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Shimek Elementary Night at the Cedar Rapids Kernels
Please join us for Shimek Elementary Night at the Cedar Rapids Kernels! This fun and exciting event will take place on Friday, August 30th at 6:35 PM. Gates open at 5:30 PM, and the Kernels will take on the Quad Cities River Bandits - Class A affiliate of the Houston Astros. The last Kernels regular season home game will be celebrated with a spectacular Post-Game Fireworks show! Tickets are just $8.00, a savings of $4.00 off the regular box office price. Tickets can be purchased using the flyer distributed at school, OR online by using the special URL below: (This special link will be active until Thursday, August 29th at Midnight. If you do not want to buy your tickets online, you may also purchase them by calling the Kernels ticket office at (319) 896-7560. Please select the special SHIMEK area in section 109 when ordering online and over the phone.)
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Monday September 2, 2019
NEW! Drop-off & Pick-up Procedure
Drop-Off & Pick-Up at Shimek Elementary School 2019-20 School Year
AM /PM Supervision
1. 5 Staff & 7 Safety Patrol, 5 patrol at drop-off and pick-up times.
Drop-Off Routine:
1. Unless your child(ren) will exit the vehicle curbside, independently or with safety patrol assistance,
please park in new playground parking lot and walk child(ren) up to the building and to their AM line spot.
Pick-Up Routine:
1. Bus riders will be dismissed to line up along the main hallway (between front doors and office) at 2:53
(K/1 patrol helpers lead the lines). Will go out the front doors at 2:55 with patrol members to go directly
to the bus.
2. Walkers exit through the doors by the kitchen at 2:55.
3. All students being picked up by private vehicle will report to the art room at 2:55.
*3/4/5/6 door staff member will move into the art room to help with kids in PM.
**Unless your child(ren) will enter the vehicle curbside, independently or with safety patrol assistance,
please park in new playground parking lot and walk up to the art room door to pick up your child(ren).
***Staff will radio into art room for child(ren) being pick-up in car line.
INDIVIDUALS PICKING THEIR CHILD(REN) UP IN THE PICK-UP LINE WILL NEED AN OFFICIAL SHIMEK NAME PLACARD WITH STUDENT NAME(S) ON IT, DISPLAYED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD.
Our building PBIS team put together an example video to demonstrate these procedures. The video will be linked to our Shimek website: https://www.iowacityschools.org/Domain/1479
As we work to make this system as safe and efficient as possible, know that we appreciate your patience and flexibility with any changes or adjustments that are made throughout the school year.
Thank you all so very much for helping to make our beginning and end of day procedures safe for all of our Shimek Community – especially our children!
Healthiest State School Mascot Challenge
You were one of first 16 schools in your region to register a walk for the Healthiest State Initiative annual walk, and that entered your school into the mascot challenge! Voting starts on Monday and we cannot wait to see how your community supports you.
Here are the rules .
Voting is done entirely online and through the Facebook and the Woobox app.
You will want to make sure all of your friends and families are following the Healthiest State Initiative on Facebook so voting is easy. Please share the posts we create on our page and share the link below if you have people who will want to vote through the Woobox app.
The school with the most votes wins the round and moves on!
Here are the details on how to vote:
- Voting will open at 9 a.m. on Monday, August 26.
- Each round will close on the following Sunday at 11:59 p.m. – except the final round which will close at Noon on October 2 (Annual Walk).
- There are 2 ways to vote:
- Vote by clicking here: https://woobox.com/se3kya (HSI will also post this link weekly on our Facebook page.)
- Vote through the Woobox app on the HSI Facebook page. See the attached image on how to find the Woobox app on the HSI Facebook page. Note: This only works on desktop, NOT mobile.
Save The Date - Back To School Night
More information to coming soon.
Thursday, Sep 19, 2019, 05:30 PM
Shimek Elementary School, Grissel Place, Iowa City, IA, USA
CHS Dance Team Clinic
WHEN: SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
WHO: Students Grades K-6
WHERE: CHS Cafeteria
TIME: 5:00 PM Registration
5:30 PM Clinic Begins
PERFORMANCE:
Halftime of the CHS Varsity
Football Game (starts 7:30 PM)
PICK UP: Under the scoreboard
after the performance
COST: $30
CHECKS: City High Dance Team
▪ Kids will receive a Dance Team Clinic T-shirt
▪ They will be taught a fun, easy to learn dance with a “Lion King” theme
▪ Snack and beverage will be provided (if your child has food allergies, please send them with their own
snack)
▪ Kids will perform at halftime of the Varsity football game that evening
Participants will be placed in appropriate age groups. Sorry, no pre-school age children.
Grouping requests will not be taken. Gum chewing is not allowed.
Register online at Eventbrite or send in this form with your check.
Please register by September 2, 2019.
Late registrations will be taken, but T-Shirts will not be given due to prior ordering.
Please wear sneakers.
Online registration can be found at https://lionking2019fallclinic.eventbrite.com
PLEASE EMAIL Coach Barbie Kopp with any questions at barbiekopp@gmail.com
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE CITY HIGH DANCE TEAM!