ADMINISTRATION to Complete, and How They Are Proposed to Be the OABCIG Facilities Committee Continues to Funded

OCTOBER 2018 VOLUME XVIII, NUMBER 53 OABCIG The newsletter of the Odebolt-Arthur and Battle Creek-IdaINSIGHTS Grove Community School Districts From the Superintendent WHAT’S INSIDE ... Mr. Matt Alexander, Superintendent

Homecoming 4 It is hard to believe that mid-term of the first with these needed projects in order to be a quarter has come and gone, and that the quarter future-ready district with quality facilities. Senior Information 5 will be ending this month on October 25 th . Having an excellent school system with quality Students and staff have been doing great things facilities that are modern, safe and secure can both in and out of the classroom. Our students serve as a draw for potential families, employees, Health Education 8 are enjoying many extra-curricular activities and businesses to our communities. The district and are practicing and competing in activities is committed to these projects, as can be seen Book Fair 10 that they enjoy. Seeing their dedication and by the recent model classroom renovations and commitment to all areas of their education the accessibility projects (elevator & stair lifts in Menus 13-14 makes me proud of them and proud to be a Odebolt) that were completed this past summer Falcon! If you haven’t had the opportunity to at a cost of over $1.5 million. The remaining JMC Corner 15 visit one of our buildings or attend one of our projects will require a bond issue to complete events, I would like to invite you to do so. Come them, and the goal is for it to have the smallest Falcon Pride 16 see for yourself the great things our kids are impact on taxpayers as possible. doing. I encourage all of our district patrons to be Facilities Planning informed about the projects the district needs ADMINISTRATION to complete, and how they are proposed to be The OABCIG Facilities Committee continues to funded. If you have questions, or would like evaluate the facilities plan developed by the information, please feel free to call or email me. Mr. Matt Alexander School Board. They have reviewed feedback If you would like to meet instead, please set [email protected] from district patrons through surveys and up a meeting time with me. I would be glad to Superintendent conversations and are committed to moving share our plans and information with any district forward with plans to meet the needs of the patron. Mr. Patrick Miller district and fund those needs in a fiscally [email protected] responsible manner. If you have any questions throughout the year, or OABCIG HS Principal need information about any issue related to the When the comprehensive facilities study was school, please don’t hesitate to contact me at Mr. Alan Henderson completed in 2017, and cost estimates were [email protected] or by phone at (712) [email protected] attached to each part of the plan, the total cost 364- 3687. You can also visit our district website OABCIG Elem. Principal was over $31 million. Utilizing the information at www.oabcig.org to help find information you gathered by the committee and input from may need. Mr. Doug Mogensen several stakeholder groups that amount was [email protected] prioritized and absolute needs were determined OABCIG K-5 & to be in the range of $16 million. Those needs Go, Falcons! OABCIG 6-8 Principal still exist. We must find a way to move forward

....continued on page 2 For Up-To-Date Information, Please Visit: http://www.oabcig.org October 2018 OABCIG High School Happenings Mr. Patrick Miller, Principal Attendance: In the case of missing due to illness, students are allowed to Research shows that there is a positive correlation between good bring a doctor’s note which will appeal the day, in essence not attendance and good achievement. Our goal is to have every counting as an absence, at least toward the 10 day policy. A day student here every day. can only be appealed if a note from a doctor is presented to the office. It seems as though we have had more than our share of students missing due to illness early this year. Because of that it may Student who miss more than 10 days and are not under a be appropriate to detail our attendance policy. First, according doctor’s care will be required to make up time with teacher to school policy there are two types of absences, excused and before receiving a passing grade. These days must be made up unexcused. Examples of an excused absence would include, prior to the first days of semester tests. but not be limited to, illness, doctor appointments, legal appointments, college visits, and family emergencies. Examples Please promote positive attendance with your children. As you of unexcused absences would be car trouble, haircuts, personal may, or may not know, the new mission statement for OABCIG errands, oversleeping, senior pictures, and missing the bus. is “Educating Every Student Every Day”. That can only occur if we are fortunate enough to see them every day.

OA-BCIG Nurse Notes Mrs. Tiffany Lindberg RN Nurses Notes: The weather seems to be all over the place lately. The weather will The Lions Eye Bank will be at the Odebolt Elementary on October start to remain cold, so please assure your students are dressed for 10th and Ida Grove Elementary on October 11th. The Lions Eye school appropriately. For elementary students who go outside for Bank does vision screening on preschool and kindergarten students recess, please send coats, gloves, snow pants, boots, and hats. If you with a signed consent form. Consent forms will be sent home with are in need of any of these items, please let me know. the students. And last but not least, the dreaded head lice is always something to The Northwest AEA will doing hearing screenings in Ida Grove on be aware of. The general rule is “always assume it is in your students October 22nd and 23rd, and in Odebolt on October 24th and 25th. classroom”. Best practice is to check your students a few times a Hearing screenings are provided to all elementary students yearly, month to potentially discover a case of head lice sooner than later. unless the parent/guardian has stated they do not want their student Here is a link to information on the Center for Disease Control screened. If you would like to exclude your student, please email me website. and let me know. They will screen middle school students if they are new to the district, or have not passed in prior screenings. If you have https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lice/head/treatment.html questions, please let me know.

2 For Up-To-Date Information, Please Visit: http://www.oabcig.org October 2018 OABCIG Elementary & OABCIG Middle School Happenings Mr. Doug Mogensen , Principal

Multipurpose Room Update: We started out the school year having Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:00 - 7:30 -- Please mark your calendar: Oct breakfast and lunch in the MPR with lunch tables on a tarp over OSB 29 and NOV. 1 - 2:30 dismissal both days. boards because the new floor was not installed. A couple of weeks later, we moved breakfast and lunch to the gym as the floor was being installed. Elementary Fall Harvest Party will be held on Oct. 31. Teachers will be We found out that the new floor installation had some flaws. We are now sending more information. back down in the MPR for awhile until the new materials arrive. In a few weeks we will be back up in the gym for breakfast and lunch. Throughout Middle School News these transitions the staff and students have been nothing but flexible and We have had an excellent start to the year; students and teachers are positive and that is great to see and hear. Soon we will permantly be back excited to be back in the classrooms. In an effort to meet the needs of in the MPR. We are all looking forward to that! students, the middle school has implemented a Extra Learning Time (ELO) three days a week. The ELO time is for all students. Students who Elementary School news need extra math and reading help are divided among teachers who can The students have finished their STAR and FAST testing for the fall. assist them. Students who do not need extra help in math and reading We use these assessment groups to match the teaching to students needs get extra learning time in areas that peak their interest. The students in math and reading. As I observe classrooms, I witness our students have a choice of extra learning in physical education courses (exercise or engaged in learning all kinds of new things and reviewing some of the dance), music (ukuleles), writing ( newspaper), or science and technology old. Students and teachers are off to a great start especially with the new (exploration, aeronautics, coding). As part of their learning students science curriculum. learning in these areas will have a product, performance, or a presentation which highlights their learning. Our elementary students have had a few chances to learn outside of the classroom. Our kindergarten students spent a day at the “outdoor Middle School ASSIGNMENT PAGE - The middle school teachers keep classroom” learning about nature. Fifth grade spent the day at the country you updated with the day’s assignments on the Middle School Assignments school in Ida Grove to understand how education has changed over the link found on the left hand side of the Middle School webpage. Please years. check it out.

Fire Prevention Week will be the week of Oct. 8-12th. Students will have FDAs- The FDA is NOT intended to be a punishment but rather a way to a chance to visit the Odebolt Fire Station and learn about the importance keep parents notified and the student organized. For students this is a way of smoke detectors in the house and meet our friendly fire firefighers. to help build responsibility in the school setting. More information about Students in grades 3-5 will have a chance to go through the smokehouse. FDAs, how they work and why we use them is also on the Middle School webpage. Here is the link for the webpage. Red Ribbon Week will be held the week of October 22- 26th. This week http://www.oabcig.org/pages/oabcig-middle-school is to increase awareness of drug and alcohol use and to promote good character values in our kids. Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:00 - 7:30 -- Please mark your calendar: Oct. 29 and Nov. 1 - 2:30 dismissal both days.

DOES YOUR CHILD HAVE ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS? Many people struggle with light sensitivity to fluorescent and bright • Reads slowly lights and may have a type of perceptual processing problem call • Cannot keep up with reading assignments Irlen Syndrome. This is not an optical problem. It is a problem with • Needs to reread for comprehension how the brain interprets visual information. A person with Irlen may • Performance or grades do not reflect effort expended or time spent suffer from any (but usually not all) of the following: slow reading on tasks rate, inefficient reading, poor reading comprehension, inability to • Feel that they have a learning problem or that they are dumb, do continuous reading, poor depth perception, difficulty with ball stupid, or lazy sports, light sensitivity, and an inability to sit still, pay attention and • Studies hard and understands the material but performs poorly on concentrate. In addition, strain and fatigue while reading, studying, tests computer use, or from fluorescent lights can occur. • Avoids textbooks and uses cliff notes or abridged versions • Reads beginnings or endings rather than whole chapters or entire If your child suffers from ANY of these symptom, please let us know, books and we can have our nationally certified Irlen screener screen your • Avoids doing reading assignments child to find possible ways to assist him/her with this light sensitivity. • Finds it easier to learn information from discussion rather than Contact Doug Mogensen at [email protected], and he will put reading you in contact with our certified Irlen screener. • Has difficulty taking notes in class

3 For Up-To-Date Information, Please Visit: http://www.oabcig.org October 2018 OABCIG Elementry School Happenings Mr. Alan Henderson, Principal What a great first month of school we have had. Students know. If it changes during the day please call as soon as you and staff are getting into the routine of things and are getting can; it is hard to make the change in the last ½ hour of school. down to work. Every Friday we recognize those students that Attendance at school is very important. We want you to be at have been noticed throughout the week for being Respectful, school as many days as you can be. Please don’t send them to Responsible, and Ready by any adult in the building. school with fevers, but do make sure they are sick before you decide to not send them. As the cold weather will sneak up on us soon, please remember to check for boots, hats, and gloves. It won’t be long and we will Once again we would love to have you come and volunteer if need these things at recess. you can, come eat lunch with your child, or visit a classroom. We can’t do this without you and your support. Come see why Here are a few reminders to continue to make our school year I believe this school truly represents our motto “Where the Best go well. Please, if your child is to do something different after Begin…” school than they normally do ALWAYS send a note to let us

Student Council Juniors Homecoming

OABCIG Falcons ... “Got Game?”

The High School is gearing up for a fun-filled week of Homecoming activities starting on October 1st! Our theme is “Got Game?” Dress up days are the following:

2018 High School Dress Up Days

Monday - Holiday Day Tuesday - Squad Day Wednesday - Parent Day Thursday - Character Day Friday - Spirit Day (wear purple/black/white/silver)

2018 OABCIG Elementary - Odebolt & Ida Grove and OABCIG Middle School Dress Up Days

Monday - Holiday Day (Dress up in your favorite holiday attire) Tuesday - Team/Jersey Day Wednesday - Parent/Grandparent Day Thursday - Favorite TV/Movie Character Day Friday - Spirit Day (wear purple/black/white/silver)

* Students are reminded that they cannot wear facepaint, body paint, or masks. * Hats are ONLY allowed if they match the theme for the day.

4 For Up-To-Date Information, Please Visit: http://www.oabcig.org October 2018 Fall Musical Ms. Kariann Jurgenson, Director

Mortensen, Blake Reinhart, Trevor Bender, Aidan Bower, Mary Carlson, Kally Henderson, Melissa Hewitt, Damon Jones, Faith Leed, Caleigh Loger, Elise Masters, Meadow Olson, Contessa Perales, Tanay Tollufsen, Alexis Ulrich, and Hannah Weeda.

Showtimes are Friday, November 9th and Saturday, November 10th at 7:00 p.m. in the OABCIG Cafetorium. Tickets at the door will be $6 for adults and $4 for students. You may reserve seats by emailing Ms. The OABCIG Fine Arts Department is excited to bring The Music Jurgenson ([email protected]), Mrs. Holst (annholst48@gmail. Man to the OABCIG stage. Set in River City, Iowa, the show features com), or by calling the high school office at 712-364-3371. Reserved such memorable songs as “76 Trombones,” “Ya Got Trouble,” “Till seats will be $7 for adults and $5 for students. Reserved seat tickets There Was You,” “Shipoopi,” and many more. may be paid in advance or at the door.

The stage will be brimming with the talent of our Falcon students. This production is being adjudicated as part of the Iowa High School Led by Grant Conover (as Harold Hill) and Alyssa Mason (as Musical Theater Awards, presented by EMC Insurance Companies- Marian Paroo) the cast also features Jarrett Bumann, Kelsey Dausel, -a program of Des Moines Performing Arts which celebrates the Kirsten Dausel, Emma Endrulat, Ethan Ernst, Tyler Euchner, Alyssa extraordinary achievements of Iowa students in high school musical Henderson, Kaden Ladwig, Landon Ray, Lindsey Kruse, Madison theater. For more information, visit DMPA.org/education. Schiernbeck, Sierra Schmidt, Gage Thoreson, Dalton Williamson, Leighton Barnum, Taylor Beck, Abby Bender, Corin Bower, Nico THE MUSIC MAN is presented through special arrangement with Casiano, Ryder Cranston, Taylor Devine, Sequoia Dobbs, Elijah Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance Gebel, Cora Hansen, Tevin Harms, Taylor Oldham, Sarah Peterson, materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com Teah Tollufsen, Lea Williams, Josie Wulf, Kelton Bendixon, Alex Clark, Truman Clark, Zach Dunker, Cade Ernst, Ashly Gunderson, Marley Hewitt, Addie Hickey, Amber Hoefling, Mahala Kruse, Mia

OA-BCIG High School Heather Spetman Seniors -- Balfour will be coming to OABCIG on October 19 from 11:30 AM- 12:40 PM (during lunch) to measure seniors for their cap and gown. All seniors who intend to walk across the stage at graduation must be measured in order to have a cap and gown ordered for them. There is no cost to seniors for the standard-issue cap, gown, and tassel. However, Balfour will also be bringing decorative “bling” tassels that may be purchased for $10. Seniors have received a Google form in their email so they can order these tassels. Students wishing to have a decorative tassel must respond to the form and order by October 5. If you have questions about cap and gown measurement or the decorative tassels, please contact Mrs. Spetman or Mrs. Sadler.

SENIOR GRADUATION INFORMATION

Graduation will be here before we know it! The senior students will be receiving a letter concerning their high school diploma. Please have your student print their name as they want it to appear on their diploma. Both the parent/guardian and the student will need to sign this form and return it to the high school office by Friday, October 12th.

5 For Up-To-Date Information, Please Visit: http://www.oabcig.org October 2018 OABCIG - IG Elementary Mrs. Julie Staley - Elementary Counselor

OABCIG Elementary-Ida Grove Fitness Walk, Wednesday, October 3

OABCIG Elementary-Ida Grove will be participating in the governor’s Healthiest State Initiative and Ida Alive’s Move With Us Walk on Wednesday, Oct. 3. The walk will begin at 10:15 a.m. at the elementary school in Ida Grove. Parents and other community members are invited to join the walk. The walk will begin and end at the elementary building in Ida Grove and will use the community walking trail for part of the walk. OABCIG High School Mrs. Kaye Otto - Language Arts

Quiz Bowl is excited to announce our team for the 2018-2019 school year. We will keep you posted on events coming up as they are scheduled.

Carter Arnburg, Kelton Bendixon, Truman Clark, Mychael Dean, Ellie Dierson, Gavan Flammang, Jennifer Godbersen, Reed Godbersen, Ashley Gunderson, Chloe Hoaglund, Lindsey Kruse, Mahala Kruse, Faith Leed, Garrett Leed, Zander Lichtenberg, Hunter Maass, Bailey Newman, Contessa Perales, Alexis Ulrich, and Savannah Wych

OABCIG Elementary - IG Fourth Grade 4th Grade Experiences Farm Safety Day

The Ag Safety Day was part of the Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom Program and was held on Friday, September 7 at the Ida County Fairgrounds. This event lasted from 9:00 am to 2:00 PM. The 4th graders from OABCIG (Ida Grove) and Ridge View attended this program. This safety program involved farm machinery safety, electricity, grain bins, gravity wagons, safety around animals and 911 calls. Students were treated to lunch that day and also received a free t-shirt. BCIG 4th grade would like to thank Farm Bureau and all the volunteers that helped to teach us many valuable lessons about being on the farm.

OABCIG Mrs. Kelsie Nettles - Dance Team Coach

ALL IOWA TRYOUT The OABCIG Dance Team had six dancers make All-Iowa Honor Dance Team. They will perform at the half-time of the state girls basketball tournament in March. The girls from left to right front row: Taylor DeVine (junior), Mia Mortensen (sophomore), Taylor Beck (junior), back row left to right: Josie Wulf (junior), Emma Schirrmacher (sophomore), and Kya Ladwig (freshman).

6 For Up-To-Date Information, Please Visit: http://www.oabcig.org October 2018 TAG News Mrs. Staci Rohlk, TAG Instructor

BCIG Elementary Talented and Gifted on Thursday, Sept. 13th as an extension of their mathematical accomplishments. Please stop in and thank them for supporting During first quarter, 3Math Enrichment students are developing our educational experiences at OABCIG! logic and reasoning skills to enhance their math curriculum, while the fourth and fifth grade TAG students are learning that OABCIG 9-12 TAG their brain is a muscle that needs exercising and are focusing on growing their mathematical minds and improving their self- This school year has been initiated by conducting personal directed and independent study skills with their individualized interviews with each student on the TAG roster at the high learning dashboard on the Khan Academy website. The school during lunch times, study hall periods, & Success, as well 5th graders have also begun recognizing the value of math as via technology. I will be looking into several of their interest skills in everyday life and several UBI bank employees at the areas to provide visiting opportunities for them to enrich their Ida Grove branch discussed math in relationship to money, educational experiences at the high school. We have impressive savings & checking accounts, credit cards (importance of teenagers in our district that have phenomenal personalities and responsible use, credit scores, etc.) and accuracy with numbers ideas to share with our student body, staff, and community!!

OABCIG High School Mrs. Kari Hadden, Business, Computer, STC Coordinator

New Digs for Computer Classes and Family/Consumer sit comfortably at the computer desk. In addition, with the U-shaped Science Classes! classroom, the students can rotate the chairs to the center of the If you have not yet had the opportunity to stop up to the high school room for class discussions and other collaborative activities. Another to check out the newly remodeled classrooms, please make it a fun new feature is the storage cabinets that are on casters, allowing point to do so! Both the Computer and Family/Consumer Science them to be repositioned in the room for various activities. They classrooms were remodeled this summer, in addition to Mr. Steve were recently moved to the center of the room for a Hardware Brown’s Social Studies classroom. Identification Activity for the Intro to Computer Science class. Overall the computer lab has a more open feel with exciting new colors in In the PC Computer Lab, the room was gutted and restructured terms of chairs, furniture, and carpet! into a U-shaped computer lab setup. With this arrangement, Mrs. Hadden can easily see all student screens and the students can The FCS classroom underwent a total transformation, with an easily view the white board for presentations and demonstrations. updated color scheme and modern vibe. There are several seating It also makes access to each of the students much easier for one- options. Traditional desk chairs on casters, soft seating, and stools that on-one help with assignments. The lab contains 18 PC computers. raise, lower, and wobble. Two work stations will be elevated in the The computers, keyboards, and mice were new purchases last year near future and students will have the option of standing, sitting on a and the lab received new 22-inch monitors this fall as a part of the wobble stool, or standing on motion boards while working together at upgrade process. Another addition to the lab is a new color printer, the elevated tables. Seven desk bikes with adjustable height desk tops, which allows students to not only print in color, but also save paper seats, and tension adjustment, round out the seating options. Mobile as it has the ability to duplex. Students have also enjoyed the new storage units with white board backing keep things clean and versatile. adjustable height chairs, making it easier for all sizes of students to The students are loving the new room!

7 For Up-To-Date Information, Please Visit: http://www.oabcig.org October 2018 Series 500 Code No. 507.9 WELLNESS POLICY The board promotes healthy students by supporting wellness, good free dairy products, healthy food preparation methods and health- nutrition and regular physical activity as a part of the total learning enhancing nutrition practices; environment. The school district supports a healthy environment where • Includes training for teachers and other staff. students learn and participate in positive dietary and lifestyle practices. • Promotes healthy choices and lifestyles. By facilitating learning through the support and promotion of good nutrition and physical activity, schools contribute to the basic health 2. Physical Activity status of students. Improved health optimizes student performance potential. Daily Physical Education The school district will provide physical education that: The school district provides a comprehensive learning environment • Is for all students in grades K-12 for the entire school year; • Is for developing and practicing lifelong wellness behaviors. The entire taught by a certified physical education teacher; school environment, not just the classroom, shall be aligned with healthy • Includes students with disabilities, students with special health-care schools district goals to positively influence a student’s understanding, needs may be provided in alternative educational settings; and beliefs and habits as they relate to good nutrition and regular physical • Engages students in moderate to vigorous activity during at least 50 activity. percent of physical education class time. • Provide other physical activity during the school day aside from recess The school district supports and promotes proper dietary habits and physical education class. Daily Recess Elementary schools should contributing to students’ health status and academic performance. All provide recess for students that: foods available on school grounds and at school-sponsored activities • Is at least 20 minutes a day; during the instructional day should meet or exceed the school district • Is preferably outdoors; nutrition standards. Foods should be served with consideration toward • Encourages moderate to vigorous physical activity verbally nutritional integrity, variety, appeal, taste, safety and packaging to ensure and through the provision of space and equipment; and high quality meals. • Discourages extended periods (i.e., periods of two or more hours) of inactivity. The school district will make every effort to eliminate any social When activities, such as mandatory school-wide testing, make it stigma attached to, and prevent the overt identification of, students necessary for students to remain indoors for long periods of time, who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals. Toward this end, schools should give students periodic breaks during which they are the school district may utilize electronic identification and payment encouraged to stand and be moderately active. systems; promote the availability of meals to all students; and/or use nontraditional methods for serving meals, such as “grab-and-go” or Physical Activity and Punishment classroom breakfast. • In general, employees should not use physical activity (e.g., running The school district will consult with representatives of the board, laps, pushups) or withhold opportunities for physical activity (e.g., parents, leaders in food/exercise authority and employees. The recess, physical education) as punishment. If behavior modifications administrative team will develop a plan to implement and measure need to be implemented; students should not be held from physical the local wellness policy and monitor the effectiveness of the policy. activity for more than half of the allotted activity time. 3. Other The administrative team will designate an individual to monitor school-based activities that are designed to promote student wellness implementation and evaluation of the implementation of this policy. The superintendent will report annually to the board regarding the Integrating Physical Activity into Classroom Settings effectiveness of this policy. For students to receive the nationally recommended amount of daily physical activity and for students to fully embrace regular physical Specific Wellness Goals activity as a personal behavior, students need opportunities for physical activity beyond the physical education class. Toward that end, the school 1. Specific goals for nutrition education will: • Offer classroom health education that complements physical The school district will provide nutrition education and engage in education by reinforcing the knowledge and self-management skills nutrition promotion that: needed to maintain a physically active lifestyle and to reduce time • Is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary spent on sedentary activities; to promote and protect their health; • Discourage sedentary activities, such as watching television, playing • Is part of not only health education classes, but also, classroom computer games, etc.; instruction in subjects such as math, science, language arts, social • Provide opportunities for physical activity to be incorporated into sciences and elective subjects; other subject lessons; and • Includes enjoyable, developmentally appropriate, culturally relevant • Encourage classroom teachers to provide short physical activity breaks participatory activities, such as contests, promotions, taste-testing, between lessons or classes, as appropriate. farm visits and school gardens; • Coordinate with local resources to provide education in regards to • Promotes fruits, vegetables, whole-grain products, low-fat and fat- healthy lifestyles and behaviors. Food Marketing in Schools

8 For Up-To-Date Information, Please Visit: http://www.oabcig.org October 2018

School-based marketing will be consistent with nutrition education and health promotion. The school district will: Meal Times and Scheduling

• Promote healthy foods, including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and The school district: low-fat dairy products; and • Will provide students with ample time to eat after sitting down for • Market activities that promote healthful behaviors (and are therefore breakfast and lunch; allowable) including: vending machine covers promoting water and • Should schedule meal periods at appropriate times, e.g., lunch should pricing structures that promote health options in ale Carte lines. be schedules between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm; should not schedule • Smart snacks encouraged for student party’s, classroom incentives tutoring, club or organizational meetings or activities during meal and daily snacks provided by parents and teachers. Staff Wellness The times, unless students may eat during such activities school district values the health and well-being of every staff member • Will provide students access to hand washing or hand sanitizing before and will plan and implement activities and policies that support they eat meals or snacks; and personal efforts by staff to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Each school • Should take reasonable steps to accommodate the tooth-brushing should: regimens of students with special oral health needs (e.g., orthodontia • Develop and promote a multifaceted plan to promote staff health and or high tooth decay risk). wellness; • Base the plan on input solicited from employees and outline ways to Qualifications of Food Service Staff encourage healthy eating, physical activity and other elements of a healthy lifestyle among employees. Qualified nutrition professionals will administer the meal programs. • Offer health screenings and flu vaccinations annually to staff. As part of the school district’s responsibility to operate a food service • Promote staff activity and wellness through healthy activities program, the school district will: • Provide continuing professional development for all nutrition School Meals professionals; and • Provide staff development programs that include appropriate Meals served through the National School Lunch and Breakfast certification and/or training programs for child nutrition directors, Programs will: nutrition managers and cafeteria workers, according to their levels of • Be appealing and attractive to children; responsibility. • Be served in clean and pleasant settings; • Sharing of Foods • Meet, at a minimum, nutrition requirements established by local, state The school district discourages students from sharing their foods or and federal law; beverages with one another during meal or • Offer a variety of fruits and vegetables; snack times, given concerns about allergies and other restrictions on • Serve only low-fat 1% and fat-free milk and nutritionally equivalent some children’s diets. non-dairy alternatives (as defined by the USDA); and Monitoring • Provide option of whole grain or wheat. Breakfast To ensure that all The superintendent will ensure compliance with established school children have breakfast, either at home or at school, in order to meet district-wide nutrition and physical activity their nutritional needs and enhance their ability to learn, schools will: wellness policies. • Operate the breakfast program, to the extent possible; In each school: • Arrange bus schedules and utilize methods to serve breakfasts that • The principal will ensure compliance with those policies in the school encourage participation; and will report on the school’s compliance • Notify parents and students of the availability of the School Breakfast to the superintendent; and Program, where available; and • Food service staff, at the school or school district level, will ensure • Encourage parents to provide a healthy breakfast for their children compliance with nutrition policies within food through newsletter articles, take-home materials or other means. service areas and will report on this matter to the superintendent or principal. Free and Reduced-Price School Meals Date of Approval: 03/14/2016 Date of Review: 05/08/2017 The school district will make every effort to eliminate any social stigma Date of Revision: 06/12/2017 attached to, and prevent overt identification of, students who are eligible OA & BCIG COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS for free and/or reduced-price school meals. Toward this end, the school district may: • Utilize electronic identification and payment systems; • Promote the availability of meals to all students.

9 For Up-To-Date Information, Please Visit: http://www.oabcig.org October 2018 Library Listings Mrs. Mary Rohlk, K-12 Librarian Middle School Library Box Tops, Our Family UPC seals, and Pop Tabs Middle school students are enjoying their new library setting. Mrs. Allen The OABCIG Elementary in Ida Grove completed its first collection created a rotation schedule for students to study in the library during and count for the year. Thank you to the PTP helpers that counted their study back period. Student comments have been very positive. 2965 box tops. Each box top is worth 10¢. The Ida Grove PTP group earned $200 from Our Family UPC Labels. Can you help this group raise money for our school? Each Our Family UPC seal is worth 5¢. Ronald McDonald House of Sioux City picked up 64 pounds of pop tabs in September. This contribution was in the name of the OABCIG school district. Ronald McDonald House of Siouxland has teamed with Bomgaars and each building now has a Bomgaars collection bucket for pop tabs.

Book Fair at BCIG Elementary Peter H. Reynolds Book Study The OABCIG Elementary library in Ida Grove will host their Peter H. Reynolds is an author and illustrator of children’s books. His Scholastic book fair hope is to inspire the “creative spirit” is each of us. The elementary during the week of students experienced three of his books fall parent teacher in conjunction with International Dot conferences. The Day inspired by Reynolds book, “The book fair will be Dot.” open during school Kindergarten and first grades students hours and during heard “The Dot.” Vashti thought she conferences October could not draw. Her teacher convinced 29-November 1. her to make a mark on the paper, had Student previews will her sign it, and then framed it. Because start October 25. A the teacher had faith in her student, wide variety of books Vashti went on to make many wonderful will be available for preschool through sixth grade. dots. Our students proceeded to create their own dot. Special Events: Second and Third grades heard the story, “Sky Color.” In this story, * Order the newest Diary of a Wimpy Kid - to be shipped October 30 Marisol volunteered to paint the sky. The problem? She had no blue * Purchase a gift certificate for you child’s teacher prior to October 31 paint. The students learned the word, mural, and then created a small * Donate to All for Books piece of the sky without using blue. * All money collected purchases books for our school. Fourth and Fifth grade students watched the online version of NEW THIS YEAR: “The Word Collector.” In this • Seventy five percent of the money will purchase books for the library story, Jerome liked to collect • Twenty five percent will go towards books for your child’s classroom. words. At the end of the story, • Scholastic donates one book to a national organization for each Jerome was speechless as he let dollar donated. his words go in the wind. These More information will be sent home with Ida Grove students soon. students “collected” words that we use in the library. Mrs. Rohlk will assemble a word wall of library words for each library.

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Fourth Grade Visits Country School singing, reading, ciphering, orthography, penmanship, geography, and art. The highlight of the day was a history hike to the old pioneer A return to the days of old for OABCIG’s 4th Graders was sponsored homestead at Moorehead Park. Students were given the chance by the Ida County Historical Society during the month of September. to view many items that the pioneers used along with learning lots Each of the OABCIG’s two sections from Ida Grove were treated to of interesting pieces of information. We would like to thank all the a day of school at Moorehead Park. Activities included: flag respect, country school teachers and the Historical Society for making this day writing on slates, using pens dipped in ink, playing country school very meaningful and worthwhile to all of us. games, and pumping water by hand. Students received lessons in

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OCTOBER 2018 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 3 3 4 5 6 JVFB @ MVAO, 6:00 MSFB @ Onawa, 4:00 1:00 Dismissal Homecoming Festivities Homecoming VB• JV/JVR MSVB vs Denison, 4:15 Professional Development Grilling, 5:00 FB vs Shenandoah, 7:00 VB • JVR Tourney @ vs Denison, 6:00 7th @ Denison Parade, 6:00 HS Dance, 9:30 Mapleton, 8:30 Dance Practice Begins 8th @ Odebolt Coronation, 7:00 VB • JV Tourney @ VB @ Siouxland, 6:00 Super Class Night Powder Puff, 2:45 Schaller, 8:30 XC @ Lake City, 4:30 following coronation Homecoming Pep Rallies HS • Holiday HS • Squad Day HS • Parent Day HS • Character Day SPIRIT DAY Dakota Days Elems• MS Elems• MS Elems• MS Elems• MS Band Parade Holiday Dress Team/Jersey Day Parent/Grandparent Favorite TV/Movie Character 7 9 9 10 11 12 13 Fire Prevention Week NWIBA MS Honor Band MSVB 7/8 @ Schleswig MSFB @ ESC, 4:00 FB @ Kuemper, 7:00 Auditions MSVB 7/8 vs ESC, 4:00 VB vs WM , 6:00 VB @ Westwood, 6:00 VB • JV Tourney XC • HS/MS Saunders Pink Out Night MSVB @ Anthon, 4:00 @ Mapleton, 8:30 Invite, 4:30 MSVB vs NF, 4:00 XC HS/MS• WVC Meet JVR VB @ Sioux Central, 4:30 ** Split Squads @ Holstein 10:00/12:00 School Board Mtg ACT Prep Class, 2:00 @ Ida Grove, 6:30 JVFB @ Alta, 6:00 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 MSFB vs Kuemper, 4:00 HS Fall Concert, 7:00 1:00 Dismissal XC• State Qualifying FB @ Jefferson, 7:00 All-State Music VB • JVR Storm Lake Professional Development Meet, TBD Auditions Tourney, 4:30 3A VB Regional T, 7:00 ACT Prep Class, 2:00 JVFB vs Storm Lake, 6:00 AfterProm Youth VB @ Odebolt

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 RED RIBBON WEEK • Life Is Your Journey… Travel Drug Free VB Regional, 7:00 End of 1st Quarter No Classes XC State Meet @ ACT Prep Class, 6:00 MAT Rat Wrestling Teacher Workday Fort Dodge 1st Practice National FFA Convention FB Playoffs Youth VB Tourney Elem/MS Dress Day Elem/MS Dress Day Elem/MS Dress Day Elem/MS Dress Day Wear Red Day Crazy Day Fake Injury Day Career Day 28 29 30 31 1 ELEMENTARY (IG) BOOK FAIR 2:30 Early Dismissal FFA Fruit Sales MS Quarter Holiday 2:30 Early Dismissal P-T Conferences Fall Fesitival • Elem P-T Conferences 4:00-7:30 4:00-7:30 3A VB Regional T, 7:00

Activity Locations: High School @ Ida Grove Building • Middle School @ Odebolt Building •• Changes may occur, please check the website calendar for updates

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OABCIG Breakfast Menu October 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6

Milk Pancakes Apple Frudel Breakfast Wrap Cinnamon Pretzel Egg Patty choice, w/cinnamon glaze Stick fruit and Bacon Round juice IG Ele- Yogurt served Cereal/Toast WG Toast daily.

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Breakfast Pizza Mini Bagel Cheese Omelet Muffin Choice Scrambled Eggs

WG Toast Yogurt WG Toast IG Ele- Cereal/Toast

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Sausage Pancake Pop Tart/Yogurt Breakfast Wrap Glazed Donut Egg Patty Wrap Bacon Round

IG Ele- WG Toast Cereal/Toast

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Breakfast Pizza Cereal Bar Cheese Omelet Ultimate Breakfast Round Yogurt WG Toast No

School

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Mini Cinni Pancakes Egg & Cheese w/cinnamon glaze Burrito

IG Ele- Cereal/Toast

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Cereal & Toast option offered daily at Odebolt and the High School.

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OABCIG Lunch Menu October 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 Grilled Chicken/ Tavern/WG Bun Turkey & Cheese Pork Patty/WG Bun Lasagna Milk WG Bun Ele-Baby Carrots, Sandwich Ele- Broc/Caulif Ele-Tossed Salad Choice: Celery, Cucumbers Ele-Salad Salad 1%, Spinach Salad Texas Beans Peas Skim, Sweet Potato Tots Mixed Vegetables Skim Corn #Salad/Vegie Sticks #Salad/Vegie Sticks Chocolate #Salad/Vegie Sticks #Salad/Vegie Sticks Breadstick Strawberries & Peaches Mixed Fruit Apricots Bananas Mandarin Oranges Fresh Apple Fresh Orange Fresh Apple Fresh Orange Fresh Apple

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Taco-in-a-Bag Cheeseburger Chicken Tenders French Bread Pizza Chicken Patty/ Ele-Baby Carrots, Ele- Salad WG Bun Lettuce, Tomato Ch Tom, Peppers Caesar Salad Ele-Cucumbers, Cheese, Salsa Cooked Carrots Baby Carrots Baked Beans Peas Corn #Salad/Vegie Sticks #Salad/Vegie Sticks Green Beans Ele/MS- Goldfish #Salad/Vegie Sticks Jonny Pop Pears Mixed Melon Peaches Pineapple Applesauce Cup Fresh Orange Fresh Pear Fresh Apple Fresh Banana Fresh Orange 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Hot Dog/WG Bun Mandarin Chicken BBQ Pork Rib/ Fajita Chicken Taco Chicken Leg WG Bun Ele-Marinated Ele-Green Beans Ele/HS-Broc-Caulif Ele-Salad Peppers, Lettuce, Fresh Vegie Salad Salad Tomato, Cheese Smiley Fries MS-Vegie Sticks Peas Salsa Corn #Salad/Vegie Sticks #Salad/Vegie Sticks Cooked Carrots #Salad/Vegie Sticks Taco Fiesta Beans Dinner Roll/Butter Brown Rice Mandarin Oranges Pears Pineapple Applesauce Mixed Fruit Fresh Apple Fresh Orange Fresh Apple Fresh Banana Fresh Orange 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 French Toast Sticks BBQ Shredded Chicken Nuggets Peperoni Pizza Sausage Beef/WG Bun Ele-Salad Ele-Broc-Caulif Ele-Baby Carrots, Ele-Cherry tom. Salad No Celery Cucumbers Peas HS-Caesar Salad Hash Brown #Salad/Vegie Sticks MS-Salad/Vegie String Cheese Sticks School #Vegie Sticks Baked Beans Rick Krispy Bar Green Beans #Salad/Vegie Sticks Peaches Sidekicks Apricots Applesauce Cup Fresh Apple Fresh Orange Fresh Apple Fresh Pear

28 29 30 31 Teriyaki Chicken/ Chili Hot Ham & Cheese HS-High School WG Bun Ele-Baby Carrots, Ele- Salad Ele-Fruitables Celery MS-Odebolt Juice #Vegie Sticks Mixed Vegetables Ele-Ida Grove Broccoli w/Cheese Cinnamon Roll #Salad/Vegie Sticks #Salad/Vegie Sticks Saltine Jonny Pop

Pineapple Applesauce Mixed Fruit Fresh Apple Fresh Orange Fresh Apple

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* Available at the high school only #Odebolt and High School

Menu is subject to change without notice.

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JMC CORNER

Midterm is upon us, and the end the first quarter is near as well. Do you want to know how your student is doing in their classes? Or, would you like to know if your student is marked absent/tardy from school? Parents can access their student’s grades, and even set up alerts for each of their children in JMC. In the Parent JMC portal, click on Academics. From this menu parents can access their child/ren’s Attendance Report, Progress Reports, Schedule, and set Alerts. In the Alert Configuration you as the parent can set a Family Lunch Balance Alert, Period Attendance Alert, Missing Scores Alert, and a Grade Alert. Each of these areas are highlight below.

Family Lunch Balance Alert

*This alert is useful for the entire family. When your family (all students in the family pull from this one balance) lunch balance gets to or below the amount you set it will send you a notification, via email about the balance of your family lunch account. This is helpful to families so you can know before your balance hits zero, which is the amount at which the school will send you a lunch balance notification. We recommend that each family set a $5 balance/ amount at which they receive a notification of their lunch balance. That way you have a heads up prior to arriving at a $0 lunch balance.

Period Attendance Alert

*This alert is helpful for parents to see when their child is marked absent or tardy from school. This alert is especially helpful for parents of Middle and High School students.

Missing Scores Alert

*This alert is helpful for parents to be notified when their child has an assignment/test/score marked as “Missing” by the teacher. This helps parents and students to know what the teacher still needs for grading, usually so that it can still be turned in for credit.

Grade Alert

*In this area parents can set a grade/score (such as 90, 85, 80%, etc.) for each class. When the student’s score is at or below the score you’ve selected you will receive notification via email. From there parents can log in to their JMC parent portal, into Academics, Progress Reports, and click on the current quarter of the class to see all the assignments that the student has done to help pinpoint how that total grade/score came about. If you click on the teacher’s name in the far right of this area you will be able to email the teacher directly for communication about the class and/or the student’s score.

Parents of Elementary age students, we recommend that use the Report Card/Transcript menu to look at your student’s report card at the end of each quarter. Click on Report Card/Transcript, then Standards and Benchmarks Report Card, click on Print at the top of the page and it will download your child’s current report card form. This will detail your student’s report card by quarter for the school year. While you usually receive a printed report card at conferences, this area can be used year-round to check on your student’s progress. Additionally, some scores will also be viewable for your elementary aged students in the Report Card/Transcript --> Report Card or Midterm Report Card areas as well.

Any newsletter submissions must be sent to Amy Holst at [email protected]

OABCIG Central Office 712-364-3687 OABCIG High School 712-364-3371

OABCIG Middle School 712-668-2827 OABCIG Elementary - Odebolt 712-668-2827 OABCIG Elementary - Ida Grove 712-364-2360

It is the policy of the Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School Districts not to illegally discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age, (for employment), marital status (for programs), sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status (for programs) in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy, please contact:

Alan Henderson Doug Mogensen OABCIG Elementary Principal OABCIG Middle School Principal 403 Barnes Street 600 South Maple Street Ida Grove, Iowa 51445 Odebolt, Iowa 51458 phone number: 712-364-2360 phone number: 712-668-2827 email address: [email protected]. email address: [email protected].