Rosemount Elementary Independent School District 196 November 2011
——————–“Educating our students to reach their full potential”———————
NOVEMBER DATES:
1st-PTO Meeting, 6:00-7:30 pm.
MR. IDSTROM SLEEPS ON THE
ROOF!
2nd-Conferences & Book Fair,
4:00-8:00 pm.
No School for half-day Kindergarten only.
3rd-Conferences & Book Fair,
8:00 am-8:00 pm. NO SCHOOL.
4th-NO SCHOOL.
5th-Free Parent Education Conference at
Eastview High School, 8:30 am-
12:30 pm.
9th-Student Council Mtg., 8:50 am.
14th-Human Growth & Development
Curriculum Parent Information Night at Diamond Path Elementary,
7:00-8:00 pm.
17th-Music Programs:
2nd Grade, 6:30 pm.
4th Grade, 7:30 pm.
18th-Crazy Hair Day.
Barnes & Noble Night, 4:30-8:30 pm.
23rd-Wendy’s Night, 5:00-8:00 pm.
24th and 25th– Thanksgiving Break.
NO SCHOOL.
28th-First Day of After School Classes.
October is Anti-Bullying Month
One of the student expectations at Rosemount Elementary School is to “Be Respectful to Yourself and Others.” The way students interact and work together throughout the day is most always respectful and appropriate. Bullying in schools is on the minds of government leaders, parents and school staff. Identifying certain behaviors as
“bullying” behaviors needs specific definition.
This week we had assemblies for students in grades 1-5 to address bullying behavior
(Kindergarten will be working on friendship and positive skills appropriate for their age level). We defined bullying, and gave students strategies on how to refuse and report bullying.
At Rosemount Elementary we are using the following definition of naming bullying behavior.
Bullying is:
• Unfair, (and)
• On Purpose, (and)
• Repeated, (and)
• One-sided. * with POWER
In order for students to learn, we must create a school climate that is safe, respectful and orderly.
I believe that a positive culture exists at RES.
Our intention for addressing an anti-bullying initiative is to continue to build a school community where students learn, feel safe and are treated with respect.
Thank you for your partnership in education,
Tom
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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FREE Parent Educaon Conference ‘SNOW-DAY’ DECISIONS ARE BASED ON
SAFETY AND WIDELY COMMUNICATED
November 5th
Community Educaon is sponsoring its annual District 196 Parent Educaon Conference on Saturday, Nov. 5, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Eastview High School. Keynote speakers
Dr. Mar Erickson and Erin Erickson will challenge parents to overcome daily demands of parenng and reflect on the kind of parents they want to be. Conference a/endees can then choose two breakout workshops from more than 20 being offered. There will also be a resource fair from area organizaons.
Register online at www.district196.org/ce traon is required.
for this FREE seminar. Childcare for children ages
2 and up is available for $10 per family; regis-
RES After School Program -
Session 2
Monday, November 28 -
Thursday, January 26
(Skip dates: 12/22, 1/2 and 1/16)
Registrations will go home during conferences.
With the pending arrival of winter comes the possibility of school cancellations or delayed starts due to inclement weather. While “snow days” may be fun for students, the district does not take closing school lightly and wants students to be in school whenever possible. We understand these decisions impact families throughout the district who may need to find alternative care for their children if school is not in session.
The over-riding concern in making these decisions is the safety of students, staff and others in the community. Several factors are considered, including road conditions and visibility, snow depth, wind chill, the weather forecast for the remainder of the day and the actions of other school districts in our area. These decisions are made based on what is best for all children in the district. If parents are ever concerned about sending their child to school because of weather conditions, it is always their choice to keep them at home.
If the decision is made to either delay or cancel school, the information will be communicated to district employees and parents via an early-morning phone call from the SchoolConnects mass notification service. In addition, the cancelation or delay will be communicated:
On the banner of the district website at
District196.org (this is where information appears first, even before the SchoolConnects phone call);
On all four Twin Cities television network affiliate stations and WCCO-AM (830) radio. Look/listen for the “Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public
Schools,” and
On the district information line recording at
651-423-7777.
If school is canceled, decisions about whether to hold evening high school and community education activities are communicated on the district website and high school websites.
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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2nd Grade:
“The Sounds of Autumn”
10:00 am & 6:30 pm.
GGG
4th Grade:
“Sing, America Sing”
2:30 pm & 7:30 pm.
Scooter for our
Adaptive Phy. Ed.
Classes
Mr. Scott Kunze, our DAPE teacher, would gladly accept the donation of a new or used razor Scooter.
Volunteer
Rosemount Elementary is abuzz with activities…
Corner
Read-a-thon, field trips, testing, etc. Thankfully, we all had the MEA break to take time to rejuvenate. Parent volunteers are busy helping throughout the school so I’d like to say “Thank you” for all your efforts.
For all who cheered their student(s) and helped at the Fitness Fun Runs, thanks for coming out to the RHS track. Thanks also to
Lori Kalata and Nancy Asmus for labeling and taping the new leveled books for the Resource Room. Thanks to those who helped at the field trips and classrooms parties. I also want to recognize Ramona Murphy for hosting
Wendy’s Night and for counting milk caps &
Campbell Soup labels.
A big thank you goes to Sarah Rothstein and her fellow Reading Rocks volunteers. The fundraiser is a lot of work – collecting and checking forms, counting minutes, organizing prizes and of course, counting all the money!
Great job!
And last, but not least, thanks to all parents and students who helped with the Monster
Mash Costume Dance. Thank you to Shazana
Hardy for organizing the DJ and for the moms who came in to pop the popcorn. Hopefully, everyone had a fun time and enjoyed the dance, bingo, snacks and crafts.
Best wishes for Fall Conferences.
Patty Grunklee, Volunteer Coordinator,
RESVolunteer@gmail.com
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We are well on our way to reaching our goal of 85,000
Box Tops! In the first 2 weeks of the compeon we have collected nearly 25,000 Box Tops! Keep sending Box Tops in as the contest will run through December 9th. Just remember that we need to be able to see the expiraon date and we cannot submit expired Box
Tops. The winning class in each grade will be treated to a movie and popcorn party!!!!
With the Holidays fast approaching, now would be a good me to take a look at www.boxtops4educaon.com
. By creang a login and starng your shopping from this website, you can earn our school addional eBoxTops. Many popular retailers are parcipang, covering all of your holiday needs from clothes to electronics and photos to home decor! This site is also where you can track our progress online, get nofied of special online games where you can win Bonus Box Tops and print coupons for
BoxTop featured products.
We are sll looking for volunteers to help us count – if interested please contact boxtops@repto.org. Watch for updates on the
PTO website as well as in the Friday folders.
Thanks !
Maggie Riley & Becky Pasch,
Box Top Coordinators
Stop by the Book Fair during teacher conferences next week. This fall there is a great new group of books out, for readers at all levels. Remember to bring along any
Reading Rocks vouchers your child earned, this is a great opportunity to add a couple of books to your home library. Remember parents must be present when vouchers are redeemed. The school keeps 50% of the earnings from this fair, which we use to purchase additional books for the school and keep our birthday book program going.
If you cannot make it to the fair, you can check out our online fair at: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/ homepage/rosemountelementary
Any books ordered online will be delivered to the classroom the week of 11/14/11. All orders placed online get added to our schools earnings as well.
Reminder:
DAYLIGHT
SAVINGS
TIME ENDS
Sunday
November 6th
HAVE A
WONDERFULL
THANKS-
GIVING
BREAK !
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$25,000
st
227,137 minutes!
WOW!
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