ELEMENTARY WEEKLY BULLETIN
FOR
WEEK 24—FEBRUARY 4, 2008
QUOTE
OF THE WEEK:
BIRTHDAYS
Sun., Feb. 10: Skyler Langfald, Noah Mathahs (Half)
RECESS DUTY
Mon.-Twait, Jutting,
Tues.-Lockrem, Brooks, Wed.-Sime, Keil, Thurs.-Hobbs,
Jacobson, Fri.-Eichenberger, Hagedorn
WORKERS
Thurs., Feb. 7: Sell: Rita Salazar, Take: Rox Steffensen, Merrie Webb
Sat.,
Feb. 9: Sell:
DATES
TO REMEMBER
MONDAY,
Feb. 4 (Day 1)
a) JV G/B BB (h)
Lake Mills-6:30
b) Invent
c)
d)Staffing
e)
f)Book Study
materials come out electronically
g)Faculty votes
electronically on their calendar preference for 08-09
TUESDAY, Feb. 5 (Day 2)
a) MS Wr. @ Kanawha-4:15
b) 7th G
BB (H) Lake Mills-4:15
c) 8th G
BB @ Lake Mills-4:15
d) JV/V G/B BB @
Belmond-4:00
e)“I got interested
in science because I had a teacher who challenged me to explore and find
answers to my questions.” Adam
Frederick, KIMT – TV3 weatherman.
f)
g)Kindergarten
Circus Practice on the stage for practice.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6 (Day 3)
a)
THURSDAY, Feb.7(Day 4)
a)MS Wr.
@ Forest City-4:15
b)Girls District BB NI Vs.CWL (H)7:00
c)JV/V B BB @ Osage 6:30
d)Staffing
e)Administrative
Team meeting --- Mr. Embrock’s office --- 2:00
f) Elementary
faculty meeting --- 3:45 –
g)Kindergarten
Circus practice on the stage
FRIDAY,
Feb. 8 (Day 5)
a)Kindergarten Circus 7:00
b) 7th G BB @
Kanawha-4:15
c) 8th G BB (H)
Kanawha-4:15
d)
e)Staffing
SATURDAY, Feb. 9
a)
Bowling NI @ MC-1:00
b) ACT
Testing-NIMS
c) HS Sweetheart
Dance
d) Girls
District BB Thurs. winner Vs. WCLT (H) 7:00
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
A) OUR EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
We believe the school
should provide equal opportunities for students to develop their individual
potential regardless of disability, race, sex, and/or socioeconomic background.
B) ANNUAL PROGRESS
GOAL
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)Next elementary faculty
meeting is Thursday, February 7 at 3:45 in the
D) Kindergarten Circus ---- February 8
E) DINNER WITH
DAD …………. February 28
F) PANCAKE DAY ----- February 14
G) Several staffings
this month. Be sure to have your notes
for the meeting. Parents need to hear our support for their child as we make
every attempt to meet their individual needs.
H) The missed professional
development day we missed last Wednesday will be made up in short meetings
following school over the next couple of months.
I) ZERO TOLERANCE on the playground for fighting, arguing,
teasing, or rough play.
J)February
3 – 6 Waldorf College Education Department will have their state site
visit. On Tuesday, February 5, two
member from the Bureau of Educational Examiners will be visiting area schools
which have or have had student teachers.
They may ask you a few questions but their visit will not be more than
10 – 15 minutes with any single teacher.
K)
Over the next few weeks we will have samples of reading series delivered. The sample books will be in the para room ---- please keep them there so everyone has a chance
to preview them. The Houghton Mifflin
representative will be here on March 7 at 2:30. The McGraw Hill representative
will be here March 12 at 3:30. Both representative will make their “pitch” in
the Multi-Purpose room.
L) Everyday Math materials will be in the Para Room for a couple of
week. Look it over.
M) Weather announcements are listed on the following radio
stations:
KIOW, KJLY, KFMC, KGLO, KLSS/KRIB, KLGA, KBEW. KIMT- TV 3
is the television station we notify.
We also utilize the parent alert
system (e-mail or text message) and the district Homepage to notify parents,
students, employees and the public regarding weather announcements.
Little Pear Tarts
Makes 12
13-15 oz. package
of ready-made pie crust ½
tsp. ground cinnamon
Taken out of the refrigerator 20 min. before 2 soft, sweet
pears or 4 pear halves from a can
You start. Milk,
for glazing
1 small orange a
greased 12-hole muffin tray
1 ½ tsp. butter a
3 inch round cutter and a smaller star-shaped
3 tbs. dried cranberries cutter.
2 tbs. soft light
brown sugar
Heat
your oven to 375 deg. F in step 5 Eat
right away, or store in an airtight container and eat within 3 days. Sift a little powdered sugar over the tarts
before you serve them.
1.
Grate half of the rind from the orange using the small holes on a grater. Cut it in half and squeeze the juice from one
half. You don’t need the other half of
the orange.
2. Put
the rind and 1 tbs. of the juice into a saucepan. Add the butter, cranberries, brown sugar and
cinnamon.
3.
Using a potato peeler, carefully peel the pears. Cut them into quarters and cut out the
cores. Cut the quarters into small
pieces.
4. Put
the pieces of pear into the pan. Heat
the mixture on low heat for 10 minutes.
Take it off the heat, then let it cool.
Stir the mixture all the time.
5.
Turn on your oven. Dust a clean work
surface with flour, then roll out the pastry until it is about ¼ inch thick.
6. Cut
12 circles from the pastry with the round cutter. Then, squeeze the scraps to make a ball and
put it aside. Cut the circles close
together.
7.
Press the circles into the holes in the muffin tray. Then, put a heaped teaspoon of the pear
mixture into each one.
8.
Roll out the ball of pastry. Cut out 12
stars with the star cutter. Lay them on
the tarts, then brush them with milk.
9.
Bake the tarts for 20 minutes, then lift the tray out. After 10 minutes, lift them out of the tray
with a blunt knife.
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