November 8, 2013

Mrs. Dawn Kennaugh, Principal

DATES TO REMEMBER
Thurs. 11/14 Fri. 11/15 Tues. 11/19 Thurs. 11/21 Fri. 11/22 Fri. 11/22 11/27 12/1 12/23 1/5 Mon. 1/20 Mon. 2/3 Mon. 2/17

LUNCH MENU

11/11 ~ Breaded Chicken Patty Sandwich or Hot Ham & Cheese Bagel PTO Meeting @ 6:30 p.m. 11/12 ~ Chicken Nuggets & Dinner Roll or Turkey & Cheese Sub PTO VIP Dance 11/13 ~ Cheese Pizza or Sloppy Joe On A Bun P.M. Conferences 11/14 ~ Breaded Chicken Rings & Roll or Baked Potato w/Broccoli/Cheese P.M. Conferences 11/15 ~ Hot Dog or Grilled Cheese Sandwich A.M. Conferences No School For Students Thanksgiving Break Holiday Break MUSIC NEWS No Students MLK Day No Students Professional Development Day BEAGLE HOLIDAY PROGRAM 2013: No Students Winter Recess If you are new to Beagle Elementary, we have a Holiday Program for grades 2-6, beginning at 7:00pm at the GL High School MESSAGE FROM MRS. KENNAUGH Auditorium. This year our programs will be on Monday, I was recently reading an article December 9 and Tuesday, titled, Adding Ten Minutes of December 10. (We split the Reading Time Dramatically school into two nights because Changes Levels of Print we are such a large school.) If Exposure. In the article, the you have more than one child attending Beagle and researchers reported findings that they are scheduled for separate nights, please choose time spent reading books was the only one night, the night that works best for your best predictor of a students family, and we will fit them in! Just send me an email reading proficiency. As we to let me know of any switches at approach parent-teacher wintersl@glcomets.net. conference time and look for ways to better partner with Thank you so much! families in the educational interest of our students, this seems like a great time to remind parents that consistently reading at Mrs. Winters, Beagle Music Teacher home helps give students an advantage in regards to reading proficiency by significantly increasing the number of words Monday, December 9 at 7:00pm they see each year. For instance, a student who reads 3.2 2-Heaven/Dufresne minutes a day outside of school typically reads about 200,000 3-Smith/Starrak-Miller words per year. By increasing that to 13.2 minutes a day, they 4-Beach/Lutz increase the number of words read to 825,000, which is a 313 5-Densmore/Richey percent increase! Imagine what a difference that can make! 6-Vanhoesen-Ford/Scholten Please encourage and ensure your child is reading daily at home! Tuesday, December 10 at 7:00pm Our PTO-sponsored Spirit Wear sale is going on now! Please 2-Gorden/Kish check your childs Friday Folder for a flyer. Additionally, our 3-Parish/Hoesl VIP Dance RSVPs are due today. But, dont fret! If you 4-Kelly/Schuchaskie havent turned them in, you certainly may do so on Monday. 5-Fizzell/Nye 6-Szydlowski/Schueller As always, if you have any questions, or would like to discuss any concerns, please contact me.

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Phone (517) 925-5480 Fax (517) 925-5523

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Beginning on Monday, November 4th, Grand Ledge Public Schools' sole domain will be glcomets.net. With the exception of student email addresses remaining @glps.k12.mi.us, you will no longer be able to find/access Grand Ledge Public Schools using the glps.k12.mi.us domain. Example: www.glps.k12.mi.us is NOW www.glcomets.net Example: ps.glps.k12.mi.us is NOW ps.glcomets.net Please update your bookmarks as necessary.

Beagle Food Drive: November 11 15 Our goal at BEAGLE is 1,000 items. If we reach our goal by Thursday, November 14, well enjoy a Pajama Day on Friday the 15th. VIP DANCE: Please turn your VIP RSVP s in by Monday, November 11. SPIRIT WEAR: Spirit wear orders can still be turned in on Monday, November 11. Look for additional order forms in todays Friday folders.

FALL BOOK FAIR IS COMING!

Its time for the Fall Book Fair! Come enjoy the Book Fair during conferences. Book Fair Family Shopping hours will be: Tuesday, Nov. 19th 5:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21st 5:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22nd 8a.m-12 p.m. This year we are also offering ONLINE BOOKFAIR shopping! Beginning November 10th, you can log in to: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/beagleelementary school to preview the Fair and shop online from the comfort of your own home! Purchase your holiday gifts ahead of the rush, even after the Fair has closed at school, through November 30th! Pick up those last few items that were sold out at the Fair. Purchases will be shipped to the school for you to pick up. Plan to come and enjoy the Book Fair and get a great start on holiday shopping while helping our library grow with the profits we receive from the Fair. Thank you for your support for our school!

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ATTENTION 6 TH GRADE STUDENTS

Are you done with Fall sports? Looking for an exciting sport and team to join? Can you swim a length of the pool using freestyle and a pool length with backstroke? Then Grand Ledge Middle School swimming and diving team is looking for you. Anyone interested in swimming or diving with the middle school can join us at the Grand Ledge High School Pool on Monday, December 2nd at 6:00 pm for practice. A $125 coaching fee is required for non-MMA members. Please have a sports physical, and a concussion form filled out on the first day of practice. For more information see the website: www.glscdolphins.com and click on the Grand Ledge middle school tab. If you have any questions contact Kevin Ries at: ries.kevin@gmail.com, or Coach Lauren Brown at: laurenbmsu@gmail.com

FREE POTTER PARK ZOO EVENT

The Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, Ingham Counties (CMHA-CEI) invites you join them for a free event at the zoo. An Afternoon in the Park on Us will be at the Potter Park Zoo on Saturday, November 23rd from 1:004:00pm. There will be face painting, food, music, story time, dancing with the turkey, goodie bags and free hats and mittens. Free parking and admission.

Beagle Elementary School 600 South Street, Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 www.glcomets.net
Phone (517) 925-5480 Fax (517) 925-5523

COMET CATCHERS
Nathan Adair, Coralie Allison, Torrianna Alvarez, Jordan Appelgreen, Sierra Appelgreen, Toby Arnold, Daniel Babbitt, Soenya Backiewicz, Sam Badgley, Cole Baker, Braden Banwell, Logan Barber, Renae Barker, Zach Barrish, Chloe Baumer, Theodore Baumer, Isabella Bent, Victoria Berk, Sean Bonene, Ty Borgeson, Cale Boyer, Jacob Boylan, Frankee Bozzo, Jared Breen, Chloe Bristol, Kailey Brown, Trinity Brown, Olivia Buchweitz, Drew Buckland, Alyssa Buffenbarger, Andrew Buffenbarger, Grace Buffin, Jayce Bunkley, Victoria Burk, Natalie Carlson, Reese Carlson, Aaliyah Cary-Graves, Isabella Casarez, Ethan Castaneda, Matthew Cebulski, Aiden Chamblee, Austin Chamblee, Ella Clements, McKenzy Cobb, Jacob Coffman, Cypress Condon-Struble, Lily Cooper, Ryleigh Cooper, Nick Cotter, Eve Cotton, Rowan Curran, Camren Dachtler, Cicely Dachtler, Chris Dale, Nathan Dale, Brenna Dart, Anna Davis, Lilly Davis, Mariah Davis, Emma Dean, Evan Dean, Ben Deibel, Jaden Deibel, Ava Delaney, Joe DeLeon, Macey Devereaux, Olivia Donaldson, Keegan Dougherty, Chelsea Driver, Justice Dungey, Arielle EagleMoore, Adin Eberhard, Evan Eberhard, Emily Edwards, Olivia Edwards, Priscilla Edwards, Jake Ellsworth, James Ewing, Josh Feazel, Claire Feldkamp, Samantha Filipich, Nick Finney, Zach Finney, Mariah Fletcher, Gage Flynn, Hannah Foltz, Maya Fosket, Becca Foster, Ben Foster, Keaghan Francoeur, Natalee Fredrickson, Abby Fulkerson, Tyler Fulkerson, Trevor Gallihugh, Diego Garcia, Jordan Gardner, Connor George, Tabi Gilbert, Nicole Glasgow, Anna Godwin, Alexis Grace, Carter Grace, Brandon Graham, Faith Graham, Logan Graham, Tieler Graham, Kaylee Gross, Conner Gullett, Ben Haakenson, Steven Hagadus, Brayden Hagedon, Calah Hahn, Aurora Hall, Mackenzie Hannahs, Emma Hardy, Ethan Harris, Julian Harris, Isaac Hartwick, Noah Hartwick, Kaili Heinze, Declan Helfrich, Ariana Hepler, Kaedyn Hirschman, Noah Holland, Brandan Hopper, Jackson Horn, Shelby Hoskins, James Hoxie, Baily Huver, Jackson Janderwski, Ty Jannausch, Nevaeh Jarrell, Nick Jenks, Casey Jones, Kyleh Jones, T.J. Jones, Alex Juarez, June Caleb, Gavin Kareckas, Xylan Karrar, Hunter Keller, Nate Kelley, Danny Kelly, Isabel Kelly, Abby Kennaugh, Kamryn Kenney, Karson Kenney, Teagan Kerns, Gwynn Ketola, Lane Kilgore, Emma King, Carter Kingsley, Vincent Kirrmann, Amelia Kleeman, Sydney Kraft, Audra Kressler, Hannah Kunc, Sam Kuntzsch, Jameson Kunz, Leo Lake, Sienna Lake, Jacalyn Lambrix, Zoe Langenfeld, Gavin Latchaw, Serina Lawson, Nathan Lehman, Jonathan Lesatz, Jackson Lipsey, J.P. Lothschutz, Diana Lozano, Gerardo Lozano, Chandler Lugibihl, Jonas Lusis, Tessa MacDonald, Kameron Mankel, Kyleigh Mankel, Jackson Manshum, Ethan Marek, Juliette Marek, Brendan Marsh, Daisy Martinez, Meadow Martinez, Ethan McCartney, Tessa McClung, Ella McCormic, Tyler McCready, Adam McCubbin, Hailee McGill, Jenna McGill, Alliyah McGovern, Carter Mckinney, Evan Mclaren, Brody McPhail, Kelsie Mead, Riley Merryfield, Elijah Meyer, Jonah Meyer, Sophie Meyer, Hanna Middaugh, Kaden Miller, Peyton Miller, Lon Milligan, P.J. 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Beagle Elementary School 600 South Street, Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 www.glcomets.net
Phone (517) 925-5480 Fax (517) 925-5523