Evening Street Elementary School

Evening Street Elementary School
Issue 2 • March 2014
Principal’s Letter
A friend recently told me our school should be named “Busy Street” instead
of “Evening Street” school. She and I were trying to arrange a dinner;
however few dates were available because of the number of activities
happening on the street. She could not believe all of the activities we sponsor.
She was shocked to learn that each activity was strongly supported by
parents. As a principal in another school district, she has to beg for parents to
even come to school. Not so at Evening Street! We are so privileged to have
parents and staff that work together to offer our students multiple chances to
display their talents.
In just the past three weeks our students have shared their skills in many
aspects of the community. On Saturday March 15th three Evening Street teams
participated in the Destination Imagination competition in Reynoldsburg,
Ohio. This would not have been possible without the assistance of parent
coaches Lisa Abrams and Beth Jewell for the second grade team, Alli Woods
and her mother Marsha Crawford for the third grade team, and parent Debbie
Bennington for the sixth grade team. This is a competition of wit and
creativity. On that same day other Evening Street students participated in a
Chess Tournament at Evening Street managed by Evening Street dad John
McDermott. On the previous Saturday a number of our students displayed
their science exhibits at the Worthington Science Day Celebration at Thomas
Worthington High School-each accompanied by a parent.
Thanks to Mr. Brinegar and Mr. Moffatt students were able to participate in
intramural hockey during the cold winter months of indoor recess. Our third
grade students, with the help of Mrs. Eakins, Mrs. Hall, and Mrs. Schonhiutt,
personified famous Americans at an evening Wax Museum event last week.
The previous night, our sixth grade band students performed in the cafeteria
to a packed house under the direction of Mr. Ryan Alexis. Two teams, a sixth
grade team, managed by Mrs. Bierl and a fourth grade team managed by Mrs.
Matson, Mrs. Hilbert and Miss Chizmar, represented Evening Street in the
Worthington Spelling Bee on March 19th. Each child’s parent made certain
their child arrived at Thomas Kilbourne High School in time to take their place
on stage before the starting buzzer was sounded.
Calendar
Spring Vacation
March 31-April 4
Classes Resume
April 7th
6th Grade EPP
Recognition Night
April 16th
WKHS
Talent Show
April 17th
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Book Fair
April 17th-April 24th
Primary Art Show
April 24th
Second Grade Musical
April 24th
Grades 3&5 OAA
April 28th, April 30th
Grades 4&6 OAA
April 29th, May 1st
Super Games
May 16th
(Con’t on next page)
Mary Rykowski, Principal • Marsha Given, Secretary • Amy Gilmore, Editor
(Principal’s Letter, continued)
This week our sixth grade students will perform the musical Peter Pan in the
Kilbourne Middle School auditorium. Under the guidance of Mrs. Jarzecki,
Ms. Strock, and Ms. Taylor and with tremendous parental support, they will
amaze and inspire all in attendance. When we return from spring recess
students will prepare for the Talent Show, Second Grade Musical, and the
Primary Art Show. Whew… I am tired just remembering each event! Thank you
for the sacrifices you make to support these events.
Please remember we will be in session on April 18th and May 30th to make up
for the days missed to inclement weather. OAA testing has been moved due to
the missed days. The following will be the schedule:
Monday, May 5th -- 3rd and 5th grade students will take the READING
assessment
Tuesday, May 6th –4th and 6th grade students will take the READING
assessment
Wednesday, May 7th – 3rd and 5th grade students will take the MATH
assessments
Thursday, May 8th -- 4th and 6th grade students will take the MATH assessments
Friday, May, May 9th—5th grade students will take the SCIENCE assessments
And, the best news I have gotten this week…Evening Street is scheduled to be
painted this summer. Each year since my arrival I bug Mr. Tim Gehring, facility
manager, to rid the halls of the dreadful mauve color. I believe it may really
happen this summer! Teachers may be seeking help from parents to back
boxes; I know you will join us in the boxing up because I believe you too want
to rid the halls of the mauve!!!
Have a safe and restful spring recess. I wish you quality time with those whom
matter most in your life—your precious children.
Mary Rykowksi, principal
Counselor Connection
With Mrs. Stack
During the months of April and May, I will be visiting the classrooms to
discuss the following topics lessons: Honesty (K), Bullying & Being a
Good Friend (1st), Empathy & Being a Good Friend (2nd), Responsibility
(3rd), Bullying (including gossip, rumors & excluding) (4th), Bullying &
Goal Setting (5th), Depression & Moving on to Middle School (6th).
The Character Trait of the Month for March was Diligence. Throughout
March, students & teachers were nominated for the Character Trait of
the Month bulletin board. Their pictures were displayed with an
example of how they showed Diligence.
The following students were nominated:
Lena Sasser
Jillian Ponziani
Naomi Mantor
Gracelyn Schmidt
Avery Seligman
Braeden Schmidt
Violet Shonk
Marley Hughes
Kaitlyn Broehl
Olivia Peters
Mishal Saeed
April’s character trait is Commitment. Nominations for commitment
can be made by staff AND students. If your child would like to
nominate a peer, please have them see me!
Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to
contact me at [email protected] or 450-4400.
Library News
[email protected]
The Spring Book Fair is About to Begin!
Dates: April 17th through April 24th
Times: Daily, 8:30-4:00 p.m. (Open until 7:00 on April 24th)
The Book Fair is located in the Evening Street Library. This is an amazing fund-raising
opportunity for our school, as Scholastic donates 25% of total sales to our school! The
money goes to our library fund and is used for author visits and other literary events. As
another incentive, no sales tax is charged. So come to the Book Fair because it’s a party
for reading! It’s a great time to find some new favorites and stock up for summer
reading! You can also order books online again this year. It’s a great way for out-oftown relatives to get in on the fun!
Visit http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/eveningst You can also find e-books
online! Check out Storia! By signing up, you get free e-books!
In the library…
Sixth graders have finished and shared their book trailers using Animoto. These are very
professional looking, yet easy to do! They did an awesome job!
Kindergartners worked hard using Pixie to find a map of Ohio and add Ohio symbols to
the map. They followed this lesson with a map of North America and North American
symbols and animals. This lesson provided the children with good keyboarding practice
as they had word lists to use to find the picture stickers.
Now available in the library
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adverntures, Kate DiCamillo
Paperboy, Vince Vawter
The Year of Billy Miller, Kevin Henkes
Ball, Mary Sullivan
A Big Guy Took My Ball, Mo Willems
Journey, Aaron Becker
Nelson Mandela, Kadir Nelson
Pete the Cat and his Magic Sunglasses, Kimberly and James Dean
Friends, Eric Carle
Looking for something
good to read?
Check out these great recommendations,
courtesy of Evening Street teachers!
The story Rainbow Fish, by Marcus Pfister is
one of my all-time favorite stories. The
detailed illustrations with all of the vivid
colors are outstanding. The book teaches a
powerful lesson that beauty and arrogance
do not always lead to happiness. The book
also gets the point across to readers that
sharing good things with the people around
you can be very rewarding. The Rainbow
Fish had to learn a hard lesson by losing his
fish friends, though, before he realized the
importance of doing the right thing. I
would definitely recommend this book!
Erica Katris, IS
One of my ALL-TIME favorite books is
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo.
This humorous, yet touching, story is about
a girl of was abandoned by her mother at a
young age. She, along with her new
“smiling sidekick” are on a journey to make
sense of her life and connect with the
people in her town and reconnect with her
own father. This book will make you laugh,
cry, reflect, and appreciate the people in
your own life.
Johanna Benedict, 5th grade
Your donations could help
Worthington families in need.
St. Michael Church/Saint Vincent de Paul, located at 5750 N. High Street in
Worthington, has opened a new clothing room to provide clothing to
Worthington area families in need. The new clothing room is located in the
basement of the new church building addition.
Clothing will be issued on Wednesdays from 1-4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 am to
noon, by appointment only. Families must call the Parish office (885-7814) and ask
for the SVdP Help Line. They must leave name, phone number and state their
need for clothing so SVdP is able to return the call and schedule an appointment
time. A special appointment time, if desired, can be made for privacy protection.
Want to make a clothing donation?
Future ongoing SVdP clothing availability will depend on parishioner and
Worthington area family donations. Bags of clean clothing for donation should be
put through the chute into the clothing room located on the east side of the St.
Michael School off Selby Blvd. A tax receipt can be provided upon request.
Thank you for your support!
Immunization Requirement
All children who are entering the 7th grade are required to have a
Tdap vaccine prior to the start of school in August. Please call
your family physician and schedule an appointment soon. If your
child has recently had this vaccine, please provide an updated
record from your physician so that we can update their health
record. Call now to avoid the summer rush! If you have any
questions, please contact your child’s physician or Deanna Lear at
[email protected]
Fun in Phys Ed
With Mr. Brinegar
Lace up your high tops, buddy up with teammates, and get ready for
Evening Street Elementary’s SUPER GAMES. This all-day event, scheduled
for May 16th, will include over 30 crazy, challenging, and fun activities.
Samples of the activities include: a water slide, sack races, water balloon
slingshots, monster volleyball, rain gutter regatta, and several large
inflatable games.
SUPER GAMES build trust, develop teamwork, improve fitness, and most
importantly, encourage us to PLAY! Rain or shine, this truly is the best
day of the school year.
To ensure your child’s comfort and safety, all students must wear old
tennis shoes and clothes (we will get muddy and wet). Sunscreen and a
filled water bottle are a must; I am ordering a hot and sunny day. All
students will need to pack a sack lunch with a drink.
Parent volunteers are needed! Responsibilities include instructing the
games and having fun. For helping, all volunteers get to share the day
with their children and enjoy unlimited snow cones!
Mrs. Jarzecki’s
Music Corner
[email protected]
The second grade musical, “From the Inside Out,” all about Character
Traits, will be on Thursday, April 24th at 12:45 and 7:00 p.m. in the school
gym. The Primary Art Show, under the direction of Mr. Moffatt, will be
the same evening, from 6:30-7:45 p.m.
The Spring Intermediate Choir Concert and 6th Grade Band Concert will
be on Thursday, May 22nd at 12:45 and 7:00 p.m. in the school gym. The
theme for the concert is “That’s Sooo 90’s,” and students are having fun
learning music and fashion trends from the 90’s. The 6th grade band,
under the direction of Mr. Ryan Alexis, will also perform at the concert.
The Intermediate Art Show, under the direction of Mr. Moffatt, will be
the same evening from 6:30-745 p.m.
News from Artman!
[email protected]
Tie-dye shirts are back in style! At least, at Evening Street they are!
Students in all grades will be making tie-dyed shirts in art class beginning
April 21st. The colored shirts are worn at Super Games day to show unity
and to make classes easy to recognize.
Please send a white, 100% cotton t-shirt to school before April 21st. Do not
make a special purchase; any old white shirt will do. Shirts with lettering
or designs are perfectly suitable. The dyed shirts will be sent home with
complete care instructions. See Mr. Moffatt if you have any questions.
PTA News
Kathryn Hindall, PTA President
It is with tremendous appreciation we recognize all of those who made the 3 rd Annual Casino Night a tremendous success.
Without the help from our business community, families, staff and volunteers this evening would not be possible. Although
still calculating, we expect the net profit to exceed $17,000 – all proceeds of which benefit our children through PTA
sponsored learning initiatives.
The Casino Committee cannot thank the supporters enough!
Royal Flush Donors
Bear’s Den Cottages, The Corbett Family
The Ritchie Family
Dr. Frank Cordray, DDS
First Federal Lending, Eric Holmes
Give Three Cheers, Birthday Parties, Jodi Marsh
Gold Fish Swim Club
Hollywood Casino, Chris Katsares
RAS Construction, Sean & Janice Kocheran
Mr. Mulch and Buckeye Resources
Penny Jones, Keller Williams Capital Partners
Scotts Lawn Service
Scotts Miracle-Gro
The Candle Lab
The Shazzbots
WBNS 10TV, Chris Bradley
Worthington Pools
Straight Flush Donors
Albright and Schnulo-Family Eye Care
Bill & Hollie Breedlove
Bill & Mikie McGill
Clint & Tara Charnes
Debbie Jester, Arbonne Independent Consultant
Evening Street Ski Club with Mad River Mountain
The Hamilton Family
House of Krauss – Jason Bradley-Krauss
Hull & Appel, DDS
Jeni’s Ice Cream
Keith Larmi & Annette Wehner
Little Red Hen Dinners, Stephanie Savage
Lyra Business Integration, Kevin & Lacy Ault
MBV Photography
O’Brien and Conroy Dental Group, Dr. Jen Conroy, DDS
Pat & Jen Filipkowski
Ruby Ribbon Shapewear, Charlene Whitt
Star Lanes
Stephan & Sherri Cooke
Wasserstrom
Worthington Cooking Club
Worthington Inn
Worthington Jewelers
Food Sponsors
Cameron’s American Bistro
The Rusty Bucket of Worthington
PTA News – Page 2
Dessert Sponsors
Glad Annie’s – Old World Baklava
Cheryl’s Cookies & Brownies
Sassafras Bakery
Mrs. Goodman’s Baking Company
Full House Donors
Bob Evans
Bruegger’s
CF Bank, Natalie Moore
Taylor Art Camp, Bridget Taylor
Cut.Color.Style. A Beth Seitz Studio
John And Lauren Gresh
Chasity & Edwin Hofmann
Tom & Julie Hoover
Knit Knacks
Pub Out Back
Pure Cottage
Rugrat Design, Lesley Cross
Lennonheads
Sarah & Josh Mehling
Diane & Tim Smullen
Toyville Toys
Villa Nova Restaurante
Wacked
Whole Foods
Wine Bistro
Special Thanks to Our Volunteers!
Marsha Given
Mary Rykowski
Krista Calfee
Laura North
Mark Jones
Josh Mehling
Sean Kocheran
Clint Charnes
Josh & Sara Posey
Anne & Larry Focht
Julie & Tom Hoover
Stephan & Sherri Cooke
Alli & John Woods
Natalie & Denis Moore
Janene & Chris Kehl
Carolee & Dan Noonan
Mary Jo Spinks
Bridget & Chris Taylor
Jane & Chris Jackman
Leslie & Jaime Isern
Partners
Blowdry Café
Buca di Beppo
Buttons & Bows
Chipotle
Columbus Museum of Art
CVS
Dairy Queen
Elisalou
First Watch
Flowers on High
Funny Bone
Graeter’s
Hot Heads Salon
Igloo Printing
Jets Pizza
La Chatelaine
Mode Alise
Old Bag of Nails
Pizza Primo
Rivage
SkyZone
Tecumseh
The Knowing Place
Save the date!
Carnival May 23rd, 2014
2014 Casino Committee
Chris Bradley
Jason Bradley-Krauss
Tara Charnes
Penny Jones
Janice Kocheran
Sarah Mehling
Care After School:
Registering now
For 2014-2015
Care After School (CAS), is a self-supporting, non-profit school-age child care provider which
operates programs in each of the Worthington Elementary Schools every day that school is in
session. CAS provides safe, enjoyable, and affordable experiences for children in grades K-6.
A nutritious snack is served and children may participate in a variety of age-appropriate
activities including fitness, music, building and transportation, games, arts and crafts, handson science, dramatic play, sports, math, literacy, hobbies, special events, homework, outdoor
play and more!
After school programs, held at every elementary school, begin at the dismissal bell and end at
6:00 p.m. Before school programs are currently conducted at Liberty, Slate Hill, Worthington
Estates, and Worthington Hills. Those programs begin at 7:00 a.m. and end when the children
are dismissed for the start of school.
Please visit the CAS website, www.careafterschool.com for more information about the
program including locations, daily schedule, fees, etc. If you have questions, please email
[email protected] or call 614-431-2266.
Important 2014-15 Registration Dates
March 3rd:
2014-15 Registration forms and instructions will be available on the CAS
website, www.careafterschool.com. (Please note: The forms on the
website prior to March 3rd are the 2013-14 forms and will NOT be accepted.)
April 19th:
Deadline to submit registration forms and fees to be included in a lottery,
which will be held if more applications are received than spaces available.
After April 19, all applications are accepted on a first-come, first served basis,
and will be processed after those received during the March 3-April 19
registration period.
May 2nd:
Enrollment confirmations or waiting list status will be e-mailed.
CAS is not sponsored or financially supported by Worthington Schools.
Here’s everything you need to know
to be in the Evening Street talent show!
Who: Grades 1-6
When: Thursday, April 17th 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Evening Street Elementary gymnasium
Admission: 1 non-perishable food item per person, for donation to Worthington Food Pantry
Sign ups for try-out times: March 28th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the school lobby.
Try outs: April 10th in the music room, starting at 3:00 p.m. (You will be assigned a time slot when you
sign up.)
What to bring to try-outs: Your music on CD to leave, your signed permission slip, and any other detail
of your performance. Acts can be no longer than 3 minutes. Requests for performance slots must be
turned in on permission slip to be considered.
Performance details: You will need to arrive in the music room at 6:15 p.m. the evening of the
performance to find out your time slot.
Please sit on the floor in the front of the chairs until your spot in the program.
Please be courteous and respectful of others when they perform. Cheer each other on! Remember,
this is purely for fun, and not a competition. No awards will be given.
If you have questions, please e-mail Jessica Fitzpatrick at [email protected] text or call
614-929-4750.
A signed permission slip is required at the time of the audition for all kids who are performing
(group or solo).
Student Council
appreciates our Evening Street
volunteers!
This month, the students have been helping make the volunteer
appreciation gift. We feel that the parents at Evening Street are
extremely supportive and dedicated to the students. We decided to
make each family a gift. The students are making magnet hearts to give
to each Evening Street family. Student Council members will continue to
finish up this project in April. Each family will receive their special gift by
the end of April.
Evening Street Second Grade Rising Stars
Perform at Ohio Region 4
Destination Imagination Tournament
The Boltz participated in the noncompetitive Rising
Stars Instant Challenge and Team Challenge: Circus at
the March 15 Destination Imagination Tournament in
Reynoldsburg. After meeting weekly since midNovember, the Boltz prepared and presented their
own three-act circus to a live audience and a panel of
three appraisers. Their circus acts included balancing
books on a seesaw, jumping through hoops,
performing magic tricks, and doing the limbo.
Feedback from the appraisers included “Great
teamwork,” “fun and unique,” very organized,” “your
hard work was shown throughout your circus,” “love
the costumes,” “all of the performers had so much
fun today,” and “cool team name, too.” Look for
more great things from these boys in the years ahead!
Congratulations to the Boltz team (pictured). Row 1:
Luke Neiger, Ted Cahill, and Ray Jewell. Row 2: Evan
Root, Oscar Lesicko, and Jack North. (Not pictured
are Team Managers Lisa Abrams and Beth Jewell.)
Congratulations to all
Evening Street
Destination Imagination teams!
Three Evening Street teams participated in the
Destination Imagination Competition at
Reynoldsburg High School on Saturday, March 15,
2014. Destination Imagination is a challenging
program where children are given problems to solve.
Included in the judging is teamwork, creativity, and
demonstration of the solution. Congratulations to
all teams! Pictured (above) are: Raiva Jha, Rosalie
Smullen, Gabi Scott, Daniele Coutinho, Mrs.
Rykowski (who was a judge for the competition),
Ava Jacob, Elena Cary, and Mira Woods. Pictured
(below) are Kristen Brown, Sydney Cropper, Tara
Bennington, Regan Macerollo, Owen Graham and
Nicholas Hunley.
Camp Invention
Sign-ups are starting now!
Coming to local schools this summer, Camp Invention is a
weeklong adventure in creativity that immerses children
entering grades one through six in exciting, hands-on activities
that reinvent summer fun. Led by local educators, boys and girls
are challenged to explore connections between science,
technology, engineering and innovation. Participants spend
their time building original prototypes and creating a
personalized motor-powered vehicle, while designing,
improving and analyzing their own inventions in a team setting.
Don’t miss out on all new challenges. Early and alumni
registration discounts are available! Spaces are limited –
register today! For more information, call 800-968-4332 or visit
www.campinvention.org.
Calendar of Events
Character Trait of the Month: Commitment
April 16
April 17-24
April 24
April 24
April 28
April 29
April 30
6th Grade Recognition Night
Spring Book Fair
Primary Art Show
Second Grade Musical
OAA, Grades 3&5
OAA, Grades 4&6
OAA, Grades 3&5
Character Trait of the Month: Trustworthiness
May 1
OAA, Grades 4&6
May 16
Super Games
May 23
School Carnival
May 26
Memorial Day
May 29
Last Day of Classes
May 30
Professional Day – Records/Check-out
ening Street Staff2013-14 Evening Street Staff
Principal - Mary Rykowski
Secretary - Marsha Given
Assistant - Cindy Leonard
Assistant - Debbie Pound
Assistant – Amy Gilmore
MAC Lindsey Danhoff – Kindergarten
MAC Angela Evans – Kindergarten
112
Vickey Stewart – Kindergarten
110
Megan Abrams – 1st grade
107
Joanne Cerutti – 1st grade
108
Barbara Zook – 1st grade
106
Debby Fuller –1st grade
104
Kim Thomas – 2nd grade
102
Kathy Gentner - 2nd grade
103
Kirsten Riggert – 2nd grade
207
Patty Eakins – 3rd grade
208
Lori Fultz – 3rd grade
206
Anita Schonhiutt – 3rd grade
204
Sarah Chizmar – 4th grade
203
Susan Hilbert – 4th grade
205
Bev Matson - 4th grade
101
Cristy Brinegar – 5th grade
105
Bev Serozynski - 5th grade
100
Johanna Benedict – 5th grade
200
Julaine Bierl –- 6th grade
201
Kate Kennedy - 6th grade
202
Colleen Snyder - 6th grade
Kellie Ehlers – Reading Recovery
Kristen Jarzecki – Music
Drew Moffatt – Art
George Brinegar – Physical Education
Sharon Strock – Media Specialist
Julie Griffith – Psychologist
Elysabeth Stack – Guidance
Deanna Lear-Nurse
Katie McMahon – Nurse’s Assistant
Gina Catalano - IS
Erica Katris - IS
Yehong Liao – ESL
Kelly Gruen – Occupational Therapist
Gina Hardin – Speech
Amy Scragg - EPP
Judith O’Neill – EPP
Tierney Reider - EPP
Ryan Alexis – Instrumental Music
Julia Ellis – Inst. Music (Strings)
John Ayre – Head Custodian
Perry King – Custodian
Shelley Warner – Lunchroom Manager
Kim Goldsmith - Lunchroom