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Huth Road Happenings PTA Newsletter - Oct./Nov. 2013 Huth Road Elementary School Principal: Mrs. Kerri Nowak PTA Vision: Grand Island, New York 14072 Phone: 773-8850 1773 Huth Road Fax: 773-8984 “Making every child's potential a reality by establishing the NYS PTA as the premier organization for parent involvement and advo- FAMILY GAME NIGHT cacy for children.” PTA Mission: Let’s have a totally awesome time at the Huth Road PTA “PTA is a powerful Family Game Night! There will be a ton of board games, voice for all children, a relevant resource for the gym will be open; the Book Fair will be going on in the families and communi- ties, and a strong advo- auditorium; the Fact Wheel will be available to buy for cate for the education $20; Fall Fundraiser items will be ready for pick up in and well-being of eve- ry child.” Café 2 and a lot more!! So grab your family and come and enjoy a Huth Road PTA wonderful family event on: Officers 2013/2014 President Friday, November 1 Tracey Schaefer 6:00-8:00 pm 1st Vice Presidents Trish Eichel Diane Lipp If you sign up to support the PTA at this 2nd Vice Presidents event Jennifer Walowitz Amy McMann you will receive tickets for a FREE slice of Treasurer pizza and a bottle of water or pop. Sarah Wheeler Recording Secretary Tickets will be on sale for $0.50 per ticket!!! Jeri Wright A slice of Pizza = 4 tickets Corresponding Sec’y Karrie Valle A bottle of water or pop = 2 tickets Bag of chips = 1 ticket Council Delegates Sandy Cohen Mary Minton Everyone is welcome! Siblings are encouraged to attend! See you there!! Editor: Lee Cohen [email protected] From the Principal’s Desk. Hello, Huth Parents! ENews Are you receiving Huth’s messages in your inbox? Be sure you are signed up for enews. Visit the district’s main webpage and click on this link: http://www.k12.ginet.org/emailsignup.cfm Anyone can sign up to receive the latest news and information about what is happening at Huth Road Elementary right in your inbox. Report Cards Report cards will be going home in backpacks on November 27. (This is the day before Thanksgiving.) You will notice that the report cards will have a new look and feel to them. They will indicate your child’s progress towards meeting the new, much more rigorous, Common Core Learning Standards. Students who are doing very well in school and on track to meet the high standards will be marked as a “3.” Students who are developing towards meeting the high stand- ards will be marked as a “2,” and students who are working above the high expectations will be marked as a “4.” Don’t hesitate to contact me or your child’s teacher if you have any questions about the report cards. Watch for more infor- mation about the cards to be sent home from district office, including an opportunity for informational parent nights. Lunch Accounts Everything you need to know about school lunches, including the monthly lunch calendar, can be found on our district website. To maintain your child’s lunch account online, visit https://www.myschoolbucks.com/. The Leader in Me Imagine if your child and all students at Huth Road Elementary were responsible, showed initiative, were creative, knew how to set goals and meet them, who got along with people of various backgrounds and cultures, and who could resolve conflicts and solve problems. That’s the objective of the The Leader in Me model. The Leader in Me, which is based on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People®, equips students with the self-confidence and skills they need to thrive in a 21st-century environment. Many teachers within the building attended a training over the summer on The Leader in Me, and they are using the 7 Habits in their classrooms. Even if they are not taught in the classrooms, teach- ers agreed that exposure to the principles of The Leader in Me is good for their students. To support the efforts, I meet with the children approximately once a month for an assembly in the auditorium to introduce one habit at a time. We have done the first two so far. The 7 Habits: Habit 1 — Be Proactive, You're in Charge Habit 2 — Begin with the End in Mind, Have a Plan Habit 3 — Put First Things First, Work First, Then Play Habit 4 — Think Win-Win, Everyone Can Win Habit 5 — Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood, Listen Before You Talk Habit 6 — Synergize, Together Is Better Habit 7 — Sharpen The Saw, Balance Feels Best The teachers and I believe that our school should not merely be focused on improving test scores. We believe in provid- ing opportunities for students to develop to their full potential, including nurturing their personal growth and sense of social responsibility. Thank you for supporting us in these efforts! As always, if you need to reach me for a question or comment, you can reply to any enews message I send, or you can call me at 773-8850. I look forward to seeing you at Family Game Night on Friday, November 1! Here for you and your child, Kerri Nowak, principal Huth Road Happenings 2 Save the date for our Family Game Night! Friday, November 1—6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. A lot of work goes into planning and executing the Family Game Night! We could use a few more volunteers. We like to assign workers in shifts, so no one misses the fun! Please consider giving just an hour of your time. Here are some times and ways you can help! ----------------------------- CLIP & RETURN TO THE OFFICE ------------------------------ I would like to volunteer for Family Game Night! ____________Baking- We need individually wrapped baked goods to sell. Please drop off to the office by Friday afternoon! ____________Setup- Friday 5 p.m.-6 p.m. ____________Ticket sales- Friday 6 p.m.-7 p.m. ____________Ticket sales- Friday 7 p.m.-8 p.m. ____________Serving food- Friday 6 p.m.-7 p.m. ____________Serving food- Friday 7 p.m.-8 p.m. ____________CLEANUP- Friday 8 p.m.-9 p.m. Name:__________________________________________Phone:_____________ e-mail:_______________________________________________________ Child’s teacher: _______________________________________________ Thank you in advance for your help and support. We hope to continue to make this event a success! For more info contact Sarah Wheeler at [email protected] 3 Huth Road Happenings HUTH ROAD PTA MEMBERSHIP JOIN TODAY – GET FREE PIZZA! Our 2013-2014 membership drive is off to a great start! We presently have 137 members. Did you know Huth Road has more than 450 students? We’d love to see each of their families represented in our PTA through membership. All current members will receive a free slice of pizza and a drink at our Family Game Night on Friday, November 1. To join, simply send $5 with the form below in an envelope to your child’s classroom marked PTA membership with your name, student name and classroom teacher. Thank you for supporting PTA through your membership and making it possible to bring our wonderful Enrichment programs to your children! Huth Road 2013-2014 PTA Membership Form Name(s): _________________________________ $5.00 per membership Phone: _________________________________ $ _______ Total enclosed E-mail: ______________________________________________________________ Child(ren)’s Name(s): ________________________Teacher(s)____________________________ Please return to school with your check payable to Huth Road PTA in an envelope marked “PTA Membership.” Questions? Call Trish Eichel at 775-0427. Huth Road Happenings HUTH ROAD HAPPENI NGS 4 E-news is here! Sign Up Today! Calendar of Events. October 30, 31 Huth PTA Book Fair 31 Halloween E-news allows Grand Island parents, students, facul- ty/staff & community members to sign up to receive November: e-mails &/or text messages on school related infor- 1, 4, 5, 6 PTA Book Fair mation. With e-news, you automatically receive 2 Reflection entrees due news of interest to you at your selected e-mail ad- 6 Parent/Teacher conferences (8:45 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.) dress or cell phone. E-news is an opt-in service. You NO SCHOOL tailor the service to meet your needs by selecting 8 Picture Re-Take Day; Fiesta Lunch only the categories of information that are of interest 11 Veteran’s Day – NO SCHOOL to you. 14 Fall Concert (Band/Strings) @ 7:00 p.m. 15 Viking Values Lunch To Sign Up: 27 Report Cards go Home Visit www.k12.ginet.org 28-29 Thanksgiving Recess – NO SCHOOL Click the GICSD e-news button at the bottom right Complete the form and choose your subscription December options 5 Choral Concert 7:30 p.m. Enter the security number shown and press 12 3rd Grade Concert 10 a.m. “Sign Me Up” 23 -31 No School Enrichment Committee News. he Enrichment Committee is busy looking at programs to bring to Huth Road. This Tgroup of teachers and PTA parents works together to choose shows that complement class- room learning. Every grade chooses specific programs. Last year students learned about mete- orology with Andy Parker's Weather Machine and ecology with Hawk Creek Wildlife Center and the Buffalo Zoo Trunk. The PTA also sponsored science programs with Dr. Birdd, Explore and More, and Canisius College. Gretchen Murray Sepik brought history to life as she portrayed Mary Jemison. Bucket Fillers taught students to use kind words to fill each other's buckets. This school-wide program supported the Viking Values as it promoted respect.