Weekly News Letter from The Principal’s Corner
December 13, 2013
Change in Larry Moore’s Bus Route
Thanks to Scott Lique, we have a driver for Larry's bus route for the next two weeks. Scott has even made arrangements to go to work later in the afternoon to complete Larry's PM run. This does mean that Larry's bus students MUST be ready to go each night at 2:20 pm, on the nose, so Scott can finish the run in time for his regular job. If there are any changes, I will let you know. Larry will resume his regular bus schedule on January 6, 2014.
Monday, December 16, 2013
There will be at PTA meeting at 6 pm at school on Monday. The board meets at 6:30 pm in the AP room, that same night.
Type to Learn Program Available on Home Computers
Joe Jones, our school library media teacher, tells us that some students would like to install TTL 4 at home to work on their typing. Parents can use the link below to download the full web version of TTL 4:
http://ttl4.sunburst.com/downloads/
Please use the link labeled "Web(School To Home)" for either Windows or Mac, depending on what type of computer you have at home. Our Account Code is 142509 and each student should know their log in.
Dance Cancelled
The first Student Council dance will be rescheduled soon. There is a conflict with basketball, so it cannot occur on Friday, December 13th from 7 to 9 as originally planned.
Important Dates to Add to Your Calendar
Holiday Sing-Along: K-8-Wed., Dec. 18, 2013, (snow date: 12-19-13; same time) - 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Winter Concerts: K-3-Tues., Jan. 28, 2014, (snow date: 1-29-14; same time) - 6:00 to 7:00 pm
4-8-Thurs., Jan. 30, 2014, (snow date: 1-31-14; same time) - 6:00 to 7:30 pm
Spring Concerts: K-3-May 6, 2014 - 6:00 to 7:00 pm
4-8-May 8, 2014 - 6:00 to 7:30 pm
Memorial Day Program: K-8 – Friday, May 23, 2014 - 8:15 to 9:15 am
Need Your Help
We have seen an increase in bullying, aggressive classroom and recess behavior in the last few weeks. When questioning the students, they tell us that they are playing zombies and pretending to shoot and kill each other. They have talked openly about violent video games and movies, such as 'The Hunger Games", a show on TV called “Walking Dead”, and several video games, one called "Call of Duty". They appear to be acting these things out in school, from Kindergarten right up to our oldest students. Though the school would never tell parents what their child should be doing in their homes, the school does feel strongly that the increased pattern of violent behavior has a direct tie to what kids are doing/seeing. If parents send the same message we are giving, (Schools need to be safe 100% of the time, which means non-aggressive play in school), then the message will be delivered in double fashion and in two venues. Thank you for your help with this important matter.
PTA News
The 3rd Annual Car Show, put on by the PTA, will be held on October 4, 2014 from 10am – 2pm at the school to raise money for the 8th grade field trip to Boston. This year we raised over $4000 so mark your calendars now. A Penny Sale will be held at the school on April 5, 2014 to also help fund the 8th grade field trip.
WS Math Team Wins!
Weathersfield Mathletes won 3rd place at the December 5th, 2013 Math Meet, beating 19 other Middle School Math Teams! Way to go, WS!!!
Winter Activities for WS - Looking Ahead
Please mark your calendars for this year's winter activity dates:
January 17, 2014
January 24, 2014
January 31, 2014
Make Up Date: Feb. 14, 2014
National Geographic Bee Winner - Cathleen Karaffa, National Geographic Bee Advisor
Weathersfield School held their 25th National Geographic Bee on Wednesday, December 11th. The following students competed: Tori Amsden, Kylee Charest, Matthew Fisher, Rand Frazer, Conner Hart, Ozzie Jewett, John MacLachlan, Brooke McKeen, Virginia Snyder, and Caitlin Vollmann. They all did a great job! The school's finalists, Matthew and John went head to head for the championship.
Matthew Fisher, Grade 7, the winner of the Weathersfield School's Bee, will advance to the next level of the competition, a written examination to determine eligibility as a state competitor. The state competition will be held on Friday, April 4th, 2014. All school winners are eligible to win the national championship and its first prize, a $50,000 college scholarship, at the national competition May 19-21, 2014 in Washington, D.C. Thanks to all the competitors, moderator Ginger Wimberg, judges Cathy Dana & Nathalie Whitney, room set up by Gary Graham & Mike Hamlin, and computer/projector set up by Matthew Malkiewicz.
Congratulations to all GeoBee participants!
Happy December!
JeanMarie K. Oakman, WS Principal
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