FOR  WEEK 24--- FEBRUARY 6,  2006               

QUOTE  OF  THE  WEEK:

Dignity comes not from control, but from understanding who you are and taking your rightful place in the world.

Real Live Preacher,

 

BIRTHDAYS

Mon., Feb. 6: Rue Detimore (Half)

Wed., Feb. 8: Kodi Brown

Thurs., Feb. 9: Jackie Clouse

Fri., Feb. 10: Skyler Langfald, Noah Mathahs (Half)

Sat., Feb. 11: Alex Balvance

Sun., Feb. 12: Steven Milbrandt

 

WORKERS

Fri., Feb. 10: Sell: Lisa Oldenkamp, Take: Kim Ostermann, Louise Hagedorn

 

RECESS DUTY

Mon.-Huntington, Keil, Tues.-Twait, Hagedorn, Wed.-Lockrem, Brooks, Thurs.-Sime, Oldenkamp, Fri.-Hobbs, Jutting

 

 DATES TO REMEMBER

MONDAY,  FEBRUARY 6 (Day  (6)

a) JV G&B BB (H) Lake Mills-6:30

b) HS/Elem  Support Staff meeting ---8:30 --- Commons

c) Mr. Hill conducts tutoring session

d)  NIMS Support Staff meeting --- 2:45 --- office

e) Staffing --- 2:00

TUESDAY,  FEBRUARY 7 (Day 1)

a) V G/B BB @ Belmond-6:30

b) 7th G BB (H) LM-4:15

c) 8th G BB @ LM-4:15

d) MS Wr. @ Kanawha-4:15

e) Winnebago County Foundation Board meeting --- 5:00 – middle school

f) Mr. Hill is at a meeting in south-east Iowa.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 (Day 2)

a) Sp. Ed. Team Mtg. 3:45

b) Elem. Banking Day

c) Mr. Hill is tutoring

d) Staffing

e) Middle School Assembly in HS/Elem gym --- 8:30

f) Nigh School Assembly in the HS/Elem gym --- 10:00

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 (Day  3)

a) JV G&B BB @ Britt-6:30

b) FCCLA/FFA Meeting-7:00

c) Mr. Hill is at a planning meeting in Forest City in the a.m.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 (Day 4)

a) V G/B BB (H) LM-6:30 (Parents Night)

b) Jr. Class Pork Loin Super 5:00-7:00

c) Mr. Hill and Mr. Diercks attend meeting about High School reform

d) Staffing --- 12:00

e) COFFEE  ON  THE  SUPE --- Hometown Market --- 8:30

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11

a) Sectional Wrestling

b) HS Sweetheart Dance

c) ACT Testing-NIHS

d) 7/8 Dance 7:00-9:30

 

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

A) BOARD GOALS

It is the goal of the North Iowa Community School District to have all programs and courses teach, model, and expect demonstration of people skills/survival skills.

 

B) ANNUAL PROGRESS GOALS

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) Support Staff meetings will take place in both buildings this week.

 

D) The middle school and the high school assemblies on Wednesday will be loud.   Both assemblies have   age-appropriate messages but the music will be loud.     J  U   S   T         A         L I T T L E        W A R N I N G !

 

E)  FEBRUARY  15 ---- Elem. Faculty Meeting --- Math benchmark suggestions are due at that time. 

 Is the benchmark appropriate?   

What criteria will you use to measure student achievement? 

 Is the benchmark important enough to require every child master that skill before advancing to the next grade?

If there is only one benchmark under a standard---- is that an adequate measure of the developmentally appropriate mastery of that skill   OR   should there be more than one benchmark?

 

F) “PLEASE”      “THANK YOU”     “EXCUSE ME”   

These are the words I am listening for.   

We are building good character one child at a time and one act at a time.

 

G) There are many events going on in our buildings every evening (except Wednesday) and almost every Saturday.  If you are going to use a room or portion of the building for an event be sure to complete a facilities form on the home page under staff links.

 

H) March 17 ---- the end of the third quarter.   Are you on track to meet your academic goals with students?

 

I) Wellness Committee meeting is MARCH 2 at 6:00 p.m. in the HS Media Center.

 

J) ELECTRONIC  GRADE  BOOK  COMMITTEE:  Connie Brooks, Allen Twait, Sue Sime, Louise Hagedorn.   Our remaining meetings will be  MARCH 20.  We have tabled any further work until we get a good handle on benchmarks and defining mastery.

 

K) “The people I respected most in Centerville were those who spent their time building people up rather than those who enjoyed tearing people down.”  Simon Estes, October 12, 2005.

 

L)  The North Iowa Home Page is the gauge we use to determine if we go outside for recess or not.  IT the air temperature  OR  wind chill is at or below  ZERO  we will have indoor recess.  As long as the temperature is above zero we will go outside.  Exceptions will be rain or wet snow.

 

 

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