Amesville Elementary NewsJanuary 2015

Winter is here and many classroom studies are focusing on snow, weather, and animals. Several classeshave written new hopes and dreams for 2015 and even with a few days of snowy weather, students are beginningto get back into the routines of school. Just to note, on many days students are able to be outdoors for recess, soplease be sure that your child is properly dressed for some much-needed time to play and learn in the fresh air.We do have some extra coats, mittens, and hats here at school for children if needed.

When weather does delay or cancel school, there are several ways that families are notified. Each familyshould be receiving an automated call (with a wonderful poem, song, or rap from our superintendent, Dr.Wood!). If you have not received a call, please contact the school office at 448-2501 and we will add or updateyour phone number. You can also check our district website www.fedhock.com or our district Facebook page.The main district telephone number (740 662-6691) will also have a message relating to delays or cancellations.You can check local radio (WXTQ and WSEO) and television (WSAZ, WTAP, WBNS) stations as well.

Stay warm!On return fromWinter Break,students arrived toa newly tiled andpainted cafeteria!Thanks to ourcustodial staff forthis fine work! (Ona historic note, thegreen and whitetiles are a tribute tothe Ames-BernHigh SchoolGreenies).

Over, please

Calling all Pre-Schoolers!Preschool Screenings for 2015-2016will be on Wednesday, March 25th atAmesville. Appointments are neededso please call the school office toschedule a time for you to bring yourchild to school. Students must befour years of age by August 1, 2015.Please bring your child’s birthcertificate, immunization records, and1040 tax form or WF/Food StampNumber.

Upcoming Dates**February 2 –PTO-- 4:00 in the school library**February 13—School in session as a Make-upDay/Valentine’s Day Parties**February 16—No School—Presidents’ Day**February 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, and March5—Statewide testing for Grades 3-6 (Please checkwith your child’s teacher to see what dates arespecifically for your child)**February 24—Board of Education meeting--6 p.m.at the MS/HS**Parent Teacher Conferences will be in March afterthe 3rd grading period is complete. More informationwill come home closer to this time.

Math Power GroupThis week we started a new lunchtime group called Math Power.The focus of this group is to explore how we use math and wayswe can feel powerful in mathematics. Lots of people, studentsand adults alike, don't enjoy math. We will explore new ways tothink about and what we can do when math gets tough. Thepurpose of the group is to give kids more power and confidence inmathematics. Our group will meet weekly for six weeks total.After this group of boys and group of girls is finished, we willstart another group. If your child is interested, but you haven'tgotten a letter about the group, please send Ms. Thompson a note.

Please visit the Amesville Art RoomBlog: https://amesvilleartroom.wordpress.com/ to see what your children are doing in art!

 Ms. Pearce will be updating this blog monthly.  Thank you!

Students in Mrs. McGrain’s and Mrs. Gilmore’s 3rd grade classes, in conjunction with Ms. Pearce inArt, wrote letters and worked on portraits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ms. Messina has also

been working on a song about Dr. King with these students.

Welcome Zander! Amesville School has a new communitymember, a medical alert dog named Zander. Ms. Schaefer, one of ourKindergarten teachers, lives with Type 1 diabetes and Zander has beentrained for the purpose of helping her to detect low or high blood sugarlevels before these levels become unsafe for her. Zander is a GoldenDoodle who has been in training since last summer to become an AlertDog. If you have any questions regarding our newest communitymember, please contact Ms. Schaefer at cschaefer@fedhock.com or448-2501.