September 28 - October 3, 2009
GO BIG BLUE !!!
Birthdays:
September
28 – Leah Kramersmeier
September
29 – Konner Rikala
October
1 – Jordan Ostrander
October
1 – Bailey Deetz
October
2 – McKenna Larson
Recess Duty:
M –
Monday, September 28
● Deb Aukes
attends meeting in
● Cross Country @ Garner – 5:00
● JV FB @ West
Hancock - 6:30
● 7/8 Volleyball @
West Hancock (Kanawha) – 4:15
● JV/V Volleyball
@ Armstrong – 5:30
Tuesday, September 29
● Elementary Teachers’ meeting 7:50
● JV/V Volleyball @
Wednesday, September 30
● Seasonal Influenza Vaccinations in Deb’s
office for employees/significant others – 7:40
● Teachers’ Quality Meeting - 3:45.
● 1:30 Dismissal – 1:50 Rural Routes –
Staff Development
Thursday, October 1
● Deb Aukes to do vision rechecks
● Administrator Meeting 1:00-2:00
● Mr Myer attending IEP meeting –
2:00-3:00
● 8th FB @
Friday, October 2
● Deb Aukes in Thompson – returning to BC
building at 1:30
● Cheerleaders selling temporary tattoos
before and after school by Mr Myer’s office
● 6th Grade
to Big Island Ed Day in
● BC employee blood pressure checks 3:00
to 3:45 pm
● V Football @ SE Webster 7:30
Saturday, October 3
● NIC Volleyball tournament @ West Hancock
– 9:30
● Seasonal influenza vaccinations for employees
and significant others on Wednesday, September 30 - 7:40 a.m. at BC building
and noon at Middle School building. Sign up in Deb’s office or email her.
● Parent
Teacher Conferences will be held October 27 and 29 from 4-8 p.m. Sign up slips will be sent home October 2 with
the youngest child in the family. Please
return by October 15th. Online
sign up will again be available October 1 through October 15 on the homepage – www.northiowa.org. After the 15th
the online sign up will be taken off line so any remaining conferences can be
scheduled. If your child sees a special
education teacher or Title 1 teacher, please schedule a conference with her
also. Notices of scheduled conference
times will be sent home on or before October 23.
● Parents ~
"You may have tangible wealth untold; Caskets
of jewels and coffers of gold.
Richer than I you can never be--I had a Mother who read to me"
--Strickland Gillilan
● Cheerleaders will be
selling Tattoo’s
on Friday before and after school outside
Mr. Myer’s office at 7:30am. Small tattoos are $.50, arm band tattoos are $2.00
and AFTER school kids will be able to purchase eye blacks for $2.00/pair.
● Reminder – The steps on the south side of the school are
under construction. Please remind
students that this construction zone is off limits for their play.
● Parents – Please
remember to contact the school if your child is going to be absent for any
reason.
● Lifetouch
Picture Retake Day – is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 13th
– for those students who were absent on August 31st or who would
like a retake. The photographers will
start out in Thompson at 8:30 a.m. - and after that - they will go over
to
● "Smiles for
Education" Program - visit your local Hy-Vee store and
register your students' names for weekly drawings spanning 8 weeks this fall.
Each winner will receive a laptop computer and each of their schools will
receive a $5,000 donation.
● Seasonal influenza vaccinations
Wednesday, 09-30-09 at 7:40 a.m. in BC and around 12 noon in Thompson. You
will be given an appointment time. If you are interested in getting the
vaccination, please email Deb, (at Thompson email Fairy) or sign up on the
sheet outside Deb’s office door if you would like the vaccination. This is
the vaccination for the respiratory influenza which is offered every
fall/winter at school for employees and volunteers. This vaccination does
not prevent the intestinal or stomach “flu”. This vaccination does not provide
protection for the H1N1 virus. The vaccination for the H1N1 will be
offered in late Oct. /Nov. Children age 2 to 21 are the target
population for the H1N1 vaccine. Deb is not sure where school employees
will fall in “who gets the H1N1 shot and when”. Please email or talk to
Deb about details and payment.
October 7 - No School – Conference Wide Staff Development
October 6 – Fire Safety Activities
October 9 – Fall Fitness Day – more information to come!
October 12-16 –
October 13 – Lifetouch photo retakes – beginning at 8:30 in BC
then to Middle School
October 19-23 - National
School Bus Safety Week
October 27 & 29 – Parent Teacher Conferences – 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.
October 30 – No School – Comp Day
● Wall of Fame – This is a new student recognition
program. Teachers will acknowledge
classroom achievement with a certificate and photos of students will be posted
outside of Mr Myer’s office.
Wall of Fame
9/22/2009
