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19260N.St.Rd.162,Ferdinand,IN47532
8123575091or8129372400

Whateveryouare,beagoodone.~AbrahamLincoln

______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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

February5,2014
PrincipalsMessage:
WithISTEPandIREAD3approaching,wewouldliketoplansomethingfunforkids
leadinguptotheseassessments.OurLiteracyNightthisyearwillbeafuntimeforfamiliestocomeinand
celebratethehardworkstudentshavedone.IwillhaveinformationforparentsonISTEP,IREAD,ACUITY,
DIBELS,SRIoranyotherassessmentyouhavequestionsabout.Therearemoredetailsbelow.Hopetosee
youthereonFebruary23!
PreschoolRoundupInformation:

IfyourchildiscurrentlyenrolledinthePreschoolProgramandyourchild
willcontinueintheprogramduringthe201516schoolyear,itwillnotbenecessaryforyoutoattendPreschool
RoundUponFebruary11.However,itisnecessarythatyounotifyyourchildsschoolyourchildwillbe
returningfor20152016schoolyear.Spaceislimited,pleaseletusknowbyFebruary6.Ourpreschoolfills
upquicklyonafirstcomefirstservebasis.

NationalCounselorsWeek!
CheckoutthevideoourstudentsmadeforMrs.Wetzel.
http://youtu.be/dQevGG08h5U

NotesfromtheMrs.WetzeltheSchoolSocialWorker
:
Thankyoutothosewhohavereturnedtheir
"Kindheartedhands".Ifyouhavenotthereisstilltime!Pleasereturnonecutouthandprintdecoratedwitha
heartinthemiddlebytomorrow.Thanks!
Congratulationstothefollowingstudentsourlatest
EagleWinnersforCommonSense!
JayGruber,Eli
Brockman,PeytonGray,TyRaven,CarsonHassfurther,BrockFicker,TaylorRuxer,RileyEsarey,Sheldon
Smith,MadisonWagner,JTSmallwood,GabeGogel,CameronBriggs,EllaSchnieders,BrailiSchippand
MollySchnieders.

The
DestinationImagination
teamhasafundraiserlistedbelow.Print,cut,andsendinifinterested!Ifyou
donothaveaccesstoaprinter,wecangiveapapercopyoryoucancalltheofficewithyourrequest.

CAMPREADALOT:
Markyourcalendarsforthisyear's
LiteracyNight
forstudentsandfamilies.
Monday,February23,2015from5:307:00PM
ComeandenjoytheCampReadALotactivities!Therewillbeabookexchange.Startlookingatyourown
gentlyusedbooks.Studentswillbeabletobringthosetoschooltotradeforaticket.Ticketscanthenbeused
to"buy"othergentlyusedbooksonLiteracyNight.Moreinformationwillbecomingsoon!

HealthFair
willbeonApril10from5:30to7:00!Ifanyparentsinthehealthcareprofessionwouldbe
interestedinhavingaboothorknowofanycontactswecouldmake,letusknow.Wewillpassonthe
informationtoourWellnessCommittee.

UpcomingEvents
February6
PajamaDay(Bring50centstodonatetoRiley'sChildren'sHospital)
February11KindergartenandPreschoolRoundup(12:007:00)
February16PresidentsDay(NOSCHOOL)
February23LiteracyNight(5:307:00pm)
February26MathBowl


JobPosting:
BusDriverNeeded:
NorthSpencerislookingforadrivertodrivethespecialneedspreschoolroute.The
positionisopenimmediately.PleasecontactTransportationDirector,MarcSchumat8129372400ext.1

Subbing:
IfyouareinterestedininvestingtimeintheNorthSpencerCountySchools,substitutingcouldbethe
thingforyou.Wefeelthatworkingwithkidsineducationisarewardingexperienceandwearelookingfor
candidatesthatenjoyworkingwithkidsandwouldbeapositiverolemodel.Ifinterested,callKaren
Hildenbrandat9372400ext.1.

CommunityNews,Events,andExtraCurriculars:
NorthSpencerSoccerAssociationTravelSoccer:
NSSAislookingforafewmoreboystoplayTravel
st
soccer.TheyneedtobebornbetweenAugust1st2002andJuly31
2006.Rostersaregoingtobehopefully
finalizedbyJan30.PleasecallBrianFortuneat
8126862323

Interestedin
Guitarlessons
?CallCurtAcuffat8126397403.

PatriotWinterCheerleadingClinic
February7moreinformationisavailableintheoffice.

SantaClausOptimistspass,dribble,shootcontest:
ThiseventisforBoysandGirlsages813.Itwillbe
SundayFeb.15from1PMto4PMinthewhitegymonthehighschoolcampus.Flyerswithadditional
informationavailableintheschooloffice.

NORTHSPENCERBASEBALLANDSOFTBALLSIGNUPS:
SignupsforNorthSpencerLittleLeague
BaseballandSoftballwillbeintheHeritageHillsHighSchoolCafeteriaonSaturday,February7andSaturday,
February14from10:002:30bothdays.Boysmustbeages512onMay1,2015andgirlsmustbeages
512onJanuary1,2015tobeeligibletoplay.Signupfeesforeachleagueare$45for1player,$75for2
players,and$20foreachadditionalplayerfromafamily.Therewillbea$10perplayerlatesignupfeeforall
th
formsreceivedafterFebruary20
.Baseballandsoftballareseparateleagues,andpaymentmustbemadeto
eachleagueindependently(notonecheckforboth).Formoreinformationregardingbaseball,pleasecontact
MichaelBowlingat
Michael.Bowling@kimball.com
or
8122059173
.Formoreinformationregardingsoftball,
pleasecontactJeffEubankat
melody806@yahoo.com
or5442996.

AdultEdClassesinDale:
Doyouknowanyonewhoneedsclassestogettheirhighschooldiploma?There
areflyersinschoolofficewithclasstimesandlocations.Forspecificinformationonfreeclasses,pleasecallor
textSindyHarrisat8124496835.

TouchtoneEnergyCamp
applicationsforcurrent6thgradestudentstoparticipateinasummercamparenow
availableintheoffice.ThedeadlinetosignupforthisfunsummercampisJanuary30.ThecampisJune36.

ValentineFundraiser
:LookingforaspecialsomethingforyourStudent??NancyHanks'Destination
ImaginationteamwillbesellinghandmadeValentinesurprises!For$1,fillouttheslipbelowandonFebruary
13th,yoursweetheartwillreceiveaspecialsurpriseinschool!.MoneyandformmustbereturnedbyFriday,
February6.ProceedsbenefitNHDestinationImagination.

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