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Roseville Elementary Newsline February/March

Dear Roseville Parents, Guardians and Community Members,

In like a lion, out like a lamb!  That’s what they say about the month of March.  At Roseville Schools we are really counting on the lamb part.  No more snow!!  As you already know, we have 8 required calamity days to make up.  Our district is using a variety of methods to make up those days.  If you have any questions about the letter that was previously sent home outlining our make-up day plan do not hesitate to contact your child’s school.   

Along with all of those snow days, delays and early dismissals in January and February we were still able to accomplish a lot at Roseville Schools.  Our Kindergarten students participated in our Dibels reading assessment and our 3^rd-6^th graders participated in our “Practice Like You’re Going to Perform” Ohio Achievement Assessment practice tests in reading and math.  If you have a current Kindergarten student, their Dibels reading scores were included in their 2^nd Quarter report card.  If you have questions concerning your child’s scores feel free to contact your child’s teacher or the principal.  The 3^rd-6^th grade practice Ohio Achievement Assessment scores are back.  These scores were shared during parent/teacher conferences on March 1 and 3.  The data from the practice tests will be used to inform our teachers and students of their strengths and weaknesses thus far in reading and math and to inform there future lesson planning. 

Your child’s attendance is more important than ever right now.  Snow days = lost instruction time.  Our staff is busy making creative plans about how to make the most of our make-up days and the days before the Ohio Achievement Assessment.  We have exactly 30 school days before our 3^rd-6^th graders take OAA.  It’s time to buckle down in the home stretch before the “big game”! 

Shannon McLendon, RES/RMS Principal

PTC LINKS MEETING

Thursday, March 11, 4:15,

RES Library

Word of the Month

Feb - Respect: 

     Treat others the way you want to be treated.

Mar – Appreciating Differences:

    Accepting others for who they are

Please remember to  contact your school’s office with any changes in your home phone number. If you have added numbers (cell, work, etc.) in the call out system, please verify that they are valid. Complete directions are on the website (www.franklin-local.k12.oh.us) under the parent links tab or if you need assistance, call our central office at (740) 674-5203.

SNOW DAY MAKE-UP SCHEDULE:

Saturday, March 6:  9:00am—2:30 pm

    Breakfast:  Cereal, Toast, Juice, Milk

    Lunch:  Hot Dog, Baked Beans, Juice, Milk

Saturday, March 13:  9:00am—2:30 pm

    Breakfast:  Donut, Toast, Juice, Milk

    Lunch:  Sloppy Joe on Bun, French Fries, Orange Sherbet, Cookie, Milk

Monday—Friday, March 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19:  8:50am-4:30 pm

Thursday, April 1: 9:00-2:30* 

Monday, April 5:   9:00-2:30*                     

Tuesday, April 6:   9:00-2:30*

*Breakfast & Lunch menu will be added later for these days

End of the 3rd Grading Period:  Friday March 26;

                                   Report Cards issued April 1.

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION for the 2010-2011 class will be held Thursday, April 8, 2010.  The child must be 5 on or before August 1, 2010.

           9:30-Noon; 1:00-7:00

      Needed Documents:

          Certified Copy of Birth Certificate

          Social Security Card

          Immunization Record

          Custody Papers (if applicable)

          Proof of Residence

         Children do not need to be present

             at the time of registration

Latchkey Info  -  S.K.I.L.L.

Children 5-15 may attend before and after school.  We are in the gym at Roseville Elementary from 6:30-8:45 am before school and 3:45-6:00 pm after school. 

Latchkey Rates:         1st Child                      2nd Child              3rd Child                                   4th Child

1 hour                         $ 1.75                            $1.50                          $1.25                                     $1.00

45 min.                          1.31                              1.13                              .94                                        .75

30 min.                            .88             .75       .63      .50

15 min.      .44       .38       .31      .25

Patsy Hinkle, Latchkey Leader,

 Roseville Elementary  -  697-7216.

Supporting Roseville schools just got easier!  Visit www.schoolmall.com  for items from your favorite stores!  Besides shopping from well-known businesses, you can order or renew subscriptions for your favorite magazine.    Make sure you enter 43777 and select Roseville Elementary or Middle School and we will get cash percentages from your purchase!

Kindergarten Busy-ness

Even with all the snow, kindergartener’s are working hard!  In February, we were not here much, but the kindergarten classes learned about Earth, Space, and Physical Sciences.  This included learning about what we see in the daytime sky and what we see in the nighttime sky.  They really enjoyed ending this unit with our pajama party.  Also, they have learned about Matter and that it consists of three states: Liquids, Solids, and Gases. 

  Coming up on Friday, March 5^th, kindergarten classes will be celebrating the 100^th Day of School.  They will be involved with many fun activities that will help them understand the concept of 100.  If you get a chance to come to the school, be sure to stop by and look at their 100 creations outside of the Kindergarten rooms.  The students worked very hard to display 100 items of their choosing. 

RMS Language Arts...I am so excited to share two wonderful accomplishments from our 4-6 Language Arts Classroom!  First, students participated in a contest about Appalachian Ohio.  Each student created a five paragraph essay telling why Appalachian Ohio inspired him/her.  Joseph Earwood was named the 5^th grade winner for all of Muskingum County.  Joseph won a $100 dollar savings bond and Miss Allen and Mrs. Swanson received a $500 dollar grant for educational materials for our classroom.  Congratulations, Joseph!  Second, all grades published class books.  Fourth grade created poetry books, fifth grade created narrative books, and sixth grade created essay books.  The book covers were student created and provided a picture of each student in the class.  All classes did an excellent job!  You should commend your child for a job well done.

Currently, we are working on learning about Jackie Robinson.  Fourth graders are creating essays about Jackie Robinson and 5-6 grades will be creating poems about him.  Students who have signed permission to participate will enter their writing in a contest which will honor the winner at a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Students are so excited!

We are looking forward to working with our social studies teacher, Mrs. Stephens, on a Civil War unit.  We are also grateful to have a student- teacher, Mr. Jerrod Strickler, working with our students until late March.  He will bring new, exciting lessons to our class!

Please do not forget that it is never too late to join the PTC. We need you to come and share with us your ideas and show your children you support them and their school.  Our next meeting is Thursday, March 11, 2010, at 4:15 in the Roseville Elementary Library.  Also, please keep sending in those box tops and Campbell’s soup labels, as they help with earning as money toward supplies for your child’s school.  Thank you for all you have sent in thus far. 

Do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or ideas you may have for your PTC Links.  Hope to see you at the next meeting, March 11.

Helping Kids Safely Navigate the

Online World

     The Federal Trade Commission has released a booklet about ways parents can help their children and teens use the Internet safely.  In Net Cetera: Chatting With Kids About Being Online, OnGuard Online gives adults practical tips to help kids navigate the online world.  Kids and parents have many ways of socializing and communicating online, but they come with certain risks.  This guide encourages parents to reduce the risks by talking to kids about how they communicate – online and off – and helping kids engage in conduct they can be proud of.  Net Cetera covers what parents need to know, where to go for more information, and issues to raise with kids about living their lives online.  To get your free copy of this online safety guidebook you can go to:

http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/net-cetera.aspx

Leadership Academy

The Wal-Mart grant received for the establishment of a leadership academy was held on January 20^th in the community room of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Roseville with 16 students participating in this first event.

Students were selected by Roseville Middle School teachers based on behaviors and grades but mostly on the qualities of leadership displayed in the school arena.  These were not all the top academic scholars yet students that could command attention and be successful in utilizing leadership skills and strategies in their encounters with peers.

     The students were from 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th grades:  Chelsie Bloomfield, Dakota Perry, Austin Evans, Alexa Anderson, Mason Samson, Colton Mettler, Brandon Boniphant, Madison Clayton, Shiann Tabler, Lauren Hindel, Destiny Mann, Harlee Rush, Caleb McKee, Kelsey Moody, Billy Bogdanoff, and Ericka Evans.

     We were glad to have four students that recently completed the Leadership class presented by Mr. Branch, the superintendent, at the Philo High School come share what they learned from that experience.  They were:  Jarod Bates, Anna Parker, Devin Wilkins, and Alivia Sweeney.  They were great at presenting taking a step forward and stepping out of our comfort zones to make a stand for what we believe in and move ahead.  Make your ideas known and stand by them.  The younger students could relate to the high schoolers and enjoyed spending the morning with them.

     Katie West, coach for Care Teams from MVESC Care Team Collaborative, presented and enthusiastically challenged the students to think about their beliefs and attitudes and how they have the power to change situations by standing up for what they believe as an individual.  We had shirts made for the participants that state the Power of One on the backs and on the front indicating they are Leadership Ambassadors.

     We have made proposals to the principal as to how these students could be incorporated in the schedule at Roseville Middle School.  We hope the students will get opportunities to utilize their skills in leadership roles throughout the remainder of the school year.  We are also hopeful to be able to have other leadership trainings in the future with the students.

     We, the leadership advisors, are pleased with the excitement that was generated by the students.  Advisors are: Beverly Bell, Social Worker; Brenda Stephens, Teacher; Tiffany Miller, Teacher; and Melissa Slack, Teacher.

“Music!  Just imagine…”

March  has been designated as “Music in Our Schools Month” by the Music Education National Conference.  Over 65,000 music teachers nation wide have dedicated themselves to building up America’s musical culture and providing an education in music for every child.  This year’s theme is “Music!  Just imagine…”  As a part of music classes during this special month, four of our grades are working to prepare their Spring performances.  Some of the details about these special events are listed for you below.

“There's gold in them thar hills!”  Gold has been discovered in the hills of California. Land is being given away to settlers willing to make a fresh start in the newly explored regions of the American West. Adventurers of all kinds are making their way west to chase the promise of the American Dream in “Go West!”, a musical by John Jacobson and Roger Emerson which will be performed by our fourth and fifth grade students at Roseville Middle School on Wednesday, March 24^th.  The performance will begin at 7:00 pm in the RMS gymnasium with a special performance by the members of the RMS Choir.

Then, join the first and second grade students for a trip to the Circus on Wednesday, April 14^th, in the RES gymnasium.  Join the clowns, jugglers, dancing bears, lions and a host of other hilarious performers as they help one very sad clown smile again.  This performance will also begin at 7:00 pm.  We hope to see you join us!

A Note from the Nurse

Oh No!  My child has Head Lice!

Your child has an itchy head.  They tell their teacher.  The teacher sends them to see the nurse.  The nurse checks their head and then here it comes, the dreaded call to pick your child up from school. 

     Don’t panic!  You are not alone.  Other kids in your child’s school probably have them too.  It is suggested that 6-12 million children get lice each year in the United States, which makes it more common than all other childhood communicable diseases combined (excluding the common cold).

Head lice are tiny insects that live on the scalp and lay eggs (nits) in the hair.  They are gray, brown or black and difficult to see.  Adult lice are about the size of sesame seeds.  Unlike other insects, they don’t have wings, so they can’t fly or jump.  All they can do is crawl.  The lifespan of a louse is 30-40 days and the female louse can have about 3-6 eggs each day with eggs hatching in 5-9 days.  Lice feed on human blood every 3-6 hours and can survive 6-20 hours off a host.

Sound horrible?  Who wants insects in their hair?  Having lice isn’t serious, just a nuisance.  Where did these lice come from?  Why did they decide to live on your child’s head?  Lots of things can shake up a louse’s world.  Sometimes lice get yanked out of a person’s hair by a comb or a brush, hide on hair bands, hair clips and ponytail holders.  Sometimes they fall or crawl into a baseball cap or scarf.  If two heads are close together, a louse might crawl from one head to another.  If you share a comb or brush, hat or other clothing, pillows and sheets, you risk the possibility of spreading lice.

     What to do?  Again, don’t panic.  It has nothing to do with cleanliness and does not reflect on you as a parent.  The problem is easily managed.

1. Check every member of the family.  Look for tiny white eggs (nits) on hair shafts near the scalp, especially at the nape of the neck and behind ears.  Any family member with lice or nits must be treated.  Do not treat a child under the age of 2 without talking to a doctor first.

2. Use an effective head lice shampoo.  Several are available without a prescription.  Shampoo treatments require a second application 7-10 days after the first, no sooner.  Remember, the chemicals in the shampoo are pesticides and have the potential to be toxic if not used carefully.

3. Remove all of the nits.  Gently comb the child’s hair with a special nit removal comb.  The nit combs will not remove all nits; therefore, hand-picking of nits must also be done.

4. Wash recently worn clothes, bed linens and towels.  Use hot water and dry on a hot cycle for at least 20 minutes.  Items not machine washable must be dry cleaned or stored at room temperature in a tightly sealed plastic bag for at least two weeks.  Items such as headphones and helmets should be similarly bagged and stored.

5. Soak combs and brushes in hot water.  The hotter the better, but at least 150 degrees.  Items should be allowed to soak for 5-10 minutes.  Combs and brushes may also be placed in undiluted isopropyl alcohol for approximately 20 minutes.

6. Vacuum everywhere.  To make the rest of your home is louse free, vacuum carpets, pillows, mattresses, upholstered furniture – even in the car and car seats.

Physical Education News

All students are finishing up with the Jump Rope unit.  The elementary students participated in the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope for Heart program again this year.  The middle school students participated in the American Heart Association’s Hoops for Heart program back in December.  We will be moving on to the Parachute/Rhythm unit next, followed by the Post Physical Fitness Testing, and last a unit on Kickball/Recess Games.  Please make sure your child continues to wear tennis shoes on their gym days.

RMS Social Studies

4^th Grade

Your child with be completing the study of the “Ohio Statehood.”  We have and will continue to discuss how Ohio grew and changed during its first years as a state, as well as how the issue of slavery affected the United States and Ohio’s involvement. There will possibly be a project dealing with famous Ohio inventors and their contributions to the world. We will study how Ohio grew and changed in the early twentieth century. Some good books you and your child can read are: Hear the Train Whistle Blow: How the Railroad Changed the World, by Milton Meltzer. Garrett Morgan: Inventor of the Traffic Light and Gas Mask, by Patricia J. Murphy, and Freedom on the Menu: the Greensboro Sit-ins, by Carole Boston Weatherford.

5^th Grade

Students in fifth grade will have Mr. Martin from Ohio University coming to observe and teach several lessons on the settling of the Colonies. The thirteen colonies were founded in different regions of North America. They were founded on some commonalities and diversities. Some good books you and your child can read are: The New Americans: Colonial Times 1620 – 1689, by Betsy Maestro, Building a New Land: African Americans in Colonial America by James Haskins and Kathleen Benson, and James Oglethorpe: Humanitarian and Soldier by Cookie Lommel.

6^th Grade

Ancient China is next on our list of topics to study. They will study the geography of China’s river valleys, Confucius and his teachings, and the rise of the different kingdoms and dynasties. Students will also discover the different achievements and inventions of Ancient China and how those impacted the world then and now.

Look for some interaction between the social studies classes and their language arts classes.

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