Taking Stock of 8 Years

Just trying to capture the main things-

• band performances- at graduation, during student assemblies, to primary classes
• band performances- at Churchill SS, at SJAM SS for Band Festival
• band competition- Musicfest 2005, St. Catherines, silver award
• purchase of new instruments- 2 clarinets, 6 trumpets, 1 trombone, bass clarinet, 2 flutes
• classroom books- Accent on Achievement, Essential Elements- Jazz
• computer lab- refurbished all machines on old W98 platform
• computer lab- worked with IBM rollout team, 2003-4 for school computer plan
• computers- new network connections in rooms 19, 16, 18, 20, 23, 14, 27, 24
• computers- additional workstations in rooms 19, 18, 14, 23, 24 (library) purchased through home and school
• sound equipment- purchased amp/mixer for auditorium and special events, MES supplier, Hamilton
• sound equipment- purchased USB/microphone interface for sound recording
  
• library- weeded entire collection 2006, adjusted and moved furniture and shelves
• library- with assistance form LLRC staff, catalogued and shelved several hundred new titles
• library- with assistance form LLRC staff, developed a list of priorities and tasks for completing the library set up
  
• library- added computer workstations, bringing total to 12, including one for circulation
• library- reading storage room shared for ESL teaching, 2006-7
• library- Scholastic Book Fair, Feb 2007, earned $1700 in spendable credit with Scholastic. Next book fair scheduled for Sept. 2007
• projects- grad and award certificates, graduation certificates, memory books, graduation slide shows, Remembrance Day slide shows and assemblies
• projects- school musical- selections from Joseph
• projects- stop-time animation, paper cutout method, grade 8/English