The Monthly Update

• 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.

January

1-20-25 NO School- Martin Luther King Day

1-31-25 Kdg Field Trip to Gallagher Bluedorn in Cedar Falls

February

2-3--2-7 Inclusion Week

2-6-25 Irving Showcase Family Night 5:00-6:30

2-14-25 NO School- Teacher Professional Development

2-25-25 Conferences 4:00-7:30

2-27-25 NO School for students- Conferences 12:00-8:00 PM

2-28-25 NO School- Teacher Comp Day

March

3-6-25 1st Grade Field Trip to Gallagher Bluedorn in Cedar Falls

3-17--3-21 NO School- Spring Break

Students are a week into the book The One and Only Ivan and are enjoying the story! We encourage families to keep reading the book together at home. Please refer to the Family Letter that was sent home to follow the reading schedule and to access the read aloud links. We are excited to celebrate the completion of the book at our next family night on February 6!

🦍Click here to learn more about the book and the author, Katherine Applegate: https://www.theoneandonlyivan.com/

January 20-24

Reminder: Breakfast is served daily from 8:20-8:45

Monday: No School

Tuesday: French Toast Sticks or Pretzel with Cheese

Wednesday: Hot Dog or Cottage Cheese and Crackers

Thursday: Walking Taco or Little Pizza Snackable

Friday: Cheese Pizza or Italian Sandwich

During our January testing period, students worked hard to show off their reading skills. The graph below shows the growth across our building! There are lots of celebrations within this data and we are looking forward to continuing this growth through the spring. Families - be on the lookout for parent letters coming home soon that will let you know how your student(s) did on this reading assessment.

Goal #1 - We will have a 5% decrease in students who are chronically absent. (Students are chronically absent when they have missed 10% or more of the school year.)

Our January attendance goal is 95%. Getting your student to school every day can help us meet our goal!! Students that miss 1 day or less will receive a special treat at lunch at the end of the month in addition to getting entered into a drawing for a bigger prize - more to come on this. Being at school is so important!

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 will make typical or aggressive growth on our FAST literacy test.

Last year, 55% of grades 3-5 students were proficient on literacy ISASP and 63% proficient on math ISASP.