ELEMENTARY WEEKLY BULLETIN

 

 FOR  WEEK 32—MARCH 231,  2008               

QUOTE  OF  THE  WEEK:

The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962)

 

BIRTHDAYS

Thurs., April 3: Jewell Gasteiger

 

RECESS DUTY

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

 

 DATES TO REMEMBER

MONDAY,  March 31 (Day 4)

a)V B Tr. @ Osage-4:30

b) All-State Ind. Speech Contest

c)Final Day of March 2008 ---- March came in like a lamb--- will it go out like a lion?????

TUESDAY, April 1(Day 5)

a) V B/G Gold @ CWL-4:00

b)Elementary Faculty Meeting ---- 3:45 – Elem Media Center

c)April  Fools  Day  ---- Day of Tomfoolery

d)“The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.”   Mark Twain

WEDNESDAY, April 2 (Day 6)

a)Mr. Hill attends a mandatory administrator training in Cedar Falls

b)Waldorf College Education Department Advisory Committee --- 4:15  -- Mr. Hill and several teachers attend

THURSDAY, April 3 (Day 1)

a)Kindergarten Round-Up ---- 5:00 or 5:45  or  6:30

b)Administrative Team Meeting --- 2:00 --- Mr. Evans’ office

FRIDAY, April 4 (Day 2)

a)“Coffee On The Supe”  --- BC Restaurant  

b)3rd Grade Health Food Fair ----

c)3rd and 4th grade eat lunch early ---- Brown Bag healthy lunch ---

 

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

A) ESSENTIAL LEARNINGS

North Iowa students will use good problem solving skills.  Successful problem solvers:

*apply skills to real life situations,

*learn from past experiences,

*use a variety of appropriate risk taking,

*demonstrates flexibility in their thinking,

* shows conflict management skills.

B) ANNUAL PROGRESS GOAL

Reading

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)Your input on potential changes for the 2008-2009 school year are greatly appreciated.  Staffing, placement of classrooms, curriculum, teaming, recess, specials,  etc ------ all ideas have merit.  The more we put our heads together the better we can help shape a great learning environment for our children.  This will be the number one topic for our elementary faculty meeting on Tuesday.  Come with ideas --- we may each have differing ideas regarding assignments, rooms, times, specials, etc but we are all on the same team.

 

D) A special thank you to Deb Aukes, Kim Ostermann, Linda Friesenborg, Arin Anderson and all those who contributed behind the scenes to help pull together the Health Fair.

 

E)  Kindergarten Round-up is Thursday, April 3.  This year parents will have the option of attending one of three sessions ----- 5:00, 5:45, or 6:30.   Thank you to everyone involved in helping Round-up be a good experience for parents and students.

 

F) Next elementary faculty meeting is April 1 in the Elementary Media Center ---- 3:45.

 

G)  Super job at last week’s Parent-Teacher Conferences  --- If a parent could not attend make sure you contact them this week

 

H) During April we host four track meets.  Please consider contacting Mr. Ewest and volunteering to run an event.  The meets are April 10, April 17, April 22, and April 25.

We also host the  NORTH  IOWA  CONFERENCE  CO-ED  TRACK  MEET ON MAY 5.

                             

 I)  ZERO  TOLERANCE  on the playground for fighting, arguing, teasing, or rough play.

 

  J)  The origins of this custom are complex and a matter of much debate. It is likely a relic of the once common festivities held on the vernal equinox, which began on the 25th of March, old New Year's Day, and ended on the 2nd of April. Though the 1st of April appears to have been observed as a general festival in Great Britain in antiquity, it was apparently not until the beginning of the 18th century that the making of April-fools was a common custom. One of the earliest connections of the day with fools is Chaucer's story the Nun's Priest's Tale (c.1400), which concerns two fools and takes place "thirty days and two" from the beginning of March, which is April 1.                        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fool's_Day

K)Sandy began a job as an elementary school counselor and she was eager to help. One day during recess she noticed a girl standing by herself on one side of a playing field while the rest of the kids enjoyed a game of soccer at the other.
Sandy approached and asked if she was all right.
The girl said she was.
A little while later, however, Sandy noticed the girl was in the same spot, still by herself.
Approaching again, Sandy offered, "Would you like me to be your friend?"
The girl hesitated, then said, "Okay," looking at the woman suspiciously.
Feeling she was making progress, Sandy then asked, "Why are you standing here all alone?"
"Because," the little girl said with great exasperation, "I'm the goalie!"

Potato and Green Salads

For the Potato Salad:                                        For the dressing:

1 ˝ lbs. equal-sized new potatoes                     3 tbs. mayonnaise

    (cut any bigger potatoes in half)                     3 tbs. plain non-fat yogurt

2 pinches of salt                                                1 tsp. fresh lemon juice

4 green onions                                                  1 tsp. wholegrain (spicy) mustard

                                                                        2 tbs. chopped fresh dill

                                                                        A pinch of ground black pepper

For the green Salad:

Crisp lettuce leaves                                           Store in the refrigerator and eat both salads

1 green pepper                                                 on the day you make them.

Half a cucumber

1.        Scrub the potatoes with a soft brush.  Half-fill a large saucepan with water and add the salt.  Heat the water until it boils.

2.        Add the potatoes.  Boil the water, then reduce the heat a little, so that it is gently bubbling.  Cook them for 15-20 minutes.

3.        Meanwhile, put all of the dressing ingredients into a small bowl.  Stir them with a spoon, until they are mixed together.

4.        Carefully drain the cooked potatoes through a colander.  Shake it gently.  Then, leave the potatoes to cool a little.

5.        Cut the ends off the green onions and peel off the outer layer.  Then, cut the onions into lots of thin slices.

6.        Put the potatoes onto a cutting board and cut them into bite-sized pieces.  Put the pieces into a large bowl.

7.        Spoon the dressing over the potatoes.  Add the slices of green onion and mix everything well with a large spoon.  Put it in the refrigerator.

8.        Cut off the bottom of the lettuce.  Wash the leaves and shake them dry.  Cut the ends off the pepper and take out the seeds, and slice it finely.

9.        Cut the ends off the cucumber.  Cut it in half and slice it.  Put the slices into a large bowl with the lettuce and green pepper.

 

 

                                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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