february 2010 - Dublin City Schools

Wyandot ES
Newsletter
Home of the Eagles – Soaring High on the Wings of Excellence & Equity
FEBRUARY 2010
Wyandot Pledge
I am a smart, special, valuable
person.
I respect myself and
I respect others.
My words and actions are kind
and honest.
I accept only my best
in all I do.
I am proud to be ME!
Wyandot
Mission Statement
Wyandot Elementary School
Community’s mission is to ensure
that all children become
life-long learners and responsible
citizens, and to further develop
their sense of well-being by
empowering all students to learn
at high levels of achievement.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FEBRUARY
3
3 & 11 8-11 10
11
12
15
16
17-25 -
Jump Rope for Heart Assembly (1:30)
Parent/Teacher Conference Nights
Jump Rope for Heart (during PE class)
Healthy Community/Healthy Youth Night
“Backwards Day”
No School - Teacher Profession Development Day
No School - Presidents’ Day
Call school to make your KG Registration Appointment
Standardized Testing for Grades 2 & 4
MARCH
2
4
5
8-11 8
15
16
17
18
-
AIS Assembly - Gr. 3-5- “Respect is a Magic Word”
End 2nd Elementary Trimester
No School (Conference Comp Day)
Author J. Patrick Lewis visits Wyandot
Cols. Jr. Strings performs for Gr. 4-5 (11:20-11:50)
Grade Cards
PTO Mtg. (7 pm)
St. Patrick’s Day - “Wear Your Dublin Green Day”
Third Grade Spring Music Program (10:00 & 7:00)
March 26-April 4 is SPRING BREAK
Wyandot Eagles Motto
“Soaring High on the Wings of
Excellence & Equity”
SCHOOL CLOSINGS
Please listen to the radio, TV stations or check at dublinschools.net for
information regarding school closings due to inclement weather.
Television Stations
ONN, WOSU TV, Channels 4, 6, 10 and 28.
Radio Stations
Sunny 95, WCKX, WUCO, WUFM 88.7, WMNI, WBZX, WEGE, WCVO,
104.9, WHOK 95.5, WLVQ 96.3, 610 WTVN, WNCI 97.9, WCOL 92.3, WFJX
105.7, WZNW 99.7, WMNI 920 AM, WOSU 820, WOSU FM 89.7, WWCD
101.1, 97.1 FM, WBNS 1460.
WINTERTIME REMINDERS
Cold Winter weather is here!
Please make sure your child(ren) are
dressed properly for being outdoors.
Students should come to school
prepared to go outside for recess
unless the temperature is 25º or
below including the wind chill.
~~Be sure your child dresses
appropriately for outdoor recess
(coats, hats, gloves, scarves).
~~Remind them to check the lost and
found bins for missing items. (Label
each item with your child’s name to
help get them returned to you!)
Only those students who have a
written note from a doctor may
remain indoors in the school office
during recess.
SIDE
DOOR
TRAFFIC
CONCERNS
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY
The elementary years are the time
when your child learns to become a
responsible, successful student! You
can help your child by encouraging
them to be organized and ready for
the school day.
~~Remind your child to place
homework, notes to the teacher,
permission slips when needed, etc. in
their homework folder and to place
their folder in their book bags.
~~Help your child remember to bring
a lunch or lunch money with them each
day.
With the cold weather there is an
increase in the traffic at the DropOff and Pick-Up Zones by the side
door. You can help alleviate the
traffic jams by following a few simple
rules:
~~Pull up as far as you can to allow
several cars to drop off/pick up
several students at the same time.
~~At the end of the day, park in the
lot and meet your child in the
commons.
Please be courteous to the duty
teachers. They are trying to help
keep your children safe while keeping
the traffic flowing.
!
SNEAKER DATES FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Dear Parent,
Please remind your child to wear their sneakers or tennis shoes on the following dates for Physical
Education. Help them pack their tennis shoes in their backpack if they wear snow boots or other shoes
to school. We are running and jumping in class and students need their sneakers for traction and to
move safely.
• Please note that if a snow day occurs the dates will change and I will send home a revised list of
dates.
Thank you,
Mrs. Schuth ([email protected])
A-day Classes (Fischer,Wilch, Melton-Ove, Hackathorne, Tyler)
January 22,28
February 3,9,17,23
March 1,8,12,18,24
B-day Classes (Stapleton, McNeil, Clark, Dowden, Sarver, Bair)
January 19,25,29
February 4,10,18,24
March 2,9,15,19,25
C-day Classes( Winkler, Chlebus, Lehman, Noel, Borcherding)
January 20, 26
February 1,5,11,19,25
March 3,10,16,22
D-day Classes ( Thompson, Owens, Unger, Cottrill, Metzger-Susi, Williams)
January 21,27
February 2,8,16,22,26
March 4,11,17,23
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION FOR 2010-2011
Beginning February 16, the school office will be taking appointments for the Kindergarten
Registration nights to be held on April 14th and 20th. Children who will turn 5 years old by Sept.
30, 2010 are eligible to attend Kindergarten for the 2010-2011 school year.
Please call the school office beginning Feb. 16 at (614) 761-5840 to schedule your
appointment.
Registration packets will be mailed to you by the end of March. Please complete all forms and
bring them with you to your appointment, along with your childʼs certified Birth Certificate, Lease
and/or Utility bill, Immunization records, Custody Papers (if applicable) and Social Security
Number.
PARENT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
Dublin City Schools has the ability to call thousands of parents in a short amount of time.
The “PreK-12 Notification” system is meant to be a compliment to the existing means of
communications. It will not replace TV stations, the districtʼs web site, or the districtʼs mass email
system. We will continue to utilize ALL of these mediums in the event of a school closure and/or
delay.
At this time, the use of the system will largely be limited to emergency notifications and weatherrelated notifications.
In the future, the system may be used for other forms of communications, but it is imperative the
system not be overused.
As the system develops, individual school buildings will be able to send phone, email, and text
messages regarding issues that are extremely important to that building community. Our schools will
not use the system to communicate “everyday information.” There are already many other methods
of communication in place that offer general information.
The system is voice activated and the recording will start when a phone is answered OR when the call
is dropped into voice mail. If neither of these takes place, the system will continue to try to reach a
voice for a short period of time and you may receive multiple calls in these cases.
If you have caller ID, the incoming number you will see is 764-5913. Parents will have the opportunity
to control their contact information with this system and will have the options of voice, email, and text
message notifications.
Parents may call 1-800-846-4976 to add additional contact information or opt out of receiving the
phone calls. The call must be made from the primary contact number the district has on file in order to
manage the information.
Any changes to your primary phone numbers must take place at your childʼs school.
Once the call is made from the correct primary number, parents can create a pin number to log into
www.prek12notification.com where up to four email addresses and four phone numbers may be
added to a userʼs profile. During emergency calls, all numbers and email addresses in a userʼs profile
will be contacted.
WYANDOT KIDS CARE!!!
In just one week, Wyandot students donated
$769 which will be given to the American
Red Cross to help pay for food and water
for the survivors in Haiti.
This week we are finishing up our health kits
for the homeless. Thank you for all the
generous donations!
CHINESE NEW YEAR
CELEBRATION
THANK YOU!! to Mrs. Su and all of the
Chinese New Year Celebration committee
members and the PTO for hosting a very
special week teaching our students all about
Chinese culture. The week culminated in a
New Years’ Celebration and buffet on
January 23. This event highlighted Chinese
cultural activities, history and food.
FROM THE CLINIC
The flu and cold season is in full
force. Dublin School Policy requires
students to remain home until they
are symptom-free (no fever over
100º, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, or flulike symptoms) for 24 hours without
the use of fever-reducing medication
(ibuprofen, acetaminophen). We can
all stay healthy by washing our hands
frequently and thoroughly and
covering coughs and sneezes.
REMINDERS:
If your child has borrowed clothes
from the clinic, please wash and
return them a soon as possible.
BREAKFAST
THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF
THE DAY!!
We have noticed more and more
students coming to school without
eating breakfast.
Did you know...
Studies show kids who eat breakfast
have a distinct advantage over
breakfast skippers.
~Kids who eat breakfast have better
brain power particularly when it comes
to memory.
~Better test scores, attendance and
mood for breakfast eaters.
~Breakfast eaters have longer
attention spans.
~Skipping breakfast makes kids tired,
irritable and restless.
~Breakfast can also help keep your
child’s weight in check.
~Children need to refuel their bodies
after 10-12 hours of sleep.
Please talk with your kids about the
importance of a good start to their
day!!
If you need breakfast ideas...call the
clinic.