PRESIDENT Lynette Burke VICE PRESIDENT Crystal Morway

Welcome to 2012! Hope everyone had a great holiday and an enjoyable winter
break. Sometime in January will be the halfway mark of the school year, can
you believe it? Thank you to all who have volunteered their time or donated
items so far this year. PTA can’t do it without you! We have a lot planned for
the second half of the year.
Congratulations to Wilcox for becoming a Fox 8 Cool School. Our students,
staff members and parents take great pride in our school and it showed. We all
came together (as we always do) to win “Cool School”, prepare our school for
the Fox 8 visit, and show our pride during the taping. Mr. Dawson was
extremely impressed by how we all work together for benefit of our students.
1/1 – HAPPY NEW YEAR
1/3 – School Resumes
Art Reflections Due
Here are a few things to look forward to this January. On the 4th we have PTA
Art Reflections judging. So encourage your student to work on an entry over
break and turn it in (with permission slip) on January 3rd. On the 13th we will
have our Bingo Night/Family Fun Night. This will be held at the Middle School
from 6:00-8:00pm.
1/9 – PTA Council Meeting
1/11 – Market Day
Board of Ed Meeting
1/13 – Bingo Family Fun Night
1/16 – NO SCHOOL (MLK Day)
1/19 – State of the City Address
Students should start practicing their talent and getting their acts ready for the
annual Wilcox Talent Show. Auditions will be held February 15th.
Our next PTA meeting is January 19th at 6:30pm. Hope to see you there.
PTA Meeting
Happy New Year,
Lynette Burke
PTA President
1/20 – NO SCHOOL
PRESIDENT
TREASURER
CORRESP.
ALT DELEGATE
Dear Parents,
Lynette Burke
Margaret Bay
Paula Jones
Jen Ruese
VICE PRESIDENT
REC. SECRETARY
DELEGATES
Crystal Morway
Michele Boynar
Christy Ollerton
Natalie DeRosha
Dear Wilcox Parent(s),
It is wonderful to be back, from our
holiday break. We all hope you each had a
pleasant and relaxing holiday and are ready, as
we are for the school year to continue.
Some quick reminders to parents on a few
important dates coming up in January: We will
be having our first Family Fun Night of 2012, on
Friday, January 13th at the NRMS, where we will
be playing BINGO from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Our
next PTA meeting is on Thursday, January 19th
at 6:30 p.m. in Mr. McMillan’s Art Room. Two
upcoming days students will not be in school are
Monday, January 16th which is Martin Luther
King Day and Friday, January 20th (Records
Day). We ask that you plan appropriately for
these two days students will not be attending
school.
We look forward to the upcoming coming
months and hope to see you at our school’s
functions and again we hope that each of you
had a joyful holiday!
Mr. Mark Millar
ChopChop, the fun cooking magazine for kids and families,
entices 5-12 year olds with headlines like, ‘Food Fight’,
‘Scrumptious Wordsearch’ and ‘Watermelon Mush.’ But the
underlying message is more serious – cooking and eating
healthy is an important, lifelong skill.
The magazine is full of fun and healthy recipes, games and
food facts and available at your doctor's office. Ask your
pediatrician for a copy today.
To order a subscription for your family visit: Chop Chop or
ask your pediatrician to order copies for his or her office by
clicking here.
This magazine advertisement and information above
can be found at The American Pediatrics Association’s
website www.Healthychildren.org
6:30pm Café 83
36033 Westminister Ave ~ (Rt 83 and Mills Rd.)
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January 9 ~ March 5 ~ May 7th
All meetings held at Wilcox
January 19 @ 6:30pm
February 16 @ 3:30pm
March 15 @ 6:30pm
April 19 @ 3:30pm
May 17 (place and time TBA)
Save the Date!
Wilcox will be sponsoring a Zumbathon Fundraiser on Saturday, February 25th from
9:00AM-11:30AM in the Community Room at the North Ridgeville Education Center.
Participants will pay $10 for over two hours of zumba fun! Not sure how to zumba? No
problem! We will also have the LifeShare bus for anyone wishing to donate. Anyone who
donated at either of the two previous blood drives held at Wilcox will be eligible to donate
again. We will be holding a Chinese Auction and 50/50 raffle at the event as well. All
proceeds will benefit the Alex Sismour Memorial Fund to help reinvent the basketball
courts at Wilcox in Alex's memory. If you are interested in helping with the event or would
like to donate a basket or items for the auction please contact Lauren Corcoran, Stacy
Goloja or Nicole Roth at 327-2220.
Hello Citizens for Better Schools Volunteers,
As you may be aware NRCS has employed Triad
Research Group to do a community survey.
Please follow the link below and participate in this
important survey. Your input is extremely valuable!
Thanks to the extreme support & generosity of
our Wilcox families, students, & staff, we have
raised just over $4400 to be used for the Alex
Sismour Memorial Basketball Courts at Wilcox!
http://www.nrcs.k12.oh.us/communitysurvey.aspx
The breakdown is as follows:
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
The Walking School Busses together with staff
& student donations total $637.40!
Citizens for Better Schools
Our Chipotle Fundraiser in Avon total $1284.43!
Dawn M. Fitz
Secretary
Citizens for Better Schools
Our 2 combined Blood Drives held in Alex’s
memory yielded 80 units of blood & a $1500
grant!
Family Fun Night
Bingo Night
A generous donation from the Sismour family
from the Alex Sismour Memorial Fund for $750!
Crazy Hat Day for the students & Silly Santa
Sweater Day for staff brought in $256.00!
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January 13
6:00-8:00pm at Middle School
Prizes will be given for every
“BINGO” winner.
Event sponsored by Wilcox PTA
Students must be accompanied by a
parent/guardian during this event.
We are continually amazed at the kindness &
generosity of our Wilcox family. This is truly a
project filled with love. The new basketball
courts will serve as a reminder of not only Alex’s
outgoing fun spirit, but also the way our school &
community pulled together.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!
Denise Abend, Heather Hulec
& all the Wilcox staff
PT A is c h a llen gin g
ev er y st ud en t to sen d in
70 b o x t o ps!
PTA will give a popcorn party to every class that meets
their goal of 70 box tops per student by April 20, 2012.
This means that if you have a class of 27, the total number of box
tops that need to be collected is 1,890 (class of 28, needs 1960).
The classroom count includes box tops already sent in.
Don't forget to place your final order of $40* this month to receive a FREE Insulated Bag
at your January sale pick-up.
Free Eat Weill Guide with any purchase in January. It's easier than ever to make healthy
food choices with our new Eat Well Guide. - 36 page full color guide - Over 35 delicious
recipes - Easy serving suggestions - Healthy eating tips
Order forms are due back at school by Wednesday, January 4, 2012. Internet orders
must be placed by 11:00 PM, Friday January 6, 2012. Sale pick up date is Wednesday,
January 11th from 5:15 - 6:15pm in the Wilcox Gym.
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Thanks Giant Eagle of
N. Ridgeville for donating
cake to the Fox 8 news team.
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Students had a great time riding to lunch in style! They enjoyed a
delicious meal at Cici’s Pizzeria in Avon. Thirty-two students were
entered into a drawing to win this prize from our Fall Fundraiser. The
lucky students were: Ethan Cairns, Aiden Calvey, Molly Cook, Lauren
Feldkircher, Alex Ferguson, Cayla Holman, Jacob Kodicivic, Dawn
McRoberts, Abbe Myers, Sam Reece, Bryan Ruda, Anais Rosa, Hunter
Roseto, Gage Wagner, Emma Wojciechoski, and Bethany Yonkof.
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Second Grade
ADDEND a number to be added to another
DIGIT numbers 0-9
EVEN NUMBERS any integer that can be divided by two and without leaving a remainder
SET a group of objects that have something in common or follow a rule
EQUAL two or more ratios that have the same value
THIRD GRADE
SUFFIX placed at the end of a word
SUPPORT to help or corroborate
THEME topic or subject
CLASSIFY arrange or sort
FACTOR a factor of a number is any whole number that divides into it exactly
FOURTH and FIFTH GRADE
DENOMINATOR the bottom part of a fraction
EQUIVALENT equal in value
NUMERATOR the top part of a fraction
VARIABLE an unknown quantity or number represented by a letter
CONGRUENT FIGURES objects that are the exact same shape and size
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Deadline for Entries – January 3rd!
Students Unleash Your Artistic Talents! This year’s theme is “Diversity”
You can express your creativity by drawing, writing a story or poem, painting, taking pictures, dancing,
making a video, or composing a piece of music. You can enter as many times as you like and in
numerous categories. Deadline for entries is January 3rd.
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