FOR WEEK 28 ---- March 9, 2009

GO BIG BLUE !!!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. Auguste Rodin

Birthdays:

March 9 – Jessica Goodnight

March 11 – Josh Musel

March 14 - MaxSchaefer

Recess Duty:

M - Lockrem, Tu – Sime, W – Giesking/Andersen, Th – Hobbs, F – Eichenberger

Monday, March 9

● Staffing 9:30

● Staffing 4:30

● School Board meeting – 4:30 --- Commons

● Negotiations session 6:00-7:00

Tuesday: March 10

● After School Special --- 3:30-4:30 --- Elem. Media Center

● Mr. Hill transports a student to the AEA in Clear Lake for “Teaching Behind The Glass”---a.m.

● Community Cares Collaition --- 1:00 --- FC --- Mr. Hill represents the school

● School Board executive committee meeting --- 6:00 p.m.

● School Board meeting --- 8:15 p.m.

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Wednesday: March 11

● North Iowa Conference Superintendent’s Meeting --- FC --- a.m.

● Church Night ---- all students out of the buildings by 6:00 p.m.

Thursday: March 12

● Special Education Team Meeting --- 4:00

● Mr. Hill attends a meeting at the AEA in Clear Lake --- 11:00

● 7/8 Archery Tournament

Friday: March 13

● “Coffee On The Supe” --- Thompson – Hometown Market – 7:30-10:00

Saturday: March 14

ADDITIONAL ITEMS:

It is the goal of the North Iowa Community School District to reflect a student centered atmosphere in every offering or action taken by the school board, administrative team, faculty, and support staff.

Math Achievement  Goals

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

beyond high school.

● After School Special for students in grades 4 or 5 each Tuesday night from 3:30-4:30 in the Elementary Media Center. Be sure to send notes home to parents of participants and notify Dyanna and Sheryl of those who will need to ride the 5:15 shuttle bus.

● Outstanding staff development day last Wednesday. Thank you to everyone for such an uplifting and fun elementary faculty meeting.

● “PROCEDURES MUST BE PRACTICED.” Harry Wong ------ Recess rules need to be practiced. Lining up when the whistle blows is a procedure. Practice it ---- explain the purpose for the rule. Be consistent in how the rule is enforced. Now that we have returned from Christmas it is especially important to review procedures and practice them over and over again.

● Special Education Team meeting ---- Thursday, March 12– 4:00 --- AEA meeting room

● Next “DINNER WITH DAD” is scheduled for Tuesday, March 17.

● K-8 spring pictures ---- March 19 ----- YES I TYPED “SPRING!”

● Support Staff Update – 8:30 a.m. – Thompson, March 19 – BC March 20

● High School Musical – March 20 & 21 – 7:00

● Lakota Pancake Day ---- Saturday, March 21 ----10:00-1:00 --- fire station.

● Parent-Teacher Conferences will be March 24 and March 26.

● March 30 is a full day for staff development ----- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS.

● Kindergarten Round-up will take place March 31.

● NIHS Blood Drive – April 6 - 2 pm to 7 pm.

● Tuesday, June 2 is a professional development day due to snow days.

● We have missed several days due to snow or dangerously cold temperatures. Listed below are the days missed and the make-up days.

December 9 (Friday, February 13)

December 19 (Thursday, April 9)

January 13 (Thursday, May 28)

January 14 (Friday, May 29)

January 15 (Monday, June 1)

February 26 (Monday, April 13)

● Only in America:

• do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescription yet the healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front of the same store
• do people order a double cheeseburger, large fries, and diet soda
• do banks leave all the doors unlocked but chain down the pens
• do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and store useless junk in a nice garage
• do we buy hot dogs in packs of ten and buns in packs of eight
• do we have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering