Purdy Elementary School January 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Classes Resume Welcome Back! Big Buddy Day Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Geography Bee Group/Class/New No School Final—IMC Student Picture Day Records Day 12:45 PM Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Testing Window Big Buddy Day Board of Education 2nd Grade OLSAT Meeting—Luther 1/18-22/2015 PTO Meeting—IMC 6:30 PM 6:30 PM Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Career Night- Report Cards Sent Grades 4 & 5 Home 3:00-5:30 PM Day 10 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 31 Future Dates Feb. 4 Parent/Teacher Conferences Feb. 9 Parent/Teacher Conferences. Feb. 9 Purdy School Science Fair Feb/ 17 Purdy PTO Meeting—6:30 PM—IMC Feb. 19 11:50 AM Early Dismissal Feb. 20 F.A. Regional Science Fair Feb. 21 5th Grade POPS Concert—1:00 PM PURDY PANTHERS PURDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER January 2015 Community service projects continue to warm my heart. To see children making December is always an real-life learning connections to being energetic month filled with some of helpers in the community, helps us teach our biggest events of the year. them how to be responsible citizens of the Ultimately, it’s a great time to pull future. together these different groups, including our community members, to Regardless of the event, there certainly showcase a variety of learning are many life lessons and connection moments and opportunities. Some opportunities for all. highlights include: Don’t forget to plan ahead for the Science PTO’s Breakfast with Santa Fair! Winter break is the perfect opportunity to think about a topic and (see included information) work on science fair projects. We know Our Winter Concert Series they take a lot of support from home, so (see included information) please know we send HUGE THANKS in advance for this help! Science fair projects Community service projects with the Fort Atkinson Food Pantry and teach students how to think and use the Jefferson County Humane Society information they learn both at home and at school. The time invested is well worth Breakfast with Santa had another it! We will showcase all projects here at successful year. The incredible Purdy during February conferences time. outpouring of support from local If you need another handout about the businesses was amazing. Please be Science Fair, the main office has extra sure to note the included information copies or go to www.fasciencefair.org for a list of these generous donors! Many thanks to Rachel Broadhead for I hope you are able to take a few chairing this event. moments out of the rush of this season to give extra love and attention to your Our Winter Concert Series produced children. They feel the stress of this jam another successful showcase of student packed time, just as we do as adults. talent. We changed the format to Your reassurance and love makes a huge showcase our Kindergarten/First grade difference! Your child(ren) have all performers and our Second/Third worked so hard at school and we are grade performers. The Fourth/Fifth excited for them to return refreshed and grade will present a spring showcase. energized for more learning. I hope you We received a lot of positive feedback enjoy all of your holiday celebrations and on this new structure. Special thanks to wish you a very Happy New Year. Ms. Kosak for all her hard work preparing our students. Leigh Ann Scheuerell, Principal Purdy Elementary SCIENCE FAIR ENTRIES Make sure that any project is designed DUE JANUARY 30, 2016 to answer a question. Some of the best ideas come from around the house! Examples: Which brand of It’s time for the annual Science Fair. popcorn pops up the best? How Join in the fun, imagination, creation would you measure this? How would and discovery of SCIENCE!!! Take part you do the same to determine which in the 2016 Fort Atkinson Science Fair. battery lasts the longest? Which The Fair will be held at the Hoard’s brand of paper toweling works the Museum on February 19-23. The key best – is strongest or most absorbent? to making it a positive learning Does music have an effect on plant experience is to start early. Winter growth? Does fertilizer really help break is a great time to sit down and plants grow? Does fertilizer turn pond discuss questions and problems that water green? Under what conditions? have some scientific basis for your project. Ideas can be found in the Keep the project simple and follow Purdy IMC, Dwight Foster Public the directions in the Science Fair guide Library or on the Internet. Science Fair that will be sent home soon. booklets are available through Dwight Questions? Ask your child’s teacher or Foster Public Library or the Purdy Leigh Ann Scheuerell, Principal. School office. To help, the school offers a nice, Some additional topics might include: functional yet inexpensive trifold Electricity, magnets, etc. mounting board for $3.00. These are Studying brand preferences, available first come first serve. Nasco advertising, etc. also offers similar boards as well. Collecting water, air samples at Note: Purdy Elementary School will various times, locations, etc. have its Science Fair on Tuesday, Studying human or animal February 9th which coincides with one behavior or traits, i.e. left or right- of Purdy’s Parent Teacher Conference handedness, eye color. Nights. Determining which consumer products really are most effective. Growing plants by varying light, water, soil, and nutrients. Analyzing snow content. All fourth and fifth grade students do a project for their science classes and school science fair. The regional Science Fair is a great chance to get more PARKING LOT mileage out of their projects. Therefore, all fourth and fifth graders Please remember to park in the are encouraged to enter the Fort parking lot stalls if you come inside to Atkinson Science Fair. pick up your child(ren). Do not leave your car unattended in the drive through. It stops the flow of traffic. Thank you for your cooperation. ON TIME ATTENDANCE MID-YEAR CHECK LIST IMPORTANT DON’T BE LATE Parents please check with your child to see how he/ First Bell Rings at 8:00 AM she is doing in these areas. School Begins at 8:05 AM √ Math Facts – practice every day. √ Read – ensure your child reads at least 10 – 20 minutes daily. Most grades require “take home” books to WARM COATS be read each day. STILL AVAILBLE √ Homework habits – has a regular time to study and/or does so when asked. Also goes to bed early and A local charity has provided new winter wakes up ready to learn. Seems to coats for boys and girls. A variety of sizes are miss assignments? Ask about an available for families in need of financial assignment notebook or a assistance. Even with staff looking for needs homework folder. Most classes use there still are coats available. Interested? Stop by or call the office for details. one or both. √ School supplies – many supplies need to be replenished by mid-year. √ Writing – write sentences, stories, THANKS FOR WAITING and letters just for practice or for PARENTS! family and friends. √ Daily Folder — Finishing the day on Purdy parents have done a great green or above is great. If not try job waiting for their children in waiting areas again the next day. in front of the building as well as waiting for the security doors to open just before classes start/dismiss. These areas are conductive for waiting parents and eliminate the LOST AND FOUND distractions associated with parents waiting TO BE DONATED outside classroom doors or children entering hallways unsupervised. Thank-you for your Parents, help ensure your child cooperation! brings home all the clothes that have been brought to school. We have quite a bit of unclaimed items. Teachers have been instructed to have their students inspect their coat rack areas prior to leaving for winter NEW ADDRESS OR break. Unclaimed items will be collected to PHONE NUMBER? the Lost and Found area by Exit 5. The school will be open from 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM on Monday, December 28th Please inform the office if you have and Tuesday, December 29th for pick moved, changed phone numbers or up of lost items. All remaining items will employment. This information is useful in be turned over to a local charity. case your child is sick, school closings and for school mailings. 2016-2017 4K REGISTRATION Registration for the School District of Fort Atkinson 4 Year Old Kindergarten (4K) opens on Monday, January 4th, 2016. Children that will be 4 years old before September 1, 2016 are eligible for 4K. The 4K Registration Forms are available in all of the Elementary School Offices, the Dwight Foster Public Library, and all of the 4K sites; Purdy Elementary ,Kids Konnection, Fort Atkinson Preschool and Day Care, Parents Cooperative Preschool, St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Head Start at Purdy and Hebron Locations. The registration form can also be downloaded at www.fortschools.org/4k. Forms should be completely filled out and returned to: Barrie Elementary School, Attn: 4K, 1000 Harriette Street , Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 The Deadline to return 4K Registration Form is Friday, March 4, 2016. The next step in the enrollment process will be the Fort 4K Registration Day.