TIMBER TIMES Timber Ridge Elementary 7370 NW 54 th Avenue Johnston, Iowa

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1 February 2012 Special notes: Early Dismissal at 12:35 on Wed., Feb. 1st No School on: Monday, February 20 th. Iowa Assessments The Iowa Assessments are beginning shtly f our 2 nd through 5 th grade students. The students will be taking the Iowa Assessments through early February. The Iowa Assessments allow us to evaluate the academic achievement and growth of our students in the areas of reading, math, and science. We greatly appreciate the help of our parents in assisting our students to be prepared f the tests. Ways you can help your child are: 1. Make sure your child gets a good night s sleep. 2. Your child should have breakfast in the mning. We don t want students distracted by growling, noisy stomachs! 3. Please make every efft to have your child in attendance and here at school on time. Most of our students will be taking the test as their first task of the day, beginning at 9:00. Arriving late can throw off some students. 4. Have your child dress in layers students do better on tests if they don t have to think about how hot cold they are. It s always less distracting to take off an extra layer than to be too cold. Character Day is Feb. 24th Students should wear their Character T-shirt! Johnston PTO Purple Party The annual Purple Party will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2012, from 3:30 to 7:30 pm. F those new to Johnston, Purple Party is like a school carnival, but much me. Every year, it is held in the Johnston High School. There are games, raffles, silent auctions, bingo, food, and prizes. In der f Purple Party to be successful it takes many volunteers. If you can help by wking in the concession stand, helping with a game, helping with set up, baking buying a cake, etc., please call any of our PTO officers. Our Purple Party representatives need donations f the Purple Party baskets. They need games, popcn and movies. If you can donate any of these items, bring them to the Timber Ridge Office. Thank you in advance to all Purple Party volunteers. Kids First Bank Pizza Contest Our Kids First Bank is off to a great start. Every Tuesday mning, our Bank Board Members and tellers are at school early to open the bank at. Each time a student makes a deposit in the bank, their classroom receives a point in the pizza contest. At the end of the school year, the classroom with the most points will win a pizza party. So far, the top three classrooms are: 1 st place = Mr. Fjelland 2 nd place = Ms. McCoy 3 rd place = Mrs. S Fisher

2 Inclement Weather Reminder Johnston Schools will be using AlertNow to contact parents about infmation regarding school closings and delays. This is a free service and parents do not need to sign up to receive the calls about school cancellations, late starts and early dismissals. Calls will go out as soon as a decision is made by administration concerning the school day. Please listen to the entire message as it may contain pertinent infmation about KTC, activities other district events that day. Please keep your student s infmation (phone numbers and addresses) updated with your school office as those are pulled from Infinite Campus and used via AlertNow. Me infmation about AlertNow can be found under the quick links list on the right side of the district website. The district website will also list any changes to the school day. From Mrs. Zenti,RN, BSN Timber Ridge School Nurse February is -National Children's Dental Health Month The American Dental Association has provided fun wksheets to promote dental health. Please encourage our your child(ren) to Rock their smiles this February. Visit f me ideas and interactive activities. Did you know - Tooth decay is the most common childhood disease? - al disease impacts a child s ability to eat, speak, sleep and learn? - Decay rates are increasing f 2-5 year olds?(early decay is a predict of future decay!) So befe we dig into Valentine s fun, let s not fget to remind our Children the imptance of al health.

3 Me Health News From Mrs. Zenti,RN, BSN Timber Ridge School Nurse Prevent the Spread of Novirus-the stomach bug Novirus is a highly contagious illness caused by infection with a virus called novirus. It is often called by other names, such as viral gastroenteritis, stomach flu, and food poisoning. Novirus infection causes inflammation of the stomach and intestines; the most common symptoms are diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pain. Anyone can get novirus, and they can have the illness multiple times during their lifetime. Novirus can make people feel extremely ill and vomit have diarrhea many times a day Most people get better within 1-2 days. Dehydration can be a problem among people with the infection, especially the very young, the elderly, and people with other illnesses. Noviruses are highly contagious and can spread rapidly in closed environments. People with novirus are contagious from the moment they begin feeling ill to at least 3 days and perhaps f as long as 2 weeks after recovery. Noviruses are found in the stool and vomit of infected people. People can become infected by: eating food drinking liquids that are contaminated with the virus; touching surfaces objects that are contaminated with novirus, and then placing their hand in their mouth; having direct contact with an infected person. Prevent the spread of novirus by: Practicing proper hand hygiene by washing your hands carefully with soap and water after using the bathroom and changing diapers and always befe eating preparing food. See ( Take care in the kitchen by carefully washing fruits and vegetables, and cooking oysters and other shellfish thoughly befe eating them. Clean and disinfect contaminated surfaces by using a bleach based household cleaner as directed on the product label a fresh solution made by adding 5 tablespoons to 1.5 cups of household bleach to 1 gallon of water. Wash laundry thoughly and handle soiled items carefully. There is no vaccine to prevent novirus infection. There is no specific drug to treat people with novirus illness. Rehydration is imptant f infected people. Stay home from school wk until symptom free f at least 24 hours. National Health Observances f February website is Feb. 3 Feb.1-29 Feb.1-29 Feb. 14 Feb Give Kids A Smile Day Heart Month National Children s Dental Health Month National Don Day Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week

4 PPEL Vote To Be Held on February 7th The Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL expires 2013, and there will be a special election on February 7th, 2012 to continue the levy another ten years (beginning 2014 and expiring 2023). This is not an increase in tax, but a continuation of a tax levy. Voters may authize a voted PPEL f a period not exceeding ten years and in an amount not exceeding $1.34 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation. The levy may be used f the following purposes: Purchase and improvement of grounds Construction of schoolhouses buildings and opening roads to schoolhouses buildings Purchase of buildings and the purchase, lease, lease-purchase of equipment technology exceeding $500 in value Payment of debts contracted f the erection construction of schoolhouses buildings, repairing, remodeling, reconstructing, improving expanding the schoolhouses buildings and additions to existing schoolhouses Expenditures f energy conservation, rental of facilities under chapter 28E Purchase of transptation equipment f transpting students, lease-purchase option agreement f school buildings, equipment purchases f recreational purposes The District has used the PPEL revenue f building repairs such as HVAC replacement, carpet and floing, roofing repairs, paving and sidewalks; energy conservation; communications and technology needs such as replacement of computers in labs, server replacements, fiber costs and installing digital projects in classrooms; purchases of equipment, furniture and fixtures, lockers, security equipment; purchases of buses, land, ptable buildings and vehicles; PPEL notes and many other small projects. Johnston Partnership Fat Tuesday Pancake Dinner February 21 from 5-7 p.m. at Summit Middle School $6 at the do (children under 3 free) and advanced tickets $5 Entertainment by the Johnston Station Jazz Band. Chefs f the evening are the Johnston Kiwanis Club The Johnston Partnership which operates the Johnston DMARC Food Pantry, Clothes Closet and Johnston Youth Menting Program F me infmation call

5 JOHNSTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LUNCH MENU February 2012 Breakfast Daily 8:35am 8:50am Yogurt Available Daily as Variety of Hot & Cold Breakfast served a Meal w/sides + Bread item MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 30 - Jan Pizza Dippers v w/marinara Sauce *Mini Cn Dogs Glazed Carrots Fresh Cauliflower w/dip Fresh Grapes Scooby Snacks 6 Nachos w/cheese ν &/ Meat Tony s Cheese Filled Bread Sticks ν 31-Jan Chili Chicken Patty on a Bun Seasoned Broccoli Romaine & Spinach Salad Applesauce Mini Cinnamon Roll 7 WG Cheese Quesadilla ν Chicken Noodle Soup 1 Early Dismissal Turkey & Cheese Sub Sandwich (Mayo/Mustard pkt) Yogurt Baby Carrots / Dip Apple Animal Cookies 8 Mandarin ange Chicken Bean n Cheese Enchilada ν 2 Chicken Strips *Pulled BBQ Pk Sandwich Peas Pasta Salad Peaches WG Cnbread 9 Spaghetti w/meat Sauce Grilled Chicken Sandwich 3 Cheese Pizza v Hamburger on a Bun Cn Lettuce/Tomato/Pickles Clementine Cherries 10 WG French Toast Sticks ν w/sausage Patty Turkey & Cheese Sub Sandwich Califnia Vegetables Three Bean Salad Apricots Cinnamon Applesauce Cup Peas Baby Carrots wdip Banana Gold Fish Crackers Stir Fry Vegetables Steamed Brown Rice Jicama & Carrots Sticks Pears Cn Spinach Salad w/dressing Peaches WG Bread Stick Hash Brown Wedge 100% ange Juice Strawberries Trail Mix (Peanut Free) 13 WG Soft Beef Taco (w/cheese only) ν Cn Dog 14 Chicken Nuggets Macaroni & Cheese ν 15 Turkey & Gravy Cheeseburger 16 *Real Slice Pepperoni Pizza BBQ Chicken 17 Grilled Cheese Sandwich ν *Pk Tenderloin Sandwich Refried Beans Lettuce & Tomato Salsa & Cheese Pineapple Raisins 20 No School Professional Development President s Day Mixed Vegetables Romaine Salad /Dressing Kiwi Valentine s Cookie 21 Chili Chicken Patty on a Bun Seasoned Broccoli Romaine & Spinach Salad Applesauce Mini Cinnamon Roll Mashed Potatoes Fresh Broccoli w/dip 100% Juice Bar frozen Mixed Fruit Dinner Roll 22 *Hot Dog on a Bun Cheesy Dragon Bread ν Baked Beans Baby Carrots w/dip Pineapple Pears Green Beans Cn & Black Bean Salad Mandarin anges Apple Crisp 23 Chicken Strips *Hot Ham & Cheese Sandwich Peas Pasta Salad Peaches WG Cnbread Tomato Soup Celery w/sunbutter Dip (Peanut Free) Fresh Apple slices Saltine Crackers 24 Cheese Pizza v Fish Sandwich Cn Lettuce/Tomato/Pickles Fresh ange Wedges Cherries ν = Vegetarian *Entrée may contain pk Menu is subject to change without notice. WG=Whole Grain All Hamburger/Hot Dog Buns made with 53% whole grain Elementary Prices: Student Lunch 2.20 Reduced Lunch.40 Adult Lunch 3.10 Extras: Entrée 1.90 Fruit/Vegetable.60 Bread.60 Milk.45 (Skim, 1% & Choc Skim)

6 IMPORTANT DATES FOR February /30 2/10 Iowa Assessment Tests Feb. 1 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 12 Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Early 12:35pm Staff Professional Development Purple Party 3:30 High School 5 th grade Winter Band 6:30pm in cafeteria Lincoln s Birthday 2 nd grade Music 6:30pm in cafeteria 3 rd grade Music 7:30pm in cafeteria Valentine s Day Valentine 2:30pm No School - Staff Professional Development PTO 7:00pm in LMC Washington s Birthday 1 st grade Field trip to Civic Center Kindergarten Field trip to Civic Center Wear Your Character T-shirt!!