December 2014 - Middlebury Community Schools

The mission of
Middlebury Elementary
School, in cooperation
with family and
community, is to develop
compassionate,
productive, responsible
citizens and life long
learners
Educating Everyone Involves Everyone
www.mcsin-k12.org
December 2014
News from Mr. Miller, Our Principal:
Middlebury Elementary is beginning it’s annual food pantry collection this
year on December 1st. We will be collecting canned and other nonperishable food items from December 1st thru the 17th. The entire school
will then walk down to the food pantry as a service project on the morning
of December 19th. If you are able to donate canned and non-perishable
items, we ask that your child bring the items with them to school starting on December
1st. Items can be placed by the windows in the cafeteria or on tables near the gym.
Please also make sure that you check the expiration dates of the items you are donating
as the food pantry cannot except items that have expired. We appreciate your help with
this project and think it is a great way to be able to help others during the holiday season.
Let’s help everyone have a happy holiday!
What’s New From the Counselor?
Guidance Lessons
Kindergarten will be learning more about our feelings. We will
practice recognizing facial expressions and body language.
1st and 2nd grade will be discussing anger management, and reviewing strategies to calm down.
3rd grade will be introduced to Anger Mountain. Please look for
a picture of your child’s Anger Mountain to come home and have
them hang it up somewhere they can see and refer to it regularly.
I truly hope your holiday season is filled with joy, laughter, and
time spent with your family! Any questions or concerns, please
contact me anytime.
Eric Lemmon, School Counselor
[email protected] or 522-5371
Second Grade
Music Program
Thursday, December 11th @ 6:30
(students arrive at 6:15 and go to
their classroom)
December
Calendar
Old Hoosier Give Back
4
After School Activity
2:15—3:15
For 2nd & 3rd
4
Boys and Girls Club
Closed
5
2nd Grade Music Program @ 6:30
11
Market Day Pick Up
15
PTO Meeting @ 6:30
15
Food Pantry Walk
19
Christmas Parties
19
Christmas Vacation
NO SCHOOL
December 22nd—
January 5th
Classes Resume
January 6th!!!
PTO AUCTION/
CARNIVAL
January 31, 2015
Mark you calendars for this fun
day for the whole family!
School Closing or Delay Information
SCHOOL DELAY INFORMATION: If it becomes necessary to delay the opening of school due to inclement
weather, the following procedures will be followed: Bus routes will begin one or two hours later than usual,
and should pick up children on the route one or two hours later than usual. Joint school and special education students will also be transported on the delayed schedule. SCHOOL CLOSING INFORMATION: In
case school is canceled because of road or weather conditions during the winter or because of emergency
situations at any time, the information will be reported to the following:
Radio Stations:
Television Stations:
WBTU - FM 93.0
WSBT-AM 960
WNDU - TV 16
WNDU - AM 1490
WRBR - FM 103.9
WSBT - TV 22
WNDU– FM 92.9 (U93)
WFRN - FM 104.7
WSJV - TV 28
Closing information will also be available on our website, and an automated phone call will be sent home. If
classes need to be dismissed during the school day because of road and weather conditions, or other emergencies, the information will be reported to the same stations. Parents should make arrangements for children to get into the house, or go to another safe place, in case no adults are home in such a situation.
TRANSPORTATION REMINDERS
IF THERE ARE “LAST MINUTE” URGENT TRANSPORTATION MESSAGES WHICH NEED TO BE GIVEN TO YOUR
STUDENT, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE OFFICE BY 1:45 TO
GUARANTEE DELIVERY OF THAT MESSAGE. WE PREFER
A WRITTEN NOTE FOR TRANSPORTATION CHANGES.
SENDING THAT NOTE WITH YOUR STUDENT TO SCHOOL
HELPS EVERYONE KNOW ABOUT THE CHANGES. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
LOST AND FOUND
If your child is missing an article of
clothing, please have him/her check
the school’s “Lost and Found”. Any
unclaimed items left before Christmas
vacation will be given to Goodwill for
needy families.
CHANGE IN PERTINENT INFORMATION
IF THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE IN TELEPHONE NUMBERS (HOME OR CELL), ADDRESS, PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, OR WORK PHONE NUMBERS, PLEASE LET THE
SCHOOL OFFICE KNOW OF THESE CHANGES. IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO BE KEPT UP TO DATE SO WE MAY
REACH A PARENT WHEN NECESSARY. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR COOPERATION.
Concerned About Your Child’s Speech?
(or other developmental areas?)
In Elkhart County, speech therapy and other special
services are available for children ages birth through
five at no cost to families. If you are looking for assistance, please call one of the resources noted below:
Birth to 3: First Steps of Elkhart County
(574) 293-2813 or 1-866-725-2398
Ages 3 through 5: Elkhart County
Special Education Cooperative
(574) 533-3151
FACEBOOK
Become a friend of MES on facebook!!
Look for
Middlebury
Elementary School.
2– Hour Delay Days Classes
begin 2 hours later than usual
on 2-hour delay days regardless
of Wednesday delay start. On a
2-hour delay we will start at 9:45
no matter if it is a Wednesday
delay or not.
News from our Librarian, Mrs. Ball:
The Book with No Pictures was the BIG hit in the library this month!! As part of her Read Across Michiana,
Cindi Clawson visited MES on November 5th and shared
this book with all of our students. So many students
wanted to check the book out, Mr.
Miller now choses a random student name from a jar!! If your student is lucky enough to bring this
book home, Yeah!! But please return it the next day so another student
can have a chance to enjoy reading it.
We also celebrated Veteran’s Day in the library. Mr. Doeden, Mr.
Cook, Mr. Weaver and Mr. Rathka spoke to all third grade classes.
These veterans made a wonderful presentation about the history of our
American Flag and about a table set aside at the American Legion Post
for all service personnel listed as POW or MIA. We are so thankful for
their service to our country and for visiting us.
Market Day News
MES wants to give everyone who participated in our Annual Pie Fundraiser
a big thank you! We raised $518 dollars for our school this year. Our top
sellers this year are: 1st place, Bekah Collins in Mrs. Dickey’s class, 2nd place,
Catelyn Meyers in Mrs. Henley’s class, 3rd place, Byron Yoder in Mrs. Mast’s
class, 4th place is Logan Wodtkey in Mrs. Engle’s class, and in 5th place was Brayden Summers in Mrs. Shuler’s class. They each will receive a special prize for all their efforts . Every student that sold at least 1 pie will receive a pop-up monster toy. For every 3 pies
each student sold they will receive a scented pencil. Congratulations to all of you and
your families. Market day orders will be due by Thursday, December 11th and December
pick up will be on the 15th at 6:20.
Middlebury Public Library Activities: Tuesday, December 2 at 4:00 p.m. for K thru Grade 5. The book
is “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” by Barbara Robinson. There will be a book discussion and activities.
Register at the Children’s Desk to pick up a special copy of the book. Junior Book Club meets on the first
Tuesday of the month.
Looking for teen book lovers (ages 13 -18) & struggling readers (grades K-5). Supervised sessions offered
on Mondays and Tuesdays from 4:45 to 5:15 p.m. A child meets once a week with a teenager to read and
do a small activity. Contact Kelsey to register.
Here is a holiday craft for you
to do with your children during
winter break.
Popsicle Snowmen
After School Activity
We will be having our first of
two after school activities on
December 4th. We do two of
these each year one for the
Kindergarten and 1st graders
and one for the 2nd and 3rd
graders. The after school
activity is usually some sort of
craft along with a snack. The
Supplies:
8 Popsicle sticks
Black buttons
Black & white paint
Permanent pens, black & silver
Glue
Orange paper in the shape of odd shaped triangle
Glue the Popsicle sticks together like picture
below
children really enjoy this time
to hang out with their friends
and do a fun activity together.
Save the Date!!
Auction & Carnival
Saturday, January 31st
Raffle tickets are coming home
soon!
Please contact the school or PTO
if you have an item or a service
you could donate to the auction!
Paint the top black and the bottom white.
Let it dry. Add the buttons & paper, draw a
mouth. They are done.
We are also looking for
volunteers: contact the school
or PTO if you would like to help
in any way. This is the major
PTO fundraiser for the year. All
of the proceeds go directly back
to our students!
Upcoming Events:
December 4th
December 15th
- Old Hoosier Give Back
- Market Day Pick Up
- After School Activity
2:15-3:15 pm
2nd and 3rd Graders
Only
6:20pm
- PTO Meeting 6:30 pm
When you attend the PTO
meetings, you are entered into a
drawing for a gift card from a
local business. Congratulations to
Joy Miller, last month’s winner.