MMC Elementary Bulletin

District Mission: Preparing students to be lifelong learners and productive and engaged citizens by ensuring all students success through a strong foundation of learning skills

We are very proud of Cody Schuck, 6th Grade, and Colton Meyer, 5th Grade, who not only place first at the local level of the Daughters of the American Revolution History Essay Contest, but also placed first at the state level. Congratulations on their fine research and writing.

Congratulations to Ella Ruba whose story placed first at the 1st Grade level in the Northwest Iowa Reading Association Writing Contest, Tyler Frederes whose poem placed first in the 3rd grade level of the Northwest Iowa Reading Council Poetry Contest, and Tyler Rueter whose poem placed second in the 3rd grade level of the Northwest Iowa Reading Council Poetry Contest.

 

February 20 – March 2, 2012

Weeks 26 & 27

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

1.  Want an easy way to help your child practice math facts?  Go to www.xtramath.org and sign your child up.  This program has a great parent monitoring tool that allows parents to see which days their child practiced and how well they answered the questions.

 

2.  Our site visit is March 13-15.  At 5:00 on the 13th, the state team will meet with parents to ask questions about your experience with MMC.  If you would like to be a part of the parent group, please call Mr.Brandhorst at 376-4172.

 

3. All students will start their day in Marcus on Monday, March 5 so we can tape the intro for our site visit video.  All students should be in the high school gym and ready to go by 10:15.

 

     4. How are student-learning data monitored at the building level and how is that data used to inform instructional decisions?  Students are given formative assessments such as Dibels Reading Probes, District Math Probes, and Dibels Math Probes three times per year.  The results of these assessments are used along with classroom performance and teacher observation to make decisions about which children need interventions and what interventions should be used.  Iowa Assessments for grades 2-6 and our second reading and math assessments in 4th grade are used to monitor student progress (again looking to see if interventions are needed) and to monitor our curriculum.  Data is analyzed at the individual student level and at the grade level to make sure our curriculum is effective in helping students achieve at high levels.  Data is also analyzed by sub groups such as socio-economic level, sex, special needs, and ethnicity to ensure we are meeting the needs of each of these groups.

 

•        Week at a Glance

Mon., Feb. 20  - Iowa Assessments begin

    Thanks to all who subbed today and saved the day!

 

Tues., Feb. 21 - 7:00 District Leadership Team

    7:45 4th/5th/6th STARS

    Mid terms go home

    Marty Warrender, Sara Wilcox, and Barb Moats sub

    3:45 Bgd/KI/Kindergarten/1st Gr. STARS

 

Wed., Feb. 22  - 7:45 SpEd Team Mtg. (Young)

    1:30 Admin. Team Mtg.

    3:30 5th Gr. IEP Mtg.

    Rachel Martin subs for Mrs. Deichmann rest of week

    Happy Birthday Lois Alquist!

 

Thur., Feb. 23           - 8:00 3rd Gr. IEP Meeting

•                         Dr. Sara presents to K-3 (schedule posted in work room)

•                         11:00 SpEd Team Mtg. (Mrs. Miller)

•                         3:35 2nd/3rd Gr. STARS

 

Fri., Feb. 24  -  Joy Neilsen subs for Janet Lucas

•                      2:30 KI-3 FUTP60 Fruit Tasting Activity

•                      Happy Birthday Ric Collins!

 

Mon., Feb. 27  - Joy Neilsen subs for Janet Lucas all week

    Mrs. Vasher will be out of the district for a meeting

    Rachel Martin subs for Mrs. Deichmann

    Barb Moats subs for Mrs. Irwin

    Eva Henderson subs for Mrs. Roberts

 

Tues., Feb. 28 -         7:45 4th/5th/6th STARS

    Rachel Martin subs for Mrs. Deichmann

    3:45 Bgd/KI/Kindergarten/1st Gr. STARS

 

Wed., Feb. 29  -         3:35 Primary Staff Mtg. (Kathy presents Ch. 7) in Library

   

Thur., Mar. 1 - 7:55 Cleghorn Staff Mtg. (Kathy presents Ch. 8) in office

•                         11:00 SpEd Team Mtg. (Mrs. Miller)

•                         3:35 2nd/3rd Gr. STARS

•                         Happy Birthday Jen Nieuwenhuis and Tim Dreckman!

 

Fri., Mar. 2    -  7:00 District Leadership Team

•                      Steve Liddle’s last day (Thank you for all you’ve done for MMC)

•                      Happy Birthday Dr. Suess!

 

Sat., Mar. 3 - Happy Birthday Jodi Feser!

 

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Thought for the Week


Two important things to teach a child: to do and to do without.


Marcelene Cox

Mar. 2 - 7:00 District Leadership Team Mtg.

Mar. 5 - 2 hour late start to work on ICC

      All students start in Marcus for taping

March 13-15 - Site Visit

Mar. 20 - 5:00 NWIRC at NCC focusing on Twitter

Mar. 21 - End of 3rd Quarter

Mar. 26 - Report Cards go home

March 31 - SEARCH Odyssey of the Mind Competition

April 6 - No School

April 9 - No School

April 17 - NWIRC Young Author’s Banquet

April 18 - 2 hour late start for Iowa Core Curriculum

Apr. 20 - Kindergarten to Circus

April 26 - Instructional Practices Inventory Data Collec.

May 25 - Possibly our last day of school for 2011-12

 

TITLE VI, IX AND SECTION 504-The district has a policy against discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Title IX of Educational Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY & AFFIRMATIVE ACTION-The district shall provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations of federal, state and local governing bodies and agencies.  Any person having inquiries should contact:  Mr. Jan Brandhorst the MMC CSD superintendent at 712-376-4171.

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