January 2015

January 2015
Calendar of Events
From the Principal
January
Dear Students and Parents,
1
Happy New Year !!!
5
Return from Winter Break
7
PTO Meeting – 7:00
14 District Spelling Bee
14 Variety Show Tryouts – 3:30 – 5:30
16 Early Dismissal – 12:15
19 NO SCHOOL – Martin Luther King Day
22 Rainbow Science Fair
30 Family Bingo Night – 6:00 – 8:00
31 District Science Fair
Welcome back, I hope that everyone had a great Holiday break and you are
ready to finish the last half of the school year. During the month our Teachers
and Reading Specialist will be administering the DRA to all of the students.
The Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) is an individually
administered assessment of a child’s reading capabilities. It is a tool to be used
by teachers to identify a student’s reading level, accuracy, fluency, and
comprehension. Once levels are identified, our teachers can use this
information for instructional planning purposes.
How DRA Levels and Testing Work Together:
Tasks measured by the DRA test are divided into several skill sets. Rhyming,
alliteration, segmentation, and phonemic awareness are tested in the
phonemic awareness section. Letter naming, word-list reading, spelling,
decoding, analogies, structural analysis, and syllabication are tested in the
alphabetic principle/phonics portions. Oral reading fluency or words per
minute for contextual reading are tested under fluency. Vocabulary,
comprehension, and reading engagement skills are also measured in the test.
After the test is evaluated and scored, your child is assigned a numeric (or
alphanumeric for very early readers) DRA level A1 through 80. Children with
stronger reading abilities yield higher numbers. Teachers are easily able to
give children books they can read by choosing a text with the corresponding
DRA level
Thank you to all of the parents, grandparents, and family members who
attended our fourth and fifth grades Holiday Concert. The Rainbow students
had a great showing of support from you and they really appreciate your
support. A special thank you to Mrs. Givler, Mr. Hartwell and our fourth and
fifth grade teachers who spent countless hours preparing our students for the
show. The show was amazing and the students really are getting great at
performing in front of an audience. I would also like to thank Mr. Wise, Mrs.
Cupstid and Mrs. Guyer for practicing and performing during the concert.
Winter is here so please make sure that the students come dressed in
appropriate clothing during these chilly months. We take the students outside
as often as possible, because they need their exercise and to run off some of
their energy.
When dropping the students off in the morning please make sure you pull all
the way and have the students get off from the right hand side of the vehicles.
This is the safest way for the students to exit. Please do not drop off the
students until you have passed the One Way sign. In addition do not pull up
and pass people in the loop, this could cause an accident and we don’t want
anyone to get hurt at Rainbow.
Clifford J Maloney III
Principal
Rainbow Record
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Rainbow Spelling Bee Participants
Third Grade
Chase Brown
Ethan McNeal
Andrew Wright
Layla Graham
Morgan Russell
Jaydon Ward
Isabella Ortiz
Kaitlyn Ward
Timothy Woolman
Colton Peoples
Ava Sell
Logan Wolf
Gabby Cucchi
Jayden Pennington
Tyler Spitz
Fourth Grade
Zaliya Allen
Andrea Lewis
Paige Roberts
Jakaii Blaylock
Brooklyn Thompson
Wesley Woodard
Moises Galarza
Denise Zeta
Bradley Lentz
Reign Good
Korrie Davis
Natalie Shihadeh
Brendan Barthmaier
Jillian Smyles
Rebecca Sharadin
Fifth Grade
Trehran Powell
Garry White
Zhaier Hall
RJ Rickabaugh
Kylie Wooden
Alex Rivera
Deviin Stanley
Steven Conrad
Carlie Rauhauser
CJ Morales
Alex Gensamer
Angelia Matuszewski
Sophia Long
Jeffrey Kauffman
Andrew Gonzalez
**Spelling Bee Winners representing Rainbow at the District Spelling Bee**
Third Grade
Chase Brown
Layla Graham
Alt. Andrew Wright
Fourth Grade
Brendan Barthmaier
Jillian Smyles
Alt. Korrie Davis
Fifth Grade
Alex Rivera
Jeffrey Kauffman
Alt. Sophia Long
Rainbow Gymnasium
January 14, 2015 @9:30
We want to congratulate all students who participated in the Spelling Bee.
They worked hard and did an AWESOME job!!!!
Rainbow Record
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2014 – 2015
Good Citizen Awards
Rainbow Record
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2015 RAINBOW VARIETY SHOW
WE NEED YOU….NOW DON’T BE SHY!!!
Singers, Dancers, Comedians, Magicians, Cup Stackers, Musicians, Actors,
Hula Hooper’s, Gymnasts, Acting Skits (NO LIP SYNC ACTS)………
Looking for unique acts!!!
***ONLY 24 ACTS ARE OPEN TO FILL FOR THE SHOW*** PARTICIPANTS MUST
HAND IN A COPY OF THEIR MUSIC ON A DISC THE DAY OF TRYOUTS***
(NO EXCEPTIONS****NO MUSIC, NO TRYOUT!!!)
We will ONLY have one tryout!! Acts will be chosen after tryouts & posted at school.
Students cannot change the music once they tryout unless the director requires it.
The act must be NO MORE than 2 minutes long (STUDENTS CANNOT BE IN
MULTIPLE PERFORMANCES-CHOOSE WISELY WHO YOU PERFORM WITH).
Performers MUST be present at tryouts & all practices to perform in the finale show.
PERFORMANCES MUST BE AGE APPROPRIATE AND THE
MUSIC MUST CONTAIN NO EXPLICT LYRICS.
Tryout day is Wednesday, January 14, 2015 from 3:45-5:30. Practices will be
every Wednesday after school beginning January 21, 1015 from 3:45-5:30.
Parents/guardian must send in a note with their student EVERY WEEK allowing that
student to stay after school for practice. No note = Students will be sent home!
Questions, please contact Leslie Boccio at 484-433-8515 or
[email protected]
PARENT ARRIVAL IS 5:15 & STUDENT PICK UP IS 5:30PM SHARP!! STUDENT’S
NOT PICKED UP ON TIME, WILL BE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICES AND
THE SHOW. OUR VOLUNTEERS CANNOT WAIT FOR PARENTS WHO ARE
CONSISTENTLY LATE DUE TO OBILGATIONS WITH THEIR OWN FAMILIES. PLEASE
BE RESPECTFUL AND ARRIVE ON TIME!!
Rainbow Record
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PERFECT ATTENDANCE
First Trimester
August 25, 2014 to November 20, 2014
KINDERGARTEN
GRADE 3
Emma Jordan
Ny’ema Kidd-Green
Brady King
Taylor Matthews
Kathy Nguyen
Brittan Robinson-Bowden
Maria Rodriguez-Zurita
Sarah Scharf
Courtney Schwartz
Sydney Schwartz
Cole Thomas
Benjamin Whiteman
Gabrielle Cucchi
Nora Diener
Victor Majors
Rosealynn Mitchell
Elijah Ortiz
Colton Peoples
Anna Rutledge
Mehkia Scott
Guscenity White
Andrew Wright
GRADE 1
Aaron Colin-Aviles
Alexander Diener
Marvin Hernandez
Avery Holmes
Aaron Johnson
Endia Johnson
Tilimoh Kouassi
Rachel Paff
Peyton Perdick
Jenifer Rodriguez-Zurita
Kevin Gonzalez
Wesley Woodard
Kimberly Zuniga
Isabelle Zurita
Julian Anderson
Rami Ayoub
Andree Castaneda
Aiden Ortiz
Kyra Reider
Mekhi Styer
Dani Tribbett
Juelz White
GRADE 2
Alycia Anderson
Connor Bennett
Jesus Candelas
Dylan Cunningham
Katherine DiPietro
Jose Gonzalez-Hernandez
Kierstyn Kaiser
Grace King
Elena Long
Madison Mendenhall
Airickah Middleton
Olivia Miranda
Gabrielle Shelton
Michael Williams
Kayden Wood
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
Yemaya Barreto
Jaleah Bowman-Blanton
Kharee Brunson
Rickiah Middleton
Jason Mitchell
Jeremias Perez
Jenna Rutledge
Sonia Salinas Martinez
Natalie Vetter
Kylie Wooden
Rainbow Record
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1st Trimester - (A’s & B’s)
GRADE 3
Ashley Menas
Alexis Michalski
Nathaniel Morgan
Albert Morton
Mauricio Norato
Hannah Perez
Siani Perry
Aaron Poling
Anna Rutledge
Connor Rickabaugh
Morgan Russell
Ava Sell
Jada Alvarado
Annalyse Arnold
Kayla Brown
Bianca Brownback
Hailey Brunner
Emily Calydon
Isabella Correll
Gabrielle Cucchi
Eric DeJesus
Nerissa Deschambeau
Nora Diener
Chanel DiFerdinando
Aleesa Eggleston
Steven Evans
Anthony Florian
Lena Gibson
Jada Gilliam
Julian Ising
Ethan Lambert
Joseph Lancella
Tyree Legree
Xavier London
Kayla Maisch
Ethan McNeal
Sara Bedir
Alex Beltran
Jakaii Blaylock
Marcus Blunt
Brooke Cerritelli
Jacob Chmielecki
Aaron Colin-Aviles
Tara Conway
Korrie Davis
James Durante
Nicholas Fancher
John Foster
Jessie Friel
GRADE 4
Reign Goode
Jaylyn Oliver
Aniyah Harper-Clark
Thomas Pace
Trenton Hartley
Rachel Paff
Jillian Heimberger
Raysia Perry-Deveaux
Moses Hoggard
Kylee Riggins
Tanay Holmes
Paige Roberts
Saniya Holmes-Cooper
Pedro Rodriguez
Aaron Johnson
Mackenzie Rojas
Endia Johnson
Kevin Rojas-Gonzalez
Salea Lawson
Madison Seese
Shantanah Lockman
Natalie Shihadeh
Chynna Manuel
Aryaniz Mestre
Yemaya Barreto
Nalaeja Brown
Kharee Brunson
Leah Colin
Ma'Cayla Dandridge-Ray
Braydon Davis
Paul Deveaux
Natalie Devito
Nathaniel Ferrer
Stefan Fialkowski
GRADE 5
Travis Firlein
Thomas Kiely
Myles Forbes
Stephen Landis
Mahogani Ford
Jayden Lupold
Andrew Gonzalez
Kamari Miller
Zhaier Hall
Jason Mitchell
Tayana Hatfield
CJ Morales
Brisa Hernandez
Miguel Padilla
Diamond Jackson
Symara Phipps
Kaicon Jackson-Mack
Carlie Rauhauser
Jeffrey Kauffman
Roman Reed
Sahdir Shelton
Tyler Spitz
Lucas Sweigart
Katelynn Talbott
Jordan Thomas
Camryn Valentine
Michael Ventrella
Ryan Vishneski
Dylan Wales
Kaitlyn Ward
Nialani Watson
Karlie Williams
Kaden Winkler
Marc Silva Ortiz
Connor Smith
Carol Taltoan
Makenna Trader
Joaquin Traverso
Jaelynne Vasquez
Kaiden Ward
Wesley Woodward
Denise Zeta
Kimberly Zuniga
Isabelle Zurita
Julianna Zydinsky
Cameryn Reid
Ameeriah Reid
Andrew Rhodes
Aiden Rigo
Cristian Rodriguez-Bernard
Lemir Rokins
Deviin Stanley
Peyton Stevens
Even Thompson
Jayden Urban
Robert Wallace
Rainbow Record
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1st Trimester - Distinguished (All A’s)
Gia Boccio
Chase Brown
Carlos Calle
Javian Cook
Sebastian Giunta
GRADE 3
Layla Graham
Jordan Nichols
Madison Keen
Jayden Pennington
John Keesey
Alexa Rigo
Ashley Munoz-Vasquez
Brandon Schwartz
Isabella Natalie
Samuel Spisak
Brendan Barthmaier
Alejandro Csteneda
Dylan Colagreco
Alexander Diener
Alfonse DiGiacomo
Moises Galarza
Brianna Gathercole
Victor Gutierrez
David Heard
Paisley Landis
Andrea Lewis
Joshua London
Brendan Ly
Oscar Michalski
Skyler Peoples
Peyton Perdick
GRADE 4
Christian Proctor
Kyla Revnell
Madelyn Rodriguez
Jenifer Rodriguez-Zurita
Rebecca Sharadin
Ashlynn Sherman
Christopher Smiley
Jillian Smyles
Connor Beck
Haley Berkheimer
Rebecca Berkheimer
Jaleah Bowman-Blanton
Stephanny Calle
Ethan Charest
Daejahni Clark
Stephen Conrad
DJ Daller
Leah DiPietro
Cassidy Evans
Lesley Figueroa
Emma Friel
Alex Gensamer
Abigayle Gomez
Evelyn Gonzalez
Chardenay Hemsley
Samara Horsey
Brianna Kirk
Sophia Long
David Maisch
Quincy Majors
GRADE 5
Angelia Matuszewski
Creed McFall
Armani McNeil
Jovanni Moreno
Jessica Nichols
Nyasha O'Brien
Thomas Ortega
Jeremias Perez
RJ Rickabaugh
Jenna Rutledge
Kaitlyn Spitz
Logan Swisher
Paige Thompson
Jaydon Ward
Logan Wolf
Andrew Wright
Alexandra Stadelmeyer
Brooklyn Thompson
Tyrone Trowery
Ashlyn Vandenbree
Kate Zuba
Kaelyn Vandenbree
Natalia Vetter
Nariyah Wilson
Kylie Wooden
Rainbow Record
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GARDEN CLUB – FEBRUARY MEETING
The Garden Club is an after-school club that is open to students from Kindergarten through
5th Grade. We meet once a month to do garden and recycling activities. This year we will
meet from 4-5PM. Your parent is responsible for providing transportation home from school
at 5PM. Look for the monthly permission slips in the school newsletter if you are interested
in attending garden club meetings. You need a new signed permission to stay after school
each month.
This permission slip will allow you to stay after school on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2015.
Please note that we switched our meeting to Tuesday because Variety Show Practice is every
Wednesday in February!
We will be making Edible Heart Shaped Bird Feeders. 1 heart bird feeder will be made with
cheerios. The 2nd heart bird feeder will be made out of bread and bird seed. The birds will
be able to have a tasty treat during the cold winter month of February.
The cost is $5 total for the February meeting. This will cover the cost of supplies and snack
for the meeting.
Contact Mrs. Chrisman or Mrs. Teel if you have any questions about the Garden Club.
FEBRUARY GARDEN CLUB MEETINGS
___YES, my child has permission to stay after school on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2015. I
understand that I am responsible for providing transportation home from school at 5PM.
___YES, I can be a parent Volunteer for the February meeting.
Volunteers: remember you need a signed Arrest Conviction Report Form on file at the office
in order to be a parent volunteer for any school activities. Let us know if you need a copy of
this form.
Student Name:_________________________________________________________
Grade:____ Teacher:____________________________________________________
Emergency Phone Number:_________________________________________________
Parent Name :__________________________________________________________
Parent Signature:_______________________________________________________
Parent e-mail address:____________________________________________________
Return this permission slip and $5 cash only to Mrs. Chrisman by Friday, February 13, 2015.
No late permission slips will be accepted.
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COUNSELOR’S CORNER
HANDLING HOLIDAY STRESS
While the holidays bring us many joys – getting together with friends and
family, yummy food, thoughtful gifts – they can also bring about an
incredible amount of stress! Research shows that genuine happiness is
about how we feel inside. Here are some research-based tips that may help
keep your mind healthy!
Set your intention to enjoy the holidays! Make a conscious decision to open
yourself up to happiness!
Take a break to regain your focus! Feeling overwhelmed by everything on
your To Do list? Take a few deep breaks, take a break and enjoy a cup of tea, a hot bath,
yoga or some other exercise. Research indicates it is well worth it to slow down and
regain your focus.
Set expectations ! Talk to your kids about expectations for gifts and holiday
activities. Be open with them if money is an issue. Depending on a child's age, parents
can use this as an opportunity to teach their kids about the value of money and
responsible spending. Be realistic.
Keep things in perspective ! Try to consider stressful situations in a broader
context and keep a long-term perspective. Avoid blowing events out of proportion and
teach your kids how to keep things in perspective, including what type and the number
of gifts they receive.
Make connections ! Good relationships with family and friends are important. So
view the holidays as a time to reconnect with people. Additionally, accepting help and
support from those who care about you can help alleviate stress. Even volunteering at
a local charity with your kids is a good way to connect with others. Assist someone in
need and teach your kids about the value of helping others.
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Practice generosity! If you feel the impulse to be generous, act on it! Notice how
good it feels inside when you see someone happy because of your sincere generosity!
This can be as simple as opening the door for someone, or giving someone your
attention.
Play and have fun! Remember what it was like when you were a child during the
holidays? Let yourself experience that again! Tune in to and take delight in your
child’s enthusiasm! Singing and dancing are excellent ways to open ourselves up to joy
and fun!
Happy Holidays!
Ms. Adams and Ms. Kerlin
School Counselors
(For more information go to APA.org)
Rainbow Record
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Our 2014-2015
RAINBOW
ELEMENTARY
YEARBOOKS
ORDER
TODAY!
On Sale Now!
You can order:
 Online at:
YBPay.lifetouch.com
ID Code 2355915
OR
 Use the form below or the form that was sent home with your child 
The cost is $18 and it includes:
 Original covers designed by one of our own 5th graders
 All color pages that vibrantly capture school memories with lots of pictures
 Soft sturdy cover
Student Name____________________________ Grade_________
Teacher Name___________________________________________
___ Yearbook/s ($18 per yearbook)
 Yes, I would like to donate the following amount
toward additional yearbooks for our school.
$______
+ _______
TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED $ ______
Checks payable to: Rainbow Elementary School
Return this form with your yearbook payment to your child’s
homeroom teacher.
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Rainbow Elementary School
Absentee/Early Dismissal
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Student Name: _____________________________
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Student Name: _____________________________
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