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FAMILY NEWSLETTER

OCTOBER, 2011 Mrs. Robin Cathers, Principal

[email protected]

UPCOMING EVENTS

Oct. 2 North School Rally *See page 6

Oct. 4 3rd Grade OAA Reading Test

Oct. 3-7 Iowa/CogAt testing 5th

grade

Oct. 3 PTO Meeting 7:00 PM

Oct. 6 “Walking” School Bus *See page 2

Oct. 6 Daymar College readers visit South

Oct. 10 Fund Raiser items arrive at South

Oct. 10 Columbus Children’s Theater--Aladdin

Oct. 13-14 Fairfield County Fair No School

Oct. 21 Central Ohio Education Day—No School

Oct. 23 Dirty 30 Bike Race *See page 4

Oct. 28 End of 1st Grading Period

Oct. 28 Fall Festival 6:00-7:30 PM

Nov. 1,3 Parent Teacher conferences

Nov. 4 Character Ed Assembly 2:15-3:15

Nov. 7, 10 Parent Teacher conferences

Nov. 8 Instrumental Music Recruitment

1:30-2:30 5th

grade

Nov. 11 NO SCHOOL

Nov. 15 Student Awards Assemblies TBA

Parents Welcome

Nov. 16 Late Start—Students begin at 11:00 AM

Nov. 23-25 NO SCHOOL-THANKSGIVING

Dec. 1 Interims go home

Dec. 1 Parent Meeting for Instrumental Music

(5th

grade) LHS 7:30 PM

Dec. 6 Tree Lighting 6:30-7:30 PM

Dec. 14 Ronald McDonald Assembly

Dec. 15 Late Start- Students begin at 11:00 AM

Dec. 17-Jan.2 Christmas vacation

Jan. 3 School resumes

Jan. 9 PTO Meeting at 7:00 PM

Jan. 10 Late Start-- Students arrive at 11:00AM

Jan. 19 Mark Wade Assembly 1:30 PM

Jan. 20 End of 2nd

Nine Week Period/Semester

Show respect

to others

Obey safety

rules Use self

control Treat others

kindly

Have a

positive attitude

Stallion

Pride!

At South, our code of conduct helps our

students as they interact with each other

and with staff. This year we have added

some stallion award incentives to

encourage students to make wise choices in

common areas such as the cafeteria, bus

room, hallways, rest room, and morning

line up. Each week the results of the total

number of stallion awards per class are

tallied, and the winners have the privilege

of hanging the banner outside their

classroom. We also have a “golden

plunger” award for the class that earns the

most rest room stallion awards.

Code of Conduct Banner

Golden Plunger Award

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Walking School Bus

Ever heard of a “walking” school bus? It’s a safe way for walking students to get to school. By meeting each

other along the way and remaining in a group, students can increase their safety to and from school. To

encourage walking safety, we are going to designate Thursday, October 6 for our walking school bus event.

Partnering with the Fairfield County safe Communities/Safe Kids Coalition and the Fairfield County District

Library, we are establishing 2 distinct routes. Parents are welcome to join the children as they walk to school,

and on October 6 there will be readers from the public library who will entertain the students at specific stops

along the way.

Route 1:

At 8:00, “bus” 1 moves from the western corner of E. Fair Ave. and Broad St. south towards Chestnut St. “picking up”

students along the way. The group will stop outside the public library and the gazebo for poetry readings by volunteers.

Route 2:

At 8:30, “bus” 2 moves north from the corner of Wheat St. and Locust St. to Walnut and west to South Elementary “picking

up” students along the way. The group will stop outside Bay Food Market and at Sycamore St. for poetry readings by volunteers.

We’d love to have as many students as possible from these neighborhood areas join the walking school bus! Your students are

bringing home a bright yellow sheet of paper about the routes. Mrs. Cathers plans to join route 1 on their trek to school.

Spotlight On Our New Teachers

Miss Watson, Intervention Specialist and Mrs. Smith, 4th

grade teacher are new to South

Elementary this year. We are glad they have joined our staff!

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LATE STARTS

Just as w e d id last year , professional developm ent for t eachers w ill be conduct ed t hrough

t he use of delayed st ar t s six t im es t hroughout t h is school year . Th is allow s each build ing t o

w ork on build ing goals and d ist r ict goals in a un if ied m anner w it hout d ist ract ions and

reduces t eacher pu ll-out and t he need for subst it u t es in classroom s.

Each lat e st ar t is a t w o-hour delay, so st udent s w ill not begin school on t hose days unt il

11:00. Please p lace t he fo llow ing dat es on your calendar so you w ill be prepared for ch ild

care.

Wed. Nov. 16

Thurs. Dec. 15

Tues. Jan. 10

Wed. Feb. 15

Thurs. May 3

Our Grandparents’ tea was a huge success! We appreciate that PTO sponsored the event and that a record

number of families participated.

Check out our web site at

www.lancaster.k12.oh.us/south . We regularly update

it and provide links to sites your student and family

can use.

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Volunteers from the United Way painted a map of the U.S. on our basketball court

Thank you, United Way!

LANCASTER PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Exists to foster private sector support for initiatives that improve learning opportunities and academic achievement, enhance the leadership and educational capabilities of administrators, teachers, and staff, and advance improvements in the classrooms, schools, and related facilities of the Lancaster City Schools

Donated a total of $6,680 to LCS last year--$550 to South--for technology purchases

Holds an annual fund raiser called the 30 Dirty Bike Race. Money raised by students and families go to their schools.

DIRTY 30 BIKE RACE

When? Sunday October 23, 2011

What? Bike races for kids and adults

Where? Fair Grounds track

Why? To raise money for technology

purchases in Lancaster City Schools

More information will follow as the date

grows nearer.

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LEARNING TARGETS

October Learning Targets

Grade Reading Math Social

Studies

Science/Health 2nd

Step

K Identify color words,

number words, and

directional words; name all

letters and identify

beginning sounds in words

Compare and order

numbers to 10; count

to 20; create, copy,

and extend a pattern

Why we work—

people have many

wants

Characteristics of

living things

Feelings

1st

Use letter sounds to blend

to make words; use

common word families to

sound out unfamiliar

words; begin learning the

first 100 sight words

Addition and

subtraction; place

value

Distinguish between

past, present, and future

Human body—

nervous, digestive,

skeletal,

respiratory,

muscular systems

Social skills—

treating others

kindly

2nd

Reading—compare and

contrast information in

texts with background

knowledge and experiences

Language Arts—spell

regularly used and high

frequency words correctly

Commutative property

of addition (9+3 = 3 +

9); Use place value

concepts to represent,

compare and order

whole numbers

Describe the cultural

practices and products

of people on different

continents.

Safety and first aid Empathy training

3rd

Use context clues to

determine the meaning of

unknown words;

summarize texts

Subtraction and

multiplication

Economics—

opportunity cost, goods

and services,

production/consumption

Rock Unit

continued

Respect

4th

Draw conclusions from

information found in maps,

charts, graphs, and

diagrams; fact vs. opinion

Prime vs. composite

numbers; solve multi-

step problems

involving +, -, x, and

division; data analysis

(graphs, tables, charts)

Study of Ohio--

physical and human

features, history,

environmental

processes

History of the Earth

Empathy training

5th

Explain how a character’s

thoughts, words and actions

reveal his or her

motivations; summarize

main ideas and supporting

details

Estimate using whole

numbers, fractions and

decimals; apply

problem solving

strategies

European colonization

of America

Ecology Empathy training

North School Rally/Reunion

When: Sunday, October 2 at 2:00 PM

Why: Please join us as we look “back to the future” of Lancaster City Schools

o Please join former staff, students, and families as we look back at the history of

North School and rally for the future of the Lancaster City Schools with Issue 6.

Events Planned:

o March from Stanbery to North field (just like old times)—anyone participating in

the march will gather at Stanbery at 1:30 PM.

o Informational speakers from the Side by Side campaign

o Photo opportunities including a “North School Reunion Photo” at 2:30 PM.

o Light refreshments

o North Elementary spirit wear will be available for purchase—all proceeds benefit a

scholarship fund for former North students

o A chance to meet with old friends and talk about “the good old days”

Any questions? Call the campaign hotline at 687-7313

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