2) School Dismissal Would Be at the Regular Time

BEIRIGER SCHOOL

JANUARY/FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER

SCHOOL CLOSING/DELAY - If a decision is made to close school because of weather, that announcement will be made on the following radio stations – 105.5 FM, 107.1 FM, and 1500 AM. In addition, the One Call system will be utilized. These announcements regarding school closings or delays will be made before 7:00a.m. Our school office opens at 7:30a.m. The following is the established school corporation procedure for a morning delay:

1) All bus drivers and school personnel would start their day either one or more hours later than usual. (This would also be announced on the above radio stations.) 2) School dismissal would be at the regular time. 3) School lunches would be served.

Hopefully, we will never have to implement these procedures, but if we do, you will now be prepared. You may also check our corporation web site for additional information. (www.griffith.k12.in.us) On the Griffith web site there is an option under the Information tab entitled Emergency School Closing. By clicking on this option, you can subscribe to the Emergency Closing Center (ECC). When you click on the ECC link you can sign up for e-mail notification. If there is an early closing, you will be notified by e-mail if you subscribe to this service.

LIBRARY USED BOOK SALE - We will be having our used book sale in the Library on January 27th through February 7. The sale will be held in the Library during lunch. All book sales will be 25 cents each. Please bring in any books you would like to donate for our used book sale. What we don’t use this year, we’ll save for next year.

READ-A-THON - The Lake County Public Library is holding its annual Read-A- Thon to raise money for public libraries. The Read-A-Thon will run from January 13th through February 21st. Part of this money is given back to the school libraries that participate in this program. Students who participate in the Read-A-Thon will receive either ribbons or trophies.

SIX FLAGS READING PROGRAM - The Six Flags Reading Program will run from January 13th through February 21st. Mrs. Plucinski will be sending information regarding this program home with each student. SPAGHETTI DINNER - The annual Spaghetti Dinner sponsored by the Education Foundation was held on Friday, January 31st in the High School/Middle School Cafeteria. Those students who made the Honor roll and/or had perfect attendance for both quarters were rewarded with a free meal.

HONOR ROLL – The following students made the Honor Roll for the 2nd Quarter:

Grade 3: Isabella Andriessen, Bradley Creighton, Mason Gerloff-Rex, William Horton, Alexander Kishel, Alex Ladendorf, Destiny Magana-Stokes, Amal Mohammed, Maya Perez, Calie Phelps, Alfonso Salinas, Eric Smith, Ashley Taylor, Martha Torres, Kyle Watson, Alexander Carrillo, Juliana Cuadra, Ryan Goff, Julia Gonzalez, Claire LaBadie, Beverly Orne, Owen Sandefur, Madelyn Stordeur, Serenity Stout, Broden Sturgill, Aubrie Svilar, Madison Worosz, Manuel Alvarez, Alayna Andree, Elaine Beck, Collin Pedraza, Kaylee Sheline, Annabella Visak, Lily Wroblewski, and Nina Zielke.

Grade 4: Lysandra Bahena, Zoe Boswinkle, Breeana Graham, Blake Loudenber, Abby Morrison, Nicholas Piro, Brittani Smith, Peyton Thomas, Collin Webb, Lucas Woerner, Jacoba Babin, Ashleigh Banks, Kylie Bell, Meghan Braddy, Ian Clark, Leah Dorsey, Matthew Lair, Ella Polites, Anthony Sharp, Kailyn Spitler, Peyton Willis, Gretchen Zambo, Aaron Chambers, Connor Garcia-Grish, Peyton Grzyb, Emma Jacobs, Alice Jin, Alexander Miller, Colin Timm, and Emily Vasilak.

Grade 5: Katelynn Bilka, Jason Czyz, Anna Guistolisi, Samantha Hutchings, Emmy Rodriguez, Savanah Ronjak, Bryan Bubala, Elizabeth Lapointe, Peyton Prodoehl, Kyle Rassel, Donovan Santa Maria, Kenneth Smith, Thomas Taylor, Cole Tilley, Kyle Vail, and Chloe Williams.

Grade 6: Jaclyn Bobos, Liana Boulles, Ryan Dudlicek, Alexander Lair, Jesse Miller, Tyler Smith, Kylee Taylor, Braylin Welk, Abby Wroblewski, Elise Dorsey, Jenna Dye, Xavier Lopez, Jason Miller, Lauren Smith and Kassidy Szymanski.

PERFECT ATTENDANCE – The following students had perfect attendance for the second quarter: Yasmin Aceves, Stephen Adame, Alayna Andree, Kaylyn Angel, Lysandra Bahena, Hunter Baker, Ashleigh Banks, Samantha Banks, Elaine Beck, Kayla Bell, Katelynn Bilka, Jaclyn Bobos, Kenneth Booker, Taylor Borowski, Timothy Boswinkle, Liana Boulles, Meghan Braddy, Caroline Brown, Bryan Bubala, Claire Burrow, Brian Bytnar, Jillian Carroll, Dylan Carter, Ronan Cassoday, Aaron Chambers, Ian Clark, Austin Cozmanoff, Devyn Cozmanoff, William Cozmanoff, Bradley Creighton, Richard Crownover, Jason Czyz, Kirk Dapshis, Lucca Davis, Kyle Denny, Kayla Doctor, Alyssa Dragomer, Ryan Dragomer, Ryan Dudlicek, Anna Dybel, Jenna Dye, Cadee Eriks, Ayden Farr, Connor Garcia-Grish, Emma Geary, Mason Gerloff-Rex, Meghan Goff, Gabriel Goral, Harrison Gowen, Javier Guerrero, Luis Gutierrez, Logan Harder, Tai Hargrove, Tynia Harris, Mercedes Hart-Darnell, Zackery Hart-Darnell, Aiden Hense, Cole Hernandez, Addison Hill, Regan Hornyak, Miles Horton, William Horton, Ethan Ilic, Alice Jin, Arianna Jones, Noah Jones-Ponzo, Emily Keck, Evan Kovera, Kayla Kramer, Theodore Kumiega, Claire LaBadie, Alexander Lair, Joseph LaPatra, Elizabeth Lapointe, Judith Lashbrook, Richard Leber, Wyatt Lewis-Danek, Joshua Lukas, Elexis Martinez, Sean Martinez, Yanette Martinez, Joel Maxwell, Tyler Maxwell, Seth Maxwell-Harrington, Katherine McCarthy, Mateo Mendoza, Alexander Miller, Chad Muller, Tatianna Negrete, Ricardo Nunez, Lyanna Obregon, Cory Patterson, Logan Prunty, Kyle Rassel, Rylee Reitz, Zachary Reitz, Julius Reyes, Xiomara Reyes, Anissa Rivera, Lani Robinson, Emmy Rodriguez, Anna Sallay, Owen Sandefur, Julian Sepulveda, Anthony Sharp, Kaylee Sheline, Rachel Sheline, Brittani Smith, Eric Smith, Nathaniel Smith, Kailyn Spitler, Lucas Spitler, Ethan Starks, Tannor Steffan, Ryan Stordeur, Cole Sutton, Aubrie Svilar, Drew Szafarczyk, Cade Tilley, Cole, Tilley, Ashley Timm, Amanda Vail, Kyle Vail, Emily Vasilak, Seth Vestal, Collin Webb, Emily Welch, Hannah Welch, Braylin Welk, Ja’Nessa Wheatley, Amber Wiening, Madison Wiening, Peyton Willis, Andrew Wilson, David Wilson, Jack Winston, Gavin Woodall, Aydin Wright, Lily Wroblewski, and Gretchen Zambo.

First Semester Attendance Percentages –

K - Augustyn 96.29 4 - Bliss 96.24 K - Ferrini 97.39 4 - Luyster 97.34 K - Simms 95.78 4 - Nash 97.90

1 - Greichunos 97.37 5 - Kostbade 96.22 1 - Moak 96.42 5 - Vajda 97.20

2 – Baroevich 96.90 6 - Franzen 97.03 2 - Dodson 96.99 6 - Redar 97.22

3 - Brown 97.15 3 - Lukmann 97.02 3 - Norton 97.39

Congratulations to Mrs. Nash’s class for having the highest attendance rate for the 1st semester! The first semester attendance rate for the entire school was 96.93%.

PTC NEWS – Thanks to all who helped make our Santa Breakfast in December so successful. The profit for this fundraiser was approximately $1,500.00.

The February PTC Meeting will be held in the library on Wednesday, February 19th at 3:00 p.m.

The Daddy/Daughter Dance is scheduled for Friday, February 21st from 6:30-9:00 p.m. The cost is $7.00 per person ($18.00 maximum cost per family). Photo packages will be available for purchase. Flyers have been sent home with the students. Beiriger’s annual fun fair is scheduled for Friday, March 7th. The PTC is requesting donations for the basket raffle. Information regarding this event has been sent home with the students.

YEARBOOK - The deadline to purchase a yearbook is Friday, February 14th.

DONATION – Beiriger School would like to thank the Rooke and McCampbell families for nominating Beiriger School for donations from the BP Fabric of America Fund. Beiriger School received $900.00 from these donations. Our choir fund received $300.00 from this and the $600.00 balance went into our Student Activity Fund.

Also, Beiriger School would like to thank the Griffith Lion’s Club for their donation of dictionaries for our 3rd grade students.

ON-LINE STUDENT FOODSERVICE PAYMENTS - Parents are reminded that deposits for student foodservice accounts may be made with a credit card online: www.griffith.k12.in.us Under “Quick Links” go to Food Services: Mealtime Online Payments, then follow the directions (if you’re unsure of your student’s I.D. number, please call Amber Wixson, 924-4281x3330)

Once your family’s on-line payment account is established, regular deposits are quick and easy.

HEALTH NOTICE - Living in the Northwest Indiana region brings about one certainty…dealing with winter weather. Some tips to protect your children from the cold are to dress them in warm layers, with a hat and mittens, and keep them dry. Wear waterproof boots. Make them come indoors at regular intervals and avoid overexertion. Watch for signs of frostbite and hypothermia.

Exposure to very cold temperatures for prolonged periods can cause a severe condition called hypothermia, (Body temperature less than 95 F). Wet or damp clothing, an uncovered head or inadequate clothing increase chances of hypothermia. Young children are at particular risk. Symptoms include shivering, slurred speech, cold pale skin, abnormally slow breathing, loss of coordination, lethargy and fatigue. If you observe these signs, call 911 for emergency medical assistance. Do remove wet clothing and replace with warm dry covering. Apply warm compresses to the chest wall, neck and groin, but not the arms or legs. Do not rub or massage the person.

With cold temperature exposure, skin and underlying tissues may freeze, resulting in frostbite. Areas most likely affected are fingers, hands, toes, feet, nose and ears. The skin becomes white, waxy and feels numb and hard. As the body thaws, the flesh will become red and painful. If you observe these signs, you should follow these first aid procedures:

1) Get out of the cold. 2) Warm the hands by tucking them under ones arms. If the nose or ears or face is affected, warm the area by covering it with dry, gloved hands. Remove any wet clothing. 3) Immerse frozen areas in warm, not hot, water or gently wrap in warm blankets. 4) DO NOT RUB AFFECTED AREA. NEVER RUB SNOW ON FROSTBITEN SKIN. 5) Get emergency medical help.

Traveling during the winter can be dangerous. Allow extra time and monitor weather conditions carefully and adhere to travel advisories. Keep a winter storm kit in your car. This should include blankets, food, flares, gloves, chains and/or sand, and first aid supplies.

Check out our Health & Wellness page on the Griffith web site. It is under Departments where information can be found on MRSA, lice, meningitis, and state immunization requirements.

Also, please remember to sign a permission slip for all medications that are to be administered at school.

Principal’s Press

Dear Parents,

I have listed below some helpful hints on how to help your child become more successful at school. Please understand that we are a partnership, and when school and home partner together, student success will be evident.

On a Daily Basis:  Check your Child’s Planner. Most teachers require a parent signature nightly as part of the communication of the classroom’s expectations for homework or additional important information. Please be sure you are checking each night what your child needs to do for school the following day. If they do not have any written homework, please have your children read. I have listed below the approximate times students should be reading per grade level. Kindergarten-15-20 minutes with parent First Grade-10 minutes independently Second Grade-20 minutes independently Third Grade-30 minutes independently Fourth Grade-40 minutes independently Fifth Grade-45-50 minutes independently Sixth Grade-40-60 minutes independently On a Weekly Basis:  Log into Power School  Logging into Power School each week will keep you updated on grades recorded in a teacher’s grade book and provide you with an overall percentage of your child’s progress in each content area. Please feel free to contact your child’s teacher before or after school with questions or concerns. Together we can make a difference in your child’s education!

Mrs. Neeley