School News & Events EAST HANOVER ELEMENT ARY SCHOOL JANUARY 2016

East Hanover Painting Party to Benefit the 2015-2016 PSSA Four Diamonds Mini-THON! Testing Dates

Please note the testing Attention students, parents and teachers: Mark your calendars for Saturday, Janu- dates for this school year ary 30th for an afternoon of FUN! Start time is 1:00 Step-by-step instructions and below. This information is all supplies will be provided to create your very own Superman/Supergirl STYLE intended to help you plan monogram painting on canvas. No prior painting experience is needed and all appointments and family supplies will be provided for a suggested donation of $20 per person. Students trips for this school year. must be accompanied by an adult and all proceeds will go to the East Hanover It is important for Mini-THON which benefits the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Chil- students to attend school dren’s Hospital. on testing dates. Since these dates are posted, absences other than Delay and Closing Reminder illness during the testing periods will not be With winter’s arrival, please be aware of the possibility of school delays and cancellations. excused. An announcement will be made on several radio and television stations indication that the Lower Dauphin School District is delayed / closed. Individual schools are not generally mentioned.  Grades 3-5 PSSA

The following radio and television stations announce the status of the Lower Dauphin School Dis- English and Math trict: April 11—21, 2016 WITF-FM 98.5, WJTL-FM 90.3, WTPA-FM 92.1/93.5, WRBT-FM94.9, WRVV-FM 97.3, WWKL-

FM 99.3, WHYL-FM 102.5 WNNK-FM 104.1, WQXA-FM 105.7, WRKZ-FM 106.7, WHP-AM  Grade 4 PSSA 580, WKBO-AM 1230, WWKL-AM, 1460, WHP TV Channel 27, WGAL TV Channel 8, WHMT- Science: April 25-29, Fox 43, and UPN Channel 15. 2016

School closing information will be available on the school district’s automated information line, INFORMALINE 566-5320 OR 944-1668 and on the Lower Dauphin web page at www.ldsd.org.

The district also utilizes the School Messenger emergency alter system. The audodialer allows the school to contact parents in an emergency through land line phones, mobile phone, text mes- sages and emails. Please be sure your child is aware of the arrangements you have made in the event of an early dismissal. This information should also be on file in the school office. Please make sure all information is up-to-date.

Delayed Start Information Grades 1-5 One-Hour Delay School Begins at 10:00 AM Two-Hour Delay School begins at 11:00 AM

Delayed Start Information for Kindergarten Session— One-Hour Delay: AM Session 10:00—11:45 PM Session 12:45—3:30

Congratulations to the 2nd Two-Hour Delay: AM Session 11:00—12:45 th PM Session 1:45 — 3:30 and 5 graders who partici- pated in the Holiday con- Additionally, please note that breakfast will not be served on days when there is a school delay. cert! These students worked so hard to sing, play, and Just a reminder that we have five additional scheduled snow days (February 15, March 23, 24, 28, perform to the best of their April 22.) abilities! Depending upon the weather during the winter months, we could be attending school beyond June 10th should we need additional days. Please consider this possibility when you are making Great job everyone! vacation plans. School Picture Program

School Memory Books can be ordered again this month if you did not place your order in October. Order forms will be available again later this month, books will be delivered in the spring. Also, a spring picture program will be offered again this year. Individual spring pictures will be taken of all students, with no obligation to buy. Classroom group pictures will also be taken at the same time and will be free of charge to all students again this year. The fifth grade group picture will be taken in late spring, and also be at no cost.

January Computer Corner

Winter is a great time to practice keyboarding skills. Click on these links to find your favorite! http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3c6tfr#zgkpn39 http://www.abcya.com/keyboarding_practice.htm http://www.tvokids.com/games/keyboardclimber

Arcademic Skill Builders at http://www.arcademics.com/ lets you play fun games while practicing specific subjects such as math and spelling, by grade level.

A favorite winter game here in the computer lab is Snowline. Draw a snow path with the mouse for Santa to pick up presents as he makes his way up a snowy summit at http://www.miniclip.com/games/snow-line/en/

Delay and Closing Reminder

With winter’s arrival, please be aware of the possibility of school delays and cancellations. An announcement will be made on several radio and television stations indication that the Lower Dauphin School District is de- layed / closed. Individual schools are not generally mentioned.

The following television stations post the status of the Lower Dauphin School District: WHP TV Channel 27, WGAL TV Channel 8, WHMT-Fox 43, and UPN Channel 15.

School closing information will be available on the school district’s automated information line, INFORMALINE 566-5320 OR 944-1668 and on the Lower Dauphin web page at www.ldsd.org. The district also utilizes the School Messenger emergency alter system. The audodialer allows the school to contact parents in an emergency through land line phones, mobile phone, text messages and emails. Please be sure your child is aware of the arrangements you have made in the event of an early dismissal. This information should also be on file in the school office. Please make sure all information is up-to-date.

Delayed Start Information Grades 1-5 One-Hour Delay School Begins at 10:00 AM Two-Hour Delay School begins at 11:00 AM

Delayed Start Information for Kindergarten Session— One-Hour Delay: AM Session 10:00—11:45 PM Session 12:45—3:30

Two-Hour Delay: AM Session 10:00—12:45 PM Session 1:45 — 3:30

Additionally, please note that breakfast will not be served on days when there is a school delay.

Just a reminder that we have four additional scheduled snow days (February 16, April 1, 2, 6.) Depending upon the weather during the winter months, we could be attending school beyond June 5th should we need additional days. Please consider this possibility when you are making vacation plans.