Independent School District 196
March 2010
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Rosemount Elementary
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
When: Wednesday, March 3rd
8:00 am-6:00 pm
OR
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Thursday, March 4th
4:00-8:00 pm
What you need to bring:
Birth Certificate/or copy
• Proof of Pre-School Screening
(if screening was not done in District 196)
• Daycare address and phone number
It is not necessary to bring your child to registration.
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If your child is registered for Kindergarten
Plus, you still need to register them here also.
Mark Shvetsov - Ms. Konop’s Class
How Can You Help with Learning At Home?
Following parent teacher-conferences, I am often asked about our reading curriculum and strategies that parents can use to support their children at home. Here are a couple strategies that you can use when you read with your child, or after your child reads a book.
Teachers are training students to look for three connections: text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world/others.
Work with your child to make the following connections while reading.
Text-to-Self: Reminds the reader of an experience he or she has had. When I read a book like Owl Moon, I think about walking through the woods in northern Minnesota at night during the winter. I can recall the stillness of the night, and the crunching sound of the snow under my boots.
Text-to-Text: Reminds the reader of another text he or she has read.
I think of the main characters in the books
Holes and Maniac Magee and how they were similar in their lives as adolescent boys. Both characters were loners and mavericks while dealing with conflict and bullies.
In both cases they overcame obstacles and became stronger individuals.
Text-to-World: Reminds the reader of knowledge he or she has about the subject through experiences, videos, conversations, classroom instruction, etc… After reading
Dr. Seuss’ book, The Lorax, to second grade students at
RES; the students made connections from the book to the world regarding pollution, respect for property and taking care of our earth.
Help your child by making connections and by asking questions.
I hope you find these strategies helpful. Let me know how it goes.
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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Jump Rope For Heart in Physical Education
Students in kindergrade will participate garten through 5 th in this fundraiser for the American Heart Association, whether or not they collect pledges. I ask that each student consider making a minimum of one donation by earning money for doing chores at home (housework is exercise). Another option is for students to earn money by completing a triathlon. Students and/or their parents choose a total of three healthy foods, activities and/or behaviors for students to try.
Schedule:
March 15 – K Fette
March 16 – K Kelly, 1 Hunt, 1 May, 2 Cates, 2 Hilden, 3
Fuchs, 3 Hyster, 4 Grace, 4 Perkett, 5 Gruhn, 5 Kennedy
March 17 – K Debord, 1 Scott, 1 Slingerland, 2 McDevitt, 2
Udelhoven, 3 Murphy, 3 Hemmen/Manwarren, 4 Soderholm, 4 Young, 5 Ritzer, 5 Taylor
The gymnasium will be decorated in hearts, in memory of those who have died from heart disease or stroke, and shamrocks, to wish the luck of the Rosemount Irish to those who have survived heart disease or stroke. Students are encouraged to wear green and/or Rosemount Irish clothing the day of their event.
Please contact me if you are interested in assisting. kathi.engebretson@district196.org
651-683-6969 voice mail # 92122
The Park Brook Elementary rope jump demonstration team kicked off the Jump Rope for Heart Fundraiser on Thursth day, February 25 . Ask your child/ren about it!
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ENJOY YOUR SPRING BREAK
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MARCH 22-26
NO SCHOOL
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Storyteller Mike Mann visited Rosemount Elementary on February 8 th and 9 th . Mr. Mann’s presentations at
RES were filled with warmth, humor and inspiration.
Students and staff enjoyed this special event, and it was a wonderful way to celebrate “I Love to Read
Month.”
Many thanks to our PTO for funding this opportunity for our students!
WANTED !
RES is looking for donations of DVD/VCR combos and VCR players for classroom use. If you have an old machine you could donate-we would put them to good use. Bring them to the office or media center.
Also, a big thank you to all who donated books for our used book sale!
1st Grade:
“With a Song in My Heart”
6:30-7:00 pm
3rd Grade:
“Songs from Around the World”
7:30-8:00 pm
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February was a busy month for
RES
volunteers.
Our month started out with movies and popcorn for the classes who collected the most Box
Tops. Thanks to all the parents who helped then.
Thanks also to everyone who donated to Pennies for Haiti.
Our school did a great job raising money to assist the
American Red Cross in their efforts after the terrible earthquake. I really appreciated the help of Lori Kalata,
Barb Hester, and Laura Hecht for collecting coins, counting bills, and going to the bank.
Also, a big thank you goes to Kendra Saal for her months of hard work in coordinating a wonderful Family Fun
Night. Everyone had a fabulous time! Thanks to all the parent, teacher, and student volunteers who helped to make the Night run so smoothly.
Thanks to the parents who came to school and shared stories during the All School Read Day.
Jennifer Heim did a great job organizing the Book Fair during Conferences and Family Fun Night. Thanks for all her efforts, and thanks to the volunteers who sold books and other Scholastic items.
Thanks to Patty Zellman for coordinating the teachers’ meals during Conferences.
And one more thanks to Kendra Saal for making Spring Picture Day a success. We appreciate all you do for our school!
~Patty Grunklee, Volunteer Coordinator
All fourth grade students are invited to the Band Demonstration concert at Rosemount High School on Wednesday,
March 17. Students will be walking with their classroom teachers to the High School. All students receive the Band
Handbook with all the information regarding participation in fifth grade band in their Friday folder on March 12.
Please contact Mrs. Michelle Hoff with any questions.
The National Education Association's Read
Across America Day is the nation's largest reading event, occurring each year on or near
Dr. Seuss's birthday (March 2 nd
). Dr. Seuss is the author of The Cat in the Hat. Parents can promote reading in the home all year round.
A parents’ page on the Read Across America website at www.nea.org/teadacross offers tips and resources.
Here are a few tips:
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Visit your local library often.
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A book or gift certificate for a book store makes a great gift.
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Let your child see you reading, whether it is the newspaper, a magazine, or the latest bestseller.
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Show your child how people use reading all the time. Read aloud street and store signs, maps, billboards, menus, and labels on packages.
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Create a library for your child of new or used books.
Notice to Parents:
Under the Federal No Child Left Behind law parents have the right to ask for certain information about their child’s classroom teachers, and requires the District to give parents this information in a timely manner if they ask for it. Specifically, parents have the right to ask for the following information about each of their child’s classroom teachers:
Whether the Department of Education has licensed or qualified the teacher for the grades and subjects he or she teaches.
Whether the Department of Education has decided that the teacher can teach in a classroom without being licensed or qualified under state regulations because of special circumstances.
The teacher’s college major; whether the teacher has any advanced degrees and, if so, the subject of the degrees.
If you would like to receive any of this information, please call
Tom Pederstuen, Director of Human Resources at
651.423.7859.
The school nurse continues to collect and provide information for the MDH (Minnesota Department of Health) regarding illness in our community. Please remember to call the school attendance line at 651-683-6969 ext. 92101 if your child will be absent. Please specify the reason for the absence. If they are home due to illness please specify the symptoms that they are home with, especially if they have fever with cough and/or sore throat. It is preferred that parents call the attendance line to report absences rather than the main office so that the main phone line remains open.
Please remember the RES Nurse webpage and the school calendar have information regarding illnesses and other health related information. Please continue to report contagious diseases (eg. chicken pox, strep throat etc) to the School Nurse, Jeanne Fifield.
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The   most   money   collected   in   one   room
was   $311.04,   from   Mr.
Kennedy’s   class.
The excitement was contagious as the children  of Rosemount Elementary brought in their coins  and some dollars to their classroom and  watched their blue containers fill up.  Then the  containers were emptied and counted at the  bank and the blue containers were filled up  again. This happened for three weeks.
On February 24 th , 2010 Rosemount Elementary
School gave a check for $3,000 to the American
Red Cross.  This money will go directly to the  relief effort in Haiti after the January 12 th  earth‐ quake. Even in these difficult economic times,
Rosemount families showed their generosity.
Thank you to all of the families that made this  fundraising so successful!
Hunter   Ketterling   holding   a   very   full    collection   jar   from   Ms.
Ringaman’s   room.
This year we will again be offering gift cards from local garden centers that you can buy this spring.
This will be held in March & April ( I n time for
Mothers Day ) . RES will get 15% of the money spent so it is a great way to raise money by thinking about what you would already spend for plants this spring and buying gift cards to spend on those purchases. They are also a great gift idea. You will receive a form to fill out for the first round, in the
February 26 th Friday folder. 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 after the due date.
Definitions from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary:
Main Entry: kind·ness
Function: noun
1 : a kind deed :
FAVOR
2 : the quality or state of being kind
Main Entry: 1 fa·vor
Function: noun
1 a : friendly regard shown toward another
2 : an act of kindness <do a friend a favor>
2 : in support of
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