April 2016
UPCOMING EVENTS
April/May
MCA Testing—Please refer to test schedule in the newsletter for your child’s specific testing dates and times.
April 5
SPEED classes start
April 8
Minnesota Twins Day and Baseball &
Softball Jersey Day
April 20
Site Council meeting—8:00 a.m.
April 21
5th Grade Band Concert—6:00 p.m.
April 22
No School for Students—Data Analysis
and Instructional Alignment Day
Shannon Park Family Picnic
Mark Your Calendars!!
26th Annual Family Picnic & Silent Auction
Benefiting Shannon Park Elementary
Date: Thursday, May 19, 2016
Time: 5- 7:30 pm
(Alternate Picnic Day/Rain date: May 24th)
More information will be sent home in the beginning of
March. Please contact Silent Auction Chairperson—Melia
Nagel at (612) 251-3028 if you know of any businesses or
individuals interested in donating items to the auction.
See you there!
Shannon Park Scholarships
Shannon Park is offering two scholarships to former
Shannon Park students who are graduating this year from
Rosemount High School. Two $1,250 scholarships will be
given in memory of Glenda Bauer, who was a teacher and
an assistant to the principal. Glenda was a treasured
member of the Shannon Park staff for many years. Applications for these scholarships will be available at the high
school, and are due by April 8th.
Have your cell phone numbers
changed?
Have you gotten a new cell phone?
Have you dropped your home phone?
These are the things that the Shannon Park office
needs to know!
If information like this has changed for your household, please let us know by calling the office at 651423-7670.
Thanks for helping us keep your information
current!
Grade Level News
Grade Level News
Kindergarten
After Spring Break will we continue our Science
units. We will be busy planting bean seeds during
this time. We will be observing and recording
changes in our bean plant. Exciting! Hopefully we
will see some warm weather soon so we can observe other plants changing in our environment as
well! WE LOVE SCIENCE! In April will be also
starting a new author/illustrator study — Eric
Carle. We are so excited! Joyful singing will be
coming from kindergarten all of April as we practice for our May 13th music shows. Math time has
us estimating, measuring, learning coin worth and
patterning. We will continue with addition and
subtraction story problems, discussing probability
and learning time to the hour. Have an awesome
April!
Grade One
As we move into spring, our first graders are beginning to look like second graders. Due to the
great team effort between teachers, parents and
students, the children have become successful
readers. In math, we will be moving on to geometry. First graders will be able to compare and describe a variety of shapes. In science, we will
begin our study of Insects. The students will observe life cycles of insects and learn about the
stages of metamorphosis of a species.
Grade Level News
Grade Three
April is a busy month in third grade. The students will
continue to practice for the MCA-III (Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments) reading and math tests that
are given this month. Two classes took the reading
MCA in March. In April, the math homework will help
reinforce some concepts on the MCA math test. We
appreciate you going over the homework with your
child. Thanks for taking note of your child’s testing
days and if possible, schedule your appointments
around these days. In science, we will begin a unit on
crayfish and plant life in the Structures of Life unit. The
students love when the crayfish arrive! Please have
your child keep studying the math facts and concepts. We encourage your child to continue to read
each night. Thanks for all you do to support your child’s
learning!
Grade Four
April is here and 4th graders remain active learners! New book goals for the third trimester were just
set (please continue to help your child read 20 minutes
every night to make this goal). During the month of
April, our students will be taking the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (math and reading
tests). Preparation at school, as well as plenty of rest
and a good breakfast at home, are important. Please
be aware of your child’s testing days and (if possible)
schedule your appointments around these
days. Thanks for your support at home!
Grade Five
Grade Two
Second grade learners are blossoming as we move
into spring! We are enjoying our accomplishments as
we progress in reading, writing and math skills. In reading, we will be focusing on a theme of "That's Incredible", as we read about incredible things in both fiction
and nonfiction. Readers will be working on questioning
strategies and learning to write responses to their reading. In writing, we begin a unit on poetry, which will allow our creativity to shine. Math work finds us focusing
on two digit addition and subtraction with regrouping,
and being able to apply multiple strategies to our problem solving. We will continue to work on fractions, multiplication, division and data analysis as the year ends.
Our last science unit is on plants and animals. Happy
Spring!
April is a busy month in fifth grade. On April 21st,
we have our field trip to Children’s Theatre Company to watch Diary of Wimpy Kid. Following the
performance, students will get the opportunity to
visit Minneapolis Institute of Arts where we will encourage the kids to look around the museum for
Art Adventure pieces that were discussed within
each class. Later in the day, band students will
demonstrate all they have learned throughout the
year with the 5th Grade Band Concert.
Also, throughout April, students will take the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments. They are
tested in the areas of science, math, and reading.
Plenty of rest and a good breakfast help students
do their best during the tests. Check the Shannon
Park website for specific testing dates.
2016 MCA Testing Schedule
Reading 1
Reading 2
Math 1
Math 2
am 11:30 -1:00
11:30 - 1:00
9:30 - 11:00
9:30 - 11:00
3E Tu. April 5
W. April 6
Tu. April 19
Th. April 21
3F Fr. April 1
M. April 4
M. April 25
W. April 27
3I M. March 28
Tu. March 29
F. April 15
W. April 20
3K W. March 30
Th. March 31
Tu. April 26
Th. April 28
3S Th. April 7
Fr. April 8
Th. April 14
M. April 18
am 9:30 - 11:00
9:30 - 11:00
9:30 - 11:00
9:30 - 11:00
pm 2:00 - 3:30
2:00 - 3:30
2:00 - 3:30
2:00 - 3:30
4A W. Mar. 30 pm
Th. Mar 31 pm
W. April 27 pm
Th. April 28 pm
4F M. Mar. 28 am
Tu. Mar. 29 am
M. April 18 pm
Tu. April 19 pm
4H W. Mar. 30 am
Th. Mar. 31 am
Th. April 14 pm
Fr. April 15 pm
4K Fr. April 1 am
M. April 4 am
M. May 2 am**
Tu. May 3 am**
4M M. Mar. 28 pm
Tu. Mar. 29 pm
M. May 2 pm
Tu. May 3 pm
4P
M. April 4 pm
M. April 25 pm
Tu. April 26 pm
am 11:55 - 1:25
11:55 - 1:25
11:55 - 1:25
11:55 - 1:25
pm 1:50 - 3:20
1:50 - 3:20
5A Th. April 7 pm
Fr. April 8 pm
Th. April 14
Fr. April 15
Tu. March 15
5C Tu. April 12 am
W. April 13 am
Th. April 28
M. May 2
W. Mar. 16 am**
5K Tu. April 5 pm
W. April 6 pm
Tu. April 26
W. April 27
W. March 16
5L M. April 11 am
W. April 13 pm
W. April 20
M. April 25
M. March 14
5O M. April 11 pm
Tu. April 12 pm
M. April 18
Tu. April 19
Th. March 17
Fr. April 1 pm
Science
1:40 - 3:15
Testing times for Grade 3 are 11:30—1:00 for Reading and 9:30—11:00 for Math.
Testing time for Grade 5 is 1:40—3:15 for Science. **Conroy will test from 11:50—1:20 for Science.
Testing times for Grade 5 are 11:55—1:25 or 1:50—3:20 for Reading.
Testing time for Grade 5 is 11:55—1:25 for Math.
Testing times for Grade 4 are 9:30—11:00 or 2:00—3:30 for Reading.
Testing time for Grade 4 is 2:00—3:30 for Math. **Kowlessar will test from 9:30—11:00 for Math.
SHANNON PARK ELEMENTARY
March 16, 2016
Site Council Meeting Minutes
Parent Members Present: Stephanie Charpentier,
Stephanie Kelly, Alba Nowlin, Cyndie Sikorski, Jessica
Theisen
Parent Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Michael Guthrie, Chris Hollenbeck, Naomi Plowman, Kathleen Radspinner, Roxann Rutt
Staff Absent: Ann Kvittem
Others Present: Trudy Fairbanks and Deanna Lervick
1. CALL TO ORDER: Mr. Michael Guthrie called the
meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.
2. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None
3. APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 17, 2016
MEETING MINUTES: MOTION to approve
minutes of the February, 2016 meeting. SECOND.
Motion passed.
4. AUDIENCE INPUT: NONE
5. DISCUSSION: (Response to Audience Input):
NONE
6. OLD BUSINESS:
7. NEW BUSINESS:
 Cinnamon Glassbrenner, Apex Fun Run representative, proposed a fun run pledge based program. Students get pledges for how many laps they run.
 Jessica Theisen researched the My School Color Run
fundraising option.
8. TREASURER REPORT: Jessica Theisen
 Checking - $50,786.84
 Saving - $24,310.53
 Total - $75,097.37
 Upcoming expenses
(Picnic, Scholarships & PermaBond)
9. PARENT LEADER REPORT: Cyndie Sikorski
10. VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR REPORT:
Chris Hollenbeck
 Discussed picnic meal ticket increase as well as raffle ticket sales options.
 Annual picnic volunteers needed and more picnic
details coming soon.
11. PLAYGROUND UPDATE– Michael Guthrie
 Interviewing playground vendors and requesting students feedback .
Destination Imagination News!
The Destination Imagination season is upon us! Our six
Shannon Park teams have been practicing since October,
and their teamwork, creativity and problem solving skills,
have really improved. All teams competed at the regional
tournament at Harding High School in St. Paul on March
12th and had great success. Following are the teams this
year:
Team Tavado
Owen Regis
Amelie Ananthan
Doha Kassem
Aidan Zeissler
Thatcher Buck
Vanessa Huang
The Great Danes
Matthew Pulju
Reegan Cannaday
Josh Bauman
Kyle Sorensen
Jemma Ferraro
Paige Darsow
Maddie Young
The Funny Bones
Sophia VanKeulen
Bella Miller
Sarah Gorgoglione
Ellie Phillips
Ella Froehle
Wyatt Davis
Carter Oleyar
The A Team
Nalin Ananthan
Julia Troseth
Andrew Rau
Quinn Zeissler
Noor Kassem
The Creative Crew
Sophie Eriksen-Schultz
Savannah Trebony
Grace Mensink
Caitlin O’Connell
Kaelyn Wirth
Elizabeth Narloch
Annabel Hess
The Super 7
Zoe Smith
Katja Smith
Robert Magan
Jack Shoemaker
Abrial Westbrock
Sam Ockwig
Hanna Meyer
The Super 7 took first place for their challenge! They will be
competing in the DI state tournament on April 9th. The
Great Danes will also be taking their service learning challenge to state. They are raising money for the Amazing Animal Advocates.
Congratulations to all on a successful season! See you next year!
Shannon Park Geography Whiz!
SAVE THE DATE
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Take me out to the Ballgame!
Shannon Park Elementary
Family Day
with the Minnesota Twins will be
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Twins vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Target Field
Shannon Park has negotiated a block
of tickets for students, staff and
families. The Da Capo Choir will be
singing the National Anthem before
the game. Please stay tuned for
further details.
Shannon Park’s Annual Geography Bee!
Fourth and fifth grade students participated in the
National Geographic Society’s Geography Bee
again this year! Every student took part in a
classroom competition, and the top scorer from
each room competed in the school bee on Friday,
January 8th. Fourth grader Blake Leuth from
Mrs. Anderson’s class won the bee, with fifth
grader Doha Kassem from Ms. Conroy’s class
coming in second. Way to go! Other classroom
winners who participated in the school bee included:
Charlie Ewing
Carson Blume
Peyton VeDepo
Dash Campbell
Will Harder
Collin Archer
Ella Froehle
Lauren Droberg
Avery Flanders
Congratulations!
Leaving Shannon Park? Change in information?
Please complete this form if you are planning to move out of District 196, to attend another school within our district, or
enrolling in a private school for the coming school year, or if your family information has changed.
My child/children, ______________________________________________________________________________________
_____will be moving outside the district to___________________________________________________________________
_____will be attending another school in our district, at_________________________________________________________
_____will be enrolling in a private school, at _________________________________________________________________
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Thanks Volunteers!
April, 2016
Thank you to Amy Schulz and Alicia Westbrock and their magnificent volunteers for the scrumptious display of
foods at the conference dinners in November and February. The staff truly appreciates the dinners that
were brought in for the long day of conferences. Thanks for sharing your delicious foods with us!
Thank you, Julie DeGroot for coordinating the volunteers for school pictures.
Heidi Green, the Art Adventure Coordinator, and her volunteers did an outstanding job bringing replicas of art
from the Minneapolis Institute of Art into our classrooms during January and February. The students and staff love
this program. Thanks for making it a success! We are grateful for your hours of training and for sharing your
knowledge with the students.
Heidi Green and Stephanie Stahl, our FABULOUS Art teacher, who put on a spectacular Adventure in Art Night
in February! We had great artists, knowledgeable 5th grade docents and great family art connoisseurs.
Tracie VanKuelen, Alicia Westbrock and Kate Swanson did a wonderful job keeping track of the Box Tops
for Education. They greatly appreciated that each classroom had their box tops trimmed and bundled into bags of
50, because they recounted all the box tops and removed the expired ones. Shannon Park rose over $4,000
Wow! Thank you. Funds raised support technology in our school. Start saving for next year!!!!!
Kelly Youker and her book crew did a fabulous job organizing the Scholastic Book Fair that took place during
February conferences. Students, families and staff look forward to this sale every year. Thank you for your extensive hours of service for this valuable project. The profit from the book fair will be used to purchase books for
our library.
Thank you, Rachel James, for organizing the Barnes & Noble Book Fair in December. The event was fun and
raised money for our school library. Keep reading!
Thank you, Amy Schulz, for coordinating Give to the Max MN Day. $3,880 was raised to support staffing at Shannon Park.
Thank you, Mo Bartz, for keeping our Shannon Park sign and entryway looking good with plants and flowers.
Thank you, Kathy Bauman and Marge Owens for popping and distributing popcorn to our classrooms.
Thank you to our FUNDRAISING TEAM for coordinating the fall fundraiser. The fundraiser raised over
$25,000.
Thank you, Jennifer Timmerman, for coordinating the wonderful volunteers at the welcome desk.
Thank you, Beth Johnson, for putting together the Shannon Park Connection.
Thank you to all our Library Volunteers! Reading rocks!!
BIG THANKS to our Kindergarten and 1st Grade Math and Reading Literacy volunteers!!!
Our students are Shannon Park’s most important asset. Thank you for recognizing this by volunteering your time
and energy to support the mission of our great school! We have the BEST volunteers!
A note from the Volunteer Coordinator…..
Upcoming Events:
Shannon Park Picnic – Mark your calendars – Thursday, May 19th (rain date May
24th). Look for the volunteering, donations, ticket and raffle forms, which will be
sent home in the Friday Folders Mid-April.
PARENTS - please consider volunteering 30 minutes of your time to help make our
25th Annual Picnic a success!
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS – Parents, Grandparents, High School
and College Students – for helping both in the classroom and around the school!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITES - We are always looking for volunteers to help at
school. Please check out the Shannon Park website for more volunteers opportunities or sign-up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a4baeac23a75-201420151
 Welcome Desk
 Library
 Videographer – for grade level performances and band concerts
 Music – In need of someone who can sew and repair costumes and put together
props for grade level music programs.
Limited Supply for Purchase
 Shannon Park Cookbook
1 for $3.00 or 2 for $5.00
 Shannon Park Directory $4.00 each
 Shannon Park T-Shirts – (from previous years) - $5.00
ors
Limited sizes and col-
If you have any questions, please contact Chris Hollenbeck @ 651-423-7670 or
send an email to Christine.hollenbeck@district196.org
District 196 School Board
Jackie Magnuson, Chairperson
Gary L. Huusko, Vice Chairperson
Joel Albright, Clerk
Bob Schutte, Treasurer
Art Coulson, Director
Mike Roseen, Director
Jane K. Berenz, Superintendent
District 196 does not discriminate in employment or in any of its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, familial status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, disability, sexual orientation, age or genetic information. District 196 provides equal access to designated youth groups. The Director of Human Resources (651-423-7859) has been designated to respond to employment-related inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies. The Director of Elementary Education (651-423-7782) and the Director of Secondary Education (651-423-7712)
have been designated to respond to student-related inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies. The Director of Special Education
(651-423-7629) has been designated to respond to inquiries concerning the rights of a student with a disability. The mailing address for all
directors is 3455 153rd Street W, Rosemount, MN 55068.