnam City’s most well-known graduate. Read more!
Schools Hit a Grant Slam Nine grants totaling $25,000 were given to district schools by the Putnam City Public Schools Foundation. The grants will help fund everything from a parent resource room to new math and reading software. See a full listing of grant winners!
Staff Awards and Accomplishments Learn the latest about the accomplishments of your colleagues.
A Golden Opportunity Do you work with people who give their all? If so, maybe you should nominate them for a Golden Apple Award. Turn that nomination in soon, because the deadline is approaching for nominations for the spring Golden Apple Awards.
District Students Named Academic All-Staters The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence announced in late February that three district students are recipients of the prestigious 2005 Academic All-State Awards.
Student Achievements District students are tops in art, writing and singing, and one has an upcoming appearance on Fear Factor.
Teacher Job Fair Coming Up Spread the word to your friends and family. Putnam City's teacher job fair is scheduled for Tuesday, April 26.
Not Played Out You can still catch plays at two district high schools.
Tell Us Your Favorite Movie Hollywood has pumped out a number of education-related movies, from Mr. Holland’s Opus to Coach Carter. Visit this page to tell us your favorite!
How You Can Get Positive Media Coverage for Your School In just two days in late January, local television stations aired six positive stories about Overholser Elementary. It can happen at your school too.
Why You Should Seek Positive Media Coverage Teachers and school administrators rightly have their attention focused on teaching and learning. Sometimes, though, that focus should also include asking the media's help in telling the community about what's going on in classrooms and school buildings. Why? There are several reasons.
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Especially for Parents
What Parents Should Know About Teen Blogging More than 10 percent of district high school students are bloggers. If you don’t know much about blogging, here’s some basic information.
Do You Know Where Your Child Is? National surveys reveal that more than a third of students in grades five through eight say their parents would disapprove if they knew what they did, where they went, or with whom they chatted on the Internet. Dr. Dick Balenseifen talks about the dangers.
Don’t Talk and Drive A new University of Utah study says that when young motorists talk on cell phones, they drive like elderly people, moving and reacting more slowly and increasing their risk of accidents. |
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Reading for a Cure Dr. Stephen Jackson (above, with student), a research scientist at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, visited Coronado Heights Elementary School in mid-February to recognize students for funds raised during "Reading for a Cure." In January, students read more than 1,400 books in just three weeks, raising more than $2,800. Donations from local businesses brought the grand total to more than $3,600. "We always have a cancer fund drive, but this time we wanted to raise more money than ever to show our support for people in our school who are fighting the disease. This activity gave students a chance to help and to know they are making a difference in their community and school," says teacher Laura Maher.
I Do Not Like Green Eggs and Ham! Central Elementary School students exceeded Principal Sherri Brown's 15,000-book reading challenge by reading 20,921 books between November and the end of January. As a result, Brown dressed as the Cat in the Hat. After reading Green Eggs and Ham to students, Brown had to eat green eggs and ham prepared by her father, David Severe.
Going to the Hall of Fame Panther Tracks, Putnam City North’s yearbook, will be inducted this spring into the National Scholastic Press Association’s (NSPA) Hall of Fame.
Send Us Your News When you have news to share in Putnam City Now, please send information to slindley@putnamcityschools.org
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Putnam City Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, or disability.
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