SCHOOL and SPORTS
Official Publication for the Norwalk Community School District
Norwalk Warriors
Page Eight
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY
By Jill Anderson, Principal
Dave Oleson, Dean of Students
l Class Placement: According to Norwalk
School Board Policy 501.4, all regular students enrolled
in grades Kindergarten through fifth grade are placed
heterogeneously and by random assignment with geri-
der/cultural equity. In grades one through five, if a par-
ent feels that a child immediately following another sib-
ling shouldn't have the same teacher, they may request
a change. This request must be IN WRITING and made
by the end of April. (Preferably by the end of February
the preceding year in order that the child is not placed
with the same teacher.)
The child concerned will be moved down one spot,
in the alphabetical sequence and placed accordingly. If
the alphabetical sequence places the child under a
teacher other than the exclusion requested, he or she
would be placed in accordance with normal assignment
procedures. Parents are not allowed to request a cer-
tain teacher for their child. If a parent has any con-
cerns, you should contact the building principal by
the end of March.
Study Club: Study Club is h resource available to stu-
dents that attend Lakewood Elementary. Students are
provided a structured and quiet setting conducive for
homework completion. Students that attend Study Club
can receive extra guidance from certified staff members.
Study Club is held Monday-Thursday from 3:15-4 p.m.
in the library at Lakewood.
The goals of Study Club are: 1) increase homework
completion for students, 2) to provide additional aca-
demic assistance to students having difficulty complet-
ing work at home, 3) to provide a studious and struc-
tured setting that allows students to focus on school
work, 4) increase student's responsibility of work
completion, 5) increase student's confidence in ability
to finish school work.
Any student can attend and Study Club is especially
useful for Students that are having difficulty complet-
ing work during school or returning completed home-
work. Students that do not complete homework may
be required to stay for Study Club for that particular
night. If your child is required to stay for Study Club,
you will be contacted by the teacher or your child. Your
child will not stay if you were not contacted directly;
however, the teacher may request he/she stays the fol-
lowing night.
New Conference Schedu
Wednesday, Feb. 24 Regular School Day,
Conferences 5-8 p.m.
Thursday; Feb. 25 No School
Conferences 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 26 No School,
Conferences 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Feb. 24 Regular School Day,
Conferences 5-8 p.m.
Feb. 25 No School K-9,
Conferences 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Feb. 26 No School K-9,
Conferences 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
March 15-19 Spring Break, No School
March 23 Fourth grade trip to Des Moines
Symphony
April 7 Early Out, Teacher Professional
Development, Elementary dismissal
at 12:05 p.m.
April 22 Lakewood Art Show, 5:30-7 p.m.
May 5 Early Out, Teacher Professional
Development, Elementary dismissal
at 12:05 p.m.
N/Warren Town and County News Thursday, February 18, 2010
Large Group Speech Students At State Contest
Pictured are the students going to the Ankeny state contest. Photo submitted.
By Margo Murillo
The district large group
speech contest for the Iowa
High School Speech Asso-
ciation was held Saturday;
Jan. 23 at Waukee High
School. Norwalk entered
13 categories with a record
number of 50 students par-
ticipating. The group's sea-
son began in late October
and lasted until the Febru-
ary contests. All groups
did very well at the district
level with eight groups
advancing to the state level
competition.
Those who performed
at the state contest in
Ankeny High School Sat-
urday, Feb. 6 were Readers
Theater - Kira Fetters,
Shelby Purscell, Mac-
Kenzie Minnis, Damon
Sindelar, Sky Bussanmas,
Abby Landis, Colby
Campbell, David Welker,
DeLaynee Hochstetler,
Emma George, Kara Huen
and Jessica Hyslope per-
forming the playlet "Help
Wanted."
Two solo mimes also
advanced, Jessica Hyslope
in "Too Much Fun in the
Sun" and Chelsea Frazer
in "Change of Plans." One
improvisational group in-
cluding Colby Campbell,
Joe Quick, Sarah Saltz and
Zach Schroeder also per-
formed.
All three of the en-
semble acting groups
made it to the state level.
Those students were Zach
Schroeder, Emma George,
DeLaynee Hochstetler and
Sarah Dahl performing
"The Little Death," Taylor
Tomlinson, Shayna Holle,
Trent Safford, Justin
Senecaut and Marilyn
Bagley in "Psychic Hair
Hotline," and Kaitlin
Leichty, Taylor Weldon,
Allie McCurnin and Sa-
vannah Blake in "Road
Trips."
The last group to per-
form at the state level was
the Radio News team con-
sisting of five freshmen,
Marie Putbrese, Michael
Bockholt, Sam Bergan, Lily
Clark and Kaitlyn Ludlow.
Three of these groups
received the highest Divi-
sion one rating. Those
groups taking the top hon-
ors were the freshmen Ra-
dio News team, Ensemble
Acting group in "The
Little Death" and the
Group Improvisation team
performing the improvisa-
tion "Over 70 Winter
Olympics."
After the state contest is
held, each of the three
judges nominates the best
performances they saw
throughout the day. If two
judges nominate a group,
they are asked to perform
at the AllState Festival
held in Ames. For the first
time in several years, the
Radio News team was
nominated and asked to
perform at the All State
Festival Saturday; Feb. 20.
This is the highest honor in tional for a freshmen team
speech contests and excep- to achieve.
Norwalk Music Boosters
Following are the Norwalk Music Boosters Minutes
for the Meeting held Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 in the HS
band room at 7 p.m.
Teacher Reports: Upcoming High School band
events: Feb. 8-Little Hawkeye Conference Honor Band
Festival in Knoxville; Feb. 15-Winter concert at Waukee
HS auditorium, Feb. 20-Indianola Jaz Festival,
Indianola; Feb. 26-Coe College Jazz Festival in Cedar
Rapids and March 8-Solo/Ensemble contest, Norwalk.
Upcoming High School Choir events: Feb. 20-
Indianola Jazz Festival Indianola; Feb. 23-Choral solo/
ensemble contest, Norwalk; March 2-"Spotlight" con-
cert at Eastview cafeteria, featuring division I rating
winners; March 5-Jazz choir to Kirkwood Festival Ce-
dar Rapids; March 6-Show Choir competition in Coun-
cil Bluffs and March 27-Final show choir performance,
Norwalk.
NHS choir trip to Colorado is April 21-26 with 67
singers and 10 chaperones signed up. Informational
meetings on trip specifics and rehearsals are coming
soon. Kim Ward thanked Boosters and Cal's for the
fundraiser dinner.
Upcoming Middle School band events: Feb. 13-Jazz
band contest at Callanan Middle School, Des Moines;
Feb. 20-Indianola Jazz Festival, Indianola; March 4-Sixth
grade band and vocal concert and March 6-SCIBA solo/
ensemble contest, NMS.
Upcoming Middle School choir events: Feb. 19-Sev-
enth and eighth solo/ensemble contest, NMS. Feb. 20-
Show choir at Indianola Jazz Festival Indianola; March
2-Seventh and eighth Honor Choir Festival, Dallas Cen-
ter-Grimes; March 4-Sixth grade band and vocal con-
cert and March 27-Final show choir performance,
Norwalk.
Upcoming elementary band and vocal events: Feb.
11-Fifth grade vocal concert; Feb. 16-Fifth grade band
concert; March 6-SCIBA solo/ensemble contest and
March 30-Third grade vocal concert.
Fundraising Programs: Deb Luzier and Tami Frazier
are working on a fundraising plan for future needs of
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