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SUTTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUTTON
S UTTON P UBLIC SCHOOLS S UTTON D ISTRICT N EWS VOLUME 19, N UMBER 8 A PRIL 2012 S UTTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS MISSION STATEMENT Sutton Public Schools and You – Teaming up to Educate our Youth for Future Success SUTTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS VISION STATEMENT Teachers, Students, Parents, Community – building the foundation of our future by creating an environment where students are provided the skills needed to become life long learners. DANA WISEMAN, SUPERINTENDENT From the desk of the superintendent…. New on-line payment option for families will be available beginning April 15, 2012. At that time, Family Lunch Accounts can be paid using this program. Starting the 2012-2013 school year, other fees will be listed to accomplish payment. Any questions regarding e-Funds for Schools, call the Superintendent’s Office, 402-7735569. Sutton Public Schools is pleased to introduce a new program call eFunds for Schools. This program offers various options for parents/ guardians who choose to make payments on-line and is extremely user friendly. Not only will you have the ability to have various school fees and lunch payments electronically withdrawn from your checking account or charged to your credit card, you also have the flexibility to make a payment at any time through the school's website. The e-Funds For Schools service is offered to you by a third party service provider and they charge for processing your payment(s), similar to other on-line banking services. The district does not request or keep records of family checking or credit card account information. The "e~Funds For Schools" electronic payment service is provided to the school by a third party service provider. The service provider has a nominal fee for their service. There is a $1.00 transaction convenience fee for each electronic checking payment that you make. The system carries a Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF) charge if the payment is “bad”. For payments made by credit or debit card, there is a transaction convenience fee of $1.95. When you set up your account, please review your options carefully. You are in full control of your account and can make a payment at any time that is convenient for you. No payments will be allowed without your knowledge and authorization through this secure payment system. By providing your home and/or work I NSIDE THIS ISSUE : S UPERINTEN- 1/2 DENT HS P RINCIPAL 2/3 E LEMENTARY P RINCIPAL 3/4 A.D. 5 NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK 5 W ELLNESS COM- 6/7 MITTEE tEAMmATES 8 The Wicked wizard of OZ 9 Sutton Educational Foundation 9 CALENDAR/MENU 10/11 GREENHOUSE 12 S UTTON P UBLIC P AGE 2 DANA WISEMAN, SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS (continued from page 1) could lose or forget the money intended for school items or that it might be spent on other non-school related items. email address, an email notification informing you of the student’s name, purpose of the payment, and the amount of the item will be sent to you each time that a payment is to be processed. The eFunds For School site is secure and uses industry standard data encryption. o Payments from a credit card or checking account may easily be set up. How does e-Funds for Schools work? o Parents/guardians may establish a reoccurring payment or may opt to make a one-time payment. Families set up and maintain their own logins, passwords, and payment preferences. Your account information is retained in a passwordprotected file. o The program offers various types of payment to families that include but are not limited to instructional materials, field trip fees, yearbook fees, graduation fees, and of course food service payments. The system may be expanded to include other fees as well. o e-Funds For Schools will help to eliminate last minute check writing hassles, improve efficiencies, and help cut costs for both you and the school district o Your payment history for the year is available with a click of the mouse o On-line payments will help eliminate the worry that your children B RANDY T HOMPSON , SECONDARY PRINCIPAL Here we are again…its testing time! April marks the month of testing for the students in the state of Nebraska. Schools across the state are required to administer state exams in the areas of reading, mathematics, and science. Sutton students in grades 3-8 and 11 will be taking the Nebraska State Accountability assessments in the areas of reading, mathematics, and science. In the years past, our students have been required to take STAR Standard assessments. These assessments have been administered in the classroom and have been integrated into the existing curriculum. The results of these assessments, as well as the results of our student performance on the State Writing Exam, are reported to the Nebraska Department of Education. However, this process as the STAR Standard assessments are finally complete and this year marks the first year of NeSA in all assessed areas. (reading, writing, mathematics, & science) To get a glimpse of what the state assessments and the procedures surrounding those assessments will look like, please complete the following steps: (You will need a computer.) Enter: www.nde.state.ne.us into your Internet browser. Scroll down the page, looking at the left hand column and select the Standards & Assessment link. On the next page, select the link listed as Nebraska State Accountability / NeSA Assessment Information. From here you will find information for the assessment, test administrators as well as practice passages and components for students. Our students will be following this testing schedule: VOLUME 19, N UMBER 8 P AGE 3 B RANDY T HOMPSON , S ECONDARY PRINCIPAL 7th Grade will be assessed: April 3 and 4 on the NeSA-R April 10 and 11 on the NeSA-M 8th Grade will be assessed: April 3 and 4 on the NeSA-R April 10 and 11 on the NeSA-M April 17 and 18 on the NeSA-S Juniors will be assessed: 1st Period on April 3 and 7th Period on April 4 on NeSA-M 3rd Period on April 10 and 6 Period on April 11 on NeSA-S April 18-19 on NeSA-R in their English classes. Please encourage your students to do their best, as they are our representation for Sutton Public Schools. If they miss an assessment, they will have to make it up. I recently attended the National Association of Secondary School Principals conference in Tampa, Florida. What a tremendous learning experience! It was so refreshing to talk with educators from around the nation about education and kids. There were so many sessions to attend and fantastic speakers to learn from. I was challenged to think about a wide range of topics such as staff and student collaboration, professional development, grading reform, technology, identifying ways to improve teaching, creating extraordinary learning environments, and engaging disengaged learners. Topics like these always cause one to think of their own district and identify conversations that would be important for staff and student growth. I will be having conversations with our staff here on a few of these topics in the future. I’d like to point out one session that really stuck out. That was the engaging our disengaged learners session. This session was centered on the brain and how it functions best to learn. This session covered multiple ways in which teachers can engage students by choice, collaboration, challenges, connections, commotion (movement), and communication. Allowing the brain to work through these components allows it to reset and refocus which allows for learning to occur at a much higher level. And finally, Sutton Public Schools hosted our spring parent-teacher conferences on March 5th & 6th. This semester we had 131 of 184 students in grades 7-12 represented for a turnout rate of 71%. Realizing this is a busy time for everyone, I wanted to thank those that were able to make it out to conferences. Our teachers and I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you about your students. Your support is overwhelming and reminds us that we are working in an educationally supportive community. Upcoming Events: 1. April 5th: No School, Teacher In-service 2. April 6th – 9th: No School – EASTER BREAK 3. April 19th & 20th: District Music Contest 4. April 28th: Conference Varsity Track hosted by Sutton Public Schools 5. May 4th: Conference Golf at Milford 6. May 5th: Conference Junior High Track hosted by Sutton Public Schools 7. May 7th: Honors Convocation at 7:00pm. 8. May 12th: Graduation at 4:00pm. J IM B OVEE , ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL Greetings From the Elementary Principal We all hear about tests that rank our students with students around the world. What do we really know about those tests? Are they legitimate measurements? Are they fair? Are the results driven by political or financial agenda’s? Honestly, because of all of those unanswered questions, most of the time when I read portions of a news article about test results, or listen to sound bites of information, I don’t take it too seriously. However, there is a test that I do follow with interest. That test is called the PISA. S UTTON P UBLIC P AGE 4 SCHOOLS J IM B OVEE , ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL This is an international test given to 15 yearold students from many nations and across all socio-economic boundaries. The unique thing I like about the test is that it not only gathers data from students and principals, it will also address questions to parents. Their purpose is to do more than just publish results -- they also want to understand the results. They want to know about the students so that they can align common experiences with levels of success on the test. In other words, they analyze how experiences impact learning. The PISA gives us many points to consider, but there is one that deserves our focus, because it is a point that is often stated and made, but has anyone ever showed you the research? “The PISA notes that fifteen-year-old students whose parents often read books with them during their first year of primary school show markedly higher scores in PISA than students whose parents read with them infrequently or not at all.” Don’t stop reading just because you read “primary school” as the PISA shows that while that is optimum for learning, it doesn’t mean that there aren’t any other factors that benefit learning all along the way as well. As is commonly said, better late than never! children are doing in school, eating main meals together around the table, and just spending time talking with one’s children are also associated with better student reading performance in school. And remember, these increased scores are consistent across all nations tested and all socio-economic groups. I found this information to be very interesting, because I know that our parents are doing these activities with their children, and I hope this will encourage you as you continue to grow in your understanding of the vital role you are playing in your child’s education. If you are interested in more information on the PISA, you can go to www.pisa.oecd.org. Speaking of testing, please look carefully at the NeSA test schedule we previously sent home and published in our last newsletter. If you have a student in grades 3-6, please do your best to avoid any absences from school and to have them rested and ready to challenge themselves to do their best. Last week we had a “NeSA Olympics” to kick off a celebration of learning. The students competed in a quiz bowl event, solved a maze, and used their math skills to build a human flagpole. Our primary grades had a Dr. Seuss reading celebration and activities. We also So while we all understand that reading to had some wonderful “Patty” cakes! We our early elementary children is important, it ended the activities with a vigorous game of also raises the question of how do we indodge ball (the principal was one of the first volve our older elementary children? Again, ones out of the game) between the students the PISA gives us some great insight into and the staff. We had a great time and we how reading scores are higher for students owe a special thanks to the volunteers who whose parent’s talk with them about movgave their time to help us out! ies, discuss politics, news articles, etc. For As always, keep an eye on the calendar and example, students whose parents discuss the weather. Spring seems to be here in full political or social issues with them either force, which means the weather can be weekly or daily score 28 points higher, on more unpredictable than ever. We are enaverage, than those whose parents discuss joying the warm weather and look forward these issues less often or not at all. to the warm days of spring and summer. PISA findings also show that other parentYour kids are just amazing and we love them child activities, such as discussing books, all! films or television programs, how well their S UTTON P UBLIC P AGE 5 S TEVE R AMER A . D . It has been another great year for Sutton Public Schools Activity programs and Athletic Programs. A few accomplishments so far this year are: Mustangs Football qualified for the state playoffs for the second straight year. Boys Basketball ended the season ranked #2 in the state in both the Omaha and Lincoln papers. Wrestling had 5 qualify for state and placed 7th overall as a team. Tyler Bailey was state runner-up, Derek Bailey placed 3rd and Michael Cox placed 6th. The Speech Team had 5 qualify for state. District Music will be competing soon and Track and Golf are both looking forward to great seasons. I have only been at Sutton for two years and I have truly enjoyed working with the students at Sutton Schools. It’s no surprise that some of our top performers in the school’s activities and athletics are also our top performers in the classroom. Some with a more negative attitude may say, “ To the rich go the spoils”. When the truth is, those with the greater work ethic reap the rewards of that work ethic. Many people forget that championship is only found before hard work in the dictionary. Everyday I see these young men and women put forth some great work and during the most important time, the off-season. As a football coach I have always said that the success of the team and those individuals on the team is not determined during the season but instead it is determined in the off-season. In the off-season is when a teams strengths and weaknesses are found. I encourage you as parents to get your children involved in as many activity programs and athletic programs as possible. I believe we can all remember being the age of 13 through 18 and idle time is not always a good thing at that age. Plus the benefits of managing a full schedule and the work ethic developed in school sports and activities are great attributes. Learning time management skills and developing a strong work ethic is a trait that will help them be successful throughout their entire life, as we all know as you get older life does get even more busier. When students are not involved they learn to manage nothing and having lots of free time, which is easy to get use to, a hard habit to break and will not get you very far in life. N ATIONAL V OLUNTEER W EEK D EB O STERHAUS We would like to extend a special thanks to the following volunteers who are essential to the well-being of our community and school. Their dedicated hearts and hands enable us to touch the lives of many. We appreciate your service, commitment and everything you do, from helping put this newsletter together each month, mentoring an elementary or high school student, helping at Grandparents Day, being kindergarten lunch helpers to helping in the classrooms each week with various projects. Salome Reichert, Dorothy Rabbe, Norma Mau, Margaret Hahn, Lorena Griess, Donita Sheridan, Lucille Perrien, Marie Schroetlin, Liz Carlson, Anna Griess, Louise Hofmann, Inez Griess, Talitha Wach, Mary Lou Ochsner, Micki Daum, Liz Griess, Leona Rath, Gertie Schmer, Roselyn Korb, Marion Griess, Sara Nuss, Harriett Maser, Fred Matteson, Carole Matteson, Cheryl Dedrickson, Cody Perrien, Don Russell, Inez Griess, Liz Carlson, Alyce Leininger, Carole Grady, MaryAnn Spearman, Daune Majors, Pat Majors, Bobbie Itzen, Clancy Nuss, Marla Itzen, Delores Leininger, Rita Johnson, Terri Hanthorn, Nancy Domeier, Kris Moody, Carol Hofmann, Jerry Johnson, Lori McCroden, Tonya Perrien, Scott Schmer, Samantha Keffer, Connie Buescher, Candace Olson, Jennifer George, Marsha Smith, Genie Nuss, Jolene Griess, Melissa Schroetlin, Emmy Haight, Danelle Andres, Marlene Peters, Julie Sorsen, Leslie Huber, Teryl Andersen, Amy Schelkopf, Russell Girmus, Kristi Ladehoff, Amy Baumert, Crystal Friesen, Karla Fehr, Cathy Barritt, Dana Wiseman, Lisa Rafert, Kathy Freking, Cecilia Van Kirk, Dawn Nunnenkamp, Connie Reiss, Teri Majors, Pamela Murphy, Deborah Thimsen-Villa, Kathy Rocole, Tiffany Girmus, Gwenda Mau, Megan Hinrichs and Kathy Nuss. SCHOOLS S UTTON P UBLIC P AGE 6 SCHOOLS S UTTON S CHOOL W ELLNESS C OMMITTE Fruits And Vegetables Tips Fruits and vegetables are an important part of a child's diet. We know Cranberries are in season and a great source of vitamins and antioxidants! that most children do not eat enough of these two food groups.My Plate reminds us that a healthy plate has half of the plate filled with fruits and Pick a new fruit to try this week. vegetables. But sometimes getting your child to eat more fruits and vegetables can be challenging. Here is a list of helpful tips that give you ideas on how to get your child to eat more fruits and Enriched grain and dark green, leafy vegetables are high in iron. Kids are more likely to eat fruit that is already cut up. Have a plate ready on the table for snack time. vegetables Fresh squeezed orange juice is loaded with vitamin C and no extra provide easy recipe and meal tips for adding more fruits and vege- sugar. tables to the meal Fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables are a good source of fiber. give helpful suggestions on how to make fruits and vegetables fun and interactive for kids so they are interested and want to taste it! List of Tips To Help Kids Eat More Fruits And Vegetables In Their Meal Make vegetables and fruits fun. Cut them in different shapes and let your child create faces before eating it. While canned fruits are a great source of vitamins and minerals, they are lower in fiber because they are missing their skin. ¼ cup of dried cranberries is great with a salad for added taste Broccoli is a powerhouse green veggie! and vitamins and counts as a serving of fruit. Show your kids the many varieties of melons and try a different one Have the kids help wash the fruits and vegetables. Cut up some fruit with a low fat dip. Try leaving the peal on an apple for more fiber. Broccoli is the superhero of vegetables with vitamin A, calcium, folic acid and vitamin C. Cabbage is a rich source of Vitamin A, C, E and B! So serve it up with your kids' favorite meal. Share a story about your a favorite green veggie or fruit. Decorate your plate with the colors of the rainbow. Teach kids about the lucky green vegetable. each week. Kids love to eat food on a stick. Have them help you prep a fruit kebob. A pomegranate is high in vitamin C and potassium. Add some color to your salad with seasonal fruits. Wash fruit the night before so they’ll be ready for a healthy afternoon snacks. Try making the kids a honeydew smoothie with non-fat yogurt and crushed ice. Bring a healthy side dish of grilled asparagus or broccoli with salsa to VOLUME 19, N UMBER 8 P AGE 7 S UTTON S CHOOL W ELLNESS C OMMITTE the 4th of July Barbecue gathering. Look for fruit packed in its own juices or light syrup. Get a cherry pit remover and let the kids have fun with the cherries. Salads are a good way to introduce new foods to your child. Put rinsed and cut fruits and vegetables on a shelf in your refrigerator where your child can see them. Try melon slices for breakfast for a change. Let the kids enjoy pomegranates this fall. Have the kids help pick the fruits and veggies for Thanksgiving. Decorate the table with the colors from veggies and fruits. Have a fresh salad or soup before you head out the door. Slice a kiwi fruit in half and teach your child to use a spoon to scoop it out. Teach them how fruits and vegetables gives us clues on how ripe they are. Add slices of lemon or squeeze a little bit of fresh orange juice to add some flavor. Raspberries and blackberries have only have 60 calories in one cup and are both excellent sources of fiber. Frozen fruit added to non-fat vanilla yogurt makes a great thick smoothie. Teach your kids how to color their plate like a rainbow of vegetables Eat one orange vegetable every day! Pumpkins, squash, carrots, sweet potatoes and yams are full of Vitamin A. Plan a healthy Halloween party using sweet fruits. Offer fresh fruit for dessert. Try new recipes, often kids will try vegetables when mixed with other foods or special sauces Have a contest on which plate is the most colorful (fruits and vegetables in a rainbow of color!) Introduce new foods, vegetables and fruits at mealtime. As they are putting away the fruits and vegetables, guess where they came from. Try to arrange the fruit bowl so you have many different colors showing- make it a game. Choose foods in their natural state like oranges instead of orange juice. Ask them “What is this banana telling us?” “Is it ready to eat yet?” “Should we pick that bunch?” Parsnips look like white carrots. They are sweet and are a good source of fiber. Try them this fall; eat them raw on salads or bake them in the oven like fries. Provide 100% fruit juice and be careful of marketing claims Enriched grain and dark green, leafy vegetables are high in iron. Let the kids help put the fruit or vegetable into the grocery cart Encourage your child to put a small quantity of vegetables on their plate, even if they won’t eat it. Take an outing to a local farmers market to teach kids about where their food comes from. S UTTON P UBLIC P AGE 8 SCHOOLS S UTTON S CHOOL W ELLNESS C OMMITTE T EAM M ATES WALK TeamMates of Sutton, a locally supported chapter in the Nebraska Mentoring Program, is kicking off their 8th Annual One Hour Walk. The 2012 One Hour Walk is scheduled for Sunday, April 15, at 1:00 p.m. at the Sutton High School Track. The main focus of the 2012 Walk is to honor the 24 adult volunteer mentors and the student mentees. The walk will promote the benefits of the TeamMate program and provide financial support for the program. Registration forms are available at the elementary and high school offices, community churches, Astra and Cornerstone Banks. The cost is $10.00 for adults, all students walk free. Tee Shirts are $5.00 extra and must be ordered by April 1, 2012 If you have any questions please call Kim McElfresh at 402-7734423 or Sallie Barbie at 402-773-4658. Sorry, no pets will be allowed this year. S U T T O N TeamMates VOLUME 19, N UMBER 8 P AGE 9 THE WICKED WIZARD OF OZ The “Wicked” Wizard of Oz April 27 & 28 @ 7:00 pm April 29 Matinee S UTTON S CHOOLS E DUCATION F OUNDATION I NC . Since I began my position at Sutton Public School, I have been impressed with the Sutton Educational Foundation and the tremendous support the foundation receives from the community. The Foundation plays a very instrumental role to students who intend to pursue a post-secondary education. Last year, for example, we awarded over $13,000 to our seniors in scholarship money. To continue this unique tradition, the foundation needs your assistance. There are two ways you may contribute if you so choose. The first option is a donation to the regular scholarship fund which is used to fund the annual scholarships. The second option is a donation to the perpetual fund. This fund has been created to one day support the scholarship fund without requesting funds every year. The funds given to this account will be put into a CD until there is enough principal that the scholarships can be paid out using just the interest. We would appreciate any help you could give. You may give to the regular or perpetual fund, or both. Contributions are tax deductible. Please indicate on your check your choice, check the line below, and sign on the signature line. May we thank you in advance for your generous donation. Sincerely, Sharon Zoucha Scholarship Chair **************************************************************************************** * Please make checks payable to: Sutton Community Scholarship Fund. _____ Regular Fund ________________Donation Amount _____ Perpetual Fund __________________________________________Signature April 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday 1 Wednesday 2 Thursday 3 4 Burrito, Corn, Chicken Patty Pigs in a Blan- Peaches, Cinna- Sandwich, Fries, ket, Baked mon Rolls, Milk Green Beans, Beans, Chips, Applesauce, Milk Mixed Fruit, Milk 8 9 No School Friday 10 Saturday 5 No School 11 6 7 13 15 No School 12 Chicken Nuggets, Pizza, Mixed Chicken Fried Breakfast- Sau- Peas, Apple- Veggies, Pears, Steak, Mashed sage, Hash sauce, Cake, Milk Peanut Butter Potatoes, Green Browns, Fresh Bars, Milk Beans, School Fruit, Milk Bread, Milk 15 16 17 18 19 20 Corn Dogs, Mac Nacho Bar, Rice, Pulled Pork, Spaghetti Bar, Chicken Strips, & Cheese, Peas, Corn, Peaches, Baked Beans, Lettuce Salad, Fresh Veggies, Pears, Milk Milk Chips, Apple- Garlic Bread, Fruit Cocktail, sauce, Milk Milk Brownies, Milk 22 23 24 24 26 27 Meatball Sub, Yum Yums, Chicken Fajitas, Pork Tender Dunkers, Green Green Beans, Broccoli & Churros, Corn, Sandwich, Fries, Beans, Apple- Peaches, Milk Mixed Veggies, sauce, Cheese Pears, Milk Cake, Milk Pineapple, Cook- Cheese, Chips, Fruit Cocktail, ies, Milk Milk 29 30 Ham & Cheese Hoagies, Fresh Veggies, Chips, Mixed Fruit, Milk 21 28 A PRIL 2012 Sunday Monday 1 State Star and Leadership Conference FCCLA Tuesday 2 State Star and Leadership Conference FCCLA 8 9 NO SCHOOL 15 3 Thursday 4 State Star and Leadership Conference FCCLA 8:30AM Kindergarten Round-up 1:00PM Coed Varsity Track @ Sandy Creek Track Invite 4:15PM Boys Varsity Golf @ Pentad Golf Meet @ Clay Center 10 16 17 11 23 Boys Varsity Golf @ Tri-Angular @ Geneva (FC, Desh, TC) Hidden Hills 29 30 2:00PM Coed Junior High Track vs. S Club JH Track Meet 24 Coed Varsity Track vs. Quad TR @Sutton-Heartland- Centennial-Neb Lutheran Saturday 5 6 7 12 13 14 9:00AM Boys Varsity Golf @ York Invitational 1:30PM Coed Junior High Track @ Heartland JH Track Invite 18 9:30AM Boys Varsity Golf @ SC Golf Invite 12:30PM Coed Varsity Track @ Tri County Track Invitational 22 Friday NO SCHOOL NO SCHOOL Teacher InService 2:00PM Coed Junior High Track @ Sandy Creek JH Track Invite 12:00PM 4:00PM Boys Varsity Golf Volunteer Tea @ Fillmore Cen- Elem. library tral Invite Hidden Hills Geneva 1:30PM Coed Varsity Track @ Heartland Track Invitational 1:00PM TeamMates 1 hour walk 2:00PM Musical Wednesday 6:30PM FFA Banquet 19 20 21 27 28 District Music District Music 1:00PM Coed Junior High Track @ Doniphan-Trumbull 25 26 9:00AM Boys Varsity Golf @ St. Cecilia Invite @ Southern Hills 1:00PM Coed Junior High Track @ Fillmore Central Invite 8:30AM Blood Drive Elementary Gym 7:00PM Musical TBA Coed Varsity Track vs. SNC Conference Track Meet @ Sutton 7:00PM Musical NON-PROFIT U.S. POSTAGE PAID SUTTON, NE PERMIT NO.3 SUTTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS D ISTRICT N EWS SUTTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS P.O. BOX 590 SUTTON, NE 67979-0590 ECRWSS POSTAL CUSTOMER Horticulture Class to Open Greenhouse The Ag Ed Horticulture class will be opening our greenhouse for business starting April 10th. We have been working hard growing and taking care of the plants. The greenhouse is full and beautiful with all of our fun and hard work! We are currently creating a business plan for how we will operate the greenhouse. Be on the lookout for the advertisements. Come up and support our class and our hard work, the preferred time to visit is during Horticulture class (2:45 – 3:32). We can help you with the care and purchase of your plants during this time. Thank You! Horticulture Class