SGES Newsletter - Center Grove Elementary School · 2017-01-27 · If you have any questions...
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Davin Harpe, Principal 887-4707 (Ext. 3046) Email: [email protected] Marianne Dooms, Assistant Principal 887-4707 (Ext. 3047) Email: [email protected] Kassy McIlrath, Student Services Coordinator (Ext. 3048) Email: [email protected] To Contact PIE: [email protected] SGES Newsletter VOICEMAIL: 885-5246 Attendance (Ext. 3049) January 27, 2017 SGES Mission The collaborative relationships within the Sugar Grove learning community inspire our learners to attain personal and academic excellence. Honesty Car Acve Listener Dear Sugar Grove Families, Thank you for continuing to attend our SGE family events. We enjoy seeing you every time you are able to visit our school. We have much to celebrate when it comes to our students’ reading progress. In fact, nearly half of our student population is already reading at or beyond their end of the year expected guided reading level for their grade level. The instructional staff members have enjoyed challenging and supporting all kids to reach their next levels. When it comes to reading, fluency and comprehension are major areas of focus. A child reading with fluency sounds as if they are having a conversation with a friend. The words flow fluidly and naturally. This fluency allows students to focus their efforts on reading comprehension instead of just decoding words. Simply put, reading comprehension is the act of understanding what you are reading. Comprehension involves thinking about the story before reading, during reading, and after reading. One strategy to help your child with reading comprehension includes teaching them how to use their “Thinking Voice.” Good readers create images/movies in their heads while they are reading. While you are reading to your child, think out loud about the images you see, the predictions you make, or questions that arise. This means you should explain all of the ideas and thoughts that go through your mind as you read. Here is an example of how to think out loud while you are reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle: Reading Voice: He built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself. Thinking Voice: I have seen a cocoon in our backyard. Do you remember seeing that? I have a connection to this book! Reading Voice: He stayed inside for more than two weeks. Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out, and… Thinking Voice: I have read a book about caterpillars before. They turn into butterflies! I predict he will turn into a butterfly. Let’s keep reading and find out. It is impossible to overestimate the impact parents have on their child’s reading success. Learning to read takes practice, practice, and more practice. Reading at home with your child every day will help your child develop into a better reader. Equally important, it will help foster a love for reading. Sincerely, Dr. Davin E. Harpe, Principal CALENDAR JANUARY Jan 30 thru Feb 3—Book Fair FEBRUARY 1 Early Dismissal 3:00pm 2 Book Fair FAMILY NIGHT 6:00-8:00pm 7 Midterm 8 Early Dismissal 3:00pm 10 Mid-terms Posted in Skyward 15 Early Dismissal 3:00pm 16 Spring Picture Day 17 All Pro Dads Breakfast 7:45a-8:45am 17 Moms to Lunch 20 NO SCHOOL—Presidents’ Day (Possible Snow Make-Up Day) 21 PIE Meeting 7:00pm 22 Early Dismissal 3:00pm Feb 27 — March 10 ISTEP TESTING WINDOW WEATHER CLOSINGS & DELAYS In the event that Center Grove schools must be closed due to weather conditions, notification of parents will be made through the School Messenger System using the contact information on file in Skyward. (Please check Skyward to make sure your information is up to date!) Center Grove will also provide notifications on our website, social media, and area television and radio stations as follows: CG Website—http://www.centergrove.k12.in.us CG Facebook—www.facebook.com/CGSchools CG Twitter—@center_grove Indianapolis Television: Area Radio Stations: WTTV 4 WCBK-FM, Martinsville WRTV 6 WFIU-FM, Bloomington WISH 8 WTHR 13 WXIN 59
Transcript of SGES Newsletter - Center Grove Elementary School · 2017-01-27 · If you have any questions...
Davin Harpe, Principal 887-4707 (Ext. 3046) Email: [email protected] Marianne Dooms, Assistant Principal 887-4707 (Ext. 3047) Email: [email protected] Kassy McIlrath, Student Services Coordinator (Ext. 3048) Email: [email protected] To Contact PIE: [email protected]
SGES Newsletter
VOICEMAIL: 885-5246
Attendance (Ext. 3049) January 27, 2017
SGES Mission The collaborative relationships within the Sugar Grove learning community
inspire our learners to attain personal and academic excellence.
Honesty Car
Active Listener
Dear Sugar Grove Families, Thank you for continuing to attend our SGE family events. We enjoy seeing you every time you are able to visit our school. We have much to celebrate when it comes to our students’ reading progress. In fact, nearly half of our student population is already reading at or beyond their end of the year expected guided reading level for their grade level. The instructional staff members have enjoyed challenging and supporting all kids to reach their next levels. When it comes to reading, fluency and comprehension are major areas of focus. A child reading with fluency sounds as if they are having a conversation with a friend. The words flow fluidly and naturally. This fluency allows students to focus their efforts on reading comprehension instead of just decoding words. Simply put, reading comprehension is the act of understanding what you are reading. Comprehension involves thinking about the story before reading, during reading, and after reading. One strategy to help your child with reading comprehension includes teaching them how to use their “Thinking Voice.” Good readers create images/movies in their heads while they are reading. While you are reading to your child, think out loud about the images you see, the predictions you make, or questions that arise. This means you should explain all of the ideas and thoughts that go through your mind as you read.
Here is an example of how to think out loud while you are reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle: Reading Voice: He built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself. Thinking Voice: I have seen a cocoon in our backyard. Do you remember seeing that? I have a connection to this book! Reading Voice: He stayed inside for more than two weeks. Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out, and… Thinking Voice: I have read a book about caterpillars before. They turn into butterflies! I predict he will turn into a butterfly. Let’s keep reading and find out.
It is impossible to overestimate the impact parents have on their child’s reading success. Learning to read takes practice, practice, and more practice. Reading at home with your child every day will help your child develop into a better reader. Equally important, it will help foster a love for reading. Sincerely, Dr. Davin E. Harpe, Principal
CALENDAR JANUARY Jan 30 thru Feb 3—Book Fair FEBRUARY 1 Early Dismissal 3:00pm 2 Book Fair FAMILY NIGHT 6:00-8:00pm 7 Midterm 8 Early Dismissal 3:00pm 10 Mid-terms Posted in Skyward 15 Early Dismissal 3:00pm 16 Spring Picture Day 17 All Pro Dads Breakfast 7:45a-8:45am 17 Moms to Lunch 20 NO SCHOOL—Presidents’ Day (Possible Snow Make-Up Day) 21 PIE Meeting 7:00pm 22 Early Dismissal 3:00pm Feb 27 — March 10 ISTEP TESTING WINDOW
WEATHER CLOSINGS & DELAYS In the event that Center Grove schools must be closed due to weather conditions, notification of parents will be made through the School Messenger System using the contact information on file in Skyward. (Please check Skyward to make sure your information is up to date!)
Center Grove will also provide notifications on our website, social media, and area television and radio stations as follows:
CG Website—http://www.centergrove.k12.in.us CG Facebook—www.facebook.com/CGSchools CG Twitter—@center_grove Indianapolis Television: Area Radio Stations: WTTV 4 WCBK-FM, Martinsville WRTV 6 WFIU-FM, Bloomington WISH 8 WTHR 13 WXIN 59
PROCEDURE TO REPORT A STUDENT ABSENCE—A parent/guardian is to call the school to report a school absence ON THE DAY OF THE ABSENCE. You may leave a VOICE MAIL message at 885-5246. Press 1, and answer the questions, pressing the # button after each response. Voicemail is available 24 hours a day to report an absence. Calls prior to 8:00 am are encouraged and appreciated. If a call hasn’t been received by 10:00am the day of each absence, a School Messenger reminder notification will be delivered by telephone. A call is needed EACH DAY a student is absent. Your child should remain home if they have diarrhea, vomiting or an elevated temperature of 100 or
above. Students may return to school once they have been diarrhea free, vomiting free, and fever
free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medications.
ALL PRO DADS—What is All Pro Dads? All Pro Dads is a breakfast meeting held once a month before school where fathers and their children meet with other dads and kids to enjoy a Chick-fil-A breakfast in the school cafeteria. At this gathering we discuss a wide range of family topics, spend time together, have fun and equip each other with resources to strengthen our family relationships. Learn more at www.allprodad.com. The dates for this years’ breakfasts are: February 17, March 17, April 21 and May 19. If you have any questions regarding All Pro Dads, please contact the team captain at [email protected].
RENT THE SGES YARD SIGN—For only $20 per day, you can wish your SGES student Happy Birthday! You can also wish their team or club Good Luck or Congratulations! A form is available in the office and on our school’s website to reserve the sign. It is first come, first serve. The form must be completed, accompanied with payment (cash or check made payable to Sugar Grove Elementary), and turned in to Mr. Mueller in room 26 AT LEAST ONE DAY BEFORE YOU ARE WANTING THE SIGN RESERVED! THANKS!
ATTENTION KIDS – NOMINATE YOUR TEACHER FOR TEACHER OF THE MONTH Your teacher could win a $100 IMCU gift card and your class could win a pizza party compliments of Chicago's Pizza. Send your name, address and telephone number along with a 100-word summary of why your teacher should be honored as the IMCU/ICON Teacher of the Month to [email protected]. Sponsored by the Center Grove ICON and Indiana Members Credit Union.
LUNCH BOXES—Parents, please be sure to put your students name on or inside of their lunch box, this will help us when misplaced lunch boxes are turned in to the office. Thank you for you help!
STUDENT DISMISSAL GUIDELINES—If your child is doing something other than riding the school bus that is assigned to your home address, it is important that you notify us of the change. All changes to regular routines need to be requested by 3:00pm (2:15pm on Wednesdays). Dismissals that require a note or email: *Middle of day pickup in Office for appointments; *Unscheduled end of day pick up in Cafeteria; *Regular Parent pick up in Cafeteria, either everyday or on regularly scheduled days of the week (contact the office for a form to fill out); *Going to Daycare (list daycare provider—this also includes Honey Grove); *Walking to Brentwood subdivision; *Riding a different bus due to childcare reasons (requires permission from Transportation) (in your note list bus number and the address students are going to) Please note that everyone picking up students either from the Office during the day, or from the Cafeteria after school, will be required to show a driver’s license every time they pick up. If it is easier for you to email dismissal arrangements vs. sending a note to school, please email Patty Kaschak, Office Assistant, at [email protected]
SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS Do you know someone who might be interested in substitute teaching in our corporation? We require a minimum of 30 college credit hours for all applicants. If you know of someone, please send them to our corporation website for more information or to apply: centergrove.k12.in.us/employment.
BIBLE CLUB —Bible Club is open to students K-5. We meet every Wednesday morning at 8:00am in the Sugar Grove Library. If you would like to be added to our email list or have questions, please send an email to: [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you Wednesday morning!
CONGRATULATIONS to the following students whose names were drawn for the Problem Solving Winners for the month of January 2017.
Kindergarten—Addison Kreinhop, Emma Magley, Vivian Humphrey, Alyi Johnson, Gabby Hennessy, Bryson
Jackson, Liam Torgerson, Lucy Pritchard, Jordan DeVos, Kirsten Davis, Marisa Groce, Levi Harmon
1st GRADE—Eliana Strelow, Gwyneth Shelton, Rowan Chandler, Addie Deenik, Jackson Allnut, Caroline Alte, Piper
Kerr, Parker Lyle, Ellie Lisle, Brayden Noel, Trayton MacNair, Zooey Barnett
2nd GRADE—Chloe Lightfoot, Megan Graff, Irie Hunter, Olivia Roegner, Isaac Hommel, Violet Vancza, Aryan Kapoor,
Ralph Johnson, Chase Halstead, Conor Neeser
3rd GRADE—Daniel Cartee, Charlotte Grandstaff, Wyatt Harpe, Caroline Shelton, Taylor Shelton, Liam Dennis, Sierra McLaughlin, Aiden Coffey, Jackson DeVos, Sean McAtee
4th GRADE—Jacynda Taylor, Ashlyn Rice, Tucker Schornick, Evan Lyle, Leah Murray, Owen Hopper, Sydney Herrmann, Maddie
Sargent
5th GRADE—Mayson Pulse, Kaden Childers, Emma Watson, Chloe Wilhelm, Jenna Pippenger, Shaina Stewart, Trinity McCray, Marissa Smith
WAY TO GO PROBLEM SOLVERS! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION Collect Box Tops for Education. Follow the rules on the form C-L-O-S-E-L-Y. Please TRIM Box Tops before submitting, CHECK the EXPIRATION DATES. Box Tops can be submitted on the forms provided by the school or in a Ziploc bag. Don’t forget to label each form/bag with your child’s and teacher’s names. Turn in your child’s completed form(s) either with their classroom teacher or at the box in the front lobby of Sugar Grove. Supplies: Feel free to photocopy forms on your own if needed, or pick up a copy at the box in the front lobby of Sugar Grove. Keep Saving Those Box Tops!!! Thank You! FREE SUPPLIES FOR SUGAR GROVE! Here is a very easy way your family can earn supplies for Sugar Grove at absolutely no additional cost to you!!! If you haven’t already done so, please link your Marsh Fresh IDEA Card w ith Sugar Grove Elementary School. It is super easy! Just visit: www.freshideasforeducation.com and use this ID#: 28592
We can now register our Kroger Cards to earn money for our school. www.krogercommunityrewards.com use Sugar Grove's NPO# 31483
