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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Rutherford Elementary SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 MAIN OFFICE 651-351-6400 Attendance Line 651-351-6401 Health Oce 651-351-6402 Adventure Club 651-351-6410 Principal 651-351-6406 District Oce 651-351-8340 Thursday, Sept. 26 - Peace On Assembly Friday, Sept. 27 - Watch Me Draw Class 3:15-4:15 Monday, Sept. 30 - First Grade to Crystal Caves Tuesday, Oct. 1 - Yehlik and Skaj/ Simcik to Teddy Bear Clnic Friday, Oct. 4 - All Kindergarten to Old Gem Theater - Johnny Appleseed Sunday, Oct. 6 - 5/6 Choir Lullaby Concert at Boutwell Landing Monday, Oct. 7 - Stillwater Fire Department visits Rutherford Tuesday, Oct. 8 - Taverna and Terhark to Teddy Bear Clinic Wednesday, Oct. 9 - WALK-A-THON Friday, Oct. 11 - No School Parent/Guardian/Teacher Conferences Monday, Oct. 14 - Parent/ Guardian/Teacher Conferences 3:45-7:45 Tuesday, Oct. 15 - Parent/Guardian/Teacher Conferences 3:45-7:45 Culver’s Night Out 5:00-7:00 Oct. 17-18 - No School MEA Tuesday, Oct. 22 - PTA Meeting 6:30-8:00 pm STUDENT HOURS 8:40 AM TO 3:10 PM UPCOMING EVENTS Please view the school’s website for additional information. Click here for the StaDirectory. Our school calendar. . Rutherford PTA website.
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WEEKLY NEWSLETTERRutherford Elementary

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M A I N O F F I C E 6 5 1 - 3 5 1 - 6 4 0 0

Attendance Line 651-351-6401" " Health Office 651-351-6402Adventure Club 651-351-6410" " Principal 651-351-6406

" " District Office 651-351-8340

Thursday, Sept. 26 - Peace On Assembly

Friday, Sept. 27 - Watch Me Draw Class 3:15-4:15

Monday, Sept. 30 - First Grade to Crystal Caves

Tuesday, Oct. 1 - Yehlik and Skaj/Simcik to Teddy Bear Clnic

Friday, Oct. 4 - All Kindergarten to Old Gem Theater - Johnny Appleseed

Sunday, Oct. 6 - 5/6 Choir Lullaby Concert at Boutwell Landing

Monday, Oct. 7 - Stillwater Fire Department visits Rutherford

Tuesday, Oct. 8 - Taverna and Terhark to Teddy Bear Clinic

Wednesday, Oct. 9 -

WALK-A-THON

Friday, Oct. 11 - No SchoolParent/Guardian/Teacher Conferences

Monday, Oct. 14 - Parent/Guardian/Teacher Conferences 3:45-7:45

Tuesday, Oct. 15 - Parent/Guardian/Teacher

Conferences 3:45-7:45

Culver’s Night Out 5:00-7:00

Oct. 17-18 - No School MEA

Tuesday, Oct. 22 - PTA Meeting 6:30-8:00 pm

STUDENT

HOURS

8:40 AM TO 3:10 PM

UPCOMING

EVENTS

Please view the school’s website for additional information.

Click here for the Staff Directory.

Our school calendar.

.

Rutherford PTA website.

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LETTER FROM PRINCIPAL NELSONSeptember 20, 2013

Greetings Rutherford Families,

I hope you are all doing well. The past two weeks have gone by fast as I have been recovering after my surgery. The healing process has been slower than I thought. In my naiveté, I thought I would bounce back and be ready to resume all the activities I did before my surgery within a week. Well, I have learned that the body will heal on its own time.

My plan is to return to work on Monday starting with ½ days until I meet with my surgeon on Wednesday afternoon. At that time we will assess if I am able to return to work full time. Keep your fingers crossed!

We have been very lucky to have Ginny Kruse take over for me in my absence. She has allowed me to focus on my recovery and feel comfortable knowing someone was there to support Rutherford. With the Rutherford staff so amazing, you probably wouldn’t have even known I was gone.

At the end of last year, I shared with you some exciting activities that we were going to do with our students around Peace. Next week, Thursday, staff and students will be gathering to celebrate our Peace On kick off.

Students will be participating in monthly Peace Buddy activities. Each peace group is made up of one adult peace leader and 16 students that include kindergarten through 6th grade. Students will be involved in peace activities or service learning projects that help support our community and one will focus on a global community.

Here is a brief outline of activities and service learning projects that your children will be involved in:

September: Celebrating our theme for the year “Only One You” – this book celebrates our unique qualities. Students will be decorating a fish that will represent them; these will be displayed in the building. Students will be also be painting rocks with their classroom teachers. The rocks will be decorated as fish and will again celebrate their unique qualities.

October: All About Me Posters – students will be creating posters in their classrooms to share with their peace buddies. This is an activity to help the buddies get to know each other as they begin their time together.

November: Service Learning Project – felt tie scarves and blankets – Students will be reading Have You Filled a Bucket Today? They will then work together to fill the Community Thread bucket by making felt tie scarves and blankets for families in need.

December: Special cards for local seniors. Students will be working together to create special cards to be given to our local senior citizen centers.

I will share more as the year progresses.

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend.

Warmest Regards,

Heather

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Investing in Excellence: Levy 2013Mark your calendar for November 5

What does the levy mean for students at Rutherford Elementary?

Over the past 18 months community members and district staff have worked hard to create a new vision for our schools. This new plan is all about bridging our strong traditions of the past with the changing needs of today’s students. Work has already begun to implement this new plan, and if the levy is approved in November, students at Rutherford Elementry would have many new opportunities through the new Bridge to Excellence plan, which include:

- Engaging in learning around cultures and world language. - Expanding STEM to STEAM by adding art design. - Improving communication with parents about their child’s growth. - Expanding safety and security of our schools.

You can learn more about Bridge to Excellence and view the more than 300 action steps included in the plan online at www.stillwaterschools.org/vision. Remember to vote on November 5! Learn more at www.stillwaterschools.org/levy2013.

Additional Conference Information

To get to the Family Access site you must go to the Rutherford Elementary School website at http://rutherford.stillwater.k12.mn.us/. There you will find a link on the left side of the main page called: Skyward Family Access. Follow this link and then click on the words Family Access. This will connect you to the Skyward Family Access login page.

Student attendance at Fall Conference: Grades 3-6, students are expected to attend; Grades K-2 - teacher discretion.

Conference Length: 15 minutes; five minutes between conferences. Please adhere to the schedule to ensure all families have their allotted time.

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Rutherford  Elementary  –  PTA2013  WALKATHON  –  Peace  On!!WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER  9th,  2013

(Rain  Date:  Wednesday,  October  16th,  2012)

Dear  Parents  and  Guardians:

At  our  May  PTA  meeting  last  year,  we  voted  on  changing  the  Fall  Fundraiser  to  a  Walkathon.    Many  elementary  schools  in  our  district  have  incorporated  the  Walkathon  as  part  of  their  fundraising  and  have  had  great  success!    We  are  hoping  to  continue  this  at  our  school.    

Students  will  be  collecting  pledges  from  friends,  neighbors  and  relatives  for  participating  in  the  walkathon  and  all  the  money  earned  will  support  the  PTA  2013-­‐2014  budget.    Listed  below  are  just  some  of  the  activities  supported  through  our  PTA  :

• Monies  for  needed  classroom  supplies,• funds  for  the  music  program  (choir,  band,  orchestra),• funds  for  phy-­‐ed  programs,  including  Music  In  Motion  and  Coach  Johnny,• partial  sponsorship  of  the  new  Rutherford  tradition  of  the  6th  grade  Uield  trip  to  Camp  St.  Croix,• money  to  repair  library  books.

The  Walkathon  is  a  great  way  to  involve    the  Rutherford  community  in  supporting  our  school,  to  involve  our  students  and  staff  in  a  fundraiser  that  focuses  on  healthy  activity,  and  to  involve  companies  by  giving  them  the  opportunity  to  match  pledges  for  a  great  cause.    The  goal  for  this  fundraiser  is  to  have  each  student    raise  $25.00!    For  safety  reasons  we  do  not  recommend  door-­‐to-­‐door  selling.    

Pledge  sheets  and  envelopes  will  be  sent  home  with  students  next  week.    The  money  should  be  collected  at  the  time  of  the  pledge  and  turned  in  to  their  teacher  on  or  before  Monday  October  7th,  2012.        

Walkathon  will  be  Wednesday,  October  9th  with  a  rain  date  of  Wednesday  October  16th.    The  walking  schedule  will  be  as  follows:  Grades  K-­‐3  are  assigned  a  30-­‐minute  walk  and  grades  4-­‐6  are  assigned  45  minutes.  

  8:50-­‐9:35     6th  grade   9:45-­‐10:15     Kindergarten                      10:25-­‐10:55     1st  grade                      11:05-­‐11:35     2nd  grade                      12:30-­‐1:00     3rd  grade                          1:10-­‐1:55     4th  grade                          2:05-­‐2:50     5th  grade

Students  will  follow    a  speciUic  course  on  the  school  property.    Teachers  and  support  staff  will  accompany  the  students  the  entire  time.    Grade  levels  will  be  walking  together  to  build  a  team  environment.    If  you  would  like  to  join  your  student  during  their  walk  time,  please  feel  free  to  do  so.    There  will  be  a  place  to  sign-­‐in  at  the  beginning  of  the  walk,  so  plan  to  meet  your  child  there.      Due  to  allergies  and  “accidents”  pets  are  not  to  be  on  school  grounds  for  this  event.      Thank  you  in  advance  for  you  cooperation  in  this  matter.

The  fun  stations  around  the  walkathon  path  will  be  led  by  our  very  own  6th  graders!!    We  are  very  proud  that  the  6th  grade  students  have  volunteered  their  time  and  leadership  skills.    

Prizes  will  be  announced  next  week  –  so  check  next  week’s  information  for  the  details.      As  students  turn  in  their  pledge  sheets  (regardless  of  the  amount)  they  will  get  a  prize  for  their  efforts!

On  behalf  of  the  Rutherford  PTA,  we  thank  you  in  advance  for  your  support  and  involvement  in  this  fundraiser.    We  are  looking  forward  to  a  great  year!!

Best  Regards,  Rutherford  PTA

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