Wildcat Pride                             November  1,  2018
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November is here, which means the potential for some cold and snowy weather. See the article on updating your contact information, so you'll know about delays and closings. Veterans Day falls on a Sunday this year, but the high school and Taylors Falls Elementary will be recognizing veterans with programs on Friday the 9th - open to the public. The high school musical The Little Mermaid opens 11/15 and tickets are still available for all shows. Finally, the winter sports season is ramping up - make sure you're registered and following your favorite athletes. Term one ends tomorrow with a Staff Development Day on Monday 11/5.

FAQs about School Closing and Updating Contact Information for Phone Calls

Those who love winter and jump for joy at the very thought of it.

As the weather turns cold and the leaves start to fall, we start to think of the cooler weather and white snow to to come. Now is a great time to update your contact information in ParentVUE for weather-related school messages!

As a parent or guardian, you can update your contact information online thorough ParentVUE or by calling your child's school. Early Childhood contact information can only be updated by phone. You only need to update your information once for all of your children.  


To update your contact information by phone, please call the school's main phone line or number listed below.

High School, Marnee Jakowski, 213-2502, mjakowski@isd2144.org
Middle School, SuZanne Gillespie, 213-2443, sgillespie@isd2144.org
Taylors Falls, Denise Lange, 213-2102, dlange@isd2144.org
Lakeside, Barb Nelson, 213-2302, barbnelson@isd2144.org
Primary School, Amy Odland, 213-2202, aodland@isd2144.org
Pathway & SOAR, Dana Stachowski, 213-2071, dstachowski@isd2144.org
Early Childhood, Joni Mead, 213-2602, jmead@isd2144.org

The school district school closing guidelines are available  here.


Oh, the Places We Will Go (on field trips around the area...)
  

The CLMS Ecology Club made a visit to The Horst Rechelbacher Foundation property in Osceola, Wisconsin. Teaming up with a similar group from Osceola Middle School, students and coordinators toured the grounds, learned about bees and collected seeds to bring back to their respective school gardens. A wonderful learning experience for all. A huge thanks goes to the Foundation and the Bee Squad from the University of Minnesota and Mr. Collins and his son Kyle, who teaches Science at Osceola Middle School.


Speaker Reggie Dabbs Coming November 8th

Reggie Dabbs has been speaking to students in public schools for the past 22 years. Major news media call him the number 1 Public School Speaker in America and every year he speaks to millions of teenagers.

Today's generation is facing unparalleled hurts, pressures and choices. If we can heal those hurts, help in times of pressure and equip students in their choices, we will have better students and a positive school atmosphere. That is where I can help assist you with this school assembly presentation. I share with students often, "You can't change your past, but you can change your future." With all that students are facing, we must give them hope. ( The Youth Alliance website)  

Students in grades 3-12 will participate in a presentation from Reggie Dabbs on Thurs, Nov 8th during the school day.  Lakeside and Taylors Falls students in grades 3-5 will be at the High School for the presentation the morning of Nov 8th.

Parents are invited to this presentation "A Community that Cares" the evening of Nov 8th, 6:00pm in the High School main gym. There will be a family resource expo starting at 6:00 p.m., as well.
On the Calendar:

11/2: End of Term 1

11/5: Staff Development Day: NO SCHOOL
11/5: Adventure Day for K-5 students

11/8: School Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at CLEC (lower level at the middle school - former District Office)

11/8: A Community That Cares - Speaker Reggie Dabbs @ 6:00 p.m. at the high school main gym

11/15: Nominations due for Wall of Fame


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