March 2015 - Coolidge Elementary School

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COOLIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MARCH 2015
2, 4, 6, 8, FIRST GRADERS ARE GREAT
The first graders have had a very busy winter of learning! We learned about different
presidents throughout February. Do you know what type of house Abraham Lincoln lived
in as a young boy? The first graders learned about then created their own log cabin out of
pretzels! Check out a picture of these wonderful Lincoln Log cabins. They also wrote facts
about George Washington and learned about responsibilities of the president of the United
States. We figured out it is a very important job!
The students currently are completing a learning unit on different types of families. We
are reading books and completing activities that correlate to families. Students will have
the opportunity to create their very own family tree after reading the book, Me and My
Family Tree by Joan Sweeney. In addition, the students are completing a family responsibilities book where they reflect on their own family and who completes different duties in their
household. They also have the opportunity to write a story about a members of their family, using the Writer’s Workshop process. The kids are thrilled to share information about
their families with their classJ!
ARTIST
OF THE
MONTH
For more great pictures go to: http://coolidge.cr.k12.ia.us
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Thank you to those who made it a priority to be
at your child’s conference this last month. We always aim for 100% attendance, but as I am writing
this we are still making up conferences from our
snow days. Thanks to the flexibility of teachers
and families for making the conference for trimester 2 happen.
I encourage you to watch the newsletter closely
as we have added dates that have changed since
the beginning of the school year. This is the most
effective way we can communicate with all of our
families. Please note that our Preschool and Kindergarten and Alternative Kindergarten registration
day was March 6th…if you were unable to come
and register your child for one of these programs
please stop into the office soon to complete the
process. We will extend an invitation to the Kindergarten families to visit us on May 8th from 2:304:00 to get more information.
Daily attendance continues to be a topic of
conversation. Remember our theme is Everybody,
Every day--Good Attendance Matters!
Please note from Marcia Hughes’ communication that starting on March 30, 2015 our school
day will be extended to make up for the instructional time we have missed from inclement weather cancellations or delays.
Kindergarten- 5th grade hours will be from 8:50
am - 3:55 pm
Breakfast will start at 8:30 am
Students will be allowed to come into their
classrooms at 8:40 am
Tardy bell will ring at 8:50 am, then announcements will start.
Morning AK and Early Learning will be from
8:30-11:40
Afternoon AK and Early Learning will be from
12:40-3:50
Bus times will be 10 minutes earlier than they
are normally picked up, and will be dropped off 10
later than they normally are dropped off.
The early dismissals on March 18th, April 3rd,
May 20th and June 5th will remain at 1:30 pm.
Mr. O’Connell
SAFETY CONCERNS
Cedar Rapids Community School District takes
your safety seriously and welcomes your input. Please contact your building principal/administrator and report any safety concerns that you may
have. Thank you for helping us keep staff and
students safe.
INTERMEC GRANT
The students and staff at Coolidge are very fortunate to have a couple of parents that worked at
Intermec technologies here in Cedar Rapids. Matt
Baker and Adam Bumpus nominated Coolidge
School to receive a technology grant this winter
and it was just recently
awarded to us! Thanks
to both Mr. Baker and Mr.
Bumpus for continuing their
dedication to the students
and staff here at Coolidge. The $6,000 will be
used to purchase more technology for the building
to be used with students at various times during
the day. Students will certainly get some super
use out of the new technology devices we are able
to add to our building. We thank Intermec for their
generosity to our school. We will follow up this
spring with some photos of the students using the
new technology that we submitted in the grant.
NEWS FROM 3RD GRADE
We have been studying Structures of
Life in science. We have been exploring
the structures of seeds, crayfish, and Bess
beetles. All of these living things have
been in our classrooms and we have been
able to observe and examine their properties. We have also been preparing for the
Iowa Assessments. We look forward to
doing our best on these tests and show all
we have learned this year!
VIRTUAL
BACKPACK
The District offers an online Virtual Backpack
site to support the efforts of community organizations wanting to share information about
educationally-based programming.
Individuals or organizations wishing to post
material on the Virtual Backpack submit items
electronically and approved materials will appear online for families to access.
Organizations will find a link to submit flyers
for consideration on the District homepage at
www.cr.k12.ia.us . Families can access the
Virtual Backpack from their school Web site.
2015-2016 Iowa Department of Education
Open Enrollment applications (district to district)
• Grades 1-12 DEADLINE: March 1, 2015
• Incoming Kindergarten deadline:
September 1, 2015
2015-2016 In-District Permit Application
This is a request for a student who resides in the
Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD)
to attend another CRCSD school that is not in the
attendance area where the family resides. Please refer
to Procedure 602.4a and check with your building
counselor to determine if a permit is allowed or
required.
• January 5, 2015 Permit application and guidelines
available from resident school
• March 1, 2015
DEADLINE: Submit application
to a students attending building
• April 2015
Parent/legal guardian will be
notified in writing of decision on
permit
Johnson Elementary will become a STEAM school
starting in 2015-2016. The enrollment procedure
for new students asking to attend will be by lottery
process that will take place later this spring. No
new students will be allowed to permit to Johnson
Elementary during the 15-16 school year. All
students who are currently enrolled may continue to
attend if they so choose. There will be a process for
students who are currently attending and do not wish
to continue in the STEAM school. These procedures
will be explained in detail later this spring.
KINDERGARTENERS
LEARN ABOUT HISTORY
What did you learn about when you were in
history class? Maybe you learned about the ancient pyramids, famous explorers, or about past
presidents. During the last few weeks the kindergarten students have been learning what history
is – a story about something that has happened in
the past. They are also learning what artifacts are,
and were introduced to a timeline during this social
studies unit.
The kindergarteners are also discovering ways
that people grow and change over time, including
themselves. For example, they enjoy playing with
different toys now than they used to when they
were younger. That favorite rattle from long ago
has been replaced with Legos or a video game.
They also realized that they like different music
now than they did a few years ago, do not eat the
same foods that they ate when they were babies,
and even use a different type of bed now than
when they were younger.
As a special part of this social studies unit
every kindergartener is having a turn to tell their
personal history. Each student is collecting artifacts from home to tell their history and then
sharing them with his or her classmates. These
artifacts are described by the student and placed
on a timeline ranging from birth to age 5 and 6.
The students have been sharing artifacts such as a
baby picture or the tiny stocking hat that they wore
in the hospital as a newborn. Other artifacts that
have been shared by the students include a favorite stuffed animal from when they were a baby, a
special blanket they carried around as a toddler,
preschool projects or diplomas, and family photos
from past vacations.
Everybody,
Every Day!
Good Attendance
Matters
Non-Discrimination Policy
It is the policy of the Cedar Rapids Community School District not to illegally discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age (employment only),
marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and socioeconomic status (students/program only) in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure
for processing complaints of discrimination. District employees with questions or a grievance related to this policy should contact Jill Cirivello, Director of Human Resources, 319-558-2421;
[email protected]. Students and others should contact Ken Morris, Manager of Student Equity, 319-558-1504; [email protected]. The District mailing address is 2500 Edgewood Rd
NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405-1015.
MATH PROBLEMS OF THE 4TH GRADE CONFERENCES
The fourth graders here at Coolidge have just
MONTH
wrapped up their student led conferences! They
1. Where do books come
from?
Books are published all
over the world. The publishing
information is usually printed
within a book’s first few pages.
Sometimes more than one city
is listed. (For this activity, use
the first city listed.) Look at a
sample of the books in your classroom library
and list all the places where they were published.
Use your list to create a graph showing where the
books were published. In 2004, the School Library
Journal stated that the average cost of books for
children and young adults was $19.31. Using this
average cost, how much money did the publishers
in each city on your graph generate in book sales
for your classroom? Order the cities on your graph
from the city generating the most money in book
sales to the city generating the least. How much
money in book sales was generated altogether for
your classroom?
2. An Annual Salary
An annual salary of $25,000 is what George
Washington made after he was voted into office in
1789. As of 2008, George W. Bush, our 43rd president, had an annual salary of $400,000 + $50,000
for expenses. For how many years has the United
States been governed by a president? What is the
difference between the annual salaries of the two
Georges? Using your data, what do you notice
happening? What is the percentage of increase
of the presidential salary? If this trend continues,
predict the annual salary for future presidents in
50 years, 100 years, and 200 years. Explain your
thinking.
IMPORTANT DATES
were able to share many of the wonderful things
they had worked on with their parents. Parents
saw their children’s strengths, goals, and plans
for success. Parents and students commented on
how they really enjoyed getting to see and share
their presentation videos from the recent Regions
Project in our social studies unit. Using this digital
portfolio ultimately meant students were able to
share some of the technology they had been working with in the second trimester. PowerPoints, PowToons, and some fun educational websites were
used to show parents the final products that these
children made by showing up each day and doing
their PARRT.
FOURTH AND FIFTH
GRADERS PREPARE FOR
SPRING MUSICAL!
What do you get when you put the 3 pigs, the
3 bears, “Red,” “Goldie,” a Granny, and not one,
but TWO wolves in a musical program? You get a
funny fractured fairy tale! The Coolidge fourth and
fifth graders are busy in the music room preparing for their spring musical, “Happily Ever After!” which will be presented on Thursday, April
16 at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. in the Coolidge cafeteria. Parents, a program/costume
information sheet has already
gone home with your child. If
you haven’t yet seen it, please
ask your child for it. Costume
items will need to be to school by
Wednesday, April 15, the day of
our dress rehearsal assembly for
the school. We look forward to
performing for you next month!
April
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STUDENT’S ATTENDANCE
August
Kindergarten
Average
Determan
Morningstar
Rooney
1st Average
Carney
Jennings
Mitchell
nd Average
2
Englert
Lodge
Sankot
3rd Average
Brems
Hackenmiller
Schenkelberg
th Average
4
Blocker
Lang
Russ
5th Average
Broghammer
Christoffersen
Building Avg
September
October
November
December
January
February
97.9
97.3
96.4
97.2
95.3
94.9
96.1
98.6
97.9
97.2
98.6
98.8
99.4
97.7
98.4
98.4
100.0
96.7
99.4
100.0
100.0
98.1
98.4
99.5
97.9
97.7
99.0
99.2
98.8
98.6
98.5
95.9
97.6
98.0
97.6
97.5
98.9
97.5
98.3
98.0
96.2
97.9
98.7
96.8
98.3
97.4
98.1
97.3
96.7
97.3
96.4
98.1
97.6
96.9
93.9
98.5
97.6
97.9
97.9
97.0
97.9
97.3
99.1
97.4
97.6
97.1
97.8
97.9
97.4
96.7
97.5
98.0
97.9
97.9
97.8
97.4
98.5
96.7
96.5
95.5
97.9
95.2
93.5
98.0
98.1
97.8
98.1
97.5
98.7
94.8
99.0
96.7
97.8
97.2
95.0
98.8
98.6
98.9
97.2
96.6
92.6
96.6
95.5
97.3
95.9
93.3
96.2
95.8
96.0
96.8
96.7
97.5
96.0
96.5
96.5
97.1
97.8
94.5
97.4
97.5
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96.2
97.8
90.4
96.5
94.9
97.0
95.3
92.4
96.5
95.0
97.7
96.9
97.5
96.9
98.8
96.7
96.0
94.0
98.0
96.0
96.8
95.0
98.6
96.1
98.1
95.0
95.3
94.6
97.7
92.1
93.9
95.5
96.1
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95.1
94.6
96.7
95.5
91.6
95.7
97.0
95.5
94.5
93.4
94.5
92.2
95.1
USEFUL URL’S AND
AMAZING APPS
Special Diets
If your student has a special diet
form on file from a previous year
and something has changed,
please contact the
Food and Nutrition Office
at 558-2305.
Follow the District on
and
,
@crschools,
http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/
compare/listing/US
This is an excellent site to look at
comparing the United States to other
countries. The information comes up quite quickly
and is VAST! Enjoy searching and comparing.
Kindertown
This is a great app for finding educational apps
for pre-schoolers and young kids.
Doodlecast
This is a great app for kids that allow them to
create drawings while recording their voices!
http://www.iowaaeaonline.org/index.html
This is an excellent site for students and parents
to visit. It has many resources for doing homework
and it also provides clip art, weather and various
educational magazines. When visiting the site the
User ID is: 1053cool password: aea10
April 21
Soft Shell Tacos w/ Lettuce,
Cheese & Salsa
Sides: Fruit Cocktail
Refried Beans
Mixed Vegetables
April 28
Stuffed Cheese Sticks w/
Marinara Sauce
Sides: Applesauce
Peas
Broccoli
Tuesday Alternate
Chicken Patty
April 20
Fish Sticks & Hot Roll
Sides: Applesauce
Baby Carrots
Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
April 27
Walking Taco
Sides: Peaches
Corn
Mixed Vegetables
Monday Alternate
P May Contain Pork
Beef Honey BBQ Rib
Sun Butter & Jelly + Cheese Stick
Cheese Pizza
Wednesday Alternate
April 29
Chicken Nuggets w/
French Bread
Sides: Pineapple
Sweet Potato Fries
Fresh Cauliflower
April 22
French Toast Sticks &
Scrambled Eggs
Sides: Orange Smiles
Fresh Celery
Tater Tots
April 15
Asian Popcorn Chicken Salad
w/ Chow Mein Noodles
Sides: Mandarin Oranges
Cucumber Slices
Mixed Vegetables
April 8
Walking Taco
Sides: Fresh Fruit
Refried Beans
Mixed Vegetables
This institution is an equal opportunity provider
Sun Butter & Jelly + Cheese Stick
Pepperoni Pizza
April 14
Spaghetti & Meat Sauce w/
Breadstick
Sides: Fresh Fruit
Steamed Carrots
Green Beans
April 13
Fruit Parfait w/ Granola
Sides: Cinnamon Apples
Fresh Celery
Tater Tots
Hamburger/Cheeseburger
Sun Butter & Jelly + Cheese Stick
Cheese Pizza
April 7
Italian Dunkers w/ Meat
Sauce
Sides: Pineapple
Baby Carrots
Mixed Vegetables
April 1
Sloppy Joe on a Bun
Sides: Mandarin Oranges
Steamed Carrots
Green Beans
Sausage Pizza
Sun Butter & Jelly + Cheese Stick
Yogurt with Muffin
Thursday Alternate
April 30
Macaroni & Cheese
Sides: Pears
Side Salad
Roasted Chickpeas
April 23
Beef-A-Roni w/ Garlic Toast
Sides: Pears
Side Salad
Roasted Chickpeas
April 16
BBQ Turkey Sandwich
Sides: Pears
Side Salad
Roasted Chickpeas
Cheese Pizza
Sun Butter & Jelly + Cheese Stick
Fish Wedge
Friday Alternate
April 24
Submarine Sandwich
Sides: School Planned
Fruits and Vegetables
April 17
Loco Chicken Fajita
Sides: School Planned
Fruits and Vegetables
April 10
Crazy Chicken Wrap
Sides: School Planned
Fruits and Vegetables
Early Dismissal
April 3
Mini Corn Dogs
Sides: School Planned
Fruits and Vegetables
Daily Milk offered includes 1%,
skim, or skim chocolate
April 9
Beef Teriyaki Dippers w/
Buttered Noodles
Sides: Peaches
Side Salad
Roasted Chickpeas
April 2
Macaroni & Cheese
Sides: Fruit Cocktail
Side Salad
Roasted Chickpeas
April 2015
Elementary School Lunch Menu
All meals include milk, fruit, vegetable, grain, meat/meat alternative
April 6
Chicken & Cheese Deli
Sides: Pears
Corn
Baked Beans
A Minimum of One Fruit or Vegetable is
required for a reimbursable meal
April 27
April 20
P May Contain Pork
Cold Cereal
Toast
Fruit
Juice
Milk
Grab N Go
April 21
April 28
Scrambled Eggs
Toast
Fruit
Juice
Milk
Egg & Cheese Biscuit
Fruit
Juice
Milk
Hard Boiled Egg
Toast
Fruit
Juice
Milk
Grab N Go
April 29
Favorite Muffin w/
Yogurt
Fruit
Juice
Milk
April 22
Breakfast Pizza P
Fruit
Juice
Milk
April 15
Pancake on a Stick P
Fruit
Juice
Milk
April 8
Favorite Muffin w/
Yogurt
Fruit
Juice
Milk
April 1
Breakfast Pizza P
Fruit
Juice
Milk
BF‐16 BF-3
BF-13
BF-8
BF-3
BF-13
April 2015
School Breakfast Menu
BF-14
BF-9
BF-4
BF-4
April 30
Waffles w/ Syrup (optional)
Fruit
Juice
Milk
April 23
Breakfast Combo Bar P
Fruit
Juice
Milk
April 16
Breakfast Burrito w/
Salsa
Fruit
Juice
Milk
April 9
Waffles w/ Syrup (optional)
Fruit
Juice
Milk
BF-14
BF-15
BF-10
BF-5
April 24
English Muffin
Butter, Sun Butter, & Jelly
Fruit
Juice
Milk
April 17
Cinnamon Roll
Fruit
Juice
Milk
April 10
Strawberry Yogurt
Shortcake
Fruit
Juice
Milk
BF-15
April 3
English Muffin
Butter, Sun Butter, & Jelly
Fruit
Juice
Milk
Daily Milk offered includes 1%,
skim, or skim chocolate
April 2
Breakfast Combo Bar P
Fruit
Juice
Milk
This institution is an equal opportunity provider
BF‐18
BF-2
BF-12
BF-7
BF-2
April 14
French Toast w/
Cinnamon & Powdered Sugar
Fruit
Juice
Milk
Grab N Go
Yogurt
Graham Crackers
Fruit
Juice
Milk
BF‐17 BF-1
BF-11
BF-6
BF-1
April 7
Scrambled Eggs
Toast
Fruit
Juice
Milk
may contain peanut/tree nut
Ultimate Breakfast Round
Fruit
Juice
Milk
Pancake w/
Sausage P
Fruit
Juice
Milk
April 13
Bagel w/ Cream Cheese
Fruit
Juice
Milk
Ultimate Breakfast Round
Fruit
Juice
Milk
April 6
Must Select a Minimum of 3 Food
Items For a Reimbursable Meal.
COUGAR LUNCHEON
Congratulations to the following students who attended the cougar luncheon on February 3rd: Lily
Kolek, Peyton Stineman, Riley Edinger, Faith Drzycimski, Kenrick Griffin, Cash Abrams, , Sabrina Poock,
Max Panosh, Haidyn Ulrich, Ty Kuennen, Amarion Wynn-Jackson, Aiden Karr, Arianna Besler, Lily Ulrich,
Brayden Brueggermeyer, Dayten Guy, Jose Torres, Kiefer Clow, Nick Harms, Natalie Hartgrave, Leah
Graham, Grace Jungling, Gavin Sevey, Britney Greiner, Zaria Larsen, Camryn Abrams, Jacob Beirman,
Landon Augustine, Jacob Strain, Jaan Ahmad, Alysa Konen, Holly Madsen, Brianna McNeal, and Sophia
Reinert. Congratulations to the following students who attended the cougar luncheon with Mr. O’Connell
on March 10th : Loghan Clinton, Daniel Ramos, Gabe Sayer, Roman Wright, Carter Gearhart, Wyatt
Vicerman, Charlie Davis, Dietrich Eble, Javier Lozano, Landon Clinton, Danielle Boche, Dillon Poock,
Bernell Borong, Ethan Hines, Olivia Shaw, Nadia Thomas, Mya Schakleford-Tischer, Mason Akers, Kylee
Thomas, Sarah Jungling, Abram Johnson, Ella Baker, Delaney Greene, Brady Heideman, Ava Miles, Siham Mohamed, Jack Smith, Alaina Hanisch, Cameron Bubenyak, Jack Robertson, Haywood Stowe, and
Bryce Gearhart.