March 15 2011 PES Newsletter

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Volunteer Apprecia-tion Breakfast . OnApril 21, PonderosaElementary Staff will

honor our terrific vol-unteers at our Volun-teer AppreciationBreakfast. I hope thatall Ponderosa volun-teers are able to at-tend this event as it isour opportunity for usto honor you for all of your work and com-mitment to the school.

Emergency ContactInformation . Pleasekeep your emergencycontact information up-to date. Please visitthe office if changesare necessary.

Ponderosa Website.I hope thatsome of you have

had the op-portunity tovisit the

PES website. Our in-tent is to make it yourone stop place for in-formation. Here, wewill be posting ournewsletters, etc.http:// ponderosaelemen-tary.wordpress.com/.

Parent/TeacherConferences. Theparent/teacher confer-ences held in Februarywere a wonderful op-portunity for us to re-connect with parents.We had over a 97%

attendance rate for ourspring conferences thisyear. Thank you for

making your

child’s successa priority!

PTA and SAACMeetings . On Mon-day, April 11th, therewill be a SAAC meetingbeginning at 5:30 anda PTA meeting at 7:00p.m. Childcare is pro-vided. We hope to seeyou there! If you haveany questions, pleasecontact Angie Essex at(970) 690-9039 [email protected] you have any ques-tions, please contactthe Ponderosa office at679-9500.

Positive Behavior In-tervention and Sup-port . What is PositiveBehavior Interventionand Support (PBIS)?Improving student aca-demic and behavior out-comes is about ensuring

all students have accessto the most effectiveand accurately imple-mented instructionaland behavioral practicesand interventions possi-ble. PBIS provides anoperational framework

for achieving these out-comes. More impor-tantly, PBIS is NOT acurriculum, interven-tion, or practice, but ISa decision making(cont. on next page)

P o n d e r o s a b r i e f s S P E C I A L

D A T E S O F I N -T E R E S T :

CSAPs began March15th

3rd Quarter Report Cardsgo home March 18th

Early Childhood VisionChecks March 24th

Spring Break March 28th—April 1st

SAAC Meeting April 11th,5:30 p.m.

PTA Meeting April 11th,

7:00 p.m.

I N S I D E T H I SI S S U E :

PBIS Cont. 2

Staff Spotlight 2

Teacher Tuesday Honoree 2

Schools on the Move 3

Important Notice 3

Lyrical Lines Art Show 3

School Hours 4

“No experience is a bad experience unless you gain nothing - Lyndon Baines Johnson

P O N D E R O S A E L E M E N T A R Y S C H O O LPonderosa New

March 15, 2011Volume 1, Issue 11



framework that guides se-lection, integration, andimplementation of the bestevidence-based academicand behavioral practicesfor improving importantacademic and behavior outcomes for all students.In general, PBIS empha-sizes four integrated ele-ments: (a) data for decisionmaking, (b) measurableoutcomes supported andevaluated by data, (c) prac-

tices with evidence that theseoutcomes are achievable, and(d) systems that efficiently andeffectively support implemen-tation of these practices.These four elements are guidedby six important principles:*Develop a continuum of sci-entifically based behavior andacademic interventions andsupports*Use data to make decisionsand solve problems

*Arrange the environment to pre-vent the development and occur-rence of problem behavior *Teach and encourage prosocialskills and behaviorsImplement evidence-based behav-ioral practices with fidelity and ac-countabilityScreen universally and monitor stu-dent performance & progress con-tinuouslyFor more information, please visitthis web site:http://www.pbis.org/

P B I S

P a g e 2 P o n d e r o s a N e w s

S t a f f S p o t l i g h t

Greetings Artists! I’m Marcie Kronwall (or Mrs. K. as many students callme) and I love being the art teacher at Ponderosa. I’ve been teaching art allover Thompson School District for the last four years and I’m thrilled to fi-nally have a school and an art room to call home.

I have a great husband and three terrific, grown children.When I’m not teaching, I’m an actress! I’ve performed inmany plays in Fort Collins and Loveland.

In the art room we celebrated artistic thinking and enjoy working hard andhaving fun creating art. Making art allows us to think critically, express our ideas in many ways and better understand the world around us. I’m proud of the artists at Ponderosa.

Marcie KronwallArt Teacher

Being Honored!

Kasey Gupton

5th Grade Teacher at Ponderosa Elementary Was honored by

K99 Radio for

Teacher Tuesday



Thompson School District R2-JNotice of Intent to Destroy

Exceptional Student Services

Special Education records for students, whohave not received services in the ThompsonSchool District R2-J for five or more years, willbe destroyed in June 2011.

In order to maintain confidentiality, these re-cords will be shredded. If you or your child mayhave such records and wish to claim them,please contact:

Thompson School District R2-JExceptional Student Services Technician

970-613-5062

THE DEADLINE FOR CLAIMING RECORDS ISJUNE 3, 2011

I M P O R T A N T N O T I C E

P a g e 3V o l u m e 1 , I s s u e 1 1

The Schools on the Move Challenge continuesthrough the end of the month! The Schools onthe Move Challenge is a program to help in-

crease the amount of exercise students, teach-ers and school staff get each day and eachweek. Research shows that daily exercise (atleast 60 minutes most days) helps reduce therisk of health problems, helps kids to get bet-ter grades, to focus in class, and to have bettermemory skills. Thank you for your efforts inhelping our students form healthy habits!

S c h o o l s o n t h e M o v eF i t n e s s C h a l l e n g e

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S

“The greatest wealth is health.” ~ Virgil

A R T S T E P S :T h o m p s o n S c h o o l D i s t r i c t S t u d e n t A r t S h o w

Please join us in congratulating the following students:

* Mariah Keirns * Sydney Rumley * Gabriella Orrantia Lozoya ** Emma Garner * Avalon Engstrom * Ellie Edwards *

* Julian Sanchez * Olivia Williams * Ana Meschievitz-Roman *

These Ponderosa artists will be represented at this year’s art show, Lyrical Lines atthe Loveland Museum/Gallery. The art show runs from February 26-April 10 and fea-tures student art from Thompson School District. The ARTSTEPS exhibit will featuretwo and three-dimensional works of art from the areas of photography, jewelry, weav-ing, quilting/sewing, ceramics, sculpture, painting and drawing.

This community-wide event offers primary and secondary studentsfrom the Thompson School District the privilege of displaying theirwork at Loveland Museum/Gallery. Join us to support the youth art-istry of the community!

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday ~ Pablo Picasso



School Hours:Full day Kindergarten through 5th grade

Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri 8:38 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. Wednesday (early release) 8:38 a.m. to 2:10 p.m.

A.M. KindergartenMon, Tue, Thur, Fri 8:38 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. Wednesday (early release) 8:38 a.m. to 11:10 a.m.

P.M. KindergartenMon, Tue, Thur, Fri 12:38 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. Wednesday (early release) 11:40 a.m. to 2:10 p.m.

If you need to drop your student off prior to 8:23 a.m.,BASE camp (Before and After School Enrichment) opensat 6:30 a.m. and is also available after school until 6:00p.m. Please contact BASE camp at 226-1734 or goonline at www.mybasecampkids.org for additional infor-mation

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Phone: 970-679-9500Attendance Line: 970-679 -9590

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March 15 2011 PES Newsletter