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

January7,2015

PrincipalsMessage:
Sincethebeginningoftheyear,wehavehadseveralstudentsmoveintoour1st,2nd,
and6thgradeclass.WearehappytoreceiveeverystudentthatcomesourwayandaddstoourNancyHanks
family!Our6thgradeclassisnowat31students.Asthisclasssizeismanageable,itisnotideal.Starting
nextweek,wewillbeaddinganother6thgradeteachertotheafternoonschedule.Ourkindergartenhasa
smallnumberofstudents,allowingustocombinetheseclassesintheafternoononly.Firstgradewillnot
changeclasssizes,butoneclasswillbenefitfromtwoofourgreatstaffmembers.Asalways,Iwouldbe
happytoansweranyquestionsregardingyourchildseducation!

ProgressReports
arecominghometodayinEagleFoldersforallstudents.

BenchmarkReports
arecominghomethisweekwithstudentsingradesK2.Thesereportsandscoresare
usedtohighlightafewofthemostimportantskillsandconceptsthathavebeenidentifiedateachgradelevel.
Thisisoneassessmentandisusedtogiveasnapshotofyourchildsprogressoncertainskills.Remediation
isgivenwhenachilddoesnotshowmasteryonabenchmark.

Dibels
isthewayinwhichwemeasureyourchildsgrowthinkeyareasofreading.Thereportbeingsent
hometodaywillshowyourchildslevelofperformanceandthenagraybarwhichindicatesascorethatwould
beongradelevel.Ihavelistedthekeyareasbelow.Pleaseletusknowifyouhaveanyquestions.

KdgFirstsoundfluency(FSF),PhonemeSegmentation(PSF)Correctlettersounds(CLS),WordsRecoded
(WWR)
FirstGradeCorrectlettersounds(CLS),WordsRecoded(WWR)andOralReadingFluency(ORF)
nd
th
2
6
GradeOralReadingFluency(ORF)

FirstSoundFluencyisachildsabilitytohearthesoundatthebeginningoftheword.

PhonemeSegmentationisthechildsabilitytobreakapartthesoundsinaword.

CorrectletterSoundsisthechildsabilitytogivethesoundalettermakes

WordsRecodedisachildsabilitytoblendtogetherlettersoundstomakeaword.

OralReadingFluencyisachildsabilitytoreadwordsataratethatisappropriateforthegrade
level,withexpressionappropriateforthegradelevelandwithaccuracythatisappropriate.

OralReadingFluencyisachildsNumber1indicatorofsuccessinreading.

KindergartenRoundUpandopenpreschool/daycare
enrollmentineachelementarybuildingonthe
followingdatesfrom12:00noon3:00p.m.and4:007:00p.m.
February22,2016DavidTurnham
February23,2016Chrisney

February24,2016LincolnTrail
February25,2016NancyHanks

ARTCLUB:
Quarter3ArtClubwillbeon
Wednesday
,January27
from3:10until4:10intheArtRoom.
AnystudentsingradesK6areinvitedtoattend!Eachstudentwishingtoparticipate(whetherneworold),
mustreturnapermissionslipfoundintheoffice,and$1inordertoreservetheirspot.Thisquartersthemeis
"SnowMuchFun!".Hopetoseeyouthere!!

Yearbooksareonsale!
Orderformsarebeingsenthometoday.Thecostis$12forthisyears
fullcolor
yearbook.TheorderingdeadlineisFebruary5,2016.Pleasereturnorderformswithpaymenttotheschool
office.

Technology:
CrisisConnectionsaysthatTheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics(AAP)hasrecommendations
onmediaexposure.Youcanseethemat:

www.healthychildren.org

FromtheCafeteria
CongratulationstothewinnersofthesurprisetrayinDecember:GradySchmitt,Hunter
Osborne&GarrettKeller.

UpcomingEvents
January18makeupday(NOSCHOOL)
January2529GreatKindnessChallenge
January27BloodDriveatNancyHanks
January29makeupday(NOSCHOOL)

CommunityNews,Events,andExtraCurriculars:

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

Mental Health America of Spencer County

You are cordially invited to the

Mental Health America of Spencer Countys Annual Meeting.
Where: Spencer County Youth & Community Center, 1101 E CR 800 N, Chrisney.
When: January 19 from11:30am-1pm. Lunch will be catered by The Chateau.
QPR Institute by Kent Leslie with Deaconess Cross Pointe:
Common myths and facts associated with suicide
Warning signs of suicide
Tips for asking the suicide question
Methods for persuading suicidal individuals to get help
Ways of referring at risk people to local resources
Time for Questions and Answers
Each attendee will receive a QPR booklet and card with information on suicide prevention, as
well as resource information for treatment providers and support groups within their community
During this time we will also highlight some of our projects from the past year:
Parents Are Forever Program
Christmas Gift Lift
Psychotherapy Program
Psychotropic Medications Program
Youth Services Program
Please RSVP by January 7, 2016.
___ I will be attending the annual meeting.
___ I will not be attending the annual meeting.

Please return to: Mental Health America of Spencer County

1101 E CR 800 N,
Chrisney, IN 47611
812-362-8066
or e-mail: natalie.a.bolin@crisisconnectioninc.org

SOON TO BE
A SPLASHING
GOOD TIME!
Water Aerobics & Community Open Swim Nights
Heritage Hills High School Swimming Pool
Water Aerobics (low-impact exercise for all fitness levelsperformed in the
shallow end of the swimming pool) and Community Open Swim nights will be
hosted by the Tri-County YMCA on Wednesday evenings at the Heritage Hills High
School Pool beginning in January. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Water Aerobics:
* Will be offered on January 13th & January 27th
* Class Time: 6:007:00 PM EASTERN
* Class Fee: Y MembersFREE
Program Participants$5.00
* Must be at least 13 years of age to attend

Please call the Y at

367-2323 with any
questions or email
katief@tricountyymca.org

Community Open Swim:

* Will be offered on January 13th, 20th, and 27th
* Open Pool Time: 7:008:15 PM EASTERN
* Fee: $5.00 per Swimmer or $10.00 for the Family
* Swimmers under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult