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Forest City Elementary
February 2017 Newsletter
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From the Principal's Desk...
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The Elementary is currently in the process of completing the Winter FAST assessment. This assessment looks at the reading fluency of our students. As noted last month, the State of Iowa feels this is a good way to determine early warning signs of struggling readers. Students who were not "proficient" have been receiving progress monitoring weekly since the Fall assessment. Depending upon how they do on the Winter assessment some students will no longer need weekly progress monitoring while others that didn't receive it in the Fall will now receive it after the Winter assessment. If your child is in need of weekly progress monitoring for reading, you will be notified by a letter that will come home. This data will be shared with you as well during conferences later on in the month.
Starting the 2nd week of February, our 3rd-5th grade students will be taking the Iowa Assessments. Back in the day if you grew up in Iowa, these were known as the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. The students will be assessed on math, reading, and science. As noted earlier, we just want our students to try their best!
Thank you for being an important piece in the educational life of your child and for the support you provide us at Forest City Elementary!
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New Scheduling Tool For February Parent-Teacher Conferences!
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Parent-Teacher Conferences are February 21 and 23. You should have received a letter explaining our new way for scheduling. To schedule your child's conference, use this link:
Find your child's teacher's name and click on it. You will be able to see available time slots and if you find the one that works for you and is available, click on it and sign your child up. You can even sign up for an email reminder. The middle school is doing this as well but they will have a different link. We feel this is an easier way to sign up as well as an easier way for our staff to schedule.
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It is increasing difficult for parents and educators to keep up with the ways our children are using new and ever changing technologies. In each newsletter issue, Forest City Schools Technology Director, Mike Van Oort, will share information on important digital citizenship topics. Contact Mike with any questions at 585-2324 or mvanoort@forestcity.k12.ia.us.
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Excerpt from www.commonsensemedia.org
How do I protect my kid's privacy online?
How do I protect my kid's privacy online? First, there are two kinds of online privacy. Personal privacy refers to your kid's online reputation, and consumer privacy (also known as customer privacy) refers to the data that companies can collect about your kid during an online interaction or transaction.
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2017/18 Kindergarten: If you have a child who will turn five years of age on or before September 15th, 2017, and you are wanting him/her to be in our Kindergarten program next year, please fill out the Kindergarten Sign-up form. If you have a child in the elementary already we will be sending a hard copy as well. The Kindergarten is an all day program that meets Mondays through Fridays during regular school hours.
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2017/18 PreSchool: If you have a child who will turn four years old before September 15, 2017, and you are thinking about sending him/her to our Preschool Program, please fill out the Preschool sign up form and send it to the elementary office. If you already have a child in the building we will be sending home a hardcopy of this form as well. Our Preschool program is a 1/2 day program with classrooms available in the morning as well as the afternoon. Students will come to school Mondays through Thursdays and have the option of being transported by our district bus routes. There is no fee for this program.
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- February 21 & 23: Conferences
- February 24: No School Day
Check out the school calendar on www. forestcity.k12.ia.us for all of the upcoming activities!
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Head Start Preschool program administered by North Iowa Community Action Organization is now taking applications for preschool classes that begin this fall. There is no cost for preschool to qualifying families. Your child must be 3 or 4 by September 15th. Head Start provides a warm, nurturing preschool atmosphere with qualified teaching staff. The program follows Creative Curriculum and a focus on school readiness goals. Children are served nutritious meals and health/developmental screenings are provided. Family engagement is encouraged.
Please call 1-866-836-3124 or 494-1891 for more information on how to apply.
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Did you know that you can create lists in Twitter, such as "Forest City Schools?" You can add accounts to this list and then when you view this list, it only shows a stream of Tweets from those accounts. Use the list provided below to find the teachers in the Elementary School. Pretty handy versus scrolling through all kinds of Tweets!
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- SchoolWay: Text or email alerts for school cancellations, postponements or activity/sports announcements. Free Apple or Android app or can be viewed from any web browser http://myschoolway.com/forestcity
- Facebook: Find the school by searching for "Forest City Community School District"
- Twitter Accounts: General: @FCElementary, Mr. Clarey (PE) @FCElemPE, Mrs. Egesdal: @4BEgesdal, Mrs. Walker: @_mrswalker, Mrs. Pins: @ PinsClass, Mrs. Reece: @elpfc, Mrs. Jerome/Mrs. Beenken/Mrs. Hall: @FC4C2016, Mrs. Lillquist: @CariLillquist, Mrs. Mollenhauer: @kmollenhauerfc, Ms. Bartlett: @sam_bartlett12. Mrs. Bunger @michelle_bunger
- Web site: www.forestcity.k12.ia.us has the school calendar, lunch menus, and more...
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