March Newsetter (2007)

District V

Sacramento Chapter

On the Web at : www.pltregionV.org

Email : pltsacramento@yahoo.com

Volume 25, Issue #3

March 2006

Dates at a Glance

More information about these events can be found in this newsletter!

*2007

* April 18th (6-8pm) : Initiation, Officer Insallment, and Meeting

Program: Classroom Management-An Emphasis on Intrinsic Rewards; Motivation for Unmotivated Students

* June 12th (5-7pm): End of the Year Celebration

Salad Bar Potluck

* July 26th: Biannual Conference in Virginia

* Fall : "Wine and Wisdom" Social Event

Outreach Update

Dear PLT members,

Thank you for helping with the Pi Lambda Theta Outreach to the Children's Receiving Home in February. Without your generous support of money and books, we would not have exceeded our goal of 98 books (one for each child).

Thank you to Patricia Roberts, Katie Yarbrough, Gail La Fortune, and Susan Olsen for your very generous monetary donation which went a long way in purchasing books at the Scholastic Book Faire. Additionally, thank you Mary Lou Rossetto and Dana Rouse for personally dropping off your book donations... Jen Holmes, Kirstie Phillips, Toni Rainey, Kristin Yarbrough, and I made the trip to the Receiving Home and read to a handful of youth.

I am so pleased to announce that 314 books were collected and placed in the hands of children who have very little! The volunteer coordinator, Mike Sprague, thought the outreach was a great success.

Personal thanks go out to each member who helped in a variety of ways. A special thank you to Jen Holmes who helped with coordination of this outreach. I am excited to think of what we may be able to do next time as more members are inspired to help.

My sincere thanks and appreciation,

Jan Fagan

Last Meeting's Minutes

On February 20th, the planning team met. Here are the minutes from this meeting:

* The 2007 Pi Lambda Theta scholarships will be awarded to members attending the 2007 Leadership Conference.

* Member Outreach: How YOU can get involved

*During election time, vote for the PLT-supported resolutions. More details to come as the date arrives.

* Call to Action: Be a speaker at future programs in your area of expertise! Share your knowledge with other members!

* Next Meeting: Wednesday, April 18th (gather at 5:30pm; begin at 6:00pm; end at 8:00pm) The meeting will be held at the Arden-Dimmick Library [891 Watt Avenue Sacramento, CA 95821]

* Initiation of New Members

* Installation of Officers

* Program: Carol LaPierre will be speaking on self-esteem and discipline in the classroom. Ryan Holoubeck will be speaking on motivation for the unmotivated student.

* For an End-of-the Year Celebration, we will be holding a "Salad Bar Potluck" sometime around June 12th (ideally 5-7pm) to plan the upcoming year. More information on the location will be announced in a later issue.

* We are also considering hosting a "Wine and Wisdom" social event during the fall. Again, when more research has been done, more information will be provided!

Inspiring Quotes for Aspiring Teachers

"I am not a teacher, but an awakener." -

Robert Frost

"A master can tell you what he expects of your. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations."

-Patricia Neal

"The teacher who transmits his meaning to the understanding of the other person, and impels that individual to action, he is the successful teacher."

-Unknown

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge."

-Albert Einstein

"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires."

-William Arthur Ward.