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Homecoming 2015
See how Homecoming was celebrated across our District!
See how Homecoming was
celebrated across our District!
Here is an awesome photo slide show put together by Isaac Turner-Hall of photos taken by Logan Cole of the Homecoming Assembly!
Here is an awesome photo slide show put together by Isaac Turner-Hall, of photos taken by Logan Cole of the Homecoming Assembly.
PACK THE DOME!

Cedar Heights Elementary Remembers Mr. Bartlett

Photos by Kim Pierce

September 25th is Mr. Bartlett's birthday and the entire school wore orange in remembrance of him. Orange was his favorite color and he would wear his fantastic orange pants often. As a school they made a memory chain. Every student at Cedar Heights was given a link to decorate with a memory, picture or story of Mr. Bartlett. The links were then connected into classroom chains and then all the classroom chains were linked together at the school assembly.

VOTE for Cedar Falls Schools!
VOTE FOR CEDAR VALLEY BLUE ZONES PROJECT to support the Cedar Falls Schools Healthy Snack Program!

Help bring $10,000 to the Cedar Valley Blue Zones Project by voting for the Blue Zones Farm to School Healthy Snack Program with Cedar Falls Schools.

To vote go to  www.wellmark.com/foundation. Individuals may vote for one project per day, per ISP address. Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. October 7. The 35 winning projects will be announced on Nov. 9.

A few of the great things happening in Cedar Falls Schools!

Mark your calendars!
Holmes Jr. High will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary with an Open House on Sunday, October 11 from 1-4 p.m. Join us to celebrate 50 years of serving our kids and our community! Refreshments will be available and students will be providing tours of the building, while sharing some artifacts from the past 50 years at Holmes Junior High. 

Special thanks to Mr. McCormick and his Advanced Tech in Art class for developing invitations for the event. The winning entry was designed by Holmes students Jacob Hall, Jaxon Mabon, Tavish McKinley and Jaden Thompson.

 


District's AYP & Annual Notices


Mark your calendars!


National School Lunch Week
National School Lunch Week is October 12th to October 16th! To celebrate, the Food Service Department will give away one prize per building. For the elementary schools the prize is a Trouble family board game. For Peet, Holmes and the High School the prize is a $15 i-tunes Gift Card. To get your name in the drawing, all you have to do is eat a school lunch during this week! It is that easy! So join us for lunch during National School Lunch Week from October 12th to the 16th and you may be a prize winner!!  Prizes will be awarded the following week.

Many Opportunities to Support CFHS Student Food Drive!
Event 1:  October 5-November 9
Donations for the Northeast Iowa Food Bank Student Food Drive can be made on the Cedar Falls High School website under the Food Drive section.  There will be containers at local businesses to collect donations as well.

Event 2: October 2
Both Peet & Holmes Junior Highs will be hosting dances where student admission can be paid by bringing in cans of food or money. All proceeds go to the Food Drive. 

Event 3:  Oct 9 & Oct 22
Students will be collecting donations at the CFHS football games at the UNI-Dome. 
 
Event 4:  Oct 15
Students will be collecting donations at the CFHS Orchestra Concert.
 
Event 5: 
Cedar Heights Elementary & North Cedar Elementary will be collecting food and money donations throughout the food drive. Cedar Heights is collecting the week of  November 2nd and North Cedar is collecting from  October 19-November 5th. 

Event 6:  Oct. 20
Students will be collecting donations at the volleyball games at CFHS.

Event 7:  Oct. 26
Students will be collecting donations at the College Square Hy-Vee and Fareway at ThunderRidge from  5-7 p.m.

Event 8:  Oct 27
Powder Puff Volleyball Round Robin: Sophomore, Junior and Senior boys will challenge each other, as well as a CF staff team, at CFHS starting at  7 p.m . Admission is $5.

Event 9: Oct 29
Trunk or Treat: This is a fun-filled family event where children (12 yrs or younger) "trunk" or treat from car to car in the parking lot. Each car is themed (favorite cartoons, sports, holidays, movies, etc.) & decorated. Candy givers are often wearing costumes making the night extra special for the kids. There will also be concessions provided. This will take place in the Northeast parking lot at CFHS from  5-7 p.m .  Admission will be a canned food item or monetary donation to support the NEIFB.

Event 10: November 3 & 5
CFHS will be selling popcorn and collect donations at Parent-Teacher Conferences from  3:30-7:30 p.m .

Event 11:  November 4th
Come out to Pizza Ranch in Cedar Falls from  5-8 p.m.  and support the NEIFB Student Food Drive. Students will be busing tables and assisting guests to gain tips throughout the night. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the food drive.

20th Annual Rich Engel Classic
Recap of the 20th annual Rich Engel Classic
Recap of the 20th annual Rich Engel Classic


Student Safety & Parent Resources
Students and staff at all Cedar Falls Schools participate in drills to continually improve our Safe School Plan. These drills, or immediate response actions, help make sure everyone understands what to do in a crisis situation. Drills are practiced for fire, tornado, dangerous intruder and off-site evacuation situations. Classroom teachers explain the purpose of the drill in age-appropriate discussions with students and drills are clearly identified as "only a drill".

Our staff also practices for an event where students and parents need to be reunified outside of normal dismissal procedures. You can help us be ready to implement this parent reunification plan by keeping your phone numbers, email addresses, and emergency contact information updated at all times. It's important for you to know that because student safety is our highest concern, students will only be released to parents and pre-identified emergency contacts. Photo identification will also be required.

Look for specific information from your building principal regarding scheduled drills at each school. Also visit our website and Parent Guide for additional information about the district's Safe School Plan.

Fliers
Don't forget to check the District's Flier page for upcoming events and activities!


Board Brief


The next Cedar Falls Schools Board of Education meeting will be October 12.  Agendas, documents and materials for all board of education meetings can be found on the Cedar Falls Schools website . Watch previous meetings on the District's YouTube Channel.


Watch the September 14 Board of Education meeting.
Watch the September 14 Board of Education meeting.

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District's Social Media & Blog
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Cedar Falls, IA 50613
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