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Volume 16....Issue....2...November, 2016

SUNsational News From Sunnyside Elementary

Calling Dads of Great Students!

Three simple steps to be a hero to your child!

1.—Log on to www.sswatchdogs.com and select a

date from the calendar. 2.—Send an email with your

requested date to sswatchdogs@gmail.com

3.—Show up on your selected date, and have a SUNsational

time!

Sunnyside Elementary

Booster Club Meeting

Tuesday, December 6th 7:00 PM

Mrs. Madsen, 4th grade teacher, won an Educator of

Excellence award from the Olathe Public Schools Foundation. Two former students took the lead on her

nomination application and were even there to honor her when the Surprise Squad visited the school to present her with her award – which included a $500 unrestricted cash

prize just for her!

Mrs. Madsen’s nomination letters highlighted her ability to meet students where they are and how she encourages all of her students to work hard and strive. Lead nominator

Kaitlyn wrote: ““She supported me being a leader… we each had jobs to carry out in the classroom and learned to help in

the community. This, I believe, prepared us for middle school more than any other classroom teacher I had.”

Congratulations Mrs. Madsen!

Sunnyside Sunrays! Page 2

Have A Happy &

Safe Thanksgiving

Holiday.

We are Thankful

For You!

Sunnyside Students SHINE! Thank you and congratulations to the Sunnyside Math Wings Team for their recent success at the

Regional Competition. The entire team did a SUNsational job representing Sunnyside Elementary.

Math Wings Team Members: Clark Duong, Matthew Jiang, Soyee Cho, Rachel Chokbengboon, Amelia O’Berg, Hunter Houfek, Liam McKinley,

David Lye, Peter Clegg, Connor McKinley, Sebastian Wagner, Victor Vaccaro, Drake Govea, Shane Minter, Samuel Bonham

Welcome New

Yellow Jackets We’re pleased to welcome the following new

students to the Sunnyside Community:

Mary Jane Andersen...Mrs. Danner’s 5th Grade

Eric Andersen...Mrs. Bennett’s 3rd Grade

Rebecca Andersen...Mrs. DeGraffenreid’s AM Kdg

Christian Taylor...Mrs. Hatfield’s 2nd Grade

Emma Taylor...Mrs. DeGraffenreid’s PM Kdg

Thank You! Thank you to the following Sunnyside families for updating our school

sign throughout the month of October. Their support keeps our

school community informed and involved.

The Garlich Family The Miller Family

The Marquardt Family The Whisner Family The Woods Family

News From Nurse Amy!

On November 3rd, Hearing Screenings will be

performed on students in grades K, 1, 2, and 5, and students new to

Olathe or with IEP’s in grades 3 and 4. Parents will be contacted of

students who do not pass the screening. Please feel free to contact our

school nurse, Amy Foust, with any questions.

Interpreters will be provided for special events if sufficient notice is

given. Please let the school office know of your needs at least

three days prior to the scheduled event. NOTIFICATION OF NONDISCRIMINATION

Notice of Non-discrimination: The Olathe Public Schools prohibit discrimination on

the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admissions, ac-

cess, treatment or employment, in its programs and activities as required by: Title

IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights

Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities

Act (ADA), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Section 504 of the

Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Inquiries regarding compliance with applicable civil

rights statutes related to ethnicity, gender, the ADA or age discrimination may be

directed to Staff Counsel, 14160 Black Bob Road, Olathe, KS 66063-2000, phone

913-780-7000. All inquiries regarding compliance with applicable statutes regard-

ing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-

cation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act may be directed to the Assistant

Superintendent General Administration, 14160 Black Bob Rd. Olathe, KS 66063-

2000, phone 913-780-7000. Interested persons including those with impaired

vision or hearing, can also obtain information as to the existence and location of

services, activities and facilities that are accessible to and usable by disabled

persons by calling the Assistant Superintendent General Administration. (06/10)

Attendance Information Please remember to call the school office

by 9:00 am if your child will not be

attending school or if he/she will be late.

Early phone calls will assist us in

assuring the safety of our

SUNsational students.

Ho Ho Ho

The December Holiday Meal will be

Thursday, December 15th. Reservation forms will be

sent home November 7th and must be returned by

November 18th.

Saturday, December 3, 2016

Mark Your Calendars! Thanksgiving Break … No School

November 23rd - 25th

Winter Break … No School

December 21st … January 4th

Third Quarter Begins … January 5th

Sunnyside Elementary

Grandparent’s Day

Celebration

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Thank You Grandpa Stoker! A huge Sunnyside THANK YOU goes to

Grandpa Stoker (Camille’s & Carolyn’s Grandpa)

for painting a hallway wall. Even though he would

have preferred to paint the wall CRIMSON and

BLUE, he put the needs of Sunnyside first and

painted it a perfectly perfect shade of PURPLE!

Grandpa Stoker, that surely wins you accolades in

the Grandparents hall of fame!

Page 4 Sunnyside Sunrays!

November FAMILY-FRIENDLY SERVE OPPORTUNTIES

Nov 1: Toys for Orphans at Sunnyside.

Register at

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0449A5A928A

20-toys

Nov 3-30: Hot cocoa bar at Ronald McDonald

House. Register at

https://www.volunteermark.com/rmhc-kc/hot-

cocoa-bar

Nov 5: Help families shop for necessities at

Mission Southside’s parking lot sale. Register

at missionsouthside.org

Nov 7-22: Serve Thanksgiving meals to low

income families with Phoenix Family.

Register at www.phoenixfamily.org

Nov 8, 10, 15: Pick fruits & vegetables from

local farms for the hungry. Register at

https://aftertheharvestkc.org

Nov 17: No sew blankets for Children’s Mercy

at Prairie Trail Middle School. Register at

kindcraft.org

Nov 18: Food sorting at Mission Southside.

Register at missionsouthside.org

All month: BLAST, non-profit fundraising,

volunteering at church, and scouting /family

community service activities count, too!

November Family Serving Idea: Show

your thankfulness as a family this month by

bringing cookies to your local fire and/or

police station to honor our community’s first

responders.

Register at

https://www.presidentialserv

iceawards.gov/volunteer

Sunnyside ROS Key:

CO-HJG-7646C

SPLASH Planning Kick-Off!

We are so excited to bring back SPLASH again to our

Sunnyside Kiddos! In order to have a successful, fun

program we need parent volunteers to donate their time

and their passion for ANY hobby.

What’s SPLASH? Sunnyside Play & Learn After School

Hours is a fun, learning experience for all students during

the cold winter months when it can be hard to find activities

for your kiddos. Kids get a chance to interact with other

students outside of their classroom and have an enriching

experiences on various topics in a club setting. Most

importantly it’s FUN!

When is SPLASH?

Four Tuesdays: January 10th – February 7th:

from 3:45pm – 4:45pm

Who should volunteer? Everyone! Seriously though,

we need about 50 volunteers in order provide a great

experience to our kids. We need:

SPLASH Class Leaders – Regardless of your

experience, there’s a class you can instruct based on

your interests. Practically anything goes and in the

past we’ve had classes about cooking and nutrition,

aviation and paper airplanes, Minute to Win it

games, science, pet care, Legos, and beginner

chess. You name it and we can probably do it!

SPLASH Assistants – Every leader could use an extra

pair of hands. This is a great way for 5th graders or

middle school siblings to get volunteer hours.

SPLASH Child Care – If you would like to help by

watching the Class leader’s and Assistant’s Kids,

that would be great!

SPLASH Coordination Committee, a.k.a “Mission

Control” – I could use help with snack bags, class

registration, picture taking for year book, etc…

Future SPLASH Chairperson – Next year will be my

last year at Sunnyside. So I will be needing

someone to shadow me either this year or next in

preparation to take the lead in 2018.

How do I sign up? Please look for the SignUp Genius

emails to sign up by November 30th. URL is www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0449A4A92AAB9-volunteers3

Internet Safety Tips for Children 1. First educate yourself, then your child. Banning a child from certain sites may only motivate them to spend more time

on them, whereas educating your child on how to keep safe will give them the tools they need to navigate their online world

without being hurt; from not posting personal information to a site to understanding that people they are talking to may not

actually be who they are. If the parents know the dangers themselves, this sets an example to the child to understand them as

well.

2. Teach children the obvious identity rules. Tell your children NOT to put photos of themselves on the Internet or to give

out their names, addresses, phone numbers, schools, or other personal information online.

3. Install an Internet filter or family safety software. Family safety software is becoming extremely advanced and an

effective way to filter dangerous content. Additionally, this software usually comes with tools like time management, remote

monitoring and reporting, and keystroke recognition, giving families greater peace of mind and manageability.

4. Know the dangers associated with sites your children frequent. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Whether it’s MySpace, Facebook or another social networking site, by knowing what people are doing on your children’s favorite

sites that could put them in harm’s way, parents can educate their children and show them the warning signs of potentially

dangerous situations.

5. Teach children what to do if they encounter pornography on a home or public computer, such as at a school or

a library. In a similar fashion to the fire warning of “stop, drop and roll,” you can teach children to quickly turn off power to

the computer monitor and go to get an adult. This can prevent a child from attempting to stop the situation by clicking more

buttons (and thereby spreading the attack and being exposed to more porn).

6. Manage your children’s time on the Internet. Scheduling times when a child can be on the Internet and the amount

they can be online ensures that you know when they are on the Internet and how long. By not allowing them to have free reign

reduces their chances of being exposed to inappropriate content.

(If you have a router, you can use it to set times. Please see Protecting your network–use your router for access control

7. Set specific Internet guidelines for your children to live by and consistently enforce consequences, if they are

not being followed. Giving your children specific guidelines to follow will ensure they know where they stand when it comes

to how they use the Internet as well as the consequences when they breach the rules. If a parent enforces consequences

consistently, their children will be more likely to follow the rules.

8. Keep computers out of children’s bedrooms and in open areas.With PCs in the open, children will be less inclined to

view and access material that may not be acceptable.

9. Create a relationship with your children that is conducive to open communication. Open communication and trust

is extremely valuable. By letting children know what is expected from them and that their safety is a top priority, they will feel

that if something happens –whether they are approached by a cyber stranger or bully or receive an inappropriate e-mail – they

can approach a parent to resolve the issue without feeling they are in trouble.

10. Understand how and where to report. Make reports to www.cybertipline.com

Congratulations to this quarter’s “Kearney’s Kids of Character!” Kearney’s Kids of Character recognizes students for making

good choices and modeling our Student Guiding Principles of Respect, Responsibility, Trustworthiness and Honesty! Students

were randomly drawn from a bucket of Caught You Shining Slips they received throughout the first quarter of school.

The students were recognized at a school-wide program and received a Kids of Character button. They will celebrate with a

Popsicle Party & Recess hosted by Mrs. Wells and Mr. Kearney.

Kindergarten

Josh Hohmann, Cohen Lyman, Brandon Shackelford, Easton Tegtmeier

1st Grade

Matthew Jackson, Abigail Kimberling, Elyse Marler

2nd Grade

Brody Garlich, Evelyn Igbenebor, Stella McDowell, Elian Ramirez

3rd Grade

Kayla Chen, McKinley Dodds, Bennett Solberg, Lauren Ware

4th Grade

Myles Cooper, Cameron Hogan, Peyton Magness, Wyatt Osborn

5th Grade

Rosie Hankins, Madalynn Emeott, Ryan Friend, Evan Stanfield

Signs, Signs, Everywhere A Sign!

Candy For Our Troops!

This year the Sunnyside Student Council will be collecting Halloween

candy, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and floss to send to soldiers who are

representing our country. Candy and teeth care items will be

collected in the front lobby between 8:00-8:30 from

Monday, November 7th- Friday, November 11th.

Please keep in mind that candy must be individually wrapped and

that Pixy Sticks are not accepted.

Thank for your support of our troops

and the Sunnyside Student Council.

You may have noticed some bright and shining new signs around our school campus. The signs are a

result of the SUPER, SUNSATIONALLY, SUCCESSFUL Walking On Sunshine Booster Club Fundraiser.

The 3 students who collected the most pledges received either a 24/7 parking spot or the naming rights to

one of the drives at Sunnyside. Congratulations and thank you to the students

pictured below for making our school shine!

Luke & Ethan Manbeck

24/7 Parking Spot

Mia Tompkins

Mia Beth Circle

Caroline & Camille Stoker

Stoker Street