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Global Times
November 3,2006
Zilwaukee International Studies School Bridging
Communities Worldwide
Principal Sherry A. Bledsoe
Assistant Principal Sandra Buckley
From the Principal's Desk
500 Johnson St. Saginaw, Michigan (989)
399-5200 Fax [phone] Absences (989)
399-5203
I would like to thank Corporate Express for their
donation of office equipment, supplies and
furniture and SPS Board Trustee Ron Spess for
donating the paint. Other individuals from
Zilwaukee School volunteered many hours to move,
paint and install the furniture and equipment.
Chrystol Bandy, home -school aide and Christy
Spess, hearing-impaired aide volunteered many
extra hours to help paint. Custodian Jeff
Hernandez was happy to pitch in too. He pushed,
hauled, and installed furniture over the many
days that it took complete the process. How
lucky Zilwaukee is to have these caring
individuals at our school!!! Additionally, with
the help of the various departments representing
a team of carpenters, movers, and technicians
We got er done On behalf of the students,
staff and families of Zilwaukee International
Studies School, thank you for a job well done.
Office at Zilwaukee Do stop byCheck us
out Zilwaukee School office has had a make
over! It all began 3 weeks ago with a phone call
from Corporate Express. Corporate Express, a
community partner, who relocated to the Detroit
area, phoned our school and donated over 40,000
in nearly new office equipment, furniture, and
supplies to our school. All donated items are
now at Zilwaukee. We have plans to utilize these
items throughout the building. It is a work in
progress. To date, we have completed the planned
office project. It has been painted and furniture
and equipment have been installed. The work
space has been transformed. It is upbeat, with a
welcoming look and overall refreshing appeal.
Everyone, including parents, community, students,
and staff, have remarked how much they like
it. This has truly been a group project, one
completed with in-kind donations of materials,
labor and love.
Parent Teacher Council

• FUNDRAISING
• How can you help the school in an on-going basis
  at no cost ?
•  Send in your used ink/laser cartridges to the
  office for recycling! 
• Send in your used cell phones for recyclingthe
  school gets 3.00 each for these!
• Collect box tops off of General Mills and other
  products. 
• Shop at Target with your Target credit cardmake
  sure Zilwaukee School is listed for the back to
  the schools.
• Enroll in Meijer Community Rewards and our school
  gets cash back! 
• Collect Tyson Food Products A labels and send
  into the school.

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Friday, Nov. 17at 215 p.m. in gym Come join us
Celebrate. . .. Coach Zamora the 4th 5th
grade girls basketball team are presenting their
1st place trophy for Division 6 to Zilwaukee.
This team and coach never quit trying. They
truly believed where theres a will, theres
always a way! In honor of this teams VICTORY,
Friday, November 17th is Spirit Day. Remember
to wear your Zilwaukee tee shirt.
A PRINCIPAL SALUTE TO I would like to thank PTC
President Kerri Malesky and Literacy Teacher,
Jeannine Simon for coordinating this year's RIF
program. How lucky we are to have you both here
at Zilwaukee School!!!
Mrs. Stephens First Grade The twenty-four
Students in Ms. Stephens first grade have been
learning how to take AR tests with the help of
their sixth grade reading buddies. Each Thursday
morning they read with a sixth grader. After
reading the book, they talk about the book and
the sixth grader helps them take an AR test on
the book. This is a good way for the first and
sixth graders to practice their reading. Soon
all first graders will be taking AR tests by
themselves in the library. Thank you Sixth
Graders and Ms. Henton for helping us with this.
4th 5th Grade Girls Basketball Team
Receiving 1st place Division 6
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Thanksgiving
EL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS During
Halloween week, Mrs. Paetzs 2nd grade class
enjoyed learning all about El Dia de los Muertos,
an important Mexican holiday. This two day
celebration begins on the eve of October 31st and
lasts until November 2nd. Families in Mexico use
this time to honor loved ones who have passed
away. Many special traditions take place during
this time. Mrs. Paetzs class talked about these
many traditions and even had the opportunity to
try some of the traditional food and beverages
Pan de los Muertos (Day of the Dead bread), lard
cookies and Mexican hot chocolate. Yum!! The
2nd graders cant wait to learn more about their
international address of Mexico!
"As we express our gratitude, we must never
forget that the highest appreciation is not to
utter words, but to live by them." --John
Fitzgerald Kennedy
School Calendar Starting November 21 The Lake
Huron Credit Union will be open 830 to 930
every Tuesday in the Media Center. November
23-26 Thanksgiving Break December 11
Christmas Program at 630 December 23-January 1
Winter Break begins at the end of the school day
on December 22, 2006. School resumes on January
2, 2007 January 15 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Day- No School January 22 End of the first
semester March 3 Spirited Teacher at the
Saginaw Spirits. April 6-April 15 Spring Break
begins at the end of the school day on April
5,2007. School resumes on April 16, 2007 May 25
Conference Make-up Day-No School May 28
Memorial Day Holiday- No School June 7 Last
day of School for students. All dates are
tentative.
Zilwaukee School Night With the Saginaw
Spirit Join us also for MEIJER TEDDY BEAR TOSS
NIGHT on Friday, December 8 at 711 p.m. Watch
our own Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey
League battle S.S. Marie Greyhounds at the Dow
event Center. Tickets are for sale in advance
here at Zilwaukee at the reduced rate of 7.50
for adults and 6.50 for students. (Tickets are
regularly 11.50) Call at the office for an
order form. We need your order and payment
returned to school no later than Monday,
November 27th, 2006. No reduced-price tickets
will be available after this date. Purchased
tickets will be sent home with students sometime
during the week of December 4th
Make Checks payable to Saginaw Spirit
Ticket Deadline Monday, November 24 Family
Name______________________________________________
_____________ Phone Number________________________
_________________________________ Classroom
Teacher___________________________________________
__________ Make sure that names are printed and
easy to read. _____Adult Tickets _at_ 7.50 each

____________ _____Student
Tickets _at_6.50 each
____________


Total ____________
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Lady Raiders, it Is Time Our first game at home
with Central on Nov. 28 - 330 pm. The ladies
would like to invite all the students and
teachers out to watch us play and give your
support. Tickets for students are 1.00 and
Parents are 2.00 and will be on sale at the Pep
Rally. The school will be having a Pep Rally on
the 28th in the gym to kick off the Volleyball
season. I have a good feeling about this team.
They have worked hard and are learning to play
together as a team. This can be a great season
for the girls. I will make a prediction that we
will go undefeated all season. So come out and
give your support. Lets Go Raiders
Lake Huron Credit Union Zilwaukee School has a
credit union available for use, beginning
Tuesday, November 21, from 830-930 a.m. in the
media center. Lake Huron Credit Union is
assisting our school in running our wonderful
credit union. All students and family members are
invited to become a member. It just takes 1.00
to open an account! Our middle school students
are helping to assist in running the program.
What a great way to have your kids start saving
their money. Please come down next Tuesday and
open your account today! Sherry A. Bledsoe,
Principal
Art News! On November 15, Zilwaukee School
participated in the Hispanic Art Show at the
Anderson Enrichment Center. Zilwaukee School
would like to congratulate the following students
for their exceptional art projects that were
chosen to receive awards. These students are as
follows Elementary 3rd Grade-Riley Schultz Best
of Show 3-D Non-Functional for her colorful
puppet. 4th Grade-Lamario Bonds Best of Painting
for his creative Sun God designs. 5th Grade-Imari
Zamora-Clark Best of 3-D Functional for her
beautiful Mexican mirror. Middle School 7th
Grade-Victoria Marcotte Best of Drawing/Best of
Middle School for her stunning oil pastel
drawing. 8th Grade-Kirstie Meisel Best of 3-D
Non-Functional for her artistic dragon.
A Fun Night A Fun Night has been planned for
Friday, November 17, 2006, at SVSU. Exposing
your students to the activities and facilities
available at SVSU should be a tremendous
opportunity for those that would like to
participate in this program.

PIZZA FOR SALE By the Slice FRIDAYS AFTER
SCHOOL 1.00 A SLICE
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Keys to Excellence for Your Schools You are
invited to participate in a school survey about
the quality of education at Zilwaukee School. It
is important to collect information to understand
our schools strengths and Identify areas that
could improve. The survey is part of the National
Education Associations Keys to Excellence for
Your Schools. Your cooperation is needed to
help develop an accurate profile of our school
that can be used to improve the education here at
Zilwaukee. There is a timeline of 21 days to
complete the survey Monday, November13, 2006
through Monday, December 4, 2006. It will take
about 15-20 minutes to complete the assessment.
The KEYS survey may be accessed from school or
home as long as you have internet access.
http//keysonline.org/ Once you are on the KEYS
2.0 Online Home Page, please follow these
steps 1.Click on the Survey box, 2.Click
Continue, 3.Enter your schools zip code and
click submit, 4.Select your school by clicking in
the circle next to your schools name and
click Submit, 5. Enter a password and click
Submit-(any password you make up will be
accepted. This will allow you to complete the
survey later if you do not have the time to
complete it in one session.), 6. Read
Instructions About the KEYS Survey, and click on
Next. 7. Complete the Survey. Please take the
time to complete this survey- we want to hear
from you! If you have any questions or concerns,
please give us a call. 399-5200
Signs of The Times
turkey

Grandma Jan has been imported to Zilwaukee
International Studies School. She has one
grandson, Jadon, here in the second grade. In her
spare time she loves to needlepoint and loves to
play with her grandson. Grandma Jan has been at
Zilwaukee for three months now. She is a lunch
aide. Grandma Jan also is a greeter for people
that enter into Zilwaukee School.


By
Kiana Baniel and Zecharih Evans Note Please let
your child know that Grandma is available to
assist your child outside at arrival and
dismissal, if help is needed.
WINTER ALERT Please remember to bundle up your
children for the outdoors. Children go outside
for lunch recess. The playground is located on an
open field. It tends to be windy and cold.
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You still have time to order your
portraits! Your school is no longer taking
portrait orders , but it is not too late to
order! To order a package from your portrait
proof sheet you may Mail the following
information in a postage paid envelope Your
completed order form Add 4 for shipping Your
payment ( checks, MO, Visa, MC, Discover) Your
address phone number You are also welcome to
call the number below and order your portraits by
phone using a credit card. Portraits will ship
to your home. Please allow 4 weeks. Life Touch-
2187 Jolly Rd. Okemos, MI 48864 [phone]
Life Touch
Alert!
We have had some cases of chicken pox at school.
Here is some information that may be helpful.
Chicken pox is an infectious disease caused by
the varicella zoster virus. The period of time
from which a person is exposed to chicken pox
until they develop a rash is 14-16 days with a
range of ten to twenty one days. There may be 1-2
days of fever feeling tired before the rash
appears. The contagious period for chicken pox
begins 2 days before the rash and last until all
of the blisters are crusted and dry. If you
think your child has the chicken pox please keep
them home and seek medical advice.
The Saginaw News SEASONS READINGS 2006 Book
Campaign Mrs. Paetz' class 2nd grade will be
collecting new or like-new children's books to
help brighten the lives of other's during this
holiday season. Donated books will then be
distributed throughout mid-Michigan by The
Salvation Army, Boys Girls Club of Saginaw
County and READ Association of Saginaw County.
Please help us with this very worthwhile
community service project by sending any new or
like-new children's books to school with your
child. The 2nd graders will be coming around to
classrooms from Monday, November 20th through
Monday, November 27th to collect any and all
donated childrens books. These books can be any
kind of childrens picture book and/or chapter
book. The books can be brand new or gently used.
Please help us with this wonderful cause and
join us as we share the joy of reading with
others. Thank you!
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ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL RIF!!!! THANK YOU,
THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!
To all the parents, staff, and students for
making the 1st RIF distribution of the 2006-2007
school year a HUGE success! It couldn't have
happened without all the donations of time,
talent and treasure that you all put into it.
The students were able to select a BONUS book if
they wore their Saginaw Public Library summer
reading program T-shirt, and in all we had over
40 students that participated! Thank You also to
Janie Miller, the RIF coordinator for the Saginaw
Public School District for coming out to
celebrate our RIF event with us and taking some
AWESOME pictures! We will be looking forward to
yet another great RIF during the month of
February. Until then, keep reading! Thanks
Again, Kerri Malesky
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New Books
Great Parent Volunteers
Cider and Doughnuts
Reading Fun