A Note from our Nurse

Dear Parents and Guardians:

Hi! My name is Kristen Swisher and I am the school nurse at Harrison Elementary. I also am the nurse at Mid City High School and Adams Elementary. Dominique Nuci is our health para and will be in the office everyday and I will be in office at least one and a half days a week. Please call me anytime with any questions or concerns at (563) 723-6500. I look forward to meeting each and everyone of you.

As we start the school year I thought it might helpful for you to have a little information about the nurses office and how things go:

• If your child has a change in their health status, needs to take medication at school, develops a chronic disease or a communicable disease please call me.

• If your child is ill and they have to stay home from school please call into the office and give two symptoms as to why your child is staying home.

BREAKING NEWS!

Harrison has been awarded $40,000 from The Scott County Regional Authority for our ADA Accessible Outdoor Learning Environment. We’ll be updating our playground!!

Niabi Zoo

Niabi zookeepers brought animals to visit the kindergarten classes in their “Zoo 2 You” program.

Trine’s Birthday

Trine, our therapy dog, celebrated her 4th birthday recently.

5th Grade Orchestra

The 5th grade orchestra had a great year with its talented musicians.

4th Grade Orchestra

Harrison 4^th grade string orchestra played a demonstration concert for the 3^rd graders. 

Earth Day Cleanup

Mrs. Santoro has been working with a first grade enrichment group. They read the Ready Freddy Saves the Earth book. When they finished the book they cleaned up Harrison grounds and collected about 700 pieces of trash!

All Library Books Due Friday, May 18

Be looking now for library books that are overdue. All books will need to be returned by May 18. Books that are lost will need to be paid for.

Parent Survey

Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) requires states to report the percent of parents with a child receiving special education services who report that schools facilitated parent involvement as a means of improving services and results for children with IEPs.

The Iowa Department of Education is gathering these data as a census for both students with and without an IEP using a brief survey. If willing, click on the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2018AEA9

Dress Like Your Favorite Idiom!

Throughout the  third quarter, the Fifth grade students worked on the following standard: L.5.5b Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.  As a culminating activity for third quarter, several students dressed up as his or her favorite idiom. Can you find “I’ve got a chip on my shoulder,” “at the drop of a hat,” “break a leg,” and “all eyes on me”? Teachers Allison Jump and Sheila Ehlers dressed up “like two peas in a pod”. Oh, no, “it’s raining cats and dogs!” Look, there’s a “dust bunny”.