NORTHPORT NEWS - Rdale.k12.mn.us

Gary Chesner
Principal
NORTHPORT NEWS
Marguerite
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Attendance: (763) 504-7810
Health Office: (763) 504-7805
Adv. Club:
(763) 504-7815
Kid Zone:
(763) 504-7862
Northport Elementary
5421 Brooklyn Blvd.
Brooklyn Center 55429
Office (763) 504-7800
Web Page: http://www.rdale.k12.mn.us/npe/
JANUARY 2008
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
(on page 2)
School
Closing
WCCO TV
And
830/AM
Radio
Channels
5 and 11
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
2.
Message from the Principal
No school dates
3.
Grade 1 News
4.
Grade 3 News
5.
Grade 4 News
6.
Grade 4 continues
7.
Child Nutrition & Band Night
8.
Ms. Jackson & Adv. Club
9.
Kindergarten & Health Office
10.
Grade 5 & PTA
11.
Calendar
Ta ke
A
look
Inside.
Message From Your
Principal
Greetings everyone,
I strongly encourage all our Northport families to pay very close attention to any communications that are being sent home in the coming weeks regarding budget reductions.
One of the proposals to help reduce the budget involves closing Northport and one other
elementary school and moving them to the building currently occupied by Robbinsdale
Middle School. On November 29th I sent a letter home with students that explains in detail the other elements of this proposed action. If, for any reason, you did not receive
this information, please give me a call and I will see that you get a copy.
I assure you that even while pending decisions about our school are being discussed, our
Northport staff is just as committed as ever to providing a strong academic program for
our children.
Sincerely,
Gary Chesner,
Principal
NO SCHOOL:
January, 1, 2, 3, 4, 18 & 21
Grade 1 News:
Dear 1st grade parents,
COMING SOON
First graders are working very hard on
many new skills. We focus our mornings to
Reading, writing and comprehension skills.
Our afternoons are dedicated to math,
spelling, social studies, science, and health.
We are so busy learning and working hard!
Pride Assembly: January 25th, Pajama Day!
READING
Teach your child how to tie their shoes and
zip up their winter coats!!
First graders will be finishing their second
Unit in Reading. They have worked on over
100 vocabulary words!! Please take time
each week to work on these words. A new
packet of vocabulary words will be coming
home in January. Make sure you continue to
work with your child on these important
words.
We will begin working harder on our writing
skills. We will start doing Six Traits Writing with “Scribbles” the octopus. Please
watch for these packets in your child’s backpack.
MATH
We will begin working on:
Graphing: making and interpreting graphs
Money: identifying penny, nickel, dime, as
well as counting and adding coins. Telling
Time: on the hour and the half hour.
**Please continue working on addition and
subtraction with your child.
Field Trip: January 30th, Stages Theater.
Conferences: January 31st, February 7th,
12th.
PLEASE
How to Help Your Child
Have a Successful School
Year!
- Make sure they get
enough sleep and healthy food
- Look for school papers in the backpack
every night.
- Provide a place and time to do homework.
- Limit TV and video game time.
- Read together every day. Ask your child
questions about what they have read.
- Get a library card and check out books
from the public library.
- Speak and read in your native language at
home
First grade team:
Mrs. Azure(28), Mrs. Chan(30), Mrs.
Johnson(25) and Mrs. Lindeman(26)
Grade 3 News:
Grade Three
The new year is upon us 2008 is hear to stay,
The old year has left us 2007 has gone away.
The students in grade three we say with some pride,
Have been working very hard taking it all in stride.
Multiplying and division have been the focus in math,
Memorizing those math facts is surely the right path.
We are learning to read fluently with smoothness and grace,
Not reading too slow or too fast, but just the right pace.
The birth of the United States we are beginning to explore,
How we became the great fifty states is what is in store.
We will write some biographies of the early pioneers,
Who built this great country on their blood, sweat, and tears.
Learning our spelling words is an assignment each week,
Becoming great spellers is a skill that we seek.
Expanding our knowledge through the books that we read,
Will increase our knowledge and power and help us succeed.
Remember to do your homework whatever is assigned,
If you don’t stay ahead you will fall way behind.
Challenges and problems are what faces third grade,
But our students are tops, there are none we will trade.
The Third Grade Team
Your Third Grade Team,
Jamie Groth(34)
Julie Hjerpe(31)
Jeff Kraft(33)
GRADE 4
4th Grade
Our fourth graders are busy as ever.
Math: 2-digit multiplication and division is our focus.
Reading: Guided or independent, it should be challenging and fun.
Social Studies: State reports are helping us research and share our findings about our chosen state.
Health: Discovering how to stay healthy our whole lives.
Science: Finishing up electricity and water, now rooms will switch units.
IMPORTANT
NUMBERS:
Adventure Club:
763-504-7815
Kid Zone:
Tourism Guide to the States:
Visit Colorado to see Dinosaur National Park, Mesa Verde and Glenwood Hot Springs. Shay-Leigh Hanks
Arizona has the beautiful Grand Canyon. Anna Lee
Visit Louisiana, the only state that starts with “L”. Xeng Vue
Visit Hawaii because it has big waves you could surf on. Cesar Panadero
763-504-7862
Targeted Service:
763-504-7802
You will like California because it has gold. Matthew Vue
New York City is the biggest in the United States. It has the Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building.
Noelia Calvo-Camancho
Kentucky has lots of horses to ride and it is home to President Lincoln. He did not have much but he did
learn how to read. Christina Xiong
People can visit New Mexico and see Tacoma Pueblo, Carlsbad Caverns and Petroglyph National Park. Yisel
Mendoza
Mrs. Sinykin(19) Mr. Hankey(17) and
Mrs. Meister(21)
ATTENDANCE
763-5047810
GRADE 4
Snow is
Now falling
On the ground.
Wet, the snowflakes are going down, down, and
Down
by Taryn
SNOW
ICY COLD
SKATING, GLIDING ALL AROUND
FROZEN SNOW FALLING SNOW
KIDS SHOVEL AROUND THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD
SCARVES-MITTENS-EARMUFFS, KIDS BUNDLE UP!!!
BY MATTHEW LOR
Snow
Whirling snowflakes
I see snowballs
I like the snowmen
Winter
by Valeria
SNOWFLAKES
Snowflakes are like butterflies
Fluttering in the sky.
Snowflakes are like ballerinas
Dancing in the wind.
Snowflakes are almost anything
Except their shape.
Every snowflake is different,
Just like you and me.
by Lisset
Snow is white , fluffy, and cold.
When you touch it you will scream.
It is so cold!
So don't touch it.
If you do you will be all wet!!
by Malik
by Devonous
Wind blowing snowflakes down.
Sharply freezing lakes and ponds.
Trees swaying side to side.
Snow making mounds on the ground.
Birds flying North and South.
Squirrels hungry as beavers.
Flowers wilting, leaves fall.
The wind is twirling and whirling and
Curling outside.
The snow glistening outside like polar bear fur.
And outside is as cold as my freezer.
The snowplow blows snow in the air
Seems like it's creating a blizzard!
by Morse
Snow
We play outside.
I see snowflakes.
Outside we make snowmen.
I see people play in the snow.
So, I ask my sister to play with me.
by Nkaujci
Seeing snow
Now is a wonderland
Outside I am cold
With a scarf and a hat
Falling and tripping on the ice
And seeing all the pine trees covered in white
Leaves are nowhere to be seen
Like the hot cocoa inside waiting for me
It's freezing outside. It's freezing!
It's cold. We need to go inside.
Fast!
We need to make hot cocoa and wrap in a blanket.
We'll be all snuggled up in our warm house.
by Christopher
Snowflakes are falling round and round.
My toes are frozen.
Snow is on the ground
Birds are silently gliding through the sky.
Scarves and earmuffs are bundled up high.
It's the season for snowball fights and for slip sliding on the
ice.
Robbinsdale Child Nutrition Department
The Robbinsdale Child Nutrition Department has started using the Messenger system, a completely integrated module within our student management
system, Infinite Campus, to let families know when their student’s lunch
balances are low. Every other week we will send out automated calls and/or
emails to all students that have a balance below the cost of two lunches.
Families will receive one call per student with a low balance. Payments can
be sent to school with the students or made online through PayPams. If you
have any questions regarding the message or your payment, please call the
Robbinsdale Nutrition office at (763)504-8050. Thank you.
Family Band Night- Tuesday, January
29th- 6:30-8:00 p.m.
All fifth grade band students and their musical
friends and family members are invited to participate in Family
Band Night 2008. This exciting event will be held in the Plymouth
Middle School Cafeteria on Tuesday, January 29th from 6:30-8:00
p.m. Any family member who plays a band instrument (or used to
play- it's okay... just dust it off and give it a try :) is welcome to
join us. Family members who do not play a band instrument can also
come to watch and listen. Please register before Winter Break so
parts can be distributed and practiced. Blue registration slips were
sent home before Thanksgiving Break. Please call Ms. Riste at 763504-4070 if you need a new slip or if you would like more information. It's a lot of fun!!! We hope to see you there!!!!
From Ms Jackson’s Thinking
Watch your thoughts . . .
For they become your words
Watch your words . . .
For they become your actions
Watch your actions . . .
For they become your habits
Watch your habits . . .
For they become your character
Watch your character . . .
For it is your destiny!
ADVENTURE
CLUB
DAYCARE
763-504-7815
before school:
6:30 am
&
after school:
6:00 PM
KINDERGARTEN
It is hard to believe that we have completed the first trimester
the school year and are anticipating the start of a New Year in just a few weeks!
of
By now, most of our students are coming well-prepared for winter outdoors
with warm coats, snow pants, boots, hats, and mittens. Thank you for that! If you still
need to get some of these items for your child, please do so at your earliest convenience. As you know, the students go outdoors before lunch every day unless the temperature reaches minus 10º. This is district policy and exceptions are made only by a
doctor’s written orders.
Our winter break begins after school on the 21st of December and resumes on
Monday, January 7th.
We wish all of our students and their families Happy Holidays and a safe and
restful winter break.
The K Team,
Mrs. Berg, Mrs. Conroy, Mrs. Haugberg, Mrs. Sletten
NURSE LINE 763-504-7805 .
24 HOUR ABSENCE LINE 763-504-7810
Your child should stay home if there is:
Fever over 100
Vomiting or diarrhea
Rash
Your child should stay home after fever is gone 24 hours without fever medication. No
VOMITING or DIARRHEA for 24 hours after last episode.
No question of contagious illness connected to the RASH
GRADE 5
Happy New Year!
As we begin our second trimester, we are excited about all of the new and wonderful
things we will be learning. We are also continuing to prepare for the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments that are coming at the end of April.
We continue to go outside daily. Please make sure your children are prepared for the
cold Minnesota winter. Boots are highly recommended due to the fact that our playground is often icy and snow packed.
Thanks for all you do.
Grade 5 teachers
Mrs. Baumeister(5)
Ms Durand(2)
Mrs. Lundgren(4)
PTA
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Cookie Dough fundraiser.
We made about $7,000.
You are appreciated!
January 2008
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
WINTER BREAK
NEW
YEAR’S
DAY
6
7
1-4
8
1-5
Social
9
2-1
10
2-2
CST
11
2-3
TSAT
Gr 1—SGE
(Simply
Good Eating)
12
15
2-5
Steering
PTA - 6:30
pm
16
1-1
17
1-2
CST
Lockdown
Practice
10:45
a.m.
18
19
School Resumes
13
20
14
2-4
21
NO
SCHOOL
MARTIN
LUTHER
KING, JR.
DAY
27
28
2-2
22
1-3
Climate
Curr/Tech
29
2-3
Staff
Gr 5History
Center
9:45 1:45
23
1-4
Gr 2 - Mn
Center for
Book Arts
9:55-12
24
1-5
CST
30
31
2-4
2-5
Gr 1-Stages
CST
Theater
Conferences
12:30
NO
SCHOOL
25
2-1
TSAT
Pride Assembly 2:30
PAJAMA
DAY
26