Iowa Elementary http://iowa.aurorak12.org APS - Setting the PACE! Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:43:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Lifetouch Spring and group pictures http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/03/17/lifetouch-spring-and-group-pictures/ http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/03/17/lifetouch-spring-and-group-pictures/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:43:37 +0000 jmcampbell http://iowa.aurorak12.org/?p=977 Watch for the envelope your child will bring home this week and send the completed form with payment on Friday if you would like to purchase your child's photos.  Classroom group photos will also be taken on this day.  You may visit the company's website for more information.

]]> http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/03/17/lifetouch-spring-and-group-pictures/feed/ 0 Open House for Specialists Week http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/03/17/open-house-for-specialists-week/ http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/03/17/open-house-for-specialists-week/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:32:51 +0000 jmcampbell http://iowa.aurorak12.org/?p=972 Click here to see the flyer for scheduled times.  Iowa multicultural flyer  

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You are invited to attend your child's specials classes this week to meet the specials teachers and see what projects and performances your child is working on right now.   Cultural diversity presentations and projects will be featured in all specials classes this week. 

]]> http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/03/17/open-house-for-specialists-week/feed/ 0 Come to McTeacher’s Night on March 4 http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/24/come-to-mcteachers-night-on-march-4/ http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/24/come-to-mcteachers-night-on-march-4/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:46:26 +0000 jmcampbell http://iowa.aurorak12.org/?p=968 PTSA is hosting another McTeacher's night to raise funds for field trips, yearbooks and assemblies so plan to have dinner and dessert at the McDonald's on Buckley and Iliff next Thursday, March 4 between 5-8 p.m.

A percentage of all sales at that location between 5-8 p.m., inside and at the drive through, will be given to PTSA to help our school.  Watch for your favorite staff members to be manning the counter and serving you food!

See attached for a flyer.  MCTeachers Night flier

]]> http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/24/come-to-mcteachers-night-on-march-4/feed/ 0 Celebrate Reading with the Cat in the Hat! http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/24/celebrate-reading-with-the-cat-in-the-hat/ http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/24/celebrate-reading-with-the-cat-in-the-hat/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:42:12 +0000 jmcampbell http://iowa.aurorak12.org/?p=965 Please join us in a day-long celebration of reading on Tuesday, March 2 in the library.  We will be honoring the great Dr. Seuss on his birthday in conjunction with NEA's Read Across America Day.  Guest speakers, decorations, bookmarks and stickers for students, and the Cat in the Hat here in person will make this a fun way to demonstrate the endless benefits of reading.  Please contact Mrs. Campbell in the library if you have any questions.

]]> http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/24/celebrate-reading-with-the-cat-in-the-hat/feed/ 0 Iowa’s School Improvement Plan (SIP) http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/16/iowas-school-improvement-plan-sip/ http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/16/iowas-school-improvement-plan-sip/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:52:09 +0000 jmcampbell http://iowa.aurorak12.org/?p=936 Please click here to see Iowa's School Improvement Plan.

  Iowa's SIP 2009-2010

]]> http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/16/iowas-school-improvement-plan-sip/feed/ 0 Power of One Anti-Bullying Assembly http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/16/power-of-one-anti-bullying-assembly/ http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/16/power-of-one-anti-bullying-assembly/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:17:57 +0000 jmcampbell http://iowa.aurorak12.org/?p=912 A wonderful group traveling all the way from Canada will present their powerful assembly with an anti-bullying message on Friday, February 19 at 2:00 and again at 2:45 p.m. in the Iowa gymnasium. 

]]> http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/16/power-of-one-anti-bullying-assembly/feed/ 0 Licensed Staff Climate Survey 2010 http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/16/licensed-staff-climate-survey-2010/ http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/16/licensed-staff-climate-survey-2010/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:13:08 +0000 jmcampbell http://iowa.aurorak12.org/?p=909 Please click here to see the results of Iowa's Staff Climate Survey for spring of 2010.  Iowa Staff Climate Survey 2010

]]> http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/16/licensed-staff-climate-survey-2010/feed/ 0 McTeacher’s Night March 4 from 5-8 http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/16/mcteachers-night-march-4-from-5-8/ http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/16/mcteachers-night-march-4-from-5-8/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:09:43 +0000 jmcampbell http://iowa.aurorak12.org/?p=906 Mark your calendars now to eat at the McDonald's on Buckley and Iliff to help PTSA raise money for Iowa.  Staff from Iowa will be working behind the counter and serving food to you and your family.  Come join us for a fun evening and join other Iowa families for dinner at McDonald's!

]]> http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/16/mcteachers-night-march-4-from-5-8/feed/ 0 Multi-Cultural Week coming March 22-26 http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/16/multi-cultural-week-coming-march-22-26/ http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/16/multi-cultural-week-coming-march-22-26/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:06:13 +0000 jmcampbell http://iowa.aurorak12.org/?p=903 Plan ahead now to visit your student during MultiCultural Open House for Specials Week, March 22 - 26.  Each grade level will be studying the art, music and folklore of different countries and cultures in their specials classes and would love to have you come see what they are learning!  The week will culminate with an all-school assembly on Friday, March 26 by Imagination Makers - One Life-Two Cultures.  Watch for more details in the coming weeks.  Here is the list of which area of the world each grade level will be studying.

Kindergarten - South America

1st Grade - Mexico and Central America

2nd Grade - Native American and North America

3rd Grade - Asia

4th Grade - Africa

5th Grade - Islands around the world

]]> http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/16/multi-cultural-week-coming-march-22-26/feed/ 0 CSAP Testing Schedule Feb. 18 – March 17 http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/16/csap-testing-schedule-feb-18-march-17/ http://iowa.aurorak12.org/2010/02/16/csap-testing-schedule-feb-18-march-17/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:59:37 +0000 jmcampbell http://iowa.aurorak12.org/?p=900 Iowa will conduct CSAP testing for grades 3-5 from February 18 to March 17.  Please try to avoid scheduling appointments for your students for things like dentists, doctors or orthodontics during this important testing window.  Getting a good night's rest and eating a well-balanced, nutritious breakfast will also help your child perform better on their tests.

The schedule for different grades is as follows:

3rd Grade:  February 18, 19,  March 9, 10, 16 and 17 from 9:15 - 11:00 a.m.

4th Grade:  March 2, 3, 4 from 9:15-10:45 a.m. and from 1:00-2:30 p.m., and then March 9-11 from 1:--2:30 p.m.

5th Grade: March 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. and from 1:20-2:50 p.m.

Make-up testing for students who missed part of all of tests will be conducted from March 5-March 26.

Thank you for helping your student be at school on time, every day during testing, well-rested and nutritiously fed.


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