2010 National Blue Ribbon School

Volume 1, Issue 8 March 30, 2012 Donald E. Cline Elementary 2010 National Blue Ribbon School www.campbellcountyschools.us 5586 East Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, KY 41076 859-781-4544

Welcome to Donald E. Cline School Business from Ms. Brenda: Elementary With the warmer temperatures of Spring approaching, students will Dear Parents, be allowed to wear shorts It’s March Madness - an exciting time for after Spring Break. basketball athletes to make it into the “Final Four” for a chance to be National However, students are not Champions. In many ways, March Madness allowed to wear flip-flops to school. in the basketball world resembles the dreams Please keep this in mind when your we have for our students. Just remember child is getting ready for school in the that every great accomplishment begins with morning. Thank you! a dream. Our dreams form our vision. Our vision establishes our beliefs. Our beliefs determine the actions needed to accomplish Panthers DREAM Big our dreams. When people come together as , a team, share a dream, and focus on reaching On March 24 Cline students, as a part of NKU’s DREAM (Delivering Remarkable their goals together, there’s a very good Education in Art and Music) program for chance they’ll accomplish what they set out Strings performed in a concert with other to do! DREAM BIG CLINE PANTHERS! schools from Boone, Kenton, and Campbell Have a safe and happy Spring Break! counties. The students performed as an orchestra of about 80 violins, violas, and cellos. Sincerely, The orchestra was featured in Greaves Concert Lynn T. Poe, Principal Hall. The song list included “Reggae Reef”, “The 3-D Polka”, “Ode to Joy” and “Over the Rainbow”. In addition, Cline students were For every person who doubts featured performing “Twinkle, Twinkle and you and tells you you will fail, Variations” for the audience. The concert was try twice as hard to prove them a huge success and even earned the performers a standing ovation at the end. We wrong. are so proud of these students. - Unknown Calendar of Events April: Return from Spring Break – April 9th Muffins with Moms April 10th 7:30-8:30 Pasta with Parents April 17th Leprechauns Wreak Go Green Day April 20th Havoc PTO meeting April 26th 6:30 th When students set their Talent Show April 27 leprechaun traps on the May: th st Friday before St. Patrick’s Day, none 5 grade night May 21 at 6:30 of them expected what they found on Monday morning. The leprechaun Spring Break traps were tossed about the classrooms. Books and papers were Looking for something worthwhile to scattered everywhere. Chairs were do over Spring Break? Use one of turned over. The leprechauns had the wonderful learning tools offered left a mess! Was there a single at Cline Elementary. Don’t forget you leprechaun caught in those traps? can access Compass Learning, No, those wily leprechauns had Accelerated Reader, and Ticket To escaped the ingenious traps set for Read from home. In addition, there them by Cline students. Better luck are many fun and educational next year, Panthers! websites: multiplication.com, brainpop.com, and starfall.com are just a few. Remember – reading just ten minutes a day helps you become STUDENTS OF THE MONTH a better reader. Good readers ask themselves questions like who, what, Congratulations to 4th grade when, where, why and how. Have a student: Evan Barnes and wonderful week! 2nd grade students: Brayden Kelley, Spencer Moore, Bradyn Williams, and Jenna Geis for being named Cline students of the month. REMINDER TO PARENTS – Fourth Graders TESTING NEWS! The new state testing system Participate in 4H has moved important required speech contest: testing to the last 14 days of Cassidy Witt and Carly Peterson, two the school year. These days fourth-graders, recently won in the move if we have to add district 4H Speech Competition. Cassidy additional days to the calendar took first place and will go on to compete in the multi-county Regional for weather make-up. Please Competition on April 21st. be mindful of this when Carly won second place. scheduling early summer Congratulations to vacations because of the late both young ladies and year testing window. Good Luck at Regionals, Cassidy! Cline’s Healthy NOTES FROM NURSE AMY Challenge Attention Parents: Did you know our The Northern Kentucky Independent school participates in the Big Smiles District Health Department Program, which provides dental care for sponsored a “Healthy Challenge children K-5th right here at school? The Week”. Students and staff were program is intended for students who do encouraged to eat at least 5 fruits not see a dentist on a regular basis. and veggies a day, not to drink any Because the dental work is done at the sugary drinks and to remember school, this minimizes the student’s out- portion control. Students and staff of-class time. used tracking charts that were turned in at the end of the challenge The dental services are 100% covered by week. Students and staff who Medicaid and the dentist may be able to returned their completed charts were help if you are uninsured. Your child entered to win prizes. In addition, received a permission slip to bring home Produce Man came to our school a couple of weeks ago. We have a few extra copies in the nurse’s office if assembly to kick off this event! needed. If you would like to learn more about how your child can receive dental care, please contact Big Smiles at 877- 227-9892 or visit www.myschooldentist.org . Congratulations Academic Team! Cline Science Fair Congratulations to our Cline Academic The students did a wonderful job Team. They won third place in quick recall at Regionals at Campbell Ridge. on their science projects! The Also - a big congratulations goes out to judges were very impressed. The Kameron Steffen for winning 4th place following students earned a 1st in Math. Way to go, Panthers!!!!! Place Ribbon: 3rd Grade: Ethan Schwalbach, 4th Grade: Noah Blythe, 5th Grade: Owen Anderson. The following students earned a 2nd Place Ribbon: 3rd Grade: Ethan Schnee, 4th Grade: Sarah Reynolds, 5th Grade: Ian McNabb. The following students earned a 3rd Place Ribbon: 3rd Grade: Andrew Dunham, 4th Grade: Jordan Hartig, 5th Grade: Alex Hardy. We are very proud of each student who completed a project! The competition was fierce! Poetry Corner: Fire in My House! There is a fire in my house. Dolphins It is even on my bed. by Haydee Correa There is a fire in my house. It is making me turn red. dolphins are mammals dolphins eat fish There is a fire in my yard. dolphins are kind It is burning up my dog. they don’t touch the fish on the dish There is a fire in my yard. I posted it on my blog. dolphins swim dolphins eat There is a fire on my street. dolphins play It is burning my friend. they can’t be beat! There is a fire on my street. When will this end!

There is a fire in my state. Friends It is burning the city. By: Alex Guffey There is a fire in my state. It was such a pity. Friends can be imaginary or real. There is no fire. Some can be robots made of steel It finally ended. Friends are all around you. There is no fire. So no reason feeling blue! I was so offended!!!

I can be your friend. By: Ethan Schnee And the fun will never end! So go on, make some, and get some. Just don’t become lonesome. Friends By: Jacob Amato Horses Horses horses run around. Friends are good Horses horses smell the ground. there is a full neighborhood Horses horses trot downtown. theres a good red dog Horses horses actually are brown. there is too much fog theres a dude Horses horses eat carrots. that’s too much food Horses horses look like parrots. that girl is in a mood They also like to eat hay. someone just came unglued Horses horses like to stomp on clay.

By: Kylie Tewes Flowers By: Abby Morgan Don’t shoot the ball! By: Jayden Coleman They are very pretty. Sometimes if its rainy they feel very Don’t shoot the ball. sulky. It might hit the wall. They usually bloom in the spring , Stop stop don’t shoot at all but sometimes spring is hard to bring. Don’t shoot the ball

Sometimes their droopy , Don’t shoot the ball but no one knows for sure. You could fall They are a little hard to push out the Don’t shoot the ball door. Wait it’s too late they took it all They usually sway from place to place , but sometimes they can get in your face. Don’t shoot the ball Our team lost it all Sometimes they smell really sweet, Don’t shoot the ball and usually they are neat ,and complete Go run into the wall

My two cats By: Lily Parker

Cats are funny Cats are silly Cats are creepy I am sleepy.