Rosemount Elementary
May/June 2010
Independent School District 196
Leprechaun Ledger
——————–“Educating our students to reach their full potential”———————
All School Field Trip to the:
This is the last edition of the Leprechaun Ledger for the
2009-2010 school year. After today, there are 29 days
left of school. The last few weeks go by quickly, and yet,
there is a lot of time for learning.
ORDWAY
Friday, June 4th
Afterwards,
We will have a Picnic Lunch and...
We began the year with 626 students at RES. Some of
our accomplishments this year include:
•
More than 85% of our students score at or above
their grade level in math and reading achievement – well
above the state average. This is a reflection of the hard
work of our students, staff and families within this community.
FIELD DAY
Afternoon
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Respectful interactions among our students continues to be an area of pride at RES.
•
Enrichment programs for students include our Gifted
and Talented program, Young Scholars, M Cubed Math
Classes, and differentiated curriculum.
IMPORTANT DATES IN JUNE
•
Implementation and use of SMART Board technology
within most of our classrooms took place this year.
June 1st: PTO Mtg., 6:00 pm.
•
Quality curriculum and instruction takes place
through thoughtful planning, skilled professionals and
teamwork.
June 3rd: DARE Graduation, 2:15 pm.
June 4th: All School Field Trip and Field Day.
Our PTO reduced the number of product selling fundraisers for our students this year. We will continue to
have the Read-a-thon as our only monetary collecting
fundraiser for next year.
June 7th: 5th Grade Field Trip to the IMAX and
TGI Fridays.
June 8th: Talent Show, 2:00 pm.
With budget cuts taking place in our schools over the
next few years, we will need to continue to work together to provide the best school for learning we can.
Thank you for your partnership in your child’s education.
June 11th: Awards Day, 9:45 am.
Last Day of School !
Sincerely,
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER !
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.
Rosemount Elementary School
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Wanted!
Summer Garden &
Front Caretakers
Summer Reading Library at RES
We need families again who are willing to sign up for a week or
two during the summer to: pull weeds, trim bushes, pick up trash,
plant and transplant if needed in a designated area of our school.
This is a great family project and can be done anytime during your
week. Put in as much time as you can and help keep our school
beautiful. Signup sheets will begin coming home in May so keep a
look out!
Summer is just around the corner! We are pleased to
announce that the Rosemount Elementary Resource
Room Library will be open again this summer.
Reading is like playing ball or learning to ride a bike.
The more you do it, the better you get.
You have to practice.
We realize that it can be difficult to find leveled books
for your child, especially when he/she is a beginning
reader. Consider visiting the RES Resource Room Library this summer to find “just right” books for your
child.
Teachers will be there to assist children as they select
books. We will know the level at which your child is
currently reading and will help your child find books at
this level.
Below you will find our summer schedule. The Resource Room is located in the third grade hallway
across from Mrs. Hyster’s classroom. Please take advantage of our Summer Library Program.
We hope to see you there!
Summer Reading Library Dates
Wednesday, June 16th
4:00-6:00 PM
Wednesday June 23rd
9:00-11:00 AM
Wednesday, June 30th
4:00-6:00 PM
Wednesday, July 14th
9:00-11:00 AM
Wednesday, July 21st
4:00-6:00 PM
Wednesday, July 28th
9:00-11:00 AM
Wednesday, August
Rosemount Elementary School
4th
4:00-6:00 PM
~ ~ ~ Are You Itching to
do Some Planting?
Wasn’t the weather terrific this
week? Soon we will have some more
rain and the plants will really take off.
We will be sending out coupons from 3
local garden centers (Linder’s Garden
center used from May 21-24th and
Pahl’s Market & Fluegel’s Greenhouse
used from May 10th-June 1st). Give
some to neighbors and friends. More
are available at the school office. Purchases during these times earn us 1015% of the total purchase when you
present the coupon and tell them you
are from RES.
So if you want to help both ways you
could use the gift cards purchased
from us during the time window at
Pahl’s, Linder’s and Fluegel’s and earn
us another 10-15%!
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Since April 19th -23rd was Volunteer Appreciation Week, I’d like
to thank all the parents and grandparents who help out in the classrooms and library. To recognize
those 100 volunteers, thank you
notes and chocolate treats were distributed. Thank you
to Rebecca Bina, Laurie Johnson, and Sabrina Powers
for their help in decorating the cards and goodies!
Volunteer
Corner
A big thank you goes to Teri Slater and her family for
counting over 15,000 milk caps so our school can get 5
cents for each one. That’s a lot of Milk Moola! Thanks
also to Laurie Johnson for boxing up all those caps.
Please remember to save the marked milk caps from
Kemps, Land-o-Lakes, and Kwik Trip containers. Send
them in to school any time! Teri and her family will even
count them during the summer months!
The planning for the All School Field Trip and Field Event
Afternoon, i.e. the 2010 Spring Picnic, on June 4th is under way. This year the picnic will be during the school
day. Come in the afternoon to watch your child(ren) jump
rope, hula hoop and compete in tug-of-war. Please consider helping that morning to set up and/or that afternoon to supervise the students during the events. Contact
me if you’re interested or have any questions.
Thank you also to Kendra Saal and the other 5th grade
parent volunteers who are planning the last D.A.R.E.
graduation ceremony. It will be held on Thursday, June
3rd at 2:15pm. It will certainly be a special occasion.
It’s been a wonderful experience serving as the Volunteer
Coordinator. I’ve really enjoyed meeting so many dedicated parents and getting to know the RES staff. I’m
looking forward to another great school year starting this
fall.
Gratefully yours,
Patty Grunklee, Volunteer Coordinator,
resvolunteer@gmail.com and (651)423-7215
5th Grade music program
“All That Jazz”
Thursday,
May 6th
@
6:30 pm
Rosemount Elementary School
On Friday, May 14th there will be a school-wide fundraiser called Caps for the Cure. The idea is simple,
students pay $1 to have the opportunity of wearing a
hat to school and all the proceeds go directly to The
Cure Starts Now, an organization which helps to fund
research to find treatments and ultimately a cure for
pediatric brain cancers.
Brain tumors are the second most common form of
cancer in children and are the leading cause of cancer death in children under age 20, now surpassing
acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Brain cancers
are increasing in children. From 1973 to 1994, the
number of reported brain tumors in children under 15
increased 1.8% per year. In adults, the number of
brain tumor cases in the U.S. and Europe has increased by up to 40% over the past 20 years.
The Cure Starts Now Cancer Research Foundation
(501c3 Federal Non-Profit) is dedicated to a
“homerun” cure for all cancers, starting first with one
of the most deadly and difficult cancers: pediatric
brain cancer. Many experts believe that the lessons
we learn from fighting pediatric cancer may in fact
provide us the critical first step in winning the battle
against all forms of cancer, both pediatric and adult.
The student council is really hoping to make this fundraiser a big success so find a hat and mark your calendars for May 14th!
Kirsten Curtis
Caps for the Cure Coordinator
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BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!
This is a reminder that all library books are due to
the Rosemount Elementary School Library by June 1st
this year. This date allows the children to have their
books over the long Memorial Day weekend. We would
appreciate your help in reminding your children to return
their books on time. If the books are not returned by
June 1st the student will be charged for the book.
Please help your student return the books to the media center.
??? What’s a Great
Source of
Free Entertainment
for You and Your
Child to Share in the
Upcoming Summer Months???
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The Public Library
Band Registration
th
4 Grade Parents are reminded to attend
Band Registration.
Monday, May 10 or Tuesday May 11
4:00-6:45 p.m. (Allow 30 minutes)
At Highland Elementary School
You will be:
*renting an instrument
(of course)!
The Rosemount Elementary staff members highly encourage you to take your children to the public library
this summer for lots of fun! The public library provides
many activities such as movies, storytellers, magicians
and more, as well as the opportunity for your child to
check out a wealth of books and audiovisual materials.
And it’s all FREE!!!
* paying for lesson books and supplies
* verifying summer band lesson schedule
Call or email Mrs. Michelle Hoff with any questions:
651.683.6969, VM # 94357
It’s easy to get a public library card for your child if he/
she doesn’t already have one.
All you need is:
Michelle.hoff@district196.org
1. Address Verification
Driver’s license. telephone bill
Notes from Mrs. E.
RES kindergarten through fifth grade students participated in the Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser the week of
March 15-19. $3848.72 was donated to the American
Heart Association. Our top fund raiser was first grade
student Heidi Hanson, who raised $210.
2. Information
Complete name, date of birth, address,
telephone number
3. Parent or guardian
To cosign for the card
th
5 Grade District Track & Field Day is
Monday, May 10. The alternate date is
Monday, May 17. 10-15 Parent volunteers are needed. Watch for information coming home with your child this
week.
Talent show permission slips are available in the music
room for students in Grades 1-5. The school wide show
is at 2:00 on Tuesday, June 8.
Rosemount Elementary School
There is no minimum age to get a public library card, but
the child must be able to write their name. We encourage you to get a library card for each and every child in
your family. The library card can be used the day you
apply for it.
Enjoy your summer reading time with your child.
Mrs. Knight, Media Specialist
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Memo from the Media Center:
Congratulations
2010 WINNERS!!!!
Over 20,000 Minnesota students in grades 3 - 8
had the difficult job of choosing Maud Hart Lovelace Award Winners from a list of twelve nominees. These nominees are some of the best recently published fiction for children and teens.
The winners were announced on Maud's birthday,
April 25th.
Division 1 Winner
Are you kidding me?! This is the last
Ledger of the year?! What a fabulous
run it’s been!
Great big thank you’s to Tom Idstrom
and the entire RES staff that keep everything cooking for our kids* every single day* all year long. What an amazing school we are associated with! Another great big thank you to each of the volunteers that made our events possible this year. Patty
Grunklee, our rock star Volunteer Coordinator, depends on
the support of the parents to make events run smoothly and
successfully . Thank you’s to the Parents and Teachers that
joined us at PTO each month – it takes a village and you have
continually jumped in and started working with a passion that
motivates me. Thank you for that! WELCOME to our
new PTO President, Sabrina Powers! The key to our success rests in people like ALL
OF YOU (Parents and Teachers working Together), who embody the spirit of greatness by
saying, "Yes I can, and so can you!” Thanks for
your inspiring dedication and tremendous generosity with your talent and time.
First Place
Champ
by Marcia Thornton Jones
Camp Cornell has been blessed with six wonderful
years at Rosemount Elementary School ! My advice
to all of the parents: Get in there and volunteer
when and where you can – it certainly flies by quickly
and the rewards are enormous! I hope you have a
magnificent rest of the year!
Laurie Cornell, PTO President, 2009-10 Second Place
Home of the Brave
by Katherine Applegate
Third Place
Clementine
by Sara Pennypacker
Our students participated in the voting at the end of
March.
D.A.R.E. Graduation
Thursday, June 3, 2010
2:15 pm.
Rosemount Elementary School
Does your child have medication (Lactaid, Benadryl, Ibuprofen, EpiPen etc) in the Health Office? Due to safety concerns medications will not be sent home with students.
Please make arrangements to pick up your child’s medication
by the end of the school year. Medication not picked up will
be discarded one week after the last day of school. Please
remember that a new medication authorization signed by
both parent and doctor are needed each school year for prescription medications.
Thanks to the huge effort on the part of RES parents, students and staff to keep kids safe and healthy at school. All
the hand washing, “cover your cough”, and stay home when ill
education and reinforcement made a difference. Although
we did have some students get sick, overall it was a GREAT
year at RES.
Have a safe and healthy summer.
Jeanne Fifield, RN, LSN
RES School Nurse
651-423-7692
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Steps to Respect
Incoming 2010-2011
Kindergarten Students and Parents
You Are Invited To:
KINDERGARTEN
ORIENTATION
Mrs. Fuchs’ 3rd grade class participated in Steps to
Respect, a bullying prevention curriculum, with Ms.
Piepgras, the School Social Worker. Steps to Respect
is a program designed to prevent bullying and promote responsible, respectful student behavior. Some
of the of the lessons included how to recognize, refuse
and report bullying if it happens, and practicing
friendship skills, such as joining group activities and
managing conflicts with peers. As a final project,
Mrs. Fuchs’ class was visited by Mr. Eckhoff’s 3rd
grade class from Parkview Elementary. Mr. Eckhoff’s class also participated in Steps to Respect. The
two third grade classes have been pen pals, communicating with each other throughout the school year
through literature response to classroom read alouds.
These classes had a wonderful time meeting, playing
activities such as Pen Pal Bingo, eating lunch and having recess together. The highlight of the morning was
each class did presentations about what they had
learned from Steps to Respect. The presentations included songs, a puppet show about preventing bullying, a rap titled “Respecter Rap,” and games they had
created using the concepts they learned from this unit.
Mrs. Fuchs said, “It was an amazing day! The kids
were all so respectful of each other, and were really
able to use some of the skills they learned from the
Steps to Respect lessons, in their interactions with
their pen pal class. It was especially fun to share our
projects with Mr. Eckhoff’s class and learn some new
raps from them as well. I hope we can do it again
next year!”
Rosemount Elementary School
Monday, May 3, 2010
6:30-7:30 pm.
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Meet the Kindergarten Teachers
and see the
Kindergarten Classrooms
Leaving Rosemount Elementary for the
2010-2011 School year?
It is very helpful, in our planning for the upcoming year, if
we know which students will be moving on to other elementary schools. Please take a minute to fill out the
information below if your family will be moving during
the summer or just planning on attending a different
elementary school. Thank you!
Parent/Guardian:
___________________________________________
Current Address:
___________________________________________
Student(s) Names:
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
New School:
___________________________________________
New Home Address:
___________________________________________
Feel free to call or e-mail this information to me also.
Laurie.Wendel@district196.org
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