FOR WEEK 28 --- MARCH 6, 2006

QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it!

Jonathan Winters

BIRTHDAYS

Mon., March 6^: Jed Ree

Thurs., March 9: Jessica Goodnight

Fri., March 10: Carli Price

Sat., March 11: Joshua Musel

RECESS DUTY

Mon.-Eichenberger, Blodgett, Tues.-Leerar, Jacobson, Wed.-Huntington, Keil, Thurs.-Twait, Hagedorn, Fri.-Lockrem, Brooks

DATES TO REMEMBER

MONDAY, MARCH 6 (Day 6)

a) Mr. Hill makes a home visit in the early p.m.

b) Auditorium Renovation Committee meeting 6:00 --- H.S. Media Center

TUESDAY, MARCH 7 (Day 1)

a) Staffing

b) Classroom Observation --- Mr. Hill

c) Mr. Hill is tutoring

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 (Day 2)

a) BANKING DAY

b) Mr. Hill meets with AEA officials in Forest City in the early a.m. c) North Iowa Conference Superintendent’s meeting --- 10:00-1:00

d) Teacher evaluation -- early p.m.

e) Mr. Hill tutoring

THURSDAY, MARCH 9 (Day 3)

a) National Honor Society induction

b) Staffing

c) Administrative Team meeting – early p.m.

d) Elementary Faculty meeting --- 3:40 --- Elem Media Center

FRIDAY, MARCH 10 (Day 4)

a) Mr. Hill is out of district

SATURDAY, MARCH 11

a) Mr. Hill is tutoring all morning

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

A) BOARD GOALS

It is the goal of the North Iowa Community School District to encourage maximum community involvement in all district activities/decisions and as a result developing a pride in ownership by all community members and all patrons of the district.

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) Thursday, February 16 was a snow day. The make-up day is Thursday, April 13. Mark your calendar.

D) MAKE-UP ELEMENTARY FACULTY MEETING --- Thursday, March 9 ---- We will try this one more time --- TOPIC: Math benchmarks --- What criteria will you use to measure student proficiency?

E) BRAIN TEASER:

What is G G E G E G E G G

See answer near the end of this document

F) Support Staff Evaluation are going very well and should be complete in the next couple of weeks.

G) “Please” and “Thank You” are still important to stress in the hallways, your classroom, and even on the playground.

H) Can you relate to this person?

“My Dad was cleaning out my grandmother's house and he brought me an old Royal Crown Cola bottle. In the bottle top was a stopper with a bunch of holes in it. I knew immediately what it was, but my daughter had no idea. She thought they had tried to make it a salt shaker or something. I knew it as the bottle that sat on the end of the ironing board to "sprinkle" clothes with because we didn't have steam irons.

Man, I am old.”

I) March 17 ---- the end of the third quarter.

J) Spring Pictures ---Monday, March 13

K) 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.

L) “How do students know we care if we never show or tell them?” Simon Estes, October 12, 2005.

M) Parent-Teacher-Student conferences --- March 28 and March 30.

N) Teacher Comp Day --- March 31.

O) Brain Teaser answer: The correct answer: Scrambled eggs

24.7% of participants in a survey answered correctly.