ELEMENTARY WEEKLY BULLETIN
FOR
WEEK 14—NOVEMBER 19, 2007
QUOTE
OF THE WEEK:
BIRTHDAYS
Mon., Nov. 19: Steven Rodriguez
Wed., Nov. 21: Chance Sahr
Fri., Nov. 23: Kylie Buns
Sat., Nov. 24: Dariela Tamayo
RECESS DUTY
Mon.-Huntington,
Oldenkamp, Tues.-Twait, Jutting
WORKERS
Tues., Nov. 20: Sell: Ginger Goldtrap,
Take: Shanna Eastvold,
DATES TO REMEMBER
MONDAY,
Nov. 19 (Day 6)
a)Every Week Should Be Education Appreciation
Week!!!
b)NO elementary
faculty meeting at 7:30 a.m. (as per the request of teachers)
c)Mr. Hill is at the
Clear Lake AEA in the p.m.
d) 7/8 B BB (H)
Northwood-4:00
TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (Day 1)
a)Mr. Hill does a
Teacher Evaluation
b)Mr. Hill meets
with a parent in the a.m.
c)JV/V G BB
(H)Armstrong-Ringsted-6:30
WEDNESDAY,
Nov. 21
a)NO SCHOOL
b)TEACHER PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT DAY 8:00-3:00
THURSDAY, Nov. 22
T H A N K S G I V I N G
FRIDAY, Nov.
23
a)Thanksgiving Break ---- MASSIVE shopping day
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
A) BOARD GOALS
It is the goal of the
B) ANNUAL PROGRESS
GOAL
Science
Long Term Goal: All
K-12 students will achieve at high levels in science, prepared for success
beyond high school.
Annual Goal: The
percent of students in grades 6, 8 and 11 that score at the intermediate level
or higher will increase (ITBS, ITED) or the percent of students scoring
proficient (3 or higher) will increase from fall to spring on the district
science assessment (grades 5-8 and 10).
C) You will be asked in the next couple of
weeks to administer a survey of your students regarding respect. This is a pre-test. The post-test survey will take place next
spring.
D) Thank you to everyone who contributed to the
success of the 2007 Parenting Fair last Tuesday night. Well done.
Special thank you to our presenters:
Brad Huntington, Arin Anderson,
E)
Thanksgiving. What are you thankful
for? Family? Faith community? Children?
Friends? Neighbors? Health?
This is a wonderful time to ponder what really is important to us. Do we really give of ourselves or do we give
our time, money, and talent only when it is convenient or profitable to us
personally? Who are we really? This is a wonderful time to reflect on those
life changing questions. Celebrate by
living a thankful life.
F) November 29 we
will host Nancy Prohaska. She will be speaking to
parents about “Positive Discipline as a Parent.” This evening is sponsored by Head Start and
we have partnered with them to also offer the information to our parents with
school-age children. This will be a
great evening. Flyers will go home to
parents twice.
G) Grandparent’s Day 2007 ----- A
huge success. Compliments to Mrs.
Kettwick and all the teachers. Special
thank you the kitchen staff for their extra effort preparing extra breakfast
and thank you to the custodial staff for setting up and cleaning up.
H) “Glory only comes when one pursues their
dreams. How many of us know what we
really want and go for it? How many of
us have enough trust, strength, and faith to believe that we could do the
impossible?” Darrell Scott, father of
Rachel Scott, Rachel’s Challenge
I) Line
Basics when in the hallway.
J) No School November 21 ---- Teacher Inservice --- 8:00 – 3:00 ------- The a.m. will be
spent on our Character Education professional development and the final segment
of the Bullying/Harassment Prevention Training. The p.m. will be occupied by
work preparing for the Department of Education site visit.
K) ZERO TOLERANCE
on the playground for fighting, arguing, teasing, or rough play.
L)Department of Education Site
Visit ----- November 27 – 29.
M) THINGS THAT
MAKE YOU GO
HHHMMMMMM . .
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1. If
you're in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the
headlights?
2. Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
3. Why do hot dogs come 10 to a package and hot dog buns only 8?
4. Why do tourists go to the tops of tall buildings and then put money into
telescopes so they can see things on the ground close-up?
5. Why is it that bullets ricochet off of Superman's chest, but he ducks when
the gun is thrown at him?
6. Why is it that night falls but day breaks?
7. Why is it that you must wait until night to call it a day?
CARROT CAKE
For the cake: For
the topping:
2 med. Carrots 1
cup powdered sugar
3 med. Eggs 8
oz. full fat cream cheese, at room temperature
1 Cup Sugar 1
Tbs. lemon juice
¾ cup sunflower oil ½ tsp. vanilla
1 cup (4oz.) chopped pecans pecans or
lemon rind, to decorate
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ tsps. baking powder Preheat
your oven to 350 deg. F
1 ½ tsps. baking soda Store
in the refrigerator and eat within 2 days.
1 ½ tsps. ground
cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger
½ tsp. salt
A 7 x 11 in. shallow rectangular cake pan
1. Dip a paper towel into cooking oil and grease
the pan. Then, lay the pan on
greaseproof paper and draw around it.
2. Cut out the rectangle and lay it in the
pan. Wash the carrots and cut off their
ends, then grate them carefully on a grater.
Use the big holes on the grater.
3. Break the eggs into a small bowl. Mix them well with a fork. Put the sugar and oil into a large bowl and
stir them for 1 minute.
4. Stir the eggs into the sugary mixture, a little
at a time. Then, stir in the grated
carrots and chopped nuts, too.
5. Sift in the flour, baking powder, baking soda,
cinnamon, ginger and salt. Gently turn
the mixture with a spoon.
6. When the mixture is well mixed, spoon it into
the pan. Bake the cake for 45 minutes,
until it is well-risen and firm.
7. Leave the cake in the pan for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the sides, then turn it
out onto a wire rack. Leave it to
cool. Peel off the greaseproof paper.
8. For the topping, sift the powdered sugar into
a bowl. Add the cream cheese, lemon
juice and vanilla and stir well.
9. Spread the topping over the top of the
cake. Use a blunt knife. Cut the cake into squares, then decorate them
with pecans or lemon rind.
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