Newsletter 10 -6- 2017

Next Edition Submissions Due: 10/11/2017

At the Peak of Excellence in All That We Do! Cultivate, Engage, Empower

UPCOMING EVENTS (Click on the event for more information or to your calendar)

10/8 - 14: Fire Prevention Week

10/9: K-3 PIR Day - No school for Grades K-3

10/11: PSAT Testing, Grades 9-11

10/14: Love and Logic Part One, 9:00 - 2:00 p.m., RM 13, Childcare Rm 14. Part Two is 10/28

10/19-20: K-12 PIR Days - No school for students BSSD sponsored Big Sky Tech Summit

Mark your calendar

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Board Meeting: October 24, 2017, at 3:30 pm., Elementary Conference Room.

Greetings from the Superintendent’s office.

As we move very quickly towards October, I am reminded of how quickly the school year passes and, in reality, how little time we have to make life-long impacts on the students. The district has worked tirelessly over the course of the last couple years to: align curriculum, plot long-term strategy, establish a mission and vision, set short and long term goals and establish consistency in programming across the K-12 continuum. We feel like we are making great progress in all of these areas and it is important to note that many factors inform how we do our work here in the district. Namely, the student experience is the number one priority for the entire community. We are very cautious and attentive to the students achieving balance on all fronts, while also being keen to the competitiveness of the world for which our students need to be prepared. Our goal, as a publically funded school in the state of Montana, is to provide the best educational opportunity to the students. Just as any tax supported entity in a community, it is our duty and responsibility to ensure students are provided the very best opportunity. A tax payer in the 21st century would not accept anything but the best effort from any of our tax supported entities, be it local, county, state and federal. It is all of our responsibility to ensure that students leave our care wholly prepared for the next stage of their lives, in a short time, we have a lot to do. We happily accept that and will continue to support and challenge the students to be their best and to work hard. Have a great weekend, thanks for letting us work with your children.

In Partnership,

Dr. Shipman BSSD, At the Peak of Excellence in All That We Do!

Lunch

Times have changed: 11:05am- 11:30am: Rose Jenks, Shirley & Hannahs 11:55am - 12:15pm: Dowd & McKenzie 12:20pm - 12:45pm: Harder, Zimmerman, DeCarlo & Watkins

Thank you to everyone who Participated and to the PTO and

the volunteers who provided breakfast.

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School News!

Next Wednesday, October 11th, Lone Peak High School grades 9-11 will be taking the Preliminary SAT (PSAT)/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT). There will be no makeups given if your student is absent. Student guides have been given to all PACE teachers to distribute to students. The cost of the test will be $16.00. Please write checks to Big Sky School District #72.

What to Bring

· Two No. 2 pencils with erasers · An approved calculator · Snacks for the breaks

What Not to Bring

· Any devices, including smartwatches, that can be used to record, transmit, receive or play back audio, photographic, text, or video content · Protractors, compasses, rulers · Highlighters, colored pens, colored pencils · Pamphlets or papers of any kind · Dictionaries or other books — there are no exceptions, even if English is not your first language Really, Really Important You will be dismissed immediately and your scores will be canceled if you use your phone or if it makes a noise — even during breaks. Your phone may also be confiscated and inspected.

Testing will begin promptly at 8:30. Please try to arrive 10-15 minutes early to get settled in your room. Student testing rooms will be listed by the front office Wednesday morning. Be sure to get lots of rest the night before.

Big Sky School District

18th Annual Walk to School Day

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School News! Family Cooking Night- Wednesday, October 11

th, 6pm - SESSION FULL with wait list

Ophir Elementary Cafeteria. Please call Linda Nell at 406-995-4281 to reserve a space. Limit 10 families per month, $10/family dona-tion suggested (Family Cooking Nights run the 2nd Wednesday of every month). We will post recipes on the Wellness website after

the event. In the meantime, we are already looking forward to our 2nd Family Cooking Night on Wednesday, November 8. Please sign up now to reserve a spot!

October Recipes featuring MT Harvest of the Month - Kale. Click on menu item for link to the recipe.

Guakalemole - to be prepared with a variety of veggies and chips

Italian White Bean Soup - with carrot, celery, onion, garlic, lemon, kale, tomatoes, herbs & white beans

Kale Salad Wraps - carrot ribbons, quinoa, celery, cranberries, pumpkin seeds, hummus, chopped bacon, maple-cider vinaigrette

Take home mason jar: Power Me Up Green Juice - prepared in blenders, a mix of kale, green grapes, cucumber, mint, lemon and lime

The Wellness Committee has two new members from the student body. We welcome Ava K. from LPHS and Logan B. from OMS. Both students will be a vital part of our effort to bring our mission forward.

What’s local on next weeks menu?

Peppers and onions from Terragreens in Manhattan Carrots & Kale- Strike Farms

Mt Meat Company beef WW Flour, Wheat Montana Farms

How to Raise an Independent Child

The main tenets of Parenting the Love and Logic Way ring true in this article I found on iMOM this week. How to Raise Kids with Self-Reliance by,Nancy Jergins- iMOM.com. What a great way to start the school year discussing ways to teach self-reliance and

problem solving. Teaching your child to problem solve is truly a beautiful gift your child will carry with them forever. For more tips on how to guide and support your child to problem solve, call Lori Swenson, Parent Liaison, Big Sky School District at 406-

995-4281 or lswenson@bssd72.org.

Lost and Found: It seems the items overflow in both buildings! Please take a look and see if anything belongs at your house.

All items will be donated after October 13.

Library News - Books and Bits (Click Here for the October edition) Mark your calendar for the Scholastic Book Fair, November 9 & 10.

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School News!

K-4 Parents

It is October, and that means that basketball season is almost upon us. We are looking forward to another great season of K-4 Future Miner intramural action!

Some of you are old hands at this, but here are the details as a refresher for everyone!

1. The kids are split into K-2 and 3-4 grade bands. 2. Sign-up is $30 per player. This covers facilities and coaching, as well as a Future Miners basketball T-shirt at the end of

the season. 3. The program is four weeks long. Season starts on October 24th (first practice) and ends on November 18th (last game).

I know it is tight with Thanksgiving break, but this is the only way we can scrape four weeks in. 4. Practice is on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. These practices focus around developing fundamentals. (Passing, ball

handling, shooting, and most importantly DEFENSE) 5. K-2 practice runs from 5:45 to 6:25 and 3-4 practice runs from 6:30-7:30. This working around our middle school bas-

ketball and LPHS volleyball teams. 6. Games are on Saturday mornings. We split the kids up evenly and run a full four-quarter running clock game. K-2

games begin at 9:00 am and the 3-4 games begin at 10:00.

This is truly a great experience for all involved, and we have already seen a huge difference in the skill level of our players who have gone through this program with. NO BASKETBALL EXPERIENCE NECESSSARY. Come one come all. Click here to register.

If any parent is interested in helping out, we need all hands on deck as we have had impressive numbers of kids the last three years. The registration form will ask if you would like to volunteer. If you are not registering a student or if both parents would like to volunteer, please email, jhannahs@bssd72.org.

School and Sports pictures from Bell Photographers were given to students this week. If you ordered pictures but did not receive them, please contact LaDawn administration@bssd72.org or Linda lnell@bssd72.org as soon as possible. Retakes, pictures for those who missed the first day, and Ski Pass pictures will be taken November 9th.

ATHLETICS

Thrive Parenting Article

How to Talk to your Kids About Awful News

Screenagers Tech Talk Tuesday

For More information on Parenting, contact Thrive Parent Liaison, Lori Swenson at 406-995-4281 or lswenson@live.com

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ATHLETICS

In and Around Big Sky

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STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

MY KID BROTHER'S BAND: GROWING UP WITH THE BEATLES

Wednesday, October 11th An evening of stories and song with

Louise Harrison, sister of The Beatles great George Harrison, moderated by Emmy-Award

winning television host Eric Funk.

Click Here to purchase tickets

In and Around Big Sky

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Come to the fire station for this event on October 31st!

In and Around Big Sky

Click here for the Dance Permission Slip

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