St. Francis Pioneer Days
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Doug and Dulci Fine brought their goats, including a mother and four kids, to the Lifelong Learning Center for children and families. This activity went with the OWL curriculum unit, Things That Grow, where children learn about different things that grow, from trees to people, and what each needs to grow big and healthy. Jennifer dupre, preschool teacher, lifelong learning center
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June 2013 | Volume 20, Issue 11
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High school teacher named advisor of the year Jill Salo St. Francis High School Counselor
Julie Cuscaden Kimberly dilauro rief
Congratulations to Julie Cuscaden, teacher and student council advisor at St. Francis High School (SFHS), who was awarded Advisor of the Year by student council advisors in the Eastern Division. This is the highest honor given to advisors in the state. Cuscaden has been an advisor for 13 years and this is the second time she has been given the award. She is also a past recipient of the Activity Coach of the Year within Independent School District 15 and has led the SFHS student council to be named Outstanding Student Council in
the state three times during her tenure. Cuscaden has been active in the division and state levels of the Minnesota Association of Student Councils by bringing students to leadership training, coordinating and hosting numerous workshops and conventions for students, helping students who become officers run for higher offices and fulfill their roles and mentoring other advisors. Her favorite thing about being an advisor is seeing students grow and flourish as she helps guide them to discover their leadership potential. James Woodbury, a longtime student council advisor at Cambridge-Isanti High School, said, “Julie Cuscaden is a tremendous asset. She has such a passion for her profession, her classes, her student council and her school. She always works to help those reach their potential and takes such joy when they do. This is why she is one of the most respected people in the student council community.” When asked about the award, Cuscaden said that she feels blessed to have the opportunity to make a positive difference in the school, district, community, and state through her involvement in the student council.
Summer reading—let the adventures begin! Reading Specialists East Bethel Community School
One of the most critical times for children to be reading is over any break or vacation from school. Parents play a key role in the development of reading skills in young children. They help provide background knowledge and real life experiences that help beginning readers make sense of the stories they are reading. As children grow, parents continue to play an
important role, modeling and guiding reading development. Children can continue to grow in their reading performance if they read over the summer. Children who do not read over SUMMER READING the summer generally regress. For beginning readers, simple rhyming books or early reader books are good choices. Books such as The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, Continued, Page 5
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June What’s Inside Schools in Action..........................................2 School Board Highlights.........................13 Community Education............................14 St. Francis Pioneer Days..........................17 Community & Business...........................24 Sports & Outdoors....................................34 Life..................................................................37 Classified.......................................................40