Southwest Licking Local Schools February 2016

Contact Information Etna Elementary 8500 Columbia Rd SW Pataskala OH 43062 Tanya B Moore Principal tanyamoore@laca.org Joe Pratt Administrative Intern jpratt@laca.org General Information Southwest Licking Schools Website www.swl.k12.oh.us Follow Etna Elementary on Facebook and Twitter! Contact Numbers Office: 740.927.5906 Attendance: 740.964.5207 Fax Number: 740.964.0129

Wow! We are off and running to start 2016! I am so proud at the amazing things that are going on here at Etna Elementary! Keep checking our Facebook page as we start highlighting staff members each week! In this edition of the Etna Gazette you will information about many of the events coming up, plus information about many of the programs and clubs that are currently being offered at Etna! Proud Principal, Mrs. Moore

PTO Meeting Looking for a way to connect with other Etna Elementary parents? Want to become involved in a variety of different ways with Etna Elementary? Well, you should consider attending an Etna Elementary PTO Meeting. Our next meeting will be February 3 in the Etna Elementary Library. We will be working to plan events for the remainder of the year.

Our Valentine’s Parties will be held the morning of February 11th.

Each team will doing their parties differently. Please be in contact

with your child’s classroom teacher for information regarding

their particular party.

Also, please note, we will only be allowing 5 parents per class at each party due to the limited parking and space within the

school.

Parent-Teacher conferences will be held February 4th and 9th at Etna Elementary. Please contact your

child’s teacher to schedule a conference.

Conferences are a great time to

see how your child is progressing through the year and to look at the most recent data that has

been collected.

February 8 – 11 Be on the lookout for more

information!

Mark your calendars!

Come join us for a night of fun and dancing on February 29 from 6:00

– 8:00! Admission is free!

Light snacks and beverages will be sold.

Registration information to come

soon!

Mother – Son Dodgeball

April 28, 2016

Registration Information to come

soon!

February 29 – March 4 Family Night: February 29

May 2 – 6

Family Night: April 28

Time to start thinking about middle school! For our fifth grade students, the band will come play on February 10th during the day and then they will be here on February 16 in the evening for students to come try out instruments, schedule for middle school and have questions answered.

NOTES FROM THE

OFFICE

Change in dismissal routines must be called to the office prior to 3:00 PM. Emergency Medical Forms need to be signed and returned to school as soon as possible. You should have also received a form regarding Photo Release and Internet usage. Please sign and send back to school as soon as possible. School Fees are also due. They are $30.00. Attendance: Please call if you know your child is going to be absent. If we do not hear from you, it is an automatic unexcused absence. When calling, a specific reason must be given or it will also be marked unexcused. If your child is late to school, an adult needs to walk in and sign them in. Reminder: We will ask for ID when signing out students early. We have a large accumulation of lost and found items. Please have your child check the pile.

School Updates

As we move into the second half of the year, expectations for behavior increase. Because of that, if a student breaks a school rule and is issued time in the RRCC room, they will spend their lunch and recess in there reflecting on their actions with a staff member. When a student is issued an “RRCC”, the parent will be notified. If a student has 3 infractions within the quarter, that will result in a before school detention.

In order to help communication and consistency, during the second half of this year, we are asking that teachers CIRCLE missing assignments in the Agenda Books so that parents are immediately aware if their child has a missing assignment. We are also asking parents to give the agenda book a quick signature to ensure accurate communication between the parent and the teacher.

This quarter, students will continue to earn Gold Tickets as part of our PBIS program. Each Friday from now until the end of the quarter, 5 students from 4th grade and 5 students from 5th grade will have their names drawn to be added to the Spring

STAFF VS. STUDENTS DODGEBALL GAME!

January

Kennedi Orcutt Zander Phillips

Ted Welsh Katie Girdler Miles Eberst

Jason Gao Kolbari Biragbara Rieley Wnoroski

Mariah Smith Maren Timmons

Gracie James Ralph Merz

Logan Weber Kristen Webster

Logan Britton Mia Martin

Kade Concha Mya Jackson Cole Walker Izzie Rocco

Colten Middendorf Summer Brandon

Tristan Ray Alanna Shainberg Cheyenne Berona

Brody Lee Jordyn Wycuff

LEADER OF THE

MONTH

In January, Etna Elementary students have been working hard to SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD. Teachers and staff members have been on the lookout for students who have been showing this characteristic. One student from each homeroom was invited to have lunch with Mr. Pratt and Mrs. Moore for showing the characteristics of a student with this habit. Not only did they have lunch, but they played games and enjoyed some ice cream sandwiches. Students were also presented with a bracelet that honors their accomplishment. Listed to the right, you will see all of the students who were the leaders of the month for December. Next month’s habit:

Etna Elementary now has it’s own Welcome Wagon! The students who are part of the Student of

Character Club will be mentoring

and being a Warrior Buddy to new students that come to Etna Elementary. Time is going to be

set aside for new students to hangout with their buddies to help

build some lasting friendships amongst a hard transition!

Kids are excited about Etna Elementary’s new Photography

Club! Applications are being sorted through and new cameras have been received (thanks Etna

PTO!) The students chosen for this class, under the direction of Ms.

Myers and Mrs. Smith, will be responsible for capturing the

AWESOMENESS for our yearbook!

Club Invention, an after school program, provides quality programming in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM concepts) through creative hands-on activities. This session’s focus is on “Physics in “Motion”.

Coding Club is going strong! We have over 40 members who arrive to school early to explore computer coding. Together, they have written 1000’s of lines of code! Victoria Harvey and Caleb Payne have themselves written close to 2000 lines of code!

Students, Jenna Share, Erica Crisler, Chloe Gray and Katelyn Bailey attempted to create the tallest tower using only shaving cream and index cards (lesson's focus: the center of gravity). Their tower won the competition, reaching 18 inches in height.

Miss Myers class enjoyed a Pizza Party for donating the most toys to the

Children’s Hospital Toy Drive in December!

A special thanks to Little Caesar’s for

donating!

Etna Elementary hosted a team of teachers and their Principal from Minster Schools in January. They came to visit some classrooms to see the innovative ways that Etna Elementary is implementing Blended Learning. Other schools are set to visit in the coming months as well. Our teachers spent time sharing ideas and suggestions as they begin to work towards a blended learning environment too.

Our Watch Dog Program is still going strong! We had our Donuts with Dads Program in January and had a great turnout, we even had some more dads sign up!

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5:00 Etna PTO

Etna Library

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Parent-Teacher

Conferences

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Interim Reports

Go Home

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Parent-Teacher

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Valentine Parties

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Right to Read

Week Hat Day $1

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No School!

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No School!

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MS Band

Meeting – Etna

Cafeteria

5:00 – 8:00

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School Board

Meeting 7:00 PM

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Waiver Day

No School

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Book Fair

Family Night

Father /

Daughter Dance

- February 29-March 4, Book Fair

- April 5 –April 22, State Testing

- April 18, Mother Son Dodgeball

- May 2-6, Right to Read Week, Arts Festival, Book Fair,

- Pennies for Patients, Teacher Appreciation Week

- May 13, Super U Challenge Assemblies

- May 24, Field Day

- May 26, 5th Grade Fun Day

RAK Week