The Growler - Ashland School District

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The Growler December 2011 The Lost and Found is getting very full!
Come up and check the hooks outside
the library for any missing items.
Anything left over the winter break will
be donated to Goodwill.
Letter from the Principal… Dear Bellview Families,
As we enter into this holiday season, I
am thankful to work in such a
supportive and positive place for kids
and families. I am continually
impressed with how the Bellview family
comes together to support each other.
Donations for the Winter Care Box and
Giving Tree projects have been coming
in steadily and we have a canned food
drive going sponsored by our fifth
grade student council. There are still
plenty of opportunities to give, check
items needed.
As you read through this Growler you
will note several ways that you can
support your children academically
over the break. Read the ideas
provided by our Reading Specialist
Rebecca Gyarmathy and check out the
on-line IXL math program if you have
internet access at home. I hope that
you all have a wonderful and relaxing
break, enjoy your time together!
Sincerely,
the column to the right to see if you
would be able to bring in any of the
Mark Your Calendars:
• December 7-13 Book Fair in the Computer Lab
• December 8th Holiday Music Program 6:30 grades
1 & 2, 7:30 grades 3, 4 & 5
• December 9, Last day for Winter Care Box items
• December 17-January 2 Winter Break
Winter Care
Box
Donations
The following items are
still needed to make our
Winter Care Boxes a
success! Please bring:
• Kids toothbrushes
and toothpaste
• Sparkling Cider
• Kids Shampoo
• 10 lb. bags of
potatoes
• Kids hairbrushes &
bath soap
• Kids bad-aids
To sponsor a full Care Box for
one family, you can also donate
$65 to the Bellview PTO, mark
checks “Winter Care”.
The Growler
November Life Skills: Flexibility & Sense of Humor The following students received awards in the area of Sense of Humor: Luke Laurenson Cayden Ellis Jeep Risner Colson Abel Elias Tidd Ben Reyes Jas Wilkerson Mistaya Adkins Asher Werthaiser-­‐Kent Parker Kennedy Jenna Altig Bella Mannray Malcolm Warren Sam Julyan Seth Williams The following students received awards in the area of Flexibility: Mariah McLennan Aidan Wilkerson Willa Fretwell Theron Patridge Amelie Kirkland Jessica Traynor Shelby Brown Faith Farrow Simon Cropper Michelle Engleman Nate Mickey Gabriella Mellini Elijah Retzlaff Claren Shields Leah Burgdorf Myles Montgomery December 2011
Hello Families: Happy Holidays! Please mark your calendars now for our family Literacy Night on January 11th from 5:30-­‐7:00. There will be literacy activities for the whole family and pizza will be served. It is important for children to have the same schedule and continue to read on a regular basis at home. Below are some ideas for when your child is home during this Winter Break: •
Keep a scheduled time for reading like you do when school is in session. Children should read out loud to you as well as parents reading out loud. Both you and your child could share their favorite holiday story, poem, or song! •
Have them write and read that “wish list” to you! •
When cooking, have your child help by reading the recipe to you. •
Play family games like “I spy”. “I spy something green that starts with the /m/ sound.” Scrabble, Boggles, Apples to Apples, and Hangman are simple games that encourage literacy skills. • Take children’s books and writing materials with you whenever you leave home. This gives your child fun activities to entertain and occupy them while traveling. • A great gift idea is a subscription in your child’s name to an age-­‐
appropriate magazine for your child. When relatives and others ask for gift ideas, suggest magazine subscriptions, books, or a bookstore gift certificate. • If traveling, use the time spent in the car or bus for wordplay. Talk about how jam means something you put on toast as well as cars stuck in traffic. How many other homonyms can your child think of? When kids are highly familiar with the meaning of a word, they have less difficulty reading it. • Please check our parent resource board on a regular basis. It is the bulletin board by the Kinder “wing”. I try to keep the board updated with literacy activities and information. Wishing you all a safe and healthy holiday season! Rebecca Gyarmathy
Reading Specialist PTO Newsletter December 2011
Book Fair and Beyond
December 7-14 Before &
After School Bellview
Computer Lab
*Also open between and after the
Winter Holiday Concerts!
“The more you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
Dr. Seuss
Support your child’s love of reading! Bring your student’s “wish list” (from their class tour of the book fair) and shop guilt free. The PTO earns a percentage of purchases in credit, which they then spend on teacher’s book “wish lists”. It’s a win-­‐win and, so much fun!
Winter Care Boxes
The deadline for winter care box donations is Friday December 9th. This year we are helping out 27 Bellview families, including 69 children! A $65 donation covers 3
IXL Math:
Your PTO
Dollars at Work for Kids!
Last spring the PTO generously
donated a school-wide
subscription to the computer
based IXL math program. It
provides math practice with a
mastery approach.
Students can log on to the IXL
site from school or from home to
practice the math skills learned
at school. The program provides
students with more exposure to
additional math concepts that
aren’t heavily covered in our
district math curriculum.
The program provides reports to
teachers that parents can view
that show student’s progress
toward mastery of grade level
concepts.
To log on go to:
www.Ixl.com/signin/Bellview
**Ask your child’s teacher about their
username & password if you haven’t received
it already!**
a care box for a family. There are still 4 gift Spirit wear will be on sale
tags left on the tree, as well as tags to before school on Dec. 7 & 14
purchase a 12-­‐18 lb. turkey for a family. Bring the turkey or wrapped gift with tag attached noting what was purchased from the list to the office. Thanks for all your support!
(Weds.) for 25% off!
Also on sale in the
office, Bellview
Blend Allan
Brothers Coffee. $8
each or 2 for $12!