
The Monthly Update
October 7th, 2024

Weekly update: March 10-14
School Hours
- 8:15 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday- Walking/Running Club in the gym
- 8:20 Breakfast is served in the cafeteria
- 8:45 Tardy bell rings and learning begins in classrooms
- 3:45 Dismissal
- Please contact the Main Office ONLY at 319-433-2800 if anything about dismissal needs to change for your child/ren. This must be done by 3:00 P.M. to ensure safety for all.
- The front office will make sure the message gets to your child's teacher and other staff that provide support.
Begin with the End in Mind: Put these important dates on your calendar!
March
3-17--3-21 NO School- Spring Break
April
4-1-25 4th Grade Symphony
4-7--4-11 ISASP Week
4-10-25 K-2nd Specialist Family Night at Irving
4-11-25 2nd Grade Field Trip to Hartman Reserve in Cedar Falls
4-15-25 2nd Grade & 4th Grade Field Trip to Gallagher Bluedorn in Cedar Falls
4-23-25 5th Grade Field Trip to Hartman Reserve in Cedar Falls
This Week's Lunch Menu
March 10-14
Reminder: Breakfast is served daily from 8:20-8:45
Monday: Mandarin Chicken or Pretzel with Cheese
Tuesday: Soft Shell Chicken Taco or Yogurt and Corn Muffin
Wednesday: Chicken Drumstick or Cottage Cheese & Crackers
Thursday: Hamburger or Little Pizza Snackable
Friday: Cheesy French Bread or Deli Sandwich
Leader in Me Survey- Give us your feedback!
Irving is a Leader in Me School which teaches students important leadership and life skills. To better understand how we’re doing, we’re asking families to participate in a survey about our school. Your feedback will help us identify strengths and areas for improvement.
This is a short, anonymous survey about your student(s)' experience at Irving. Please consider completing this survey by clicking the link here: https://www.leaderinme.com/s/irving-elem-ia/families
We greatly appreciate your continued support and feedback!
Falcon Market
Please visit our Falcon Market if you have a need. The process is simple with lots of options to fill your cupboards.
If you know of someone or your family are in need please stop by our Irving Falcon Market to shop. Applies only for Irving Elementary Families. Any questions please feel free to contact your Irving Family support Ms. Matlock (319)433-2800 or via email at matlockt@waterlooschools.org Hours of Operation are Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays Morning hours 9:45am -11am. Afternoon hours 1:45 pm-2:45 pm.
Irving's School Improvement Goals
Goal #1 - We will have a 5% decrease in the number of students who are chronically absent. (Students are chronically absent when they have missed 10% or more of the school year.)
Data update: As of February 1st, 21.26% of students at Irving are chronically absent. That is a 10% decrease from where we ended last year. This is improvement!! Please continue making sure your child/children get to school on time every day so we can keep crushing this goal!
Goal #2 - We will increase our literacy and math ISASP test scores by 5% in grades 3rd-5th AND 80% students in grades K-2 who are not yet proficient will make typical or aggressive growth on our FAST literacy test.
Data update: According to our mid-year FAST data, 57.76% of our targeted K-2 students made typical or aggressive growth. This is below our goal of 80% but we will continue to adjust our teaching to make sure students are growing toward their literacy goals each day.
Ms. Cole's 1st grade class had a special guest reader this week in celebration of Read Across America!
Our ELP students were able to go to a performance this week!