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OFFICIAL
NEWSPAPER FOR
NORWALK COMMU NITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Norwalk Warriors
Vol. 45 No. 8 Norwalk, Iowa 50211 USPS No. 395-120 Phone 981-0406 email: news@norwalknewspaper.com
Thursday, July 11,2013
Activities
at the
NORWALK
LIBRARY
1051 North Ave. • 981-0217
Monday, July 15
LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR SUMMER READ-
ING!
Groundbreaking Exhibits, during library hours
through July 20, enjoy a self-directed tour of Rocks &
Fossils of Iowa. (Exhibit activity sheets are available at
the front desk.)
Family Night, 6:30 p.m. Join us for stories, songs, flan-
nel board and a craft.
Tuesday, July 16
Local Teacher Librarian Selected Schools Central ,Office Closed July 15-19
for Leadership Academy The Norwalk Schools Central or District Office will
be closed Monda3 July 15 through Frida3 July 19 while
Rachel Burrow, Teacher relocating from the old school" building located at 906
Librarian at Norwalk Mid- School Ave. to the office building located at 380 Wright
dle School, was selected to Road. The Buildings and Grounds Department will also
participate in a Leadership be relocating to this new address. The Central Office
Academy held in Cor- staff includes the following: superintendent, business
alville in late June. Seven- manager, buildings director, grounds director, registrar,
Pre-SchooI Story Time, 10:30-11 a.m. For 3-5 year-
olds, join us for stories, finger plays, songs and flannel
boards. This storytime is also a good fit for parents at-
tending with several children and for daycare groups.
History Club, 6:30-8 p.m. This group meets monthly
to share artifacts, stories and learn more about the his-
tory of Norwalk and surrounding areas. Bring your own
photos, documents or artifacts to share. Additionall)
we will have speakers about historical preservation and
topics related4o history. Tonight, we'll be talking about
"geotagging."
Wednesday, July 17
Kids Craft Club, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. If you love making
crafts, come to the Library for lots of fun and creativity.
Stop in anytime from 10 a.m. to noon to create your
masterpiece!
Card Night, 6:30-8 p.m. Play cards! Learn and teach
new card games or form a foursome to play your favor-
ite game. This group meets monthly and tonight we're
playing Golf. Cards provided.
Thursday, July 18
Toddler Time, 10:30-11 a.m. For children 18 months
to three years. Join us for stories, finger plays,-songs
and flannel boards, all to help develop critical early lit-
eracy skills•
Craft Club, 6:30-8 p.m. UsLs, g guest presenters, this
group explores all kinds of arts and crafts! For enthusi-
asts to share their hobby areas and for participants to
socialize, try new areas or learn about arts/crafts. Con-
tact Mary Kay Johnson at the Library if you want to lead
a workshop or participate. Tonight, learn about chalk-
board paint crafts.
Friday, July 19
Brown Bag Lunch & Learn, 12-1 p.m. Take a break
over lunch and join us for this special speaker series!
Sponsored in part by City State Bank and in conjunc-
tion with the Adult Summer Reading program,
"Groundbreaking Reads," authors and experts will
present interesting talks on groundbreaking events,
people and topics during three consecutive Fridays. This
afternoon, join author Nancy Harless as she discusses
her book, Nurses Without Borders. Pre-registration is re-
quired. If you want your book signed, bring a copy to
the luncheon. Lunch is provided.
Teddy Bear Sleepover at the Library, 6:30 p.m. Fri-
day night and 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning. All are wel-
come! Bring your teddy bear or another stuffed friend
to our Teddy Bear Sleepover! Enjoy stories and a craft
and tuck your stuffed friend into bed for a sleepover at
the library on Friday night. Come back on Saturday
morning to pick up your friends and see a slide show of
what they were up to all night in the library! Donuts
and juice will be provided in the morning. **Registra-
tion required**.
teen individuals from
around Iowa were chosen
for this program. The
academy was funded
through a grant from the
American Association of
School Librarians.
School librarians collab-
orate with other educators
in their schools to support
reading and literacy and
provide leadership in the
integration of technology
for learning and teaching.
They teach essential infor-
mation skills and assist
teachers in identifying
print and digital materials
to support school curricu-
lum. Sam Miller, superin-
tendent of the Solon Com-
munity Schools, was the
keynote speaker for the
event; his speech was ti-
Rachel Burrow
tled, "The Teacher Librar-
ian as Leader•"
The two-day academy
stressed the development
of skills in teamwork, ef-
fective communication
and increasing self-aware-
ness. The goals of the acad-
emy were to help teacher
librarians become effective
leaders in their own
schools and districts, as
well as in their profession-
al organizations.
general ledger clerk, payroll clerk, accounts payable
clerk, human resource secreta , curriculum secretary
and buildings and grounds secretary. These staff mem-
bers will not have access to computers or phones dur-
ing this time The public will be able to email or leave
voicemail messages, bt/t the messages will not be re-
turned until the week of July 22. Thank you for your
patience and consideration during this time of transi-
tion.
POLICE. REPORT
Disclaimer: All defendants are innocent until
proven guilty in a court of law.
J[une 27 fic stop at Sunset Drive
Officer responded to and Main Street for faulty
the 600 block of West Pine equipment. The driver,
Avenue for a property dis- Abraham Fagor 19, Des
pute. Information was tak- Moines, was arrested and
en for a report. The case charged with Driving
was forwarded to the War- While Suspended X 4 and
ren County Attorney's Of a improper rear lamps. The
fice for review of possible vehicle was impounded
charges, and the subject was trans-
Tripped to the 800 block ported to the Warren
of South Avenue for a theft County Jail.
of a bicycle. Information Found property was
was taken for a report. The turned in to the Police De-
bike was later located and partment. Owner was de-
returned to the owner. In- termined and several at-
vestigation continues in tempts were made to make
the matter to etermine if contact. Property was
charges will bb filed, placed in evidence until
Officer took a report of owner can be located.
lost or missing license Officer responded to
plates from the 1300 block the intersection of North
of Skylane Drive; a report Avenue and East 27th
was made. Street for a personal inju-
June 28 ry accident. A motorcycle
Officer responded to driven by Jeffrey Funaro,
the 1900 block of Swan 49, Altoona, struck a vehi-
Court for an Identity Theft cle driven by Katelyn
report. Information was Grant, 25, New Virginia.
taken and forwarded to Grant was cited for Failure
the Iowa Attorney Gener- to Yield from Stop Sign.
al's Office. Report was submitted to
the Iowa Department of
Officer initiated a traf-
Concluded p. 3
FromNorwalk ]
School District J
By Kate Baldwin, Business Manager |
for Norwalk Community Schools I
DeeAnna Serres is New Nutritional Director
Norwalk Schools is proud to .aim ounce that DeeAnna
Serres will be joining the District s leadership team as
our Nutrition Director. Norwalk Schools has purchased
nutrition director services under a school-to-school shar-
ing agreement with West Des Moines Schools for over
15 years. Dr. Beth Hanna has served as the shared nutri-
tion director for both school districts during this period.
Dr. Hanna will be retiring in December of this year. Both
West Des Moines Schools and Norwalk have been very
pleased with the sharing agreement, but due to growth
in both schools and the complexity of the new Healthy
Kids nutritional program, the schools have decided to
each hire a director. We hope to continue working with
West Des Moines with the joint food purchasing and
bakery services, These services provide quality food,
efficiencies and savings for both schools.
We are very sorry to see Dr. Hanna or "Beth" as many
of you know her, retire, but she is very excited to be
traveling with her husband, Roger, during retirement.
Beth has been more than just food service director dur-
ing her career. Beth is a school lunch program author-
ity, providing leadership and training for the Iowa De-
partment of Education and other schools in Iowa. She
had been a strong advocate in developing nutritional
meals for children and a leader in the Healthy Kids ini-
tiatives. She has worked closely with the USDA, travel-
ing to Washington D.C. to advocate for school lunch
programs. Over her career, Beth has helped to reshape
the role of the "school lunch lady." We wish Beth the
best in her new adventures. ~mc-
Ms. Serres comes to Norwalk Schools with a rich his-
tory of school food service production, nutritional
knowledge and experience in managing large school
kitchens. She started her food servic career in 1990 in
Kansas and moved to Iowa in 1998. She has worked for
Ankeny Community Schools for the past 14 years, man-
aging various kitchens. While at Ajlkeny she was re-
sponsible for the successful opening of two new kitch-
ens, including the new Ankeny High School, as well as
the district's bakery department and five satellite kitch-
ens. Ms. Serres is very passionate about school nutri-
tion, seeing the kids as her "customers." She wants
school lunch to be an inviting time as well as a sound
nutritional meal for kids. We are very pleased to have
such an experienced professional join our team. We
know that Ms. Serres will bring great leadership to the
District and tasty meals to our students.
