Colfax-Mingo Community School District Newsletter ......November 2013 Colfax-Mingo Community School District Newsletter Tigerhawk Talk During our My Family, My Community reading theme

November 2013

Colfax-Mingo Community School District Newsletter

Tigerhawk TalkDuring our My Family, My

Community reading theme our 3 yr. old and 4 yr. old preschools explored our community by taking a couple of walking field trips to our local post office, gro-cery store, and fire station. We had a baker, nurse, and police officer visit our classroom. In addition we learned about being a postal worker, grocery store worker, firefighter, baker, nurse, and police officer and what they do in our community.

The C-M kindergarten classes went to the Colfax Fire Station on Tuesday, Oct. 8 to learn about Fire Safety. The students were able to practice stop, drop and roll, see a firefighter in all the fireman gear, go through a fire truck and an ambulance. The children really enjoyed this experience! Thanks to The Colfax Fire Department for doing this every year during Fire Prevention Week! Remember to change the batteries in your smoke alarms and practice get out and stay out with your famiy!

Community and Colfax Elementary Preschoolers learn about their community and community helpers

Fire Prevention Week

November 2013 • Page 2

News and NotesColfax-Mingo Elementary

Preschool: Oliver Vonnahme, Makenna Westercamp, Andrea Tyler, Ben Smith, Memphis Dentler, Brysen Bill, Katelyn Steenhoek, Alexandra Camp, Kindergarten: Stone Lillard, Amy Martinez, Savannah Lamb, Gage Byal, Ayden Sloan, Gus Engle, Bianca LaneFirst Grade: Caylee Brown, Josiah Bartlett, Lily Danley, Michelle Martinez, Jesley Montero, Sebastian QuigleySecond Grade: Aiden McCarty, Rachael Uecker, Austin Lane, Ashton Byal, Haley Faupel, Olivia Bern-strauch, Anthony CampThird Grade: Dylan Clark, Ashley Purk, Addison Kochheiser, Joslyn Chadwick, Caylee Cunningham, Ethan FisherFourth Grade: Sam Allen, Delaney Bisom, Gabby Shepherd, Grant Alexander, Cole Bracewell, Kyra Lester, McKayla SmithFifth Grade: Ayla Campbell, Jordan Roozeboom, Rylie Walker, Crystal Lincoln, Colton Hernandez, Katrina McGruderSixth Grade: Lara Wheeler, Mya Bisom, Kenady Hummel, Abby Dille, Trinity Schroeder, Jacob Corbin, Randall Parks, Dylan Zook

September Kids of Character

Colfax-Mingo Elementary currently has seven SMART Boards throughout the building. What makes these so useful in a classroom? They are designed to be interactive with the teacher and student. This type of technology keeps students engaged in the lesson and learn-ing. The elementary recently ordered enough SMART Boards for each classroom in the elementary. The goal is to have them up and going in each classroom by Thanksgiving. The additional SMART Boards were purchased with Microsoft Dollars.

The elementary has created a professional development plan that focuses on math and reading. The math portion will focus on the imple-mentation of our new math series. Reading will focus on continuing to implement the Iowa Core Literacy Standards. The staff spends a lot of time using student data to make decisions that will help improve achievement. In addition to professional development, teachers are encouraged to attend workshops and other learning opportunities that focus on reading and math. Recently, three elementary teachers, sev-eral jr./sr. high teachers and Mr. Summy attended a reading workshop entitled, Doing What Works: Literacy Strategies for the Next Level. This particular workshop focused on classroom strategies ranging from lower elementary to secondary classrooms. Topics included vocabulary, comprehension, and study strategies.

Upcoming Activities

• November 5th & 7th: 1 Hour Early Out fol-lowed by Parent-Teacher Confer-ences 4-8pm.

• Scholastic Book Fair: No-vember 4th-7th. Sponsored by the CM PTA.

• November 7th: Ronald McDon-ald assembly. “On The Inside, the Importance of Building Good Charac-ter.” Sponsored by our local McDonalds.

• November 8th: No School

• November 22nd: 2nd Grade to Neil Smith and 5th Grade to JA Biztown

The Colfax-Mingo Elementary iSPIN team sponsors a Kid of Character Breakfast each month. Teachers select students each month that have worked hard to be good examples of the character trait. The September character trait is Respect. Selected students may bring a guest to the character breakfast which is the last Friday of each month.

Getting SMART at the Elementary

Professional Development


The third graders enjoyed a beautiful fall day at the Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve on September 20th. We went on a morning hike and photographed things in nature. We created nature journals. In them we did leaf rubbings, fish printing, and leaf poundings. We also had time to study the life cycle of the monarch butterfly. We had a great nature-filled day with the Jasper County Conservationists.

The Colfax-Mingo sixth grade classes each spent a day conducting environmental investigations at the Mariposa Recreation Area northeast of Newton. Mariposa Recreation Area is a 151 acre county park that includes a 17 acre lake. The outdoor education opportunity was led by the Jasper County Conservation Board’s natu-ralists Katie Cantu and Greg Oldsen.

The day began with the CM students taking a driving tour around the outside of the park. The naturalists pointed out many things that affect the watershed for Mariposa’s Wolfe Lake. Over the years the lake has been silting in due to run-off from farm fields. The students were able to compare farming techniques that are improving the watershed to those tech-niques that are harmful to the watershed of the lake.

Students were also able to see the improvements being made to the watershed inside the county park. A hike around the park provided the chance to see things that are helping to improve the water quality of the lake. It was also a chance

to learn about native plants and grasses. The students’ favorite part of the hike was the prairie grass restoration. Students enjoyed hiding in the grasses while playing a predator/prey game.

In the afternoon, students conducted water samples to determine how silt is affecting the water quality. Students measured dissolved oxygen levels, checked ph levels, and determined the water clarity of the lake. The highlight of the trip was the pond netting activ-ity. Students used nets to scoop mud from the bottom of the lake. Students were able to pull out many unique creatures from the mud. Students identified these creatures with the help of their investigator’s booklet.

Katie and Greg did an excel-lent job informing and educat-ing our students on this outdoor adventure. Learning about the watershed, prairie grasses, the water quality, and the unique creatures in the lake are all things that these students will remember as they grow older. If you see a CM sixth grade student please ask them about their Mariposa adventure.

CM 6th Graders Take Field Trip to MariposaBy Justin Teed, Deb Hainer, and Bob Fippinger

Third graders spend day at nature preserve



November 28


ISU SymphonyMrs. Warrick took the Sixth

Grade to the Iowa State Symphony on Friday, September 27th, at C. Y. Stevens Auditorium in Ames. Students heard pieces from China, Mexico, France, Russia, and the United States. Most students chose the Chinese piece, “The Rhyme of Taigu” by Zhou Long as their favor-ite because of the loud percussion sounds. One student said, “I loved the trip! I love how the music fills you and you imagine things. My favorite instrument was the violins because they sounded so peaceful.” Many of the students cited the in-strumental “petting zoo” afterwards in the lobby as their favorite part of the trip because they got to play some of the percussion instruments.

Mrs. Warrick learned that bas-soons now can buy plastic dou-ble reeds. Each one costs about $165.00 and lasts about a year. She also discovered that pencil grips can be used to put over the clarinet thumb rest to ease discomfort. The college students and Dr. Jacob Harrison, the conductor, were very helpful and fun to talk with. The ISU Symphony performances are open to the public.

5/6 OpusEleven students recorded audi-

tions for the 5/6 Opus Honor Choir sponsored by the Iowa Choral Directors Association this fall. Even though no one was selected, the students worked very hard at-tending rehearsals after school to learn Latin and some very difficult notes. The auditions were recorded acapella, changed to MP3 files, and e-mailed for the first time this year. Students auditioning were: (6th) Chelsey Atwood, Mya Bisom, Abby Dille, Gabrielle Hampton, Kolbe McKee, and Jodine Woods; (5th) Jocelyn Brown, Lillie McK-ee, Hailee Slaughter, Kira Warrick, and Livi Wood. Great job, singers!

Middle School Honor Band Participants

On October 1st 8th graders Misha See-beck and Emily Boehm auditioned for the South Central Iowa Bandmasters Associa-tion (SCIBA) JH Honor Band. In early September students received two con-trasting pieces of music and memorized 9 scales to prepare for this audition. They competed against students from the South Central district and both of these students were accepted into the honor band.

Also selected to attend this honor band was Ilia Hostetter. 7th graders are chosen by area directors based on nomination.

This honor band will have three different bands performing, a Blue band, containing all 8th graders based on their October audition, a White band, containing 8th graders based on audition and 7th graders based on nomination, and a Red Band containing 7th graders based on nomination. Each band will have approximately 100 members. Misha will perform with the Blue band and Emily and Ilia will perform with the White band. Congratulations to these students!

Choral Music NewsThe school year has begun and the

choral department is off and running. We have had students participating in several different choral activities including honor choirs, musicals, and other performances. We have had some excellent experiences and we hope to see you at our upcoming performances.

On October 15th six high school choir students traveled to Simpson College to participate in the Simpson College Honor Choir. Those students are juniors, Jareth Barnes, Hannah Boehm and Chris Warner, sophomores, Emily Taylor and Libby Cooper, and freshman Chianna Dunblazier. They had the opportunity to sing high quality music with 100+ students from surrounding area choirs.

October 21st was our first concert of the year. Performing was the Junior High Concert Choir and the High School Concert Choir with a few from each group sing-ing solos between groups. We hope you enjoyed our performance as much as we enjoyed performing!

If you missed our October concert, there are opportunities coming up to hear us again. On Friday November 15th and Saturday, November 16th at 7:00 P.M. on the high school stage we will be performing the musical “Annie”. We are working hard at making this a performance to remember. Please join us for this exciting event!

Also, on Monday, December 9th the High School Concert Choir and the High School Concert Band will perform their High School Winter Concert on the high school stage and on Monday, December 16th Junior High Concert Choir and Junior High Concert Band will perform their Winter Concert. Come to enjoy a night of holiday music with us!

November 2013 •Page 7

A look insideJunior-Senior High School

Thanksgiving is almost here! Can you believe it? With the busy holiday season coming up let the CMHS Foods & Nutrition and Culinary 1 classes help make things a little easier by making you a homemade pie. The students will be making cherry, apple, and pumpkin pies that will be either pre-baked or frozen and completely from scratch! Another awesome rea-son to buy one of these pies? The proceeds will go towards The Education Foundation. The pies will be available Friday November 22 from 4 p.m. until 6 and Saturday November 23 from 8:30 until noon at the 1st State Bank in Colfax. So mark this on your calendar and come support our students and The Education Foundation!

The Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High Physical Educa-tion students tried to beat the heat at the begin-ning of the school year by swimming the first two weeks at the Colfax Swimming Pool. This was a fun, cool and relax-ing way for the students to start the school year. For the next few weeks, the classes engaged in an activity called Eclipse ball, which uses tennis racquets to hit a bigger ball over the volleyball net using a combination of tennis and volleyball rules. The students really enjoyed this game. The next two activities the stu-dents participated in was Frisbee golf and Archery. With the Frisbee golf course next to the school and the rising interest in the sport, we wanted to give the students a chance to play this sport.

Plus, the walking while playing this sport gives the students a good car-diovascular workout as well. The students al-ways enjoy Archery and we did this activity for a week. The weather last spring did not allow us to get the Archery activ-ity in the agenda. We will try again this spring to bring Archery back. At the present time, the classes are engaged in a volleyball unit. Activities ahead are flag football and basketball units.

The weightlifting classes are working very hard. There is progress being made with tech-nique and the students’ understanding what lifts affect which muscle groups. Some students have chosen to do fitness workouts and they are doing a great job using a variety of exercises.

Junior/Senior High Physical Education Classes

By Jeff Lindsay

Family & Consumer SciencesBy Brandy Rongved

Parents/Guardians in the Colfax-Mingo Community School District have the right to learn about the following qualifications of their child’s teacher: state licensure requirements for the grade level and content areas taught, the current licensing status of your child’s teacher, and baccalaure-ate/graduate/certification/degree. You may also request the qualifications of an instruction paraprofessional who serves your student in a Title I program or if your school operates a school-wide Title I program.

Parents/Guardians may request this information from the Office of the Superintendent by calling: [515] 674-3646 or sending a letter of request to: Office of the Superintendent, 204 North League Road, Colfax, IA 50054.

The Colfax-Mingo Community School District ensures that parents will be notified in writing if their child has been assigned, or has been taught by a teacher for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not considered highly qualified.

Parents’/Guardians’ Rights Notification

September Students of the MonthThe Colfax-Mingo High School is excited to announce the stu-

dents that were nominated for September’s Students of the Month awards. Teachers from each department were asked to nominate a student they felt was deserving of this recognition. The criteria for the award is based on academic success, good citizenship and positive leadership in the classroom. In addition, a Principal’s Award has been established and is designed to recognize those students who go above and beyond through community service projects, helping other students, or by doing special projects that help those in and around our community. The Principal’s Award is selected by members of the administrative offices. Winners for the month of September are:

Agricultural- Sydney McLaughlinBusiness- Carley HodgsonEnglish- Natalja HandyFamily Consumer Science- Kenzie DrummondMath- Willa Colville Music- Libby CooperPhysical Education- Ivy MooreScience- Cassie CraigSocial Studies- Jaden RuskSpanish- Gabe SimpsonPrincipal’s Award- TJ Forck and Tim BloodCongratulations to these students on their achievements. Keep

up the good work Tigerhawks!


The Colfax-Mingo high school is perform-ing the play Annie this fall. Annie is a play written by Kenneth Ch-isholm in the 1930’s. Annie is a young, or-phan girl who is forced to live in a miserable orphanage run by the terrible Miss Hanni-gan. Annie gets the opportunity to spend a short time at the house of the wealthy Oliver Warbucks. Everyone in the household learns to love Annie, even cold-hearted Warbucks. He wants to help her find her parents and reward

them if they prove their identity. Miss Hanni-gan and a few others decide to impersonate her parents so they can collect the reward and let Annie stay, which would put her in great danger.

T h e l e a d c a s t members of Annie are made up of primarily seniors with Sydney McLaughin playing Annie, Donita Fatland playing Miss Hanni-gan, Keagan Smith playing Oliver “Dad-dy” Warbucks, Jade Lewis playing Grace, and Nate Smith play-

ing Rooster. Other key roles are Drake who is being played by junior Chris Warner and Lily who is being played by junior Olivia Maggard. There will also be a few middle school students involved with Annie as well with them playing the role of the orphans. Be sure to mark Friday, November 15th and Saturday, November 16th on your calen-dars so that you can come out and support the performances on Friday at the Colfax-Mingo Sr- Jr. High School!

The Colfax-Mingo Jr. Sr. High School is off to a great start this year. Coming into the new school year, there was some uneasiness about bringing the junior high students under the same roof as the high school students. As we settle into our daily routines, we learn to accept the new chal-lenges and realize that, in the end, there are not as many as we expected.

After visiting with some of the junior high teachers, they said that they miss certain aspects of the junior high, but they believe that everyone is adapting well. They appreciate the nice facilities and the welcoming that they received from the teachers at the high school. There have been no major problems with having the junior high and high school students in the same building and the teachers are attributing this to the transition being so well planned out. The high school teach-ers noted that they haven’t seen much of a change to their daily routines and feel that the change does not have a downside.

The upperclassmen that have experienced the new and old ways of the high school were eager to voice their opinion when asked about the transition. Some students admitted that when first told about the change, they were skepti-cal. Now, they are realizing that the extra one hundred students hardly affect them. The only difference that they have seen is that the hallways are a little more crowded when walking to and from their classes. Some of the junior high students shared that they were nervous to be in a school with the older students but as they famil-iarize themselves with their surroundings, they are starting to enjoy it. Also, they mentioned that they appreciate the easy access to each of their classrooms and not having to walk up and down all of the stairs. Both upperclassmen and junior high students said that they enjoy seeing their familiar friends, neighbors and relatives in all grades around the school.

All in all, a majority of us here at the Colfax-Mingo Jr. Sr. High School have be-come accustomed to the new adjustments and are looking forward to enjoying the rest of our year together.

The thought of college can be a scary thought for both high school students and their parents. On Tuesday, September 17th there was a college planning night at the high school to help alleviate some of that fear. The presentation was geared towards sophomores, juniors, and their parents but seniors were welcome to attend if they still had unanswered questions about col-lege planning. The Iowa College Access Network gave a presentation to help students and parents with all the questions about the college planning process. Some topics that were discussed include: preparing for college, what to consider when choosing a college, how to compare colleges, what to look for and ask during campus visits, and an over-view of financial aid.

The presenters distributed sev-eral handouts during the presenta-tion that would be very helpful for any high school student regardless of the type of college or career they are

looking into. One of these handouts was a Career and College Planning Guide. It gave ideas to students on how to find the right career, what they need to do to prepare for col-lege, a list of Iowa colleges and their deadlines for applying, a checklist of college options, ideas as to how to fund for their education and tips for succeeding in college. The present-ers also handed out a countdown to college calendar for each grade level that gave suggestions as to what students should accomplish towards college and career planning by the end of each grade level. Scholarship information was shared with those in attendance which is helpful to any-one planning on attending college to help ease some of the financial burden that can come from pursu-ing a college degree. If you were unable to attend this presentation but would like to learn more about planning for college you can visit www.ICANsucceed.org for more information.

Colfax-Mingo High School College Planning Night

By Brooklynn Rawlins

Colfax-Mingo Jr. Sr. High School in Full

SwingBy Carley Hodgson

Annie visits Colfax-Mingo High SchoolBy Erin Earles

Chris Stuva# of year involved in cross country: 3

yearsGreatest cross country memory: Bus

rides with Shadoe Rusk & Loren BracewellHigh School Activities: XC, Basketball,

& Spanish ClubFuture Plans: Attend Evangel Univer-

sity and major in marketingAdvice to future cross country athletes:

“Work hard and stick with it” Carley Hodgson

# of year involved in cross country: 2 years

Greatest cross country memory: Achieving my cross country goals and getting my best times

High School Activities: Speech, Track, Cross Country, Student Council, Spanish Club, Youth Group, & Big Brother/Big Sister

Future Plans: Attend Iowa State and major in Business

Advice to future cross country athletes: “It doesn’t matter how fast you are, just do your best.”

Breawna Schroder# of year involved in cross country: 1

yearGreatest cross country memory: All the

food I get to eat when I’m done runningHigh School Activities: Spanish Club,

FFA, NHS, Cross Country, Jazz Band, Concert Band, Basketball, Student Coun-cil, Art Club

Future Plans: Attend the University of Iowa and major in psychology or pre-med

Advice to future cross country athletes: “Don’t give up”

McKenzie Cogley# of year involved in cross country: 1

yearGreatest cross country memory: Eating

after the XC meetsHigh School Activities: Basketball,

Dance, XC, Track, NHS, & Student Council

Future Plans: DMACC or ISUAdvice to future cross country athletes:

“Run Forest Run”Donita Fatland

# of year involved in cross country: 1 year

Greatest cross country memory: Trip-ping and falling down the hill during practice

High School Activities: XC, Track, Choir, Drum Major in band, Spanish Club Officer, & Wrestling Manager

Future Plans: Go to Berkley School of Music & pursue my dreams

Advice to future cross country athletes: “Enjoy every race! Enjoy the feeling of being a part of the elite group we call RUNNERS.”

Sydney McLaughlin # of year involved in cross country: 2

years Greatest cross country memory: Being

the really good photographer @ Meets High School Activities: XC, Choir,

Spanish Club, Speech, NHS, BBBS, FFA, & Class Officer

Future Plans: Attend Central College and major in secondary education + minor in theater

Advice to future cross country athletes: “NEVER GIVE UP


(Sitting, from left) Carley Hodgson, Breawna Schrode, McKenzie Cogley, Donita Fatland, Sydney McLaughlin. (Front) Chris Stuva

Junior-Senior High School Library

Receives Grant MoneyBy Erin Earles

Each year the Jasper Commu-nity Foundation awards grants to projects in the Jasper county area. The foundation areas include arts and culture, economic develop-ment, education, environment, health and human services, rec-reation and other community activities. The grant amount de-pends on the availability to the Community Foundation each year. This year they had $86,000 available from the Iowa’s County Endowment program. The Jasper Community Foundation awarded the Colfax-Mingo Jr.-Sr. High School $1,000 for improvements to the school library. Recently in the high school library, there has not been a wide variety of books for the students to choose from. With the Jasper Community Foundation donating $1,000 the school will have the opportunity to buy more books so the students can expand their knowledge with reading.

In addition to the Community Foundation grant, the Colfax-Mingo Education Foundation will be matching the Jasper Community Foundation’s $1,000 grant. The school district has also taken a proactive role to help place a larger emphasis on lit-eracy by dedicating an additional $2,000 for the project for a grand total of $4,000 for new books for the Colfax-Mingo Jr.-Sr. High School. If you would like to help improve the book selection in the library by donating books or money to purchase books, please contact the high school at 515-674-4111. Thank you to the Jasper Community Founda-tion, Colfax-Mingo Education Foundation and the district for their donations to help improve the school’s library. The students are excited to see the improve-ments and are looking forward to a wider selection of books.

Colfax-Mingo: Cross Country2013 Senior Spotlight


The world history stu-dents at Colfax-Mingo High School have recently started a unit on Africa. The students are doing a simulation in-volving the creation of new authentic ethnic restaurants across the diverse nations of Africa. The goal of this simulation is for students to develop awareness of the land as well as the people and their customs of the dif-ferent regions.

There are many differ-ent elements that go along with this project. First, the students are required to re-search the background of

their nations and fill out fact sheets about their nation. Then they must come up with a name and slogan for their restaurant. Students also have to design the exterior and interior of the restaurant to reflect something about the nation’s history, culture, government, environment, and resources. They must design uniforms for their prospective workers, pick out appropriate flooring, tables and chairs, and incor-porate a minimum of four decorative focal points as well. Students must also include a description of what

type of music will be playing at their restaurant.

Once the design elements of the restaurant have been decided, the next step is to tackle the cuisine. The stu-dents must create a menu that would be successful in Africa. Throughout the menu the students must have one influential leader, a major historical event, traditional African dishes with a short description of each as well as the price, a minimum of three dessert options, and at least three beverages.

The final step to the proj-ect is the final presentation.

Students need to create either a PowerPoint or a website of their restaurant, provide at least one handout for their audience, have a commercial for their restaurant, and use a creative method to introduce their country and break down key facts for their classmates. Students are also required to come dressed in business attire and have a closing catchphrase to conclude the presentation. The students are enjoying the hands-on learning opportunity and feel the project is a great way to integrate learning across multiple subject areas.

Restaurants in History Class?By Brooklynn Rawlins

2013-2014

Athletic Passes

Adult yearly pass

can be purchased

for $60 each.

Student season

pass is $40 (K-12

grades) and is for

the whole school

year. You may

acquire these at

any game

admission stand.

School lunches are available for all students. Breakfast is available for children in all buildings, starting at 7:45 am

LUNCH PRICES

Pre-K (snack ticket)Breakfast-ElementaryBreakfast-Grades 6-12Breakfast-AdultLunch-Pre-K thru 12Lunch-AdultExtra Milk

One Day

$1.25$1.25$1.75$2.55$3.20$ .35

5-Day $6.25$6.25$8.75$12.75$16.00

20-Day$8.00$25.00$25.00$35.00$51.00$64.00$7.00





When school is cancelled because of inclement weather prior to the start of the school day, students and parents are notified over WHO, KMXD, KLYF, KISS, KJJY, KCOB, KRTI, KIOA, KRNT, KXTK, KLTI, KAZR, & KSTZ radio stations. KCCI and WHO & WOI television will also carry the announcement. Nor-mally the announcement will be made by 6:00 a.m. If school is dismissed because of inclement weather after the school day has begun, par-ents are notified by the same means. Parents of students who ride the bus are notified how students will be returned home with the notification that school has been dismissed. School officials determine

whether buses will follow the regular routes. If the buses do not follow the regular routes, they follow emergency routes or the parents are responsible for picking up the students at the student’s school.

The principal will deter-mine whether to hold extracur-

ricular activities or practices. If the extracurricular activity is to be held, it will be vol-untary for students. Students and parents are notified in the same manner as the notifica-tion that school was dismissed, or notification will be made by individual phone calls.

Medications will be administered by Colfax-Mingo Com-munity School Dis-trict personnel under the following guide-lines:

1. Prescription medication must be labeled by the phar-macist, detailing the name of drug, dosage, name of student, and time interval medica-tion is to be given.

2. Medication must be brought to school in a container appropriately labeled by pharmacy or phy-sician. Non-prescrip-

tion must be in its original container, accompanied by the medication form, and labeled with the stu-dent’s name, dosage, and time it is to be given during school-time hours.

3. The parent or guardian of a student receiving medication on an ongoing basis is advised to seek a phy-sician’s counsel be-fore changing doses, time, or medication.

4. Medication is kept in a locked, se-cure place in each school building. All

medication left at the end of the school year will be returned to the student or parent.

5. Over-the-coun-ter medications such at Tylenol or aspirin will be administered from school supply only upon written permission of the par-ent/guardian.

Each school at-t e n d a n c e c e n t e r maintains a record, which includes the student’s name, the time and date, and the signature of the person administering the medication.

Communicable and infectious diseases

Students who have an infectious or commu-nicable disease are allowed to attend school as long as they are able to do so and their presence does not pose an unreasonable risk of harm to themselves, or does not create a substantial risk of illness or transmission to other students or employees. If there is a question about whether a student should continue to attend classes, the student shall not attend class or participate in school activities without their personal physi-cian’s approval. Infectious or communicable diseases include, but are not limited to, mumps, measles, chicken pox and influenza.

Mission Statement“Colfax-Mingo Community School District’s

mission is to ensure a community that fosters life long learners, independent thinkers, and productive citizens of character.”

Medications

JASPER

Colfax Mingo Area Food

Pantryformer Assembly of

God Church on State Street

Colfax, IAContact Person: Bob

CorbittPhone: 515-674-4335Hours of operation:

8-8 Mon-Sat by appointment

Amount of food provided: 4-5 daysVisits permitted: 1x

monthDocumentation

required: proof of residence

Inclement Weather


November

PLEASE NOTE: Updated notices and district school corrections & changes will be placed on the ‘District’ website under the NOTICE link. The posting date will also appear there.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 V FB 7 pm Here w/Central Decatur

2 State Varsity Cross Country Meet TBA

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5 Election Day Parent-Teacher Conferences

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7 Parent-Teacher Conferences

8 Teacher Comp Day NO SCHOOL HS Musical 7 pm @ HS Stage

9 HS Musical 7 pm @ HS Stage

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11 Veterans Day Recognition AM

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13 Professional Development Early Dismiss

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21 All State Band/Choir Music Festival @ Ames Opus Elementary Honor Choir

22 All State Band/Choir Music Festival @ Ames 5th Grade Biztown in DM

23 All State Band/Choir Music Festival @ Ames

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25 7th/8th G BB @ Baxter 4:30 pm 7th/8th B BB @ Mingo w/CMB 4:30 pm 9th/JV G BB @ Story City 6 pm

26 7th/8th WR @ Brooklyn 4:15 pm

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28 Thanksgiving NO SCHOOL

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Non-discrimination Statement: This explains what to do if you believe you have been treated unfairly. “In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call toll free (866) 632-9992 (Voice). Individuals who are hearing impaired or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.” Iowa Non-Discrimination Notice: “It is the policy of this CNP provider not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orienta-tion, gender identity, national origin, disability, or religion in its programs, activities, or employ-ment practices as required by the Iowa Code section 216.7 and 216.9. If you have questions or grievances related to compliance with this policy by this CNP Provider, please contact the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Grimes State Office Building, 400 E. 14th St., Des Moines, IA 50319-1004; phone number 515-281-4121, 800-457-4416; web site: http://www.state.ia.us/government/crc/index.html.”

Colfax-Mingo Community School District November 2013 Menu

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 B-Cooks' Choice

Hamburger French Fries Baked Beans

Mandarin Oranges Milk

4 B-Bagel

BBQ Pork Rib

Sandwich Tri Tater

Green Beans Grapes

Milk

5 B-Granola Bar

Lasagna

Garden Salad Tomato Wedges (9-

12) Garlic Bread

Pears Milk

6 B-Combo Bar

Chicken Melt

Broccoli w/ Cheese Corn

Mixed Fruit Milk

7 B-Cereal/Toast

Sloppy Joe on a Bun

Baked Beans Baby Carrots Applesauce

Milk

8

No School

11 B-Sausage &

Pancake on a Stick

Chicken Patty w/ Bun Tater Tots

Seasoned Peas Peaches

Milk

12 B-Waffles

Meat Ball Sub Broccoli Salad

Vegetable Choice Apple Wedges

Choc Chip Cookie Milk

13 B-Cereal/Toast

Chili

Cornbread Saltines

Baby Carrots & Celery

Strawberries Milk

14 B- Pancakes

Crispito w/ Cheese

Lettuce Refried Beans

Mandarin Oranges Rice Crispy Bar

Milk

15 B-Breakfast Pizza

Salisbury Steak

Two Potato Mash Green Beans Biscuit & Jelly

Pineapple Milk

18 B-Cereal Bar

Pizza

Tossed Salad w/ Romaine

Cherry Tomatoes (9-12)

Corn Orange Wedges

Milk

19 B-Coffee Cake

Italian Pasta Bake

Green Pepper Sticks & Baby Carrots

Sliced Wheat Bread & Jelly (9-12) Mixed Fruit

Milk

20 B-Biscuit & Gravy

Grilled Cheese Tomato Soup

Saltines Vegetable Salad

Applesauce Milk

21 B-Yogurt & Granola

Roasted Turkey

Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy

Green Beans Biscuit

Peaches Peanut Butter Cookie

Milk

22 B-Cereal/Toast

Italian Chicken

Sandwich Potato Wedges

Steamed Broccoli Pears Milk

25 B-Waffles

Chicken Quesadilla

Tortilla Chips & Salsa Steamed Carrots

Corn Applesauce

Milk

26 B- French Toast

Sticks

Corndog Tossed Salad w/

Romaine Seasoned Peas

Peaches Milk

27 B-Breakfast Pizza

Cooks’ Choice

28

Thanksgiving Day

29

No School

*Additional fruit choice is offered daily at the HS *Milk (skim, chocolate skim & 1%) *Menu is subject to change

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