Black Cat Bulletin
Keeping it R.E.A.L! Respect + Effort + Attitude= Leadership
December 2016
From Our Principal...
Dear families,
'Tis the season of giving, and we have had lots of opportunities to both give and receive as a community. Our food drives have been very successful thanks to you, we had a WONDERFUL presentation by the NED company who brought a message of
N-Never Give Up
E-Encourage Others
D-Do Your Best
and taught children some cool yo-yo tricks; our Student Leadership Council is up and running with lots of ideas for how to help inside and outside our school; our PTA is continually giving, giving, giving to our students and teachers; and our teachers have given, given, given of their heart and soul, time and talent all year and continue to find new ways to contribute to our community.
We ALSO have an incredible opportunity to gift $25 to 300 different people wanting to start a business to support their family around the world through the Kiva Organization. Some of our students are already doing this, and we anticipate having about 200 left to give. This is open to teachers, students, families, church groups, sports teams. This costs you NOTHING, but gives you the opportunity to teach your children about giving, and to watch us do amazing things as a community through the Kiva Organization. Click here to join our West Terrace team, and invite your friends, families, and neighbors to do so, as well! https://www.kiva.org/invitedto/west_terrace_elementary_school/by/kate5257
I will give a $25 loan through Kiva to the first 200+ people who ask!
Free Kiva Credit!
1. Register for a Kiva account at Kiva.org/register
2. Click on Lend, choose a Borrower, and click Lend $25.
3.Next to “Support Kiva's Operations,” click Edit and bring the donation to $0.
4. Enter the code Mrs. White sends you in “Have a Kiva Card Code?,” click "Continue & Pay" to use the credit to pay for the loan!
Thank you for taking action to make a difference in someone’s life!
Hoping all is merry and bright for you and yours this holiday season!
Katie White
Principal
From Our Counselor...
Needing resources for home? At SparkleBox http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/ you can download reward charts, holiday printables, practice sheets and more. Use the reward charts for chores, grades, getting along with siblings, or even attitude. My favorite downloads for this time of year are the Holiday Thank You pages. There are 7 holiday themed printables your child can use to write thank you letters. At Understood https://www.understood.org/en/family you can find resources for dealing with everyday challenges at home and information that may be helpful if your child is struggling in school. As a parent and counselor I’ve found both of these sites to be great resources. Enjoy December!
NOTES FROM THE NURSE
Returning to school after illness:
You can help prevent the spread of infectious diseases by keeping your contagious child home from school until he can no longer spread his illness to others. Children should be kept home until they have been fever-free, diarrhea-free, and vomit-free without medication, for 24 hours.
ATTENDANCE MATTERS!
Attend today; achieve tomorrow. #Schooleveryday
Remember:
- As a general rule, if a child is fever free and not vomiting
- Early bedtimes and a healthy diet will help your child's overall well-being. If a child feels better, he will get up easier and be happier to go to school.
- 24-Hour rule: If a child has been fever-free or has not vomited for 24 hours, he may return to school.
- Out of town trips are coded solely as an unexcused absence and an automated call will be made even if the office has been notified.
- Be sure to turn in all doctor excuses. We can not accept doctor's excuses that state "parent called in. Child not seen."
- Please note vacation days count as unexcused absences and can quickly get your child to the 10 day limit.
INFORMATION
Outdoor recess unless it's below 32 degrees
Special Events:
December 7 9:00-10:00 D.A.R.E. Graduation
December 8 9:00-10:00 Kindergarten Grandparent’s Day
December 8 6:00-7:00 Kindergarten Program
December 10 8:00-12:00 Breakfast with Santa
December 10 9:00-10:00 Barnes and Noble Choir Performance
December 14 5th Grade Wax Museum
December 15 9:00-10:30 Spelling Bee
December 16 5th Grade Planetarium Field Trip
December 16 1:00-2:00 1st Grade Winter Party
December 20 12:30-1:30 4th Grade Winter Party
December 20 1:00-2:00 5th Grade Winter Party
December 20 1:30-2:30 3rd Grade Winter Party
January 3 1st Day of 2nd Semester4th and 5th Grade Boys and Girls Game Schedule
PAWS ON PARADE
Congratulations to the top walkers:
Cooper Johnson= 30 miles 4 laps
Jayden Folz= 26 miles 3 laps
Nolan Hanmore= 26 miles 3 laps
Isaac Goedde= 20 miles
Caroline Engler= 21 miles 3 laps
Rowyn Weiss= 16 miles 2 laps
Tori Sitzman= 15 miles
Menus available at the link below
In order to save copy cost; we ask that you click on the link below to see the September menus. If you are unable to access the link, please let the office know and we'll continue to provide a paper copy to you.
Any checks written to the cafe must be in blue or black ink. It is also very helpful if you include your telephone numbers on the checks.
JOIN THE WEST TERRACE PTA!
President: Jenny Fuquay
Vice-President: Sandi Davis
Secretary: Tera Babb
Treasurer: April Coughlin
2016-17 Meetings
August 29 5:30 p.m. (All meetings in the Media Center)
September 20 4:30 p.m.
October 18 4:30 p.m.
November 7 5:30 p.m. (Area Council PTA)
February 13 5:30 p.m.
April 10 5:30 p.m.
Extended Day Center
We have been getting into the holiday spirit here in the ED Center, from pilgrims to turkeys and much more. More importantly, we have been talking about what we are all thankful for. All the kids agreed that they are thankful for the USI Students coming to our center every Thursday for tutoring. Mrs. Coughlin has coordinated this program for us, and it is a huge success. We truly appreciate her help in pairing up our students with the USI Tutors. We have also been thankful for the mild weather allowing the kids to run off all their pent up energy while utilizing our expansive playground.
We know it won’t last much longer.
We wish the girls and boys basketball teams good luck with their upcoming season and will plan to attend as many games as possible to cheer on our home team.
Happy Holidays from the ED Center Team!
Barbara Grant
ED Center Coordinator
Community Outreach
Recycling News
Welcome back!! I hope everyone had a great summer! As we begin the new school year, I would like to introduce our new students and remind our returning students about our recycle program here at West Terrace.
Plastic caps-Our school NO LONGER accepts plastic caps for recycling. Thank you for your support in acquiring benches and tables for our property!
Aluminum cans and tabs-We have a collection cage for aluminum cans on the east side parking area, sitting next to the blue dumpster. You can pull up in your car and deposit them in the cage at any time. Send aluminum tabs in with your child to drop in the blue tub located inside school.
Paper, plastic, cardboard, and glass-We collect these items inside the school and you can collect them at home! West Terrace is part of the city recycling program and we have a clearly marked recycle dumpster sitting in the east parking area. You are able to bring your recycle items to school and put them in the dumpster at your convenience!!
Thank you to everyone for teaching our students to be good stewards of Mother Earth,
Mrs. Risley
THIS YEAR'S STAFF
Please help us welcome the following staff members to our teams.
Here are the specific grade level assignments:
Kindergarten:
Tara Kolb, rm 32
Wendy Brunson, rm 30
Lisa Gooch, rm 33
Angela Hayes, rm 34
First Grade
Amanda Woods, rm 1
Brooke Corressell, rm 3
Mallorie Roberts, rm 6
Cindy Hamon, rm 5
Second Grade
Vera Emmons, rm 9
Carie Kingery, rm 10
Trisha Kavanaugh, rm 15
Amy Nau, rm 12
Third Grade
Janette Allen, rm 16/ Stephanie Scheu, rm 16
Robin Bass, rm 19/ Denise Strawn, rm 18
Amanda Southworth, rm 23
Fourth Grade
Shelly DeWeese, rm 22/ Lindsey Stine, rm 29
Audrey Gower, rm 24/Nikki Paul, rm 23
Fifth Grade
Trish Toelle, rm 26/Renee Schefer, rm 27
Cassie Curl, rm 28/Simone Nance, rm 25
Special Ed
LIfeskills:
Jennifer Bennett, rm 4
Sarah Walls, rm 2
Resource:
Renae Jackson, rm 14
Shelley Patton, rm 21
Amanda Ritzert, media center
Rotation
Susan Kemper, Art, rm 8
Anne Woodruff, Music, rm 7
Peggy Belanger, Gym
Nadine Risley, Technology
Office
Katie White, Principal
Bethany Lynch, Principal Intern
April Coughlin, Counselor
Sheri Moore, Principal's Secretary
Nicole Smith, Secretary/Receptionist
Christine Hamilton, Nurse
Peggy Jewell, Media Aide
West Terrace Elementary School
8000 West Terrace Drive
Evansville, IN 47712
FAX (812) 435-8869
Email: katie.white@evsc.k12.in.us
Website: evscschools.com/westterrace
Location: West Terrace Elementary School, West Terrace Drive, Evansville, IN, United States
Phone: (812) 435-8733
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Terrace-Elementary-School/333852756647518