ELEMENTARY
WEEKLY BULLETIN
FOR WEEK 4 --- SEPTEMBER 11, 2006
QUOTE OF THE
WEEK:
Charles W. Eliot
(1834 - 1926), The Happy Life, 1896
BIRTHDAYS
Wed., Sept. 13:
Thurs., Sept. 17: Harley LaMont
WORKERS
Fri., Sept. 15 (FB): B. Ewest, D. Kakacek, J. DeBoer, M. Webb, K. Ostermann, L. Hagedorn, L. Friesenborg
RECESS DUTY
Mon.-Huntington, Keil, Tues.-Twait, Hagedorn,
Wed.-Lockrem, Brooks, Thurs.-Oldenkamp, Sime, Fri.-Jutting,
DATES TO REMEMBER
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 (Day
6)
a) MS VB (H) FC-4:15
b) 8th FB @ Newman-4:15
c) CC@ Emmetsburg-5:00
d) 5th Inst. Rental 4-7:00
e) JV/V VB@ Osage-6:00
f) Homecoming Week 2006
g) Mr. Hill attends the conference-wide planning meeting for the October 11 inservice – 9:30
h) Mr. Hill meets with HS Social Studies teacher in the early a.m.
i) The fifth anniversary of the 9-11 attacks. Take a moment in class to reflect on why we do not want bullies on our playground, in our community, or terrorizing our world.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
12 (Day 1)
a) JV/V VB @ Britt-6:00
b) Election 2006 --- Be sure to vote --- It is your civic responsibility
c) Title 1 Parent Advisory meeting --- 4:00
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
13 (Day 2)
a) FIRE
DRILL
b)
c) North Iowa Conference
Superintendent’s Meeting ---- 10:00-1:30
d) Elem. Banking Day
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 14 (Day 3)
a) Bus Evacuation Drill ………… a.m. rural routes / p.m. shuttles
b) Elementary Faculty Meeting --- 3:45 ---
c) Mr. Hill meets with Fitness Room supervisors for a training
d) MS VB (H) WCLT-4:15
e) Fun
Night/Coronation 5:30
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 (Day 4)
a) Visit with students about sportsmanship.
b) Visit with students about what we do during the national anthem.
c)
Homecoming pep rally and parade
d) Punt, Pass, & Kick
e) V FB (H)
Rockford-7:30
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
a) V VB @ FC-9:00
b) JV VB @
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
A) BROAD PROGRAM GOALS
We must produce
students who can adapt to change, respect others, and work cooperatively to
become contributing members of society.
B) ANNUAL PROGRESS
GOALS
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) On Monday, Sept. 11 Lisa
Ralls, the Winnebago County Naturalist, will come to the K-Prep classroom to
teach us about butterflies!
D) You
are doing a great job. As a school
district we did not meet our 2005-2006 math goal or
our reading goal. I am proud of the fact
our Design Team and advisory committee recommended setting such high
goals. The five year trend shows us
making very steady progress. The margin
between meeting and falling short of the 2005-2006 goals came down to the
scores from 3 students ------ if those scores had been slightly better both
goals would have been met. That is a
victory for students and faculty alike ----- YOU ARE
DOING A GREAT
JOB. I KNOW WE CAN EVEN DO BETTER----
OUR STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH DAYS ARE GIVING US THE TOOLS TO
GET BETTER AND BETTER.
W E L L
D O N E
T
E A M !
E) HOMECOMING 2006
----- There is a great deal of activity going on this week ---- we will make
every attempt to create a good learning environment and at the same time raise
school spirit. Fourth Grade should move to the gym at 1:24. Kindergarten and First Grade move to the gym
at 1:26. Second and Third Grade should
begin to move to the gym at 1:28.
Line up after the pep rally on the
playground and I will direct each group to the parade route in the proper
order.
We need to make sure the Kindergarten and
First Grade have tags on their shirt/coat to insure they get on the correct bus
at the end of the day.
F) Take time to vote on Tuesday. It is your civic duty as a member of a democratic
society. Service on the school board is
a volunteer undertaking. These folks
truly are grass roots servants of the voters.
This body sets the priorities and direction of this school district for
years to come. As all rural districts
experience declining enrollment school board will be expected to make very
difficult decisions regarding programs, staffing, and linking with
neighbors.
G) A.M. recess is 15 minutes long. K-2 goes form 9:40 – 9:55 ---- no longer ---
no shorter. Grades 3 – 4 recess is
from 10:05 – 10:20.
H) Be sure to review
fire drill and tornado procedures with your students.
I) Be sure to get
assessment results to
J)
Post the new map
above your main exit door or very near the door.
K) Remember to meet with
L) Remember the time change at the end of the
day. Release those riding the Thompson
shuttle at 3:25 --- no earlier. Release
town students and all those going to the playground at 3:28
End of the day bus route
times: Depart the Elem/High
School and Middle School at 3:33. Rural
routes depart at 3:48
M) Elementary Faculty
Meeting ---Sept. 14. Each teacher will bring their teacher
portfolio and share with at least two other teachers what evidence you have
collected and how you
interpret the teacher standards and the
mandated criteria. We will have a brief
discussion regarding a team goal for the professional growth plan.
N) “Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” Calvin Coolidge (1872 - 1933)
O) We are working on a master electronic calendar for all events and room reservations made by internal and external groups. This will include the ICN, multi-purpose room, Commons, media centers, old cafeteria, and auditorium. This would give you immediate access to availability of facilities when you are planning activities or events.
P) Personal leave is dependent on the
availability of a
substitute. Plan ahead.
Q ‘Cyber Citizens
of the World Wide Web” is a play sponsored by
the Iowa Department of Education. The
play is geared toward grades 3 – 6. The
play will be webcast to our school on October 4, from
10:30-11:30. Our 3rd and 4th
grade will take part. The focus of the webcast play is to drive home the importance of InterNet safety.
This has been a thrust of our district presentation team in recent
months.
R) BODY BASICS
in the hallway. Orderly lines and quiet voices. If it takes a few times of practice to
master that expectation feel free to repeat the lesson over and over again.
THIS IS A MAJOR FOCUS FOR OUR ENTIRE ELEMENTARY STAFF FOR 2006-2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11%2C_2001%2C_attacks
September 11, 2001
8:46:40a.m.: Flight 11 crashes at roughly 490 mph (790 km/h or 425
knots) into the north side of the north tower of the World Trade Center, between floors 94 and 98.
9:03:13: Flight 175 crashes at about 590 mph (950 km/h) into the
south side of the south tower, banked between floors
78 and 84.
9:37:46: Flight 77 crashes into the western side of the
Pentagon and starts a violent fire. The section of the Pentagon hit
consists mainly of newly renovated, unoccupied offices.
9:59:04: The south tower of the
10:03: United Airlines Flight 93 is crashed by
its hijackers southeast of Pittsburgh in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
10:10: Part of the Pentagon collapses.
10:28:31: The north tower of the
5:20
p.m.: 7 World Trade Center, a 47-story building that
had sustained what was originally thought to be light damage in the fall of the
twin towers and was earlier reported on fire, collapses.
According
to the 9/11 Commisson, approximately 16,400 to 18,800
civilians were in the World Trade Center complex at the time of the
attacks Only 18 people escaped from within or above the impact zone (floors 78
to 84) of the South Tower after it was hit. No one was able to escape from
above the point of impact in the
Only
20 people were pulled alive from the debris after the towers' collapse. Ultimately,
2,749 death certificates were filed relating to the WTC attacks. Thirteen
people died after the disaster, from injuries received on September 11.
American Airlines Flight 77 crashed
into the west side of the Pentagon after being hijacked, killing all aboard as
well as over a hundred people within the Pentagon. A total of
184 parished. The flight penetrated three of
the five rings of the Pentagon. Because the affected area was under renovation
at the time, several offices were unoccupied, saving many lives.
The
crash of United Airlines Flight 93 on September
11, 2001
occurred 2 miles north of Shanksville, outside the
borough limits in Stonycreek
Township. Forty people lost their
lives after the passengers attempted to regain control of the aircraft headed
for Washington, D. C.