Feb-Mar, 2010
Student of the Month
January
K Grace Haege
1 Carley Otten
2 Abby Sandheinrich
3 Colleen Cockrell
4 Skyler Ellison
5 Colleen Kehoe
6 Mackenzie Gipson
7 Mitchell Hummert
8 Emily Bergkoetter
Student of the Month
December
K Hunter Stein
1 Nolan Mense
2 Jordan Fasig
3 Devin Koeneman
4 Garrett Fromme
5 Courtney Patton
6 Mackenzie Gipson
7 AJ Gipson
8 Tim Cockrell
ISAT TESTS- All students
Grades 3-8 will take the Illinois Standards Achievement Test in early
March. The test has been expanded this
year to be used at more grade levels than before. The results are very important for two
reasons. First, these tests allow us to
see how well your child is learning as compared to other
}Making sure your
child attends school if at all possible,
}Making sure your
child gets a good night’s sleep the night before testing,
}Providing
breakfast on the mornings of testing,
}Reminding your
child to ask the teacher questions if they do not understand directions,
}Letting your child
know that you have confidence in his/her ability to do their best, and
}Telling your child
not to worry about the test - just do their best.
Congratulations to
Science Fair Winners! The students once again did a fantastic job with
their projects and should feel happy with their efforts. The SIU-E Regional Science Fair is March 13th,
and students with an *** in front of their names will be going to that event.
Honor
***Abby Lealaimatafao
***Tim Cockrell
***Amy Dressler
***Alex Kramper
***Maddie
Sutherland
***Shelby Robertson
***Emily Bergkoetter
***Mackenzie Gipson
***Kirsten Kesler
***Delynn
Eckert
Trevor Waller Nick Buescher
Mitchell Hummert Ben Triefenbach
Blake Luechtefeld Tess Wolf
Hannah Ervie Dylan Sandheinrich
Colleen Kehoe Max Schaefer
Jordan Stone Brooke Sommer
Jacob Kesler Tori
Gipson
Mary Wolf Casey Gavin
Doug Stroder Hunter Oeltjen
Abi Honer Madelyn Fromme
Robby Vall Jacob Geary
Mackenzie Touchette Courtney
Patton
AJ Gipson Dylan Wann
Participant
Ashley Honer
Parents who must provide
transportation to and from school because free transportation is not available for
their children may be eligible to receive money from the state to help offset
some of the cost. You must live more
than 1½ miles from the school, or live closer than 1½
mile but within a serious safety hazard approved by the Illinois Department of
Transportation. Please contact the
school office for further details if you think you qualify for this
reimbursement.
Awards 2nd
Quarter
2009-2010
St. Libory School
8th
Grade
High
Honors
Emily
Bergkoetter
Shelby
Robertson
Honors
Amy
Dressler
Abby
Lealaimatafao
Perfect
Attendance
Abby
Lealaimatafao
100%
Club
Emily
Bergkoetter
Abby
Lealaimatafao
Brooke
Sommer
Hard
Worker
Tori Gipson
Ashley
Honer
Brooke
Sommer
Maddie Sutherland
Trevor
Waller
7th
Grade
Honors
Nick
Buescher
Perfect
Attendance
Doug
Stroder
Rob
Vall
100%
Club
Nick
Buescher
6th
Grade
Honors
Delynn Eckert
Perfect
Attendance
Tess
Wolf
100%
Club
Ben
Triefenbach
5th
Grade
High
Honors
Hannah
Ervie
Honors
Colleen
Kehoe
Dylan
Sandheinrich
Max
Schaefer
Perfect
Attendance
Dylan
Sandheinrich
100%
Club
Hannah
Ervie
Colleen
Kehoe
Max
Schaefer
Dylan
Sandheinrich
Mackenzie
Touchette
4th
Grade
Honors
Macy
Koeneman
Jason
Lealaimatafao
Marino
Rojas
100%
Club
Greg
Cockrell
Garrett
Fromme
Hard
Worker
Greg
Cockrell
Skyler Ellison
Garrett
Fromme
Perfect
Attendance
Greg
Cockrell
3rd
Grade
High
Honors
Deric Maurer
Honors
Lacy
Terveer
Hayley
Strotman
Reagan
Schaefer
Hannah
Mense
Devin
Koeneman
Ethan
Haege
Glenn
DePuy
Colleen
Cockrell
100%
Club
Deric Maurer
Perfect
Attendance
Colleen
Cockrell
Hannah
Mense
Hayley
Strotman
Mr. Earl- All students were encouraged to take part in the
Computers for Education program, otherwise known as “Mr. Earl”. The total profit from this should be nearly
$350. Thank you for your participation!
Spelling Bee- Congratulations to our super spellers this
year! The fourth grade class
representatives were Jason Lealaimatafao and Skyler Ellison.
Mackenzie Touchette and Jordan Stone
represented the fifth grade class. Sixth
grade spellers were Blake Luechtefeld and Tess
Wolf. The seventh grade class
participants were Doug Stroder and AJ Gipson. The eighth grade class sent Alex Kramper and Maddie
Sutherland. All students did a terrific
job in our school spelling bee!
First Place- Maddie Sutherland
Second Place- Blake Luechtefeld
Third Place- AJ Gipson
At the New Athens area
Spelling Bee, Maddie Sutherland brought the trophy
back to St. Libory once again- congratulations Maddie!
PreK- We have been
very busy in Pre-K the last few weeks.
We celebrated reading 100 books with a donut party. We have recently been learning about snow,
our five senses, Valentine’s Day and nursery rhymes. During our nursery rhymes
theme we have had the opportunity to act out Little Miss Muffet
and Jack Be Nimble. I think we have some
future actors and actresses in our class.
We are looking forward to doing our unit on community helpers in two
weeks. Pre-K has some really cool
community helper outfits we will get to take turns wearing. When we talk about mail carriers we will get
to mail a note home and hopefully receive one back J!
Kindergarten- It is hard to believe we only have one month until third
quarter is over. It’s time to kick it into high gear as the end of the year
approaches. Kindergarten has only three letters left to learn of the alphabet.
Really it’s only a review at this point. They have had the letters mastered for
quite a while. In math we just finished our chapter on graphing and started our
next chapter dealing with solid and plane figures. We have also been working very
hard on our reading and writing. The class has learned how to space between
words, use punctuation, and write neatly. We’ve come a long way since the
beginning of the year and look forward to the next few months.
Third grade news-
The third grade class has been very busy
lately. The students had a great time on our recent field trip to Busch
Stadium, the children's museum, and the McKendree
college musical performance. Back at school, we have been memorizing our
multiplication facts. We are also working hard at practicing extended
response questions in math. Our first tadpoles didn't survive. ) : But we are happy to announce the arrival of Tattle
and Dr. Cockroach, our replacement tadpoles. In reading, Whales are the
topic of our last two stories in this unit about family. We are anxiously
waiting the arrival of our new class book Dreams of 2030, and our young author stories are keeping us
extremely busy in the writing department. In social studies we have been
learning about citizenship. We have also been very helpful citizens at
school recently during reading buddies. Our first grade partners are a
nice change to our day, and give us a chance to relax and read for fun.
We are looking forward to our banana split party coming in March.
4th
Grade News
You can view our class web site. The web site contains information about
upcoming events and assignments as well as what we’ve been doing at school. If
your student is absent, check the web site for homework information.
(www.schultsclass.tripod.com) All of the students need
to keep practicing math facts. They should be able to recite them quickly.
Fifth
& Sixth Grade News
Wow!
This year is really flying by! Fifth grade just finished reading their third
novel, The Indian and the Cupboard. We will watch the movie next week.
The students really enjoyed this book. Several of them are already reading the
sequel. Now we will jump back into our textbook for awhile. Sixth grade just
finished reading their fourth novel, Number the Stars. It was about a
Jewish family living in Demark during the German occupation
and their escape to
Counselor’s Corner- I am at St. Libory School
on Wednesday mornings and can help students with study habits, self esteem
issues, friendship and conflict resolution concerns, and stress
management. Please call the school
office if you need to contact me regarding your son/daughter. I look forward to continue working with our
students and cannot believe the school year is rolling by so fast! Take care and stay warm. – Mrs. Towers
The 8th grade would like to
thank everyone that came to our Euchre Tournament on Friday, Feb. 19th.
It was a success! Thanks for your support!
Thank you for supporting our
continuous ‘fundraisers’ we maintain;
*
*Target Take Charge of
Education.
*General Mills Boxtops for Education
We recently received a check
for $273.70. THANK YOU.
*Aluminum cans
may be put in the barrel by the front door. Bags of cans can be placed beside the gym.
*We also collect printer
cartridges and old cell phones in the office.
Healthy Notes- It would be a good idea to
find out your child’s Body Mass Index (BMI).
That is the number that measures height against weight and lets you know
if your youngster is at a healthy weight.
You can use the parent-friendly online tool at http:apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnpabmi/Calculator.aspx
or ask your pediatrician to figure it out at your child’s next visit.
Snack servings- Buying items in bulk can
save money but make it far too easy to overeat!
Making single serve bags can help hold your food budget down and help
keep everyone healthier. Check portion
sizes on nutrition labels of cereal, crackers, or nuts and fill zipper bags
with one serving each (Cleaning and re-using the bags is earth friendly). Then, your youngster can grab a nutritious
snack quickly. Of course, fresh fruits
like apples and bananas already come in self serve sizes!
-Resources
for Educators, 2010
Tips for Finding More Time- Some people seem to fit
more things into one day than the rest of us.
No, they have not found a way to stop the clock- they’ve just learned to
use their time more efficiently. Here
are some ways you can get control of your time:
+Use time in the car with your child, or other
pockets of time, to squeeze in a little more learning. Of course they cannot write an essay, but
they can talk about what they are going to write. They can also review spelling or vocabulary
words.
+Set priorities.
Decide what’s most important to you (Odds are, it is your kids). Then consciously decide how to spend your
time. Make sure your decisions reflect
what matters. Have a choice between
cooking a fancy dinner and reading with your child? Make something simple and read the book.
+Spend one-on-one time. Kids need both “quality” and “quantity” with
you. There is nothing like spending time
alone with a parent to make a child feel special. Every week, make an appointment to spend some
time alone with each of your children.
Get out your calendar and write it in.
Then treat that appointment as seriously as you
would an important meeting.
+Find your child’s “prime time” for studying. This may be a key to their success in
school. One mother found that after her
daughter, a real early bird, set her study time for 5:00am, her grades went
up. Another family of night owls found
that late evening study hours were best.
Work with you child to find the homework time that is best for them. You might find that their “prime time” works
to your advantage too.
-The
Parent’s Institute, 2005
UPCOMING DATES
Mon, 3/1- No School, Pulaski Day
Tues, 3/16- PTC Meeting, 6:30pm
Fri, 3/26- 1:50pm Early Dismissal
Tues, 3/30- PreK Screening in the a.m.
It’s GREAT to be a SAINT!
