Principal's Message Dahlia Cordova - Backman Elementary School

Calendar
March
2 No school for students
6 Fire Drill
14 Report cards go home/NEST Day
15 PTA/SCC Meeting 5:30-6:30
15 KUED Family Night 6:30-7:30
29 Earthquake drill
April
2-6 Spring recess-no school
10 Spring pictures
11 NEST Day and Earthquake drill
17 Smile Stone Promotion Pictures
25 Fire drill
26 PTA/SCC Meeting 5:30-6:30
26 KUED Family Night 6:30-7:30
CRT testing window District wide testing is April
23-May 31. Please make sure your students are
here.
Counselor’s Corner
Each one of us has the power to choose,
making good choices is an essential character
trait and a lifelong skill. Our students are faced
with several choices every day and each of
these choices has positive and/or negative
consequences. Everyone has the power to
make the right choices in their lives. It can be
difficult to be responsible for our own actions
however it's particularly important to do so. I
love to see our students making good choices
and treating each other with respect. Many of
our wonderful students make great choices all
the time. I encourage all of us to look at our
choices and make a choice to work towards
more positive decisions.
Sixth grade
Math Family Night
On Wednesday, February 29, 2012, the sixth grade
students enjoyed a math night with our coach Kathy
Lambert. The parents and students who attended
learned and played some math games to increase
their skills. Ms. Lambert and the sixth grade
teachers taught the group a game and then we
played. Altogether, we learned four different
games. We learned games that can be played over
and over again. The sixth grade teachers (Ms. King,
Ms. Renshaw and Ms. Peterson) joined in playing
the games also. We watched the students really get
into having fun playing math games. We hope that
our turnout for the next event will be even bigger.
Thanks to all that attended our math family night.
A special thanks to our coach Ms. Lambert.
Warm and fuzzy
Spotlight on
Acts of kindness
Students are nominated by other students and/or teachers
for “random acts of kindness”. Once a month two names
are drawn. Those students are rewarded with a handmade
quilt. All other students who were nominated
received a certificate honoring their efforts of kindness.
Winners are
January: Andrea Lopez and Karim Soto
February: Dioseth Romero Paredes and Shayla Steinfels
Attendance
Congratulations to the following classes for having 100%
attendance for an entire week. Each class displayed the
traveling trophy in their classroom for the week. Check out
our attendance display in the foyer. Help us reach our goal
of NEST DAY (No Empty Seats Today).
Terragno, Berry, Quaderer, Rodgers,
Zuchetto and Peterson