Fantastic Job Circle Students and Numana!
Circle USD 375 packaged 130,680 meals for Haiti. Grades Kindergarten through High School were involved in packaging meals for Haiti on Wednesday, February 17 at Circle High School. According to Rick McNary, Numana Coordinator, these meals will leave for Haiti and be on the ground on Friday, February 19. These meals will then be safely distributed by the Salvation Army and the 82nd Airborne next week. Click here to see pictures of the event.
District Meeting Scheduled
Please consider joining us for a district update and review of expectations for the opening of the new Circle Greenwich Elementary School. We will meet in the Circle Middle School Fine Arts Auditorium on Tuesday, March 9 at 6:00 pm. Hope to see you there.
Kansas Report Card 2008-2009
The Kansas Report Card is a collection of data compiled annually to provide information not only on a statewide basis but also by district and by building. To access your school's State Assessment scores for 2008-2009 click on the link - http://online.ksde.org/rcard/district.aspx?org_no=D0375
H1N1 Information
This year's flu season will provide challenges for all communities. In order to be prepared the Circle School District has based it's influenza plan on the best research from experts in the medical field. Below are links to the district's Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan, a letter for all parents from the Kansas State Department of Health and Environment and a fact sheet on the H1N1 Flu and Schools.
Circle USD 375 Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan
Letter to Parents from the Kansas State Department of Health
Fact Sheet on the H1N1 Flu and Schools
Supplies "Wish List" from Teachers
Several parents and patrons of the Circle District have asked how they might be able to help in these very tough budget times. They have indicated a willingness to support teachers with classroom needs. Listed below are supplies that teachers have listed that are needed in their classrooms. These supplies can be delivered to the school(s) of your choice.
Circle Middle School
- Four $15 gift cards for the Reading Incentive Monthly prize drawing. These gift cards can be to food establishments, for I-tunes, movie rentals, clothing stores, etc.
- Books to complete a series for our library:
- Steel Trapp 2 by Ridley Pearson – due out 1/19/10
- House of Dark Shadows by Robert Liparulo
- Gatekeepers by Robert Liparulo
- Timescape by Robert Liparulo
- Whirlwind by Robert Liparulo
- Peter and the Sword of Mercy by Dave Berry
Oil Hill Elementary
- Items to be used for keeping in touch with our troops: computer paper stationery, non-religious Christmas computer paper and postage money to pay for sending letters to our troops.
Elementary Schools supplies:
- Ink pads – any color
- Crayons
- Glue Sticks
- Pencils
- Hand Sanitizer
- Cardstock – colored and white
- Rubber stamps
- Stickers – large and small
- Non-lined 3 x 5 index cards for vocabulary words
- 2” metal book rings
- Highlighters
- Colored pocket folder – no rings or clasps
- Spiral notebooks – wide lined
- Velcro
- AA Batteries
- Pencil top erasers
- Fine tip dry erase markers – not low odor as they dry out rapidly
- Post It Note flags
- Kleenex
- Antibacterial wipes
- Expo markers – thick and thin
- Black Sharpie markers – thin and ultra thin
- Colored pens and pencils
- Gift cards for prize box items
- Librarians: baby wipes and clear contact paper to cover paperback books
Circle District Recreation Organization
Circle Recreation is a cooperative organization comprised of the Benton Sports and Athletic Commission (BSAC) and the Towanda Recreation Board (TRB). We provide recreational sports programs year round for K-12 youth attending the Circle School District. For more information go to www.circlerec.org.
Putt-Putt to Pizza Hut!
The first and third Tuesday of each month is the Circle High School and Circle Middle School Fundraiser Night at the West Central Pizza Hut in El Dorado. Pizza Hut will donate 20% of your purchases back to CHS or CMS. This offer is good from 4:00 pm to close at the West Central location in El Dorado only! Be sure to tell them you want your donation to go to CHS or CMS!
Target Take Charge of Education Program
Just visit target.com/tcoe or call 1-800-316-6142 to designate our school. All you have to is use your Target Visa or Target Card and a percentage of the amount of each purchase goes back to our school in the form of a cash donation from Target twice a year.
District's Surplus Property Listed
The district's surplus property has been listed on www.govdeals.com.
Banner created by Jesse Friesen, Class of 2008.