West Manheim Newsletter

Dear West Manheim Parents/Guardians,

Here are some new ideas to promote family reading this month.

South Western School District

February 2014

Inside this issue:

School Counselor Kindergarten

Newspaper scavenger hunt Give your child a list of things to find in today's newspaper. Here are some ideas: A map of the United States. A picture of your child's favorite athlete. The temperature in the city where a family member lives. Three words that begin with "w". A movie that is playing at a nearby theater.

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Specialists Showtime! Poetry Stories Dates to Remember

Don't stop reading to your children as they grow older. You will both enjoy the chance to do something together. Make sure your children read every day. Reading - like shooting baskets and playing the piano - is a skill. Like other skills, it gets better with practice. Researchers have found that children who spend at least 30 minutes a day reading for fun - whether they read books, newspapers, or magazines - develop the skills to be better readers at school. Instead of giving chocolates this month, how about a book relating to Valentines Day.

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February is the time of the year when we are encouraged to take care of ourselves by taking care of our hearts. Students in Physical Education classes are participating in the American Heart Associations - Jump Rope for Heart. This annual event takes place in all four of our elementary schools, to raise money to help fight against our Nations No. 1 and No. 3 killerscardiovascular diseases and stroke. Please see the newsletter page with more details concerning this event and worthy cause.

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By Mrs. Shaub

Answers from Art

*Mark your Calendars and note the change of date

West Manheim Art Fair Wednesday, April 9th 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. At West Manheim Elementary School

Fitness Forum

By Miss Hull

During physical education classes for grades 3, 4, and 5, we will be holding a Jump Rope for Heart Event. These events are held nationwide and help students learn about the benefits of regular physical activity and heart health while they raise funds to support vital research and educational programs. If you choose to participate, friends and family are welcome to support your child by making contributions. We ask that children do not go door to door or ask strangers for donations. To help your child raise money the fun and easy way, you are encouraged to use the online fund-raising tool found at heart.org/jump and click on Students Sign Up. After you have completed raising money on line, print your childs online donation report and include it inside the collection envelope. Please do not send cash or coins. All checks should be made payable to the American Heart Association. All contributions need to be returned to school by February 14, 2014. Thank you for your continued support!

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Library Links

By Mrs. Fisher

We hope you enjoyed our special golden January Open Library nights that correlated with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, our One District One Book selection. All those scrumdidliumptious treats will hang in the lobby display case for all to enjoy! Special thanks to all the teachers who came to help and enjoy the fun and to our K-2 guest readers-Mrs. Howell & Mrs. Long and to our 3-5 guest reader-Ms. Smith! Mark your calendars now for our last Open Library nights of the school year which will be held during National Library Week on April 14 (K-2) and April 15 (3-5) from 6-7:30 PM. Hope to see you there!

Please help us remind your child to keep all library books in the provided plastic bag in his or her backpack when they are not being read. This way books stay safe and can be returned on time. Thanks for your help!

Remember Open Checkout is available to return and exchange books all day every day at the discretion of your childs teacher. If your child is absent on library day, please remind him or her to go to Open Checkout before the classs next library day to avoid overdue materials. Due to the availability of Open Checkout, excessive over dues may impact your childs Habits and Behaviors grade. Please know that snow day dates will be adjusted.

Music Notes

By Mrs. Evelan

Our West Manheim Elementary musicians have been preparing for the 2013-2014 Vocal Concerts!

Grade 5 Vocal Concert: Monday, March 3 @ 7:30pm Grade 3 Vocal Concert: Tuesday, March 4 @ 6:00pm Grade 4 Vocal Concert: Tuesday, March 4 @ 7:30pm Grade 1 Vocal Concert: Thursday, March 6 @ 6:00pm Grade 2 Vocal Concert: Thursday, March 6 @ 7:30pm

Watch for concert information and a permission slip to be sent home in February!

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More Music Notes

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Poetry
Snowball Not warm weather Outside Windy By Connor Sled Nose Outside Snowflakes Nose Out of this world Wow By Brooke

Snowball Nice Olaf the snowman Weather By Remi

from Mrs. Stranicks grade 1 class

Wonderful By Sean

Sled Nice Olaf the Snowman Winter By Caroline

Sledding Nice Olaf the snowman Winter By Mason

Soft Nice Olaf the snowman Wow By Alec

Soft Nice Out of this World Wow By Camden

Slip Nose Orange Wet By Mikaela

Sled No outside recess Olaf the snowman Wow By Camryn

Snowflakes Nice Outstanding Wow By Jordan

Snowballs Nice Olaf the snowman Windy By Braylyn

Snowflakes sparking Nice and cold Olaf the snowman Windy weather By Andrea

Sled Nice Outside Wow By Aiden

Snowboarding fun Nice weather Outside is white Windy weather By Joe

Snowglobe, sparkling Not warm weather yet, nice Octo-snowman, out of this world Winter wonderland, wow By Landon

Soft Nose Outside Wow By Riley

Snowballs Nice Outside Weather By Kayley

Snowflakes Nice Outside Wow By Hannah S.

Sled, sparkling Nice and white Olaf the snowman Windy weather By Gabby

Snowflakes sparkling Nice, nose Olaf the snowman Wow, wet By Alexis

Sparkling No outside recess Olaf the snowman Wonderful By Maddy

Sled No outside recess Outside Wind By Hannah R.

Snowman Not warm outside Olaf White By: Malinda

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Love Acrostics by Mrs. Rileys Classroom

Lets open cute Valentine presents. On this holiday we eat special cake. Visits from our Mom-mom and Pop-pop bring special gifts. Each year, I exchange Valentine day cards with my friends. Cole Lets celebrate Valentines Day! Look, it is Valentines Day and we exchange presents. Open all the fun Valentine cards. Visit friends and family so we can show our love. Every Valentines Day we get lots of yummy candy. Braeden On that day we make a heart-shaped cake. Very good day when we get lots of cards and candy. Eating a delicious dinner at a fancy restaurant is also what we do. Tyler Look, its Valentines Day! On Valentines Day we wear red, pink, and white. Valuable things are inside the presents. Every day it is Valentines DayI wish! Rachel

Lets make a heart-shaped cake and have a Valentines party. Or we can make a lot of Valentine cards. Visiting a friend might be fun on this day. Every Valentines Day, I get lots of candy. Brody

Lets make red, pink, and white hearts to put on cards. Opening Valentine cards makes me happy. Very fun Valentines dinner at a restaurant. Eating chocolate is always fun! Leah

Look, its Valentines Day! Time to kiss your loved ones. Lets go over to my grandmas house. Over there, we open presents. Very nice, heart-shaped cake we eat. Even get a nice, big, red dress from my mom. Carisa On Valentines Day, we exchange chocolate gifts and cards that have red, pink, and white hearts. Valentines Day is a day we exchange hugs and kisses. Every year, I celebrate Valentines Day with my family and friends. Sarah

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Love Acrostics by Mrs. Rileys Classroom

Lets visit our family on Valentines Day. Oh! We will make them lots of cute cards. Visit the family and bring them sweet, chocolate, heartshaped cakes. Eat the pink and red icing from the cakes! YUM! McKenzie

Lets start the day by wearing red, white, and pink. On Valentines Day we give lots of kisses and hugs to our family. Valentine cards and candy is fun to get. Even when I dont get presents for this holiday, I still love my family. Jordyn

Lets have Valentines Day. Open Valentine gifts from my family. Very nice cards come from my friends. Eating a Valentines cake is a great end to my day! Alex Lets celebrate Valentines Day! Oh, this day is so sweet, especially when I get candy. Variety of Valentine cards are fun to sort and count. Enjoying a nice Valentines dinner is a fun way to end our day. Charlotte Love you mom. Oh, I love you too Pop-pop. Very much also, I love you too Caley. Each and every one of us should be together on Valentines Day! Riley Letters and cards are delivered on Valentines Day. On this day, people get a lot of chocolate. Valuable flowers are put out in vases on Valentines Day. Everybody has lots of fun on Valentines Day. Myla Lets go have a Valentines party tonight. On this holiday, we make cards and presents to give each other. Very beautiful flowers and yummy cake fill the house. Everyone is tired from our big day so we head to bed. Angel Lets celebrate Valentines Day! Oh, I get a lot of cards. Very good cupcakes we get to have. Eating chocolate is also fun. Cody

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Love Acrostics by Mrs. Rileys Classroom

Large boxes of chocolates are the best. On Valentines Day I get lots of cards. Visiting my Pappy on this day makes me happy. Each one of us eat a large piece of cake on this day. Chase

Acrostics by Mrs. OBriens Classroom

Lots of Valentines Day fun. Open the Valentine cards. Very nice cake has hearts on it. Eating chocolate is yummy. Ethan

Lets celebrate Valentines Day! On Valentines Day, I get lots of cute cards. Valuable presents are shared on this day. Every chocolate I get on this day goes in my tummy. Kate

Lizard Acrostic By: Reed Foreman Little Is cool Zoo animal Awesome Reptile Desert

Lets be happy because it is Valentines Day! On this day, I exchange cards with my friends. Valentines Day is a day to say I love you to my family. Every Valentines Day, there is always sweets to eat. Cooper Poodle Acrostic By: Rylee Lease Perfectly poofed Ooh-la-la Outstanding Dazzle Little Excellent puppy

Lucky day because it is Valentines Day. On this day, we have a party. Valuable friends and family come to the party. Everyone has a good time. Michael

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Stories from Mrs. OBriens Classroom

Rudolphs Nutty Nose By: Lauren Short One snowy day, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer had a very BIG problem! He was playing with his other reindeer friends, and then went for a walk in the forest. He went on and on and on. He got really hungry. At the end of the forest, Rudolph found a blackberry bush. He ate a lot of blackberries. After the bush was completely empty, Rudolph went back to his reindeer friends. He said, Look at my nose! Look! Its purple! Rudolph was thinking about what he could do. Suddenly he got an idea. I will take a bath. He took a hot bath. After he was done taking a bath, his nose turned back to red. Now Rudolph knows not to eat blackberries. He does not want this to happen again! So he decided that all he was going to eat, was red apples. The Three Little Puppies and the Big Bad Cat By: Jacob Gunderson Once upon a time, there were three colorful frogs. Their names were Bob, Bob, and Bob. Then there was a big, bad snake. The Bobs built houses out of straw, sticks, and flowers. The snake blew the normal houses down, but then he smelled the house of flowers. He loved it! So the frogs and snake became best friends, and they lived happily ever after!

The Three Little Orangutans and the Big Bat Gorilla By: Lukas Barney Once upon a time there were three little orangutans. All of the orangutans lived in a banana house. Then the big, bad Gorilla came and smells the house. He is in love with the house! He says, If I get free bananas, I will leave you alone forever. Okay, they said. And they all lived happily ever after.

Eek! Theres a Mouse in My Desk! By: Maryellen Moore One morning, I went to school. I sat on my chair and took out my binder. Suddenly I realized my page was only half there. What was going on? After a while, I found a mouse! EEK! Theres a mouse in my desk! At first I was scared, but then I decided to take him home as a pet. At last I finally got a pet!

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20132014 PSSA TESTING DATES

All South Western Elementary Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 will participate in the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) on the dates below. Thank you for your support in not scheduling vacation, appointments or other absences from school on these dates. Grade 5 Wring: April 1, 2 & 3, 2014 Grade 3, 4, 5 Reading & Math: March 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 & 27, 2014 Grade 4 Science: April 29 & 30, 2014

WMPTO LABEL COLLECTION

KITCHEN TIDBITS
Free and reduced meal applications can be completed and returned at any time during the school year. If your families economic situation should change at any time during the school year please feel free to submit an application for school meals. The applications are available in the office of any of our buildings or on the school district website under the Food Services tab.

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INCLEMENT WEATHER PROCEDURES

If a 2-hour delay occurs due to inclement weather, transportation arrangements will remain the same with the school buses arriving 2 hours later than normal pick-up time. There will be no breakfast served when there is a 2-hour delay. It is also suggested that you remind your child how he/she is to leave the school on an unplanned/early dismissal day due to inclement weather as indicated on your students IMPORTANT WEATHER RELATED INFORMATION form that you completed and returned to your classroom teacher. Please note: If you have not returned a completed IMPORTANT WEATHER RELATED INFORMATION form for your child this year, we will assume that your child will go home his/her regular way if the district dismisses students early due to inclement weather, and on the planned early dismissal days scheduled for February 28, 2014 and June 4 & 5, 2014.

KINDERGARTEN SCHEDULE FOR TWO HOUR DELAY

The morning session will begin at 9:45 a.m. and dismiss at 11:45 a.m. The afternoon session will begin at 12:30 p.m. and dismiss at 2:30 p.m. Transportation arrangements will remain the same the morning session will arrive by bus and dismiss to private vehicles and the afternoon session will arrive in private vehicles and return home by bus. In the event of a delayed opening, doors will be opened at 9:35 a.m. for morning kindergarten students and at 12:20 p.m. for aernoon kindergarten students Morning kindergartners -- please note that the cafeteria does not serve breakfast when school opening is delayed.

COMMUNITY FITNESSSWSD Adult Education Classes

Zumba, Aqua Zumba, Community Swim, Open Volleyball. Get Moving, Get Exercising!
Visit www.swsd.k12.pa.us for more details about adult education classes at South Western School District

CALENDAR CHANGESNOW/ICE MAKE UP DAYS

Friday, February 14, 2014 will be our first School Make-up day. Thursday, April 17, 2014 will be our second School Make-up day. Monday, March 31, 2014 will be our third School Make-up day. Monday, April 21, 2014 will be our fourth School Make-up day. School will be in session on these
days. This is due to the school closing on December 10, January 3, January 21 and February 3 due to snow. Monday, February 17, 2014 will be our School Make-up day for the school closing on February 5, 2014 due to ice. Please adjust your school calendars to reflect these changes. Thank you.

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FEBRUARY CALENDAR OF EVENTS

February3 February3-7 February3-14 February4 February5 February6 Spirit DayWear Sport Jersey for Super Bowl Celebration WM PTO Spring Book Fair Jump Rope For Heart Grade 3 After School Math Program, 2:30-3:30 PM WM PTO Market Day Pick Up, 7-8 Grade 3 After School Math Program, 2:30-3:30 PM York Co. Elem. Choral Festival Rehearsal, 2:30-3:30 PM February7 WM PTO Family Fun Night, 6-9 PM, with Book Fair at 5:30 PM After School Bowling, 2:30-5:15 PM February10 February11 February12 WM PTO Yearbook Sale Begins WM PTO Meeting, 6:30-7:30 PM PAC Meeting, 2:30-3:30 PM School Board Planning Meeting, at Admin., 7-9 PM February13 Group Picture Day Troubadours to Lutheran Village February14 SCHOOLS ARE OPENMAKE UP DAY FOR DECEMBER 10 CLOSING FOR SNOW Spirit DayWear Red, White, and Pink March13 March14 March 10-14 March10 March11 March12 March6 March5 March4

LOOKING AHEAD - MARCH DATES TO REMEMBER

March3 Read Across America All Elementaries Grade 5 Vocal Concert, 7:30 PM Grade 3 Vocal Concert, 6-7 PM Grade 4 Vocal Concert, 7:308:30 York Co. Elem. Choral Festival Rehearsal, 2:30-3:30 PM WM PTO Market Day Pick up, 7-8 PM Grade 1 Vocal Concert, 6-7 PM Grade 2 Vocal Concert, 7:30-8:30 PM March7 March9 After School Bowling, 2:30-5:15 PM Daylight Saving Time BeginsTurn clocks ahead one hour. PSSA Peppiness Week Spirit DayPajama Day Spirit DayVocabulary Day Spirit DayProject Harmony T-shirt or Black and White School Board Planning Mtg., 7-8 PM at Admin. Spirit DayWest Manheim T-shirt or Blue and Yellow Spirit DayColors DayK: orange, 1: purple, 2: yellow, 3: red, 4: blue, 5: green After School Bowling, 2:30-5:15 PM WM PTO Family Bingo Night, 6-9 PM March18 March19 PSSA Math Assessment PSSA Reading Assessment York Co. Elem. Choral Festival Rehearsal, 2:30-3:30 PM March20 PSSA Math Assessment

February17 February18 February19 February21

SCHOOLS ARE OPENMAKE UP DAY FOR FEBRUARY 5 CLOSING FOR ICE 2 Hour Delay for Grades K-12 York Co. Elem. Choral Festival Rehearsal, 2:30-3:30 PM Spirit DayWear Project Harmony T-shirt or black and white After School Bowling, 2:30-5:15 PM

February24 February26 February28 February28

WM PTO Yearbook Sale Ends School Board Meeting at Admin., 7-9 PM Early Dismissal for Grades K-5 Spirit DayWear West Manheim t-shirt or Blue and Yellow

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March31 April17 April21 SCHOOLS ARE OPENMAKE UP DAY FOR JANUARY 21 CLOSING FOR SNOW SCHOOLS ARE OPENMAKE UP DAY FOR JANUARY 3 CLOSING FOR SNOW SCHOOLS ARE OPENMAKE UP DAY FOR FEBRUARY 3 CLOSING FOR SNOW