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The Importance of Reading and Writing
Reading and writing are life-long skills and essential to success in
real life. The support you give your child in reading and writing at
home is critical to his or her growth during the school year. Don’t
depend on school alone to be your child’s only teacher. You will
always be their first and most influential teacher.
Here are some things you can do to promote reading and writing
skills at home.
1. Read to your child daily.
2. Ask questions about the stories you are reading together.
3. Answer some of your child’s questions in a letter or a note.
4. Introduce your child to the public library with his or her own
library card.
5. Notice when your child is reading or writing for enjoyment
and offer encouragement and praise.
6. Give your child time to tell you stories.
7. Read and write yourself. The strongest teaching is through
modeling.
8. Give books as gifts.
9. Nurture an interest in writing by providing novelty paper,
notebooks, pens, pencils and markers to use at home.
10. Ask them to read their stories to you.
11. Send stories they have written to grandparents, aunts and un-
cles.
12. Secure a quiet spot in the house for regular reading and writ-
ing activities.
Your children will thank you; not only for the learning, but for the
time they get to spend with you.
NOVEMBER
Nov. 5 *Gr 1 visit from MN Arboretum (3
classes) ‘Bulbs & Blossoms’
*4:30 PM PTO Executive Board
meeting
Nov. 6 *Gr 1 visit from MN Arboretum (3
classes) ‘Bulbs & Blossoms’
*Guest reader to Kdg: Kyle Rudolph
-MN Vikings
Nov. 7 *Lifetouch picture retake day (also
activity photos)
*Rotary Club visits gr 3 for
dictionary delivery
*PTO Reading Rally magazine drive
ends
Nov. 13 *2:15 PM/7 PM Gr 3 Music/PE
program ‘Shoe Be Do’
Nov. 15 *8:30 AM Student Council Meeting
Nov. 16 *5:30-8:30 PM PTO Turkey Bingo!
Nov. 20 *Kindergarten Fall Festivals (11 AM
and 3 PM)
*10-11 AM Gr 1 Fall Festival
*2:45-3:45 PM Gr 2 Fall Festival
Nov. 22-23 *NO SCHOOL (K-6)
Happy Thanksgiving
Nov. 29 *End of tri 1
Nov. 30 *NO SCHOOL(K-6) Mark Reporting
DECEMBER Dec. 1 *tri 2
*4:30-5;30 PM PTO Executive
Board meeting
Rush Creek Review
November,2012
Rush Creek Review
8801 County Road 101
Maple Grove, MN 55311
Telephone: 763/494-4549
Fax: 763/315-7360
We have been encouraging fitness at school while practic-ing for the physical fitness tests. We hope students are trying to maintain or even improve their fitness scores from last year. First graders are learning the joy of fitness! As of Fall 2011 fitness scores ARE a part of your child’s Phy Ed grade, students are required to participate and encour-aged to do their personal best. As in the past, the fitness testing results will be included with the report card in De-cember. Students will be graded in the following fitness areas: Curl-Ups, Push-Ups, Sit & Reach, Pacer Endurance Run (1-4
th Graders) or Mile Run (5
th and 6
th Graders).
Mrs. Beisner Ms. Kosloski Mrs. Rossum
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Phy Ed News
HEALTH NOTES:
Brrr… it’s getting cold outside!!!
It is getting cold and winter weather will soon be upon us. Please listen to the weather reports and send
your children properly dressed for the elements. Students go out for recess daily unless the temperature
or wind chill is minus five degrees or lower. The health office no longer provides outdoor clothing. An
extra pair of socks and mittens to be kept in student lockers may be helpful. The lost and found is al-
ready growing; please label your child’s belongings
If you are unable to provide outdoor clothing due to finances please contact the school social worker for resources.
Judy Voss, RN
“Shoe-Be-Do” Performance
Our Rush Creek third grade students would like to invite par-
ents and friends to a performance of their music/phy ed program
called “Shoe-Be-Do”. They have been busily working in their
music class with Mrs. Olson to learn some folk songs with
movement, and in their phy ed classes with Ms. Kosloski to
learn some challenging phy ed. Activities to share with you on
Tuesday, November 13th at 7:00 p.m.
The “Shoe-Be-Do” program will feature
each of the five third grade classes in two
activities as well as some all-group singing.
Join us for a night of music and movement!
Mrs. Olson and Ms. Kosloski
3rd Grade students and Teachers
Young Scientist Roundtable 2012-2013: An enrichment opportunity for ALL families Your FREE participation in each month’s Young Scientist Roundtable is funded by Gifted Education 279.
Future dates are listed below. Tuesday, November 13, 2012 Dr. Michael Walters Research Professor, Medicinal Chemistry Dept.
University of Minnesota
Topic: From Urea to Lipitor™: The Art of Molecular Construction
Dr. Michael Walters will introduce Young Scientists to the study of medicinal chemistry in which scientists engineer drugs to mimic the natural biological process of the body. He will discuss how medicinal chemists research, design and synthesize new drug therapies. Dr. Walters has worked for Pfizer (Associate Research Fellow) and is currently a research associate professor and director of the Lead and Probe Discovery Core in the Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development at the University of Minnesota.
And don’t forget - Teen Roundtable 8:10-8:40 pm Students in grades 6-12 are invited to meet with the speaker after the presentation to discuss the topic in more depth.
Upcoming Dates Mon., Dec. 17, 2012
Tue., Jan. 8, 2013
Tue., Feb. 5, 2013
Tue., Mar. 5, 2013
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November 2012 Gifted Education News
L. Thompson
http://blogs.district279.org/thompsonlaura/
Needs Based Classes (NBC) Information
NBC #2 for Grades 3-6:
Grade 3 Non-Verbal K’nex Bridges
Grade 4 Quantitative In One Day & CML
Grade 5 Non-Verbal Lego Robotics
Grade 6 Non-Verbal CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
*This NBC will meet at least 5 sessions from November 11th - December 21st.
Fall conferences Thank you to those of you who were able to make Gifted Education part of your fall conference schedule. If you have ques-
tions, concerns, and/or a need for clarification regarding GE programs, please contact the GE teacher.
Collaboration in the Classroom (CBS) Information
Grades KDG, 1 and 2: Collaborative enrichment During these sessions, the GE teacher goes in to each classroom to teach an enrichment lesson. The focus in KDG is on think-
ing skills and in grade 1 the focus is on word use. The focus in grade 2 is on word usage and real world math problems.
Grades 3 – 6: Cluster collaboration The GE teacher works with each cluster classroom teacher to help provide differentiation tools and strategies to meet the
needs of each student.
GE Identification Information
Sixth Grade—Junior High Classes: The first trimester evaluations/report cards provide valuable data for parents, students, and teachers when consid-
ering appropriately rigorous placement in seventh grade classes. Students are encouraged to make a commitment to,
“…do your best every day!”
* Math acceleration from sixth grade to junior high also includes the RIT testing results from the NWEA/MAP as-
sessment
2012 Metro Council for the Gifted & Talented Conference Keynote speaker: Jim Delisle Theme: “On Behalf of Gifted Kids…” Dr. James R. Delisle is a former classroom teacher, counselor of gifted adolescents, and teacher of gifted children
and those who work on their behalf. Jim retired in 2008 from Kent State (Ohio) University after 25 years of service as a
professor of special education and Director of undergraduate and graduate programs in gifted education. Jim has served
on the Board of Directors of several schools and associations, including The National Association for Gifted Children,
Duke University Talent Identification Board, Council for Exceptional Children and The Roeper School for the Gifted. *Keynote speaker and several breakout sessions with a variety of topics relating to gifted children. Clas-
ses also offered to children ages K-7th grade for parents attending conference.
When: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012
Where: Terrence Murphy and Opus Halls, University of St. Thomas – Minneapolis Campus
Register online at: http://mcgt.net/2012-mcgt-annual-conference-registration
For more information about Gifted Education Services, please access our web site:
http://www.district279.org/services/TalentedGifted/GeneralInformation/
Acronyms and abbreviations:
GE= Gifted Education
NBC= Needs Based Classes
CBS=Cluster Based Service
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November Elementary Orchestra News
What an exciting time of the year for the orchestra students!
6th Grade orchestra begins rehearsing this month for our upcoming Pizza Concert on December 5 at Osseo Junior High.
Please make sure the dates and times of the rehearsals are marked on your family calendars and you have some carpool-
ing efforts from school to the rehearsals. There is very little time between the end of the school day and the beginning of
the rehearsal, so carpooling is very important to get worked out!!
PIZZA AND BEVERAGE FOR THE STUDENTS,
AND THEN THE CONCERT FOLLOW THE DECEMBER 5 REHEARSAL
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5th grade orchestra students are moving right along. Soon you should hear some pieces of music that you rec-
ognize being practiced and ready to perform for family and friends on the Thanksgiving break!
To prepare for the performance, we will have 4 all-district rehearsals, 4:15-5:45 please NOTE: The rehearsals are not all at the same location.
Monday, November 12 Edinbrook Elementary School 8925 Zane Ave. North, Brooklyn Park Monday, November 19 Elm Creek Elementary School Wednesday, November 28 9830 Revere Lane North, Maple Grove
Wednesday, December 5 Osseo Junior High School 10223 – 93
rd Avenue North, Osseo
Rehearsal 4:15-6:00, Pizza for students @ 6:00, Concert @ 7:00
OASIS 2012-13 Osseo Area Source of Information and Support
For parents of children with learning and behavioral differences including, but not limited to:
ADHD, ADD, LD, EBD, ODD, OCD, anxiety, autism, depression and bipolar
Weaver Lake Elementary School—Media Center
6:30-8:30 PM
November 19, 2012—Paul Buckley, LMFT—Hot Tamales to Cool Cucumbers, Anger in the Family
Questions contact Jen Holper at 952-334-7755 or [email protected]
Childcare contact Weaver Lake Elementary at 763-420-2227 prior to the meeting.
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Many Volunteers were busy making a difference at Rush Creek in October!
Hats Off! to our PTO Board members and Fundraising Chairs, who have all been
busy coordinating the fundraising efforts for our school. A HUGE THANK YOU goes
out them for the time and efforts they put into raising funds for our school. And,
thank you to all the families who have supported these events. Without your efforts,
our students would not enjoy many of the extra programs PTO has to offer.
Although the weather didn’t cooperate well, our volunteers were here to keep the All-School BBQ
on track. Thanks for making it a special day for our students. And, parents were a huge help in
keeping picture day and vision/hearing testing moving smoothly this month. We could not have
done this so well without you!
We have received a tremendous amount of support from awesome parent volunteers who have
agreed to support our teachers and students throughout the school year. These parents are
helping with prep teams, reading groups, classroom monitoring, and much more!
The Staff truly appreciates all that our volunteers do for our school.
Thank you!
For information on how you can become more involved at school, please contact the
Volunteer Coordinator:
Marla Kryzer
763-315-7358 [email protected]
Where in the World is Rocky Raccoon?
Welcome back to another year of traveling with the Rush Creek mascot, Rocky Rac-coon! During the month of October, Rocky traveled over the Atlantic Ocean to the coun-try of Sweden. Students had all month to read the clues, do research and submit their an-swer. We had so many correct guesses this month - congratulations to all you students that guessed right and learned a little something about the beautiful country of Swe-den! The winners of a $5 Barnes and Noble gift card are:
1st - Jack Roach - Mrs. McBride
2nd - Alex Koshiol - Mrs. Williams
3rd - Yousef Mahayni - Mrs. Hritzko
4th - Sydney Hockett - Mrs. Prin
5th - Jacob Valerius - Mrs. Potvin
6th - Lydia Willaert - Mrs. Albrecht
Way to go Rush Creek students! Check out the map and clues in the media center during November to find out where Rocky is traveling to next!
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Rush Creek Media News
September and October were eventful months in media. Students and staff were busy checking out books.
We have about 1000 students. In two months they checked out a total of 18,998 books. Because it’s
easier for students to find books if they are on the shelves, and our staff alone can-
not keep up with the demand of putting books back on the shelves, we are in des-
perate need of volunteers! As a perk, volunteers are able to check out books. If you
can help, even for an hour a week, please contact our volunteer coordinator Marla
Kryzer at [email protected].
Thank you to all the volunteers who have been helping us so far this year!
Your child may have mentioned that his/her name tag is also his or her library card.
Please be sure if your child wears it home to return it to school the next day. If it is lost or damaged there is
a small fee to have a new one made.
If a library book is damaged or lost please tell the media center staff right away. We will assess the dam-
age and if a replacement fine is needed, we will send a note home. We collect these fines to replace books
with library bound copies which hold up much better than items purchased at local retailers.
We will continue to be e-mailing overdue book notices to parents. If you do not have an e-mail address
your child will receive a paper copy reminder.
This year I’ve made a goal to read a book each day during the week. I post the book
title, tell if it is a picture book or chapter book and then tell a short blurb about the con-
tents on Twitter. You are welcome to follow those titles. You do not need a twitter
account to read it. You can simply do an internet search for “ohlgrend twitter” or visit
https://twitter.com/ohlgrend and it will show you my posts.
I’m looking forward to another fantastic year. Your child is welcome to get books here every day. My
motto is “Every day is Library Day.”
Miss Ohlgren
Library Media Specialist
Box Tops for Education Collection Drive
Thanks to everyone who participated in our October Box Tops For Education Collection Drive. We will be put-
ting up our progress thermometer in the hallway so everyone can see our results and watch us climb to our goal
of raising $5,000 for Rush Creek through Box Tops. Congratulations to our collection winners – three students
were selected randomly from the Box Tops submissions and each of the winners will get a prize for their
class. The winners are:
Logan Gish, 1st grade (Lorenz)
Kelsey Olson, 5th grade (Danahy)
Kyle Kryzer, 6th grade (Burns)
Please continue to collect Box Tops and ask your friends and family to help too (Grandparents and co-workers are perfect).
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Dear Parents,
We are off to a such a great start to our PTO Fundraising year, and we have our Rush Creek Kids and Parents to
thank! I would also like to thank our PTO team: Vice President Laura Lovdahl; treasurer, Jeni Seitz; secretary,
Becky Knutson; Board Members, Kae Knudson, April Heimerl, Lynn Gosian, Amy Hughes and Cindy McGowan;
Staff Representative Andrea Wagner and Volunteer Liaison Marla Kryzer. Here is some news about our events past
and coming soon.
Sally Foster
Carolyn Peterson did a great job again this year chairing the Sally Foster event that ended November 1st. I hope eve-
ryone had fun picking out their items and Carolyn and her Co-Chairs Jennifer Shock and Amy Han look forward to
seeing you at Pick Up On Dec. 12th.
Thank you to Carolyn and your team!!
Reading Rally Magazine Drive
You were sure to notice our All New Magazine Drive this year with all the kids talking about those Penguins!!! Our
new program with Great American Opportunities is off to a great start. In addition, there is a link on the Rush Creek
Elementary school page online that will remain there throughout the year! So even if you don’t get your order in dur-
ing our fun event for the kids, you can order magazines and other great products from Great American all year round
and still benefit your School!! Orders for the Reading Rally Prizes are due by Wed. November 7th!!
Rush Creek PTO Facebook
Also New this year is the recent launch of the Rush Creek PTO Facebook page! Thanks to our site owner, April
Heimerl, we all have a great place to go to find out what is coming up for our PTO events, and lots of other great in-
formation!! Go check it out at www.facebook.com/rcpto
and Like us!!!
Turkey Bingo
Turkey Bingo is scheduled for Friday, November 16th, and we are looking forward to another event of Bin-
go Fun!! We are still in need of volunteers and prize donations!!! Watch the Wednesday envelopes for
more information on volunteering and donations. You can contact Lisa Houdek directly at [email protected]
See you at the 17th Annual Turkey Bingo!!
Fall Book Fair
Keep the dates on your Calendar for the Fall Book Fair: December 10-12 in the Media Center!!
We sincerely appreciate all your contributions to help our school!
Lisa Houdek
Rush Creek PTO President
RUSH CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTO
This document is available in alternate formats upon a 72 hour request. Please con-tact Dean Olson at 391-7191/391-7250 (TTY) to make a request. Examples of alter-
nate formats may include: large print, Braille, audiocassette, etc.
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If Math is your favorite
subject and you enjoy working with kids, this volunteer opportunity is
for you! 2nd and 3rd Grade teachers are look-ing for parents to help
with small Math groups. Volunteers will guide students through the thought pro-
cess of solving problems, including asking the right questions and doing calcula-tions.
Please contact Marla Kryzer at 763-315-7358 or [email protected] for fur-
ther information regarding this fun vol-unteer opportunity!
After you’ve put away that turkey platter, come on by and check out what’s new at the Book Fair Dec. 10—Dec. 12. You’ll
find newly released and award-winning ti-tles in children’s literature. The Book Fair also offers familiar favorites, educational products, interactive software and more.
Watch for more information coming home soon. We appreciate your support of the Rush Creek Book Fair. Your purchases
benefit our stu- dents and media center.
Lunch menu additions: Wednesday, November 7th: Beef Hot Dog on a Whole Grain Rich Bun
Hot Vegetable
Chips
Fresh Veggie Tray With Dip
Assorted Fruit Choices
Milk Choice
Tuesday, November 13th: French Toast Sticks
Sausage
Tri-Tatar
Hot Vegetable
Fresh Veggie Sticks
Fruit Choices
School Store Opens! Final preparations are taking place for the open-
ing of our school store!
Students, listen to LSRC for the announcement of the grand opening!
Lost and found…
Our lost and found is already overflowing! If
you (or your student) are missing articles of
clothing please stop by our lost and found and
check things out. Check both the lost and
found box and the rack(s) in the entryway.
Thanks!
