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500 Johnson St. Saginaw, Michigan (989)
399-5200 Fax [phone] Absences (989)
399-5203
Superintendent Dr. Gerald Dawkins Saginaw
Public Schools Principal Sherry A. Bledsoe
Editor Judith L. Lewis Photographer Kerri
Johnson
Global Times
Zilwaukee International Studies School Bridging
Communities Worldwide
November 12 2007
From The Principal's Desk
Congratulations to seventh-grade student
Caleb Bellinger and eighth-grade student
Nicole Whitney for being the recipients of the
Optimists Club's "Youth Appreciation" award.
They, along with other student representatives
in the county, were recognized and honored at a
special luncheon on November 8, 2007 at First
Presbyterian Church. Both students received this
honor because of their academic standing and good
citizenship. Zilwaukee International Studies
School salutes you. We are
proud of you! Mrs. Sherry Bledsoe
Donuts with the Principal Second Tuesday of each
month 830-9 a.m, PTC Sponsored Informal meet
and greet . Please stop by.
ZPTC Meetings Second Tuesday monthly in Media
Center 11/13 700 p.m. 1/09 900 a.m 2/12
700 p.m. 3/11 900 a.m. 4/15 700 p.m.
5/13 900 a.m.
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School Calendar
Teacher's Corner
Keys Assessment Window- November 4-December
5 SVSU Health Fair Nov 12, Step into Fitness,
Fall into Safety SVSU International Food
Festival November 13, 1130-100,
Cafeteria Lifetouch School Pictures November
14 Thanksgiving Break November 22-23 (no
school) Holiday Program December 11, Pre-K-1,
130p.m., 2-8th, 600p.m. Christmas Break
December 22- January 1, 2008, School resumes
January 2 First semester ends January 18,
2008 Spring Break March 22-30,2008 Last Day of
School June 6, 2008 School Quality Team
Meetings Second and Fourth Tuesday Monthly All
dates are tentative.
Brr, winter has arrived. This is to
remind parents and guardians that all Zillwaukee
children go outside for lunch recess. Please
send your child to school with coats, hats and
gloves or mittens.
Hello. My name is Jonathan (Jon) Dekker. I am
in my ninth year of teaching in the Saginaw
Public School District. Ive been married to my
wife Denise, whom I met way back in 7th grade at
Jackson Park Junior High School in Wyoming,
Michigan, since 1987. We have two children,
Jordan, age 11 and Alyssa who just turned 7. We
also have a shih tzu named Rudy. I enlisted in
the United States Air Force in 1987 and was
stationed at Bolling AFB in Washington, D.C.
serving in the USAF Presidential Honor Guard. I
also was stationed in Florida at Patrick AFB,
which is just south of Cape Canaveral and Cocoa
Beach. I graduated with an associate degree from
Grand Rapids Junior College, earned a bachelor
degree from Calvin College and a master in
education degree from Aquinas College. I am
completing a master degree in educational
leadership from the University of Cincinnati at
the end of this month. I am thoroughly enjoying
teaching here at Zilwaukee and hope that I have
the opportunity to work and grow as a teacher for
many years to come. I love the staff members,
the kids, and all of the parents that Ive met.
I also enjoy sports and athletics as both an
observer and participant. I like golf,
basketball, football, and baseball.
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Michigan State University Extension Nutrition
Education Programs Family Nutrition Program (FNP)
and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education
Program (EFNEP) is designed to provide recipients
with cost-effective tips in the selection,
purchase, preparation of food, and budgeting the
food dollar. Making wise nutritional choices can
help improve the health and well being of
children and family members. FNP is for persons
who are food stamp eligible. You can be any age,
male or female. You can live alone or with
others. EFNEP works with families who have
children. FNP EFNEP lessons can be taught
privately one-on-one in your home or in a group
setting. For more information on FNP or EFNEP
call MSU Extension 1 Tuscola Street (behind the
Temple Theater- downtown) Saginaw, MI 48607 (517)
758-2500
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT? Look no
further! Zilwaukee International Studies School
will soon publish its first "Cookbook". This
publication includes local and international
recipes that will surely be a hit for any
occasion. More information will be forthcoming.
Thank you parents, staff and community for all
of your "yummy" recipes, interest, and support.
Special thanks to the following individuals for
their tireless efforts Christy Spess, Zilwaukee
health aide, for volunteering her time to
collect, type, compile all of the recipes for the
first publication. Pat Steffes, Zilwaukee parent,
for soliciting sponsor patrons. Look for order
information. Cost 12.00 Great gift idea!!!!
Dr. Dawkins, Olivia Malesky, Danielle Premo
Hispanic Art Show Winners from Zilwaukee
International Studies School Body Adornment-
Olivia Malesky, 4th Grade and Best of
School Drawing- Madison Bourdow Hewitt, 4th Grade
Design- Alex Wager, 5th Grade
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Credit Union Attention All students of
Zilwaukee! Please come, save your money, and you
could be entered into a drawing for the Christmas
contest and win a JUMBO STOCKING! We will be
announcing class contests after the Christmas
contest! So hurry up and start saving. You could
save to buy a new toy you want! Credit
Union Courtney and Raeanna P.S. If you have any
questions please see Courtney or Raeanna! Its
located in the Cafeteria

• 2007 TOYS FOR TOTS CAMPAIGN
• This year the Toys for Tots program is partnering
  with The Salvation Army.
• Toys will be for children up to the age of 12.
• Applicants must come to the Salvation Army , 2030
  N. Carolina St. Saginaw, MI. November 19-21 and
  26,900- 1130 a.m., 100 p.m.-300 p.m. fro
  everyone. November 28 500-700 for working
  families.
• Applicants must bring their social security
  number, a current photo ID with current address,
  and proof of all household income (If government
  assistance, a paper showing what you receive).
  You must also provide proof of guardianship that
  would include your name, childs name and birth
  date.
• A time to pick up items will be mailed to you.
  You will need to bring that card and your photo
  ID on the day of distribution to the sight
  indicated in the card.
• Children discouraged from attending. This will
  allow for gift to be a surprise at Christmas.
• Point of contact Major Tracy Ruston
• at (989) 793- 8373 or
• 1st Sgt. Keeler [phone]
• No calls after the 15th of December

Halloween Visit On Friday. October 26 th,
The pre-kindergarten classes went in Halloween
costume to Bickford Cottage, an assisted living
facility on Mackinaw near Tittabawassee. The
children showed off their costumes, sang two
songs and presented two stories. A grandmother
provided a wrapped carnation for each residents
and workers. The residents loved our visit and
were thrilled to see them in costume.
Signs of The Times
holiday
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H A L L O W E E E N P A R A D E
Day of the Dead
The 2nd graders from Mrs. Paetz's class learned
all about Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
during Halloween week. This Mexican holiday is a
two day celebration, beginning Nov. 1st, in
which families fondly remember loved ones who
have passed away. There are many traditions that
go along with this holiday, one being to make a
special bread called Pan de Muertos (Bread of the
Dead). The 2nd graders had the opportunity to
try this sweet bread and it got rave reviews.
The boys and girls in Mrs. Paetz's class learned
a lot of interesting facts about Dia de los
Muertos, just ask them!
Family Math Night  Nov. 13th from 6 p.m. to 7
p.m. prior to our P.T.C. meeting we are having a
fun get together for families. Bring your son or
daughter and play some math games. This event is
open to all grade levels K-8. Come have a great
time! Games included Diffy, Funny Bug, Metric
draw, Pocket Full of Coins, Shaping Up!,
Tangranimals (Chinese puzzle), Textiles, Walk the
Line, Cotton Ball Shot Putt, Fraction Cover-Up,
Mancala, Shisima (Kenya), Stick Game (Native
American), Target Countdown, Toma Todo (Mexico),
and Close the Lid.
MATH NEWS In our school quality plan we state
that Teachers will use multiple strategies to
assist students in achieving mastery of basic
math facts. PARENTSwe need your help! We are
encouraging 2nd and 3rd graders to focus on
addition facts, and then subtraction facts. For
4th and 5th graders we are focusing on
multiplication facts, then division facts. If
you could spend 3 minutes a day working on basic
math facts with your child, it would have a
significant impact. We are finding many middle
school students who are not able to add without
using their fingers. It is very difficult for
students to learn new information when they dont
have mastery of the facts. Their focus becomes
the facts, not the new information. Your child
will have to pass two years of algebra to
graduate from high school. Do them a favor help
them with their math facts. Thanks, Margaret
Wilson, Comp. Ed. Math Teacher
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Career Quest Jason Laporte has been selected to
pilot the 20 hour on-line course along with Lori
Howlett from Central Middle School and Aaron
Ostrander from Zilwaukee. This 20 hour on-line
course has been developed to meet the new high
school requirements for an on-line course.
Career Quest will be replacing "Planning for
Success" that is taught during the fourth marking
period in all 8th grade classrooms. This is a six
week pilot that began Wednesday, November 7, 2007
and will continue until Friday, December 21,
2007. Students will need to have daily access to
computers so they can complete the research and
course work. Lori Howlett- Central - Computer
Lab Aaron Ostrander - Zilwaukee - wireless
carts Jason Laporte - South - ? - Media Center or
Computer Lab The teachers involved in the pilot
will be sharing curriculum questions and IT
concerns through an on-line blog in Moodle. It is
our hope that by doing a pilot, we will discover
the bumps in the road and have them corrected for
the roll-out with all of the other 8th grade
teachers in January. These teachers received
headsets for each of their students enrolled in
the pilot course today for use with the career
videos that are a part of the Career Quest
course. This is an exciting time as we move
towards developing technically proficient
students.
Bay City State Recreation Area The 2nd grade from
Mrs. Paetz's class and the 3rd graders from Mrs.
Decuf's class recently went on an educational
field trip to the Bay City State Park. The
students were able to participate in fun outdoor
exploration which helped them to learn about our
state's wetland resources. This field trip was
made possible through a 150 bus mini-grant
through the Friends of the Bay City State
Recreation Area. The Dow Corning Foundation
supplied the funding to make these mini-grants
possible. A big THANK YOU goes out to this local
foundation and the Friends of BCSRA for their
support of our students and the bus
transportation mini-grant program which sponsors
27 school bus trips to the park this school year!
Mary Paetz, 2nd/3rd grade
School Quality Team Meetings The Zilwaukee
School Quality team is a deliberative,
collaborative body through which decisions
relevant to Zilwaukee School are made. It is
charged with maintaining, updating, and
implementing the school quality plan to keep it
in compliance with state and national law and the
district's strategic plan. You are welcome to
attend. Questions Call Mrs. Bledsoe or Mrs.
Latesky _at_ 399-5200. Meeting Dates and Times Nov
13 Nov 27 Dec 11 Jan 8
Jan 22 Feb 12 Feb 26 March
11 April 15 April 29 May 13 May
27 The first meeting on the second Tuesday of the
month will be held in the afternoon from
330-400. The meeting held on the fourth Tuesday
of the month will be in the morning from
745-820.
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• MRSA
• According to the Center for Disease Control,
  Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus is a
  type of staph. Infection that is resistant to
  antibiotics. Approximately 1 of the population
  has a MRSA infection. Although MRSA is heard
  about most often in a hospital setting, it can be
  found in anywhere in the community.
  Factors that are associated with the spread of
  MRSA include close skin-to skin contact,
  openings in the skin such as cuts or abrasions,
  contaminated items and surfaces, and poor
  hygiene. MRSA presents as a skin infection that
  looks like a pimple or boil and can be red,
  swollen, painful, or have pus or drainage.
• The best way to protect yourself from contracting
  MRSA is to practice good hygiene.
• Hand washing with soap or alcohol based
  sanitizer.
• Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered by a
  bandage.
• Avoid contact with other peoples wounds.
• Avoid sharing personal items such as towels or
  razors.

As part of q community development project,
Saginaw Valley State University nursing students
in conjunction with Zilwaukee School will be
hosting Fall into Safety, Hop into Health.
This health and safety fair will be held November
5Th and 12th from 900 a.m. to 300 p.m in the
school gym. Time will be available for all
students to engage in many different activities
and learn about selected topics concerning health
and safety. Parents please send appropriate
clothing with your children on the 12th as they
will be given the opportunity to participate in
activities outside. Also dont forget to ask
your child to see his or her list of fun fitness
activities they can do at home once the fair is
over.
Blood Drive I have
scheduled a blood drive for
Monday, November26, that is the
Monday after Thanksgiving
break. If you are willing to help in
this endeavor, please turn in the
orange sheet with your name,
phone number, student name and time. If a
student signs up 1 donor, they receive a "future
blood donor" ruler. If a student signs up 4
donors, they receive a "future bloods donor"
t-shirt. If the blood drive registers 30
donors, our school receives 100.00!!! Blood
Drive is November 26, 2007 100 p.m.-700
p.m. Photo ID required or 2 pieces of non-photo
ID Be at least age 17 Weigh at least 110
pounds Be in good health Eat a nutritious meal
2-4 hours ahead of time and drink 8 ounces of
water right before donating If you have any other
questions, please feel free to ask me! I hope you
can donate as well!!! I will be! Mark Hellebuyck
By Patrice Ellery, SVSU Nursing Student
If you eat Yoplait yogurt and just throw
away the pink lids. Please consider sending them
to school instead. You may turn in any cleaned
pink lids and we will send them to "Save Lids to
Save Lives". We will collect them until 12-14-07
in Room 4. Thank you! Mrs. Revard
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MONDAY MORNING CHARACTER EDUCATION ASSEMBLIES  
Our assembly on October 29, 2007, began with a
skit on self-respect and smoking written and
acted out by a group of four sixth grade students
from Mrs. Hentons class. These students were
Hannah Roesner, Cassidy LaFleur, Jordan Gallardo,
and Francisco Gallardo. Our hats off to these
courageous and innovative students for
voluntarily contributing to our assembly in such
an important and worthwhile way! You did a great
job thank you!!   The advanced band class
entertained for the second assembly with several
excellent pieces. They did a wonderful job!
Thank you to Mrs. Bruske and all the talented
band students for their contribution!  We
also had the Ambassadors of the Month celebration
for Respect. Our Ambassadors of Respect for
October were   Taylor Bradbury -Mrs.
Klein Trevor Miller Mrs. Klein Logan Peters
Mrs. Wilson Amber Beckman -Mr.
LeRoux Anthony Martinez Mrs. Revard Dakota
Staves Mrs. Klaczkiewicz Alyssa Metiva Mr.
Wamback Desirea Rivera Mrs. Lewis Tyrece
Johnson Mrs. Paetz Christopher Breen Mrs.
Stephens Andrew Arquette Mrs. Sestak Eliseo
Vasquez-Landin Mrs. Decuf John Luna Mrs.
Bohn Samantha Gross Mrs. OHare Alexander
Markusic Mrs. Henton Darion Hayward Mr.
Hellebuyck DErica Smith Mrs. Danville  
Congratulations to these exemplary students for
the respect they show everyday!!  Hannah, Jordan,
Cassidy, and Francisco repeated their skit for
the entire student body on November 5th. They
did another excellent job! Our thanks to them
for all their efforts!