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CROSBY-IRONTON COURIER
Fifth graders Salute to Veterans
Wednesday, Nov.19, 2014
School Rules!
—Brenda Booth photo
—Brenda Booth photo
VETERANS INVITED to CRES on
Veterans Day last week by fourth
grade students were (left to right):
Emma Gustafson standing in front of
her
grandfather, Ralph
Ferrier
(Army); Audrey Wiseley-Peterson in
front of her dad, Ben Peterson
(National Guard); Katelynn Landress
with grandfather Dave Landree
(Navy); Chase Hage with medals his
grandfather had won during his service in the Marines while stationed in
Vietnam. Located behind Hage is
Ironton American Legion Post #443
of
Ironton
Commander
Curt
Christopherson (Navy); Kale Jones
is holding a picture of his greatgrandfather, Sergeant Harold L.
Graves who was a POW in WWII.
Behind Jones is family friend, David
Lound (Navy); Adam Farrell with his
grandfather Steve Gorecky (Army).
Many of the fourth graders had family and friends that were invited but
could not attend on Tuesday. The
students did share their stories with
the class. One student, Gavin
Keppers, brought in information on
35 veterans.
THE FIFTH GRADE choir sings out
the song “Proud to be American”
during its concert last Tuesday at
CRES. Dale Carry and Larry
Hammill of the Myrin-James
American Legion Post #443 presented the colors, Scott Ruffing
directed and Rich Aulie accompanied.
Chemical Health
services available
to students
Chemical dependency is an
illness that affects everyone in
the family. It is estimated that one
out of every four students in the
classroom is affected by the
chemical abuse of someone
close to them—a close relative,
brother/sister, parent or friend.
Should students experience
worry and stress without support
and education? They will function better in the classroom if
they are less worried and preoccupied about crises in their home
lives.
During the 2014-15 school
year, Charmaine Donovan, a
Licensed Chemical Dependency
Counselor, will provide screening services and support groups
for students enrolled in school at
Crosby-Ironton. Donovan has an
office on the Focus Unit at St.
Joseph’s Medical Center. She
has over 37 years of experience
in the chemical health/chemical
dependency field, 24 of those
years working with youth in a
school setting. She has worked
extensively with students and
families in the area school districts.
In the process of evaluating
your student(s) for group services, Donovan may call you to discuss area resources and to gather
background information necessary to work effectively with
your child. She will help you find
community services available to
you.
Sometimes groups may not
be an effective way to help your
child/children. In this case,
Donovan will call you to discus
alternative ways your family
may get help regarding chemical
dependency in the family.
Contact the school if you
want your son/daughter to participate in Chemical Health counseling services.
—Brenda Booth photo
—Brenda Booth photo
—Brenda Booth photo
IRONTON LEGION MEMBER Jesse Nix
shares a story with Drew Patten on Veterans
Day at CRES last Tuesday. Principal Kurt
Becker adn visiting veterans led the school in
the pledge of allegiance.
THE “THREE GREAT Leaders,” George
Washington (Carson Turk), Abraham Lincoln
(Tason Ceplecha) and Martin Luther King
(Marques Debrey) were introduced to the audience (and shown above) by Brennan McCalla
during the choir concert last week at CRES.
FIFTH
GRADE STUDENT
Astrayia
Solorzano welcomes the
audience to the Proud to
be
American
Choir
Concert last week at
CRES. A number of students had solos throughout the performance.
A reminder of the school bus rules
Crosby-Ironton
Transportation would like to
remind all parents and children
of the basic “inside the school
bus” rules: Follow the directions of the driver; stay seated
in your seat and face forward
(bottom to bottom and back to
back); be kind to others; talk
quietly and use kind words;
keep all parts of your body
inside the bus at all times, and
dangerous items must be left at
home. Following these rules
will help ensure your children
will have a safe and fun ride to
and from school.
Crosby-Ironton
Transportation would like to
ask parents to contact them at
546-6156 with any changes that
may affect their child’s busing
schedule. This includes address,
phone number, or daycare
changes. We also ask you to
have your child at the bus stop at
least five minutes before the
scheduled stop.
We remind everyone to
please watch out for school
buses. When the yellow lights
on the top of the bus are flashing, slow down and be prepared
to stop. When the red lights are
flashing you must stop.
Remember “STOP ON RED”
there are kids ahead.
Distracted driving is a leading cause of stop arm violations.
Crosby-Ironton Transportation
would like to remind drivers
their buses are equipped with
stop arm cameras. At a student
stop, when the red lights are
flashing, you need to stop.
Those who fail to do so will be
reported to the correct law
enforcement agency. Please pay
attention while driving and
watch out for school buses.
Advance makeup slips requested
A student may obtain an
advance make-up slip for an
excused absence that is
planned and approved in
advance.
In some instances, it may
be possible for a student to
complete some portion of
his/her work in advance of a
planned absence, but is
entirely at the discretion of
the classroom teacher.
—Brenda Booth photo
KALE JONES introduces his military family
friend, David Lound, to the fourth graders on
Veterans Day last Tuesday. He also displays
the photograph of his great-grandfather
Sergeant Harold L. Graves who was a POW in
WWII and also earned two purple hearts.
—Brenda Booth photo
TAMMY HAWKINSON'S kindergarten class earned the Golden
Garbage Can by respectfully keeping their classroom clean at CRES.
Pictured are (front, l-r): Brody
Pakarinen, Kendra Schroeder, Levi
Bolduc, Lauren LaQuier and Kirsten
Nixon; middle row, Landen Cartie,
Abby Lentz, Riley Odle, Oliver
Travers and Ava Louks; back row,
Tammy Hawkinson, Clayton Burton,
AnaLee Robbins, Daniel Stirewalt,
Benson Mowers, Sarah Maroney
and Nolan Moores.
—Brenda Booth photo
JANE MOORE'S first grade class
earned the Paw Pride Rug by
respectfully walking down the hallway at CRES. Pictured in the front
row, l-r, are: Zuma Hazwood,
Emerson Gehrke and Carson
Freese;
middle
row,
Riley
Schroeder, Logan Jarvela, Gracie
Rosecrans, Kole Hawkins, Reece
Morrisette and Andrew Taylor; back
row: Hunter Wynn, Elias Olson,
Savanna Welch, Samantha Hachey,
Ryley Bartels, Gianna Westerlund
and Abriel Stealy; Standing in the
very back are Jane Moore teacher
and student volunteer Abbie Damm.
The Pledge of Allegiance
will be recited on the first
school day of each week at
the start of third hour (10:24
a.m.).
Anyone who does not
wish to participate in reciting
school beyond dismissal only be asked to leave school the Pledge of Allegiance for
when being supervised by a grounds. Please note: parents/ any personal reason may elect
teacher, coach or sponsor. When guardians should be aware the not to do so. Students must
the activity ends, students must no direct supervision is provided respect other person's right to
leave school or wait in the com- for students before 8 a.m. and make that choice. (Minn.
§121A.11).
mons area. Other students will after 3:30 p.m.
Before and after regular school hours
Students may arrive early
(before 8 a.m.) but must go
directly to the commons area
(lunch room) or be under the
direct supervision of a teacher.
Students may remain at
Pledge of
Allegiance
policy at C-I
Junior High Dance Schedule
Clip and save this schedule of dances lined up at
Crosby-Ironton Junior High School! All dances listed
are held in the Commons Area and are for grades
seven through nine unless otherwise specified.
Thursday, Nov. 20
Thanksgiving Dance 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 16
* Holiday Dance
6:30 to 9 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 19
Winter Dance
6:30 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 17
* Valentine’s Dance
6:30 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday, March 17
St. Patrick’s Dance
6:30 to 9 p.m.
Monday, April 20
Last Jr. High Dance 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Monday, May 18
7-12 Year End Dance 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Reward Dance if PBIS Goal is met!)
*DENOTES SEMI-FORMAL DANCE