What a Beautiful Day

What a beautiful day we had today.  The weather was noticeably cooler and there was a nice breeze.  It was a perfect day for the Chickasaw Open.  If you don't know, this is a fund raiser for the district to provide items and opportunities for our students that the district may not normally be able to purchase.  I want to thank Sally Kriener and her husband Lyle for putting this together and all the volunteers that helped out today.  They all do a great job of making this a fun well-organized event.  Also, a big thanks to all of the businesses and individuals who made contributions to make this happen.  Finally, thanks to all the people who came out and golfed and also enjoyed the great food.  I love barbecue and I must say the food today was awesome!!

As I mentioned last week, registration is next week.  I hope to see nearly every student and/or parent on those days.  Then it's just a couple of weeks and school will be starting.  As parents you can really help your child get the new school year started right.  The Iowa Department of Education publish a newsletter titled Each and Every Child.  In this months issue they talk about some things to help your child start the new school year off right.  Here's the condensed version of their main points:  

A. Talk to your child about going back to school in a positive manner.  

B. Encourage your child to talk about what he/she expects in school.

C. Create enthusiasm by taking your child back to school shopping.
D. Discuss the change in routines with your child.
E. Begin the new bed times both morning and night at least a week in advance.  

You can view the complete newsletter here.  You can view previous newsletters here.  

If you have any questions or concerns about the New Hampton School District, please contact me.  My email address is j_jurrens@new-hampton.k12.ia.us or please call me at (641) 394-2134 ext. 2039.