eagle flyer oct 11 final

8/3/2019 Eagle Flyer OCT 11 Final

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EAGLE FLYERDear Parents, Families and Friends,

Its hard to believe that Fall is finally here. It seems like everyone is so

busy that we have hardly had time to enjoy the cooler temperatures. I

would like to take a minute to remember my dear friend Lisa Clayton

who passed away this summer. She was a past PTA President and

champion of the children here at Euper Lane. I know that she touched

many peoples lives and I want to wish her a Happy Birthday this October

3rd. I know that she is missed by all of us.

Speaking of busy...I want to thank Cheryl Maxwell and SarahCarlisle for their help with the I nn isbrook Fund ra iser . Thank you to

everyone who participated! I also want to thank Shelly Blaylock for all of

her hard work on PTA Membership. We are very close to reaching 100%

membership- so please join the PTA TODAY if you have not! Jennifer

Sexton and Jessica Young have been busy organizing the volunteers for

the year and the copy room has been a beehive of activity. Cherie

Koenigseder has done a great job organizing the Homeroom Moms for

the classrooms.

The grand reopening of the Euper Lane Branch of Benefit Bank was

September 22-23. What a great response Bank had! Thanks to Margaret

McLellan for organizing such a gigantic project. I would also like to thankall of the bank mommies and daddies for their hard work and giving up

their Friday mornings.

The first Dinner Out was Thursday, September 29th at Chick-

F i l -A. Thank you to Debbie Martin for coordinating the Dinner Out. As

usual, it was a lot of fun! The 5th and 6th grade students were wonderful

waiters - they made about $100 in tips! The next Dinner Out will be

October 11th at Cry sta l Palacefor a fun Skate Night.

Trunk-Or-Treat will be Friday, October 28th. Autumn Minnick and

Lisa Spears are hard at work planning a ghoulish good time for all! I

hope everyone is as excited for the upcoming events as I am. The next

PTA Board meeting will be Thursday, October 6th @ 2:00 in the cafeteria.I hope to see everyone there.

Sincerely,

Marcie McKinney

2011-2012 PTA President

Dont miss out on the upcoming Skate Night at

Crystal Palace on Tuesday, October 11th from

6-8 PM. It w ill be tons of fun and a portion of

your admission goes to Euper Lane School. Roll

on over for some good times wi th good friends!

riday, October 7, 2011 Issue No. 2, 2011-

the Eagle Flyer

is a monthly publicati

....of....

Euper Lane Elementa

School

Fort Smith, Arkansa

In This I ssue.....

Trunk or Treat is

Coming!!

Reflections PT

Contest Info

Fashion Trends a

Euper Lane

Mrs. Pankey P rof

Pet Pals

Remembering 9/

Yearbook

Chili Dog Dinner

Introducing

Mrs. Kincannon

Construction

Corner

Spy Kids Movie

Review

and the return of

Sports Are Hard


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Le t t e r f r om Mrs. KincannonDear Parents,

I would like to introduce myself to you as I do t oyour children at the beginning of the school year. Myname is Joan Kincannon and I am your childs coun-selor. I also was a Euper Lane parent for m any yearsas my four children, ages 16-26, went through school

here.A counselors responsibilities at an elementary

school include counseling with individuals and groups,consulting with parents, teachers, and outsideagencies, and conducting classroom guidance lessons.We also coordinate state and distr ict m andatedtesting. At Euper Lane, I am also the parentinvolvement coordinator and student council sponsor.A second counselor, Michelle Harris, will be at EuperLane on Thursdays. Her prim ary responsibility is toconduct classroom guidance lessons.

Our goal is to help you and your child in t hesometimes daunting task of raising and becoming ahealthy, happy and productive adult. Our office islocated across the hall from the main office in ther ed zone. Please feel free to stop by anyt ime andask questions, check out a book, or discuss whateverm ay be on your m ind concerning your child. I f we arenot available, leave a note in our m ailboxes or call at452- 2601. We are looking forward to a great schoolyear!

Sincerely,Mrs. Kincannon

com ing soon ...Do you have problemand cant figure out theanswer? Do you needadvice for a very trickysit uat ion? WE CAN HELP!Starting next month,the Eagle Flyer will includean advice column -Madelenes Mysteries. I fyou have a problem andneed some advice, justwrite down your questionand drop it in the box in theoffice. All questions will be

anonymous - you donteven need to include yourname!

Rem em b er i ng 9 / 1 1by Lauren McKinney, Fifth Grade

As you know, in t he cafeteriathere is a competition for whowill spell L-E-A-D- E-R. I f yourclass is behind, you can catchup IF you respect the

cafeteria. Remem ber to bequiet and clean up when youare done!

LEADERby Holli Jenkins, First Grade

Sta t ue o f L ibe r ty , New York Ci ty

Photo by Katie Martin, Third Grade

9/11 was a horrible day for NewYork City. A plane crashed into theWorld Trade Cent er. Thousands ofpeople died because the whole t hingcaught on fire and collapsed. A lotof firefighters died by trying to savepeople in the crashing bu ilding.Even t hough t hey did save a bunchof lives, the firefighters died becausethe building crashed right on top ofthem. So, we should be thank fulthat we have heroes that risk theirlives to save ours.


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Fall is here, which means

Trunk-or-Treat is near!Trunk-or-treat is scheduled for Friday, October 28th. We will

send out more information soon, but we wanted to let you

know what we have planned. There will be prizes given this

year for the most creative trunks, a pumpkin decorating

contest, and a costume contest. Check your folders forcontest rules and info later this month...and for details on the

great prizes that you could win!

Trunk-or-Treat is a fun (and safe) Halloween event for the

whole family. We especially want to encourage parents to

dress up this year! There will be lots of candy, Halloween

games, and face-painting. Pizza, soft drinks, and cookies will

be available for purchase as well.

We are also looking for a few good trunks! Wed love to fill up

the parking lot with as many gruesome ghoul mobiles and

crazy candy wagons as possible. So....if you have a car, truck,

van, or SUV that is just begging to be dressed up and filled up

with tasty treats, please fill out the sign-up sheet and return it

to the school office by Monday, October 17th.

Or, if youd just like to volunteer to help out, please contact

Autumn Minnick or Lisa Spears. We may even let you use themegaphone! We hope to see you there!

SAYCHEESE!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

CHILI DOG DINNER

NOVEMBER 18TH!

MORE INFO COMING SOON!INDIVIDUAL PICTURES

OCTOBER 24TH!

Trunk-or-TreatEuper LaneElementary

October 28th5:30-7:00 PM


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PE NEWS

Thank you so much for sending your child to

school on PE days dr essed for play. Safe shoes are so

import ant! Congratulations to Mrs . Brow n 's c lass for

being t he first class to have 100% tennis shoes on PE

day! We started the year with cooperative games and

then got busy with football. 5th and 6th graders enjoyed

actual flag football gam es and also took a football quiz!Do you know the position name of the person who hikes

the ball? I bet your child does! 3rd and 4th graders

participated in modified lead-up football activities like

Quarterback Sneak which is played with a quarter and

not a football! Grades K-2 learned to throw and run with

the ball, Nerf of course! After more tagging and team

gam es we are ready t o work on soccer skills. The

weather is perfect for it!

4th-6th grade students also participated in the Fort

Smith Public Schools district fitness assessment. Eachchild was tested on sit- ups, push-ups, flexibility, and a

mile run! A mile is 7 laps around our track. I am so proud

of the effort and determination our students showed with

th is difficult t ask. These same student s will repeat the

test in the spring and we are hopeful to show growth!

Finally, our 4th grade students are invited to join

other 4th grades students in the district for a Southside

football gam e pregam e perform ance on Friday, October

28th, at Southside at approximately 7PM. Students will

manipulate PE equipment to music under the direction ofa Southside drum major. As you may be thinking, this is

also the night of Euper Lane Trunk or Treat. As I did not

determine the date for either event, I completely

understand any decision your family makes for that

evening. I will be at the football game ready to perform

with any students who can m ake it! I t 's actually nice to

have two fun activities to choose from!

I am so very blessed to work at Euper Lane

with your wonderful children. I appreciate all you

do to support PE!If you ever have any questions, feel free to

email me at: [email protected]

or call the school and leave me a message.

Colleen Orick -- PE -- Euper Lane Elementary

PET PROFILEby Cameron Davis,

Fifth Grade

This m onth s feature is

about 5th grader, Nick Sharp

and his pets. Nick has 2

boxers, 1 cat, and four fish -

a tot al of 7 pets. His favorite

pet is his 15 week old boxer,

Lenny. He likes him because

he is active, playful, and little

His oldest pet is Rex -

an 11 year old boxer. Hisfavorite things about being a

pet owner are youre never

lonely and always have some

th ing to do. His responsibility

is to play with him and love

him.

His youngest dog Lenny

loves to meet new animals,

but his cat always scratches

Lenny. Nick said Lenny didnknow the difference between

feet and toys so he will try to

put your whole foot in his

mouth!

Have a pet? Look for me, yo

m ight be my next story.

.

Nic

an

Lenn

Thanks t o eve r yon e w ho pa r t i c i pa ted i n

ou r I nn i sb r ook Fundr a i se r . We r a ised

o v e r $ 1 3 , 0 0 0 f or o u r sc h o ol . I t e m s

shou ld be de l i ve r ed i n l a t e Oc tober .


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TEACHER FEATURE:

Mrs. Pankey

by Brianna Priest, Sixth Grade

Mrs. Pankey is one of the

awesome teachers at Euper Lane

She teaches sixth grade. She ha

a husband th at is an electr ician.

She also has four children . Mrs.

Pankey has been t eaching f or 19

years and her favorit e color is

pink. Her brot her coaches

football at Southside High School

Mrs. Pankey is a really wonderful

teacher.

To the Book Fair andBeyond

The Book Fair is landing

November 14th thru 18th! We

will be open before and after

school. Hope to see all you

MARTIANS there!

Reading

is

out

of

this

world!

PTA REFLECTIONS CONTESTTheme: Diversit y Means

W ou ld y ou l i k e t o s how c as e y ou r c rea t i v e and

a r t i s t i c ab i l i t i es? Would you like to be recognized for

what you can do in the arts?

The PTA Reflections competition offers just that ! I f you

can make a video, take a good photograph, produce a

dance routine, com pose a piece of music, writ e a piece ofliterature (poetry, story or essay), or create visual art

(draw, paint, etc.) then you have the skills to enter. Let

y ou r t a l en t sh ine !

This is how it works. First, you need to know the theme.

This year s theme is Diversit y Means. (The dictionar y

defines diversity as variety, the way that things are

different.) Next, you need to reflect on the theme; think

about what it m eans to you. Then you decide how you

want t o express what it m eans. You may use any of six

art categories to do th is: Dance Choreography, Film/ Video

Production, Literature, Photography, Musical Composition,

and Visual Arts. Expressing the m eaning of the them e

through t he art category is the main goal.

If you are interested, copies of th e student entry form are

available in the Reflections Notebook in the school office.

The notebook also contains copies of the rules and

regulations for each art category (or you can see these

online at www. PTAReflections.org, learn m ore, local

participation, rules and regulations) . Entr ies are due by

November 10.

I am h ere to help; if you have questions, need m aterials,

or need help, please contact Dwonne Cogswell at 452-

8580 or [email protected]. I would be glad to help

with t he paperwork and r equirement s.

Las t y ear , Fo r t Sm i t h s t uden t s w on 27 o f 96 s t a t e

aw ards f o r Re f l ect i ons , more t h an any o t h e r c i t y !

Ph o t o b y B a i l ee S e x t o n ,F o u r t h G r a d e New classroom construction at Euper Lane.

Expected completion dat e - June 2012

When completed, Euper Lane will have a

new cafeteria, new classroom s, and a new

atrium (shown in picture at left) t hat will serve

as a much-needed meeting place!


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by Abby Haraway & Jazmine Jackson, Fifth Grade

I f you want t o look good, look around you. Most girls

have been putt ing feathers in their hair. They are one

of the biggest tr ends. They come in all colors. Most

people get them at t he mall. Another big trend is

dresses. They look really cute with buttons. A lot of

people have been wearing j ean shorts & Abercro m b ie

and Aeropos ta le shirts. Those are tw o very popular

stores. More of the younger girls have been wearing

clothes fr om Just ice in the m all. The boys have

mostly been wearing sport shorts and Under Arm our

The styles now are really cute, but it will be interesting

to see the new styles throughout the year.

JUST JOKI NGby Kara Rice, Four th Grade

A plane crashes on the border of Canada and the U.S.

Where do they bury the survivors?

Answer:

A rooster lays an egg on t he top of a r oof shaped like

this ^ . Which way does the egg roll?

Answer:

Tom sare the latest in coolshoes. Almost everyone hasa pair. They are so cool. Toprove it, just look at the pics Igot online

Toms Shoes

by Carey Woodie, Fift h Grade

Girls Fashion*

Survivorsarealive!Youdontburythem.

Roostersdontlayeggs.

Eagle Draw ing

by Cooper Young, Fourth Grade

BANK NEW SBank is off to a wonderful start t his year! A

record 71 students were h ired and Team 1 has

already started work ing. Team 2 training will be

on Decem ber 6th. Euper Lane students deposited

o v e r $ 1 0 0 0 in Septem ber and 106 studentsm ade deposits on opening day!

Dont forget the bank is open earlier this year -

from 7: 35 to 8:05!


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Movie Rev iewSpy K ids: A l l The Tim e in th e Wor ld

by Sydney Pickle, 4th Grade - Entertainment Reporter

There is no Juni and Carmen as the main characters.I n t he new m ovie, there is a new girl and a boy.

Their stepm om was a spy, but is ret ired. The reason

why she retired is because she was pregnant . A few

years later, a man named The Timekeeper was

thr eatening the world because they werent using

their tim e wisely. The girl has a necklace that is a

key and t he tim ekeepers m inions came to t he kids

house to get the necklace. Their dog (a robot)

showed them how to escape. Then they found outthat t heir stepm om as a spy. Now it is up to you to

find out t he ending and finish t he m ission!

YEARBOOK I S COMI NG!!!

Keep a lookout for t he yearbook order form s - t hey

will be coming hom e soon. Only a limit ed number of

yearbooks will be available. I f you order before

December, you will receive a DISCOUNT!

PTA MEMBERSHI P

WE STILL NEED YOU!

If you havent joined PTA

already, it isnt too late. Westill need about 49 members to

reach our goal for the year. I f

you havent already turned in

your membership form and fee,

wed still love to have you!

TSHI RT SALE!! !!

There are still a few of the cool

new tshirts available forpurchase - and t hey are only

$10! We have several youth

size small and medium , and a

couple of adult large and

xlarge.

Please turn in your order form

to t he office if you are

interested.


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OCTOBER

PTA Boa r d M ee t ing - 2 PM

B a n k

L e a d e r s h i p A s se m b l y

S k a t e N i g h t a t C r y s t a l P a l a c

En d o f 1 s t Q u a r t e r

Pa r e n t - T e a c h e r C o n f e r e n c e s

( 1 8 t h & 2 0 t h - 3 : 3 0 - 6 : 3 0 PM

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S c h o o l Pi c s - I N D I V I D U A L

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T r u n k - o r - T r ea t 5 : 3 0 - 7 : 0 0 PM

NOVEMBER

PTA Boa r d M ee t ing - 2 PM

B a n k

B a n k

B oo k Fa i r ( 1 4 t h t h r u 1 8 t h )

C h i l i D o g D i n n e r

B a n k

Fa l l Pa r t i es

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Razorback Gameby Erin Sampley, Second Grade

My name is Erin and I am in Mrs. Matt hews class. I w ent

to the Razorback game for my broth ers birt hday. The

Razorbacks won. The score was 38 to 28. Go Hogs Go!

Photo by Faith Greenfield

& Berkley Cooper,

Sixth Grade

The Eagle Flyer is published monthly by Euper Lane

Elem entary School. Subm issions to the Eagle Flyer

should be made v ia email t o [email protected], or

in paper form t o the school office. Deadline for

submission is the 25th of each month.

You may have noticed our new mastheaddesign on page one - the Eagle was drawnby Fourth Grader, Yousef Zonfuly!

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