Pennies for Theleukemia& Lymphoma Society

December 2015

Principal’s Message Dates to Remember Dec. 10 Salvation Army deadline As we think about all of the things we hold Dec. 15 Pajama day and Visit from Santa dear during this holiday season, I want you Dec. 18 Winter Wonderland Day to know how much I appreciate the children, Dec. 21 through January 4 Winter Break families and staff at Washington Elementary. Everyday I count it a blessing to be able to work with great people and to Time to Help Those in Need be entrusted with your very best, your The Salvation Army is once again collecting children. Please know that I wish all of you a food for their annual Food Drive. From wonderful holiday season with your families December 7th through the 10th, we are asking and a new year with bright hope and students and staff to remember local families possibility, by bringing in canned or dry goods for holiday baskets. Washington K-1 and the Salvation -Kelly Stahl, Principal Army want to make sure that all families in our area have a good meal during the Pennies for The Leukemia & holidays. Thank you for Lymphoma Society helping our community.

Our penny drive was another huge success. Students brought in pennies and Weather Delays and Cancellations coins, which added up to a total of $1201.31! Mrs. Biglin’s classes brought in If you want to receive the most money and were the winners of notification of TCS the pizza party. Thank you parents and delays or students for supporting to this great cancellations from organization every year. the Honeywell Alert System, you can sign up on line by going to Lost and Need to be Found! https://instantalert.honeywell.com/

We have many items on the lost and found table in our lobby. If you are missing a jacket, hat, gloves or scarf, it may be there. Stop in Library Memorials and check it out. We want to thank those who donated books to our library in memory of a friend or loved one. These new books will be Science at FELC great additions to the world of reading for our students. What is zoology? What about archeology? Become scientists for the day at the St. Francis Earth Literacy Center. Join them as many days In memory of Evelyn "Evey" Bentz: as you can. Participants will explore a different branch of science each time through Pete the Cat's Train Trip experiments, labs, and activities. Kids 5-10 donated by Tom & Pat Walter years old should come ready to experience the life of a scientist. In memory of Bea Lynch: Go to www.http://felctiffin.org for more info. A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue donated by Tom & Pat Walter Congratulations! A Day in the Life of a Baby Bear Miss Angie Ellis and Washington donated by Shane Fellers, kindergarten Elementary have been awarded the student Ohio Gold Award for Excellence in Physical Education for the second year in a row. This award is presented annually to schools that offer Physical Education Technology programs of superior quality. for learning Thank you Miss Ellis for keeping fun! our kids healthy! Thanks to the Elementary PTO, Washington K-1 now has access to GoNoOdle Physical Activities promote a great educational website. health and fitness and are based on cutting BrainPOP Jr. caters to children from edge research. These engaging games and grades K-3. Students are able to use activities provide short bursts of movement these resources in the classroom and leading to improved focus and energy within at home. Lessons include videos, games, the classroom and at home. Create an account comics and jokes, and leveled quizzes about the and choose from all brain breaks or narrow materials. BrainPOP also has several your search to a certain activity type. smartphone apps and is available in other While most of these are physical tasks, a few languages. For kindergarten and first grade are mental/logic activities. Time required for students go to, https://www.brainpop.com/. the activity is shown with each option and none The BrainPOP Jr. icon will be found at the bottom of the games take longer than five minutes. If of the main page. you are interested in some fun short physical activities for your student, log on to: https://www.gonoodle.com/ Just another way our Elementary PTO is investing in your student’s future. Thanks PTO!