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Stringtown Elementary School newsletter October 2015

PICTURE DAY OCTOBER 27

Stringtown’s Paragon fundraiser kicks off on October 6 and ends on October 20

Delivery day is November 17 and the money is due by December 2.

Choir practice will start in October and the

winter program will be on December 17.

More information will be sent home soon.

EVSC PARENT ACCESS All families have the opportunity to update their emergency contact information on the Parent Access tab of EdEase, at any time day or night, and even on their Smart phone. Families can go to the EdEase website at http://rdsteach.evsc.k12.in.us/rdsparentaccess/ to update their contact information by clicking on their student’s name. Parents of students in grades 2-5 can monitor grades, absences, etc. on this website.

Book Fair

November 3-6

Martin Brown, Principal

The Charger Brigade

BIRTHDAY TREATS: If you are bringing

treats for the class for your child's birthday,

please make sure your child's teacher is

aware. As a healthy school, we are

encouraging treats that are not edible. If you

bring edible treats, please try to bring

healthy choices.

Principal’s Corner Hello Charger families and welcome to fall! We are almost at the end of the first grading period of the 2015-16 school year. Thanks

so much for helping help your children successfully through the first grading period of the year. Make sure you check Ed Ease to

know your children's grades or make contact with their teacher. There is still time to improve grades that are on the bubble.

If you are a fourth or fifth grade parent, you are probably wondering how your child did on ISTEP last year. We will not receive scores

until late fall due to problems that occurred with scoring at the State level. In the meantime, we have set a couple of goals for our

grade 3 – 5 students. We are striving for 79% (about 12 more students) of our 3-5 students to pass the English/Language Arts portion

of ISTEP. We also have a goal of 84% (about 9 more students) of our grade 3-5 students passing the math portion of ISTEP. Please

know these goals are based on our 2013-2014 ISTEP scores. These goals could be adjusted after we receive our 2014-15 ISTEP scores.

Thanks again for helping us help your children as we all strive to reach our goals. – Mr. Brown

“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses those skills to

accomplish their goals.” - Larry Bird

Student Council members Caiden Atkinson, Haleena Baloch, Kayli Basham,

Xavior Bufkin, Amelya Cook, Abbie Davis,

Aaron Eaton, Ethan Fuller, August Hale,

AnaMarie Harvey, Cherish Hassebrock,

Landon Holland, Ansley Hopper, Autumn Kelly,

Joey Rauscher, Evelina Velet, Jacob Wedding,

Jaden Willis, Alyssa Witham

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Gobbler Gathering Thanksgiving Baskets Student council is collecting cake mixes until

November 13 for the Rescue Mission to help

needy families in Evansville.

Art to Remember fundraiser Students have been working on artwork for our Art to Remember fundraiser. All

artwork has been completed in the classroom. Parents should expect to receive

personalized order forms on October 27. November 4 is the order and payment

deadline. Please plan ahead to order cool products that showcase your child’s

artwork. Orders should arrive by early December.

Cafeteria News Any adult wanting to eat the cafeteria lunch with their child, needs to call the cafeteria at 435-8595 that morning and leave a message. The cafeteria must be prepared with enough food. Adults - $3.00 Visiting children - $2.25 ALL CHECKS NEED TO BE WRITTEN IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AND MUST INCLUDE YOUR PHONE NUMBER.

Fall Break

No School October 9 & 12

Basketball Tryouts 4th & 5th grade boy’s tryouts: Thursday, October 15 3:30-5:00 Friday, October 23 3:30-5:00 4th & 5th grade girl’s tryouts: Monday, October 19 3:30-5:00 Monday, October 26 3:30-5:00

2015 Volleyball Team Adelyn Appell, Haleena Baloch, Aurora Baumgart,

Sadie Critchfield, Ashton Green, Leigha Neth,

Jayda Steinback, Evelina Velet, Makylee Wainman,

Cinzie Benson, Adyson Holden, Sierra Joines, Lilly Roberts,

Audrey Rust, Kaitlynn Seto, Alexis Shadrick, Hailee Vallee

and Mikaila Weightman

PTA Events for October

Red Ribbon/Spirit week is Oct. 26-30. There will be a door decorating contest for those teachers who wish to participate. There will

be one winning classroom that will get a prize. The students will receive a treat every day to remind them to be drug free.

Spirit Week activities: Monday, Oct. 26 - "Team up against Drugs" wear your favorite sports team t-shirt!

Tuesday, Oct. 27 - "Don't be pressured into doing drugs. Be yourself. Be unique" crazy sock day Wednesday, Oct. 28 - "Let's keep hidden from those who do drugs!" Wear camouflage to school

Thursday, Oct. 29 - "Staying away from drugs can help you become who you want to be!" Dress for success

Dress as you want to be when you grow up.

Friday, Oct. 30 - "Be true to your school" Wear your Stringtown spirit shirts or Stringtown colors to school!

The Fall Fling is Friday, Oct. 30 from 5:30-7pm. Students “Trick or Treating” will need to bring a bar of soap to participate. Soap

will be donated to Hanger clothing bank. The children will go around and collect treats from different stations, and end with a snack in the

cafeteria. We are asking for donations of bags of individually wrapped candy by October 28. The classroom with the most donations will

receive a party. Any questions, please contact Barb Ward at 483-5079.

The deadline to send in box tops for the fall contest is October 23. The contest deadline for membership dues is

November 6. Students can still send in the box tops and membership dues, as we collect them all year.

The PTA will no longer accept money to pay for popcorn for the year.

Upcoming PTA events: November 3 – PTA meeting 6:00 in the cafeteria (soup dinner provided)

November 16-30 – World’s Finest Chocolate Candy Bar fundraiser

December 8-11 – Santa Shop

December 11 – Winter Family Fun Night

PBIS Corner Stringtown has behavioral expectations and incentives. Being safe,

responsible, and respectful are Stringtown's three guiding principles.

These are taught and emphasized to all of our students and staff

throughout the school year. We also have some incentives to recognize

students who make good choices. Charger tickets are issued daily to

students caught making good choices. Staff members can give no more

than three tickets per day. At the end of each week, three names are

drawn for prizes. At the end of the semester, three names are drawn

from all of the names submitted that did not win for a bigger prize such

as lunch with the principal or teacher. Weekly winners are posted in our

monthly newsletter. We will also have an incentive each semester for

any student that does not receive an Office Disciplinary Referral(ODR) .

In December, we will have a movie day for those students. In the spring,

we will have ice cream for those that did not receive a referral.

Parents, friends, and other family members can help reinforce being safe

at home. Encourage your children to play well with others and stay in

designated areas to play. Staying away from strangers and wearing

helmets when riding a bike are a couple of other ways you can encourage

kids to be safe. Look for other information in future newsletters

concerning Stringtown's positive behavior intervention support(PBIS).

WALK TO SCHOOL DAY – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015

This day is the National Walk to School Day and Stringtown

Elementary School is joining other EVSC schools by choosing to walk

to school. All participants will meet in the IGA’s parking lot on 1st

Avenue (on the Meadows side, closest to North Park Drive) at 7:30

a.m. Parents, school faculty and staff members are encouraged to

attend. Starting at 7:45, participants will walk on North Park Drive

to Longfield Drive to Pemberton Avenue to Stratford Road to Mill

Road. All participants will cross Mill Road with the crossing guards

and then walk up the sidewalk to school. Students eating breakfast

will enter the front door. All other participants will enter the door

by the gym and go into the auditorium. Rain date will be Thursday,

October 8.This is a fun activity and a great way to learn and participate in a lifetime sport.

Cheerleading tryouts for 4th & 5th grade girls

October 5 & 7 3:15-5:00

WHO: Public Education Foundation of Evansville, Inc.

WHAT: Missoula Children’s Theatre Production of Red Riding Hood

Cast of up to 60 students and 4 student directors from EVSC schools

Open to all Public, Private, Parochial, and Home-Schooled Students. WHEN: Auditions/Rehearsals: November 2 – November 7

Dress rehearsal/Production (2 performances): November 7, 2015

WHERE: Washington Middle School

Auditions will be held November 2, 2015 from 3:45 - 5:45 p.m. at Washington Middle School in Gym B on

the east end of the school. There are roles for students in kindergarten through 8th grade. Approximately 50-60 EVSC students will be cast to appear in the show with the Missoula Children’s Theatre Actor/Directors. In addition, 4 middle school students will be selected as directing assistants.

There is no guarantee that everyone who auditions will be cast in the play. Students wishing to audition should arrive by 3:45 p.m. and plan to stay for the entire two-hour session. The first rehearsal begins approximately 30 minutes after the audition. Rehearsals will be held in the auditorium at Washington Middle School (on the west end of the school).

It is a group audition – no advance preparation is necessary, but a SMILE

never hurts! Students should just come ready to have a good time.

Rehearsals will be conducted every day from 3:45 - 8:15 p.m. Although not all cast members will be needed at every session, those auditioning must have a clear schedule for the entire week and if selected, be able to attend all rehearsals required for their role. A detailed rehearsal schedule will be distributed at the conclusion of the audition. Cast members scheduled for the full 4 ½ hours of rehearsal will be asked to bring a sack supper/snack.

The students in the cast will be called for a dress rehearsal before the performance on Saturday, November 7 (probably around 9). The performance times on November 7 are 1:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. All those cast must be available for all scheduled performances. If you have any questions, please contact Angela Smith at asmith@pefevansville.org or 812-422-1699. This program is made available through the generous support of: Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana and The Mesker Music Trust, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee

October Calendar of Events Sunda y Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Saturday

1

Away volleyball game at Dexter

4:15

2 POPCORN DAY AND SPIRIT WEAR DAY

3

4 5

Cheerleading tryouts

3:15-5:00

6

Paragon fundraiser begins

Away volleyball

game at Highland

4:00

7 WALK TO SCHOOL DAY

Weekday Education ( 3rd & 4th)

Cheerleading tryouts

3:15-5:00

8

End of 1st grading period

Away Volleyball game at

Stockwell 4:00

9

FALL BREAK

NO SCHOOL

10

11

12

FALL BREAK

NO SCHOOL

13 Home volleyball game against

Cynthia Heights 4:00

14 Weekday Education ( 3rd & 4th)

Volleyball practice

3:15-5:00

15

Away volleyball game at Caze

4:00

Boys basketball tryouts 3:30-5:00

16 POPCORN DAY AND SPIRIT WEAR DAY

Report Cards sent home

17

18

19

Girls basketball

tryouts 3:30-5:00

20

Paragon fundraiser ends (forms are due)

Away volleyball

game at Tekoppel

4:00

21 Weekday Education ( 3rd & 4th)

Volleyball practice

3:15-5:00

22

Home volleyball game against

Oak Hill 4:00

23 POPCORN DAY AND SPIRIT WEAR DAY

Box Tops are due

Boys basketball tryouts 3:30-5:00

24

25

26

RED RIBBON/ SPIRIT WEEK

Girls

basketball tryouts

3:30-5:00

27 PICTURE DAY

Home volleyball game against Daniel Wertz

4:15

28 Weekday Education ( 3rd & 4th)

Volleyball practice

3:15-5:00

29

Home volleyball game against

Vogel 4:30

30

POPCORN DAY AND SPIRIT WEAR DAY

PTA Fall Fling 5:30-7:00pm

31

ATTENDANCE QUICK-TIPS FOR PARENTS

What are the benefits of being on time and in school every day? • School is easier for students who are there every day—and on time. • • Being at school regularly and on time helps students build and maintain satisfactory friendships. • • Regular attendance builds a good foundation of knowledge so the next school year can be a success. • • Being ready and present for class establishes a life time of good habits—getting and keeping a

job by being on time and being there every day. • . Being at school regularly and on time ensures that the student will know what is going on in the

classroom, avoiding the embarrassment of disrupting the class.

• Arriving on time every day allows the child to be ready when everyone else is ready. Otherwise, the child feels embarrassed and uncomfortable about not fitting in with the classroom routine.

• Being at school every day and on time meets the state’s attendance requirements and avoids violating state attendance law (I.C. 20-33-2-6) resulting in consequences that impact the whole family negatively.Good attendance and promptness are necessary to earn high school credits toward graduation and to maintain the good citizenship rating necessary to participate in extra-curricular school activities, such as

A house without a good foundation is not a very good house,' a student without a good foundation of knowledge is not getting a good education. There is no learning going on when a teacher is teaching to an empty chair.

What happens when a student is not attending regularly? • When a child does not attend school regularly, the law is being broken because the Indiana Code

states that every child in Indiana must attend school a certain number of minutes each day.

• A pre-court attendance conference is held after a student misses ten (10) days without medical or

legal documentation or if the student is frequently late or missing too much—even through the parent calls in “illness.” At the conference the parent, student, and school officials work together to establish a plan to help the student and family solve the problems that are causing the poor attendance and/or tardiness.

• If the student continues to miss after the attendance conference without documentation from the

school nurse or a physician, the truant or tardiness case is referred to either Child Protective

Services or Juvenile Court—or both.

• Parents of students with excessively poor attendance or frequent tardiness or early pick-ups

may be prosecuted for educational neglect with consequences that have a negative impact on the family, including fines, an assignment of community service, jail time, and/or adjusted

(possibly reduced) payments from the Social Security Administration.

80% of success is showing. The first secret of success is showing up. --Woody Allen --Harvard Business Review

Report Card/Perfect Attendance Rewards

(You must bring your report card in to receive a reward)

● Chuck E. Cheese – Students receive up to 15 free tokens for good grades. A’s are worth 3 tokens, B’s

are worth 2 tokens, and C’s are worth 1 token. You must make a food purchase for this offer.

● The Children’s Museum of Evansville (cMoe) -$1 off admission for each “A” a student earns on

his/her report card. (Up to $8.00)

● Cold Stone Creamery -Free kids ice cream for an A - Must show report card

● Dairy Queen Grill & Chill – Free mini blizzard if you make the A or B honor roll (+ marks for all K and

1st graders) as well as satisfactory marks (can have only 1 needs improvement mark).

● Family Video – Free rentals during the month of June for A’s on a report card.

● Gatti Town – All A’s receive a $5 game card and A’s or B’s receive a $3 game card. Also,

students get a free kid’s buffet with perfect attendance with coupon.

● GD Ritzy's - Kindergarten - jr. scoop of ice cream }

1 A = medium flavored soft drink } Must show

2 A's = single scoop of ice cream } report

3 A's = hamburger, cheeseburger, or hot dog } card

4 A's = double scoop of ice cream }

● Jake’s Wayback Burgers – All A’s receive a free kid’s meal, A’s & B’s receive a free kid’s entrée or

perfect attendance receives a junior milkshake. (You can only receive one of these rewards.)

● Krispy Kreme Good Grades Program – Students can receive a free glazed donut per A up to 6 donuts.

– Must show report card

● Orange Leaf Dessert Restaurant – Students receive a special discount for A’s – Must show report

card (Up to 3 ounces free)

● Walther's Golf-N-Fun -1 FREE round of mini-golf for any student who brings in a report card with

passing grades.