Mrs. Gauthier Recieves Shine Award!

It is hard to believe we are coming to the end of 2014 with the anticipation of welcoming the New Year. I want to thank our Borlaug teachers, staff, and families for the great instruction and support given to our Borlaug students.  I wish you all Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!

We had an exciting visit on December 9^th from Superintendent Murley to celebrate Borlaug’s outstanding secretary, Mary Gauthier. She was presented with the ICCSD’s Shine Award for her tremendous contributions and dedication to Borlaug Elementary’s students, families, and staff.  We thank Mrs. Gauthier for all she does for so many! Congratulations!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borlaug Reading Celebration

Hello, Borlaug Families and Staff,

Our Borlaug students have surpassed the goal of reaching 20,000 Borlaug Bulldog tickets! Today, Friday, November 25^th, the Borlaug students celebrated with buddy classes with a Read and Feed. Buddies curled up with books and snacks to enjoy literature and each other’s company. This was sponsored by our Borlaug PBIS Team as part of our school-wide celebration calendar of events, and you can find more photos on the front of the Borlaug webpage. We are so proud of our Borlaug Bulldogs and their diligence at making respectful, responsible, and safe choices. GO BULLDOGS!

Here is a link to our Reading Celebration: 

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

I wish you a relaxing Thanksgiving Break.

Principal Shoppa

Borlaug's Math and Science Night

On October 16th, we had our Family Math & Science Night at Borlaug from 6:30-7:30 pm!  The open house event was to learn more about our science and math materials and curriculum through hands-on activities. Here is a link to a slide show highlighting the evening’s activities. http://www.edline.net/pages/Borlaug_Elementary_School/Activities/Math___Science_Night_2014-15

Thank you for your time and participation, and thank you to our talented teachers for organizing this great event!

Picnic on the Lawn

Hello, Borlaug Families,

On Thursday, September 18^th, Borlaug Elementary students celebrated an achievement!  Our students have been respectful, responsible, and safe, and we have collectively earned over 5,000 PBIS tickets since the start of the school year.  To celebrate we enjoyed a picnic on the front lawn, and below is a link to a slideshow of our outdoor fun!

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

Enjoy!

Principal Shoppa

Wonderful Attendance at Borlaug PTO Meeting

It was wonderful to see so many new faces at our first PTO meeting last week.  We hope to continue having such positive attendance, as we plan for our school and this school year.  Our next meeting will be Oct. 14^th at 6:30 in Borlaug’s Library.

 

We also had excellent attendance at our Team 3 and Team 4 Back-to-School Night on September 4^th. Our Kindergarten and Team 2 Back-to-School Night will be on Sept. 18^th.  This is our opportunity to share with families the curriculum & instructional materials unique to your child’s grade level, and to let your child share his/her classroom with you!  

First Borlaug Bulletin to be Published 8.25.14

Hello, Borlaug Families,

 

Our first Borlaug Bulletin of the 2014-15 school year will be published this Monday, August 25th.   We will publish our community newsletter twice a month, and it will be sent to our families electronically.  If you need a hard copy sent home instead, please call the Borlaug office at 688-1155.

 

It was wonderful to have so many Borlaug families at our Ice Cream Social on August 14^th.  We enjoyed seeing familiar faces and meeting new students and families. We were very fortunate to have the University of Iowa Credit Union sponsoring our event. I want to thank our generous Borlaug PTO and our caring staff for their time and organization which made for a successful evening.

During our first days of school we spent time teaching all of our students our behavior expectations for the lunchroom, bus, playground, hallways, and restrooms. All adults will recognize appropriate behavior with our gold Borlaug Bulldog Tickets. This is all part of our Positive Behavior and Intervention and Supports (PBIS) program coordinated through our district.  The Borlaug Family Handbook has more information to share in regard to PBIS. You can find our Borlaug Family Handbook on our Borlaug Elementary website at: http://www.edline.net/pages/Borlaug_Elementary_School

 

We start each day at Borlaug by reciting our Borlaug Pledge.  It is a reminder to us all that at Borlaug we are responsible, respectful, and safe.  We hope families will use the pledge as a way to talk with your children about their days.  We encourage families to display the pledge at home as a reminder.

The Borlaug Pledge

Borlaug Elementary is a caring community of learners

We respect ourselves and others

We make responsible choices

We are safe at school

We are proud to be the Borlaug Bulldogs

WOOF! WOOF!

 

Principal Shoppa

Borlaug's 2014-15 First Day of School

Hello, Borlaug Families,

What fabulous first day at Borlaug!   We had so many excited and smiling faces both from the children and the staff.  Be sure to check out the Borlaug webpage for some first day photos.

When looking at our end of the day dismissal procedures, we want to share a few reminders with our families.  Each day this week is a 2:00 dismissal day for all Iowa City schools.  Be sure to review with your child daily how he/she will get home.  If there is a change in the regular routine, please send a note to school for your child’s teacher, or call the Borlaug office at 688-1155.  This keeps us all well-informed so we know how to help your child at the end of the school day. All of our students will be escorted to their dismissal destinations each day, so older students will need to meet up with younger siblings at these locations, not at classrooms.  We have staff members for every grade level who will walk our bus students, carline students, walking students, and BASP students to their dismissal destinations. 

We want to remind our car line families to be sure to have a sign in your front window showing the last name of your children for pick-up.  Thanks for your child’s teacher, your student may have even come home with a carline sign today. Be sure it is large enough for the carline staff to see easily.  This will help us speed up the carline process.

If parents are meeting students to walk home, 1^st through 6^th grade students will meet parents at the east playground gate, while our kindergarten parents meet at the front entry.  This will elevate the congestion by the front entry, as we have students being escorted to their dismissal destinations by staff. 

Thank you so much for your support, as we are off to another great start!

Principal Shoppa