We sincerely appreciate students who attend school every day. From research we know that student attendance is directly related to academic performance. Some students learn by reading the required material, while others need to both read and interact. Teachers are trained to recognize and accommodate the different styles of learning. By attending school every day, your child has the opportunity to ask for help when a prob- lem or new concept is being explained. Free/Reduced Meals Do you qualify for free or reduced meals and have not filled out an application? If you qualify, please fill out a form. Our school receives some funding based on the number of free and reduced students in our school. If you qualify and want to pay, you can. All information supplies to the school is kept confidential. Lambert School is serving a free breakfast to students and staff. Breakfast is served every school day between 7:35 - 7:55 am. This free breakfast is only for our students and staff. Parents are not invited for this free breakfast. If you would like to eat lunch with your child or spouse, you must first purchase a lunch ticket at the main office. The cost of a noon lunch ticket is $5.00. School Board Meetings A school board meeting is a public meeting but not an open meeting. What we mean is that a school board meeting is held in a public building and the public is invited to attend. It is not an open meeting where whoever wants to talk about an issue/agenda item can. If you want to talk about an issue/agenda item, you must be recognized by the board chairperson or ask to be placed on the agenda at least one week in ad- vance. Chain of Command Lambert School does have a procedure when a parent has a question or concern. We ask all people to follow the “chain or command”. First, you talk to your classroom teacher or coach. If you are not satisfied with his/her response to your concern, talk to the principal. If the principal did not answer or address your problem, talk to the superintendent. The final process would be to file a written complaint. We sincerely hope that everyone uses the established chain of command. Lost or Stolen Items Lambert School is not responsible for personal items lost, stolen, broken or damaged on school prop- erty. Parents need to know that if a student’s personal item(s) are damaged at school, the school is not re- sponsible - clothing, gloves, basketballs, shoes, iPods, cell phones, mp3 players, DVD players, and other per- sonal items. Welcome Back! Volume 2, Issue 2 The Lion’s Tale Lambert Public Schools Sept. 2010
14
Embed
Lambert Public Schools The Lion’s Tale€¦ · Thiessen). If your child is not going to ride the bus, give the bus driver a call and tell him/her. We need a note from a parent if
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
We sincerely appreciate students who attend school every day. From research we know that student
attendance is directly related to academic performance. Some students learn by reading the required material,
while others need to both read and interact. Teachers are trained to recognize and accommodate the different
styles of learning. By attending school every day, your child has the opportunity to ask for help when a prob-
lem or new concept is being explained.
Free/Reduced Meals Do you qualify for free or reduced meals and have not filled out an application? If you qualify, please
fill out a form. Our school receives some funding based on the number of free and reduced students in our
school. If you qualify and want to pay, you can. All information supplies to the school is kept confidential.
Lambert School is serving a free breakfast to students and staff. Breakfast is served every school day between
7:35 - 7:55 am. This free breakfast is only for our students and staff. Parents are not invited for this free
breakfast.
If you would like to eat lunch with your child or spouse, you must first purchase a lunch ticket at the
main office. The cost of a noon lunch ticket is $5.00.
School Board Meetings A school board meeting is a public meeting but not an open meeting. What we mean is that a
school board meeting is held in a public building and the public is invited to attend. It is not an open meeting
where whoever wants to talk about an issue/agenda item can. If you want to talk about an issue/agenda item,
you must be recognized by the board chairperson or ask to be placed on the agenda at least one week in ad-
vance.
Chain of Command Lambert School does have a procedure when a parent has a question or concern. We ask all people to
follow the “chain or command”. First, you talk to your classroom teacher or coach. If you are not satisfied
with his/her response to your concern, talk to the principal. If the principal did not answer or address your
problem, talk to the superintendent. The final process would be to file a written complaint. We sincerely
hope that everyone uses the established chain of command.
Lost or Stolen Items Lambert School is not responsible for personal items lost, stolen, broken or damaged on school prop-
erty. Parents need to know that if a student’s personal item(s) are damaged at school, the school is not re-
sponsible - clothing, gloves, basketballs, shoes, iPods, cell phones, mp3 players, DVD players, and other per-
sonal items.
Welcome Back! Volume 2, Issue 2
The Lion’s Tale
Lambert Public Schools
Sept. 2010
Page 2 The Lion’s Tale
Lambert Schools contracts all school bus routes with Town & Country Transport (Brian Ligon and Allen
Thiessen). If your child is not going to ride the bus, give the bus driver a call and tell him/her. We need a note
from a parent if your child wants to get off at a different stop than they normally do. If extra kids are going to ride
the bus, please send a note to the bus driver so they are prepared. We want to thank all parents for having your
child to the bus stop on time!
Lambert School website
http://lps.schoolwires.net/lps/site/default.asp
Substitute Teachers Are you interested in substituting in the classroom, kitchen, office, or a custodian? Please contact the
school at 774-3333 so we can get your name on the list. This is the pay schedule for the 2010 - 2011 school
year:
Substitute teacher: certified - $100 non certified - $75
Kitchen/custodian: $11.00 per hour
Office secretary: $8.00 per hour
Aide: $9.00 per hour
Bill Colter, Superintendent
Learn It - Live It - Launch It
Riding the School Bus
Meet the new staff members
Lambert has three new teachers and one returning person to the school office.
Miss Heather Speziale (spez-ie-ally) is our new 7-12 English teacher. Heather has a Bachelor of Education
in English from Eastern Washington University and is currently pursuing a second certification in Fine Arts. Miss
Speciale spent two years in Spokane area where she was employed as a long term substitute. Heather states that
“my goal is to foster and maintain an open, honest, communicative, and supportive classroom, in which each stu-
dent feels safe, secure, and special, while being intellectually challenged.”
Mrs. Vicky Bowers is our new Title I/Special Education teacher. Vicky graduated from Minot State Uni-
versity with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary and Special Education in 1990. Vicky has a Master of
Science Degree in Learning Disabilities from Minot State University. Vicky has taught in the special education in
Sidney Schools for 16 years. Vicky states that “she would like to continue her career in a smaller community
where the needs of the students are valued and its teachers are one of the school’s greatest assets.” She is a firm
believer in the saying, “it takes an entire village to raise a child” and is looking forward to teaching in the Lambert
School system.
Mrs. Stephanie Berg-Tossoun graduated from Sidney High School and is our new Spanish and preschool
teacher. Stephanie graduated from the University of Toledo with a Bachelors Degree in Spanish in May of 2005.
Upon completion of her degree, her husband and she moved overseas to the Cayman Islands for three years where
she taught Spanish at a Triple C School. Stephanie states that “I love teaching and mentoring our youth.”
Principal, Kara Watson
It’s wonderful to be back to school, with our facility in great shape, our staff refreshed, and our stu-
dents eager to learn! Classes have been in full swing for about a week now, and our sports teams have been
practicing for two.
Our elementary students are working steadily in their classrooms and with our specialists on a full
scope of subjects. As we had awesome reading gains last year with our reading groups, we will continue to
incorporate this system, offering a solid reading program catering to the diverse needs of our students. This
year reading group leaders are implementing our new core reading series, Reading Mastery, and we hope this
assists our students even more. We will use our AIMSweb system of monitoring students in math, as well, as
the year progresses.
Elementary students will continue to participate in our citizenship program Caught You Being Good,
where they are recognized by our staff when they do something extraordinary. These students receive a cou-
pon redeemable for a “charm” to add to their school dog-tag necklaces, along with a note sent home to their
parents.
Our 7-12 students are also studiously busy in their classrooms, as our staff offers challenging and di-
versified course choices. Class officers were chosen the first day of school, and most of our clubs have been
able to hold their initial meetings to get their year started.
7-12 students will continue to participate in a grade incentive program. As 8th graders, this year’s
freshmen achieved the highest average GPA last spring, and, as a result, enjoy lunch five minutes earlier than
the other classes. This will be something we continue, as well as our quarterly and semester honor roll recog-
nition and rewards. More information will be available on exactly what this entails at a later date.
Our Varsity volleyball team kicked off their season @ Westby last Saturday, losing to Scobey in 5 and
beating Grenora/Westby. They will play Froid/Lake @ Richey Friday evening (JH and JV games, too), and
our Lambert home openers are right around the corner. The Fusion take one Fairview on Saturday, September
4th, and will actually play AT LAMBERT (Fairview has had adjust their schedule due to their gym floor re-
model), with the first junior high game beginning at 9:00 am.
Good luck to our Varsity football team, who will be traveling to Augusta to play their season opener, a
non-conference game, at 1:00 on Saturday afternoon. The JH football season opener is Tuesday, Sept 7 at
Lambert at 4:30, while Savage’s JH and Varsity volleyball teams will also be at Lambert taking on the Fusion
at 5:30 and 7:00.
Here’s to the start of a year full of educational opportunities, good times, and fond memories.
Learn it, Live it, Launch it… Lion Pride!
Page 3 Volume 2, Issue 2
Our new school secretary is Mrs. Jill Thiessen. Jill was the school secretary for five years before becoming
a stay-at-home mother for eight years. Jill has a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education with a Community
Health Option from Montana State University. Jill feels that her children are old enough for her to return to work
and enjoys the opportunity to work with the parents, students, and staff of Lambert School System.
We sincerely hope that each one of our new employees will enjoy their time at Lambert School.
Kindergarten News Miss Meyers
Page 4 The Lion’s Tale
The boys are adjusting very well these first few weeks of school. I am very impressed with their behavior
and how excited they are about learning. We are jumping right in with learning our letters and numbers. We also
are working on writing our first names. In science, we are focusing on our five senses and how we use them every
day. Recognizing similarities and differences between ourselves and others is the hot topic in social studies.
First Grade News Mrs. Gebhard
It has been an exciting and busy start to the new school year! We are currently reviewing our alphabet and
sounds, along with learning to blend some new words. In Math, the students have been practicing writing and rec-
ognizing their numbers 1-10, as well as learning how to fill in a graph. In Science, the students have been learning
about plant parts and have started to grow their own plants.
The second/third grade class consists of 12 students. We have 7 boys and 5 girls. We welcome Byron
Hay and Gabe Gonsioroski to the third grade. They are a nice addition to this classroom and we hope everyone
has a successful year.
Our Science unit began by explaining how plants grow and their basic needs. It is exciting to use new vo-
cabulary words such as chlorophyll, photosynthesis, and germination. Making seed jars and leaf collections will
culminate this chapter.
Learning the names and location of seven continents is our Social Studies challenge. We are beginning to
see the vastness of the world beyond Montana.
Second & third Grade News Miss schields
Fourth & fifth Newsflash Mr. Carda
Hello! And Welcome Back to another year at Lambert Elementary! We are a small, but very busy class-
room. We welcome two new fifth grade students Tori Cundiff and Tyler Boss, and to our returning students to
the fourth grade, Seth Prevost and Tyler Thiessen. With a full week already completed we are settling in and get-
ting ready to learn many new and exciting things.
Beginning with the Reading we spend the first 90 minutes of the day working on our reading skills. It
moves along nicely and involves all the students in the classroom at the time. Math has both grades brushing up
on addition, place value and sequencing. We also have our fifth graders involved in band and they have picked out
the instruments that they would like to learn to play.
We are just getting into our Science and Social Studies curriculum. We will also add Montana studies for
the 4th graders and Native American studies for the 5th graders.
It is a busy day for the students, so it is important that they get plenty of rest and try to eat a good break-
fast! Thank you for your time and stop in to see us anytime! The door is always open.
Sixth Grade News Mr. Byrne
Page 5 Volume 2, Issue 2
The sixth grade is off to a great start this year. We have picked up right where fifth left off and all are in
high spirits about this year’s lessons and activities. We started the year with some stimulating and inspiring activi-
ties, such as the amazing egg drop competition, to help jump start those rusty brains.
Now well into the first few weeks of school and we have already completed a few short stories in our new
reading series “Reading Mastery”, including the Greek epic, “The Odyssey.” In English we have been working on
sentence structure, different types of sentences and the importance of being both a good listener and a good
speaker.
In math we have been awakening our memory by reviewing material from last year while preparing for a
more in depth look at basic algebra and geometry.
In Social Studies we have been covering the five themes of Social Studies, Geography, and early civiliza-
tions where the students will be presenting a detailed oral report about early cave paintings.
Del escritorio de sra. Berg-tossoun
We have been getting situated and better acquainted as we have started off this semester in Spanish.
Our 8th grade class has been reviewing the basics to refresh their memories of what they did Spring Se-
mester before picking up where they left off. I am very impressed with the ambition of all the kids in this class and
what they have retained in Spanish from last year.
The Spanish I class has gotten off to a great start. We have been working on preliminary lessons, but we
will be getting into verb conjugations of the present tense as well as more complex vocabulary as we start this next
week.
The Spanish II class had a short review of Spanish I materials and is now beginning to expand their vo-
cabulary and think more abstractly in a second language. They will be encountering some interesting verb conjuga-
tions this year as the will soon get introduced to the Imperfect Tense.
Title 1/Special Education
Mrs. Bowers
Welcome back! As we begin to settle into another school year, we thought it would be a good idea to pro-
vide you with an overview of what our school offers our students to help them achieve success. Presently, we pro-
vide three different programs geared for meeting individual needs. Our student assistance programs are designed
for the students so they feel successful, safe & supported. The three different types of programs are Section 504,
Title I & Special Education.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Section 504 is a civil rights law that covers the rights of ALL individuals with disabilities. It prohibits dis-
crimination by any program or agency that receives federal funds, which includes public schools.
Note From the gym class Mr. sommerfeld
In the first week the classes started and finished most all of their fitness test, and are now in a volleyball unit. The
weights classes are working out to fitness videos and are proving to be challenging to all the students.
Page 6 The Lion’s Tale
Schools are required to provide appropriate, reasonable adaptations and modifications for individuals with
disabilities that substantially affect a major life function (physical or mental).
School districts must provide students with disabilities the same opportunity to succeed in school as they
provide to students without disabilities.
School programs must be accessible to people with disabilities with reasonable adaptations & modifica-
tions.
Title I Program
Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is the largest federally funded educational program. This
program, authorized by Congress, provides supplemental funds to school districts with high concentrations of
low-income students to meet school educational goals.
Low-income students are determined by the number of students enrolled in the free and reduced lunch
program. For an entire school to qualify for Title I funds, at least 40% of their student population must enroll in
the free and reduced lunch program.
Title I Programs provide funds to districts in order to assist schools with the highest economically disad-
vantaged youngsters to:
improve student achievement
improve staff development
improve parental & community involvement
The Title I Program bridges the gap of students in Reading/Language Arts and Math who fall 1-2 years
below their current grade level.
Special Education
Special Education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses individual differ-
ences and needs. The process involves individually planned and monitored arrangements of teaching procedures.
It may use adapted equipment and materials designed to help learners with special needs achieve a higher level of
self-sufficiency and success in a school and community.
Students with special needs are assessed to determine their specific strengths and weaknesses. Placement,
resources and goals are determined on the basis of individual needs.
Special education programs focus on “only what is necessary for them to know and what they are capable
of learning.” Time is spent learning high-priority skills so the child does not become frustrated by advanced sub-
jects that are beyond their capabilities.
Related services may also be provided to assist the student with disabilities; such as (but not limited to)
speech and language pathology, audiology, occupational & physical therapies, and counseling, orientation & mobil-
ity.
The Special Education Program bridges the gap of students in academic areas who fall 2 or more years
below their current grade level.
If you would like more information on the programs that are offered through our school, please contact
Vicky L. Bowers at 774-3333 Ext. 212 or email me at [email protected]
Agriculture & ffa news
Mrs. verschoot
Wow, the summer has flown by and we are back at school for another exciting year. This summer was
busy for the FFA as they got the chance to experience an agriculture tour of Wisconsin, attended Range Days in
Miles City and had a FFA Float in the Fourth of July Parade for the first time. As we start a new year the FFA
will be having a pizza meeting on September, 31st at 6:30 for anyone increased in joining. Also, we will be attend-
ing District Leadership Schools on September 14th in Wolf point. This is an opportunity for the members to go
and meet the state officers and get fired up for the year to come. Our first contest will be the Livestock and
Agronomy Contest held on October 6th and we are hosting the livestock part!! If anyone is interested in helping
with animals that day, please let me know.
This year in the agriculture and shop department we will have a great variety of classes offered. They are
Introduction to Agriculture, Small Engines, Woods, Welding, Outdoor and Wildlife Management, Advanced Agri-
culture, Horticulture and 7th and 8th grade exploring agriculture. Things are off to a wonderful start and I look for-
ward to another great year.
Page 7 Volume 2, Issue 2
Social Studies
Ms. Lewis
Welcome back to Social Studies class! Things are back in full swing in the History room where we have
been tackling basic principles of our government, European exploration of the Americas, prehistoric people of the
world, ancient history and symbols of Montana, and lots more. Students have been working hard on a variety of
projects, as well as discussions, note-taking, and partner-work.
Please remember to check your student’s Powerschool grade frequently, as I will be working hard to keep
it updated. Also, please call me if you have any questions or concerns; my extension is 204. I’m looking forward
to a great year!
Library news
Mrs. Moore
What are you reading? Nothing?!? Well, come in and get one of our new books! New titles that are available for the elementary include Llama Llama Red Pajama, Harold and the Purple Crayon books, and Knuf-fle Bunny. For the upper grades, we have the Septimus Heap series, The Gideon Trilogy, Fablehaven, and the Prometheus Project series, along with Twisted, Everwild, Impossible, Coffeehouse Angel, The Mailbox, Else-where, and What I Was for individual titles.
Elementary library classes begin the week of August 30-September 3, and the schedule is as follows: Kindergarten Wednesdays 1:00-1:30 1st Grade Tuesdays 1:00-1:30 2nd/3rd Grade Thursdays 1:00-1:30 4th/5th Grade Tuesdays 1:50-2:20 6th Grade Wednesdays 1:50-2:20 The students can check out two books at a time and keep them for up to three weeks. They can always
renew them if they need more reading time, too. Please encourage your children to keep their books in their back-packs or someplace easy to find them before the next library day. Enjoy the new books, everyone!
Science news
Mr. lake
Summer has finally ended and we can finally get back to school. I am sure that everyone agrees that the summer seemed like it drug on forever. At last we can begin to enjoy the learning atmosphere again. This year the science classes that I am teaching are Life Science for the 7th grade, Earth Science for the 8th grade, Physi-cal Science for the 9th grade, and Biology for the 10th grade. The electives offered are Physics and Environmental Science and once again I will be rounding up a team to go to the Envirothon in Lewistown in the Spring.
Math news Mrs. sanders
To start the year all of the classes have been using the scientific method to solve problems, because I firmly
believe that being able to solve a problem in a systematic approach is a life skill.
Welcome back from the Math Room! We have started the year with a review of what we covered last year
and are about to dive head first into all of the new concepts that lie ahead of us in each of our classes! With all the
positive attitudes and hard working students, this is gearing up to be a great year at LHS! Feel free to stop in
sometime and join us for a lesson, you are always welcome.
Music news Mr. Ulrickson
Beginning Band students have started their first endeavors at playing an instrument. Tori Cundiff and Ty-ler Boss are playing trumpet and clarinet respectively. They both will make excellent additions to the band pro-gram in years to come. The High School Band (grades 6-10) numbers 21 students. Students will be playing for weekend games (football, volleyball, basketball) during the year. If band students are unable to play for any of the games, they are asked to have their parents send a written note explaining the circumstances. The 7th and 8th grade general music class is singing this semester and will be reviewing national and state standards for music, as well as learning about composers, music styles, and instruments. The elementary general music classes (K-1, 2-3, 4-5-6) are beginning the year singing, writing music, listen-ing for instruments in music, learning how several instruments produce music, and playing different games to-wards those goals. Our High School Choir is working on sound production, 2-part music, and blending together. Michelle Murray and Ryan Boss are the students in the class. Hopefully more students will plan to join choir at semester break and make it an even more enjoyable experience. Canyon Rehbein is the lone student taking Guitar class this semester. Besides learning notes and picking, Canyon will be learning simple chords, strumming techniques, and how to cope with sore fingers on a daily basis.
english news Miss speziale
Greetings from the 7th - 11th grade English classes! After settling into the routine of the new school year (and having a new teacher) the students have hit the ground running! At a steady pace, the students are learning the balance of writing, reading, speaking, listening, literature, and language study (EACH DAY)! So far, we’ve ob-served various types of literary analysis, focusing on the fundamental elements of our written language. Students will be instructed in the coming weeks on the various processes of writing, learning how to work at given writing tasks in all the appropriate phases, incorporating knowledge gained during class readings.
Page 8 The Lion’s Tale
Art/guidance news Mrs. rehbein
Elementary students and I have gone over our class guidelines, consequences and rewards for behaviors.
This year elementary guidance classes will be focusing on how we treat ourselves and others, the world of work,
and making healthy choices. Art classes will spotlight drawing, color, and shapes. Students will be drawing,
Page 9 The Lion’s Tale
painting and working with clay. If you have any concerns for your child please call or come in for a visit, I can be reached at: 774-3333 ext. 105 or 216. 7th Graders have taken basic notes on the Elements of Design, they have learned how to do gesture draw-ings and contour drawings. On Mondays 7th graders will be asked to turn in a sketch book with at least three new sketches, they may take these home and work in them as much as possible, they will need to date each entry. The 7th graders will be working with the elements of design in drawing, painting and printmaking this semester. The Drawing and Painting artist have been honing in on their gesture drawing and contour drawing skills. They will also be keeping a sketch book which will be turned in on Mondays for a grade. I am looking for evidence of drawing, creating and thinking, at least three a week, more would be great! They will continue developing their drawing skills, learning about linear perspective, shading and textures.
Preschool Ms. Berg-tossoun
We are getting geared up to start our first day on September 7th. We will have some fun and exciting activities for
the kids while using the Creative Curriculum. Preschool will be held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
from 8:00 - 11:00 am in the Lambert School conference room.
guidance Mrs. rehbein
Seniors who haven’t taken the ACT need to! ACT testing dates can be found at http://www.actstudent.org the next test is on Oct. 23, 2010. Registration needs to be done by Sept. 17, 2010 with late registration (fee) is Sept. 18 – Oct 1 , remember to sign up for the writing assessment portion also. Testing centers are in Sidney, Culbertson, Glendive and Williston , Please check with me if you need help. Seniors should start requesting college applications and arrange for campus visits. Begin your scholarship searches Juniors the PSAT test will be Wednesday, October 13, 2010. I will be giving you a study guide when they come in. Begin making a list of colleges you might attend, search those colleges catalogs and visit with college reps when they come to the school. Have a list of questions for them. Sophomores The PLAN test will be in October, I will keep you posted on dates and give you a study
News from the lions den
The Lions Den will be closed on Sunday, September 12th for a cleaning and updating day. If anyone is in-
terested in coming to help we will be starting at 7:00am.
Also, the Den will be helping with the community lefse project again. If you are interested in making lefse
or have a lefse griddle that the Den could use please contact Claudin Mullin at 774-3370. We will be making lefse
on October 12th from 4:00pm-8:00pm and October 23rd from 7:00am-3:00pm. More dates and times to come.
Everyone is welcome!
The Lambert Lions Den is looking for anyone that would like to work in the den. Starting wage is $8:00/
hour. If interested please contact Colleen Evenson at the Den.