THETHE RROLLER PRESSPRESS Steelton-Highspire Elementary School 250 Reynders Ave., Steelton, PA 17113 www.shsd.k12.pa.us PSSA Corner Mr. Timothy Wendling, Principal Ms. Amanda Grove, Assistant Principal Phone: (717) 704-3800

Greetings, The Reading, Math and Science PSSA’s are held in April this year. Mark you calendars Spring is now finally upon us. However, for the following: before we can look forward to summer vacation, we have some very important tests to conquer. This 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 6th grade reading and month, students in grades three through six will take math: April 9, 10, 11, 12, 15 & 16 the Reading and Math PSSA. Students in grade four

will also take the Science PSSA. Our students have th been preparing all year to show just how much they 4 grade science: April 23 & 24 know. I am confident in the abilities of our children and I look forward to their success. Please help us in The students are excited and ready to encouraging them to do their best. demonstrate their excellence! Please encourage your child to always try his/her The dates for the tests are listed in the best and be positive in your discussions newsletter. Students will be provided a hot breakfast surrounding their academics. Below are a on mornings of the Math and Reading PSSA. To few important tips that may be helpful during ensure that they receive this breakfast and that we begin testing on time, please have your students to the PSSA testing periods. school by 8:25a.m.  Review and discuss homework and During the last two months of school, we have tests with your child. Have him/her many events scheduled, such as math night, literacy explain both what they did and how night, a nutrition fair, and plenty of field trips among they arrived at their answer. other things to help keep everybody’s attention on the important subjects that we are learning about this  Make sure your child arrives spring. Please check the website and our Facebook page for updates. With your continued help and on time each day to school, encouragement, we can keep all of our students on particulary during the testing weeks. the right track as they “roll” towards their summer Students who are tardy will have to vacation! make up their test(s).

 Make sure your child gets plenty of rest the night before testing. Students will be provided a warm Warmest Regards, Mr. Timothy Wendling breakfast here at school Principal during the reading and math testing. Also, make sure they are eating healthy at home to help provide them with the energy they The Roller Press, Page 2 Parent Advisory need to do their best on the test! Committee  Reinforce the importance of the test and encourage your child to do their best, however try not to put too much pressure on your child. The parent advisory committee is planning a May Fair for Saturday, May 11th! We need

your help! We are planning a great time, Pennies for Patients but we need volunteers to help make this event a success. Please join us on May 1 at Our Pennies for Patients drive was a big success 6:00 p.m. at the elementary school to help once again! Our school raised a little over $700 plan this fun event! There may be additional for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. planning meetings. Please stay tuned to the Congratulations to Mrs. Panebaker’s class for elementary website and our Facebook page raising the most money! They have earned a for up-to-date information. delicious pizza party to reward their efforts. A special thanks to Ms. Bedell for helping to deliver all of the change to the bank! Thank you all once Nutrition Corner– again for your donations for our Pennies for Patients drive. Beverages

In our last Nutrition Corner, we touched on Book Fair “thinking your drink”. Forty-six percent of added sugars come from sweetened Thank you to all who came out to support our beverages which include not only soda, but Spring Book Fair! It was a record, not only from sweetened ice teas, fruit drinks, and sports the Fall, but the biggest one our school has had drinks. Did you know that there is a 60% since I have been here! Thanks for helping add increase in a child’s risk for obesity with new books to our school library. You make a every additional daily serving of a sugar difference. sweetened beverage? Extra sugar calories ~ Miss Feldser can also lead to heart disease and diabetes. The word sugar is a great imposter. Check 5 th Grade Field Trip- the beverage ingredient list near the nutrition facts label. When you see the following words, it can be sugar loaded: dextrose, Volunteers Needed! sucrose, fructose, fruit juice concentrate, Fifth grade will be going on their field trip April, corn sweetener, corn syrup, high fructose 26, 2013. They will be going to BizTown, a fun corn syrup, rice syrup, cane syrup, malt and realistic field trip in York, Pennsylvania. If syrup, maple syrup, honey, molasses, cane you are interested in being a chaperone you will juice, and nectar. Remember, the ingredient need your Pennsylvania Child Abuse clearance. list is shown by weight from highest to Please contact Ms. Smith at 704-3800 ext. 4135 lowest. Check the nutrition facts label below for more information. carbohydrates and you will see sugar grams listed. If you divide sugar grams by four you will know how many teaspoons of sugar are in These students have demonstrated the product. Be sure to check the serving size at excellence and will be representing the the top of the label. All of the label information is district in the Math 24 competition on May for the actual serving size you drink or eat. For 24, 2013. Congratulations to these young example, if the serving size is eight ounces and you drink 16 ounces you will have to multiply men for their continuous efforts and hard every number on the label by two. work within Math 24 Club! Also, on May 20th Felipe and Tyree will be Remember, when you substitute sugary drinks competing in another local competition. with diet drinks it is also not healthy. When Congratulations to these young men and drinking diet drinks you are drinking beverages their love of math! without any nutrition. The idea is not to consume empty calories, but to drink and eat those that contain nutrients, without a lot of calories. Drinking more water will help every cell in our body to function properly without calories. Math 24 Club Drinking one percent or skim milk is an excellent source of calcium, vitamin D, vitamin A, vitamin B-12, and potassium. It contains protein and is The Math 24 Club needs your help! The not high in calories. One hundred percent juice contains vitamins and minerals also and is a students within the club enjoy the good choice, however should be limited to eight opportunity to participate with many of ounces per day. For younger kids limit juice to the Math 24 events and the online four ounces per day. Even too much natural opportunity called First in Math. Many of sugar adds calories and is not healthy. these opportunities are costly and the students are asking for your help to Adapted: support their love of math. On April 16, http://www.ccefm.com/readarticle.asp? 2013 please consider eating out or ID=1316&progID=2 getting take-out at Chili’s Restaurant. Ten percent of their proceeds on April, 16 Carol Burton, Nutrition Education will go towards our Math 24 team. Thank Adviser you in advance for your support! Penn State Extension, Nutrition Links  4/9-4/16 PSSA Reading & Math

(gr. 3-6)  4/23-24 PSSA Science (4th gr)  4/25 Math Night & Black History Essay Contest Winner Announcements Math 24 Club  5/1 PAC Meeting 6 p.m. Elementary School We want to congratulate the following  students for making the Math 24 Competition 5/1 & 5/2 Kindergarten Team: registration Jakai Smith, Erick Crankfield, Tyree Evans- (This is for a ½ day Allen, and Kendell Pryor kindergarten program. Students must be 5 years of age prior to September 1st)