Borlaug International Festival was a huge success!

I want to thank our dedicated parents and staff for an outstanding International Festival last Friday evening.  It was wonderful to see us gathered as a community celebrating our various cultures through displays and sharing delicious foods.  Below is a link to a photo slide show of our International Festival which we hope you enjoy viewing as a family.http://www.edline.net/pages/Borlaug_Elementary_School/Activities/International_Festival

This Friday, March 15^th, will be a special day at Borlaug – It’s Beach Day! Spring Break is just around the corner, so let’s pretend we are on a sunny beach instead of experiencing an Iowa winter!  We hope our Borlaug students will dress for the occasion with a fun t-shirt, or hat, or sunglasses, etc. 

This Friday will also be our School-Wide BINGO celebration!  Our Borlaug Bulldogs have reached our goal of 40,000 Borlaug Bulldog tickets through their respectful, responsible, and safe behaviors. We will celebrate by playing BINGO for the last half hour of the day.  We will use our PA system and the SMART Boards to play as classroom teams.  It is sure to be lots of fun!

I hope you have a super Spring Break!

Celeste Shoppa, Principal

Borlaug’s Read Across America event held on Friday, March 1st

Hello Borlaug Families,

We hope you enjoy the

below link which is a slide show from Borlaug’s Read Across America event held on Friday, March 1^st .  The National Education Association’s “Read Across America” is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on the birthday of beloved children's author, Dr. Seuss.
http://www.edline.net/pages/Borlaug_Elementary_School/Activities/Borlaug_Celebrates_Read_Across

Each Borlaug classroom, Preschool – 6^th grade, enjoyed a visit from a member of the Coralville/Iowa City community.  The community members read their favorite children’s book, sharing their own love of reading, and its importance in their lives.

The Press-Citizen paper newspaper covered the story as well.  You will find an article in the Saturday, March 2^nd paper under local news, page 3A.  It is wonderful to spotlight reading and our fabulous Borlaug community.

Principal Shoppa