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AITKIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2020 SPRING ACCENT ON EDUCATION

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Independent School District #0001Aitkin High School 218-927-2115Rippleside Elementary 218-927-4838District Office 218-927-2115Alternative School 218-927-3421Community Education 218-927-2115 x2153ECFE 218-927-2115 x2202Kids Club 218-927-2115 x2153District Fax 218-927-4234High School Fax 218-927-2630Rippleside Fax 218-927-4608District website:www.isd1.org

Aitkin School District #0001306 2nd St NWAitkin, MN 56431SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERSCINDI HILLS, ChairpersonDeNNIS HASSkAMp, Vice ChairpersonNoeL bAILey, DirectorJoHN CHUTe, DirectorkeVIN HoGe, TreasurerJeReMy JANZeN, DirectorJoe RyAN, Clerk

HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICERSMr. Andy Dokken - Rippleside elementary 218-927-4838 ext. 2106

Mr. paul karelis - Aitkin High School 218-927-2115 ext. 3403

COUNSELORS AT AITKIN HIGH SCHOOLSamantha Croatt will be working with grades 7-9, andMeredith Sander will be working with grades 10-12. both assist students in the areas of academic counseling, career counseling, and personal/social development.

Questions or Concerns?Contact Mary Aulie at: maulie@isd1.org or (218) 927-7106.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGSMeetings are held on the third Monday of the month, exceptin January and February, when the board meets on the sec-ond Monday because of holidays. Meetings begin at 7:00p.m. and are held in the high school Media Center. The public is welcome.

Table of ContentsContact, School board/District Information, AeF . .2Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3policies/Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Music Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5early education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7Wizards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8COPY DEADLINE DATES:February 1, May 1, August 1 and october 1MAILING DATES: February 15, May 15, August 15 andoctober 15

The Accent on Education is published by the AitkinIndependent School District four times annually.Any articles, information or photos for publication in the Accent may be submitted to the Aitkin Community education director no later than the deadlines listed. We will make every effort to print appropriate articles, but do not guarantee your information will be published.Information for Community education pages may also besubmitted for publication.

AITKIN EDUCATIONFOUNDATIONyour tax deductible gift to the Aitkin education Foundationbuilds toward a vision to enhance the mission of the Aitkinpublic Schools.All students in the Aitkin public Schools will benefit from a variety of enrichment opportunities and other activitiesfunded at the discretion of the Foundation's board of Directors.Foundation gifts may support curriculum enhancement, orhelp improve important programs such as sciences, library,band and choir.Go Gobblers! your support may also help assure the strength of extracurriculars and athletics, from speech to basketball. Gifts to the Foundation help assure that you can continue to cheer on the Gobblers.please consider the Aitkin education Foundation in your annual or estate giving.Donate online, or make a check payable to Aitkin education Foundation and mail to:Aitkin education Foundationc/o Community education306 Second St NW, Aitkin, MN 56431phone: 218-927-2115, ext. 3118 or 3422email: Foundation@aitkin.k12.mn.usStay tuned for upcoming AeF activities.  For more information on the AeF, please check us out at:http://home.isd1.org/aitkin-education-foundation.html

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2019-2020 SCHOOL CALENDAR

EMERGENCY SCHOOLCLOSING POLICYIn the event that school is not in session (either for the fullday or because of an early dismissal) due to inclementweather, all school activities scheduled for that day, are automatically cancelled.

PLEASE, NO PEANUTS OR TREE NUTS

Multiple students in our district have life-threateningpeanut/tree nut allergies. This is a major health concern, andwe take this seriously. Student safety is top priority. A childwith a severe food allergy can have a reaction from eating,touching or smelling peanuts/tree nuts. Therefore, we needyour help in keeping our students safe and part of that is ensuring safe schools.● please do not send any peanuts, tree nuts, peanut butter, nut

butters or foods containing these items to be eaten assnacks to school. Having peanut/tree nut free foods in theschools prevents contact exposure from surfaces.

● parents/guardians who will send a lunch from home fortheir child are free to pack the foods of their choice. It isour hope that families CHooSe not to send foods contain-ing peanut butter or tree nuts.

● Teach your child the importance of not sharing food orutensils.

● Teach your child the importance of washing their handswith soap and water before leaving home, upon enteringthe classroom and after eating. Water alone and hand sanitizers do not remove peanut residue.

● Celebrations are fun for students, but can be scary for students with food allergies. please consider nonfood itemsfor celebrations.

We trust you understand how significant this is and the needto adhere strictly to the guidelines. Thank you for your helpin keeping our students safe. If you have any questions regarding food allergies, please contact Jen burgos (DistrictNurse). please see the school nurse website for safe foodchoices.

CLASS OF 2021 GRADBLAST

If you are interested in being the chair for 2021 Grad blast please contact

Chairperson, bobbi Jo bourassa 218-927-2115 ext. 2153

THE TASTY TURKEY GRILL

“The Tasty Turkey Grill” is a restaurant designed and oper-ated by The Aitkin High School Restaurant and Culinary Artsclass. We will open to the public for lunch in mid February2020. There are 8 students who have passed the Servsafemanager course and have created an appealing menu to makesure your visit is the best it can be. This year we have a rusticfarmhouse theme and our foods are based on American clas-sics, such as, burgers, wraps, soups, salads and sandwiches aswell as weekly specials. The restaurant will be open eachweek Tuesday through Friday beginning in mid Februaryuntil May 15, 2019. We are closed on Mondays. pleasecheck the high school web page for more specific details asopening day approaches. Join us for lunch, enjoy deliciousfood, and wonderful service from a great group of students.

DAWSON STRONGSCHOLARSHIP FUND

WANTED LOCAL ART:We are looking for artists that would like to participate inpainting part of a wall mural. This piece will be on the side ofone of our local businesses, and surely add some beauty toour town. you can purchase a 16” x 16” piece in this projectfor only $35.00. The proceeds will go to the Dawson StrongArt & Music Scholarship fund to be awarded to a senior. Wewill be painting later in the year when the weather is warmer.Spaces will be limited so please register early to ensure aplace in this bold venture. please email me at mvanport-fliet@isd1.org. if you are interested.

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All art will be bid upon during a silent auction

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All art will be bid upon during a silent auction

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2020 AHS CHORAL/HANDBELL CALENDARKelly Blake - Director of Choirs

Chris Halvorson - Director of BandsPerformances are in the AHS Auditorium at

7:30 p.m. unless noted. Additional Performances/Events may be added to the calendar!

Wednesday Feb.12th - Concert Choir, Handbells,Madrigals Classics ConcertMonday Feb. 17th - Choreography Day All Dayevening Musical Rehearsals - M - T - TH - F fromFebruary 18th - Saturday April 5thTuesday March 10th - (Tentative) MSHSL

Vocal/Instrumental ContestMonday March 30th - Saturday April 4th -

Musical WeekMonday May 11th - 7th and 8th Grade Choir

ConcertFriday May 15th - Concert Choir, Handbells,

Madrigals, Guitar pop ConcertFriday May 29th - Graduation - Required per-

formance for Concert Choir, Concert band andHandbell

CELEBRATING 51 YEARS OF MUSICALTHEATRE AT AITKINHIGH SCHOOL!

Save the dates for the 2020 Musical!

THE MUSIC MAN ATAITKIN HIGH SCHOOL

There’s trouble in River City! When smooth-talkingcon man Harold Hill arrives in a small, tight-knit townin Iowa, he expects to dupe its residents with his elabo-rate money-making scheme: Despite his complete lackof musical literacy, he will convince everyone that he isa brilliant bandleader and recruit all the boys in town toform a band, pocketing the cash for instruments anduniforms. The problem? Some of the town members,especially the stern librarian, Marian paroo, don’t quitebuy Harold’s story. As Harold struggles to keep hisscheme afloat, he also finds himself increasingly at-tached to the townspeople, who have all experienced apositive change since Harold came to town. Complicat-ing matters even more, Harold is also falling head-over-heels for the beautiful Marian. As All-American asapple pie and as charming as can be, The Music Man isa crowd-pleasing show!

PERFORMANCES ARE ON THE FOLLOWINGDATES IN THE AHS AUDITORIUM:Wednesday April 1st at 2:00 p.m.Thursday April 2nd at 7:30 p.m.Friday April 3rd at 7:30 p.mSaturday April 4th at 7:30 p.m.

TICKETS: $10.00 Reserved $12.00 at the door (onlinesales begin in March)

Stay tuned for special events leading up to thisyear’s musical!

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PRESCHOOLThe Aitkin Children’s Center is a 4-Star parent Aware ratedpreschool where young children are excited to come andlearn. Highly educated staff plan large and small grouplearning experiences, structure opportunities for cooperativeand imaginative play, while building children’s independencein a safe and nurturing classroom environment.

Lottery Registration for All Day Classes opens April 1, 2020Registration for All other Classes opens May 1, 2020

JUNIOR JAKES (3’S) PRESCHOOL

When: #42-1A: M 8:10 - 10:50,#42-1B: W/F 8:10 - 10:50#42-1C: T/TH 12:10 - 2:50,

Where: Aitkin Children’s CenterAges: Children must turn 3 prior to Sept. 1, 2019Fee: Sliding fee based on a family’s incomeInstructor: Aitkin Children’s CenterRegister: Call 218-927-7735

In Junior Jakes, children learn about the world around themthrough exploration and grow in a safe environment that fo-cuses on social, emotional, and cognitive development.

JAKES (4’S) PRESCHOOL

When: #42-2A: T/TH All Day#42-2A: W/F All Day#42-2B: T/TH AM 8:05-11:05#42-2C: M/W/F pM 12:05-3:05

Where: Aitkin Children’s CenterAges: Children must turn 3 prior to Sept. 1, 2019Fee: Sliding fee based on a family’s incomeInstructor: Aitkin Children’s CenterRegister: Call 218-927-7735

*CLASS IS CURReNTLy FULL

Classes emphasize social and emotional learning as well asbasic school readiness skills such as shapes, counting, nu-meral and letter recognition, and much, much, more!

AITKIN CHILDREN’S CENTER GARAGE, VENDORAND BAKE SALE

When: Saturday, March 14th, 2020presale: 8 am - 9 am ($5 adult admission)

Sale: 9 am – 3pm (free admission)Where: Rippleside elementary School GymShop for: Clothes – maternity and children’s sizes

newborn – 14/16, indoor/outdoor toys, sport-ing goods and uniforms, furniture (strollers,cribs, high chairs) games, books, DVD’s.

If you are interested in selling items of your own, please callthe Children’s Center office at 218-927-7735.

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AITKIN CHILDREN’S CENTEREND OF THE YEAR FAMILYCARNIVAL

When: Thursday, May 14, 20205:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Where: Aitkin Children’s Center playground (Rip-pleside cafeteria in case of rain)

Free picnic supper, face painting, bouncy house, games andprizes!

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATIONRIPPLESIDE REGISTRATION

THURSDAY, APRIL 239:30 A.M. OR 3:45 P.M.It is not too early to begin planning for kindergarten Regis-tration. kindergarten is a special year for both children andparents alike. please plan on attending.

State law requires that all children have an immunization cer-tificate and proof of birth date before the child can startschool. If parents have an immunization certificate formsigned by a doctor or health officer they should bring it toregistration. parents who haven’t completed this requirementwill be given a form and advised at registration so the re-quirement can be completed for the fall term. The school willalso accept proof of birth date at the registration. This can bein the form of a legal birth certificate, hospital certificatesigned by a doctor or administrator, or baptismal certificate.

Invitations will be sent to parents of kindergarten age chil-dren regarding registration procedures. parents should con-tact the elementary principal’s office if they do not receive aninvitation by mid April at 218-927-4838.

Children eligible for next year’s kindergarten must be fiveyears of age on or before September 1, 2020.

KIDS CLUB

kids Club is our before and after school program that is lo-cated at Rippleside elementary. kids Club offers a wide va-riety of activities for children ages 3 years-6th grade. kidsClub prides themselves on having fun, learning, and explor-ing. A light snack is provided in our after-school program-ming along with many choices of station activities such as:LeGo robotics, arts/crafts, music, imagination, outdoor ex-plorers, book nook, and much more. Join us to make newfriends and learn new things.

NON SCHOOL DAYS KIDS CLUBIS OPENMarch 26th March 17th

BEFORE SCHOOLTime: 6:45 a.m.-8:05 a.m.Ages: 3 yrs.-6th gradeFee: $3.50 per dayRegister: All students must be registered in

advance to attend. Register: online through Community education.

AFTER SCHOOLTime: 3pm-6pmAges: 3yrs.-6th gradeFee: $3.50 per hour Register: All students must be registered in

advance to attend. Register: online through Community education.

For more information please contact Bobbi Jo Bourassaat 218-927-2115 X2153 or bbourassa@isd1.org.

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