Ellen Feickert Elementary January Newsletter Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe it is 2016!!! We, at Feickert School, are rested and ready to go for what will prove to be another amazing school year!! We hope the winter break found you and your family enjoying the holidays.

Mad Science Is your student creative? Do they like to concoct strange chemical mixtures? Well then, have we got an after-school program for you (and your student). The nice folks at Mad Science will join students at their lunches on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016! Students will be treated to a scientific demonstration to excite them about this curricular area. Students are invited to join the after-school, fee based program. Watch your student’s backpack for an informational flyer! Yeah Science!!!

Science Faire Speaking of Science, it’s never too early to begin helping your student with their Science Fair project! To that end, please have your student contact their teacher for a “Science Fair Packet.” Details, dates, and information will be contained in the packet. Also, we have learned of an outstanding resource which we wanted to share: Pinterest.com – truly, a great “idea generator” complete with visuals to assist students and parents and guardians. Please contact your child’s teacher or Mrs. Klicker and/or Mrs. Ordon-Bogue for more information. Happy Science Fair!!!

Pinterest Science Fair Projects: https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=science%20fair%20projects&rs=typed&term_meta%5B%5D=science%7Ctyped&term_meta%5B%5D=fair%7Ctyped&term_meta%5B%5D=projects%7Ctyped&remove_refine=science%7Ctyped

Newsela.com As of this writing, the Feickert Team of Teachers

enjoyed training on this innovative English/Language

Arts, web-based program: Newsela.com – That is, News

E/LA as in English/Language Arts. Simply, this on-line

newspaper is written at student’s readability level

(actually there are several levels written for each

article). The teachers will be implementing this reading,

writing, critical thinking based program in their

classrooms, mostly the intermediate-aged students.

Please visit newsela.com to check it out. Mrs. Murphy,

Mr. and Mrs. Nixon presented this comprehensive

reading program to teachers on Monday, January 4, as a

part of our staff development training.

Professional Learning Communities Training Beginning this Saturday (Yes, Saturday!) for a total of

three Saturdays this school year, a team of teachers will

be trained in how to participate in a Professional

Learning Community. The Solution Tree led by the

DuFours will train participants to be teacher leaders

focused on students and their achievement.

Collaboration with purpose will be the agenda. A

special and heart-felt thanks goes to Mrs. Headley, Mrs.

Sutton, Mrs. Thomas, Ms. Uebner, Mr. Lewis, Mr.

Larson, and Mrs. Murphy. They will be trained and, in

turn, train the team of teachers at Feickert School. We

look forward to this challenge and opportunity.

Kindergarten Registration On Wednesday, January 6, 2016, Kindergarten through

sixth grade registration begins at Feickert Elementary

School and each elementary school in the Elk Grove

Unified School District. We will be accepting

registrations for the 2016-2017 school year. Thus, if

you have or know of a child who meets the age criteria

for Transitional Kindergarten or Kindergarten, please

inform them that registration has begun. This is a very

important day for incoming students as registration

date is very important in regards to student placement.

Please contact the school office if you should have any

questions at (916) 686-7716

P.B.I.S. – Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports In our school’s on-going efforts to explicitly instruct

school rules and reward students for following them,

our school’s P.B.I. S. team has noticed several issues

that we will be addressing over the course of the next

weeks and throughout this school year. Please read the

list below and ask your student what the rule is and

what they can do to help. Thank you!

AM - Line up or Walk the “courts”

Lunchroom – quiet voices/cleanliness

Playing safe on playground structure

Quad (Picnic area) – Non play area

Intermediate students – “Freeze” when

the bell rings

Lost and Found (we have a lot of “lost

items” – Responsible Dragons keep

track of their “stuff”! (Parents and

guardians, please visit the Lost and

Found rack in the MP room, thank you!)

Welcome Ms. Stephanie Rickett Please join the Feickert Team in welcoming Ms. Stephanie Rickett, our new Food and Nutrition Services Lead Supervisor. Ms. Rickett comes to us with many years of experience in the Elk Grove Unified School District Food and Nutrition Department. Please stop by at breakfast or lunch to say hello and give her a warm Feickert welcome.

GATE Meeting Please join us for a GATE/Accelerated meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 6:00 PM in the Library for our annual Gate/Accelerated Learner meeting. Mr. Johnson will describe the program, answer questions, and provide an overview of what students will be participating in this year. We hope to see you there! Please contact Mr. Johnson should you have any questions. Thank you.

Safe and Slow Let’s make our new year’s resolution at Feickert School

to be SAFE and drive SLOW each day on and around the

school campus. As I have stated many, many times in

the newsletter, almost 650 students are driven, walk, or

ride bicycles to our school each day. Thus, it is

incumbent upon each of us to ensure these children’s

safety. Being late, distracted, or otherwise not

attending to safe driving is simply unacceptable. Each

day, safety is of the utmost importance. Thank you for

joining us in this resolution of driving SAFE AND SLOW

each day at Feickert School. Each of the children who

attends Feickert School thanks you for your

commitment each day!

Chromebooks As you may have heard from your students, Feickert

School is currently crossing the digital divide. Currently

we maintain approximately 150 Chromebook laptop

computers. We have planned to use funding for

approximately one more class set (28) with our long

term goal being one Chromebook laptop for each

student. Obviously, our kindergarten and first grade

students may not need one for the entire school day

but our goal is to have them available for all students.

As stated in the above section NEWSELA.COM, we have

utilized these laptops for various purposes. Please find

pasted below some websites we will be using in the

coming weeks and months as we continue our

preparation for the state test (SBAC/CAASPP test). This

web-based test will be administered in April/May and

the preparation of our students is critical.

Here are some websites that have been recommended

for students so that they can practice “navigation skills”

when using the computer to take the test. You are

encouraged to have your student (especially in grades

3-6) practice at home the skills that these websites

provide:

Where to go to practice

CAASPP tech skills:

CAASPP Practice Test Below:

https://login3.cloud1.tds.airast.org/student/V135/Pages/L

oginShell.aspx?c=California_PT

Practice Specific to a Particular Technology Skill

Using a mouse Mousing Around-http://www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/intro.h

tm

Mousercise-

http://www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/mouse

rcise.htm?

Mouse Practice- http://www.bcls.lib.nj.us/Classes/Intforkid

s/cns1.html

Math Mavens- http://teacher.scholastic.com/maven/index

.htm

Mouse Practice Bubble Activity- http://www.letsgolearn.com/bubble.html

Spelling Bees-

http://www.abcya.com/spelling_practice.htm

Math Arcade-

http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html

Highlighting/Selecting Text Senior Highlighting Practice-

http://www.skillfulsenior.com/skills/mouse/tutor.php?key=highlight

Proof Reading Grade 3- http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/pr

eview/harcourt_language/proofreading.html Proof Reading Grade 4-

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/pmp/interactive_guide/g04/g0

4home.htm Proof Reading Grade 5-

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/pmp/interactive_guide/g05/g0

5home.htm

Navigation Comic Strip-http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/

Friendly Letter-

http://www.abcya.com/friendly_letter_maker.htm

Word Clouds-

http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm

Study Jams-http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams

/index.htm

Story Starter-

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/

Make an Animation- http://www.abcya.com/animate.htm

Math Videos-http://www.mathplayground.com/mathvide

os.html

Drag and Drop Thinking Blocks- http://www.mathplayground.com/thinking

blocks.html

Clean-Up Your Grammar- http://www.missmaggie.org/scholastic/clea

nup_eng_launcher.html

The KINDNESS Project In keeping with the spirit of the season of giving and thanks, in addition to acknowledging the first school-wide rule “Be Kind,” students were asked to participate in “The KINDNESS Project” in December. Each child was asked to document an act of kindness in the following four areas: classroom, playground, home, and community. Adults were asked to initial and date “The KINDNESS Project” form after each act of kindness was completed. See listing below of students who showed all of us how simple acts of kindness can uplift those around us and in our community. Way to shine, Feickert Dragons!

The Royal Lunch Each month, students are selected by their teachers for

being Exemplary Dragons for being KIND, SAFE, and

RESPONSIBLE! The Royal Lunch recipients receive a

special invitation to join the King of the Dragons, Mr.

Murchison, on the stage in the multi-purpose

room. They sit at a festively decorated table complete

with name cards and certificates wrapped with the

“Royal Dragon Ring.” Their pictures are taken in front

of the castle with the King and then displayed on the

“Royal Lunch” wall in the front office. Duplicate

pictures are sent home for families to enjoy. It is a real

honor! Come into the office and check out your Royal

Dragons on display! See student recognition list below.

P.T.O. Corner January 28th - Chick-fil-A night from 5-8pm.

Save the Date - February 19th, Father/Daughter

dance. More information to come home soon.

If you eat at Red Robin you can link your Royalty

card to Feickert and we will earn a portion of your

check!

Have you signed up for Shoparoo? We have

earned almost $100 just taking pictures of our

grocery receipts! Try it today download Shoparoo

on your mobile device today!

Keep turning in your BoxTops!

Thank you for supporting your PTO!

Joseph Kerr Middle School- Sixth Grade Parents Please see the attached flyer (hard copies) will be sent

home with students also!) from Kerr Middle School

regarding an informational meeting to be held on Jan.

27 at 6:00 PM.

Thank you.

Thank you As always, we thank you the parents and guardians of

Feickert School. We enjoy working with you and

ensuring the best for the students we serve. If you

should have a question, concern, or a compliment,

please do not hesitate to contact me at school at 686-

7716, or email at emurchis@egusd.net or simply stop

by: 9351 Feickert School. We, again, hope you had an

enjoyable holiday with friends and family.

Sincerely, Mr. Murchison Principal Ellen Feickert Elementary School

P.T.O. Corner January 28th - Chick-fil-A night from 5-8pm.

Save the Date - February 19th,

Father/Daughter dance. More information

to come home soon.

If you eat at Red Robin you can link your

Royalty card to Feickert and we will earn a

portion of your check!

Have you signed up for Shoparoo? We have

earned almost $100 just taking pictures of

our grocery receipts! Try it today download

Shoparoo on your mobile device today!

Keep turning in your BoxTops!

Thank you for supporting your PTO!

The KINDNESS Project

2015 Stellar Star DragonsKinder 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th/6th 6th

Haubert: 12 Hocson: 5 Harrison: 9 Miller: 9 T. Nixon: 3 Zannetti: 4 Horn: 6

Austin Osterlie Annika Don Carter Johansen Dallin Merrill Gabrielle Myrick Brandon Stone David Arpilleda

Jake Hocker Megan Danel Eddie Taylor Nathan Rajo Kiammoni Bojra Jason Lam Janeen Siebald

Abraham Ealy Aminullah Jilani Jazzlynn Xiong Luke Lindquester Sami Fazli Miguel Rodriguez Madeline Miller

Owen Hill Timothy Arpilleda Joel Omaruyi Adam Putnam Silva Ryan Rivas Reina Gullion

Angelina Flores Riley Brown Nathan Brown Julia Bacon Maddie Burke

Joseph Aguirre Giselle Cossy Leon Jackson Weber Aurora Martin

Mabella Kelly Sutton: 7 Kylie Jimenez David Hale

Gemma Rubini Zoey Wolfe Jenna Huston Kayden Lomba Murphy: 2

Penelope Ortega Joseph Waller Jason Nguyen Logan Wood Ameera Fazli

Natalee Calindar Aubree Kennedy Ryan Aguirre

Nico Aguilar Ryan Sangpanjun T. Merrill: 9 Uebner: 4

Jessie Alvi Jace Lomba Belen Gutierrez Savannah Dean

Madalyn Pointer Joseph Haro Julian Gutierrez

Start: 11 Abby Shelton Gareth Durbin Madison Sanpanjun

Mason Davis Annabel Iocht Taylor Murphy

Colton Phillips Milana Olievskiy

Jacob Jimenez Ethan Weaver

Joseph Jimenez Zach Acosta

Mallory Manges Natalie Phillips

Sofia Jimenez Brody Ernst

Gurleen Kaur

Payton Waller Thomas: 9

Noah Imrisek Aiden Caravalho

Nick Ortega Van Pham

Alec Vasquez Mia Strassburg

Gianna Randazzo

Jinor Morikang

Mariam Jilani

Julia Blumberg

Ulysses Barrios TOTAL Projects Completed: 98

Brianna Vang

Highest class: Ms. Haubert w/ 12

Zehnder: 8 Highest grade level: 2nd w/ 35

Rachel Horn

Leanna Luchico

Courtney Tovar

Kameron Domingo

Jonathan Morikang

Manveer Dhanota

C.J. Pierre

Jacob Schwander

November Royal Lunch Recipients

FIRST/SECOND GRADE LUNCH THIRD/FOURTH GRADE LUNCH FIFTH/SIXTH GRADE LUNCH

Megan Danel Nathan Rojo Josiah Xiong Cielo Rodriguez Savanna Engelbrecht Alyson Coles

Rudy Hernandez Savannah Dean Eboni Watson Nathan Brown Alex Linares Kathy Tran Annabel Focht Devin Vang Phillip Hopkins Miriam Jilani Aaron Sanchez Jake Zawadzki

Kameron Domingo Joshua Brown Martin Santiago Nelly Kurdoglo Noah Charles Ryan Rivas Travis Bowman

December Royal Lunch Recipients

FIRST/SECOND GRADE LUNCH THIRD/FOURTH GRADE LUNCH FIFTH/SIXTH GRADE LUNCH

Elijah Brown Walter Ames Elijah McGee Jazzlyn Xiong Manjot Rai Dylan Camara

Reem Lababedy Russell Pettis Aurora Martin Manzy Williams Tri Tran Hannah Weaver David McCray Shushan Lin Alexis Vang Koven Mamer Ethan Scott Larry Lopez

Arryanna Standart-Cross Mohammed Ahmed Cindy Tran Amber Barnett Jason Davis Kayla Acosta

Joseph Kerr Middle School

Come and see how we

“C. A. K. E.”

We “Care About Kids Education”!

We Care!!

You are invited to attend an Incoming 7th Grade Student & Parent Orientation on Wednesday, January 27th 6PM to 7:30PM Multipurpose Room