Rosemount Elementary
March 2009
Independent School District 196
Leprechaun Ledger
——————–“Educating our students to reach their full potential”———————
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
RE-SCHEDULED
Due to the inclement weather on Thursday,
February 26th, Kindergarten Registration
has been re-scheduled for
Tuesday, March 3rd, from 4:00-8:00 pm.
Curriculum, Instruction and Student Learning
HAPPY
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
ROSEMOUNT !
GO IRISH !
RES Title One is hosting a
The strategies and skills your child learns at Rosemount Elementary are
mapped out from kindergarten through fifth grade. Teachers use the curriculum frameworks that are established at the district office to drive their
instruction in their classroom. The textbooks and workbooks that your
child uses in their classrooms are not the curriculum; rather, they are the
resources to meet the curriculum frameworks. Curriculum comes from
the school district; Instruction is developed at the school.
You can view the School District 196 Curriculum Frameworks at
www.district196.org under “Parent Resources,” then “Academic,” then
“K-12 Curriculum.”
Report Cards will be sent out on March 13th. These reporting systems are
designed for clear communication of student achievement based on district expectations and standards. It allows for alignment between curriculum, instruction and assessment consistently across the district. Marking
code descriptors (rubrics), are aligned with the language within our curriculum frameworks to clearly indicate student learning.
I encourage you look closely at the marking codes on your child’s report
card and the marking code descriptors found on our district website
(under “Parent Resources/Tools”), as they relate to the curriculum your
child has learned this trimester.
Family Open House on
Sincerely,
Tuesday, March 17 from 4pm to 6:30 pm.
Title One students will have the opportunity to read new books with their parents
and enjoy a St. Patrick’s Day treat.
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.
Rosemount Elementary School
Visit our Website - http://district196.org/re
Operation Body Power-up
FAMILY FUN NIGHT !
Dear Parent/Guardian,
March 2-6, 2009 is National School Breakfast Week.
Since 1989 the American School Food Service Association
(ASFSA) first launched the National School Breakfast Week.
The purpose was to raise awareness about the importance of
starting off the day with a healthy breakfast, as well as to
bring attention to the availability all students have to this program. Qualitative research performed by both Harvard University and the University of Minnesota shows students had
improved classroom behavior and were more alert, happy and
eager to learn. This is in addition to previous research showing students who eat breakfast have improved memory, problem-solving skills, verbal fluency and creative abilities. Each
year we strive to bring the importance to the forefront of our
schools and this year, National School Breakfast Week will
take place March 2-6.
This year our theme is Operation Body Power-up: What
was your breakfast today? Our goal is to try and get the
children to think about what they are making for food choices
in the morning and how it will affect them for the rest of the
day. We have developed an Operation Game body poster and
have identified foods and nutrients in them that make our
bodies function well.
At the conclusion of National School Breakfast Week, a raffle will be held to determine which 3 elementary schools will
receive a Nintendo Wii system to be used at the school. The
more students who eat breakfast that week, the more
chances there are for their school to win a Wii.
Breakfast at school is $1.40 for full pay students and is free
for those students that qualify for free and reduced meals. If
you would like to have your child eat breakfast with us,
please note they will be charged for it. We can debit the
$1.40 per Breakfast from their student meal account.
“Around the World”
WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!
Thanks to all who sent an item for our
Silent Auction, Little Debbie’s for the
infamous cakewalk or made a contribution
to the Estimation Station, etc.
Family Fun Night was a HUGE success with
hundreds in attendance. The fun games and
activities offered that evening were made
possible by our wonderful volunteers, both
parents and staff. Kudos to our planning
committee members: Deb Hanson, Sharon
Hjelmstad, Desiree Phillips, Kristi Olson,
Laurie Cornell and Jennifer Heim for their
hard work to provide a wonderful evening
of fun for RES families.
~ Karen Brown-Hepp, Volunteer Coordinator
RES Music Programs:
Thursday, March 5th
First Grade: “ Goin ’ Buggy ”
We would like to encourage everyone to eat a healthy Breakfast.
10:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
ISD 196 Food and Nutrition Services Department would like
to thank all parents/guardians and students for participating in
our program.
Third Grade: “ Songs From Around the World ”
Rosemount Elementary School
2:45 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Visit our Website - http://district196.org/re
Hi from your PTO President!
Let's all think SPRING and maybe it
will happen! Your children have completed 100 Days of school and will soon be counting down
the days to the end of the school year.
By now, our Family Fun Night has passed and the Reada-Thon has come to an end. I hope you and your family
took some time to participate in both events. I know we
had an excellent turn out at the Family Fun Night and a
HUGE thank you goes out to Jennifer Heim and Karen
Brown-Hepp, along with all the other volunteers who
helped to organize, work the events, pass out meals, sell
tickets and work the Silent Auctions. We could not
have had such a successful event without all of you! Did
any of you check out the Smart Boards in the 4th Grade
Classrooms? The PTO helped to pay for those. And
from what I hear in talking to Mrs. Grace, she LOVES it
and so do her students.
The Read-a-Thon is one of our easiest fundraisers, and
your children are not selling 'stuff'. This fundraiser
will continue next year, and with your participation, additional items such as Smart Boards and Family Fun
events can be purchased for the students/families at
RES.
The Spring Fundraiser will be coming up soon, and this
will be our last official “product selling” fundraiser. We
will also be having a Spring Picnic in May. Keep collecting those Box Tops and remember, our next meeting is
Tuesday, March 3rd, in the Library at 6. Daycare will
be provided!
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE...
Kim Beslin
NEXT PTO Meeting
Tuesday, March 3rd
6:00pm
Children love to snuggle with something cozy. Thanks to the
students in Mrs. Hemmen and Mrs. Young’s fourth grade
classroom, 27 children in the community will now have a polar fleece pillow to comfort them and to let them know that
someone else cares. As part of a service project, students
cut, measured, stuffed, and tied 27 polar fleece pillows
which they donated to Prince of Peace Mission Outpost. A
local business donated funds for the materials that were
needed. The pillows were fun to make and it felt wonderful
to do something for someone else. The kids hope the pillows
will comfort children who might not be as fortunate as
themselves.
All fourth grade students will
get the opportunity to sign up
for band beginning in March.
The timeline for band signups are listed below. Please
contact Mrs. Michelle Hoff with
any questions.
Monday, March 9, 2009 - Band Parent Information
meeting at RMS 7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 13, 2009 - Band Handbook is passed out
to all 4th grade students.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009- 4th grade band demonstration
concert at Rosemount High School.
Wednesday, April 15 and Friday, April 17 -Instrument
testing.
Child Care Provided !
Rosemount Elementary School
Visit our Website - http://district196.org/re
FROM THE RES MEDIA CENTER...
Save the date ...
Rosemount Elementary
ONLINE DATABASES
Home Access
2008-09
District 196 has created a web page from which you
can access all district-funded databases from home
with a common password. The web page can be accessed
from the Rosemount Elementary Media Page under
District Resources or by going to:
http://www.district196.org/District/CurriculumAssess
ment/DistrictCurriculum/Media/index.cfm
The user name is 196media
The password is isd196
District-wide resources
Country Reports
Gale Biography Resource Center
Gale Opposing Viewpoints
Teaching Books
World Book Discover
World Book Encyclopedia Complete
Elementary school specific resources
Barbara Coloroso is coming!
Parenting with Wit and Wisdom
All parents are invited by District 196 Early Childhood
Family Education Advisory Council to this very special
event. Barbara Coloroso is a popular national speaker
and
author of Parenting with Wit and Wisdom, Kids Are Worth It!
and Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline. She has
ideas for parents of toddlers to teens. Come and enjoy an
evening of humor and great parenting strategies.
Friday, April 17, 2009 7 to 9 p.m.
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Apple Valley, MN
(northeast corner of McAndrews and
Johnny Cake Ridge Road)
Followed by dessert reception and book signing!
Cost: $10 per person ($15 per couple) in advance
$15 per person ($20 per couple) at the door
Register online NOW
(http://ce.district196.org/Perficio/online/events/
event_info.aspx?id=26318)
Questions? Please call the conference hotline at
952-431-8740 or our TTY number at 952-431-8729.
SchoolView
Grolier Animals & America the Beautiful
Minnesota State Supported Resources
10 Gale Group databases including Kids InfoBits and
Kids Edition
netTrekker
Students create their own login account from home
Don’t forget you can search our RE Online Catalog at anytime
from home. There are many other resources found there:
webpath express, Dakota County Library, and others.
These databases are for RE families only.
Rosemount Elementary School
SchoolView gives parents access to many different types of information about their child at
school. You can view attendance, deposit
money, check lunch accounts, and update
phone and email addresses.
Immunization and health screening records are
also available.
To sign up for SchoolView you must fill out a
permission form located in the school office.
You will then receive an Access Key and instructions for setting up your account.
For online help using SchoolView click on:
“Parent Portal Services”
on the front page of the district website
www.district196.org
Visit our Website - http://district196.org/re