Woodlan Elementary - East Allen County Schools

2014-2015 December Newsletter Woodlan Elementary —East Allen County Schools
Important Dates:
Dec. 2-5 Santa’s Workshop
Dec. 11 PTO Meeting @
5:30pm
Woodlan
Elementary
Dec. 19 Popcorn Day
Dec. 19th last day before
winter break
Dec. 22—Jan. 6 Winter Break
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How to reach us!
Phone number is: 260-446-0280
Address: 17117 Woodburn Rd,
Woodburn IN 46797
Parents/Guardians:
Thank you to all that participated in our annual Cookie Dough fundraiser. We will notify the winners as soon as we know. A reminder
that each family that sold at least 4 items will be treated to a pizza
party by Mr. Chen in the near future.
Congratulations to the Woodlan Elementary Spell Bowl team. We
came in 2nd in our division at the competition on November 20th and
were ranked 24th in the State of Indiana.
I’ve noticed a few dangerous situations during morning car riders
that I am asking parents/guardians to help with. Many times, I’ve
seen cars that will drive around others to go near the front of the line
to drop off. This creates the potential for someone to get hurt or
have an accident. Please be patient and wait in line. I am also asking
that cars pull up as far as they can so that we have room for more
cars to pull in. Also, please have your students prepared before you
stop so all they have to do is unbuckle their seatbelts and get out of
the vehicle. Thank you for your help with this.
As the weather is changing, I want to remind everyone to please pay
close attention to the weather so that students are dressed appropriately and also are wearing their coats, hats, and gloves. No student
should be coming to school in shorts. Students will be allowed to
wear shorts to school again at the beginning of the 4 th quarter. There
are times that East Allen County Schools will delay or cancel school
due to inclement weather. EACS does have a 3 hour delay schedule.
If a 3 hour delay is called then school will begin three hours later
than normal and will dismiss one hour later than normal. This means
Woodlan Elementary would dismiss at 3:45 p.m. Please DO NOT
call the school offices for delay/cancelation information. East Allen
County Schools will update delay/cancelation information on the
EACS website, local channels, and radio stations.
—Michael Chen, Woodlan Elementary Principal
Counselor’s Corner
December 2014
Website of the month: www.WorryWiseKids.org
From Dr. Tamar Chansky
Creator of Worrywisekids.org
From the website….
Are you worrying about your anxious child? You are not alone.
Anxiety is the number one mental health problem facing children and adolescents today, but it is
also the most treatable. If you are the parent of one of the millions of children who suffer from
excessive fears and anxieties, we're here to help.
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for anxious children and their families by providing
parents, educators and mental health professionals with comprehensive, user-friendly information on the full range of anxiety disorders: how to identify symptoms, find effective treatments and, and prevent anxiety from taking hold in a child's life.
Without intervention, children tend to grow into their fears, not grow out of them. But once children have learned how to challenge worry's authority and outsmart the tricks the brain can play,
they are no longer at the whim of their fearful imaginations. Today, kids with anxiety can expect
to learn the skills they need to lead a full and happy life. You can help them get there.
Book of the month: What to Do When You Worry Too
Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety
By: Dawn Huebner
"What to Do When You Worry Too Much" is an interactive self-help book
designed to guide 6-12 year olds and their parents through the cognitivebehavioral techniques most often used in the treatment of generalized anxiety. Engaging, encouraging, and easy to follow, this book educates, motivates,
and empowers children to work towards change. It includes a note to parents by psychologist
and author Dawn Huebner, PhD.
Nurses
Notes...
Sick
by Shel Silverstein
Sick "I cannot go to school today,"
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
"I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
I'm going blind in my right eye.
My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I've counted sixteen chicken pox
And there's one more - that's seventeen,
And don't you think my face looks green?
My leg is cut, my eyes are blue It might be instamatic flu.
I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
I'm sure that my left leg is broke My hip hurts when I move my chin,
My belly button's caving in,
My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
My 'pendix pains each time it rains.
My nose is cold, my toes are numb,
I have a sliver in my thumb.
My neck is stiff, my spine is weak,
I hardly whisper when I speak.
My tongue is filling up my mouth,
I think my hair is falling out.
My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,
My temperature is one-o-eight.
My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
There is a hole inside my ear.
I have a hangnail, and my heart is what? What's that? What's that you say?
You say today is ... Saturday?
G'bye, I'm going out to play!"
A JOYJUL HEART IS GOOD MEDICINE.
Prvb 17:22
We want to wish you a Merry Christmas and
a Happy and Healthy New Year.
Mrs Stieglitz RN and Mrs Smith LPN/HCA.
Woodlan PTO
Hello Woodlan Families,
The school year is flying by. November snow reminds us how close we are to the end of the first semester and winter
break.
Spirit wear was sent home on November 25th. If you have any concerns, please contact Cindy. If you missed the chance
to order, embroidered items are still available. Go to http://www.sgtradingpost.com/sub_cat.php?sub_category_id=202
or scan this QR Code.
There is also a link in the Spirit Wear album on our Facebook page. You can place orders online and have them sent
directly to your home.
Santa’s Workshop will be December 2-5. Students can shop for Christmas gifts for family and friends. All items will be
priced $1, $2, or $3. Santa’s Workshop is not intended as a fundraiser. It helps instill the spirit of giving into our kids.
They get to enjoy the thrill of finding the perfect gift for people they care about. We will need volunteers to help staff
the shop. If you did not send in the volunteer sheet and want to help, please contact Jen. We also need labels, bows, and
bags for the gifts.
As always, we love to hear from our Woodlan community. Please join us at our next PTO meeting on December 11 th at
5:30. Please check out our Facebook page for our upcoming meetings and events. You can also provide comments and
ideas.
Upcoming Events:
Santa’s Workshop, December 2nd–5th
PTO Meeting, December 11th at 5:30
PTO Meeting, January 12th at 3pm
2014-2015 Woodlan PTO Officers
Jessica Reifenberg, President: [email protected]
Sarah Rossi, Vice President: [email protected]
Tessie & James Sherwood, Co-Secretaries: [email protected]
Cindy Bemus, Treasurer: [email protected]
Amanda Miller, Volunteer Coordinator: [email protected]
Jen Gilford, Volunteer Coordinator: [email protected]
Janet Roehm, Junior High Coordinator: [email protected]
Like us on Facebook to get updates on upcoming events: www.Facebook.com/WoodlanPTO
Woodlan Elementary—East Allen County Schools
Woodlan Cafeteria/Lunchroom Reminders:
If you ever have any questions or concerns about your child’s account, please call Darlene Hamilton, cafeteria manager, 446-0290, ext. 7411. You
may also view your child’s lunch activity via Parent Access on the EACS website .
Parents and other visitors of students—we welcome you to eat breakfast or lunch with your child at anytime, but we need to know if you are coming ahead of time to plan accordingly. Please do so by calling in before 9:00 a.m. or send a note with your child. We also ask that you sign in and
wear a Visitor’s badge. Adult lunches are $2.40. As we are cashless system, we ask that you bring correct change for your lunch. You may use
your child’s lunch account to purchase your lunch. If you do not have correct change, we can deposit the rest of your money into your child’s lunch
account .
Minimum deposits are $10.00 for each full pay student, $2.00 for a reduced student. If your child would like to purchase extras you need to deposit
money for that also. If your child doesn’t have enough money in their account we can drop the amount in the minus figure. The system only allows
us to drop the child’s account down to (-$5.00) After that we have to give them a Peanut Butter Jelly lunch. We appreciate your help in keeping
your child’s account up to date. You can view their account online.
If your child is in K-3 please work with them at home to learn their student ID number to put into the system so our lines can run smoother.
If you are having issues with your child’s lunch account being depleted too quickly, please check your Parent Access for what your child is choosing. You may opt to limit their purchases of ala cart items, please just send in a note with your preference or call.
NO breakfast will be served on 2 or 3 hour delay days.
Lunch Schedule
2nd grade
10:35-11:05
3rd grade
10:40-11:10
1st grade
10:45-11:15
Kindergarten 10:50-11:20
4th grade
11:00-11:30
5th grade
11:05-11:35
6th grade
11:15-11:45
December
Birthdays
Students...
Richardson, Abbey
Parker, Ariana
Graber, Lori
Townsend, Chloe
Spears, Karter
Chacon, Vivica
Hartman, Logan
Martin, Logan
Preston, Elizabeth
Dailey, Tanner
Dager, Gavin
Navarro, Anikka
Myers, Nova
Howard, Jackson
Barr, John
Reed, Mattie
Bullerman, Camden
Lake, Brenna
Kaiser, Holly
Love, Laiyla
Klepper, Collin
Schwartz, Joanne
Randall, Reginald
Mazock, Nevaeh
Yoder, Michelle
Kelly, Ashton
Eicher, Delinda
Sisson, Rachel
Beason, Alexzandra
Goheen, Adeline
Wright, Chase
12/3
12/5
12/8
12/8
12/9
12/10
12/12
12/13
12/13
12/14
12/14
12/14
12/15
12/18
12/19
12/19
12/19
12/19
12/19
12/20
12/20
12/21
12/24
12/24
12/25
12/25
12/27
12/29
12/29
12/30
12/31
Staff...
Tina Sheely
Rich Cook
Jodi Parisot
12/4
12/15
12/17
Watch for the Woodlan Elementary choir on the "Sounds of
the Season" on PBS, ABC 21 Alive, NBC33, Fort Wayne
CW and MyTV, airing at many different times and days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. We had the opportunity to go to Sweetwater Sound and record on their sound
stage at the end of October and are very excited to share our
singing with the greater Fort Wayne community. Look for
the Woodlan blue spirit wear shirts and enjoy!
The 2nd grade music program is on December 9th at 6:00. Students are asked to
arrive after 5:45 and sit with their parents until the start at 6:00. We are looking forward to sharing what we have been learning in music class with you!
The choir will be singing on December 9th at 7:00 followed by the 3rd grade music
program. Students are asked to arrive after 6:45 and sit with their parents until they
are asked to come onto the stage. We are looking forward to sharing what we have
been learning in music class with you!
If you go to Bob Evan's Restaurant on
Maysville Road, please notice that some of
our classrooms have made Thanksgiving and
Christmas decorations for the restaurant and
they are on display!
Woodlan Elementary Spell Bowl Team Places 2nd in Area Competition!
Woodlan Elementary's Spell Bowl Team competed in an area competition Thursday, November 20th. We are proud to say the team came in second place just five points behind the winning score. Our team comprised of sixth, fifth, and fourth grade students. Spell bowl team members: Chloe Miller, Dalten Bergman, McKenna Elwood,
Brandon Leonard, Gwen Martin, Nautica Piper, Kaylin Snyder, Christa Pangborn, Jacob
Roemer, Addie Goheen, Reagan Snyder, Reagan Bremer, Olivia Lake, Courtney Kanorr,
Kaitlyn Crosby and coaches Liz Kowatch and Kelly Snyder. Members
have been practicing since late September focusing on a list of 750
words.
In our division, ninety-seven schools competed across the
state. Woodlan Elementary's Spell Bowl Team ranked number twentyfour! We are so proud of our Woodlan Warrior elementary spellers!
Grandparents Are a Few of My Favorite Things
Grandparents' Day is scheduled for Tuesday, December 16,
2014 (9:00 - 10:00 a.m.). More information will be coming in the
next couple of weeks.
Veterans Day Program 2014
At the Woodlan Elementary School on November 10, 2014 they held a Veterans Day program. The whole school was involved. Sixth grade sang the songs of the five branches of the United
States Military, while the band played the music. Fifth grade held up the American flag. Miss.
Kowatch’s class did a white table and also read the book that goes along with it. The elementary
choir sang the song “American Tears”. Then the First grade did a presentation to honor all veterans
living and dead. Near the end of the program the Honor Society presented a check for the honor flight
that the high school and elementary school raised money for. They raised over $1800.00.
Also Sixth graders Michelle Yoder, Aidan Baughman, Bryan Chen, Collin Quaintance, Jesse
Foust, and Ella Palm, read their poems that they wrote in class. All of the students wrote poems but
only the best were read. Sixth graders Teven Householder wore the Coast Guard uniform, Joshua Perkins wore the Marines uniform, Lane Fox wore the Air Force uniform, Caleb Quaintance wore the
Navy uniform, and Ashley VanHorn wore the Army uniform.
Richard Loney a veteran spoke at the meditation part of the event. He spoke about veterans with
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Thank you to all of the veterans.
Jacob Kurtz
WOODLAN HOSTS VETERANS DAY CELERATION
On November 10, 2014, Woodlan Elementary held a Veterans Day program to honor all Veterans. There were over 100 people, veterans and over 500 students. Kids from kindergarten to seniors,
band players to singers, uncles, aunts, grandparents, and even parents who had come to see the phenomenal performance put on by the school.
First, they began by welcoming everybody to the program. Next, the Woodlan and the New Haven bands began to play music. Throughout the program students read poems written by sixth graders.
Then, students began to sing military songs that they
had worked on making perfect for weeks. Military
banners began being carried in to the center of the
gym. Veterans stood to be recognized as their branch
of the service was honored.
Woodlan presented a check for the Honor
Flight that students from Woodlan had raised money
for. Finally, the high school principal, Mr. Kammeyer,
gave a quick speech and then people began being dismissed. When the program was over I asked a sixth
grade teacher from Woodlan Elementary, Mrs. Gibson, “How do you think the Veterans Day program
went?” she replied, “I thought it was excellent and
everybody did their part wonderfully.”
-Tanner Bair
One Good Program
Veterans from all branches of the service came to this program. They were honored,
respected, filled with joy, a lot of them even
cried. They got cookies and the fifth grade kids
were covered in an American flag and stood up
and down to make it look as if the flag were waving in the wind.
The students were very well behaved at the program. The bands performed
excellently. It really was outstanding! The poems were beautiful. They played the Army’s, the Navy’s,
Marine’s, Coast Guard’s, and the Air Force’s hymns while the children sang them. Students carried
each branch of the services’ banners as the songs were played.
The speakers did wonderfully, as did the banner-holders. Really, the whole thing was just
extraordinary, beautiful, awesome, outstanding.
-Bryan Chen
Veterans Day Program
Veterans Day is a day to honor the soldiers that fought for our freedom.
The Woodlan schools honored the veterans by having a program. The program
had the first graders singing a few songs for the veterans. The little second
graders did the little white table. There were six poems read to the guests
and two people read the names of active duty military. The sixth graders sang
with the high school choir . The Elementary choir sang “American Tears” with
the music teacher . It was an outrageous event! The school made almost
$2,000 for the Honor Flight program and Shoey Koos was the one to give the
check to the veteran. Caleb Quintance, Josh Perkins, Lane Fox, Teven Householder, and Ashley Vanhorn stood at attention in uniform as Army, Navy, Marines, Cost Guard, Air Force soldiers. They gave out roses and candy to all the
veterans. It was phenomenal to be at that program.
-Mattie Reed
Veterans Day Program
November 10th was Veterans Day at Woodlan Elementary. We had kids from the
Sixth grade greet the veterans as they came in. The veterans got bags of candy and
mints. The people who came got coffee, water, and cookies. As everyone came in we
heard the Woodlan 7th & 8th grade band and New Haven Middle School played with
them.
When everyone was seated we heard an introduction
from Mr.Chen, the principal. Then a girl walked up and
told us to stand as we listened the choir sing “The Star
Spangled Banner”. We had a few kids come in dressed up
in uniforms carrying wreaths for each branch of the military and a kindergartener in front of them with a red
flower. The kindergartener sat down as the uniformed kid
put the wreath on the stand.
There were banners and Color Guard marching. There
were 6th graders on the stands. Soon they stood up and
started singing along with the high school choirs. They
sang songs for the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and
Coast Guard. Then they thanked the veterans for coming.
-Leah K. Thomas
Veterans Day!
The Veterans Day program was so much fun! There was one part that really touched my
heart. When we were singing the songs all the Veterans stood up when it was their military
song. Once we started singing the Marines song this Veteran was in wheelchair and he was
raising his hand and 2 women helped him stand up! Then he started crying. I almost cried
myself. I loved all the songs people sang! The elementary choir was really good. The show
choir was really good too! I’m not just saying that because my brother was in it. The whole
program touched my heart! I hope it did to yours too!
I just wanted to thank the people who came to this outstanding program! We love to celebrate what our Veterans did for
us so we did this program to say Thank you!
Abigail Elias
Veteran’s Day Program
2014