ELEMENTARY WEEKLY BULLETIN
FOR
WEEK 13—NOVEMBER 12, 2007
QUOTE
OF THE WEEK:
Our lives begin
to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Martin Luther King Jr.
(1929 - 1968)
BIRTHDAYS
Mon.,
Nov. 12: Jeron Koppen
Tues., Nov. 13: Alan Anderson
Sun., Nov. 18:
RECESS DUTY
Mon.-Lockrem,
Jutting, Tues.-Sime, Brooks, Wed.-Hobbs, Keil,
Thurs.-Eichenberger, Jacobson, Fri.-Leerar, Hagedorn
DATES TO REMEMBER
MONDAY,
Nov. 12 (Day 1)
a)This is the start of National Education Week.
b)Breakfast at the
Elementary/High School is provided by the principals and school board for all
teachers and support staff members. Stop
by and enjoy.
c)
d)School Board meeting --- 7:00 p.m
e)7th B BB (H)
f)8th B BB @ Lake Mills 4:15
TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (Day 2)
a)There is an apple
in your mailbox this morning to thank you for all you do as a teacher planting
seeds of learning in the fertile minds of our students.
b)Mr. Hill presents
at the Early Childhood Congress at
c)PARENTING FAIR
2007 --- 6:00 p.m. --- auditorium and break-out sessions follow.
d) NIEA Mtg. 3:45
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 (Day 3)
a)
b) Elementary
Banking Day
THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (Day 4)
a)Mr. Hill attends
the Iowa Association of School Board convention in
b) 7th B
BB @ Garner 4:15
c) 8th B
BB (H) Garner 4:15
d) FCCLA/FFA Mtg.
7:00
e) ICDA Opus Honor
Choir
FRIDAY, Nov.
16 (Day 5)
a)GRANDPARENT’S DAY for
Kindergarten-Prep through Grade 1.
b) 7th B BB @ Kanawha 4:15
c) 8th B BB (H) Kanawha-4:15
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
A) ESSENTIAL LEARNINGS
*demonstrate responsibility and active
participation in the democratic community,
*demonstrate effective use of social
skills,
*shows responsibility for themselves, to
others, and to the world.
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) 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) Each day this week there will be a little
something to celebrate National Education Week.
There is no way to completely thank anyone for all they do working with
children. These are small tokens of
appreciation from the administrative team and school board.
E) Remember to complete your Rachel’s Challenge assignment AND
your Bullying/Harassment Training assignment.
F) Parenting Fair
---- November 13 ---- Remind your students.
Encourage them to talk to their parents.
G) Grandparent’s Day --- November
16 ----8:30 a.m. --- COMMONS ---- light
breakfast with grandparents and program.
The morning ends in the individual Kindergarten or First grade classroom
with the reading of a book.
H) Line Basics when in the hallway.
I) No School
November 21 ---- Teacher Inservice --- 8:00 – 3:00
------- The a.m. will be spent on our Character Education professional
development and the final segment of the Bullying/Harassment Prevention
Training. The p.m. will be occupied by work preparing for the Department of
Education site visit.
.J) ZERO TOLERANCE
on the playground for fighting, arguing, teasing, or rough play.
K) Department of Education Site
Visit ----- November 27 – 29.
L) A little boy
called out to his mom at work in the garden and said, "Please... hurry
home from work and help me. Daddy is
taking a nap and I need help with this
huge jigsaw puzzle. I can not figure out how to get started.”
Mom attempted to calm the
little boy and simply asked, “What is it supposed to be when it's finished?”
The little boy responded
through his tears, “Well . . . according
to the picture on the box, it's a tiger!’
Mom finished her work and in
a couple of minutes headed into the house to help with the puzzle. As she walked
in she could see her son next to the kitchen table with the puzzle spread all
over the table.
Mom took one glance and
paused. She comforted her little son but stated, “No matter what we do, we're
not going to be able to assemble these pieces into anything which might end up
looking like a tiger. Now take a deep
breath and we will put all these pieces back in the Frosted Flakes box.”
Apple Crumble
For the crumble topping: For
the apple filling:
2/3 cup all-purpose flour 1
½ lbs eating apples
2/3 cup whole-wheat flour 1/8
cup sugar
Small pinch of ground
cinnamon 3
tbs. orange juice
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
¼ cup brown sugar preheat
your oven to 350 deg. F.
1. Sift both kinds of flour
and the cinnamon into a large bowl. Pour
any bran that is left in the slieve into the bowl as
well.
2. Cut the butter into small
cubes, then add the cubes to the flour mixture.
Stir them in with a blunt knife.
3. Rub the butter into the
flour with your fingers, until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs. Then, stir in the sugar.
4. Carefully cut each apple in
half. Place each half with its flat side
facing down, then cut it in half again.
5. Peel the quarters with a
potato peeler. Carefully cut out the
cores, cutting away from you. Throw the
core and peel away. Cut the quarters
into small chunks.
6. Put the apple chunks into
a bowl and sprinkle them with sugar.
Stir them until they are covered in sugar.
7. Spoon the apple into a
small ovenproof dish and drizzle it with the orange juice. Spoon the crumble topping over the top.
8. Bake the crumble for 35 minutes,
or until the top is lightly browned.
Wearing oven mits carefully lift it out.
9. Push a knife into the
crumble to see if the apple is soft. If
it is not, cook it for a little longer, then lift the crumble out.
Let the crumble cool for 5
minutes before you serve it.
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