ELEMENTARY WEEKLY BULLETIN
FOR
WEEK 20--- JANUARY
8, 2007
QUOTE OF THE
WEEK:
Life's greatest
happiness is to be convinced we are loved.
Victor Hugo (1802
- 1885),
Les Miserables, 1862
BIRTHDAYS
Wed., Jan. 10: Daniela Tamayo
Thurs., Jan. 11: Thomas Eyanson (Half), William Roeder (Half)
Fri., Jan. 12: Tristan Tabb (Half), Jenna Berschman (Half)
Sat., Jan. 13: Emily Armstrong (Half), Krista Schutter (Half), Rachel Schutter (Half)
Sun., Jan. 14: Elle Olthoff
WORKERS
Fri., Jan. 12:
Sell:
RECESS DUTY
Mon.-Twait, Hagedorn, Tues.-Lockrem, Brooks, Wed.-Sime, Oldenkamp, Thurs.-Hobbs, Jutting, Fri.-Eichenberger, Heidecker
DATES TO REMEMBER
MONDAY, JANUARY 8 (Day 4)
a)School Board Meeting ---
7:00 p.m.
b) Meeting with two families in the a.m.
c) JV B BB @ Crystal Lake-5:00
d) V G/B BB @
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9
(Day 5)
a) Classroom visits
b) Faculty
Forum ---- 4:00-4:30 --- HS
c) Wrestling meet at North Iowa High
School-W.H. & Elmore Academy-6:00
d) NIEA meeting 3:45
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 (Day 6)
a) North Iowa Conference
Superintendent Meeting in
b) Curriculum meeting
c) Elem. Banking Day
THURSDAY, JANUARY
11 (Day 1)
a) “DINNER WITH
DAD” ---- 5:30 --- Commons
b) Classroom observation
c) 7/8 G BB (H) WCLT (H)-4:15
d) JV G/B BB (H)W.H.-6:30
e) 7/8 Wr. @ FC-4:15
f) Wr. @ Britt-6:00
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 (Day 2)
a) END OF THE FIRST
SEMESTER OF THE
2006 – 2007 SCHOOL YEAR
b) 1:10 / 1:30
dismissal
c) 2:00 p.m. Special
Education teachers meet with AEA staff for Compliance Review Training ---North
Iowa Middle School Access Lab
d) 8th G
BB (H) Bancroft-4:00
e) V G/B BB (H)
LM-6:30
SATURDAY, JANUARY 13
a) Design Team Retreat
--- Lakota
b) HS
Bowling @ FC-1:30
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
A) OUR EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
*We believe the
relationship between the teacher and the learner requires a commitment to
learning by all parties involved
B) ANNUAL PROGRESS
GOALS
Long Term Goal: All
K-12 students will achieve at high levels in reading comprehension, prepared
for success beyond high school.
Annual Goal: To
increase percent of students in grades 3-8 and 10 scoring at or above grade
level on the vocabulary subtest of the Gates macGinitie
Reading Assessment.
C)
Please mark your calendars that Marlys Ebaugh, audiologist will be in my office at the BC building
on 01-16-07 around 9 am to do hearing follow up. Students will be called
out of class as needed.
She will travel to
the ICN room at Thompson when she finishes at BC (probably
after lunch). LeAnn, please schedule the ICN room for 1-16-07 from 12:30
pm until 1:30 pm.
If you would like to
refer a student for a hearing evaluation, please let me know so that parents
can be contacted for permission.
D) “When we understand
what a child must deal with outside of school ---- it impacts how we decide to
deal with them in situations where discipline is needed in our school setting.
”
E) Thank you and congratulations for all your hard work and laughter during our December 21 and January 3 teacher inservice days. Well done.
F) “ALBORADA” assembly will be
Monday, January 15, 2007. The assembly
will be held in the auditorium and is for ALL K-Prep through Grade 12 students. We will begin promptly at 8:30. Teachers
have an e-mail regarding specifics for the assembly.
PLAN and implement a
follow-up activity for Tuesday or Wednesday so the assembly becomes a learning
experience and a teachable moment and not just a single event.
G) “DINNER WITH DAD” is a grant funded program centered on helping fathers, grandfathers, or other significant male in the life of a child, to have a night out together and at the same time learn some parenting skills to make life together smoother and educationally productive. We will spend time on social skills, character development, and reading strategies. It will be fun. The program is for dads and their 4, 5, or 6 year old daughter or son.
H) Our next Elementary Faculty meeting is Tuesday,
January 16. We will meet in the
I) BOOK STUDY FORMAT: 10-15 minutes of team-led discussion regarding the chapter followed by an activity which challenges us to implement something learned in that portion of the book. Each elementary faculty member will share their implementation.
Brenda
Geitzenauer will contact us in the near future regarding renewal credit.
J) Special
Education teacher will meet with members of the AEA 267 staff for training for
the Compliance Review. The meeting will
take place at the North Iowa Middle School Access Lab and will begin promptly
at 2:00 on Friday, January 12, 2007.
K)
PHONICS ---- PHONICS ----- PHONICS
L) Personal
leave is dependent on the availability of a substitute. Plan ahead.
M) Faculty Forum will be Tuesday, January 9
----- you have an e-mail with the reading for discussion --- keep in mind there
is time for a wide range of potential questions and discussion regarding other
issues.
.