From the Principal's Desk...
We enjoyed having the international touring group from Mongolia, Anda Union, at our school! This was made possible through Arts Midwest. What an opportunity to expose our students to a different culture as well as unique dancing and instruments. The group was very entertaining. View this link to listen and see some of the songs they performed:  Anda Union. 

On  March 28th  we will have a NED Assembly. This stands for: Never Give Up; Encourage Others; Do Your Best. This is a character education assembly that delivers the message through comedy as well as the use of yo-yo tricks. If you want to check out parent information prior to the show you can go to their website at:  http://www.thenedshow.com/parents.html

Part of the deal for having this group perform for "free" at the school is to have them offer their NED yo-yo's for five days after our performance. These yo-yo's run anywhere from $6.50 up to $15 but I'm telling you that  YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY A YO-YOU FOR YOUR CHILD!  Your child may come home and say, "Can I have money to buy a yo-yo?" At that point you can either say "yes" or "no" but it is not necessary to purchase a yo-yo through NED. 

I also wanted to encourage you to stop by to have lunch with your child(ren). If you are eating a school lunch with your child you are more than welcome to eat either at the regular lunch table with your child or you can sit with him/her at the round lunch table. We do ask however that if you bring outside food and drink that you eat in our conference room by the office. We prefer not having our other students drooling over the Big Mac, fries, and Coke that you and your child are having and wondering why they can't get that from our school lunch line!

Thank you for all of you that showed up for our parent teacher conferences! We hope that signing up online was easy and better for you. We plan on using the same system next year for our conference sign ups. Thank you for all of the support you show your child and our building!

Have a wonderful few days of Spring Break next week (March 8-10) and enjoy March!

Principal Brad Jones
641-585-2670
bjones@forestcity.k12.ia.us

Technology Corner 
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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.
Excerpt from www.commonsensemedia.org

Here's the Secret To Raising a Safe, Smart kid

When it comes to parenting frustrations, nothing beats the challenges of setting screen limits, picking appropriate media and figuring out Snapchat. 



Meet Molli Joens!
Waldorf University freshman Molli Joens knew that she wanted a career in education and set her plans in motion while still in high school at Buffalo Center. She made her decision to come to Waldorf and with Waldorf's assistance lined up the opportunity to complete her work study at the Forest City Elementary school. She's currently working alongside Elementary School Counselor Mrs. Prohaska. In the guidance program, she works with a small group of students whom are dealing with various types of loss and also enjoys eating lunch with students, called lunch bunches. "Lunch bunches are about talking with a small group of students and just listening and being a friend," said Joens. She has also helped in various classrooms. She hopes to gain experience and work at the schools all four years. Thank you Molli!
Twitter Tip
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!
Stay Connected 
 
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  • 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
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