Lunch Menu

4/30 - Corn Dog OR

Chinese Tacos. Refried

Beans.

5/1 - Pancakes & Sausage

OR Chili with Crackers.

Tater Tots, Gelatin

Dessert.

5/2 - Chicken Nuggets OR

Chicken & Noodles.

Mashed Potatoes with

Gravy.

5/3 - Homestyle Spaghetti

OR Crispy Chicken

Sandwich. Peas, Fresh

Baked Cinnamon Roll.

5/4 - Cheese Pizza OR

Beef & Bean Burrito.

Steamed Carrots

5/7 - Cajun Chicken

Penne OR

Cheeseburger. Green

Beans

5/8 - Hard Shell Tacos OR

Chicken Nuggets.

French Fries, Pineapple

Coleslaw, Cinnamon

Breadstick.

VISION Ballard empowers all learners. MISSION The Ballard Community School District will educate the whole child, providing the essential knowledge and skills necessary to be a successful and responsible citizen in the 21st Century.

Parent Newsletter

Above & Beyond - Certificate of Achievement Each month select students are awarded with an Above & Beyond certificate.

Teachers choose these students based on the student’s outstanding performance in the classroom and their

effort to exceed teacher expectations. The following students received this award in January.

3rd Grade

April:

Tommy Anderson

Joshua Andrews

Riley Bartlett

Maddie Beauchamp

Jackson Beldin

Halle Gardner

Jude Jones

Chase Krogman

Garrett Lemke

4th Grade

April:

Emily Crook

Cara Grimard

Chase Ihle

Cole Johnson

Abi Philgreen

Lane Ross

Addi Uselding

5th Grade

April:

Brandon Coomes

Brayden DeVries

Sydney Ehresman

Zoey Jewett

Haden Lovig

Lincoln Miller

See Page 2 for

upcoming events and

dates to remember.

East Elementary

505 West 4th Street

Cambridge, IA 50046

515-220-4306

Mike Manock, Principal

mmanock@ballard.k12.ia.us

Jenny Horness, Secretary

jhorness@ballard.k12.ia.us

Last fall, a new tradition be-

gan in Iowa City. At the end

of the 1st quarter of Iowa

Hawkeye football games,

the crowd would turn and

wave to the patients at the

University of Iowa Steadman’s Children’s Hospital.

At the end of March, Ballard East students created their

own waves to be given out to the patients in the hospital.

After decorating and writing words of encouragement on

the hand prints, the waves were delivered to the U of I

Steadman’s Children’s Hospital. Our students did a great

job and their waves are sure to brighten the patients’ day!

Jared Mayfield

Malia Miller

Brayden Noe

Sam Orgler

Lillian Ostermeier

Jaxson Pick

Tylan Siepker

Rebekah Skinner

JJ Moore

Alaina Severson

Jackson Wacha

Isaiah Zeigler

Audrey Zielke

Kaitlyn Zugay

Lunch Menu Con’t.

5/9 - Beef Lasagna w/

Breadstick OR BBQ

Pork Rib Sandwich.

BBQ Beans.

5/10 - Bosco Sticks w/

Marinara Sauce OR

Teriyaki Chicken

Sandwich. Golden

Corn, Chocolate Chip

Cookie.

5/11 - Cheese Pizza OR

Chili Crispito.

Homestyle Cole Slaw,

Golden Corn.

5/14 - Sloppy Joe OR

Ham, Egg, & Cheese

Biscuit Sandwich.

Potato Triangle.

5/15 - Macaroni &

Cheese OR Chicken

Nuggets. Peas,

Carnival Cookie.

5/16 - Cheese

Quesadilla w/

Enchilada Soup OR

Crispy Chicken

Sandwich. Refried

Beans.

5/17 - Mini Corn Dogs

OR Pizza Pasta Bake.

May 4 Human Development talk for 5th Grade

May 10 3rd - 5th Grade Vocal Concerts

May 10 Art Show during Vocal Concerts

May 11 4th Grade Grandparents Day

May 18 5th Grade Field Trip to Camp Dodge (LRC Course)

May 18 3rd Grade Wax Museum

May 21 5th - 8th Grade Band Concert

May 22 Orientation for 2nd Graders at East

May 23 Orientation for 5th Graders at the Middle School

May 24 Field Day

May 28 NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day

May 31 Dueling Piano Assembly

June 1 Last Day of School - 11:00 Dismissal

Upcoming Events and Dates to Remember

On Thursday,

March 22, Ballard

East sent five

teams to partici-

pate in the Ames

Public Library’s

“Battle of the

Books!” Mrs. Wes-

selmann and the

other 5th grade teachers in attendance were very proud of all the participating student as

they ALL did a fantastic job! Of our five teams, two of them qualified to participate in the final

battle round!

Our Battle of the Books teams were so appreciative of the grant they received from the Bal-

lard Education Foundation to help defray the cost of their multiple copies of books required,

along with money to purchase t-

shirts for the participants.

Pictured is the entire group who

participated, and also the two

groups who qualified for the final

round.

Reading Corps Positions

Open (2) at Ballard West

& Ballard East!!

Iowa Reading Corps Overview Iowa Reading Corps is a statewide initiative to help ensure that all Iowa students are on track to read at grade level by the end of 3rd grade. The program places AmeriCorps members, trained as Elementary Lit-eracy Tutors, at sites across Iowa to implement prescribed literacy interventions for students who are just below proficiency in reading. Each day, members meet individually with students to conduct 20-minute tu-toring sessions that focus on building students’ skills in phonics, phonemic awareness, and fluency. Based upon current educational research and best practices, the tutoring sessions follow a Response to Interven-tion (RtI) model. During the summer months, Iowa Reading Corps members partner with their local United Way to provide literacy programming for summer feeding programs, participate in summer tutoring pro-grams, and/or coordinate children's summer reading programs at local libraries. Visit our Facebook page today, and Follow us on Twitter to stay up to date on the statewide initiative.

INTERESTED IN READING CORPS?

In partnership with local United Ways and school districts across the state, the Iowa Reading Corps AmeriCorps program launched in the fall of 2013. The program has grown to 71 members serving in 61 Iowa elementary schools during the 2017-18 school year. During 2018-19, we anticipate 75 members will serve in 65 schools across Iowa.

Research shows that after third grade, students start read-ing to learn rather than learning to read. As a local United Way network in Iowa, we are working together to partner with schools and maximize opportunities for communities to access evidence-based reading initiatives that will support the tremendous work of educators in our state. With an overarching goal of ensuring that more Iowa students are on track to read at grade level by the end of the 3rd grade, Iowa Reading Corps is replicating the successful, evidence-based model first launched in Minnesota in 2003. To find more information about the Minnesota Reading Corps and their results, visit minnesotareadingcorps.org

Become an Iowa Reading Corps AmeriCorps Member If you're passionate about helping students receive the literacy skills they need to succeed, we invite you to learn more about becoming an AmeriCorps member with Iowa Reading Corps. As a member, you'll provide one-on-one literacy tutoring to students in Kindergarten through third grade who are just below grade level in reading. You'll receive extensive training and support before and throughout your term of AmeriCorps service, so an education degree isn't required to be a successful candidate for Iowa Reading Corps.

Do you have questions or are you ready to serve in 2018-19? Email Chris Pratt to learn more.