Smoke S gnals - Creeds Elementary
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Smoke S gnals - Creeds Elementary
Creeds Elementary School Home of the Indians Smoke S gnals F E B R U A R Y , 2 0 1 4 From the Desk of The Principal Dear Creeds Families, During the month of February, we celebrate Valentines Day, and in so doing, we take time to think about the love we have for our family and others close to us. I thought our parents might enjoy the following: Not so long ago, in a not so distant land, there lived a beautiful princess and her wise father, the king. The people of the kingdom became very excited when the king sent out a proclamation that the hand of his daughter would be given to the young man who proved himself most worthy. In just a few days the hillsides of the fair kingdom were filled with suitors who expressed a desire to marry the princess. With them many had brought all the riches they possessed, trying to impress the king and win his favor. With so many courters, the king stated, it would be difficult to pick the one young man who would be the best husband to his daughter. Therefore the king declared that a contest of sorts was in order. The king determined that the hand of the princess would go to the man who was able to discriminate which star in the sky shone brightest, the most brilliant star in the universe. "What a silly competition, “thought people throughout the kingdom, "How will the likes of such help our king to choose the worthiest man in the kingdom?" The king was highly respected and nobody openly questioned his reasoning. The contest was arranged to begin that very evening. That night the skies were crystal clear, revealing all the stars of the heavens. Throughout the night hopeful young men presented themselves to the king, each of them believing that they could identify the most brilliant of all the stars. The king would have the royal magician bring him the star through a bit of royal hocus-pocus. Each time the young man would be disappointed to discover that the star would be less than perfect, a slightly bent point or perhaps it was tarnished by a hue of yellow. By the end of the night the hopeful suitors had attempted several times to point out the most brilliant star of the sky, only to fail. Strangely, one young man made no attempts to find the star. And so it was for three consecutive nights, young men searching in vain to find the evasive star. On not one of the nights, however, did the peculiar suitor participate in the search. To all appearances he appeared disinterested in the venture. On the fourth night the skies were darkened by an overcast of heavy clouds. Surely, the young men surmised, if the star could not be found on the clearest of nights it would be futile to search for it on such a night as this. They decided it would not be worth their effort to search on this evening. Imagine their surprise when the odd young man declared that this would be the evening he would locate the star for his king. Everyone considered him crazed and followed him out into the foul evening, hoping to be entertained by his vain attempts. Barely had the man looked into the skies when he pointed to the heavens and stated, "There your majesty is the star you have been searching for." Straining their eyes the people of the kingdom laughed in unison. What they saw was a star so dim that it was hardly visible. The king alone did not laugh. Instead he ordered the doubting magician to bring down the young man's star. The king spoke. "Each of you looked at this star and saw only a flickering ember. This young man, through his wisdom, recognized it as the greatest star of the heavens shining to the earth despite natures most formidable barriers. He alone realized that in the best of conditions all stars in the heavens seem brilliant. The true test of brilliance, like love, can only be measured when the skies of our lives are overcast by a blanket of clouds. It is this young man who deserves to marry my daughter." So parents at times if you feel that the skies of your own life are too overcast to see clearly the love of those around you I hope you remember that what appears to be a dim flicker of appreciation may actually be a love shining brighter and stronger than ever. Happy February! Mr. D Thank you Tim McClellan for always making sure we all have plenty of water to get through the day. We know this is a lot of extra work for you each morning. Your hard work is appreciated. Thanks to the parents, students and staff for your patience and cooperation during this time of our water problems. “Downtown” is working daily on correcting the problem. Hello Creeds: In addition to being Valentine’s Day, February 14 is Read to Your Child Day. What a fitting coincidence, since reading to a child is the best sign of love and caring! This year, connect the two holidays by reading Grimm’s fairy tales to your child. Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm were German historians who collected folklore and stories. Over 200 tales were gathered into the final (seventh) edition of their Children’s and Household Tales published in 1857. Why would you want to read these stories to your children? Why did our parents and why do teachers read them to us? First of all, fairy tales are a part of our literary heritage. The themes of these stories are repeated in plays and movies and books. Our children have a “right” to these stories, just as they have a right to songs like “Old McDonald” and the nursery rhymes. What makes a fairy tale? 1. There is always a hero or a heroine. Children relate to these characters. What child would not want to take goodies to his or her sick grandmother? And children want Hansel and Gretel to be reunited with their father. 2. The hero or heroine is usually faced with a big challenge. 3. Heroes or heroines work through problems (dropping white rocks so they can find their way home) and receive help from unexpected sources (the woodcutter who saved Red Riding Hood). 4. As bad as it looks in mid-fairy tale, life goes on and things get better. What do we learn from fairy tales? Good people have problems. Problems can get very bad. We mustn’t give up. We need to look for solutions and find people who can help us. Life gets better. Things work out. Relive the memories of your own childhood by sharing fairy tales with your child. Read to your child every day, and make Grimm’s fairy tales a favorite with the next generation. Continue to READ…READ…READ…to your child. Mr. D 2nd Grade Egypt Presentation Thanks to The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art F U N T I M E S Davenport’s Tidbits Want to keep up with what is going on at your child’s school? Do you have one of those students that doesn’t always get paperwork home in the backpack in one piece? Would you like to know in advance when testing is scheduled? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you are in luck! The school calendar is now posted on the Creeds Elementary School website: http://www.creedses.vbschools.com.Just click on the calendar on the right hand side of the webpage. A monthly calendar is there for your convenience. There’s lots going on here at Creeds and now we’ve made it even easier for you to stay in touch with all of the activities we have to offer. So check it out, and when your child ask when the next SCA school spirit day is you will know. Breakfast/Lunch Prices Help Us Get Price FREE Stuff... Even Cash! We are helping keeping the earth clean while earning new equipment and cash. Here’s what you can do to help... Breakfast Reduced Breakfast .30 Reduced Lunch .40 Lunch Save Box Tops for Education, Campbell’s Soup Labels, Farm Fresh Receipts. You can even donate empty jetink or laser cartridges and old cell phones from your home or office. We can recycle them and earn free equipment and cash. 1.15 “Your kids require you most of all to love them for who they are, not to spend your whole time trying to correct them.” - Bill Ayers 2.40 Tardies and Attendance and the teachers and other tardy. If you missed the bus, slept students appreciate it. late, or someone else made you Thanks for REMEMBER, if your child tardy, that is an unexcused tardy. your help The administration would like to thank all parents for getting their children out to the bus stop on time or bringing them to school on time. This is very important is absent, please call and notify the office ASAP. The reason will be recorded to determine an excused or unexcused absence. Concerning tardies. . . We have excused and unexcused tardies. If you have a Dr./Dentist appointment or are sick in the morning and then get better, it is an excused Students Are Not Permitted in the Building until 8:25, please School Procedure Reminders do not drop them off any earlier. There is no supervision SCHOOL PROCEDURE REMINDERS Students who are brought to school in the morning by their parents should be dropped off NO EARLIER than 8:25 a.m. IF THERE IS A CHANGE IN YOUR CHILD’S TRANSPORTATION All calls regarding changes to your child’s transportation after school MUST be made NO LATER than 2:30 p.m. PARENTAL PICK-UP PROGRAM for your child at this time. When leaving school prior to dismissal or being picked up at dismissal, students must report to the office/security desk to be signed out by a parent/guardian or an adult the parent/guardian designates. This requirement is to ensure the safety and well being of your child. An ID is required for student pick-up. Attention Kindergarten Parents Please remember that if your child is in kindergarten the bus drivers have strict instructions not to release a child off the bus if a parent/guardian is not visibly seen by the bus driver. This is for the safety of the children. Kindergarten is released at 11:50 a.m. so please make plans to be home at 11:50 a.m. each day so you will be there to receive your child off of the school bus when it arrives at your home. Thanks again for your cooperation. School Policy states that someone has to be there to accept a kindergartener off the school bus. Norovirus Fact Sheet What are noroviruses? Norovirus is a virus that causes the “stomach flu,” or vomiting and diarrhea in people. What are the symptoms of illness caused by noroviruses? Norovirus illness usually begins 12-48 hours after exposure, but can appear as early as 10 hours after exposure. Symptoms usually include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach cramping. Sometimes people have a low-grade fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, and a general sense of tiredness. The illness is usually brief, with symptoms lasting only 1 or 3 days. How serious is norovirus disease? Norovirus disease is usually not serious, but people may feel very sick. Most people get better within 1 or 3 days, and have no longterm health effects from the illness. Sometimes people are unable to drink enough liquids to replace what they lose from vomiting and diarrhea, and they can become dehydrated and need to see a doctor. This problem usually occurs only among the very young, the elderly, and persons with weakened immune systems. How is norovirus spread? Noroviruses are very contagious and spread easily from person to person. The virus is found in the stool and vomit of infected people. People eating food can become infected in several ways, including drinking liquids that are contaminated by infected food handlers, touching surfaces or objects contaminated with norovirus and then touching their mouth before hand washing, or having direct contact with another person who is infected and then touching their mouth before hand washing. Outbreaks also have occurred from eating undercooked oysters harvested from contaminated waters cooking kills the virus. Drinking water contaminated by sewage can also be a source of these viruses. Persons working in day-care centers or nursing homes should pay special attention to children or residents who have norovirus illness. This virus can spread quickly in these places. How long are people contagious? Caption People infected with norovirus are contagious from the moment they describing begin feeling ill and for up to a month after recovery. Therefore, good picture or is important. Persons infected with norovirus should hand washing not prepare food while they have symptoms and for at least two days graphic. after they recover. Infected people do not become long-term carriers of norovirus. Who gets norovirus infection? Anyone can become infected with these viruses. Because there are many different strains of norovirus, norovirus infection and illness can re-occur throughout a person’s lifetime. What treatment is available for people with norovirus infection? Currently, there is no specific medication or vaccine for norovirus. Norovirus infection cannot be treated with antibiotics. By drinking fluids, such as juice or water, people can reduce their chance of becoming dehydrated. Sports drinks do not replace the nutrients and minerals lost during this illness. Darleen Wills, School Nurse Due to the snow day and rescheduling of SOL testing, our spring picture day has been changed to February 19th. We will be taking individual pictures, class pictures, club pictures and the 5th grade promotional picture. Please mark your calendar of this change. The date has been moved up a month so if you need to plan haircuts and wardrobes you should have plenty of time. Kids spell love T I M E - John Crudele Preschool Pow Wow Tuesday, February 11th 6:00 p.m. We hope you are staying safe and warm! It is time for Pow Wow, and we are looking forward to seeing you again. We are going to have Queen Whitney with us to read to you! We plan to make a beautiful Valentine, create a handprint keepsake, do some lacing and math matching, and create a Valentine treat. Please respond to let us know you plan to join the fun. Remember to bring your bag back with you. (If this is your first time, we will give you a bag.) We can’t wait for another great evening with you at Creeds. See you soon! Reply to: [email protected] Is Your Child Properly Dressed for PE, Recess, or Walk & Talk? Please don’t forget to send your child to school with the proper shoes. No opentoed shoes are allowed. If they wear boots or some other type of shoe, please make sure they have their tennis shoes for PE and Walk & Talk with them each day. They will not be permitted to participate if they do not have the proper shoes for class. The weather is also colder, so please make sure your child has a coat, hat, and gloves with them. If they wear short-sleeved shirts and no coat, they will not permitted to participate in Walk and Talk or PE. Start where you are, Use what you have, Do what you can. - Arthur Ashe Conservation Corner There are lots of opportunities to rethink how your behaviors affect your surroundings. Please join with us in committing to sustainability. Getting paid for trash is a great way to protect our future and build our savings. We will be collecting for Terracycle so that they can give new life to things that would otherwise be sitting in a landfill rotting. We are adding to our collections Lays chip bags…just empty them, flatten them, and send them to school with your child. Please, keep on sending in your corks; drink pouches; Elmer’s Glue products; and PaperMate, Expo, and Sharpie writing utensils. If you have any questions, e-mail Mrs. Bivens at [email protected]. Check out other conservation information for Creeds at www.CESgreenDream.blogspot.com. Thanks for your support of Creeds’ conservation efforts. With everyone making little changes, we will make big changes for the future. News from the Guidance Department February Activities Chrissy Bergren—Counselor 2/3 - School Planning Council Mtg. Great job to all of our Bucket Fillers who completed the Kindness Challenge. They received special recognition on our Bucket Filling bulletin board and attended a special celebration during their lunches. We are excited about all the acts of kindness at Creeds! 2/4— Report Cards New Issue Date Congratulations to our Students of the Month for Kindness. They are Howard Salmons, Kenli Scott, Preston Lineberry, Samuel Daughtry, Iolaus Byrd, David Wilk, Mackenzie Holt, Colin Throckmorton, Brandon Mosley-Woodruff, Jada Vance, Seth Leonardson, Trey Spreder, Ashley Winborne, and Sarah Underhill. 2/11— Preschool POW WOW 2/5 - Second Grade Egypt Presentations 2/6 - Horse Club (final mtg. for grade 2) Spirit Night—SeaCrest Restaurant (Pungo) 2/10 - 2/13 — Fifth Grade Candy Gram Sales 2/13 - Adjusted Dismissal PTA Teacher Luncheon 2/14 - PTA Valentine Dance 2/17 - 2/21 - PTA Book Fair 2/18 - PTA Mtg./Kindergarten Program 2/26 - Progress Reports Issued 2/27 - Dental Presentation for K-2 Students Our Citizen of the Month for Kindness is Sarah Underhill! 2/28 - ODC/Kemps Landing Testing 5th Graders PTA Chili Cook-Off/Book Bingo PTA Valentine Dance February 14th K– 5 3:10 - 4:30 Join the fun and come out and dance with your friends $5.00 per student Well parents, here are a couple of mobile apps you may want to share with your children for the month of February: Evernote Factor Samurai Helps you to remember things through notes, photos, lists, and voice recordings. A game children can play to practice times tables. Writing Everyone Math Prime Numbers 4th-5th Fill the Gap Smudge An application used to help improve literacy and spelling skills. Reading Spelling, Reading Practice K-2nd Finding Frankie Frog An interactive hide and seek game. Games Hide and Seek K-1st Program used to help kids master the basic math facts learned in school. Math Math Facts 1st-5th Reading eBooks Everyone All All K-5th Resources Animals K-5th Hand picked collection of books that are completely free. Reading eBooks Everyone Explore the Earth with 3D imagery. Science Earth Everyone A story with discussion questions and the end. Reading Comprehension 1st-2nd eBooks for purchase, you can download samples and some free books. Reading eBooks Teacher Idea Sketch Easily draw a mind map, concept map, or flow chart and convert to a text outline. Writing Outline 2nd-5th iLearn: Continents & Oceans A fun way to learn the name and locations of the continents and oceans. Social Studies Maps 2nd-5th Interactive Telling Time Application that helps beginners to learn how to read a digital and analog clock. Math Telling Time K-5th Access to free digital education content. Reading eBooks Teacher iWrite Words Teaches students hand writing while playing a fun game. Writing Practice K-1st Khan Academy Learn anything including k-12 math, science topics, and the humanities. Resources Multiple Subjects Everyone Kid Mode Fun, educational videos, classical storybooks, and art studio. Resources Kids Can Match A fun memory game using 70 authentic animal images and sounds. Games FlashToPass Follett Digital Reader fotobabble Fotopedia Wild Friends Free Books Google Earth How Zebras Got Their Stripes iBooks iTunes U Access to Follet ebooks on the go. Books that are in Destiny available to check out to students. Take a picture, edit it, and give it a voice over Application that has information about animals. K-2nd Memory K-5th Thank you to everyone who participated in the activities for Reading Month. The students were especially excited to check out the award winning books. I loved seeing all of the Caldecott and Newbery books checked out. During the month of January the kindergarteners and 1st graders voted on their favorite book for the Virginia Readers’ Choice books. 2nd - 5th will have the opportunity to read the books independently and vote before April 11th. The PTA Book Fair will take place February 17th – 21st. Amy Dinsmore and Lori Kirste will be chairing the Book Fair. Please consider contacting them to volunteer. This is a huge fundraiser for the PTA. There are many online subscriptions that are available to your student at home. The younger grades love using Tumblebooks and Pebble Go. Both subscriptions read to the students and include educational games. The upper grades have access to Worldbook Online and all of the Proquest Databases which include encyclopedia, magazine, and newspaper articles that are helpful when researching. If your student is unsure of how to access these resources at home, please let me know. Happy Reading! Creedence Spreder, LMS [email protected] Virginia Beach Public Schools Jen Haws, Reading Specialist Reading News First, we would like to thank the PTA again for their support of Reading Month. It was wonderful to have the entire school discussing classical award-winning literature. Thanks again for purchasing the book Sounder for everyone! We’d also like to thank all of the individuals who served as guest readers, supported spirit days, and/or read a little extra this month. It takes a village to teach a love of reading! Sincerely, Mrs. Haws, Creeds Reading Specialist IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOL WRITING TESTS The SOL Writing Tests are administered at grades 5, 8, and 10. The SOL Writing Tests assess students’ writing by using 2 separate formats: multiple-choice and a direct-writing prompt. The multiple-choice component requires students to thoughtfully respond to questions that focus on the mechanics of writing as well as the application of the writing process (organization, drafting, revising, and editing). The direct writing component requires students to respond to a writing prompt in paragraph format. Both tests are administered on separate days, and students are given unlimited time to complete each component. Our fifth grade students will be taking these tests in early March. Resources for additional practice at home including released tests are available at http://www.pen.k12.va.us/ VDOE/Assessment/releasedtests.html. TOP 10 WAYS TO HELP YOUR CHILD BECOME A BETTER WRITER 10 Provide a suitable place for writing 9 Provide a variety of writing materials 8 Share examples of real writing 7 Be a good writing model 6 Provide opportunities for your child to write for real purposes 5 Write together (Share the pen to take turns writing words, sentences, paragraphs) 4 Encourage your child’s writing efforts (Pick your battles with spelling by only focusing on 2-3 words a piece) 3 Open your child’s eyes to the wonderful world of words 2 Play word games 1 READ! READ! READ! Welcome to the Health and Physical Education department! Since returning from Christmas break we’ve been working on a variety of skill sets including rolling, throwing, catching and striking with implements. Our main focus has been gymnastics/tumbling where we are talking about body strength and flexibility while exploring and demonstrating different ways to move our bodies on a mat. Over the next or two we be finishing up our tumbling unit and moving right into rhythm and dance. If you haven’t signed your child up for The Operation Smile Shamrock Final Mile yet, it’s not too late! Please log on to www.shamrockmarathon.com and be sure to put Creeds Elementary in the school section of the registration. Students are reminded to keep up with their miles for Shamrock by walking or jogging outside of school when possible. Our frozen Frog Bog during the cold winter blast. Photo by: Diane Marx Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers were all invented by women. The first novel ever written on a typewriter was Tom Sawyer. Ketchup was sold in the 1930’s as medicine. The average person falls asleep in 7 minutes. Porcupines float in water. Solve the Rebus Puzzles COME SERVED <— COME SERVED COME SERVED COME SERVED COME SERVED First come, first served D R O P Dropdown A Message from the School Planning Council We have been working diligently to improve reading and math levels at Creeds Elementary. Our PCI goals are as follows: Student Learning Outcome SMART Goals Academic proficiency By May 2014, all Creeds students will accurately (90%) and fluently (within 5 seconds) recall math facts appropriate to their grade level. Global awareness, independence, responsibility, citizenship On the fourth quarter report card, all Creeds students will achieve proficiency level or higher on the Productivity section of the new report card for the objective, "Identifies, pursues and reflects on goals". Academic Proficiency By May 2014, all 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students will be reading on or above grade level as measured by the SRI. One key component of this improvement plan is practice at home. All students have been practicing daily at school but extra reinforcement is needed outside of school. Students should be reading nightly, practicing math facts, and turning in completed work logs for both Reading and Math. We seem to be doing a slightly better job in reading than Math. In December, we had only 65% of our students school-wide complete their math computation logs and return them to their teacher. Our goal is 100% of students to practice and memorize math facts. Please check with your child about their computation logs and support nightly practice. A Math Tip from a School Planning Council Parent: Jamie Dockiewiez: Here's a fun way to practice coin recognition. Give your student a handful of coins and give yourself a handful. Call out either a name of a coin or the value of a coin, and race your student to pick up and show the coin. The goal is to have your student grab the correct coin. If your student gets it right, you give them the coin. Val Arellano Dylan Bailey Connor Bachand Kaden Beatty Bailey Best Leighton Faulkner Haley Brewster Bailey Flanagan Brooke Buffington Fletcher Flanagan Walker Castle Olivia Fout Sunny Davis Mahayla Howell Marley Edenfield Madison Kidder Cooper Kieran Jake Martin Timothy Mackey Michael Peters Charlotte Marinello Grace Setzer Skylar Nunneley Kolby Snow Jonathan Paxson Richard Spreder Aubrey Simon Braden Stevens Shaffer Wells Noah Titus Ryan Whetzal Joseph Wheat Ashley Winborne Michelle White Kendall Buffington Isiah Billings Leah Cushing Christopher Jones Wesley Dinsdale Meredith Marcil Rylee Gibson Katrina Raymond Justin Hartz Amanda Yoder Aidan O’Connor Paige Paxson Logan Rollins WELL DONE! Volunteers are needed for the Creeds Math Boot Camp on Tuesday afternoons. Anyone can volunteer. If you are a student at Kellam and looking for a way to get some community service hours, this is a great start. There is even a bus that you can ride directly from Kellam that will take you to Creeds. If you are a grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, parent, neighbor or friend looking for something to do to help out; this is your answer! We would love to have your help. Your job would be serving as a facilitator. If you are able to help out please contact Chrissy Bergren at [email protected] or call 648-2412. Thank you. “It takes a village to raise a child.” Good luck to those students whose art work was selected out of Mrs. Brandl’s 5th grade class to be entered in the Poetry Society of Virginia Contest. Ms. Barbara Messina, Gifted Resource Teacher, submitted the entries. We will let you know how they did. PLAN AHEAD NOW Spring SOL Testing is just around the corner. Please make sure you schedule doctor/dentist appointments for your child around the testing dates. 5th grade will begin with the Writing portion of the test on March 3 (Multiple Choice Test) and March 5 (Short Paper). Make-Ups are scheduled for March 6 and March 7. Please have your child at school on time to school everyday, but especially on testing dates. Sign up now for the Operation Smile Shamrock Final Mile Run. Go to www.shamrockmarathon.com/registration Final Race Date is March 15, 11:00 a.m. at the Oceanfront. Running Club will meet after school on Thursdays 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6, 3/13. All participants are invited for a celebratory Pizza Lunch on Monday, March 17th during their scheduled lunch time. If you have any questions please email Mr. Lille, at [email protected] We already have 36 students signed-up. Lets see if we can get 50! The 2nd Annual Creeds Indian Run was a great success! No injuries and everyone had a good time. Thanks to all of the participants! Great job runners! Our winners were: Adult Male - Dave Wiggins (reigning champion) 22:40 Adult Female - Vanessa Beasley- 24:06 Child Male - Sam Wiggins (reigning champion)-21:40 Child Female - Leighton Faulkner- 25:20 BIG THANKS TO our Volunteers: Katy & Grace Andes, Amy & Becca Simpson, The Whalen’s, Jeannie Flanagan, Josh Fulton's Dad, Stephanie Balestrieri, Mr. Davenport. Also a huge thanks to Kim O’Connor for making the awesome hats. They Rocked! We hope to see everyone again next year! Lynn Dove Name, Bib # Time Jennifer Putz #61 40:29 Kylie Putz #59 Joshua Fulton #29 45:06 36:21 Crystal Salmons #011 Caitlin Leonard #036 36:24 36:28 Neeve Whalen #055 Joy Reid #042 45:02 35:25 Jonathan Reid #037 35:24 Joey Reid #025 26:53 Rick Reid #062 41:35 Ryan Cason #054 22:32 Eliza Davis #012 41:41 Kim O’Connor #038 25:42 Aidan O’Connor #067 28:39 Grace O’Connor #66 41:43 Ryland Young #056 24:06 Kimi Comeau #068 Howard Salmons #064 Anthony Balestrieri #063 Dave Wiggins #048 36:26 50:50 50:31 22:40 1st place Adult Male for 2nd yr in a row Sam Wiggins #049 21:40 1st place Child Male for 2nd yr in a row Yvette Edmonds #073 41:47 Vanessa Beasley #043 24:06 1st place Adult Female Tim Faulkner #072 39:13 Kelly Faulkner #018 31:36 Lydia Faulkner #041 Leighton Faulkner #071 Luke Faulkner #076 26:49 25:20 1st place Child Female 35:26 Ella Kirste #058 35:57 Casey Ransone #070 John McLaughlin #052 43:39 25:50 Matthew McLaughlin #053 Rachelle McLaughlin #074 Talon Fulton #075 Avonlea Flanagan #060 40:29 36:28 46:36 Reading Month Fun Day Doggie The students dressed up as Award Winning Words Royalty Stealthily Wordy Barn at Mr. Davenport’s Farm Brady Saar built a “cool” igloo. Noah Martin and Brady Saar with their snowman. Allie Irving and Avonlea Flanagan showing off their snowman (maybe it’s a snowgirl in that pink hat and scarf). Olivia And Marley Edenfield playing out in the snow. Looks like the sisters are having a great time, even their dog is enjoying the snow. Bailey and Fletcher Flanagan digging out their snow tunnel. The Flanagan Gang Cameron Clark & Logan Gentry showing off their snowman, Slush. Jack Frost The door was shut, as doors should be, Before you went to bed last night; Yet Jack Frost has got in, you see, And left your window silver white. He must have waited till you slept; And not a single word he spoke, But penciled o'er the panes and crept Away again before you woke. And now you cannot see the hills Nor fields that stretch beyond the lane; But there are fairer things than these His fingers traced on every pane. Rocks and castles towering high; Hills and dales, and streams and fields; And knights in armor riding by, With nodding plumes and shining shields. And here are little boats, and there Big ships with sails spread to the breeze; And yonder, palm trees waving fair On islands set in silver seas, And butterflies with gauzy wings; And herds of cows and flocks of sheep; And fruit and flowers and all the things You see when you are sound asleep. For, creeping softly underneath The door when all the lights are out, Jack Frost takes every breath you breathe, And knows the things you think about. He paints them on the window-pane In fairy lines with frozen steam; And when you wake you see again The lovely things you saw in dream.