ELEMENTARY WEEKLY BULLETIN

 

 FOR  WEEK 36-- APRIL 30,  2007               

QUOTE  OF  THE  WEEK:

I cannot live without books.

Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)

 

BIRTHDAYS

Mon., April 30: Faith Finer, Tiah Weringa

Wed., May 2: Ashley Huntington

Fri., May 4: Austin Paden

 

RECESS DUTY

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

 

DATES TO REMEMBER

MONDAY,  APRIL 30 (Day 5)

a) V B/G Tr. @ Britt-5:00

b) V B/G Golf @ Garner-4:00

c) Last day of April

TUESDAY, May 1 (Day 6)

a) MS B Track @ LM-4:30

b) V B/G Golf (H)-4:00

c) Prom Style Show 7:00

d) Elementary Faculty Meeting ---- 3:45 --- Elementary Media Center

WEDNESDAY, May 2 (Day 1)

a) 1:10/1:30 Dismissal-Staff Development

b) Interviews

c) Mr. Hill meets with parents in the a.m.

THURSDAY, May 3 (Day 2)

a) MS G Track @ LM-4:30

b) V B/G Tr. @ Manly-5:00

c) V B/G Golf (H)-4:00

d) Little Bison Preschool Program

e) Interview Teams meet --- 5:30 – 6:00

f) Mr. Hill meets with a family

FRIDAY, May 4 (Day 3)

a) MS B Track @ Garner-4:30

b)Interviews ---- 4:45 – 9:00

Saturday, May 5

a) HS State Lg. Group Fest.

 

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

A) BOARD GOALS

It is the goal of the North Iowa Community School District to partner with parents and community leaders/organizations to address the needs of children and parents in order to maximize every child’s ability, regardless of age, to enter school ready to learn.

 

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) May is here ------ Where are the May flowers?????

 

D)  Take a moment to reflect back on your Professional Growth goal.

 How is your team coming on the Team Professional Growth goal?

 

 

E) Be sure to get all assessment results to Mike Evans this week. 

 

F)  June 13 is our summer inservice day.  We are very fortunate to have Cathy Angel presenting.   Ms. Geitzenauer has worked very hard to make this day reality and we owe her a hearty thank you.  She is also ordering the materials for the day.  We will be able to use those throughout the year next year.

 

G)  MAKE – UP    DAYS:

     November 10 was made-up on February 16.

     January 15 will be made-up on April 5.

     March 1 will be made-up on April 9.

     March 2 will be made-up on May 29.

     April 11 will be made-up on May 30

 

H) Bison Clubhouse Summer School --- June 11 – July 12 --- Monday – Thursday

K-2nd  = 8:30-10;       3rd – 4th = 10:00-11:30;    Middle School = 9:00- 11:00

Reading and Math benchmarks are the focus.

We need two certified teachers.

 

I)  Last day of school is May 30.

May 31 and June 1 are staff development days.

 

J)  Our next Elementary Faculty meeting is Tuesday, MAY 1.

 We will meet in the Elem. Media Center  promptly at 3:45.

 Tentatively the dates for our final spring meeting will be May 15. 

Remember when you are presenting  with your group around the book study.

 

K) 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.  

Every faculty member will take part in the book study.

Those taking the book study for credit will have extra things to complete.

 

L) Personal leave is dependent on the availability of  a substitute.  Plan ahead.

M) Spring is a difficult time to find available substitute teachers.   Please take this into consideration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

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