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NANCYHANKSELEMENTARY

NEWSLETTER
19260N.St.Rd.162,Ferdinand,IN47532
8129372400ext.4

Whateveryouare,beagoodone.~AbrahamLincoln

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mrs. Jody Schmitt, Principal


jschmitt@mail.nspencer.k12.in.us

Do the right thing even when no one is looking.


Mrs. Ellen Haefling, Secretary
ehaefling@mail.nspencer.k12.in.us

December17,2015

PrincipalsMessage:
Whatwillyourchildbedoingatschoolonthelasttwodaysbeforebreak?Monday,December21willbe
businessasusualinthemorningincludingguidedreading,mathstations,andspecialareaclasses.Inthe
afternoon,wewillhaveoursemesterawardsacknowledginggrowthandhighachievement.Wewillcelebrate
thisaccomplishmentbyaskingthestudentstowearpajamas,bringtheirfavoriteholidaybook,andenjoymany
activitiestogetherwithmovement,reading,andtriviafollowingtheawardprogram.Tuesday,December22will
beanormalschooldayuntil2:00p.m.whenstudentswillbeintheirclassroomscelebratingefforts,attainment,
andfriendship.Ihopeyouenjoytheextratimewithyourchildrenoverbreakandlookforwardtoseeingthem
againJanuary4!HappyHolidays!

LostandFound:
Ourlostandfoundchestisoverflowingwithjackets,coats,andsweatshirts.Wehavetried
tomakemanyattemptstofindtheownersofthesebelongings.Someoftheclothingitemswillbecomeapart
ofthenursecollectionwhenstudentsneedtochangeclothesatschooliftheyarenotclaimedbeforethenew
year,andtherestwillbedonatedtotheNorthSpencerCommunityActionCenter.

ProgressReports
willgohomewithstudentstheweekwereturntoschoolfrombreakonThursday,January
7.

ConsciousDiscipline:
Becomingconsciousofhurtfulpatternsandbeingwillingtochangethosepatternsis
thegreatestgiftwecangivechildren.Dr.BeckyBaily

Congratulationstothesesoaringeaglesfordemonstratingcaring
ClarkSchaefer,AbbyWollenmann,
BrodyBerg,KendalSeifert,AdalynCanen,DaniBeier,HadleyLeibering,LillyHopster,SamanthaHaefling,
EmilyPaquette,EmmaDay,MichaelaGogel,MadisonBegle,EliseWagler,ClancyAtchisonandHayden
Gogel.

TechnologywithTeens:
CrisisConnectionmadeusawareofseveral
phoneapps
thatcanenable
conversations.Circleof6makesitquick&easytoreach6peopleatthetouchofabutton
(
www.facebook.com/Circleof6
).TeenDating411(TD411)helpsteachhealthybehaviorsfordating
relationships,signsofabusivebehaviorsandsafetytips(
www.ctadv.org/projectsinitiatives/td411/
).
KnowBullyingisafreeappthatcanhelpadultsstartaconversationwithkidsaboutschool,work,relationships
lifeandbullying(
http://store.samhsa.gov/apps/knowbullying/index.html
).TalkTheyHearYouisSAMHSAs
underagedrinkingpreventioncampaignthathelpsguardiansstarttalkingwithchildrenearlyaboutthedangers
ofalcohol(
www.samhsa.gov/underagedrinking
).LoveIsNotAbuse(LINA)isanapplicationthatprovidesrare
insightforparentsofwhatitfeelslikefortheirteentobeavictimofdigitaldatingabuse
(
www.facebook.com/LoveIsNotAbuse
).

UpcomingEvents
December21EndofSemesterCelebration
December22LastDayoftheSemester
December23January1WinterBreak
January4Firstdaybacktoschool

CommunityNews,Events,andExtraCurriculars:

TheHeritageHillsDanceTeam
willbehostingadancecliniconSaturday,January9th,2016forgrades
Preschool6thattheHeritageHillsBlueGym.Formstosignuphavebeensenthome.Ifyoustillneeda
form,pleasecometotheschooloffice.

TheHHHSDanceTeam
willbehostingaFather/DaughterdanceonJanuary23intheMiddleSchoolgym.
th
TheeventwillbeopentoallPreK6
gradegirls.Makeplanstobringyourdad,uncle,grandfatheror
anotherspecialmaninyourlifetodancethenightaway!Additionaldetailswillbesenthomewhenstudents
returntoschoolaftertheholidays.

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