Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Day A
1) Today is a Day A.
2) All Students are reminded to be logging their physical activity minutes and water/milk servings daily to turn into their wellness teachers for Live Healthy Iowa kids.
3) Birthdays Today - March 27th...Alexis Peacock.
4) The Hempstead Booster Club is sponsoring the Annual Bunny Hop 4K Run/Walk on April 7th. Please consider supporting this important fund raising event. Registration forms are available in the main office. Return forms to the main office.
5) 6th Grade Boys Basketball will practice today.
6) Anyone who hasn't turned in their basketball uniforms, needs to do it asap or you will be charged.
7) Crew people for The Music Man, please listen up! There will be a meeting for everyone who signed up for Crew today after school. The meeting will be in Mrs. Duggan's room at 2:30 p.m. All crew members will be assigned a job at that meeting, so it is important that you attend. If you are in track or basketball, then please see Mrs. Steffen or Mrs. Duggan prior to the meeting. Again, the meeting for the crew is in Mrs. Duggan's room is today after school. There will also be rehearsal for all cast members with a speaking part today from 2:30-4:00 p.m. in the Auditorium. Any cast member who is in track or basketball must come to rehearsal at 2:30. You will be dismissed for sports at 3:15 p.m.
8) UD for Kids is a summer enrichment program for gifted and talented students in the tri-state area. Nominated students demonstrate advanced abilities in academic, leadership, creative, and/or visual and performing arts areas. They exhibit a strong desire to learn. These students must also have the maturity to work effectively with small groups in unfamiliar settings.
The 21st year of UD for Kids will be held this summer. Classes are held from 12:30-4:00 p.m. on the University of Dubuque campus (unless otherwise noted) during the following weeks:
· Session Three: July 9-13, 2012 for current fifth, sixth & seventh graders
Cost for each weeklong session is $115.00. This tuition includes a UD Kids t shirt and light daily snacks. (Limited partial scholarship assistance may be available but not guaranteed. Please indicate your need for assistance when registering.)
Check out the UD Kids website for the opening registration dates in March and April. If you choose to attend, you must register via the University of Dubuque web site. You will need your school code in order to register. Please do not share this school code with others. Contact Mr. Hatcher at rhatcher@dbqschools.org for Jefferson’s school code.
If you do not have a computer at home, please talk with your school and find out if one of the school computers could be available for your use.
9) Wellness classes at Jefferson just finished the 2nd reporting period (28 days) of the 100 Day Challenge for Live Healthy Iowa Kids. Students were recording daily activity minutes and vegetable servings from February 15th through March 13th. Mrs. Lucas' classes had a total of 639,087 activity minutes and 9333 vegetable servings. Mrs. Lucas' 7-1 B class had the most activity minutes with 81,531, and her 6-2 B class had the most vegetable servings with 1513. Mr. Wischmeyer's classes had a total of 506,951 activity minutes and 7857 vegetable servings. Mr. Wischmeyer's 6-2 A class had the most activity minutes with 59,825, and his 7-2 B class had the most vegetable servings with 1223. Students started recording activity minutes and milk/water servings on March 14th and will continue to through April 10th. Students are reminded to stay active, make healthy eating/drinking choices, and keep up the great work!
10) Wahlert Math Contest meets every night this week.
