C.U.S.D. 432 1 Somonauk School District E-NEWS for March 14, 2014 In this issue: Board of Education 1 Fruit/veggies 2 Tutoring/Calendar 3 AG in classroom 4 Fine Arts Fest 5 Know Staff 6 JRW read a thon 7 JRW readers 8 Pound purse 9 FFA wins again! 10-11 Meet Staff 12 Somonauk soccer 13 Meet Staff 14 SMS Science 15 Daddy/Daughter 16 Special Ed Survey 17-18 Girls on the Run 19 4th grade science 20 The next scheduled meeting is the Regular Board of Education Meeting Monday, March 17, 2014 7:00 p.m. Somonauk High School 1 2 Fruit & Veggie Program Thank you to the Somonauk Junior Women's Club and the Somonauk Lion's Club and an anonymous donor for donating $1,250 to J.R.W. The money is for the school to offer fresh fruits & veggies to all the students several days during lunch. Research shows that most children do not eat the recommended 5 daily servings of fruits & veggies. The goal of this program is to increase students' exposure to less commonly eaten fruits & veggies, help them try some new foods, & ultimately increase their "daily 5" intake. A special thank you also to Lynda Root and Julie Wilson for their hard work. 2 3 What: Who: Where: Tutoring every Tuesday/Thursday after school until 4:00. 5-8 grade students Middle School Library No charge for families Students need to sign up in the office by Monday for Tuesday session, by Wednesday for Thursday session Parents need to e-mail or send a note confirming they are available for pick-up Free Tutoring For middle school Students—any class CALENDAR OF EVENTS March 14 SHS Play 7:00 SHS– TONIGHT!!!!! March 15 SHS Play 2:00 and 7:00 March 16 SHS Play 2:00 March 21 SHS Fine Arts Fest March 24-28th Spring Break March 31st No School Teachers Institute April 1st School Resumes 3 4 AG students Melanie Bennett and Rayann Gilchrist tell students about some interesting facts and careers related to agriculture. They spent the morning showing 4th graders the many AG products that come from the great state of Illinois. 4 5 5 6 Take 5 with Don Ciesielski 1. The position I hold at CUSD #432 is bus driver and I’ve worked there for 18 years. 2. I grew up in Peru, IL and now live in Lake Holiday. 3. My favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon is watching sports. 4. If I weren’t in this line of work, I’d be ? 5. Growing up, my dad was an important influence in my life. 6 7 They did it again! Mrs. Merkel's class had the best participation during the Read-a-Thon for a second week in a row! The kids are really excited that Mrs. Merkel gets to wear the medal again! (Rumor has it 1A will have their work cut out for them if they want to win for a 3rd week!) 7 8 Students who turned in their week 2 reading slip were eligible for the weekly drawing. Congratulations to our raffle winners! Keep reading JRW!! 8 9 Fourth Annual Pound Purse Auction: AGAIN THIS YEAR TWO PURSES HAVE AN EXTRA PRIZE IN THEM!!!!!!! What: An auction of gently used replica purses with a pound of surprise in each one. (this year we have a selection that includes Coach, XOXO, Dolce and Gabbana, Dooney and Bourke, Gia Milani, and Chanel) Where: Somonauk Public Library When: Purses will be displayed from Friday, March 7th until Friday, March 28th @ 5pm. Please visit the library and place your bid. You must be available to pick up your purse Friday March 28th @ 5pm. MANY NICE PURSES THIS YEAR!!! AND EACH PURSE HAS A POUND OF SOME KIND OF SURPRISE IN EACH ONE!! QUESTIONS?? Call Becky @ 630-740-5014 Sponsored by the Somonauk Junior Woman's Club 9 10 Recently FFA members competed with their individual SAE (recordbook) projects against others who have similar projects. Somonauk Leland Sandwich had nine students advance out of section level to district level. There are just over 50 areas, so we had about 18% of the total section winners. On Wednesday these nine members competed at our district event, where we had two students advance to state level competition. Competing were Cordell Wiesbrook, Turf grass management Sara Glab, Specialty crop production Joe Warhurst, Vegetable production Cody Wrobel, Ag Communications Josh Toft.Diversified Livestock Production Jenna Baker, Swine Production placement Melanie Bennett, Ag Sales Entrepreneurship Stephen Riskedal, Goat Production Anna Grommes. Specialty Animal Production Melanie Bennett and Sara Glab will move on in their projects of Agribusiness and Specialty crop production, respectively. They are now of 5 finalists across the state. They will compete at the University of Illinois on Saturday April 5 On Monday, Melanie Bennett competed in our district competition for District Star in Agribusiness. This competition for state FFA degree applications, and they compete in 4 areas based on their type of project. Melanie has been selected as the District II Star -and will compete at state. She is one of 5 finalists in the state!! This is a tremendous honor and she will be recognized on stage at the state FFA convention in June. We are very proud of our FFA members who competed. It takes many hours of work and training to get to this level of competition. Pictures on the next page…... 10 11 11 12 Take 5 with Nina Pevonka 1.The position I hold at CUSD #432 is 1st grade teacher and I’ve worked there for 25 years. 2.I grew up in Bridgeview and now live in Sycamore. 3.My favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon is laying/swimming by the pool with family and friends. 4.If I weren’t in this line of work, I’d be an event coordinator. 5.Growing up, my parents were an important influence in my life. 12 13 13 14 Take 5 with Sarah Mastney 1. The position I hold at CUSD #432 is high school math teacher and I’ve worked there for 7 years. 2. I grew up in Midlothian, IL and now live in Aurora, IL. 3. My favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon is outside with my family. 4. If I weren’t in this line of work, I’d be at stay at home mom. 5. Growing up, my swimming coach was an important influence in my life. 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 Mrs. Zaleski helping out with the Girls on the Run program….they put a sticker on her after each lap they ran! 19 20 4th grade students creating series and parallel circuits during the science unit on electricity. 20