FOR  WEEK 17--- DECEMBER 12,  2005               

QUOTE  OF  THE  WEEK:

People forget how fast you did a job - but they remember how well you did it.

Howard Newton

 

BIRTHDAYS

Mon., Dec. 12: Jordan Boekelman (Half)

Tues., Dec. 13: Chanse Furst, Paige Hassebroek (Half)

Wed., Dec. 14: Anthony Rodriguez, Ethan Barkhurst (Half)

Fri., Dec. 16: Donovan Schley

Sun., Dec. 18: Taylor Steinfeldt, Aleah Brown (Half)

 

WORKERS

Fri., Dec. 16: Sell: Rita Salazar, Take: Dean Swenson, Janet Jutting

RECESS DUTY

Mon.-Blodgett, Eichenberger, Tues.-Jacobson, Leerar, Wed.-Keil, Huntington, Thurs.-Hagedorn, Twait, Fri.-Brooks, Lockrem

DATES TO REMEMBER

Mon., Dec. 12 (Day 1)

a)  Mr. Hill meets with parents in the a.m.

b) School Board committee meetings 6:30 p.m.

c) School Board meeting 7:00 p.m.

d) 9th G/B B BB @ N. Kossuth-6:30

e) 7/8 B BB (H) LM-4:15

Tues., Dec. 13  (Day 2)

a) Mr. Hill is at a meeting at Waldorf College in the a.m.

b) Mr. Hill meets with AEA staff at the AEA at noon

c) Visit with your students about hallway conduct and inside voices.

d) V G/B @ FC-6:30

 

Wed., Dec. 14 (Day 3)

a) Mr. Hill attends North Iowa Conference Superintendent’s meeting in Forest City

b) Administrative Team meeting in the p.m.

c) Senior Citizen Dinner-1:00 in gym

d) Elem. Banking Day

Thurs., Dec. 15 (Day 4)

a) K-2 attend the Theater Arts production in the auditorium ..10:25

b) Teacher evaluation --- 9:15

c) Teacher evaluation ---- 10:00

d) JV G/B BB @ Crystal Lake-6:30

Fri., Dec. 16 (Day 5)

a) V G/B BB (H) Osage-6:30

Sat., Dec. 17

a) JV/V Wr. @ Northwood-10:00

b) 7/8 Dance 7-9:30

 

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

A) OUR EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

We believe the school should provide equal opportunities for students to develop their individual potential regardless of disability, race, sex, and/or socioeconomic background.

 

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)   Wonderful High School Christmas concert last Thursday.    Thank you to Jeff Cook and Dave Kakacek for all their work.  Thank you to Kim Ostermann for her decorating touch.

 

D)  Outstanding support staff meetings last week. Thank you for your time.  I hope I was able to address some of your concerns and answer some questions.

 

E) “School was a very special place for me.  My teachers painted a picture of a future for me that I had no idea was possible.”  Simon Estes, October 12, 2005.

 

F)  The North Iowa Home Page is the gauge we use to determine if we go outside for recess or not.  If the air temperature  OR  windchill is at or below  ZERO  we will have indoor recess.  As long as the temperature is above zero we will go outside.   Exceptions will be rain or wet snow.

 

G) CITIZENSHIP.

 

H) Theater Arts class will perform a play for students in grades Kindergarten – Grade 2 at 10:25 on December 15. Please move to the auditorium at 10:20.   Avoid the front two rows so the students can see better.   Visit with students about how we conduct ourselves at performances and how we act in the auditorium.

 

I) The Christmas video for grades K – 2 will begin as close to 12:30 as we can and will be shown in the COMMONS.  Each student will bring her/his own chair to the video.

 

J) The Christmas video for grades 3 & 4 will be in the multi-purpose room.   The video will begin in the afternoon.  Students can sit on the floor  OR  can bring in their chair ---- faculty can decide which will work best.  

 

K) December 21 and January 3 are staff development days. These are scheduled to be full days.  The agenda will be out at the end of the week. Both days will begin at 8:00.

 

L)  December 20 is the last full day of school for students before Christmas break.

      They return on Wednesday, January 3, 2006 ----  YES   2006 !!!

 

M) Middle School Christmas concert ---- December 19.

 

N) ELECTRONIC  GRADE  BOOK  COMMITTEE:  Connie Brooks, Allen Twait, Sue Sime, Louise Hagedorn.   Our remaining meetings will be  December 19.  We will meet in the HS media center at 3:40.  WE  ARE   MAKING  HUGE  PROGRESS !

 

O)   Schedule your classroom evaluation.   There are only a couple left to take care of.

      Pick a lesson  you enjoy and let’s get it on the calendar.

 

P)  The staff / faculty Christmas gathering is December 21.  Thank you Mr. Huntington for taking care of the details.