Newsletter for December, 2015 Bottineau Public School 301 Brander Street Bottineau, ND 58318 (701) 228-2266 Learn From the Past; Build for the Future Mission Statement WE#ARE#COMMITTED#TO#PROVIDE#OPPORTUNITIES#THAT#ALLOW#ALL#STUDENTS# TO#DEVELOP#THEIR#POTENTIAL#INTELLECTUALLY,#SOCIALLY#AND#PHYSICALLY#IN#A#SAFE# ENVIRONMENT##AS#THEY#PREPARE#TO#MEET#THE#CHALLENGES#OF#A#DIVERSE#GLOBAL# SOCIETY.## Notes from the Superintendent...Jason Kersten 2015 is just about in our rear view window. The fall and start of the winter season has been very good weather wise. Hopefully, this will remain true into 2016. Although the weather has been nice, I would like to encourage parents to visit with their children about dressing properly for the bus or even driving to school. This would also include all students involved in extracurricular activity as well. I would like to remind parents to please call ahead of time if your children will not be riding the bus or if the bus will have trouble getting in or out of your yard. If a bus cannot get in or out of your yard, students may be asked to possibly walk or be brought to the corner to get on the bus. I will be using Parent Link to notify parents of any school closing for weather. Parent Link automatically pulls numbers from PowerSchool. If there has been a change to this number, please update on your parent file or let the school know. You may add contact numbers and e-mail addresses. This can be done by going to the school website at http:// www.bottineau.k12.nd.us. The next step is to click on Parent Link tab on the top of the page, and follow the directions. If you have questions please contact the school. Any closing will also be posted on the television (KMOT and KXMC) and KBTO radio, our website, and our Facebook page. On behalf of my family, I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Have a safe and enjoyable Christmas break.
Bottineau)Public)Schools) December,)2015)Calendar) DECEMBER:) 1 9 th & JV Girls Basketball at Velva..4:00 & 5:30 1 PTO Meeting.MS Library 7:00 PM 3 7 th & 8 th Girls Basketball vs. TMCHS (H) 4:30 & 5:30 3 Santa s Workshop at Central 3 Winter Sports Parent Meeting Auditorium..7:00 4 Varsity Girl s Basketball vs. Park River (at Minot Tourney ) 3:00 4 JV & Varsity Hockey vs. Jamestown (H) 5:00 & 7:00 5 Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Dickinson Trinity (at Minot Tourney) 1:15 5 Varsity Hockey vs. Dickinson (H) 3:15 5 Basketball Camp.HS Gym 10:00 12:00 6 Benefit Spaghetti Feed for Greg Bullinger Multipurpose Room..11:00-2:00 7 7 th & 8 th Girls Basketball at MLS (Sherwood).4:30 & 5:30 8 Grades 5-8 Christmas Concert Auditorium 7:30 10 Grades K-4 Christmas Program.HS Gym 7:00 10 Santa s Workshop at Middle School 10-11 Vision Screening 12 Youth Basketball Tourney in HS & MS Gyms 11 7 th & 8 th Girls Basketball vs. TGU (H) 4:15 & 5:15 14 7 th & 8 th Girls Basketball at Dunseith.4:00 & 5:30 14 JV & Varsity Girls Basketball at Dunseith 5:45 & 7:30 14 JV & Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Rolla (H).5:45 & 7:30 14 School Board Meeting HS Conference Room 7:00 PM 15 Grades 8-12 Christmas Concert Auditorium 7:30 17 9,JV, Varsity Girls Basketball at DLB (Burlington) 4:15,5:45,7:30 18 Reading Rocks in auditorium.2:30 18 9,JV, & Varsity Boys Basketball at DLB (Burlington).4:15,5:45,7:15 18 Varsity Hockey vs. Hazen/Beulah (H) 7:00 19 9,JV, Varsity Girls Basketball at Langdon 3:00,4:30,6:00 19 JV & Varsity Hockey vs. Williston (at Rugby) 1:00 & 3:15 19 Cheer Boxes at Central School 21 JV & Varsity Girls Basketball at North Star.5:30 & 7:00 21-1/1 Christmas Break 28-30 Varsity Boys Basketball at Mandan Tournament 29-30 Varsity Hockey at Wadena, MN Tournament ) ) ) All)sports)schedules)are)found)on)the)website:)www.bottineau.k12.nd.us) )
December Breakfast Menu MS/HS SCHOOL 2015 Bottineau Public Schools Happy%Holidays% Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 Pancakes ColdCereal Peaches Breakfast Bagel MixedFruit Omelet Toast Applesauce ColdCereal/Oatmeal Toast Juice,Pineapple 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Toast Juice,Pears ColdCereal Muffin Yogurt Fruit BiscuitSandwich Apricots Waffles Oranges ColdCereal/Oatmeal Toast Juice,Peaches 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Toast Juice,MixedFruits CaramelRolls Pineapple EggPatty Sausage Toast,Applesauce Bagel Yogurt Fruit ColdCereal/Oatmeal Toast Juice,Pears 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 NOSCHOOL NOSCHOOL NOSCHOOL NOSCHOOL NO SCHOOL 27 28 29 30 31 NOSCHOOL NOSCHOOL NOSCHOOL NOSCHOOL Breakfastisservedwithonecartonofmilk.Additionalmilkis.30.Allmenusaresubjecttochange.
December Breakfast Menu CENTRAL SCHOOL 2015 Bottineau Public Schools HAPPY%HOLIDAYS% Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 EggPatty Oatmeal Sausage Toast,Fruit Bagel Yogurt Fruit ColdCereal Toast Juice Pancakes 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Toast Juice Oatmeal BreakfastSandwich Fruit Muffin Yogurt Fruit ColdCereal 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Toast Juice CaramelRoll Bagel Yogurt Fruit Toast Juice ColdCereal Toast Juice Fruit Waffles Fruit Pancakes 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Fruit NOSCHOOL NOSCHOOL NOSCHOOL NOSCHOOL NOSCHOOL 27 28 29 30 31 NOSCHOOL NOSCHOOL NOSCHOOL NOSCHOOL Breakfastisservedwithonecartonofmilk.Additionalmilkis.30.Allmenusaresubjecttochange.
December Lunch Menu 2015 Bottineau Public Schools MERRY%CHRISTMAS%% Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 Lasagna CodSticks GarlicToast GreenBeans Applesauce GrilledHam&Cheese TomatoSoup SaladBar Fruit LoadedTaterTots Lettuce Pears ChickenNuggets Rice Carrots MixedFruit 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ScallopedCorn SaladBar Peaches Spaghetti TurkeyDinner SaladBar Cranberries TaterTotHotDish GreenBeans Fruit Subs Soup SaladBar Applesauce ChickenStrips MashedPotatoes Gravy Broccoli,Fruit 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 WithMeatSauce SaladBar Fruit Barbeque BakedBeans MixedFruit Carrots MiniCorndogs SaladBar Applesauce PopcornChicken Mac&Cheese Fruit Broccoli Pizza SaladBar Fruit IceCream 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 NOSCHOOL NOSCHOOL NOSCHOOL NOSCHOOL NOSCHOOL 27 28 29 30 31 NOSCHOOL NOSCHOOL NOSCHOOL NOSCHOOL Eachmealisservedwithonecartonofmilkandsaladbar.Extraunitofmainmenuitemforgrades7Z12is.50.AdditionalmilkZ.30.Allmenusaresubjecttochange.
Dust Off Those Old Instruments Dust off those old instruments. Dig out those old drum sticks. The BHS Pep Band Wants YOU The pep band is gearing up for the winter sports seasons and we would like to invite anyone who used to play an instrument to join us We are in need of some additional help when we lose students to the hockey and basketball teams. Like riding a bike, once you learn to play an instrument, you never forget Start buzzing those chops, flexing those wrists, toughening up those embouchures and come play with us. You will be surprised at how quickly things will come back to you. I have a supply of reeds on hand as well as oils and greases, so stop in if you are in need of anything. I can also make you practice copies of some of our pep band songs as well as get you a list of the dates that we play. Come play along side your kids, your grandkids, your neighbors, your friends, your students, who ever. Just come play some upbeat music with us and join in the fun Call me, Nancy Olson, at 228-2266 for more information or just stop by the band room and see me. We'd love to have you join us
Library News December 2015 It shardtobelievethatwearenearingdecemberandchristmasvacationthe schoolyearisflyingby Reading(is(Important( Itisrecommendedbyexpertsthatstudentsshouldbereadingatleast20minutes eachdayinordertoshowgrowthfromoneyeartothenext.studentsshouldbe bringinghomebookstoreadatnight.asaparent,herearesomeideasforhowyou canhelpencourageyourstudentstoread: Askyourchildrenwhattheyarereadingatschoolandstartadiscussion. Remembertobeagoodrolemodelandreadathomeaswell.Studentswillbe muchmoreexcitedaboutreadingwhentheyseetheadultsintheirlifedoing itaswell. Providereadingmaterials.Wehavelotsofinterestingtitlesthatstudentsare veryexcitedabout.wearealwayswillingtotakerequestsfromstudentsfor newmaterialsforourlibraries.aslongasourbudgetallowsandtheymeet ourselectionpolicy,wewillpurchasethese.also,checkoutthebottineau CountyLibraryforadditionalreadingoptions. Designateaspecifiedreadingtimeorreadtogetherbeforebed. Forelementarystudents,participateinReadingRocksactivities. Scholastic(Book(Fair( ThankstoeveryonethatstoppedbyCentralSchoolforourScholasticBookFair TherewasagreatselectionofbooksandwehadagreatsaleWehavetwobook fairsoverthecourseoftheyearandthatisourmajorfundraiserforthelibrary. YoursupportisgreatlyappreciatedWewillbeabletobuylotsofbooksandother resourcesforthelibrarythankstoyou BPS(Library(Webpage( Ifyouhavenotdonesoyet,pleasecheckouttheBPSLibrarywebpage.Theaddress is:http://www.bottineau.k12.nd.us/bpsqlibrary/ Thereislotsofusefulinformationtherewithloginandpasswordsfornumerous resources,likelibraryworld(librarycatalog),theminotdailynews,tumblebooks, andthenorthdakotastatelibrary.
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Looking out my office window and seeing the rain, snow, and gale-force winds is not helping me to get in the Christmas Spirit, but if you hang around the music department, on the other hand, it might as we have been hard at work preparing for our upcoming Christmas concerts. On Tuesday, December 8 th, grades 5-8 will present their Christmas concert in the James Holwell Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. As a part of that program, the fifth grade band will treat you to arrangements of Up On the Housetop and Jingle Bells. Not to be out-done, the 6th & 7th grade band has been rocking out to holiday songs including The Twelve Days of Christmas and Here Comes Santa Claus. Be sure not to miss the grades K-4 program and musical on Thursday, December 10 th at 7:00 p.m. in the high school gym. Their musical is always great Our Christmas programs will conclude with the high school program on Tuesday, December 15 th at 7:30 p.m. in the Holwell Auditorium. The Concert Band will perform many secular and sacred Christmas selections including And The Herald Angels Sang, Carol of the Bells, and a GREAT jazzier arrangement of Up On A Housetop. The classical guitar class will perform Jolly Old St. Nicholas and Good King Wenceslas as well as a sing-a long with you, the audience Be sure to come join us
Grades 5-12 should wear dress clothes for their program. A freewill offering will be taken at the door at the conclusion of our programs to help defray any Christmas concert expenses and to donate to causes in our community. We invite everyone to join us for our musical Christmas celebrations, and wish all of you a blessed holiday season. Merry Christmas
SHARE IN OUR CARING TREE There will be a Christmas Caring Tree in the band room again this year where band students will be contributing new or good used hats, mittens, scarves, slippers, socks, etc. which will be donated to area causes. We are doing this project as part of our Character Counts Program for the citizenship and caring pillars. We invite other students and adults to also share in our project. You may come to the band room anytime from December 2 through December 16 to clothes pin your items to our tree. Please join us in providing warm gifts from the heart to keep those in our community and surrounding area warm and comfortable this winter