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Midland Newsletter Volume 22, Issue 2173 September 2016

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

2 News From The Nest

3 Eaglet’s Elementary View

4 Dental Screening / Counselors Corner/ Survey

5 September Menu / Calendar / Testing

6 rSchool / Iowa School Alerts

Administrator’s Message by Superintendent Rodenberg

The 2016-17 school year is underway, at Midland, and the year has gotten off to a good start. This is the beginning of my

8th year at Midland and 36th year as an educator. I started my career in 1981 and the landscape of education has changed a

great deal. I remember that the most important thing at the beginning of the year was the red grade book that I used as the

main record keeping device for attendance and grades. This is just one example of the significant changes that we have seen

in education over the years. We are now very dependent on technology of some sort to function.

Our staff members have been working very hard getting the year off on the right foot. The staff has also been super

cooperative with the disruptions that the construction project at Wyoming has presented. Mrs. Reilly and her staff have

worked on these adjustments together with the idea of creating the least amount of disruptions possible to the school day. The

contractors have also been very understanding.

Mrs. Ruley, our new elementary principal, also a Midland graduate, has her staff working well together to meet the needs of

all of our students. Being new to the job, she is getting to know her students, parents and staff. Mrs. Ruley brings her years of

experience as a teacher and an elementary principal at a private school to Midland. Those experiences will be helpful to her as

she provides the leadership for our elementary school.

Our building renovation and addition project is going well. The east wing remodeled classrooms are nearly complete.

Casework and storage units are being installed by Unzeitig Construction by working second shift so as not to disrupt our

classes. The remodeled rooms are air conditioned and have a new appearance that makes them very appealing and will be very

functional once the casework is installed. It is exciting to see the changes and to think what the new construction will be like.

As many have seen the outside walls for the new gym, shop area and wrestling room have been going up over the last couple

of weeks. It is an amazing process and is the culmination of a lot of hard work that was done over the spring and summer to

get ready or the installation of the walls. The two story classroom unit’s foundation will be dug and placed during the fall of

this year with the goal of getting these areas enclosed so that work on the interior can continue year round.

Periodic adjustments to student parking during the different phases of the project will have to be made. Please be patient and

we will do our best to communicate these changes.

The support of the community through the bond issue vote, planning phase and now the construction phase has been

wonderful. The project will have a huge impact on the students of Midland for many generations to come. A sound education

is the basis of our democratic society and with the commitment that the community has made, our future looks very bright.

I encourage you to contact the office and come and see what has been done in the remodeled classrooms and get an idea of

what the future building will look like.

We did have a water problem with the current gym, which caused the floor to buckle and warp. The floor has been

removed and will be replaced once the preparations for the installation are complete. The current plan is to have the gym floor

installed, painted, sealed and ready for use by the middle or end of October. Our volleyball team will be playing their games

on the road.

Mrs. Reilly has a phrase about the project that I keep repeating, “It will be Awesome!”

I am very thankful to be your superintendent, at Midland, and look forward to a great school year.

SCHOOL PHOTOS

School photos will be taken on Wednesday, September 7

in both buildings. Inter-State Studio is our photography

company, you can order at

www.inter-state.com/order. The kids can pick up order

forms at school, you can also order online using the order

code 08112PA.

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NEWS FROM THE NEST

AT WYOMING

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MAP TESTING ~ The Wyoming center will run

MAP testing from 8:10-10AM on September 26, 27,

29, 30 for grades 6-11. Please try to be in attendance

each of those days, well rested and have a good

breakfast. Anyone absent during that time you would

need to see Mr. Ahouse to make arrangements.

FFA GREENHAND FIRE-UP Midland FFA Chapter invites high

schoolers interested in joining FFA to attend their annual Greenhand Fire-up to be held on Monday,

Sept. 12 at 6PM at the Wyoming Fairgrounds. Fun, food, and prizes. For more information,

contact FFA advisor Miss Christiansen.

SENIOR FUNDRAISER

Midland’s senior class will be holding a tailgate meal

after the Homecoming Parade on Wed, Sept. 21st starting

at 6PM at the football field. Let us cook your supper!

They will also have a food stand at the Paul Petersen

Fitness fundraiser on Saturday, September 17th, serving

food starting at 10AM.

All seniors and parents will be asked to volunteer to

help or donate food items for these events. Profits will go

towards graduation expenses and senior class trip.

Questions? Contact senior sponsor Jon Eganhouse at

jeganhouse@midland.k12.ia.us

NHS Applications Applications will be available from Mrs. Buchholtz starting

Monday, September 12. Applications due back to Mrs. Buchholtz

Monday, October 3, by 3pm. NHS Installation Monday 2:30, site TBA

Gym Walls Going Up - August 30, 2016 - Students enjoying new science rooms

Homecoming 2016 – September 18-24

Sunday – Coronation 6PM in cafeteria

Wednesday – Parade 6PM; Powder Puff 7PM; Parents Flag Football 8PM

Friday – Game 7PM vs Iowa Valley

Thursday – Volleyball game at Springville 5:15 is Pink Out

Saturday – Dance 8-11PM in cafeteria

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Eaglet’s Elementary View

WELCOME to the 2016-2017 School Year! Greetings! My name is Angela Ruley and I am the new principal at Midland Elementary. I am a 1999 graduate of Midland High School and am excited to be back in my favorite district. Go Eagles!

The school year is starting off great at the elementary school. The students and teachers have been working hard to establish routines, expectations, and schedules within their classrooms. We started our first day of school with a big school-wide assembly for PBIS.

We have a lot of new faces in the building this year and a few staff changes. Angela Ruley- Principal; Deanna Martens-Instructional/Data Coach; Katheryn Shelman- Kindergarten; Charlene Tracy- First Grade; Shasta Ehrisman- 3rd Grade; Nathan Becker- 5th Grade; Hanna Ralson- Music; Leslie Cole- Paraeducator

PBIS Our PBIS team has created a new acronym/logo that was implemented at the beginning of the school year. SOAR will replace RRC. Soar stands for safe actions, outstanding attitude, always respectful, and responsible. These behavior expectations are a part of our report cards during each trimester. Students can earn tickets for modeling these behaviors during the school day and making good choices. Tickets are exchanged for rewards. Mrs. Ruley will also be choosing one student per week as the “Student of the Week” for the whole elementary school. That student will get to participate in an activity with Mrs. Ruley.

FAST UNIVERSAL SCREENER - As we begin September, there are some important things to keep in mind. We will be beginning FAST universal screener September 6th. What is FAST? That is a great question and a very important one for parents of K-5 students. Below is an excerpt from www.iowareadingresearch.org

The Iowa Department of Education is providing Formative Assessment System for Teachers (FAST) literacy assessments that can be administered to every K-6 child in the state. FAST will be used as a measure to screen students’ reading achievement three times a year (fall, winter, and spring), during a period called Universal Screening. Universal screening is the first step to identify students at-risk for reading difficulties. In addition, FAST will be used to monitor the progress of students receiving

reading interventions. FAST provides a suite of assessments and progress monitoring tools that track students’ performance in the following areas: Phonological awareness, Sounds, Words, Text reading, Reading behaviors

Progress monitoring assessments are administered to only those students who are receiving additional instruction or intervention, to determine if students are improving in reading. Together, these assessments represent a valid and reliable early warning system to identify students who are on track, as well as students who are not progressing adequately toward reading proficiency.

Elementary Reminders/Calendar Events - Please remember that you cannot get into the elementary building until 7:35 a.m. Teachers do not arrive until 7:45 and there is no supervision outside before that time.

BOXTOPS - We will be having a competition between classes for BoxTops. Please send them in!

Sept 5- No School Sept 6- FAST testing begins

Sept 7- School Pictures

Sept 18-24- Midland Homecoming Week- Check district calendar for details

Sept 23- Harlem Ambassadors assembly- 2:00 p.m. Sept 29- 5th grade field trip to Rock Creek

We hope that your students have enjoyed the first weeks of school. It is wonderful to be in such a great district! Go Black and Gold! ~ Mrs. Ruley

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NURSE’S OFFICE HOURS:

7:45-3:45 Monday, Wednesday & Friday @ OJ

7:45-3:45 Tuesday & Thursday @ Wyoming

PHONE: 563-488-2292 x 1180 ~ FAX 563-488-2253

NURSE NOTES BY CHRISTINE GENT

COUNSELOR’S

CORNER

All high school students should be busy

making a resume. Remember to include

work, volunteer hours, offices held,

organizations joined, etc.

Juniors should have already reviewed their

high school courses and activities. Please

keep in mind that colleges are looking for

challenging course work, strong grades and

participation in extracurricular activities.

Get involved! Don't sit back and let others

do the work.

Seniors should be considering college

visitations. Please visit with Mr. Ahouse

for proper forms and guidance in your

decision-making process. If you know

already what college you are planning to

attend next year, let me know ASAP so

that I can help in any way possible.

Last, but not least, ACT testing. We highly

recommend that all juniors take the test in

October, this allows them to see where they

need to work on academics and plenty of

time to retake the test. Seniors if you’ve

not taken it, we suggest you take it soon!

Visit www.actstudent.org for pertinent

details about the testing process, dates,

times and locations.

Midland's High School English Department and students will visit U of Iowa to view Shakespeare folio Sept 15th

“We are incredibly excited to have the opportunity to showcase one of the most important books ever printed,” says university librarian John Culshaw. “How appropriate that the First Folio visit the University of Iowa, in Iowa City. First Folio! will be the first traveling exhibit hosted in the UI Main Library exhibition space, which is currently undergoing renovation and slated to open later this year.

"As the only stop on the tour in the state of Iowa, we welcome all Iowans to visit the libraries and experience this unique piece of history.”

Many of Shakespeare's plays were not published during his lifetime. The First Folio is the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays. It was published in 1623, seven years after Shakespeare’s death. Two of Shakespeare’s fellow actors compiled 36 of his plays, hoping to preserve them for future generations. Without it, we would not have 18 of Shakespeare’s plays, including Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, Antony and Cleopatra, The Comedy of Errors, and As You Like It. All 18 appear for the first time in print in the First Folio.

“The First Folio is the book that gave us Shakespeare. Between its covers we discover his most famous characters—Hamlet, Desdemona, Cordelia, Macbeth, Romeo, Juliet, and hundreds of others—speaking words that continue to move and inspire us,” says Michael Witmore, director of the Folger Shakespeare Library. “Shakespeare tells the human story like no one else. We are delighted that we can share this precious resource with people everywhere.”

When the First Folio arrives in Iowa City, its pages will be opened to the most quoted line from Shakespeare and one of the most quoted lines in the world, “to be or not to be” from Hamlet. Accompanying the book will be a multi-panel exhibition exploring the significance of Shakespeare, then and now, with additional digital content and interactive activities.

According to Mr. Wilson, Midland English teacher, "This is an incredible opportunity for our students to actually view one of the original texts that has influenced school curriculum and countless stories for years."

Important High School Dates:

Sept. 1 Job shadow presentation for senior 1:00

Sept. 3 Midland Volleyball Invite @ Monticello

9AM

Sept. 12 NHS applications available from Mrs. B

Midland Cross Country Invite 4:30 @ Lil Bear

Sept. 13 Assembly to announce Homecoming

Court

Sept. 14 Homecoming Court photo 1:15 Calkins

Barn

Sept. 16 Job shadow application deadline 12:00

Homecoming vote during 5th period

Sept. 20 FFA dues $20 deadline – to Miss C

Sept. 21 Qtr 1 Progress reports date

Sept. 27 Senior class photo 1PM

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT:

Blood drive at Onslow Community Room on

Thurs, Sept. 26 from 1:30-6:30 PM

For more information contact

Bonnie Holst-Cummings at 487-3361

September 11-17

National Arts in Education Week is a national celebration recognizing the tranformative power of the arts in

education.

Thanks to Miss Kelck for the great job she does each year with her many art classes and the Midland Art Club!

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Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

OJ Daily Veggie bar: Lettuce- iceberg and/or

romaine, carrots,

tomatoes, broccoli,

cauliflower Occasionally:

Peppers – red & green,

cucumbers, celery, diced

meat or egg

WY Daily Veggie bar:

Lettuce- iceberg and/or

romaine, carrots,

tomatoes, cucumbers,

broccoli, celery

31 Corn dog

Baked beans

Pineapple

Sept. 1st Spaghetti w/ meat sauce

Celery w/Peanut butter

Garlic bread

Peaches

2 Pizza

Cottage cheese

Chips w/salsa

Peas

5

No School

6 Hot ham/ bun

Hash browns

Tropical fruit

Cookie

7

Tenderloin/ bun

Coleslaw

Applesauce

8

Beef & noodles

Broccoli

Mixed fruit

WY: dinner roll

9

Hot dog / bun

French fries

Cooked carrots

Pineapple

12 Meatballs in sauce

Romaine lettuce

Au Gratin potatoes

Orange sections

13 Chicken drummies

Mashed potato/gravy

Peaches

WY: sandwich

14 Deli sandwich/bun:

meat, cheese, tomato

Dill spear

Pears

Chips

15

Goulash

Garlic bread

Corn

Apple

16 Mandarin oranges;

Black beans

OJ: Fish sticks, Green

beans, Cheddar

munchies

WY: Crispito, Lettuce,

Cheese

19 Chicken patty/ bun

Coleslaw

Tropical fruit

20 Applesauce

OJ: Sausage pasta,

Cooked carrots

WY: Shrimp, Romaine,

Butter potatoes

21 Hamburger/bun

Potato

Mixed Fruit

WY: Cheese slice

22 Pineapple

OJ: Chicken alfredo,

Broccoli

WY:Butterfly chop/bun,

Baked beans, Au Gratin

potatoes

23 Sloppy Joe/bun

OJ: Baked beans,

Peaches, Animal

crackers

WY: Cooked carrots

26

McRibb/bun

Corn chips

Green beans

Banana

27 Chicken strips

Mashed potatoes &

gravy

Pears

WY: dinner roll

28

Mandarin oranges

OJ: Chicken & noodles,

Peas

WY: Corn dog, Potato

smiles

29

Taco bowl: meat,

cheese, lettuce, tomato

Rice

Refried beans

Applesauce

30

Black beans, Peaches

OJ: Pizza, Cottage

cheese, Cookie

WY: Quesadilla,

Lettuce, Tomato,

Breakfast Menu at the OJ Center

Cereal or oatmeal,

Juice, Fruit, Cheese

stick

Breakfast pizza,

Fruit smoothie

Juice, Fruit

Alternating weeks:

Breakfasts burrito or

Pancake

Cereal or cereal bar,

Yogurt, Juice, Fruit

Juice, Fruit

Alternating weeks:

Eagle Biscuit or Omelet

& Hash browns, Toast

Breakfast Menu for Wyoming Center

French toast, sausage

link, Fruit & Juice

Omelet & sausage link

or Burrito, Juice

Sausage gravy over

biscuit, Fruit & Juice

Breakfast pizza

Fruit & Juice

Eagle biscuits

Fruit & Juice

Parents Flag Football Game September 21, 2016

“Show Your Spirit”

Senior/Freshman Parents VS. Junior/Sophomore Parents

Game to follow the Powder Puff football game

Please contact Tim Mullins (563-593-1321) or Tim Jensen (563-357-5540) to sign up for a team.

Sept 2016 All items listed at the top are offered at each center. Any changes between buildings are indicated OJ for

Oxford Jct. & WY for Wyoming. All meals include milk. Veggie bar at both centers every day.

Whole grain rich bread & buns are served.

"USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer"

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Midland Community Schools

MIDLAND SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

A Tradition of Excellence

Midland Community School 109 Green Street PO Box 109 Wyoming, IA 52362

rSchool

http://www.tririversconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=273&school_id=24

This is a calendar which will show all school related events (early dismissals, holidays, concerts, school board meetings,

etc.), activities (sports, club events, camps, etc), as well as full athletic schedules, sports rosters, building/gym usage, etc.

To view a particular sport click on that under View Schedules,

then click on VIEW. You can print any of these as well. rSchool Made Easy instructions:

http://www.midland.k12.ia.us/PDFs/rSchool%20Made%20Simple.pdf

IOWA SCHOOL ALERTS:

We STRONGLY URGE ALL PARENTS

to sign up for this free program that sends

you an alert the moment something

changes at school. This includes changes

to the school day for weather - early outs,

closures - as well as any emergency

situations. They can send you an email or

text to your cell or computer immediately,

and it would include all information you

need to know.

https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/

IAEDU4269/subscriber/new

September Activity Calendar – http://www.midland.k12.ia.us/pdfs/ActivitiesCalendar.pdf