November - St. Michael

Big Woods Family Newsletter
November 2012
576!
The 3rd annual Grandparent
& Special Friend Lunch was
a huge success. Guests
joined students for lunch on
October 8th to 11th. After
lunch, they were invited to
classrooms for a short visit.
Thanks to the PTO for organizing volunteers, to the office
staff for managing the
RSVPs, and to the cooks &
custodians for accommodating 500+ extra diners.
November
Volunteers: 334 as of 10/16
Conferences are
Thursday,
November 1st
and Thursday,
November 8h.
Each family is allotted one 15
minute time slot per child.
Please contact your child’s
teacher if you have not already scheduled a time.
Reminder labels with a conference date and time were sent
home in planners.
Research indicates that families who are involved with
their child’s education directly
influence whether that child is
successful in school or not.
Parents who have SchoolView accounts are encouraged to verify email and
phone numbers.
School closing information
will also be announced on
radio stations WCCO AM 830
and KRWC AM 1360 (Buffalo)
and TV stations 4, 5, 9, and
11.
Every effort will be made to
sustain regular hours and
programs. If busses can operate, schools will be open.
Schools will not close due to
severe cold; schools will close
only if it is too cold to start
busses or if roads are impassable.
Inclement Weather
STMA has a mass notification
system that will call and email
you regarding school closings
or late starts.
November Student of the Month
Book Fair
November 1-8
1
Conferences 3-7 PM
5
DI Parent Meeting @
Middle School West Media Center @ 6:30 PM
School Board @ 7 PM
8
Moms & Muffins @ 6:45
AM
Conferences 3-7 PM
12
Parent Literacy Strategies
@ BW MC @ 6:15 PM
(invite only)
13
Grade 4 Concerts @ MSWest Auditorium
6:00 Breuer, DeLozier, &
Neururer
7:00 DeWitt, Herian, &
LeFebvre
14
Wear YELLOW for Respect
PTO @ 7 PM
16
November Student of
the Month Lunch
Family Art Night @ 6 PM
19
School Board @ 7 PM
No School
November 21, 22, 23
29
Grade 1 Field Trip
30
No School
Trimester 1 Ends
Teacher Workshop
December
Back Row: Adah M., Livia P., & Cowin U., Front Row: Mason S., Dominic P.,
Andrew B., & Landen G. Not Pictured: Justin A.
3
Trimester 2 Begins
7
PTO/Grade 4 Garage
Sale
School Board @ 7 PM
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K
Meet the Special Education Teachers & Paraprofessionals
Back Row: Mrs. Arro, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Lovegren, &
Ms. Miller Front Row: Mrs. Swedzinski & Mr. Johnson
Back Row: Mrs. Burns & Mrs. Hinz Front Row: Mrs. Hanson,
Mrs. Faulhaber, & Mrs. Geray Not Pictured: Mrs. Holsather
Destination Imagination (DI)
Parent-Student Information night
Respect means living by the golden rule,
using good manners, and being considerate of others. Respectful people are
polite and courteous and accept others
even if they look, act, or believe differently. They use peaceful ways to solve conflict and deal with anger.
Who: 3rd and 4th Grade Students
When: Monday, November 5th @ 6:30 PM
Where: Middle School West Media Center
What: Find out how parents & students can be involved in DI.
Registration forms and fees can be completed and turned in at the meeting.
Registrations completed after this date should be sent to: Teri Johnson
Encourage your child to wear YELLOW
or GOLD on Wednesday, November
14th. Yellow or gold clothing, headwear,
and hats are allowed; face paint, hair
color, and wigs are not allowed.
Albertville Primary
5386 Main Avenue NE
Albertville, MN 55301
Never look down on anybody unless
Registration Deadline: Friday, Nov. 16th
you’re helping him up.
Students will be teamed according to coaching availability.
The number of spots is dependent upon the number of volunteer coaches.
Jesse Jackson
Fall Book Fair Coming Soon!
Every student is a star at the All-Star Big
Woods book fair. The fair will be held in
the media center from November 1st-8th.
Students can shop during their scheduled media time from 8:00-2:00.
Families are welcome to visit the Book
Fair during conferences on November 1st
and 8th from 3-7 PM. Check out the Big
Woods Media Center/Book Fair webpage
to find out more and to learn how you
can use the new Shop Online feature.
See you at the fair!
Page 3
Family Newsletter
Dads & Donuts
Grandparents & Special Friends Lunch
Grandparents
are a delightful blend of
Laughter,
Caring deeds,
Wonderful stories,
and Love!
Page 4
PTO Carnival A HUGE Success - Over 1700 Attend!
Staff Sponge Toss
Games & Crazy Hair
Face Painting & Tattoos
Poster Contest Winners
PTO Officers
President Kirsten Bansen Weigle Vice President Chris Hartnett
Secretary Connie Dodge Treasurer & Box Top Coordinator Heather Hamilton
Fundraiser Coordinator Tina Notch
Members at Large Cheryl Bollin, Erin Herbst, Brian/Kari Loebertmann, Rachel Rokala
Contact PTO at bigwoodspto@gmail.com.
Find PTO on Facebook at Big Woods PTO.
“Like “ them for updates on Big Woods PTO.
Words of the Week
Each week, the specialists dress in character and introduce one essential testing word. Throughout the week, classroom teachers reinforce
the Word of the Week. The words were selected by teachers to increase the knowledge of vocabulary used on standardized tests. Check out
their videos on the Word Wonder blog: http://bw.stma.k12.mn.us/Word_Wonders.php
Use the Words of the Week with your child as often as possible. The words that your children have been/will be introduced to are:
September: condense, explain
October: predict, support, examine, angle, maximum/minimum
November: compare, contrast, sequence
December: correlation, greater than/less than, perpendicular
Background Checks
Most school volunteers and chaperones need to have a one time $15
district background check.
Email the following information to barbk@stma.k12.mn.us:
•Full legal name •Email address • Phone number
A link to a web site that accepts credit card payments will be emailed to
you. If you do not have an email or prefer to pay by cash, complete the
Volunteer & Chaperones on the district web site.
The St. Michael Dairy Queen is sponsoring a monthly
fundraiser for Big Woods. DQ will donate 10% of their
total sales to the BW PTO from 6:00-9:00 PM one day
per month.
Digital days may be found on the elementary
lunch menu and on the Big Woods web page.
If school is cancelled, the digital day becomes a
zero.
Big Woods Elementary
Grades 1~4, Enrollment 622
13470 Frankfort Parkway NE
St. Michael, MN 55376
Phone: 763-497-8025
Fax: 763-497-6563
Email: leeb@stma.k12.mn.us
When you make your purchase, you do not have to
mention Big Woods. We receive 10% of the sales regardless.
Wednesday, November 21st and December 19th from 6:00-9:00 PM
www.stma.k12.mn.us
November Lunch Menu
Varsity Football Players Read to BW Students Before Home Games