Volume 1, Issue 11
Ponderosa News
P O
S P E C I A L
D A T E S O F I N -
T E R E S T :
 CSAPs began March
15th
 3rd Quarter Report Cards
go home March 18th
 Early Childhood Vision
Checks March 24th
 Spring Break March 28th
—April 1st
 SAAC Meeting April 11th,
5:30 p.m.
 PTA Meeting April 11th,
7:00 p.m.
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
PBIS Cont.
Staff Spotlight
Teacher Tuesday Honoree
Schools on the Move
Important Notice
Lyrical Lines Art Show
School Hours
N D E R O S A E L E
P o n d e r o s a
Ponderosa Website.
I hope that
some of
you have
had the op-
portunity to
visit the
PES website. Our in-
tent is to make it your
one stop place for in-
formation. Here, we
will be posting our
newsletters, etc.
http://
ponderosaelemen-
tary.wordpress.com/.
Parent/Teacher
Conferences. The
parent/teacher confer-
ences held in February
2 were a wonderful op-
portunity for us to re-
2 connect with parents.
We had over a 97%
2 “No experience is a bad experience unless you gain nothing from it.”
3
Positive Behavior In-
3 tervention and Sup-
port. What is Positive
3 Behavior Intervention
and Support (PBIS)?
4
Improving student aca-
demic and behavior out-
comes is about ensuring
M E N T A R Y S C H
b r i e f s
attendance rate for our
spring conferences this
year. Thank you for
making your
child’s success
a priority!
PTA and SAAC
Meetings. On Mon-
day, April 11th, there
will be a SAAC meeting
beginning at 5:30 and
a PTA meeting at 7:00
p.m. Childcare is pro-
vided. We hope to see
you there! If you have
any questions, please
contact Angie Essex at
(970) 690-9039 or
a_essex@msn.com.
If you have any ques-
tions, please contact
the Ponderosa office at
679-9500.
- Lyndon Baines Johnson
all students have access
to the most effective
and accurately imple-
mented instructional
and behavioral practices
and interventions possi-
ble. PBIS provides an
operational framework
March 15, 2011
O O L
Volunteer Apprecia-
tion Breakfast. On
April 21, Ponderosa
Elementary Staff will
honor our terrific vol-
unteers at our Volun-
teer Appreciation
Breakfast. I hope that
all Ponderosa volun-
teers are able to at-
tend this event as it is
our opportunity for us
to honor you for all of
your work and com-
mitment to the school.
Emergency Contact
Information. Please
keep your emergency
contact information up
-to date. Please visit
the office if changes
are necessary.
for achieving these out-
comes. More impor-
tantly, PBIS is NOT a
curriculum, interven-
tion, or practice, but IS
a decision making
(cont. on next page)
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P B I S

framework that guides se-
lection, integration, and
implementation of the best
evidence-based academic
and behavioral practices
for improving important
academic and behavior
outcomes for all students.
In general, PBIS empha-
sizes four integrated ele-
ments: (a) data for decision
making, (b) measurable
outcomes supported and
evaluated by data, (c) prac-
tices with evidence that these
outcomes are achievable, and
(d) systems that efficiently and
effectively support implemen-
tation of these practices.
These four elements are guided
by six important principles:
*Develop a continuum of sci-
entifically based behavior and
academic interventions and
supports
*Use data to make decisions
and solve problems
*Arrange the environment to pre-
vent the development and occur-
rence of problem behavior
*Teach and encourage prosocial
skills and behaviors
Implement evidence-based behav-
ioral practices with fidelity and ac-
countability
Screen universally and monitor stu-
dent performance & progress con-
tinuously
For more information, please visit
this web site:
http://www.pbis.org/

Staff Spotlight
Greetings Artists! I’m Marcie Kronwall (or Mrs. K. as many students call
me) and I love being the art teacher at Ponderosa. I’ve been teaching art all
over Thompson School District for the last four years and I’m thrilled to fi-
nally have a school and an art room to call home.

I have a great husband and three terrific, grown children.

When I’m not teaching, I’m an actress! I’ve performed in
many plays in Fort Collins and Loveland.

In the art room we celebrated artistic thinking and enjoy working hard and
having fun creating art. Making art allows us to think critically, express our
Marcie Kronwall
ideas in many ways and better understand the world around us. I’m proud of Art Teacher
the artists at Ponderosa.

Being Honored!
Kasey Gupton
5th Grade Teacher at Ponderosa Elementary
Was honored by
K99 Radio
for
Teacher Tuesday
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S c h o o l s o n t h e M o v e I M P O R T A N T N O T I C E
F i t n e s s C h a l l e n g e

The Schools on the Move Challenge continues
through the end of the month! The Schools on
the Move Challenge is a program to help in-
crease the amount of exercise students, teach-
ers and school staff get each day and each
week. Research shows that daily exercise (at
least 60 minutes most days) helps reduce the
risk of health problems, helps kids to get bet-
ter grades, to focus in class, and to have better
memory skills. Thank you for your efforts in
helping our students form healthy habits!
Thompson School District R2-J
Notice of Intent to Destroy
Exceptional Student Services
Special Education records for students, who
have not received services in the Thompson
School District R2-J for five or more years, will
be destroyed in June 2011.
In order to maintain confidentiality, these re-
cords will be shredded. If you or your child may
have such records and wish to claim them,
please contact:

Thompson School District R2-J

Exceptional Student Services Technician
“The greatest wealth is health.” 970-613-5062

~ Virgil THE DEADLINE FOR CLAIMING RECORDS IS

JUNE 3, 2011

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S

A R T S T E P S :
T h o m p s o n S c h o o l D i s t r i c t S t u d e n t A r t S h o w

Please join us in congratulating the following students:

* Mariah Keirns * Sydney Rumley * Gabriella Orrantia Lozoya *

* Emma Garner * Avalon Engstrom * Ellie Edwards *
* Julian Sanchez * Olivia Williams * Ana Meschievitz-Roman *

These Ponderosa artists will be represented at this year’s art show, Lyrical Lines at
the Loveland Museum/Gallery. The art show runs from February 26-April 10 and fea-
tures student art from Thompson School District. The ARTSTEPS exhibit will feature
two and three-dimensional works of art from the areas of photography, jewelry, weav-
ing, quilting/sewing, ceramics, sculpture, painting and drawing.

This community-wide event offers primary and secondary students

from the Thompson School District the privilege of displaying their
work at Loveland Museum/Gallery. Join us to support the youth art-
istry of the community!

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”
~ Pablo Picasso
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P O N D E R O S A
E L E M E N TA R Y
S C H O O L

4550 Florence Drive Empower to Learn

Loveland, CO 80538
Phone: 970-679-9500 Challenge to Achieve
Attendance Line: 970-679 -9590
Inspire to Excel

Go Global:
Care, Create,
Communicate, Innovate

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School Hours:
Be Respectful
Full day Kindergarten through 5th grade
Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri 8:38 a.m. to 3:40 p.m.
Wednesday (early release) 8:38 a.m. to 2:10 p.m. Be Responsible

A.M. Kindergarten Be Fair-Minded

Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri 8:38 a.m. to 11:40 a.m.
Wednesday (early release) 8:38 a.m. to 11:10 a.m.

P.M. Kindergarten
Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri 12:38 p.m. to 3:40 p.m.
Wednesday (early release) 11:40 a.m. to 2:10 p.m.

If you need to drop your student off prior to 8:23 a.m.,

BASE camp (Before and After School Enrichment) opens
at 6:30 a.m. and is also available after school until 6:00
p.m. Please contact BASE camp at 226-1734 or go
online at www.mybasecampkids.org for additional infor-
mation