ELEMENTARY WEEKLY BULLETIN

 

 FOR  WEEK 7 --- OCTOBER 2,  2006               

QUOTE  OF  THE  WEEK:

People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first.

David H. Comins

 

BIRTHDAYS

Mon., Oct. 2: Mckenna Larson

WORKERS

Fri., Oct. 6 (FB): B. Ewest, A. Twait, D. Swenson, L. Hagedorn, C. Lockrem, C. Brooks, R. Salazar

Sat., Oct. 7 (VB): 8:00-11:00: Sell-D. Jacobson, Take-C. Brooks; 11:00-2:00: Sell-C. Kettwick, Take-R. Steffensen

 

RECESS DUTY

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

 

DATES TO REMEMBER

MONDAY,  OCTOBER 2 (Day 3)  

a) MS VB @ Titonka-4:15

b) NIC VB Final 4 @ Newman-6:00

c) 5/6 Soccer

d) JV FB (H) WH-6:30

e) Mr. Hill meets with HS Social Studies department ---- 7:00 a.m.

f) Mr. Hill meets with a parent and student --- 6:30 a.m.

g)  Elementary Faculty Meeting ---- 3:45 --- Elem. Media Center       

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3 (Day 4))

a) 7th FB @ FC-4:15

b) CC @ Eagle Grove-4:30

c) 5/6 Soccer

d) Clover Kids

e) Rocket Math follow-up session on the ICN --- 3:40

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

g) Mr. Hill and Mrs. Benn present to the HS Vocational Agriculture class

h) “It  is easy to sit and take notice   .  .  .   What is difficult is standing up and taking action” Author Unknown

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4 (Day 5)

a) Walk-to-school Day

b) Tornado Drill (2:00)

c) Cyber Citizens Broadcast 9:30-10:30 in Multi-Purpose Room for grades 3 and 4

d) Mr. Hill attends the AEA Superintendent’s meeting in Cedar Falls

e) Mr. Hill attends an area-wide science advisory committee meeting

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 (Day 6)

a) 7th FB @ Belmond-4:00

b) 8th FB @ Belmond-5:15

c) 5/6 Soccer

d) Mr. Hill is out of district

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 (Day 1)

a) V FB (H) Turkey Valley-7:30-Parent Night

b) Mr. Hill meets with the HS Language Arts teachers --- 7:30 a.m.

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

d) Mr. Hill meets with a teacher at 11:30

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7

a) Lady Bison VB Tourn.-9:30

 

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

A) ESSENTIAL LEARNINGS

North Iowa students will be successful communicators.  Successful communicators:

      *express needs and ideas so others understand,

      *interprets experiences

      *evaluates and analyzes information

      *listens and perceives information from others.

 

B) ANNUAL PROGRESS GOALS

Culture Climate for Learning

Long Term Goal: North Iowa students will treat each other respectfully.

Annual Goal: The percent of students responding 3 or higher on question 6 of the Building Tomorrow Survey will increase.

 

C) Please sign up in the office with Lisa or Vicki by Tuesday, October 3, for the meal and if you plan to ride the bus.

 

D)   OCTOBER 3 we will host  an ICN session as a follow-up for  ROCKET  MATH ---- the session will be in the Buffalo Center ICN room and begin promptly at 3:40 and run until 4:30.

 

E)  Midterm has come and gone ----- are you where you want to be in your curriculum?

 

F) High School faculty members are working very hard on a process to review the content and the course offerings in our High School.   I applaud their effort and hard work.       Our elementary faculty needs to pick up the pace on revising our math benchmarks so we are positioned to make major improvements in our expectations regarding proficiency and mastery.

 

 G) Thank you to the Fire Department for their time and planning so we had access the Fire House

 

(H) ‘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 9:30-10:30.  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.  Please move your students to the Multi-Purpose Room at 9:25.

 

I)  North Iowa Community School District All District—All School Reunion will take place July 8, 2007.  This is the 110th anniversary of the First Consolidation of a school district west of the Mississippi River and only the second in the nation. All fundraising will be forwarded to the Auditorium Renovation Project. If you have a name, e-mail, and/or address for an alumni member or former faculty member of Lakota, Thompson, Rake, or Buffalo Center please pass that information on to Barb Weaver.  Are you willing to serve on one of the committees?   Visit with Pam Angstman, Charlie Smith, Fairy Florence, or Barb Weaver.

 

J) Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences will be October 30 (a Monday) and November 2 (a Thursday).

 

K) The First Quarter ends October 25.

 

 L)  Be sure to get assessment results to Mike Evans as soon as you have calculated the scores.

 

M) October 11 will be the North Iowa Conference Staff Development day at NIACC.  Each teacher will be expected to take 30 copies of a lesson you teach that is very successful and meets a specific standard/benchmark.  Ms Geitzenauer will provide each of you with a cover sheet.

 

N) A bit of trivia:  (answers at the bottom of the announcements)

A) Do they have a Fourth of July in England?

B) How many legs does an elephant have if you call its trunk a leg?

C) Which letter is missing from this sequence: B C D G P T V ?

 

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

                                                                                                                                                                                

P)TIMES  TO  BE  AWARE  OF:

A.M. RECESS:  15 minutes in length …. K-2 = 9:45-10:00 …. Grades 3-4 = 10:05-10:20

NOON  RECESS: 30 minutes in length

END OF THE DAY:   Thompson shuttle students dismissed at 3:25 (no sooner)departure at 3:33 ------Rural Route and town students released to go home or the playground at 3:28 (no sooner) ---- After school recess supervisors will blow the whistle to line up at 3:44 (set your watch by the atomic clocks) departure at 3:48.

 

Q) A) Do they have a Fourth of July in England?

 Answer: yes

86.4% of those surveyed have answered this question correctly.

 Yes; they do not celebrate it though! You would be surprised at the number of people who's first answer is NO, because they are reminded of the USA celebration

 

  B) How many legs does an elephant have if you call its trunk a leg?

Answer:  four

40.2% of those surveyed have answered this question correctly.

Remember calling a trunk a leg does not make it a leg!

 

  C) Which letter is missing from this sequence: B C D G P T V ?

 Answer: E

22.7% of those surveyed have answered this question correctly.

 These are letters which all sound the same, bee, see, dee, ee, etc.