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Issue # 3 November 2016 Newsletter

As we enter the month of November there will be sev-eral days that school will not be in session. Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on Thursday, November 3rd from 3:00 PM until 9:00 PM with school dismissing at 2:45 PM that day. Elementary conferences will be held by appoint-ment and JH/HS conferences will be held in teacher’s class-rooms on a first come basis. There will be no school on No-vember 4th (Parent/Teacher comp day), no school on Novem-ber 11th, (Veterans Day), and no school on November 24th and 25th (Thanksgiving vacation). All events are on the North Star Website under daily calendar (www.northstar.k12.nd.us). The current start date for the city bus route will be No-vember 14th. A form explaining the city route procedure, and the one drop off and pick up location, will be sent home with students the week of October 31st. This form will need to be signed and returned to the school prior to a student being allowed to ride the city bus route. As stated above, the city bus route will have only one pick up and drop off location and will also have zero toler-ance on discipline issues. More spe-cific information will be in the form that will be sent home with students.

Superintendent Comments

Jeffrey.Hagler@k12.nd.us

Superintendent 968-4416

Index Page #

In this Issue

“With all of us

working together

we can ensure

THAT our students

are going to reach

their full

potential.”

Breakfast Menu ........................... …2

Lunch Menu ................................ ...3

Principal’s Comments .................. ...4

Activities Calendar....................... ...5

Musical/Planting Trees ................ ...6

Elementary Survey ...................... ...7

Red Ribbon Week/FCCLA ............ ...8

Speech/Supt. Comments cont.……..9

Food Class Info/FCCLA……….…..…..10

Make a Difference Week………….…11

Lyceum/VB Regionals………………....12

Newsletter Staff……………………….….13

Love and Logic……………………….…...14

Parents Lead……………………………....15

Parenting 1-4 year olds ............... ..16

Crossroads of Parenting .............. ..17

Continued on page 9

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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7 8 9 10 11

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November Breakfast

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1

Chicken Tacos

Refried Beans

Chips and Salsa

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BBQ Sandwiches

Potato Wedges

Harvest Delight Veggies

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Chicken Enchilada Hot Dish

Green Beans

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No School

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Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

Corn

Breadsticks

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Hotdogs on a Bun

French Fries

Chocolate Cake

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Meatloaf

Scalloped Potatoes

Carrots

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Potato Soup

Assorted Sandwiches

Crackers

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No School

Veteran’s Day

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Beef Stroganoff

Carrots

Garlic Toast

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Taco Grinders

Potato Wedges

Apple Crisps

Mrs. Bergdahl’s Kindergarten

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Cheese Ravioli

With Meat Sauce

Green Beans

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Turkey Roast

Mashed Potatoes

Gravy

Stuffing

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Chicken Quesadillas

Rice

Refried Beans

Corn

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Mashed Potato Bowl

Biscuits

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Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwiches

Sweet Potato Fries

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Pizza

Corn

Cookies

Mrs. Svir’s Kindergarten

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No School

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No School

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Chicken Alfredo with a Twist

Peas

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Sub Sandwiches

Sweet Potato Fries

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Taco in a Bag

Ice Cream

Ms. Hannesson’s 3rd Graders

November Lunch

Thanksgiving Break

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As teachers we have witnessed a tremendous increase in the number of

students who are choosing not to do their school work outside of the regular

school day. We know students at North Star generally have some sort of work,

whether it is studying or homework, to complete each night. We want our students to do their

work each night, but for those students who are not able to complete their work we are imple-

menting a program starting second quarter called ZAP (Zeros Aren’t Permitted) for 9-12 grade

students. It will begin the week of November 7, 2016. The program is outlined below. This is one

effort we as a staff are making to help students complete their missing homework.

At North Star we believe students must do the assigned homework to get a better under-

standing of concepts taught in our classes, therefore we are not doing this to punish them but to

help them understand the importance of homework and how it benefits them.

ZAP (Zeros Aren't Permitted)

Who: Students who have missing homework or have poor quality of work (Poor quality:

incomplete work, partial answers, scribbled or apparent guesses). Each Friday, teachers will run a

missing homework report and turn into Mrs. Reiser by 4:00 pm. Mrs. Reiser will then place a

note in student lockers prior to Monday morning if they are required to attend one of the ZAP

rooms for the week, Monday-Friday.

What: Students in grades 9-12 who have been ZAPPED will report to the assigned room

for a minimum of 2 days.

When: Student must report from 12:30 p.m. to 12:53 p.m. Monday - Friday. They will re-

main in the ZAPPED room for a minimum of two days. If the student has turned in their missing

work and wishes to resume their regular schedule before Friday, they will then need to have a

"Get out of ZAPPED" slip signed by all of their teachers by 4:00 pm on Tuesday. No slips will be

accepted after this time and students will remain in the ZAPPED room for the reminder of the

week.

What if: A student who is in school does not show up or is late for

ZAPPED period will be required to serve a ½ hour detention after school for this

missed time.

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

PWBBB @

St. John

(4:30 PM)

Regional VB

Meeting

@Devils Lake

(10 AM)

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Elem Teacher

Mtg (3:30 PM)

HS Teacher Mtg

(8 AM)

School Picture

Retakes

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Early Dismissal

(2:45 PM)

FCCLA Meeting

(8 AM)

PT Conferences

(3 - 9 PM)

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No School

(PT Comp Day)

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PWBBB

Jamboree

(Starkweather)

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4-H Banquet

(5 PM)

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Hockey Practice

Begins

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Lyceum

(8:50 AM)

PWBBB vs

Leeds (4:30 PM)

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No School

Veterans Day

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PWBBB at

Rolla

Jamboree

(Rock Lake)

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Just for Kix in

Lunchroom

(3 PM)

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GBB Practice

Begins

PWBBB vs

Rolette

(4:30 PM)

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PWBBB vs

Langdon

Munich (4:30

PM)

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FCCLA District

Leadership

School Board

Mtg (7PM)

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Just for Kix in

Lunchroom

(3 PM)

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Hockey vs

Bottineau

(5:15 PM)

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BBB Practice

Begins

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Hockey vs

Fargo South

(5:15 PM)

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November Activities

VB Regional

Tournament

State VB Tournament (Fargo)

No School

(Thanksgiving)

VB Regional Tournament Continues

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The Singing Bat Young Dracula

Musical Performances

Maids: Payton Howard, Olivia Reiser,

Madyson Sears, Allison Dennis

Moana: Abi Oakland

Bill: Noah Weltin

Joan: Gabbie Miller

Raymond: Keaton Kvilvang

Dracula and his nephew are out of money. The bank is about to foreclose and put up a pickle factory.

Some American students save the day by figuring out how to make some money.

Musical Performance Dates

Monday November 21st at 7p.m. and 2p.m. Tuesday November 22nd at 7p.m.

Jerry: Gavin Miller

Lillian: Evelyn Sims

Keith: Hunter Borstad

Werewolf: Riley Lagasse

Dracula: Issac Hendrickson

Sybil: Lexie Kiecker

Gypsies: Madison Borstad, Mya

Cast

The third graders planted an oak tree last month in honor of Ed Fritel. They said that the

experience was exciting and informational. They also learned about how trees impact the environ-

ment and why they're so important to us and all other life on earth. When the students got to the

campground, they walked to the hole dug by the Shade Tree Committee. The students laid the tree in

the hole and took turns shoveling the dirt into the hole. They really enjoyed seeing the tree be part of

its new environment. The students also learned a few tips for planting trees.

1.Be sure to give the tree plenty of water when first planting it

2.Build a wall around the tree to keep the water around the tree

3.Water the tree every day to help it grow

They had a wonderful time and encourage everyone to help the environment

by planting trees around your home and where trees have been removed.

Planting Trees

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Elementary Speaks What is your favorite dessert for Thanksgiving?

“My favorite food is

raspberry pie.”

Trevor Bertsch,

Grade 2

“Chocolate ice cream.”

Zayden Klingenberg,

Grade 2

“Cherry pie.”

Skylar Young,

Grade 2

“Pumpkin pie.”

Neela Poehler,

Grade 2

“Pumpkin pie with

whipped cream.”

Mrs. Elsperger,

2nd Grade teacher

“Jello.”

Logan Stephen,

Grade 2

“Chocolate cake.”

Avery Elsperger,

Grade 2

“Mint chocolate

chip ice cream.”

Andrew Sailer,

Grade 2

“Blueberry pie.”

Miles Weber,

Grade 2

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Red Ribbon Week

Monday– Team Up Against Drugs Students wore their Jersey

Tuesday-Pair Up Against Drugs Students Paired up as Twins

Wednesday– Color Out Drugs Students wore their Class Colors

Thursday– Be Smarter than Drugs Students dressed up as Nerds

Friday-Don’t Get Mixed up With Drugs Students wore Mismatched Clothes

The North Star SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving)

organized Red Ribbon Week.

Red Ribbon Week was held October 24-28th. Stu-

dents enjoyed dressing up for the cause.

Also, we had a Drug/Alcohol trivia. The

elementary kids wore red on Wednes-

day and had a rally from 1:20– 1:40 p.m. 8

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Superintendent Comments

(Continued from page 1)

Join Speech Today! Are you interested in joining Speech?

When will practice start?

December

Who can join?

Anyone in grades 7-12

Who is the coach?

Mrs. Olsen

We have received word from the North Dakota Department of Emer-

gency Services that we have been awarded a grant to update our current se-

curity cameras and add more cameras to our system. The specifics are still

being worked on as to when this project may begin. When the final details

have been worked out more information will be given out.

The first quarter ended on October 28th. As we begin the 2nd quarter we

are reminded that we all need to work together to ensure our students get

the best possible education. It would really help all the North Star Staff if par-

ents would check daily with their students on homework, upcoming tests,

projects, or any other school related assignments. With all of us working to-

gether we can ensure THAT our students are going to reach their full poten-

Reasons to Join

Speaking experience

Gets you involved

Meet different people

from different schools

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The purpose of the sugar activity during the chapter on carbohydrates was to

find out the amount of simple sugars in various food products. The students read

the nutrition label for how many grams of sugar were in the products and

converted that to teaspoons (4 grams equals 1 teaspoon). Sugar was measured

by teaspoons and put into plastic bags to represent how many grams of sugar

was in each product. The ingredient label was read to find the hidden sugars so

they could be listed on the report form. Students looked for other names of sugar,

along with ingredients that ended in “ose” as that is a form of sugar. The products

analyzed were cereal, snacks, candy bars, pop, juices and chips.

“We take in more sugar than we thought

and way more than we should.”

“Hidden sugars need to be

recognized.”

“I learned how many grams are in a

teaspoon of sugar.”

“Finding out about added sugars is the

unhealthy part.”

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Make A

Difference Week

Monday

7th & 8th Graders Created Poster Cards to help

local businesses

Tuesday

10th Graders helped by raking up leaves for

local residents

Wednesday

9th Graders cleaned up the community by picking up

garbage around town

Thursday 11th Graders visited the nursing home and

socialized with the residents

Friday

12th Graders helped the 1st Grade create

Halloween Art

The week of October 10-14th SADD (Students Against

Drunk Driving) put activities together for each class.

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Good Luck at Regionals!!!

Region 4 Standings

Records within Region 4

1. North Star (10-0)

2. Langdon/Munich (9-1)

3. New Rockford (7-2)

4. Harvey (6-3)

5. Benson County (6-4)

6. Dakota Prairie (5-4)

7. Rolette/Wolford (4-5)

8. Dunseith (4-6)

9. St. John (4-7)

10. Rolla (2-7)

11. Lakota (1-8)

12. Four Winds Minnewauken (0-11)

The Region 4 volleyball tournament was held

Monday, November 7th through

Thursday, November 10th (NOT playing on

Wednesday.) Region 4 is a super region so the

top four teams in the region will have a bye.

The remaining teams will have “play in

games” to determine who the top four seeds

play. Northstar gained an important win

against Langdon-Munich, ranking them #1 in

our region.

Western Trails Lyceum

Tuesday November 8th

8:50 am North Star Gym

The theme of the lyceum is “Songs and Tales of Western Trails”.

Students will hear exciting songs and stories of Native Americans,

mountain men, miners and early pioneers who settled the West. Suzie

has a degree in elementary education and has been performing for

schools for twenty-seven years. Her husband Gary joined her ten years

ago. They sing songs of the era using guitar, banjo, fiddle, mountain

dulcimer, mandolin, autoharp and harmonica.

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Together, we create a newsletter for every month. Every student is assigned one or two

pages every month. For this issue, we decided to tell you a little bit about us.

Keep watching in our future issues for more about us!

Our Newsletter staff consists of a fun group of 9 students, grades 9-12. Students include:

Alaiyah Haas, Aiden Kiecker, Levi Scigliano, Jordyn Thompson, Jayce Thomas, Joseph Freund,

Conrad Streifel, Martin Ramey, Sam Bjornstad.

Jordyn Thompson What is your favorite activity to do out of school?

“Play basketball.”

Why did you decide to choose the class?

“Mainly, because I like working with computers.”

What is your favorite song and artist?

“Different for Girls - Dirks Bentley”

What do you want to do in your future career?

“I want to be a lawyer or else something in the

medical field.”

Conrad Streifel What is your favorite activity to do out of school?

“Playing basketball and football.”

What are your two favorite sports?

“Basketball and Football.”

What is your favorite subject in school?

“World History.”

Do you play any sports? If you do, what do you play?

“I’m going to play basketball this year.”

What has been your favorite thing in Desktop so far?

“Designing the newsletter for the school.”

Jayce Thomas If you could create a page of your own, what would it be about?

“I would create a page for Cando Hockey.”

What are your two favorite sports?

“Hockey and Football.”

What is your favorite song and artist?

“Hymn for the Weekend - Coldplay”

What has been your favorite page that you have created?

“My favorite page was the front page.”

What are your three favorite foods?

“Pizza, Spaghetti, and Tacos.”

Get to Know the Newsletter Class

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Helping Kids Stay Safe in an Often Dangerous World

By Charles Fay

Many of us lament over the "good old days" when we were free to roam the neighborhood

and play with friends unsupervised by adults. In this day and age, parents are wise to keep a

much closer eye on their kids. How do we do so while at the very same time communicating

this essential truth?

Nobody can ensure your safety if you habitually place yourself at risk.

Here are some tips for striking a balance:

1. Don't sugarcoat the world.

As soon as kids are able to walk and talk and understand the basics, parents are smart to

help them understand some unfortunate truths: there are some very bad people in the

world who do very bad things to kids; there's a difference between "good touch" and "bad

touch"; sometimes "bad people" look like "good people," etcetera.

Children need to understand that kids who do unwise things like running into the street in

front of cars or placing their hands in the garbage disposal stand a good chance of being

maimed or killed.

2. Model calm confidence.

Obviously our goal is not to traumatize children with inappropriately vivid details. Our

objective is to tell the truth in a simple and developmentally appropriate manner.

Our demeanor will make all of the difference. If we share the truth with anxiety, our kids

will become anxious. If we do it with calm confidence, the odds increase that they will

become calm and confident.

3. Help them see that they are ultimately responsible for their own safety.

Ask your child the following question:

"We love you and want to do our best to help you be safe.

Even though this is true, do you think we can keep you safe if you aren't trying hard to

keep yourself safe?"

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