May
3 - 7 Teacher Appreciation Week
4 Community Forum
10 5th Grade Orientation
11 2-Hour Delay
14 Dance
17 Mudhens Day
18 - 21 Washington DC trip
18 - 21 7th Grade to Franciscan LIfe Center
27 Honors Day Program
31 No School - Memorial Day
June
1 Last day for students
4 Grade Cards sent home
July 26
2010-2011 School Year Information mailed home
August 17 Schedule PIck Up
Picture Day, Pay Fees
10 am - 6 pm
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May Newsletter
Dear Ike Community:
With the arrival of May, I am pleased to report that we have completed our state achievement testing. The Ohio Achievement Assessments (OAA) is the “high –stakes tests” that we often hear about on the news. Overall, testing went smooth this year. I would like to thank our parents who made an excellent effort to have our students in school and on time during testing. The test results should arrive mid June and as always, we are hopeful that are students performed well.
Lastly, overall we have had a very nice and productive school year. However, the end of the school year is in sight and our students sometimes lose perspective at this time of the year. Please help us by reminding your child to finish the school year strong by being on his/her best behavior and putting forth his/her best effort all the way through June 1.
Kindest regards,
Mrs. Bihn
The Eisenhower Staff would like to thank all the parents who helped with the Teacher Appreciation Luncheon during Teacher Appreciation Week! It was delicious!
2010 Diversity Breakfast
A select group of Eisenhower eighth grade history students attended the 2010 Diversity Breakfast, at the McMaster Center in the Main Branch of the Toledo Library. The breakfast was hosted by the Ruth Fajerman Markowicz Holocaust Resource Center of the United Jewish Council of Greater Toledo. The students were served breakfast prior to hearing Congresswoman Kaptur and Mayor Bell speak. The students were then privileged to listen to a story from keynote speaker Dr. Sol Messinger. He spoke about his early years in Germany under Nazi rule, from his birth in 1932, until he boarded the St. Louis in 1939. Dr. Messinger then explained his family’s life after their return to Europe, until they were eligible for emigration to the U. S. A. He then answered questions from the audience. Our students represented themselves, our school district, and our community very well.
6th Grade May Key Students
Front: Anthony Latta Katie Pioterek, Britenee Calahan
Back: Landon Bleau, Noah Badenhop, Stacey Hartwig, Amy Trowbridge
Courtyard Garden
Students in Mrs. Pevets’ science classes spent Thursday, May 6th weeding and refurbishing the Courtyard Garden. Next week, a load of double-ground mulch will be delivered, so we can mulch paths and between plants.
To earn money for future gardening ventures, and to take advantage of the greenhouse purchased with funds from BP’s A+ for Energy Program, students sponge-painted flower pots in our school colors. With funds borrowed from the Seventh Grade Team, students filled the pots with potting soil, then planted marigolds, which we will grow in our greenhouse. Later this spring, the plants will be available for sale for $2.00 apiece. With funds from these sales we will pay back the Seventh Grade Team and buy potting soil, pots, etc., for next year. Thanks to all our hardworking seventh graders—especially those on the cleanup crew!
Students in Mrs. Pevets’ first period science class sponge-paint flower pots.
Students Explore the Coal Industry
Students in the eighth grade gifted and talented language arts class read Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam, Jr., last quarter. This memoir tells the story of Homer as a young boy in a coal town of West Virginia who managed to reach his goal of attending college by building rockets in the post-Sputnik era. His entire town was owned by the coal company, so the students learned a great deal about this industry. Larry Kesling of CSX Toledo Docks visited the classroom and shared how the coal industry impacts the city of Oregon. Students learned how coal is prepared for export to Canada from our home town.
Middle School Summer School Program
Students in the present grade of 6, 7 and 8 that have experienced academic difficulty during the 2009-2010 school year may need to attend summer school. Enrolling in the Summer School Program requires a commitment, both on the part of the student attending school and the stduent’s parents. The commitment involves the monetary cost of tuition and other materials as well as the cost in time that it takes to insure daily student promptness and attendance. There is a fee charged for each core class to be taken for remediation.
Registration brochures will be mailed home with the student grade card for those students requiring participation in summer school in order to be promoted to the next grade level. For further questions regarding summer school contact Gary Isbell 419-693-0665.
Promotion Retention Policy
It is very important that all students and parents understand the promotion policy of the Oregon City Schools for the 6th, 7th and 8th grade students. Students must earn at least a “D” average or above during the school year in the four core subjects of English, Science, Math and Social Studies in order to successfully complete that subject.
Should a student fail to pass two or more core area classes, the class will need to be made up in summer school or the grade level repeated next school year.
Retention consideration is an evaluative process conducted by Eisenhower Middle School teachers, counselors, and school principal. A student must be “Academically Prepared” as determined by the evaluative team to be promoted to the next grade level. The final decision to promote or retain a student must meet the approval of the school principal.
Athletic Physicals
If your child will be playing a sport for the 2010-2011 school year they will need a physical. Ohio Athletics require each athlete to have a current physical on file in order to try out or participate in a sport as a 7th and 8th grader. Students must also meet grade eligibility requirements in order to participate in sports. DON’T FORGET TO GET YOUR CHILD’S PHYSICAL FOR SPORTS IN THE FALL!!! Physical papers are available in the school office.
District News
New District Attendance Procedure
As part of our ongoing efforts to increase operational efficiencies, the Oregon City School District will begin a new attendance procedure starting on May 3. An automated phone system will call parents/guardians of students who are marked absent by their 1st period teacher. The system will generate a call even if:
- You have called the school informing them that your child will be absent/late.
- Your child arrives late to school.
- Your child is tardy to their 1st period class.
The new automated system works entirely from attendance input by 1st period teachers. If you have notified the school that your child would be absent, or are aware that your child would not be on time for their 1st period class, please consider the call as an informational call.
If you have any questions regarding your child’s attendance, you will need to contact the school that they are attending.
Community Forum
An invitation to attend the Oregon City School District's
COMMUNITY FORUM
On Tuesday, May 4, 2010 there will be a meeting for all citizens of the Oregon City School District to discuss the future of our schools. The meeting will be held in the Clay High School Auditorium and begin at 6:00pm.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
6:00pm
Clay High School Auditorium
Please join us!!!
Superintendent's Update
Dr. Michael E. Zalar
Superintendent
mzalar@oregoncs.org
(419) 693-0661
March 12, 2010
Strategic Plan – A New Direction for Oregon Schools
Recently, the Board of Education adopted a new strategic plan designed to provide the district direction for the next 3-5 years. The process was collaborative and involved a cross-section of parents, staff and community members with the intention of making the schools “more efficient, more effective, and more engaged with the community.”
To accomplish this goal the committee identified the following five areas of focus that will provide strategic direction: (1) Curriculum; (2) Operations; (3) Finance; (4) Community Involvement, and; (5) Communications. Action steps have been developed to strengthen each of these areas and improve the overall performance of the district. The strategic plan can be viewed by clicking on this link.
I would like to thank everyone involved in the strategic planning process. Admittedly, it took longer than we anticipated, but the outcome is good. I am confident the plan will help move the district forward.
These are challenging times for schools and communities. Resources continue to be scarce at every level. However, by working together we can transform the Oregon City School District into a “low cost-high performing” system.
Thank you for your continued support of our children and our schools.
Sincerely,
Michael E. Zalar, Ph.D
Superintendent
Dr. Michael E. Zalar, Superintendent of Schools, can be reached by calling (419) 693-0661 or emailed at mzalar@oregoncs.org
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