Links:
The IHMS Student Weekly Bulletin and the What's Up IHMS can now be found on the IHMS home page.

November 2-6, 2009

Words of Wisdom theme for the week is
Reaching for Greatness

Health Challenge Exam (for 8th Grade Students Only

8th grade students who are interested in taking the Health Challenge Exam can now pick up information from Iron Horse Middle SchoolÕs counseling office.  Exam day is December 9th at 3:10 on the Dougherty Valley High Campus.  For more information on the exam, please see your science teacher.

Street Smarts
"Be Reel" Video Contest
The San Ramon Valley Street Smarts ÒBe ReelÓ video contest for middle school students is underway.  Sponsored by SRVUSD, the contest encourages students to create a 60 second public service announcement on video.  This yearÕs topic is ÒBike Safety:  Dangerous Distractions.Ó  The deadline for videos is November 2. 

For more information or to enter, go please visit
www.streetsmarts-srv.com/programs/video_contest.htm

Yogurtland Fundraiser
for Video Production
On Wednesday, November 4th, Yogurtland (in the Target shopping center) will be hosting a fundraiser to benefit the Iron Horse Video Production class.  Twenty percent of all purchases from 11:00 AM until closing will be given to our great ÒMornings at Iron HorseÓ team.  Proceeds will go towards the purchase of new computers, software, and video equipment.  Treat yourself to some delicious yogurt and help make ÒMornings at Iron HorseÓ even better!

We need your input on "The Next Level" for our schools!
Our community has grown accustomed to a high level of academic performance in our schools. The upcoming community forums provide an opportunity to think creatively about ways to make this outstanding school district even better, and to revisit the values, mission and priorities of our school district.
 
We need your input at these forums around issues such as:
¥ How to best prepare students for success in a changing competitive, global environment, and what this means for teaching and learning.
¥Technology and expansion of world language education.
¥A possible restructuring of the senior year experience, allowing these students more time off campus in order to have a job, engage in community service or political advocacy, and/or take college classes.
¥How to best meet all of our facilitiesÕ needs in terms of growth, modernization of older facilities, and energy conservation.
 
The forums will be scheduled at each high school. Parents, staff, students and other community members may attend any forum that works best with their schedule. The community forums will be at 6:30 PM (staff forums are at
4:00 PM). The dates and locations of the forums are:

¥  Wednesday, November 4, San Ramon Valley High School
¥  Monday, November 9, Dougherty Valley High School
¥  Thursday, November 12, Monte Vista High School
¥  Monday November 16, California High School
 
For more information, contact the Superintendent's office at 925-552-2933 or ghaddad@srvusd.net.   We hope to see you there!