St. Libory Scrolls

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 Illinois students.  Additionally, these tests help us identify areas the school as a whole is doing well in and those perhaps needing improvement.  You will receive information about your child’s performance sometime later this spring.  You can help your child do his/her best by;

   }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.

1st Place

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

 

2nd Place

Colleen Kehoe                      Max Schaefer

Jordan Stone             Brooke Sommer

Jacob Kesler             Tori Gipson

Mary Wolf                   Casey Gavin

Doug Stroder             Hunter Oeltjen

 

3rd Place

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

Logan Stone

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. Reading with your student can be a great indoor activity during these long winter months. Encourage your student to bring home a book to share with you.

 

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 Sweden. We then watched The Devil’s Arithmetic, which showed what life was like in the concentration camps. The students were very interested in learning about that time. We just started reading the novel Island of the Blue Dolphins, written by Scott O’Dell. It is about a girl who learns how to survive on her own on an island. Both grades have been very busy writing in language. Fifth grade has been working hard on writing expository essays, while sixth grade has been working on writing narrative essays and persuasive essays. They also just finished writing their Young Author stories. They all did a wonderful job!! Fifth grade recently had a very difficult chapter in math, learning about fractions. They learned how to make equivalent fractions, reduce fractions, and compare fractions. They also learned about mixed numbers and improper fractions. We will revisit these concepts later this year.  Keep reading and filling out logs to earn a Six Flags ticket and a personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut. Keep up the hard work for third quarter!!

 

 

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;

*Campbell’s Soup Labels-   Soups, Beans, Tomato Juice

*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!