Rosemount Elementary
Independent School District 196
April 2012
Leprechaun Ledger
——————–“Educating our students to reach their full potential”———————
70 degrees and sunny, and HOMEWORK
APRIL DATES:
One component of the home and school connection is homework.
And homework may be extra challenging with unseasonable warm
weather and green grass. Having two boys of my own, I recognize
that nightly homework is not always the most positive experience
around the kitchen table.
April 2~ Box Tops Spring
Competition
Starts.
April 3~ PTO Meeting, 6:00-7:30 pm.
April 10~ Band Concert, 7:00-7:30
pm.
April 11~ Student Council Mtg., 8:50
am.
April 17 & 18~ MCA Reading Tests in
3rd, 4th, & 5th grades.
April 24 & 25~ MCA Math Tests in
3rd, 4th, & 5th grades.
April 25~ Wendy’s Night, 5-8:00 pm.
April 26~ 3rd Grade Field Trip.
April 26~ Last Day of After School
Classes.
Establishing clear routines around homework, and building positive
rewards and incentives can help reduce some of the homework hassles.
Homework Routines
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Find a location in the house where homework will be done.
Determine a location that is reasonably free from distractions,
and a location where parent assistance is nearby if needed.
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Set up a homework center. Establish a clear work space with
enough room to spread out school work, and provide the supplies that will be most likely needed.
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Establish a consistent homework time.
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Establish a daily homework schedule. What needs to be done
first, second ….
Incentive Systems
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Establish a fun activity to do when homework is done is the
simplest incentive. Television or playing a game gives the
child something to look forward to do when they are done.
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Earning points or stickers based on the child’s ability to complete an established goal for their homework is a more elaborate
incentive system. An example might be after six days of completing homework at the established time and according to plan,
the child could earn an extra 30 minutes of computer games.
Plans where children are involved in setting of goals and rewards are generally more successful.
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Building in Breaks.
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PLANNING AHEAD:
May 1~ PTO Meeting,
6:00 pm.
Being consistent, setting goals and establishing clear expectations
are important reminders to help children with their homework, and
hopefully, making the experience constructive and positive.
Thanks for your partnership in education,
May 3~ 5th Grade Music Program,
6:30-7:00 pm.
Tom
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District 196 does not engage in unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, disability, status with regard
to public assistance, sexual orientation or age. The School District Attorney, 14445 Diamond Path West, Rosemount, MN 55068, (651) 423-7883, has been designated to respond to inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies, including inquiries under Title IX.
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5th Grade
Band Concert
Tuesday, April 10
9:45 am & 7:00 pm.
Band students should report to the
cafeteria at 6:30 pm. for warm up.
Notice to parents about SchoolView
SchoolView will have a new look
beginning Monday, April 9.
Click the links below to view the
short two-minute videos explaining
the changes.
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SchoolViews New Interface
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VOLUNTEERCORNER
AprilisVolunteerAppreciationMonthand
I’dliketosayabig“ThankYou”toallthe
volunteerswhohelpatRosemountElementary.Youareoneofthereasonsourschool
issuchagreatplaceforstudentstolearn.
Youareparents,grandparents,andcommunitymemberswhowillinglyworkwithindividualstudentsorsmallgroupsinclassrooms.Youhelpinthelibraryandatafterschoolevents,youbringintreatsforteachersandstaff,andyouattend&ieldtripsand
classparties.Therearesomanywaysyou
helpeachday!Yourtimeandeffortsare
pricelessandgreatlyappreciated.Hopefully,youcancontinuevolunteeringinthefuture.
Sincerely,
PattyGrunklee,RESVolunteerCoordinator,
RESVolunteer@gmail.com
SchoolViews New Calendar
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http://www.ties.k12.mn.us/SV_calendar.html ]
The Friends of Robert Trail Library in
Rosemount will be having their annual book sale on:
Thursday, April 19, 4-8pm - for members or those
who wish to become members ($10).
Friday, April 20, 10am-5pm.
Saturday, April 21, 10-5 - Bag sale 2-5pm ($3)
This year we have a very large supply of children's and
young adult's books as well as adult fiction and nonfiction.
Children's books:
Adult books:
Hardcover $.50
Softcover $.25
Hardcover $1.00 Softcover $.50
Please stop by and pick up reading material for your
children and for yourself.
The RES Jump Rope for
Heart fundraiser generated a total of $5,868.04 in
JUMP ROPE
donations to the American
Heart Association!
FOR HEART
Please contact me if you
are interested in placing
an order for a set of Double Dutch jump ropes for your child to use at
home. I will combine your orders to save money
on shipping and handling and meet the minimum purchase order. You may view the 16’
ropes that our Double Dutch Club uses, at
jumprope.com
kathi.engebretson@district196.org
651-683-6969 extension 92122
Use of e-mail at Rosemount Elementary School:
We value effective communication at our school. The use of e-mail has increased over the last few years. Most of our staff members do not
have their e-mail accounts open during the school day while they are working with students. As stated in our handbook: The staff at RES
have an agreement to reply to e-mails within two school days. If your need to communicate with a staff member is urgent, please call the
school office (651-423-7690) and we will relay your message to the appropriate person.
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Garden Center Gift Cards
Benefiting the RES Gardens
Again this year we will be offering gift
cards from local garden centers that you
can buy beginning this month. Typically
these cards may be used only on plants.
RES will get 15% of the money spent. It is a
great way to raise money, by thinking about
what you would already spend for plants this
spring, and using the gift cards for those purchases. They are also a great gift idea. Just
indicate on the form which garden center you
want the cards from and how many of the
dollar amount. We will then order the cards
and have them for you in a week.
We also will be sending out coupons from
3 local garden centers (Linder’s Garden,
Pahl’s Markets, Fluegel Greenhouse) in
early May. Purchases during these times
will earn us 10-15% of the total purchasewhen you present the coupon. You can
also double up the benefits by buying
cards and then using them during the noted time periods. So if you want to help both
ways you could buy some gift cards and earn
us 15% and then use them during the time
window and earn us another 10-15%! Cards
will be delivered by April 26-27. PLEASE
SEND CHECKS FOR THE TOTAL MADE
OUT TO RES PTO.
If you have any questions, please call
Mr. Boyd.
Calendar changes approved for 2012-13
At its March 12 meeting, the District 196 School Board approved changes to the 2012-13 school calendar that are intended to raise student achievement by giving teachers more
time to analyze student data, collaborate with colleagues and
receive training on how to target instruction to meet the
needs of individual students.
At the elementary level, the first of the changes will involve
classroom teachers meeting with and assessing each of their
students individually prior to the first day of the 2012-13
school year. These scheduled assessments will be held at all
18 elementary schools on Tuesday, August 21 and Wednesday, August 22, and eight additional hours that week or the
following week as determined by each school. Details on
scheduling the assessments are still being worked out and
will be shared with parents prior to the end of this school
year.
These start-of-the-year assessments provide valuable data for
teachers but can take several weeks to complete if teachers
have to conduct them during the school day, as was previously done. In exchange for the days teachers will work assessing students in late August, the school year will end two
days earlier for elementary students and teachers, on June 5
instead of June 7, which will be the last day for middle
school and high school students.
The other change to the 2012-13 calendar affects all levels K
-12. It involves converting three days of school to days for
teachers to analyze student achievement data, collaborate
with colleagues and align their instruction. These days of no
school for students are placed in the middle of each trimester
in order to provide time for data review at regular intervals
throughout the year. At the elementary and middle school
levels, these days are scheduled for October 12, 2012, January 25, 2013 and April 26, 2013.
To see the revised calendar for 2012-13, go to:
http://www.district196.org/District/departments/
communications/2012-13SchoolCalendar.pdf
“IT’S A PIRATE’S LIFE”
MCA testing tips for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders:
Reading tests: April 17 & 18
5th Grade Music Program
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Thursday, May 3rd
Performances at:
9:45 a.m. and
6:30 p.m.
Rosemount Elementary School
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Math tests: April 24 & 25
Remember to get plenty of sleep the night before.
Eat a good breakfast.
Listen to the teacher: follow directions, ask questions for
clarification.
Relax: the tests are not pass or fail, but a chance to show
teachers what you know.
Do your best.
Remember attendance is important.
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