ELEMENTARY WEEKLY BULLETIN

 

 FOR  WEEK 9—OCTOBER 15,  2007               

QUOTE  OF  THE  WEEK:

Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation, for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company.

George Washington (1732 - 1799)

 

BIRTHDAYS

Mon., Oct. 15: Tiarra Jensvold, Zada Dicksen

Sat., Oct. 20: Cameron Roth

Sun., Oct. 21: Cameron Hepperly, Logan Leesch

 

RECESS DUTY

Mon.-Hobbs, Oldenkamp, Tues.-Eichenberger, Jutting, Wed.-Leerar, Brooks, Thurs.-Huntington, Keil, Fri.-Twait, Jacobson

 

WORKERS

Mon., Oct. 15 (Dist. VB): Sell: C. Brooks, Take: L. Friesenborg, A. VanderWilt

Fri., Oct. 19 (FB): B. Ewest, R. Kettwick, D. Hobbs, A. VanderWilt

DATES TO REMEMBER

MONDAY,  Oct. 15 (Day 6)

a) JV FB @ Garner 6:30

b) Dist. VB NI Vs. WCLT @ BC-7:00

c)We host Sarah Knudson as she monitors our special education program

d)Bullying/Harassment Training for bus drivers --- 8:30 a.m. --- Commons

e)Bullying/Harassment Training for support staff --- Elem/HS --- Elem. Media Center ---- 3:30-4:30

TUESDAY, Oct. 16 (Day 1)

a)Mr. Hill attends the “Behind The Glass” training for Mrs. Hobbs ---a.m.

b)Bullying/Harassment Training for middle school support staff --- 8:30 a.m.

c)Mr. Hill attends Problem solving meeting --- AEA meeting room ---- 3:30 

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 17 (Day 2)  

a)Mr. Hill meets with Mr. Embrock and Ms Torney --- 7:15 a.m.

b)North Iowa Conference Superintendent meeting --- 9:30

c)Administrative Team Meeting --- 2:00 ---NIMS

d)What are your goals?  Have you written them down?

THURSDAY, Oct. 18(Day 3)

a) CC Districts @ Lake City-4:30

b) 5-8 Vocal Concert-7:00

c) Picture Retakes

d)Elementary Faculty Meeting --- 7:30 a.m. --- Elem Media Center

e)The First Quarter ends October 24.  Parent-Teacher Conferences are October 30 and November 1 --- 4:00-8:00.

 

FRIDAY, Oct. 19 (Day 4)

a) V FB (H) St. Ansgar 7:30 (Parent Night)

b) 8th Field Trip-St. Paul

c)Mr. Hill attends a meeting at Mason City in the late a.m.

d)What is one thing you recall from the Rachel’s Challenge presentation over a week ago?  What is one thing from that presentation you can implement with your students today?

 

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

A) BROAD PROGRAM GOALS

We must provide students with an understanding of the global nature of society, the interdependence of the world’s people and their effect on the world’s environment.

 

B) ANNUAL PROGRESS GOAL

Math

Long Term Goal: All K-12 students will achieve at high levels in mathematics, prepared for success beyond high school.

Annual Goal: The percent of students scoring proficient (70%) on the district Computation Test (grades 2-8) and the district Algebra Test (grade 10) will increase using two-year averaging.

 

C) National School Lunch Week-October 15-19  National School Lunch Week is celebrated across the United States this week.  Here are some interesting facts to commemorate it.

     *In 1937, school boards in 15 states instituted lunchrooms to serve food at cost, though debates continued regarding how much taxpayers should cover, and how much families with school children should pay.

     *In 1946, the National School Lunch Act was signed into law, shifting focus from hunger to nutrition, categorizing different levels of lunch provision not just by quantity but by nutrient content.

     *In 1962, National School Lunch Week was established and begins on the second Sunday of October each year.

     *In 1946, 7.1 million kids ate lunch from school programs at a cost of $70 million.  In 2006 that number rose to 30.1 million with an annual cost of over $8 billion.

     *An interesting, if lesser-known, aspect of the school lunch program is that the USDA procures food surpluses, including fresh produce, from the Department of Defense.

     A healthy lunch is important to students so they can re-fuel for afternoon classes.  In recent years, school lunch menus have been designed in an attempt to reduce the amount of fats, sodium, and sugars in the foods.

 

D) 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.

 

E) Picture retakes are October 18

 

F) As part of Rachel’s Challenge you each made a commitment to contact 5 – 7 people who are very special and close to you.  Have you lived up to that commitment?

 

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

 

H)  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.

 

I) 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.

 

J)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.

 

K)  Line Basics when in the hallway.

 

L) The little boy wasn't getting good marks in school. One day he made the teacher quite surprised. He tapped her on the shoulder and said ..."I don't want to scare you, but my daddy says if I don't get better grades, somebody is going to get a spanking."    

 

M) Thank you for supporting all students in their co-curricular activities.  It means a great deal to the students and the co-curricular sponsors.

 

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

 

 O) TRIVIA:

In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.

When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."

HOT  DISH / CASSEROLE:

Sweet Potato Fries

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 tb Thawed orange juice -concentrate
  • 1 t Onion powder
  • 1/2 ts Salt
  • 1/8 ts Ground red pepper (cayanne)
  • 1 lb Sweet potatoes, cut into -1/2" sticks

PREPARATION:

Line a cookie sheet with foil and spray with Pam In a medium bowl combine orange juice concentrate, onion powder, salt and cayanne. Add potato sticks and turn to coat. Arrange coated potato sticks on the oiled foil in a single layer.

Bake 10 min; turn carefully, bake 10 more minutes or until tender.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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