Tee Pee Talk-Nov 2015 .pub

November,2015
Kirby S. Bryson
Joyce D. Lewis
Principal
Northwestern Elementary School
9975 Sharptown Road
Mardela Springs, Md. 21837
Assistant Principal
Phone 410‐677‐5808
From the Principal…
When you give your child a helium‐filled
balloon, it brings great joy. But if the bal‐
loon is leaking and gradually deflates, the
child becomes frustrated. If the balloon is
difficult to hang on to and floats away, the
child cries.
A balloon is like expecta ons. If they are
too low or too high; they are not helpful.
But if the expecta ons are high, yet s ll
within reach, the child holds the taut
string of the balloon with arm extended
up.
When se ng expecta ons with children,
we must always remember some of these
helpful hints.
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Tell your child when they are doing
well.
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Periodically check out your expecta‐
ons with your child.
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Challenge yourself and model the
benefits of high expecta ons.
Expecta ons should make our children
stretch but s ll be able to see what they’re 
stretching toward. Expecta ons should
differ based on each child’s temperament,
abili es, gi s, and talents.
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A natural‐born athlete who is bored in PE,
goofs off most of the me, and s ll gets an 
A doesn’t have high enough expecta ons
set on them. The dyslexic child who strug‐
gles to keep up with the state standards of

reading for their age has expecta ons
placed upon them that are too high and
out of reach.
High expecta ons can bring out the best in
our children. Expecta ons constantly
need to be evaluated and revamped so
that they encourage our children without
discouraging them, and challenge our chil‐
dren without frustra ng them.
Don’t push your child—let them de‐
velop at their own speed.
Expect the best from your child, keep‐
ing in mind their abili es and inter‐
ests.
Ask children what they expect from
themselves.
Inside this issue:
School News
2,3
From the Art Room
3
From the Desk of Ms. Lewis
4
Nurse’s Niche
6,6
Guidance News
7
Attendance Counts/PE
8,9
Perfect and On‐Time Attendance
10
PTA News
11
Encourage your child to tackle sub‐
jects and hobbies that are challenging,
but not too difficult.
Family Involvement
12
Work together.
SpecialDates‐November
November 3
End of 1st Term
November 6
End of PTA Popcorn
Sale
November 13
Report Cards Sent
Home
November 20
Marking Term Awards
Assemblies
November 16‐20 American Educa on
Week
November 25‐27 Thanksgiving Break,
Closed
Parent Involvement Conference
Parents – please save the date for our school system’s Family Involvement Conference on Saturday November 14th, 8:30 am –
12:30 pm at James M. Benne High School. Workshops are available for parents who have students in all grades. Breakfast as
well as child care and youth ac vi es are provided. For more informa on, please see the a ached flyer.
You may register online at www.wcboe.org; click on Family Involvement Conference*. We look forward to seeing you there.
American Educa on Week
American Educa on week will be celebrated across the United States from November 16‐20. This is a special week dedicated to
showcasing our public schools and allowing an opportunity for families to spend me with us. We will not be designa ng sug‐
gested visita on days in order to accommodate work schedules.
Parents/guardians are encouraged to come to school during American Educa on Week to see first‐hand the work of their chil‐
dren, experience the school climate and culture, and show support for their child and for the school.
A form went home with each student about American Educa on Week, with an Approved Visitor Form to fill out and return to
school by Nov. 13. The comple on of this form is essen al and is required in order for a visitor to be allowed to visit a student’s
classroom.
To ensure the con nua on of a safe and orderly school environment, the following guidelines will be followed for American Edu‐
ca on Week and for other visita on mes:
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Visitors must check in at the school office and receive a visitor badge before visi ng a classroom or other area of the school
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Visitors must be 21 years of age or older and must provide an ID if requested
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Visitors should refrain from bringing small children and infants into the classrooms
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Visitors should follow all school rules and expecta ons including refraining from cell phone use
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Visitors should be aware that some schools have limited cafeteria sea ng capacity and that, at some schools, ea ng lunch
with students is not feasible.
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If the school has sent correspondence assigning a specific visita on day per grade level, visitors should please try to adhere
to this schedule as much as possible. O en this scheduling is due to parking and space constraints.
Book Fair
We will once again be hos ng a book fair during American Educa on Week. Please feel free to visit our Media Center during this
week to purchase new and exci ng literature for your child. This is always a great opportunity to stress the importance of read‐
ing and purchase meaningful items for the holiday season.
School Closings
As we enter the winter months of the school year, it is important to recognize that weather related closing or delays may occur.
In the event of inclement weather, please tune in to WBOC or WMDT or click on the Wicomico County Board of Educa on
website (www.wcboe.org) . You should also receive a call from Dr. Fredericksen on the School Messenger calling system.
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Report Card Distribu on
It is hard to imagine but the 1st marking term will end on November 3rd. Teachers will be working diligently
over the next week to average grades and prepare student report cards. Report cards will be distributed to all
students on Friday, November 13th. If you have any ques ons regarding your child’s progress, please arrange
a conference with the teacher.
Marking Term Awards Recogni on
At the conclusion of each marking term, we will recognize students who have shown achievement in the areas
of academics, a endance, and behavior. Our first assembly will be held on Friday, November 20th. Students
in Pre K, K, 1 and 2 will be recognized at 9:30 AM and students in grades 3, 4, and 5 will be recognized at 10:00
AM. Please feel free to join us!
From the Art Room…..
What's happening in the art department?
Pre K: students have been working on knuckle print pumpkins and shapes
Kindergarten: Students have been crea ng squish pics of paint monsters from Ed Eberleys
story using shapes
1st grade: Students are showing leaves with lines in mo on
2nd grade: Students are crea ng paper bag twisted trees
3rd grade: Students are crea ng their own version of Ma sse's Fishbowl
4th grade: Students created op art hands
5th grade: Students used pa erns and op art to make their name pop out of a fish using
black and white as their contrast colors.
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From the Desk of Ms. Lewis….
Congratula ons to the students below! These
students have read during the month of
September and turned in their September
book log. Each student will receive a charm
for the month and be invited to school events
based turning in completed book logs
each month.
PRE K
Grade 1
Gavin Baker
Chloe Dunlap
Carter Hales
Maria Riaz
Chloe Ruark
Cheyenne Bounds
Adam DeLizza
Elle Hudson
Hayden Keidel
Mariah Morris
Madelyn Raines
Camery Robinson
Venus Stanley
Carter Whitelock
Kaiden Abbo
Makenzie Clary
Ashton Cope
Miles Cox
Lauren Grimes
Hailey Hornsby
Evan Larsen
Robert Li le
Ezekiel Maynard
Thomas Reeder
Zachary Snider
Ariel Stewart
Summer Stoakley
Joselyn Guillen
Shania Kelley
Kindergarten
Ashton Bounds
Abigail Cook
Emma Carter
Colton Givens
Jude Lobus
Olivia Lynch
Brenna McGee
Quinn McNeely
Braydin Moore
Emily Mullinix
Leonardo M‐Osorio
Danica Schneider
Muhammad Ullah
Gare Wickham
Layla Wooten
Nicholas Zane
Kately Barnes
Olicia Bowden
Brianna Eanes
Daniel Fisher
Chase Givens
Addison Hathway
Keira Mocarsky
Ty Murphy
Carter Parson
Gavin Purnell
Gavin Rudd
Violet Samis
Kayden Shiles
Brian Yates
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Grade 2
Brooke Barlow
William Brown
Camryn Dorr
Madison Edwards
Riley Klebon
Colin Larsen
Kenneth Maher
Bailey ONeal
Ryan Webb
Samantha Yobst
Muhammad Ahmad
Kole Bailey
Landon Baldwin
Lucea Bosco
Mariska Bowers
Nevaeh Briddell
Weston Brown
Madison Clary
Nick Davala
Emma Dorr
Colton Mocarsky
Hayden Neithardt
Jordyn Robinson
Delanie Spear
Layla Stanley
Adithya Bhaskaran
Cori Bri ngham
Kaylee Brown
Levin Cox
Stephanie Donovan
Jayla Gimble
Kamryn Larger
Kameryn Lewis
Gavin Pietras
Mason Schleupner
Faith Seawright
Muhammad Ullah
Grade 3
Tanner Bochenek
Robert Bri ngham
Madelyn Brock
Ryleigh Crippen
Breyele Davis
Alana Gordy
Juliana Grimes
Isaiah Holbrook
Kaylie Hupke
Ryder Keidel
Riley Krater
Karlyle Lewis
Pascal Louis‐Jacques
Kvon Sanders
Auston Strobel
Haram Ullah
Tris n Wooster
Ava Baer
Total Minutes read for
September : 113,529 minutes
Highest Minute Total:
Grade 2: 26,395 minutes
Casady Ruark
Olivia Washburn
Josh Bracke
Marcuse Chambers
Tiffany Colon
Chase Donohoe
Keira Donoway
Joshua Ellio
Ethan Holland
Peyton Lindsey
Carlie Marvel
Camilo M‐Osorio
Luke Owens
Michael Parks
Evelyn Reeder
Kevin Wooten
Jordan Jarvi
Grade 5
Jayden Ballard
Charles Bradshaw
Kyleigh Carpenter
Jael Dupont
Heaven Fisher
Stacey Fisher
Georgia Hudson
Marisa Hupke
Baylee Moe
Luke Murphy
Camryn Owens
Elaina Owens
Gary Sargent
Grady Schleupner
Lilly Webb
Delaney Benne
Opal Daniel
Dylan Door
Sarah Jones
Mason Rudd
Taherra Smith
Muhammad Ullah
Olivia Wheatley
Marleigh Wink
Grade 4
Makenah Bateman
Sydney Block
Bryant Eanes
Barnabas Jones
Kayleigh Krater
Ava Lewis
Rylan Rathel
Emalee Riggin
Jacob Samis
Desi Stanley
Kaia Twilley
Brenden Ward
Logan Whitelock
Logan Baldwin
BrYe Ballard
Gavin Byrd
Jayden Edwards
Lillian Erickson
Chloe Lambert
Kali Larger
Alaynah Mar n
Alex McNeely
Lilly Parsons
Alec Perdue
Kayleigh Richardson
Nurse’sNiche
Soiled Clothing:
Recently I’ve had a lot of students who have come to me with soiled clothes. Some are spilling milk or their drink on them,
some haven’t made it to the bathroom on me and others have slipped in mud puddles on the playground. Because of the
size of the health room, it’s close to impossible to stock clothes in here. Please send a spare set of clothes to school in your
child’s backpack. They can be something as simple as a pair of sweatpants along with spare undergarments. Please keep
them there all year long. If your child soils his/her clothes while here at school, they’ll change and bring the soiled clothes
back home to you. This saves a lot of inconvenience on the parent’s part as well. Instead of having to call you at work to
bring clothes to your child, they can change here quickly and you won’t have to leave work.
Medica ons in school:
No child is allowed to bring medica ons to and from school!! This includes over the counter medica ons as well. If your child
needs to take medica on at school (prescrip on or over the counter), here are the following guidelines:
1) A doctor must fill out our doctor’s order form. The completed form then needs to be brought to school.
2) The parent (or an adult), must bring in the medica on that accompanies the doctor’s order form.
3) If it is an over the counter medica on, it must be a brand new, unopened box.
4) If it is a prescrip on medica on, the bo le’s label MUST match the doctor’s order form.
If you have any ques ons, please don’t hesitate to call me here at school or e‐mail me at [email protected]
Cupcakes/Birthday Treats:
Because of severe allergies within the school, ALL cupcakes/birthday treats must now be store bought so that we can review
the ingredients listed prior to the celebra on. It would be nice to give us a day warning if you’re planning on bringing in a
treat to the lunchroom for your child’s birthday so that we can contact parents of students with allergy problems. This allows
them to send in an alterna ve snack for their child so no one is le out of the celebra on. And, because my office is VERY
busy lately, please try to have the treat here by 10am of the day you’re planning on bringing them to give me ample me to
review the ingredients. Your coopera on in this ma er is MUCH appreciated!
Head Lice
Please be diligent in checking your child’s head for the presence of bugs or nits. If you find your child has either, please con‐
tact us here at school. When you alert us of this informa on, we can check the class to be sure we don’t have any other ex‐
is ng problems.
Please remind your child not to share combs, hats, hair bands, etc with other children while here at school.
Flu Season & Flu Mist
The health department will be here on Thursday, November 5th to administer the Flu Mist. Permission forms went home with
your child on October 14th and were due back by Oct. 23rd. If your child is absent that day, there will be no make‐up dates.
You will need to contact the Wicomico County Health Department to schedule a make‐up with them.
As we approach flu season, please stress with your child the importance of good hand‐washing!
Tips from the CDC on how to prevent the spread of flu are as follows:
1) Wash hands with soap frequently or use alcohol‐based hand sani zers, especially a er you cough, sneeze or touch your
face.
2) Cover coughs and sneezes with a ssue and dispose of the ssue immediately. If a ssue is not available, cough or sneeze
into your inner elbow. Droplets from a sneeze can travel up to six feet.
3) Stay home when sick and do not return to work un l 24 hours a er a fever is gone.
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Local Dental Informa on – Need Informa on About Teeth?
There are local dental centers that provide comprehensive dental care for children that par cipate in the Maryland Health Smiles
Dental Program. If not on the Health Smiles Program or have no insurance, they offer fees for service on a sliding fee scale. (Sliding
scale means the fee is based on your income. In these trying mes it’s important to know that you can s ll get services at a re‐
duced price if there is no insurance in the household at all.)
For more informa on about these dental centers:
1) Village Dental Center (Wicomico Co. Health Department)
705 North Salisbury Boulevard
Salisbury, MD 21801
410‐334‐3401
8:30am ‐ 4:30pm Monday ‐ Friday
www.wicomicohealth.org
Eligibility:
‐ Children under age 1 year through 20 years
‐ Pregnant women of all ages
‐ MD Healthy Smiles Dental Program
Services:
‐ Preven ve, restora ve, pediatric, endodon c, periodontal, oral surgery and emergency services
2) Three Lower Coun es Dental Center
12165 Elm Street
Princess Anne, MD 21853
410‐651‐5151
9:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday
www.tlccs.org
Eligibility:
‐ Children and adults
‐ Maternity
‐ MD Healthy Smiles Dental Program
‐ Sliding fee scale and private insurances
‐ Special needs and wheelchair accessible
‐ Treat residents of Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester Coun es
Services:
‐ Preven ve, pediatric specialists, restora ve, periodontal, prosthe c, and emergency
3) Maryland Health Smiles Dental Program is a dental health plan for low income children ages 0 ‐ 20. There is no cost to join
and eligibility is based on your income.
To request an applica on form or get more informa on contact:
‐ DentalQuest at 1‐888‐696‐9596 or check out their website at
www.dentaquestgov.com
‐ Wicomico Co. Health Dept. 410‐543‐6944
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Guidance News
by Sco Ellio
Happy fall! It is amazing how quickly the days are going right now! October was a very busy month here in the
School Counseling office. Here are a few highlights:
Courage– Our trait of the month was courage. Twice a week, students shared on the announcements what cour‐
age was to them. They spoke about helping others, playing sports, and standing up to bullies. Keep this talk going in your house‐
hold! What does courage mean to your family?
No Bullying!‐ October was an ‐bullying month across our na on and in every classroom, we discussed, watched videos, and acted
out what bullying is, how to stand up to bullies, what to do if you are being bullied, and what a bystander should do. When you talk
to your student about bullying, remind them that bullying is when someone hurts someone over and over again.
Food Drive– Thank you to everyone that sent in non‐perishable food for the food drive! This annual event helps with our local food
bank during the holiday season. Great job everyone!
Red Ribbon Week– Our them for Red Ribbon Week was United We Stand Against Bullying and Drugs. As a school, we talked and
worked together on making posi ve life choices that help and not hurt. When we all work together, and not against each other,
more can be done and everyone feels be er about it!
Congratula ons to the students who were chosen as showing courage for the month of
October! For November, we are focusing on kindness.
Mrs. Moody‐
Barry Elzey and Boston Venables
Mrs. Cropper‐
Colton Givens and Jude Lobus
Mrs. Glenn‐
Miss Borris–
Cori Bri ngham and Abbie Fisher
Miss Barnhouse–
Josh Bracke and Kaylee Sweet
Mrs. Benne – Harem Ullah and Riley Krater
Harper Anderson and Dylan Neithardt
Mrs. Hudson‐
Robert Li le and Kaiden Abbo
Miss Lawrence‐
Venus Stanley and Adam DeLizza
Mr. Cox‐
Mr. Echard–
Lilly Parsons and Geoffrey Adams
Mrs. Shupe–
Alvin Rivera and Makal Perez
Mrs. Echard–
Mabel Bradley and Weston Brown
Mrs. Krauss–
Samantha Yobst and William Brown
Tanner Wise and Vanessa Cerrato‐Garay
Mrs. Evans–
Georgia Hudson and Jayden Ballard
Attendance Counts! August/September 2015
Grade Level
Average Daily Attendance
94 % Required
AM Pre Kindergarten
96.07%
Kindergarten
97.12%
First Grade
94.93%
Second Grade
96.61%
Third Grade
95.40%
Fourth Grade
98.38%
Fifth Grade
97.15%
Overall Attendance
96.59%
What’s happening in PE
by Megan Block
At this point in the year, your child has learned many things in PE!! We have learned how to move safely using differ‐
ent locomotor skills, chasing, fleeing and dodging, jumping and landing, balancing and weight transfer. We are also
con nuing to focus on learning about how to live a healthy lifestyle. Please ask your child about the different fitness
components we have been learning about – they do a really nice job of knowing that informa on in class! We are
looking forward to diving in to dribbling with feet and hands, striking with implements, throwing and catching and
kicking/pun ng as the school year goes on!
Please remember to register your student for FUEL UP TO PLAY 60! If you have ques ons about how to do that,
please do not hesitate to contact me at school. So far, we have two students who have reached the Ambassador
mark but earning 20,000 points on the Fuel Up website. Please encourage your child to log their ac vity and also
take part in the mini lessons and other ac vi es on the site so that we can add more ambassadors to our school!!
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Perfect and On‐ me A endance
Each month, we will salute students who have been in school every day and have not had any tardies or early dismissals.
Students also mee ng this criteria each marking term will be awarded an a endance cer ficate at our quarterly recogni‐
on program.
Congratula ons to the following students who had perfect a endance during the months of August/September.
Anderson, Harper
Bailey, Kole
Baker, Gavin
Baker, Isaac
Baldwin, Landon
Baldwin, Logan
Banks, Easton
Bateman, Makenah
Benne , Delaney
Bhaskaran, Adithya
Birch, Evan
Block, Sydney
Bowden, Olivia
Bracke , Joshua
Bradshaw, Charles
Brecht, Abigail
Briddell, Isaiah
Briddell, Kayleigh
Briddell, Nevaeh
Bri ngham, Cori
Bri ngham,
Brock, Madelyn
Brown, Kaylee
Brown, Weston
Cardona‐Jimenez, Jomaniel
Carpenter, Kyleigh
Cerrato Garay, Vanessa
Chambers, Marcuse
Clary, Madison
Cochran, Caylee
Cohee, Marina
Colon, Tiffany
Cook, Abigail
Cope, Ashton
Crippen, Ryleigh
Cropper, Rylee‐Gale
Daniel, Opal
Davala, Nicholas
Davis, Brianna
Donohoe, Chase
Donovan, Stephanie
Donoway, Keira
Dorr, Camryn
Dorr, Dylan
Dorr, Emma
Dunlap, Chloe
Dunston, Carter
Dunston, Leland
Eanes, Brianna
Eanes, Bryant
Edens, Cadence
Edens, Sydney
Edwards, Madison
Ellio , Joshua
Erickson, Lillian
Evans, Desiree
Fisher, Daniel
Fisher, Heaven
Fisher, Stacey
Fitzpatrick‐Williams, Nyashia
Garcia Mon el, Lizbeth
Garcia Mon el, Lizeth
Ga s, Nathan
Gimble, Jayla Marie
Givens, Chase
Givens, Colton
Gordy, Alana
Grimes, Juliana
Hathway, Addison
Hawkins, Amelia
Holbrook, Isaiah
Hopkins, Rosalee
Hornsby, Hailey
Hornsby, Katlyn
Hudson, Elle
Hudson, Georgia
Hughes, Brooklyn
Jarvi, Ma hew
Jimenez, Rigoberto
Jones, Barnabas
Jones, Blake
Jones, Sarah
Keidel, Hayden
Klebon, Maxwell
Klebon, Riley
Krater, Kayleigh
Krater, Riley
Larsen, Colin
Lewis, Hannah
Lewis, Kameryn
Lobus, Jude
Mar n, Alaynah
Ma hews, Shania
Maynard, Ezekiel
McCoy, Brenae
McFarlane, Robert
McGee, Brenna
McNeely, Alexander
McNeely, Quinn
Merchant, Nathan
Mills, Jayden
Mitchell, Haleigh
Mocarsky, Colton Mic
Mocarsky, Keira Nico
Moe, Baylee Ann
Mullinix, Emily Nico
Mumford, Lincoln
Mumford, Nicholas
Munoz‐Osorio, Leonardo
Munoz‐Osorio, Noe
Murphy, Luke
Murphy, Ty Collin
Neithardt, Dylan
Neithardt, Hayden
Nelson, Amorra
Nelson, Gabrielle
O'Neal, Bailey
Owens, Camryn
Owens, Luke
Parsons, Mason
Perdue, Alec
Perez, Makayla
Phippin, Chase
Phippin, Conner
Pinke , Dav'eyon
Pugh, Chayse
Raines, Madelyn
Rathel, Rylan
Renshaw, Des ny
Richardson, Kayleigh
Riggin, Emalee
Riggin, Evan
Rivera, Alvin
Rivera, Rachelle
Robinson, Camery
Robinson, Jordyn
Ruark, Casady
Ruark, Chloey
Rudd, Gavin
Rudd, Mason
Samis, Jacob
Sargent, Gary
Schleupner, Grady
Shockley, Carter
Smith, Taherra
Smithhart, Cooper
Spear, Delanie
Spicer, Devin
Stanley, Desiree'
Stevens, Caden
Stewart, Ariel
Stewart, Nariyah
Stoakley, Summer
Stuber, Nathaniel
Sweet, Kaylee
Turnell, Christopher
Twilley, Kaia
Washburn, Olivia
Webb, Lilly
Wheatley, Olivia
Whitelock, Carter
Whitelock, Logan
Wickham, Gare
Wink, Marleigh
Wi e, Samantha
Wooster, Tris n
Woo en, Layla
Wright, Julius
Yates, Brian
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PTA News
Gree ngs from your PTA! We would like to thank everyone that a ended the Autumn Harvest Dance. We hope that our stu‐
dents had a great me!
The first PTA fundraiser of the year went home with students at the end of October. The Fisher’s Popcorn Fundraiser orders
are due by Friday, November 6th. Popcorn can be picked on Wednesday, 11/18 and Thursday 11/19 during American Educa‐
on Week. The three top sellers will receive a gi card. There is no sales tax on popcorn orders and all checks can be made
payable to Northwestern PTA.
Yearbooks will be available again this year through the PTA. The Yearbook project is designed to be a service for our families,
not a fundraiser. Yearbook costs are kept at a minimum price to cover the cost charged to the PTA. If your students are in‐
volved in a school ac vity and you have pictures from the event that you would like to share, please send them to the school
office or email them to [email protected].
The Reflec ons Art Program was a great success this year. Artworks are being judged to move on to the county level of the
program. The county will then have a round of judging to send projects to the state level. The PTA would like to extend a huge
THANK YOU to Mrs. Dawn Li leton for all of her hard work, energy and effort in helping with this program.
Our next general membership mee ng will be in February. The PTA is seeking interested volunteers for our spring spaghe
dinner and auc on fundraiser. This is our largest fundraiser and it takes a lot of hands to make it possible. If you are interested
in helping with that event please email us!
Please con nue to collect Boxtops and Labels for Educa on for our school. These add up to great things for our school!
WE are happy to announce the winners of our PTA membership contest:
Winners of ice pops:
Pre K Moody
K Glynn
1 Hudson
2 Cox
3 Benne
4 Shupe
5 Echard
Winners of ice cream sundaes:
Pre K ‐ 2 Cox
3 ‐ 5 Mrs. Echard
Looking ahead with the PTA:
Dec. 12
Santa’s Workshop‐9:00 am ‐ 11:00 am
Jan. 22
Skate night at Mitchell’s Mar al Arts‐
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Feb. 12
Grandparent’s Day breakfast
Feb. 12
Valen ne Candy Grams
February
General PTA Mee ng, date TBD
April
General PTA Mee ng, date TBD
April
Baked Zi Dinner and Auc on, date TBD
Congratula ons to all of the classes! Dates TBD.
A huge thank you to everyone who joined the PTA! In a me when enrollment was slightly down, our PTA membership in‐
creased by over 55 percent! Your dedica on to our school and our students is amazing!!!
Although the contest is officially over, we will always accept new members! Applica ons can be found in the school office.
Membership in the PTA gives you a voice in local, state and na onal issues.
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