Borlaug’s International Festival was a success!

Our second annual International Festival was a wonderful event! I want to thank our dedicated parents and staff for an outstanding evening. It was wonderful to see us gathered as a community celebrating our various cultures through displays and sharing delicious foods. The Press-Citizen Newspaper visited and will be publishing a story about our celebration of Dr. Borlaug’s 100^th birthday and our International Festival.

Principal Shoppa

Happy Birthday, Dr. Borlaug!

Hello Borlaug Families,

As a special gift to each of our Borlaug students, your child will come home today with a World Food Prize poster in honor of Dr. Norman Borlaug and his life’s work.  Today is the 100^th anniversary of Dr. Borlaug’s birth, so your child was able to celebrate his birthday by learning more about his life and accomplishments. 

Today is also special because Dr. Borlaug’s sculpture is being unveiled in Washington D.C. in Statuary Hall.  The statue depicts the scientist and Cresco, IA native holding his notepad in a field of wheat.  Dr. Borlaug is sometimes referred to as “the man who saved a billion lives,” for his work in developing high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties and working in other countries to assist farmers.

On April 22^nd at 6:30pm and on April 25^th at 8:30pm, Iowa Public Television will air, “Norman Borlaug: Journey to Statuary Hall.”  It will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at how much work and determination went into the Borlaug statue.  The program will also be available online at Iptv.org.

Dr. Norman Borlaug is one of only three Americans who have been awarded the Noble Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal.  We are very proud to have our school named for such an outstanding person.

Principal Shoppa

Borlaug's International Festival

In honor of Dr. Borlaug's world travels and his March 25th birthday, we invite you to Borlaug's annual International Festival! This year it will take place on Friday, March 28^th, from 6:00-7:30 pm in the gym and the multi-purpose room. The festival is an open house for our community to celebrate the rich diversity of Borlaug Elementary. It is a way to experience the different food, dress, games, music, literature, and other attributes of the native countries and family traditions that represent the cultures of all Borlaug students. Please come anytime between 6:00 and 7:30 pm to take part in the food and displays prepared by many of our Borlaug families.

Celeste Shoppa, Principal

Borlaug PJ Day & Food Drive

Hello, Borlaug Families and Staff,

Friday, December 13^th, is PJ Day at Borlaug.  This spirit day is sponsored by our Student Council, and they want to encourage students and staff to wear pajamas to school.   If you choose to bring slippers to wear indoors, be sure to have a change of shoes or boots for outside as well.

The second reminder is about our Borlaug Food Drive which is ending this Friday, December 13^th.  The Borlaug Student Council is collecting food for families needing assistance over Winter Break.  Any additional food will be donated to the Crisis Center.  Please bring donations to the classroom or the main office.  If your family would like to receive a Winter Break Basket, please contact Shannon Miner at 319- 688-1159. She can help arrange pick-up or delivery.

Pre-K	Uncooked rice/pasta/crackers
First Grade	Boxes of cereal/oatmeal/brown sugar/syrup
Second Grade	Canned vegetables/beans/pumpkin
Third Grade	Canned soup/gravy/canned meat
Fourth Grade	Instant mashed potatoes
Fifth Grade	Canned fruit/cranberry sauce
Sixth Grade	Cake mixes + canned frosting
Staff	Gift Cards or other foods

Thank you for your support.
Celeste Shoppa

Borlaug Halloween Slide Show

It was wonderful to see so many of our Borlaug families participating in our Borlaug Halloween festivities.  Below is a link to a Borlaug Halloween slide show that we hope you enjoy.

http://www.edline.net/pages/Borlaug_Elementary_School/Activities/Halloween_Lunch_Table

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Thank you,

Celeste Shoppa, Principal

Borlaug Slide Show to Share

Hello Borlaug Families,

 

We have a new Power Point slideshow that is available at the following link:

http://www.edline.net/pages/Borlaug_Elementary_School/About_Our_School/The_Borlaug_Community

The Power Point presents information about Borlaug Elementary, our students and families, as well as Dr. Borlaug’s story.  We have this presentation running on our office monitor as a way to welcome families and to give visitors something special to view while waiting in the office.  Thank you to Amy Sorensen, our Instructional Coach, for creating this.

 

We hope you enjoy!

Welcome to Borlaug and the 2013-14 School Year!

Hello Borlaug Families,

We were very excited to welcome our students and families to the first day of school! There were so many smiling faces, happy to be back to Borlaug.

Please call us at 688-1155 if you need any assistance with updating your E-Registration. We are currently at about 80% of our families updated.  We need to have 100% updated, so we are sure we have the most current information for contact purposes.

We will have early release on both the first and second day of school.  This means we will dismiss at 2:00 on both Wednesday, August 21^st and Thursday, August 22^nd, with Friday’s dismissal at 3:00.  We want to remind our preschool families that preschool begins on Monday, August 26^th.

Thank you to our wonderful PTO for sponsoring a Boohoo/Yahoo Breakfast on the first day of school.  It was an informal time to socialize and have a light breakfast with other Borlaug parents.

Have a great week!

Principal Shoppa