ELEMENTARY WEEKLY BULLETIN

 

 FOR  WEEK 8—OCTOBER 8,  2007               

QUOTE  OF  THE  WEEK:

We have been taught to believe that negative equals realistic and positive equals unrealistic.

Susan Jeffers

 

BIRTHDAYS

Wed., Oct. 10: Allison Almelien

Thurs., Oct. 11: Sadie Zittritsch, Sydney Sabin

 

RECESS DUTY

Mon.-Huntington, Brooks, Tues.-Twait, Keil, Thurs.-Lockrem, Jacobson, Fri.-Sime, Hagedorn

 

WORKERS

October 8 (VB): Sell: A. Cook, Take: D. Hobbs

 

DATES TO REMEMBER

MONDAY,  Oct. 8 (Day 2)

a) NI School Board Mtg.-7:00-Committees-6:15

b) JV/V VB (H) W-CL-T-6:00-(Parents Night)

c) CC @ Forest City 4:30

TUESDAY, Oct. 9 (Day 3)

a) NIEA Mtg.-3:45

b) MS VB @ Garner-4:15

c) 8th FB (H) MC Roosevelt-4:15

d) Elementary Banking Day

e)Linda Vann training --- all special education teachers --- 1:00-4:00—Multi-purpose room

f)A.B.L.E  meeting at Mason City Roosevelt Middle School --- 6:30

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 10  

a) No School-Conf. Wide Staff Dev.

b) √ North Iowa Conference Common Staff Development Day --- 9:00-3:00 --- bus leaves BC at 7:15 and Thompson at 7:30

THURSDAY, Oct. 11(Day 4)

a) 7th FB (H) Garner-4:00

b) 8th FB (H) Garner-5:15

c) JV/V VB @ Rockwell-5:00

d) NIC CC @ Forest City-4:30

e) We host the middle school students from North Iowa and West Hancock in our auditorium in the p.m.

f) Mr. Hill attends the English Language Learners training at AEA 267 in the a.m.

 

FRIDAY, Oct. 12 (Day 5)

a) V FB @ MC Newman-7:30

b)Fire Department presentations in the a.m.  --- this will replace the morning PE schedule --- Thank you to Mrs. VanderWilt for heading up this important activity.

SATURDAY, Oct. 13

a) JV VB @ FC Tourn. 9:00

b) 7/8 Dance 7-9:30

 

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

A) BROAD PROGRAM GOALS

We must help students understand and acquire the skills, knowledge, attitudes, and values necessary to participate in a democratic society.

 

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)  You will be asked in the next couple of weeks to administer a survey of your students regarding respect.   This is a pre-test.   The post-test survey will take place next spring.

 

D)  A  NOTE  FROM  MR.  EVANS:

 

Al Bode will be here at the date and times listed below. 

Middle School 12:15-1:30

High School/Elementary 2:30-4:15

All teachers from grades 3-12 should meet with him at least briefly.

 

As of October 1:

Ř       Middle School is utilizing the SkillsTutor program ---20% of MS students have completed work using SkillsTutor already.

Ř       The High School and the Elementary Schools have not used the programs yet this year.

 

E) October10 is our North Iowa Conference Professional Development Day at NIACC.   The planning committee will be meeting in the very near future to put the final touches on the day and the follow-up.  Daryl Scott will be our keynote speaker.  His daughter was Rachel Scott.  Rachel was the first child killed in the Columbine High School shootings in late April, 1999.  The following day a team of trainers from the Rachel Scott Foundation will work with our middle school students.  This all ties directly to the Bullying/Harassment conversations we have had and our new policy.

 

F) Beginning October 1 all employees will be expected to begin wearing their ID cards.  You were each provided a lanyard but if you desire to have a belt-loop ID holder or clip-on holder you are welcome to purchase such a device to personalize the ID but it must be easily readable.   All visitors coming into the building will be exacted to have a visitor pass ----- if they do not ask to see an ID and direct them to the Elementary/High School office to obtain one.

 

G) Picture retakes are October 18

 

 

H). Elementary Faculty Meeting --- Thursday, October 18--- 7:30 a.m.

 

.I)   Bullying/Harassment training will take place for the bus drivers on October 15 --- 8:30-9:30 a.m. in the ICN room in Buffalo Center. 

The training for paraprofessionals, secretaries, cooks, and custodians in the elementary media center on  October 15 beginning at 3:45 p.m.

The training for paraprofessionals , secretaries, cooks, and custodians at the middle school will take place on October 16 in the middle school ICN room from 8:30-9:30 a.m.

 

J)  Bullying/Harassment training for middle school teachers will take place October 24 at 3:45 p.m. in the middle school ICN room.

The training will take place for high school and elementary teachers on October 25.  We will meet in the Elementary Media Center.  You will have the option of attending the 7:15-8:15 a.m. training or the 3:45-4:45 training.

 

K) Be at the recess door to walk your class back to your room. 

Recess supervisors need to hold the students until the teacher arrives to lead them.

 

.L)  Line Basics when in the hallway.

 

 M) Congratulations to the Team Nutrition Planning Group on a wonderful meeting last week and a fantastic presentation to the representatives of Iowa State University.

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

 

O) October 11 we will host our middle school students plus the middle school students from West Hancock for an afternoon training session on “Rachel’s Challenge.”  The event will take place in the auditorium beginning at 12:15 p.m.

SALADS:

Banana Split Salad

Ingredients To make one:  

·   banana

·   2 tablespoons fruit preserves

·   2 tablespoons cool whip

·   lettuce and raisins

Spilt banana down the center and place on a bed of lettuce. Spread on fruit preserves and cool whip. Top with raisins.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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