HIGHLIGHTS and HAPPENINGS East Hanover Elementary School January 2012 2011-2012Testing Dates From the Principal’s Desk… Happy New Year everyone! I hope that you had a wonderful time with Please note the testing dates for this school year below. This your children over the Holiday break. My family enjoys this time very much, but information is intended to help I must admit that it is hard to get our children back in the routine of waking up you plan appointments and early! family trips for this school year. It is important for students to December is a very exciting month for everyone, but we certainly hit the attend school on testing dates. ground running right away in January. Report cards and parent-teacher confer- Since these dates are posted, absences other than illness ences are right around the corner and teachers will be working hard to get ready. during the testing periods will We hope that you will be able to join us to discuss how your child is progressing. not be excused. One of the many reasons that we have a great school is the way that stu- dents, teachers, and parents work together to form an educational partnership. Grades 3-5 PSSA Math & Reading: March 12-23, 2012 When we work together, I have not found an issue that we cannot solve! Have a great January, and stay warm!! Grade 5 PSSA Writing: April 16-27, 2012 Farm Show Reminder!!! Grade 4 PSSA Science: Many of our families attend the farm show each year. Please remember to fill out an April 16-27, 2012 educational trip form in advance if you are planning on taking your child during school. You might even catch me in the food court with a milkshake when you are there! Happy New Year from the EH PTO! We are ready for a lot of fun and excitement in the new year, and we hope many families will join us! Be sure to put the following on your calendars: -Friday, January 6 during school: May Day Poster entries are due! -Tuesday, January 10 at 7:30 pm in the library: May Day Meeting—We have a bunch of dedicated volunteers heading up various areas, but we can always use more! -Friday, January 20 in the gym: East Hanover's Talent Show: "Going to the Movies"! Come see the biggest group of tal- ented kids ever involved in a PTO talent show. During intermission, vote for your favorite May Day Poster! -Tuesday, January 24 at 5:00 pm in the library: PTO meeting (snacks, free babysitting, info about upcoming events and a chance to share your ideas about fundraising for 2012-2013) -Friday, February 10 at 6:30 pm in the gym: Family Movie Night and 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off! Get your recipes ready, bring blankets or lawn chairs and enjoy the company of other EH families while we watch a movie and munch! If you have questions about any of these items, please contact Pam Waters at [email protected] or 469-0919. We'd also like to thank all the families that helped out for our annual Santa Shop and our Teacher Appreciation Cookie Exchange. Remember, every time you volunteer, you earn a chance at our grand prize of a 2-night stay at the Inn at Westwynd Farm! Congratulations and Kudos! Lower Dauphin Sporting Events Thanks to the students and teachers of Second and Fifth grade, the String ensemble, Band, Chorale and When students attend Lower Dauphin sporting Chorus for making our Holiday Programs so enjoy- events, parents are reminded that they are responsible for able. Hats off to our music teachers, Miss Meyer and their child’s behavior. Lower Dauphin administrators at- Mr. Lavender, for all their effort. tend the events and apply the rules of student conduct as explained in your student’s handbook when monitoring the Thank you to all the teachers and students for helping students. Students are to remain on the home side of the our school get in the holiday spirit with the many fine competition to encourage the home players. Poor and/or displays of seasonal projects. disruptive behavior at sporting events could have a negative consequence in the regular school settings. We encourage Once again, the Santa Shop was a big hit with the students to show school spirit and support their team in children. Thanks to Mrs. Wendy Saich, and the staff ways that would make the school proud. of volunteers for making this a special experience for the children. ELEMENTARY TRACK SIGN-UPS Sign-ups for the elementary track program will be held February 6th and 7th from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Lower Dauphin High School Cafeteria. The program is open to Lower Dauphin students in grades 1 through 6. Be on the lookout for more information coming after the REMINDERS From the Health Room holidays! . Please remind your children to eat breakfast before coming to school each day and remind them to wear socks and a coat to school. Fever or vomiting within 24 hours of school, frequent loud coughing, or other communicable diseases are appropriate th On Monday, December 5 , 33 fourth grade members reasons for your child to stay home from school. of the East Hanover Helping Hands visited the mem- bers of the Mohler Senior Center in Hershey. They Kindergarten & 3RD grade – A dental examination is re- delivered holiday door-hangers, were able to mingle quired, please forward completed form to the nurse. with the senior citizens, and ended the visit with a th game of BINGO and cookies & ice cream! It was a Any 5 grader who has a physical examination this year, th success and the 4 graders made some new senior should forward the physical examination form to my atten- friends that thoroughly enjoyed the visit from the tion. A PHYSICAL IS REQUIRED FOR 6TH grade. “youngsters.” If your child has borrowed any clothing from the Nurse’s Office, please wash and return them. Three simple Steps to take for a healthy Thank you for the donations during the weight: toy drive. They were greatly appreciated EAT RIGHT and will enjoyed by children and MOVE MORE families! LIMIT SCREEN TIME School Picture Program School Memory Books will again be offered this year. Look for order forms later this month, Books will be delivered in the spring. Also, a spring 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 be free of charge to all students again this year. The fifth grade group picture will be taken in late spring, and will also be at no cost. A Note from Mrs. Gillis… The cold winter days are here. Please try to give you child at least fifteen minutes of active play each day. Running around the yard or house, sledding, skating, riding bike or walking the dog are just a few activities that will increase cardio endurance. Fourth and Fifth graders can enjoy complimentary ski packages by going to www.skipa.com Lost and Found Box Our weather keeps changing so it’s easy to forget or leave behind coats, hats, gloves etc. If you are missing an article of clothing please check the lost and found box here at school. Items left behind on the bus are also put in the lost and found box here at school. 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 the that Lower Dauphin School District is delayed / closed. Individual schools are not generally mentioned. The following radio and television stations announce the status of the Lower Dauphin School District: 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 580, WKBO-AM 1230, WWKL-AM, 1460, 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. Please be sure your child is aware of the arrangements you have made in the event of an early dismissal. This informa- tion 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—The KIDS program is cancelled with a delay One-Hour Delay: AM Session 10:00—11:45 PM Session 12:45—3:30 Two-Hour Delay: AM Session 11:00—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 three additional scheduled snow days (March 25th, April 21th, April 25th.) Depending upon the weather during the winter months, we could be attending school beyond June 8th should we need additional days. Please consider this possibility when you are making vacation plans. January 2012 LOWER DAUPHIN566-5320 INFORMALINE Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Day 3 3 Day 4 4 Day 5 5 Day 6 6 Day 1 7 8 9 Day 2 10 Day 3 11 Day 4 12 Day 5 13 Day 6 14 15 16 17 Day 1 18 Day 2 19 Day 3 20 Day 4 21 No School PTO Talent Show 7PM 22 23 Day 5 24 Day 6 25 Day 1 26 Day 2 27 Day 3 28 PTO Meeting 5pm 29 30 Day 4 31 Day 5 .