Staff Newsletter - 04.28.10

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The District is now accepting applications for the following positions at the High School for the 2010 -2011 School Year:

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR SECRETARY with a bookkeeping emphasis.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT JOE HORNBACK at hornbackj@usd204.net

SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER - must be certified to teach American History, World Geography, Government. A valid Kansas License is required.

SCIENCE TEACHER - must be certified in Physics, Earth and Space Science. A valid Kansas License is required.

For more information, please contact Dr. Robert Van Maren at vanmarenb@usd204.net

HS Assistant Football
Assistant BSHS Volleyball (9th Grade)
Assistant Baseball (JV)
Assistant Girls Basketball (7th Grade)
Assistant Boys Basketball (8th Grade)
MS Head and Assistant Wrestling
MS Cheerleading

For more information contact John Hilton, AD at hiltonj@usd204.net

Language Arts Teacher at the Middle School for the 2010 - 2011 school year. A valid Kansas License is required.

For more information, please contact Dr. Steve Cook at cooks@usd204.net

Elementary Teacher at Delaware Ridge Elementary for the 2010 - 2011 school year. A valid Kansas License is required.

For more information, please contact Cindy Kapeller at kapellerc@usd204.net

Please complete our on-line Application from our web page, attach the necessary documents and submit.

Currently the District pays $392.86 towards the health insurance premium per month with the insurance the District provides. Participation in the 125 Cafeteria Plan is available.

Kansas Native Plant Society
Spring Newsletter
Volume 32 Number 2
April 2010

Getting to Know Native Prairie Plants in the Elementary Classroom

By Natalie Ball, Second Grade Teacher; Jackie Rickert, Second Grade Teacher; and Dennis Stanton, Art Teacher

This poster was created by the second grade students at USD 204's Delaware Ridge Elementary School. The students in these classes are studying Kansas prairies, and individually they will investigate various native plants. One of the final projects of this lesson will be for the children to create a field guide. This will require that each child makes a watercolor drawing of the native plant that they have studied during this project.

The goal of this lesson is to help the children acquire increased awareness of Kansas history, ecology, cultural values, art and community learning. Through the exhibition of student work, we also hope to spark the curiosity of other students and adults in plant life of our state and the importance of understanding native ecology.

The posters are for sale in the DRE office for $5.00.

Attachment:

KSNativePlantSocietyNewsletter_04-27.pdf

Special Education Teacher Tips to Try at Home
Samantha CLeaver, edutopia

From figuring out how to help a child with a learning disability manage their homework to dealing with public behavior outbursts on even the best of days, raising a child with a disability is challenging. Special education experts have years of expertise when it comes to handling academic and behavior situations.

Every child needed to boost economy
Having STEM guest speakers in the classroom is a great way to inspire students, experts say.
eSchool News

At a time when the global workforce demands more science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) professionals, education stakeholders worry that today's students aren't answering the call. To ensure that the United States remains a leader in the global economy, experts say the nation must engage and motivate more students in the STEM subjects, focusing on girls and minorities in particular to help fill future job quotas.

Disney turns its focus to curriculum
Educational videos help students learn about U.S. presidents
Maya T. Prabhu, eSchool News

Readers with young children no doubt are familiar with Disney as a multimedia launching pad for the careers of teen superstars such as Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez, while others might associate the company with its slew of animated features over the years. Now, Disney is hoping that educators will think of it as a provider of educational technology as well.

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Science students at CMS are looking for a spare cart on wheels to create a "portable" aquarium. If you have something you can donate, please contact Kim Nelson- thank you!

Wyandotte County Master Gardeners
Annual Plant Sale - Flowers, Herbs, Tomatoes, Peppers
April 30 and May 1 from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
79th and State Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas
Call 913-299-9300 for details

I will be providing summer child care again this summer! If you need someone to watch your children between the dates of June 1st - July 30, the charge is only $20/child/day and I will provide lunch and a snack. Please email Beth French or call 913.375.5509 if you are
interested.

Attention Spring cleaners! As you go through your children's toys, games, and DVD's please remember the District childcare. We would appreciate any donations.
Thanks,
Childcare staff

Attachment:

EL_usd204funrun.pdf

Today		Back To School Night
Today		CMS FCCLA Leadership Day Camp
Today		Girls Junior Varsity Tennis (Home) vs. Baldwin High School
Today		Girls 8A Volleyball (Home) vs. Lexington Trails and LV Patton
Today		Girls 8B Volleyball (Home) vs. Lexington Trails and LV Patton
Today		Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball (Home) vs. Immaculata, Washington
Today		Girls Varsity Volleyball (Home) vs. Immaculata, Washington
Today		Girls 7A Volleyball (Away) vs. Lexington Trails and LV Patton
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quisling KWIZ-ling, noun:

Someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying his or her country; a traitor.

I strung around rope and hoped to deter the deer from leaping but they sent in their quisling minions under the cover of darkness.
-- Chapel Hill Treehouse, May 1, 2006

This circle had already closed ranks around Tito in the prewar period of illegal struggle, and our ensuing sacrifices, our suffering, the exploits of both Party and people as they made war against the Nazi and Fascist occupiers and their quislings and supporters, had only further toughened and hardened the leaders.
-- Milovan Djilas, Fall of the New Class

A quisling is so called after Vidkun Quisling (1887-1945), Norwegian politician and officer who collaborated with the Nazis.

Apr 28, 1758:
President Monroe is born

Future U.S. Senator and President James Monroe is born on this day in 1758.

Monroe, a contemporary of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, was the last of the original revolutionaries to become president. He served in the Continental Army and was wounded in the shoulder at the Battle of Trenton in New Jersey. Prior to becoming president, Monroe served as Washington s ambassador to France (1804-1807) and Madison s secretary of state (1811-1817). He was also the first U.S. senator to become president and the first president to ride on the technological wonder of his era, the steamboat. Monroe s presidency is best known for his negotiation of the Missouri Compromise and his philosophy regarding territorial expansion in the Western Hemisphere, which became known as the Monroe Doctrine.