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The Charles Russell School

SMOKE SIGNAL The Charles Russell School provides equal education and employment

opportunities.

February 5, 2010 A CRS STLP/PTA Publication Volume 18 Issue 7

February Fun

2/8 Academic Team Meet @ McKell, 4pm

2/8-12 Random Acts of Kindness Week 10-CRS SBDMC Meeting, 5:30pm, Library

11-Sweethearts Dance, 5:30 – 7 pm 12-PTA Deliver Valentines

15-School Is In--Snow Make-Up Day

18-Healthy Heart Challenge, All Day, Gym 24-Faculty Meeting, 3pm

27-District Governor’s Cup at Poage 28-Mathathon ends

3/1-CRS PTA Meeting, 6pm

3/2-Read Across America Day

100th Day Celebration Monday, February 1st, was the 100th day of school. Kindergarten through third grade decided to celebrate in many different ways. In kindergarten, both of the classes collected 100 cans of food to donate to a local food pantry. They also walked 100 steps through the building to see where it took them, and they ended up in the gym. They did 100 exercises, and read a book about the 100th day of school. They also drew pictures of themselves and crumpled them up to see what they would look like when they are 100 years old. As a snack, they ate 100-calorie snacks and 100% juice. They also counted to 100. In first grade, they made 100 day hats, typed to 100 on the computer, and had centers based on 100. In second grade, they found different ways to count to 100 and read a book about the 100th day of school. They also read a poem that had 100 words. In third grade, they made “Fruit Loop” necklaces and had centers based on 100. It looks like all of the kids had fun learning about the 100th day of school, and the number 100. –Casey Walter

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5th Grade Pottery

On January 20th, 5th grade students made coil/pinch pots for art class. The pots look fantastic. The coil pots had to be made in thin rolls of clay put into a circle. The pinch pots were clay pinched into a circle. After the pots dry the students will paint the pots with designs and in various colors. Thank you Mrs. Reinhard for doing this fun project with us. -Cassandra Holbrook

Academic Team Meet Results On January 25th, CRS hosted an Academic Team Meet. Here are the results: Social Studies: Amy Moore-3rd, Elijah Keaton-3rd, Bentley Meade-5th; Science: Eliott Collins-2nd, Casey Walter-2nd, Elijah Keaton-3rd, Blaine Collins-5th; Arts/Humanities: Breck Oppenheimer-1st, Abby Crites-2nd, Bentley Meade-4th, Ema-Leigh Forbes-5th; Language Arts: Sydney Jackson-2nd, Zach Stafford-2nd, Casey Walter-4th, Chase Goodrich-5th; Math: Zach Stafford-1st, William Zheng-3rd; Bryan Lucas-4th, Sami Taylor-4th; Quick Recall: 1-win & 1-loss

January Golden Fork Award

Miss Hood’s class came in 1st for the month of January for doing the best in weeks 3 & 4. Mrs. Fields’ class was 2nd winning week 2. This award is for the class that shows the best manners in the lunchroom each week. Good job!

Sweetheart’s Dance

The annual CRS Sweetheart’s Dance will be on Thursday, February 11 beginning at 5:30 pm and ending at 7 pm. The cost will be $2 for students and $1 for adults. Concessions will be available. Mr. and Miss CRS will be crowned. The court includes: Girls-Erika Bonner, Jenna Cook, Madison Howard, Paige Kennedy, Lesley Phillips and Kaylee Thompson; Boys-Dylan Blevins, Zack Endicott, Thor Gonzales, Levi Grayson, Xavier Rivera, and Jason Zheng. The funds collected will support the 6th grade class field trip.

2nd 9-Weeks Perfect Attendance

Alia Abbott, Gwen Akers, Alex Banfield, Cody Blevins, Cheyenne Bowers, Wyatt Bowers, Riley Brogdon, Lindsey Brown, Noah Carey, Kameron Cavin, Zachary Church, Cody Cline, Blaine Collins, Dakota Forth, Blake Gibbs, Chase Goodrich, Dalton Gray, Maddy Greene, Spencer Greene, Abigail Hamilton, Kimberly Hayes, Ivy Hobbs, Cassandra Holbrook, Quentin Hughes, Gracie Hunt, Kaytlin Hunt, Faith Jordan, Jacob Kemper, Kaleb Kohut, Jonathan Litteral, Lyndsey Lowe, Bryan Lucas, Laken Mays, Shay Lee Miller, Tyler Miller, Cailey Morella, Paige Morella, Sarah Ratliff, Cameron Reffitt, Xavier Rivera, Cheyanne Salley, Monica Skaggs, Grace Sluss, Leah Smith-Mensah, Zachary Stafford, Hannah Staggs, Hayden Staggs, Savannah Stambaugh, Tiffany Stubblefield, Josh Thomas, Kylie Thomas, Maggie Thompson

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2nd Nine Weeks Honor Roll

4th All A’s: Alexus Ball, Blaine Collins, Sarah Ratliff, Brock Rogers, Leah Smith-Mensah, Zachary Stafford, Morgan Vanover, Andrew York, Megan Atkins, Eliott Collins, Andre Donalson, Alannah Molenda, Jacob Williams 4th A’s/B’s: Alex Banfield, Madalon Ramey, Abigayle Crites, Cameron Fraley, Katie Mullins, Tommy McGlone, Aly Taylor, Cameron Conley, Ema-Leigh Forbes, Makenzie Lucas, Bentley Meade, Bailey Park, Sarah Rymer, Aaron Simpson, Tyler Williams, William Zheng 5th All A’s: Bryan Lucas, Casey Walter, Cody Blevins, Koriah McIntyre, Blake Rogers, Sami Taylor 5th A’s/B’s: Shay Lee Miller, Amy Moore, Emily Schipmann, Cody Thompson, Shaylyn Caldwell, Keeston Clark, Riley Gransbery, Sydney Jackson, Mycah Miller, Breck Oppenheimer, Noah Roberts, Kylie Thomas 6th All A’s: Lesley Phillips, Jason Zheng, Jenna Cook, Jonathon Litteral, Morgan Scherer, Kaylee Thompson, Kelsey Gute 6th A’s/B’s: Braden Barker, Hannah Gillette, Thor Gonzales, Paige Kennedy, Tori Williams, Dylan Blevins, Erika Bonner, Zack Endicott, Courtney Gibson, Levi Grayson, Paige Morella, Madison Murphy

2nd 9-Weeks AR Rewards

Ledford: Gold-Shalayna Rice, Brianna Lambert, Preston Ledford, Zeus Gonzales, Zach Church, Miranda Martin, Jake Damron, Jade Mains, Harlea Blevins, Robbie Francis; Silver: Kimberly Boyd, Jaden Stevens, Elizabeth Senters, Nick Endicott; Bronze: Blake Gibbs Rowlett: Gold: Will Adkins, Olivia Allen, Breaunna Callahan, Christine Clarke, Elizabeth Colyer, Maddy Greene, Kaytlin Hunt, Jacob Kemper, Tyler McKnight, Jordan Queen, Chloe VanHorn, Braedon Ward; Silver: Gage Hignite, Hunter Mays, Kaleb Newman, Jett Porter, Russell Rogers, Jacob Sexton; Bronze: Branda Burgess, Betty Conley, Autumn Stambaugh Hood: Gold-Alexus Ball, Blaine Collins, Blade Lester, Tommy McGlone, Madalon Ramey, Sarah Ratliff, Zachary Stafford, Hannah Staggs, Morgan Vanover, Andrew York; Silver- Alex Banfield, Courtney Coleman, Hattie Killin, Brock Rogers, Leah Smith-Mensah, Aly Taylor; Manning: Gold-Megan Atkins, Eliott Collins, Ema-Leigh Forbes, Chase Goodrich, Alannah Molenda, Aaron Simpson, Tyler Williams; Silver-Andre Donalson, Ivy Hobbs, Makenzie Lucas, Bentley Meade, Baylei Park, Jackson Stussie, Jacob Williams, William Zheng; Bronze-Cameron Conley Fifth Grade: Gold-Megan Bailey, Aryn Hughes, Bryan Lucas, Shay Lee Miller, Emily Schipmann, Cody Thompson, Casey Walter, Koriah McIntyre, Mycah Miller, Noah Roberts, Sami Taylor, Kylie Thomas; Silver-Amy Moore, Mitchel Bailey, Cody Blevins, Blake Rogers 6th Grade: Gold Haley Brown, Hannah Gillette, Paige Kennedy, Lesley Phillips, Cameron Reffitt, Jason Zheng, Jenna Cook, Zack Endicott, Courtney Gibson, Kelsey Gute, Austin Kelly, Bethany McDowell, Paige Morella, Sarah Mullins, Morgan Scherer, Kaylee Thompson; Silver-Kacie Black, Dylan Blevins; Bronze – Madison Howard, Erika Bonner

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Recycling Collections Monthly Totals Bonner 461

Schirtzinger 704 Blankenship 811

Bocook 789 King 188

McDowell 368 Ledford 419 Rowlett 198 Hood 1145

Manning 272 Foster 158

McDavid 186 Childers 330 Fields 168

The classes to bring in the most by the end of the year will receive a prize. Please continue to save soup label UPCs, box tops, Capri Sun & Honest Kids juice pouches, printer cartridges, cell phones, old digital cameras and hand held electronic games, pop cans and tabs. Soup UPC’s help get stuff for our school (Mrs. Elkins, sponsor); box tops (Ms. Meade, sponsor) & pop cans (Miss Rowlett, sponsor) provide funds to support AR; printer cartridges & cell phones supports STLP (Mrs. Elkins, sponsor); Pop can tabs (Mrs. Reinhard, sponsor) are donated to a fund to send kids to a special camp. Capri Sun & Honest Kids juice pouches (Mrs. Fields, sponsor) help 6

th grade earn money for yearly field trip.

Any questions or concerns, please contact the sponsor.

Inclement Weather Info Decisions concerning school closings, delays and school bus operations relative to inclement and/or hazardous weather conditions or any emergency will be made at the earliest possible time in order to assure the safety and convenience of our students, families and staff. If inclement weather occurs during the school day, children will be sent home at a time that will allow for roads to be made safe prior to dismissal. Announcements will be made over the One Call phone system as well as on local TV and radio stations, tune to: Television Radio WOWK - Channel 13 WKEE - 100.5 FM WSAZ - Channel 3 WTCR - 103.3 FM WCHS - Channel 8 WRVC - 92.7 FM

Students of the Month

Andrew Moore Bonner

Madison Hutchinson Schirtzinger

Kendrick Hogsten Blankenship

Timmy Thompson Bocook

Shelby Elkins King

Ashleigh Taylor McDowell

Brianna Lambert Ledford

Hunter Mays Rowlett

Jessica McLeod Hood

Aaron Simpson Manning

Miranda Moore Foster

Kylie Thomas McDavid

Cameron Reffitt Childers

Levi Grayson Fields

Megan Bailey Slater

Aryn Hughes Elkins

Kierston Wellman Meade

Leah Grayson Love

Bethany McDowell Reinhard

Haleigh Jackson Jackson

Preston Ledford Green/Salyers

Johnathon Peterman Lees/Brown

Cheyenne Bowers Minton

Melanie Grimm Armstrong

On-Line Smoke Signal

The CRS Smoke Signal newsletter is available to view on-line. The web site address is:

http://www.crussell.ashland.k12.ky.us/Smoke%20Signal/ssn_main_page.htm

We still offer color copies for 50 cents each or you can be added to our distribution list to have it e-mailed to

you. For questions or comments, please call the school or e-mail Mrs. Elkins @

cynde.elkins@ashland.kyschools.us.