Academic Goals for

Heart River Heart River Elementary continues to work on increasing our student’s

understanding in each content area. The goals that our school has set

address English Language Arts

(reading and writing), math, science and social studies.

By June 2020, 85% of our K-5

students will meet or exceed grade level expectations in

math as measured by the NWEA

MAP Assessment

By June 2020, 85% more of our K-5 students will meet or

exceed grade level expecta-

tions in reading as measured by the NWEA MAP Assessment

Heart River is the place to be

during the month of October!

Fall is well underway and the leaves are falling. Winter is not

far away.

Beginning of the School Year It has been an excellent start to

the school year. We started our

year with approximately 65 new

students and we are excited to

welcome them to Heart River. Our

school district continues to use

Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop to

help your children make progress

towards mastery of the North

Dakota State ELA Standards. Your

children will continue to use the

Eureka Math Curriculum to ad-

dress grade level math standards.

Oct ober Ha ppe n in gs

Lunch and Learn

Do you deal with Backtalk and Disrespect? Wondering what to do and looking for some tips and strategies. Then join the West Dakota Parent and Family Resource center on October 16th @ 12:10 PM as it presents Dealing with Backtalk and Disrespect. It will be held at Lincoln Elemen-tary School and everyone is invited to participate.

To help ensure that our students

are provided a safe environ-ment, Heart River Elementary is

a Peanut and Tree

nut-Free

s c hoo l . T h a n k

you for u n d e r -

standing

t h e importance of being peanut/

t r e e n u t - f r e e .

On October 17-18, 2019, students will

enjoy two vacation days because school will not be in session. School

resumes on Monday, October 21,

2019.

Dates to Remember

October 7, 2019 Fall Book Fair Begins

October 8 and 10, 2019 Parent Teacher Conferences 4:00-7:00

October 14, 2019 Title I Family Night Gateway to Science STEMzone 5:00-7:O0

October 15, 2019 SIT Meeting 7:30 AM

October 16, 2019

PAC Meeting @ 12:00

October 17-18 , 2019

No School

October 21, 2019

Fundraiser forms due

October 30, 2019

Early Release

1:30 PM

Phone Number:

(701)456-0012

October 2019 Volume 7 Issue 2

Title I

Family Engagement

Activity

Monday, October 14,

2019 will be a night

of fun-filled activities

as we welcome Gate-

way and Science STEM

-zone. Heart River

parents and students

are invited to partici-

pate in the activities

which focus on sci-

ence, technology, en-

gineering and math.

Please join us for

hands-on activities

from

5:00-

7:00

PM as

your

child

(ren)

dis-

cover

STEM and how much

fun it can be!

Heart River Elementary Newsletter

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Habit #2 Begin with the End in Mind

Heart River Elementary is a school which

believes in its community. It ‘s purpose is

to help develop our students academically, socially and emotionally. Students in to-

day’s society need to be prepared as best as they can. Even though our students are

in elementary, our goal is to work towards

college and career readiness! At Heart River, we believe in our students and our

community.

Mission Statement

We provide all students with skills and re-

sources in a safe environment for lifelong

learning.

Vision Statement

All Heart River Elementary students will reach

their maximum potential to be effective citi-

zens.

Peanut/Tree Nut Free for

You and Me

North Dakota Educational Leader’s

Convention- No School

Belief and Commitment

Our Parent Advisory Council will

meet on October 16, 2019 at 12:00

Noon. Our PAC meets on the third

Wednesday of each month at 12:00

noon. Meetings last approximately

one hour. We invite and encour-

age Heart River parents to grab

your lunch from the lunch room

and join us as we discuss events

and happenings at HR as well as

planning for our school.

Many of our students take advantage of our hot lunch program. Many of

our students already have a negative

balance on their accounts. At $2.55

per lunch, it doesn’t take long for

deposited money to be used up. Families can apply for free and re-

duced status for help during times of

crisis. Forms are available in the

office or you can request one from

Mrs. Penny. Non-qualifying stu-

dents and students with a reduced

status MUST keep up with their

balances. Mrs. Penny makes phone

calls to provide updates for you. At

$-10.00. Students are required to bring a cold lunch from home once

they reach $-50.00. Please do not

let a negative balance build up as the

school does not have the funds to pay

for youchild(ren)’s balances

Schedules

Elementary schools in the Dickinson Public School system use Professional Learning Communities(PLC) to provide systemic pro-fessional development implementation through the Super-block collaboration time. In a block schedule, content areas are “blocked” together to provide continuous, extended instruction. English Language Arts (reading and grammar), math and science and social studies meet for a minimum of 40 minutes. This allows teachers to work on in-depth instruction with your children. Superb-lock is an 80 minute period during which time the teachers collaborate together to discuss, plan and evaluate instruction. Each grade level has a different Superblock day. On Superblock days, students go to keyboarding,

and the library, physical education and music.

In Superblock teachers address:

1. What is it that we want students to learn?

2. How will we know when students have learned it?

3. How will we respond when students do not learn?

4. How will we respond when students have already learned?

Each grade level has a different Superblock day.

Day 1-1st grade

Day 2-2nd grade

Day 3-3rd grade

Day 4-4th grade

Day 5-5th grade

Day 6-Kindergarten

Plan costumes that are bright and reflective. Make sure that shoes fit well and that costumes are short enough to prevent tripping, entanglement or contact with flame.

Because masks can limit or block eyesight, consider non-toxic makeup and decorative hats as

Halloween is Thursday, October 31, 2019. Students are able to wear costumes to school, using the Storybook Character Theme. Please do not send accessories for the costumes to school. Safe practices to follow for Hal-loween Trick or Treating include:

safer alternatives. Hats should fit properly to prevent them from sliding over eyes.

Check all treats before eating.

Teach children how to call 9-1-1 (or their local emergency number) if they have an emer-gency or become lost.

Week, October 7-11, 2019.. The

theme this year is

“Every Hero Wears a

Cape.

Plan and Practice Your

Escape!” Students from the community are

also able to ride on a fire truck!

On Tuesday, October 15, 2019, @

5:00 PM, the fire truck will be at

College Park, 1400 Block of 2nd

Street West (by the BAC) from

5:00-dusk. Children can ride the

fire truck if their parent or guardi-

an is present. Fire can be pre-

vented through education and

careful use.

Smokey the Bear, the mascot for

Wildfire Prevention, was a real

bear found high in a tree in the

mountains near Ruidoso, New Mexi-

co. Found high up in a tree in 1950

Smokey the Bear was just a cub.

Due to the fire, he

was unable to be

reunited with his

mother and was

adopted by the

National Forest

Service as a way to make an im-

pact upon children in the United

States.

October is Fire Prevention month,

and is also a great time to check

the batteries on your smoke

alarms and carbon monoxide de-

tectors. Various activities will be

sponsored by the Dickinson Fire

Department during Fire Prevention

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...various activities will be spon-

sored by the Dickinson Fire De-

partment during Fire Prevention

Week, October 7-11, 2019

Who is Smokey the Bear?

Parent Ad vis ory

Counc i l

Our office is reviewing

students’ immunization

records and birth

certificates. Please help

us be in compliance with

the State of North Dakota

requirements. Bring in

your child’s records.

Contact the office at

(701)456-0012 if you have

questions.

Lu n c h Ac c o u nt B a la nc e s

Halloween Guidelines

Clubs Choice Fundraising is

once again going to help us with

their outstanding products

which will be available through

the brochure or online. The sale

started on Thursday, Septem-

ber 26, 2019 with the forms due

on Monday, October 21, 2019.

Delivery will be Wednesday,

November 20, 2018 from 3:30-

5:30 PM.

Support our fundraiser.

www.clubschoicefundraising.com

Families or youth who may be experiencing the lack of a permanent, reg-ular, adequate, fixed place to sleep may qualify for assistance to elimi-nate the barriers to their student’s educa-tion, attendance and suc-cess. This may include families or youth that are living: doubled up with friends or relatives; in an emergency shelter or transitional shelter; in a motel, hotel, RV park or campground; or in cars, parks or abandoned buildings. Please contact Stacy Kilwein at 456-0010 or the Central Ad-ministration Office at 456-0002 for more in-formation.

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School Information

Important information about the school

hours:

The Heart River Elementary office is

open from 7:30AM-4:00 PM.

The office staff takes their lunch

from 12:30-1:15

Teachers are in their classrooms by

8:00 AM.

Our first supervisors are on duty by

7:45 AM on the playgrounds.

Please do not drop

off your children

before 7:45 AM as

there is no super-

vision on either of

the playgrounds.

School doors open at 7:45 AM and

we ask that your children do not

arrive before that time especially as

the weather gets colder.

Students should be either on their

way home or on their way to the

afterschool program as soon as the

bell rings at 3:05 PM.

The RASP program is available for

students to participate in after-

school for a nominal fee. It provides

supervision and interaction for

students K-5. For more infor-

mation, please contact the RASP

office at (701)483-7700

McKinney Vento

Sanford Flu

Immunization

For

Children

October 2 @ Heart River

3:00-6:00 PM

Sponsored by

Sanford Health

In order for your child to receive a flu immunization, you will need insurance information and con-sent form.

Immunizations

Heart River Fundraiser

Our HR fall book fair is fast approaching and it is a chil-

ly one! It’s our Arctic Adventure Book Fair. The dates are Oct 7-11, with shopping available during parent teacher conferences on the 8th and 10th from 3:30-7:00 PM in the back of the gym. Proceeds of the book fair go back to the HR library to buy new furniture, books, and other miscella-neous library materi-als. Come support your HR library but most of all sup-port reading in your child/s life.

Chilly Arctic Adventure

Book Fair

Attendance Matters Attached to our newsletter is interesting information which shows how much instructional time a child loses when they miss school.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE IS

CRITICAL TO YOUR CHILD’S SUCCESS!

When your child misses school, that instructional time cannot be restored. Although your child will receive make-up work, the opportunity for student in-teractive learning is lost. Please ensure your child is in school every day all day!

The State of North Dakota

requires proof of required

immunizations be provided to

the school in which your child

attends. North Dakota Adminis-

trative Rule 33-06-05-01, 5

(b),

During the 2018-19 school

year, Heart River had an im-

munization report of 94%.

This means that most, but not

all, of our students had their

immunization records in place.

Mrs. Wyckoff is tasked with

contacting parents to provide

the required documentation.

This can be frustrating be-

cause she is unable to access

some of the students’ rec-

ords. The State then tags

these missing records to our

school. We want 100% this

school year. Please help us

get that by getting the re-

quired immunizations as soon

as possible and providing your

child’s records.

Our 2019-20 Watch D.O.G.S kick-off was successful with 17 new

dads and their children attending the event and eating lots of pizza!

We had a few “old DOGS” join us as

well! Woof! Our Watch D.O.G.S have been at

school and have been actively involved in our daily activities with

many hours volunteered last

school year. The Watch D.O.G.S initiative joins the belief that dads

(male figures) have a tremendous impact on the development of our

children. Combining the need for a

positive role model with a second layer of security, the Watch

D.O.G.S provide a “dad” who vol-unteers to be at school. Coordi-

nated by Mr. Pat Knipp, the pro-

gram is already up and the “DOGS” are running.

National Geographic for Kids: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids Science NetLinks: http://sciencenetlinks.com/tools PBS Kids: http://pbskids.org Wild Fire Prevention https://smokeybear.com/en

Red Ribbon Week redribbon.org October Activities www.kidactivities.net/this-is-the-month-of-october

Watch D.O.G.S.

Heart River Elementary

Heart River Elementary

720 7th Street SW

Dickinson, ND 58601

Phone: (701)456-0012

Fax: (701)456-0005

scook@dpsnd.org

Habit #2

Begin with the End

in Mind

Stephen R. Covey

Principal’s Message:

The first month of school has flown by and students

are in the routine of the school day and know what

needs to be done. Each is working hard with differ-

ent incentives offered for positive behaviors.

We continue to work on providing for our students’

safety .

Supervisors wear brightly colored vests for

easy identification .

Supervisors are on duty in the morning, re-

cess and afterschool.

At lunch time, supervisors monitor the same

grade level on a daily basis. This creates con-

sistency and helps the students to know and

develop a relationship with our supervisors.

We have supervision in the hallways after-

school.

We continue to provide street crossing for

students/adults afterschool and ask for your

consideration and attention when a supervisor

is crossing students.

School

Supervisors have been taught how

to cross students from one side of

the street to the other.

Supervisors crossing students use

their whistle and hand held stop

sign to stop cars.

Students have been asked to cross

only with the supervisor.

Additionally, our Watch D.O.G.S. will be

at school monitoring the hallways, build-

ing perimeter and interacting with our

students at lunch and at recess. sc

Heart River

Learning Community

S tudent Webs ites

Trimester Dates 1st Trimester August 22-November 15 2nd Trimester November 18-February 21 3rd Trimester February 24-May 20

Happy October! Our career day was a success and we are going to have a wonderful October with several events. October is Bullying Prevention Month so we will be focusing on kindness and bullying prevention in our lessons. Mrs. Seaks and I are switching our Coffee and Conversation dates to the first Friday of the month so our second Coffee and Conversation of the year will be on October 4th and we will be explaining the differ-ence between mean, rude, and bullying. We hope that you will be able to join us! Red Ribbon Week is the last week of October and the students will be learning about drug prevention and safe prac-tices with harmful chemicals from our local police department. Our dress up days theme is “Send a message: My dreams are too bright for drugs” so we will be following a bright rainbow theme that week. Monday-wear purple, Tuesday-wear blue, Wednesday-wear green, Thursday-wear orange or your Halloween costume, and Friday-wear red. We are using the Bloomz communication program schoolwide this year and I have created a school counseling program account in it. This account is only for sending out information about pertinent events coming up or positive notes about your child(ren). If you would like to discuss a concern or offer some information about your child(ren), please call me at 701-456-0012. To sign up for my Bloomz account please text @KCW7Y8 to 1-858-BLOOMZ1 (1-858-256-6691) to receive 1-way text messages. If you would like 2-way com-munication please download the app and enter KCW7Y8 when prompted to add a class. If you have any questions about the counseling program or how I can help please feel free to call me at 701-456-0012.

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