ELEMENTARY
WEEKLY BULLETIN
FOR
WEEK 7 --- OCTOBER
9, 2006
QUOTE OF THE
WEEK:
Don't limit a
child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.
BIRTHDAYS
Tues., Oct. 10: Allison Almelien
Wed., Oct. 11: Nolan Johnson, Sadie Zittritsch
Sun., Oct. 15: Tiarra Jensvold, Zada Dicksen
WORKERS
Fri., Oct. 13 (FB): B. Ewest, R. Kettwick, M. Leerar, A. Twait, J. Jutting, S. Peake, L. Friesenborg
RECESS DUTY
Mon.-Leerar, Jacobsen, Tues.-Huntington, Keil, Thurs.-Twait, Hagedorn, Fri.-Lockrem, Brooks
DATES TO REMEMBER
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9 (Day 2)
a) JV/V VB @ Woden-6:00
b) CC@FC-4:30
c) Columbus Day
d) School Board meeting
e)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER
10 (Day 3))
a) MS VB (H) Garner-4:15
b) NIEA Meeting
c) Newly elected school board members attend an
orientation training at
d)
e) All veteran school board
members attend a meeting at
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
11
a) NO
SCHOOL
b) North
c) Administrative team and Guidance Counselor from all North Iowa Confernece schools meet at 2:30 in the NIACC auditorium.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 (Day 4)
a)
b) 7th
FB @ Garner-4:00
c) 8th
FB @ Garner-5:15
d) VB @
Rockwell-5:00
e) NIC
CC@Belmond-4:30
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 (Day 5)
a)
b) V FB (H)
Newman-7:30 7/8 Band-halftime
c) 8th
Field Trip-St. Paul
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14
a) JV VB @ FC-9:00
b) 7/8
Dance 7-9:30
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
A) ESSENTIAL
LEARNINGS
*apply skills to real
life situations,
*learn from past
experiences,
*use a variety of
appropriate technology,
*demonstrates
appropriate risk taking,
*demonstrated
flexibility in their thinking,
*shows conflict
management skills.
B) ANNUAL PROGRESS
GOALS
Long Term Goal: All
K-12 students will achieve at high levels in reading comprehension, prepared
for success beyond high school.
Annual Goal: To increase percent of students in grades 3-8 and 10 scoring at or above grade level on the vocabulary subtest of the Gates MacGinitie Reading Assessment.
C) 10-09-06 hearing screening for
preschool, 1, 2 , 8 and new students out of AEA 267 area (8:30 am to
? then to Thompson around 11 am)
BC location Mrs. Aukes office---Thompson location ICN room
10-10-06
hearing screening for preschool, K-Prep, K
(beginning 8:30 am until finished) Location Mrs. Aukes office
D) Tuesday,
October 24
Starting
out in BC at 8:30 a.m. (any staff, elementary then high school students)
Will go to
Thompson after that – should be around mid-morning
E) Wonderful
Rocket Math session on the ICN last week.
Thank you to those who participated.
F) PHONICS ---- it is key ---- spend extra time guaranteeing ALL children have the concepts
and are proficient. ALL means ALL.
G) High School faculty
members are working very hard on a process to review the content and the course
offerings in our High School. I applaud
their effort and hard work. Our
elementary faculty needs to pick up the pace on revising our math benchmarks so
we are positioned to make major improvements in our expectations regarding
proficiency and mastery.
H) October 11 will be the North Iowa Conference Staff Development day at NIACC. Each teacher will be expected to take 30 copies of a lesson you teach that is very successful and meets a specific standard/benchmark. Ms Geitzenauer will provide each of you with a cover sheet.
I) We had a good experience using pod-cast projection this past
week. The nationally broadcast program ‘Cyber Citizens of
the World Wide Web” was attended by our 3rd
and 4th graders. While the
technology is not perfect it still had a powerful message. Thank you to the 3rd/4th
grade team for your cooperation. A
special thank you to
Mrs. Anderson and Mr. Blodgett for all their work coordinating the technology.
J) Fall
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be October 30 (a Monday) and November 2 (a
Thursday).
K) The First
Quarter ends October 25.
. L) How warm and welcoming is our building?
How do we greet guests to our
building?
How do we greet our
co-workers?
What image do we portray to the public?
You control your
attitude. You and only you control your
attitude.
This is a wonderful place
to work, teach, and learn. Make it
obvious to those we rub shoulders with daily and those who are guests to our
building.
M) We have
used a large number of substitute teachers already this year. We are well above the normal trend. Be aware of the impact it has on the students
and the system when you are absent or ask to leave early.
N) Personal
leave is dependent on the availability of a substitute. Plan ahead.
O) TIMES TO BE
AWARE OF:
A.M. RECESS: 15 minutes in length …. K-2 =
9:45-10:00 …. Grades 3-4 = 10:05-10:20
NOON RECESS: 30 minutes in length
END OF THE DAY: Thompson shuttle students dismissed at 3:25
(no sooner)departure at 3:33 ------Rural Route and town students released to go
home or the playground at 3:28 (no sooner) ---- After
school recess supervisors will blow the whistle to line up at 3:44
(set your watch by the atomic clocks) departure at 3:48.
P) North Iowa Community School District All
District—All School Reunion will take place July 8, 2007. This is the 110th anniversary of
the First Consolidation of a school district west of the
