Beagle Elementary School Newsletter November 21st 2013
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Please remember there is no school this Friday, November 22nd Next Week at Beagle :
There are only two days for students next week.
Thanksgiving recess begins on Wednesday, November 27 – Classes resume on Monday, December 2 .
DATES TO REMEMBER
Fri. 11/22 11/27 – 12/1 Mon. 12/ 9 Tues. 12/10 Thurs. 12/19 Fri. 12/20 Fri. 12/20 12/23 – 1/5 Mon. 1/20 Mon. 2/3 Mon. 2/17 No School for Students Thanksgiving Break Christmas Program Christmas Program 3rd Grade H.S. Pool - 9:15-11:45 5th Grade H.S. Pool – 1:00 – 3:15 6th Grade Sun Theater – 12:30 – 3:00 Holiday Break No Students – MLK Day No Students – Professional Development Day No Students – Winter Recess
LUNCH MENU
11/25 ~ Cheese Pizza or Hamburger On A Bun 11/26 ~ Macaroni & Cheese & Dinner Roll or Ham & Cheese Sub 11/27 ~ NO STUDENTS – THANKSGIVING BREAK 11/28 ~ NO STUDENTS – HAPPY THANKSGIVING! 11/29 ~ NO STUDENTS – THANKSGIVING BREAK
* I’ve included two weeks of menus since there will be no Newsletter next week.
LUNCH MENU
12/2 ~ Breaded Chicken Sandwich or Ham & Cheese Chef Salad 12/3 ~ Pancakes & Egg Patty or Turkey & Cheese Sub 12/4 ~ Pepperoni Pizza or Beef Chili 12/5 ~ Soft Beef Taco or Cheese Quesadilla 12/6 ~ Grilled Cheese Sandwich or Beef Ravioli & Roll beneficial if you labeled your child’s outerwear so that hats, mittens, and scarves could be returned to their rightful owner if found—we already have an overabundance of outerwear in our lost and found! This would be an appropriate time to talk with your child about the importance of keeping personal outerwear to him/herself. We discourage sharing of clothing/coats, hair accessories, brushes, combs or hats. It is common to have cases of head lice and other related problems in school throughout the school year, and refraining from sharing such items may help prevent the spread of head lice. Although head lice are not a health threat, they are contagious with direct contact. Enjoy your Thanksgiving with loved ones! As always, if you have any questions, or would like to discuss any concerns, please contact me.
MESSAGE FROM MRS.KENNAUGH
It was wonderful to see so many of you so far this week during conferences. By attending your child's conference you are telling him/her that school is important and you value what they are learning. The most consistent predictor of a child’s academic achievement is parent expectations of the child’s academic achievement. Your involvement is vital to your child's ultimate success. I appreciate the many ways you partner with us towards that goal. I encourage you to continue their learning outside of school by reading with them, listening to them read, talking about what is being read, playing rhyming games while driving in the car, practicing math facts and telling time, having your child describe an object, or by having your child keep a journal of important events. The more you model the significance of learning, the more your child will value it as well. As the weather has gotten colder recently, please help your youngsters remember to dress appropriately for the weather. We will go outside all winter unless the temperature is below zero, so hats, mittens, and coats are very important! It would be
Beagle Elementary School • 600 South Street, Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 • www.glps.k12.mi.us
Phone (517) 925-5480 • Fax (517) 925-5523
November 21, 2013
Mrs. Dawn Kennaugh, Principal
COUNSELOR’S CORNER ~ Sandy Husted ~
Teaching your Kids to be Thankful Thanksgiving is the perfect time to teach your kids about being thankful. Here are some ideas to teach your children how to appreciate the blessings in their lives. Thankful Paper Chain One way to remind your children of their blessings is to create a paper chain. This is similar to a regular paper chain – where you cut strips of paper and connect them together as loops, but there’s one difference. You write on the strips of paper before you connect them. Write the things you are thankful for with your children. For instance, “Grandma plays games with me” or “My teacher is nice.” The fun part of this activity is to make the chain as long as possible – showing all your blessings. If you’d like to keep this up during Christmas, just use green and white paper. Thanksgiving Tree This is another take on the idea above and works really well if you have several kids in the family. Have each child trace their hand on yellow, red, or brown construction paper. Cut out the hand shapes and write (or have the child write) what they are thankful for on the hand shape. Cut a tree trunk shape out of brown construction paper. Glue it on a large piece of poster board. Let the kids add their hand shapes as leaves above the tree trunk, turning it into a beautiful fall colored tree. Thankful Book This idea is similar to the others, except it’s more of a keepsake. Purchase a photo album or scrapbook kit and make a “blessings” theme. Add photos of loved ones, including stories about why they are special to you. Also, include pages of your favorite foods, favorite stories, favorite movies and all the other things that make you happy. Any time your kids feel down, you can open your blessing book to see all the reasons you have to be happy – and thankful for the blessings in your life.
MUSIC NEWS
Holiday Program Information: Students if you would like to practice the following songs at home, you will find them on YOU TUBE: 1. When the Lights All Shine by Teresa Jennings 2. Shout! by Teresa Jennings 3. In the Spirit by Teresa Jennings
Monday, December 9 at 7:00pm 2-Heaven/Dufresne 3-Smith/Starrak-Miller 4-Beach/Lutz 5-Densmore/Richey 6-Vanhoesen-Ford/Scholten Tuesday, December 10 at 7:00pm 2-Gorden/Kish 3-Parish/Hoesl 4-Kelly/Schuchaskie 5-Fizzell/Nye 6-Szydlowski/Schueller
Our Beagle PTO … R.O.C.K.S! Beagle Elementary has the best parents ever!! Thanks to everyone for their time, effort and food you provided for our staff this week. It was very much appreciated!!
PTO NEWS
Box Top News: The next Box Top contest will end on Friday, December 20th. The classroom that collects the most Box Tops will win hot chocolate and cookies?? Look for the Box Top flyer in today’s Friday Folders. You are cordially invited to a fundraiser at Five Below. Five Below is a new store in Delta Township, located in the Walmart Plaza. They carry school supplies software, books, electronics, sporting goods, games, tshirts and much more. And everything is priced at $5 or less! Five Below will donate 10% of our dollars spent between December 6-8th to the Beagle PTO. Please see the orange flyer in today’s Friday folder for more information.
Inspirational Quotes From A to Z
Being different is one of the most
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Beautiful things on earth.
Unknown
To be continued …
Beagle Elementary School • 600 South Street, Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 • www.glps.k12.mi.us
Phone (517) 925-5480 • Fax (517) 925-5523
There are only two days for students next week.
Thanksgiving recess begins on Wednesday, November 27 – Classes resume on Monday, December 2 .
DATES TO REMEMBER
Fri. 11/22 11/27 – 12/1 Mon. 12/ 9 Tues. 12/10 Thurs. 12/19 Fri. 12/20 Fri. 12/20 12/23 – 1/5 Mon. 1/20 Mon. 2/3 Mon. 2/17 No School for Students Thanksgiving Break Christmas Program Christmas Program 3rd Grade H.S. Pool - 9:15-11:45 5th Grade H.S. Pool – 1:00 – 3:15 6th Grade Sun Theater – 12:30 – 3:00 Holiday Break No Students – MLK Day No Students – Professional Development Day No Students – Winter Recess
LUNCH MENU
11/25 ~ Cheese Pizza or Hamburger On A Bun 11/26 ~ Macaroni & Cheese & Dinner Roll or Ham & Cheese Sub 11/27 ~ NO STUDENTS – THANKSGIVING BREAK 11/28 ~ NO STUDENTS – HAPPY THANKSGIVING! 11/29 ~ NO STUDENTS – THANKSGIVING BREAK
* I’ve included two weeks of menus since there will be no Newsletter next week.
LUNCH MENU
12/2 ~ Breaded Chicken Sandwich or Ham & Cheese Chef Salad 12/3 ~ Pancakes & Egg Patty or Turkey & Cheese Sub 12/4 ~ Pepperoni Pizza or Beef Chili 12/5 ~ Soft Beef Taco or Cheese Quesadilla 12/6 ~ Grilled Cheese Sandwich or Beef Ravioli & Roll beneficial if you labeled your child’s outerwear so that hats, mittens, and scarves could be returned to their rightful owner if found—we already have an overabundance of outerwear in our lost and found! This would be an appropriate time to talk with your child about the importance of keeping personal outerwear to him/herself. We discourage sharing of clothing/coats, hair accessories, brushes, combs or hats. It is common to have cases of head lice and other related problems in school throughout the school year, and refraining from sharing such items may help prevent the spread of head lice. Although head lice are not a health threat, they are contagious with direct contact. Enjoy your Thanksgiving with loved ones! As always, if you have any questions, or would like to discuss any concerns, please contact me.
MESSAGE FROM MRS.KENNAUGH
It was wonderful to see so many of you so far this week during conferences. By attending your child's conference you are telling him/her that school is important and you value what they are learning. The most consistent predictor of a child’s academic achievement is parent expectations of the child’s academic achievement. Your involvement is vital to your child's ultimate success. I appreciate the many ways you partner with us towards that goal. I encourage you to continue their learning outside of school by reading with them, listening to them read, talking about what is being read, playing rhyming games while driving in the car, practicing math facts and telling time, having your child describe an object, or by having your child keep a journal of important events. The more you model the significance of learning, the more your child will value it as well. As the weather has gotten colder recently, please help your youngsters remember to dress appropriately for the weather. We will go outside all winter unless the temperature is below zero, so hats, mittens, and coats are very important! It would be
Beagle Elementary School • 600 South Street, Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 • www.glps.k12.mi.us
Phone (517) 925-5480 • Fax (517) 925-5523
November 21, 2013
Mrs. Dawn Kennaugh, Principal
COUNSELOR’S CORNER ~ Sandy Husted ~
Teaching your Kids to be Thankful Thanksgiving is the perfect time to teach your kids about being thankful. Here are some ideas to teach your children how to appreciate the blessings in their lives. Thankful Paper Chain One way to remind your children of their blessings is to create a paper chain. This is similar to a regular paper chain – where you cut strips of paper and connect them together as loops, but there’s one difference. You write on the strips of paper before you connect them. Write the things you are thankful for with your children. For instance, “Grandma plays games with me” or “My teacher is nice.” The fun part of this activity is to make the chain as long as possible – showing all your blessings. If you’d like to keep this up during Christmas, just use green and white paper. Thanksgiving Tree This is another take on the idea above and works really well if you have several kids in the family. Have each child trace their hand on yellow, red, or brown construction paper. Cut out the hand shapes and write (or have the child write) what they are thankful for on the hand shape. Cut a tree trunk shape out of brown construction paper. Glue it on a large piece of poster board. Let the kids add their hand shapes as leaves above the tree trunk, turning it into a beautiful fall colored tree. Thankful Book This idea is similar to the others, except it’s more of a keepsake. Purchase a photo album or scrapbook kit and make a “blessings” theme. Add photos of loved ones, including stories about why they are special to you. Also, include pages of your favorite foods, favorite stories, favorite movies and all the other things that make you happy. Any time your kids feel down, you can open your blessing book to see all the reasons you have to be happy – and thankful for the blessings in your life.
MUSIC NEWS
Holiday Program Information: Students if you would like to practice the following songs at home, you will find them on YOU TUBE: 1. When the Lights All Shine by Teresa Jennings 2. Shout! by Teresa Jennings 3. In the Spirit by Teresa Jennings
Monday, December 9 at 7:00pm 2-Heaven/Dufresne 3-Smith/Starrak-Miller 4-Beach/Lutz 5-Densmore/Richey 6-Vanhoesen-Ford/Scholten Tuesday, December 10 at 7:00pm 2-Gorden/Kish 3-Parish/Hoesl 4-Kelly/Schuchaskie 5-Fizzell/Nye 6-Szydlowski/Schueller
Our Beagle PTO … R.O.C.K.S! Beagle Elementary has the best parents ever!! Thanks to everyone for their time, effort and food you provided for our staff this week. It was very much appreciated!!
PTO NEWS
Box Top News: The next Box Top contest will end on Friday, December 20th. The classroom that collects the most Box Tops will win hot chocolate and cookies?? Look for the Box Top flyer in today’s Friday Folders. You are cordially invited to a fundraiser at Five Below. Five Below is a new store in Delta Township, located in the Walmart Plaza. They carry school supplies software, books, electronics, sporting goods, games, tshirts and much more. And everything is priced at $5 or less! Five Below will donate 10% of our dollars spent between December 6-8th to the Beagle PTO. Please see the orange flyer in today’s Friday folder for more information.
Inspirational Quotes From A to Z
Being different is one of the most
H
Beautiful things on earth.
Unknown
To be continued …
Beagle Elementary School • 600 South Street, Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 • www.glps.k12.mi.us
Phone (517) 925-5480 • Fax (517) 925-5523
