NANCYHANKSELEMENTARY

NEWSLETTER
19260N.St.Rd.162,Ferdinand,IN47532
8123575091or8129372400
Whateveryouare,beagoodone.~AbrahamLincoln

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Mrs. Jody Schmitt, Principal
jschmitt@mail.nspencer.k12.in.us Do the right thing. Treat people right.
Mrs. Ellen Haefling, Secretary ehaefling@mail.nspencer.k12.in.us

January15,2014
PrincipalsMessage:Iamsohappytoseealltheparentinvolvementthisyearwithourstudents.Weseemtohaveaboostinclassroom
volunteersandseveralhelpingwithcommitteesonthePTO.TheteachersarealwaysappreciativeoftheFabFridaylunchesprovidedby
parentsonceamonthandwantedtoacknowledgeyourefforts.Schoolisachildscommunityanditisimportantforthemtoseeusall
workingtogethertoprovideapleasantenvironmentforlearning.Thanksparentsforallyoudo!

HealthNote:Withcoldandfluseasonhere,wearetryingtobeproactivetopreventthespreadingofgerms.Ifyouarewillingtosend
disinfectantsprayorwipes,suchasLysol,withyourchildfortheclassroom,itwouldbeappreciated.Wewouldliketomakesurewe
aredisinfectingsurfacesasoftenaspossible.Thankyouinadvanceforyourdonationtoyourchildsclassroom!

BenchmarkReports
BenchmarkReportsarecominghomethisweekwithstudentsingradesK2.Thesereportsandscoresareusedtohighlightafewofthe
mostimportantskillsandconceptsthathavebeenidentifiedateachgradelevel.Thisisoneassessmentandisusedtogiveasnapshotof
yourchildsprogressoncertainskills.Remediationisgivenwhenachilddoesnotshowmasteryonabenchmark.

DibelsResults
Dibelsisthewayinwhichwemeasureyourchildsgrowthinkeyareasofreading.Listedbelowarethekeyareas.Pleaseletusknowif
youhaveanyquestions.

KdgFirstsoundfluency(FSF),PhonemeSegmentation(PSF)Correctlettersounds(CLS),WordsRecoded(WWR)
FirstGradeCorrectlettersounds(CLS),WordsRecoded(WWR)andOralReadingFluency(ORF)
2nd6thGradeOralReadingFluency(ORF)

FirstSoundFluencyisachildsabilitytohearthesoundatthebeginningoftheword.
PhonemeSegmentationisthechildsabilitytobreakapartthesoundsinaword.
CorrectletterSoundsisthechildsabilitytogivethesoundalettermakes
WordsRecodedisachildsabilitytoblendtogetherlettersoundstomakeaword.
OralReadingFluencyisachildsabilitytoreadwordsataratethatisappropriateforthegrade
level,withexpressionappropriateforthegradelevelandwithaccuracythatisappropriate.

OralReadingFluencyisachildsNumber1indicatorofsuccessinreading.

ARTCLUB:ArtClubforQuarter3willbeheldonTuesday,February3from3:154:15.Ourthemeforthisquarterwillbe"HearttoHeart"
projectsbasedaroundValentine'sDay.AnyK6student,ingoodbehavioralandacademicstanding,isinvitedtoparticipate!Formsare
nowavailableintheOffice,andneedtobereturnedpriortoTuesday,February3,withthe$1clubfee.Seeyouthere!!

UpcomingEvents
January19Schoolisinsession!
January21OratoricalSpeechContestatNHfor5th/6th12:30p.m.

February11KindergartenandPreschoolRoundup


JobPostings:
BeforeSchoolCareOpenPosition:Wehaveanopeningtoworkfrom6:00a.m.to7:30a.m.Needingsomeonereliablethatlikes
workingwithkids.Pleasecalltheofficeifyouareinterested.

BusDriversNeeded!Haveyoueverconsideredaparttimeorfulltimejobasaschoolbusdriverforourschoolcorporation?Bringing
studentstoandfromschoolcanbeveryrewarding.Ifyouareinterestedinmoreinformationorguidanceinobtainingabusdrivers
license,pleasecallMarcSchumat9372400ext.1formoredetails!

CommunityNews,Events,andExtraCurriculars:
PatriotWinterCheerleadinginformationisavailableintheofficeandontheenclosedflier.

SpencerCountyCASAislookingforvolunteerswhowouldbewillingtoadvocateforchildren.Pleaseseetheattachedflierformore
information.

Fulda4HClubmeetingThursday,January8th,6:007:00pmCentralTime,attheSt.BonifaceParishCenter,Fulda.Newmembers
welcome!4Hisopentoyouthingrades312.Mini4HisopentoyouthingradesK2.Theenrollmentdeadline(January15th)isquickly
approaching.ContactVickieSnyderat3575073or6862822formoreinformationabouttheFuldaclub.

TouchtoneEnergyCampapplicationsforcurrent6thgradestudentstoparticipateinasummercamparenowavailableintheoffice.The
deadlinetosignupforthisfunsummercampisJanuary30.ThecampisJune36.

Too busy last fall with soccer, looking for something to do before softball?!?

Girl Scout troops are still forming in your school

and we want you to be a part of it!
Complete the form below and return to your school office by Monday, January
26th. A Membership Recruiter in your area will be in touch with you and your
parents about possibly forming a new troop and/or sending information about
upcoming events and camps. You can be a Girl Scout in many ways!

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Were so excited youre excited!

Please detach and return to your school office by Monday, January 26, 2015.

Tell us more about yourself:

Name

School

Grade:

Your three favorite activities:

How can we reach you?

Parent

Phone

Email

Address

City

St

Zip

YES! I would like to help organize a troop in my daughters school!

Thanks! We will be in touch soon.

Meanwhile, discover more at
www.girlscouts-gssi.org

Girl Scouts of Southwest Indiana

223 NW 2nd St, Evansville IN, 47708
812-421-4970