September 11, 2015
Happy Friday! It is Homecoming next week. Hopefully the students will get a chance to see you all dress up for the different days. Thank you for your flexibility during homecoming, we may see this as a distraction, but most students still enjoy it. Remember to have fun with them at this time. It is a great way to build those relationships.
I will be gone on Monday, I have to attend a class for my evaluator license. You will still be able to call me for a substitute that morning if needed.
With a different focus in the Success Center, it is difficult for Judy and Stephanie to administer or proctor tests, so please do not send students in there to make up a test. If you are in a bind, please talk to Judy or Stephanie first to see if they are able to proctor. Many times they are working with the students on the reading comprehension skills and will not be able to focus attention on other students that were not assigned to them.
Also remember, with the new focus in the Success Center, many of the homework completion items need to be addressed by the classroom teacher. Hold students to the late work policy, the students need to be trained and then expectations reinforced before you will see a change in the student behavior. If you need, request a meeting with the parents to communicate expectations and what needs to be done for the student to meet these expectations. It never hurts to talk with parents. You will always learn something, either 1. the parents are going to be part of the solution, or 2. you won’t have support at home, so that tells you what life may be like for that student.
Finally, I have had a couple of teachers talk to me about wanting to be on the grading committee. The SIT team will be meeting on Wednesday where we will start to discuss how many committee members we need and who to have on it. I would like to see representation across the various curricular areas, so if you are interested please let me know before Wednesday.
Have a great weekend!
Assistant Principal’s Corner
Don’t forget that next week is Homecoming week! Thank you in advance for all your hard work during homecoming. The students will be excited, so please remember to be patient and enjoy the festivities. I am still looking for one more helper for the dance if anyone is interested. It is a great opportunity to get to know your students in a social setting. School dress code will still apply for the dress up days as well as the dance, so please be sure to let students know if they are not dressed appropriately.
Our dress up days are the following:
Monday: Home Movie Night (Pajamas and Sweats)
Tuesday: Favorite Movie Character
Wednesday: Class Color Day
Staff – Mint Green
Seniors – Black
Juniors – Dark Purple
Sophomores – Light Blue
Freshman – Pink
Thursday: Paparazzi/Tourist Day
Friday: Red and Black Spirit Day
Float Building Assignments Reminder:
Monday – September 14th 6:00 – 9:00 (Minimum of 2 Teachers for each grade level)
Freshman – Emily Klingbeil & Tom Smalley
Sophomores – Doug Martin & Rachel Cunningham
Juniors – Jill Bomgaars & Lori Carter
Tuesday – September 15th 6:00 – 9:00 (Minimum of 2 Teachers for each grade level)
Freshman – Gale Horan & Trent Eckstaine
Sophomores – Jodi Richey & Joel Jentz
Juniors – Colleen Bortscheller & Shawn Starr
Wednesday – September 16th 5:00 – 6:00 (Minimum of 2 Teachers for each grade level)
Freshman – Julie Roy
Sophomores – Deb Richarz
Juniors – Sherri Permeswaran
Thursday – September 17th 6:00 – 8:45 (Minimum of 2 Teachers for each grade level)
Freshman – Joann Johnson & Randy Ewing
Sophomores – Erin Ohrlund & Adam Moss
Juniors – Mark Zeka & Judy Zeka
Float Tear Down – September 18th (Minimum of 2 Teachers for each grade level)
Freshman – Kevin Westhoff
Sophomores – Brett Oetken
Juniors – Kyle Gerdes
Float building will take place in Becker Hall during the week. I will give the key to one of the teachers on Monday and each day, please hand the key back in the office so that the next set of supervisor’s can pick it up for that evening. Supervisors are responsible for making sure Becker Hall is cleaned up and all trash thrown away at the end of the week. PLEASE MAKE SURE ALL DOORS ARE LOCKED AND SECURED BEFORE YOU LEAVE EACH NIGHT!!!!!
Homecoming parade will begin right after coronation. Entries will begin to line up on the boulevard at 1:15 pm in preparation for the parade. I will bring a map to each of the parade helpers on Friday morning.
Parade Line Up Helpers
1. Dalton 5. Irwin
2. Voigt 6. M. Westhoff
3. Kopperud 7. Boyd
4. Bork 8. Hirschman
Librarian’s Corner Just a quick reminder: Please let your students know we have laptops to checkout for overnight use. They are supposed to have the forms on file before they check them out, so they need to know! I have had a few students ask already, so we have some forms printed out. Otherwise, they can be located at https://sites.google.com/a/lemarscsd.org/lcs-libraries/home
Upcoming Events
Friday, September 11 7:00 pm Varsity Football @ Storm Lake
Saturday, September 12 7:45 am ACT Testing
8:30 am Varsity Volleyball, Le Mars Invite
9:00 am Varsity/JV Cross Country @ Holstein Golf Course
Monday, September 14 5:00 pm 9th Football vs. Cherokee
6:30 pm JV Football vs. Sheldon
Tuesday, September 15 5:00 pm Varsity/JV Cross Country @ Sunrise Pointe Golf
Course
5:30 pm 9/JV Volleyball @ ELC
6:50 pm Varsity Volleyball @ ELC
Friday, September 18 1:00 pm Pep Rally
2:15 pm Parade
7:00 pm Varsity Football vs. Sioux Center
9:00 pm Homecoming Dance
Teacher Resources
Articles Worth Reading
Be Extraordinary,
Mark
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