The School Connection - August 2003
The August edition of The School Connection features the following segments, which you can view by clicking on each link (you will need the free QuickTime Player from Apple):
Show Opening (3.1 MB)
Getting Ready for the New School Year (4.6 MB): While students have been enjoying their time off this summer, employees of the school system have been hard at work behind the scenes preparing for the upcoming year. As you will see, a lot of work had to take place before the first day of school on Aug. 11.
Interviews with Students (4.5 MB): We caught up with several of our students to find out about the cool things they did over the summer and what they are looking forward to this school year.
Exceptional Employees (4.6 MB): Meet David Ansbacher, the new principal of East Millbrook Magnet Middle School. The former assistant principal will be one of 16 new principals in Wake County schools this year.
PLAN 2004 (5.5 MB): Find out how the Wake County Public School System's proposed building plan will help the school system accommodate the county's rapidly growing student population and ensure that every student has a quality learning environment.
Dress Code (4.9 MB): Now that the start of school is here students -- and parents -- need to keep the school system's dress code policy in mind as they are doing their back-to-school shopping.
Technology at Timber Drive Elementary (5.0 MB): With more than 300 computers located throughout the school, teachers and administrators at Timber Drive are constantly coming up with new and innovative ways to enhance their lessons with the latest technology.
Autopay Lunch Money Program (3.7 MB): A new program offered by the Wake County Public School System makes paying for student lunches much more convenient than ever before.
"America, I Hear You Singing" (5.8 MB): Third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students from West Lake Elementary School sing a song about America.
Artwork (1.3 MB): Students from West Lake Elementary School display artwork created under the direction of art teacher Cathy Godwin.
The Answer Man (3.3 MB): Jeff Nash shares information on the upcoming Wake County College and Post-Secondary Opportunities Fair.
Parent Tips (5.0 MB): Liza Weidle offers advice on how to make parent-teacher conferences more effective.
You can watch the full program by clicking here. (You can also download the program to watch later by right-clicking on the link and choosing, "Save Target As....") This is a large (50.6 megabyte) QuickTime file. If you're on a standard dial-up connection, you might be more satisfied with downloading the individual segments listed above.
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