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In partnership with families and community, Attica Elementary School will work to foster a safe and caring learning
environment that encourages lifelong learning and will empower all students to become productive and responsible citizens.
AES News & Events for:
September 26, 2014
Sixth Grade News The sixth graders are preparing for a field trip on Friday, October 3rd. Please make sure that you have read the permission slip that was sent home last week. With
two weeks remaining and a field trip planned, please remind your child how
important it is to stay focused before fall break. We hope you have a nice and
relaxing fall break!
Fifth Grade Findings
The end of the first nine weeks will be
coming to a close on October 3rd. It is
amazing how fast they went by!! Both fifth
grade classes are working on PowerPoint
projects over the Native Americans from
North America. The students have done a
great job working in groups and we look
forward to watching their presentations! For
Everyday Math the classes will be finishing
up Unit Two before fall break and will start
Unit Three when we return. Our field trip will
be on October 24th and we will be going to
the Exotic Feline Rescue Center in Center
Point, Indiana. More details and permission
slips will be coming soon. Have a great fall
break!!
First Grade
First Graders are getting very excited
about their up-coming field trip to
Hobson’s Fun Farm in Rockville on Friday,
October 3rd! Please return your child’s
permission slip ASAP! The Attica PTC is
covering the cost for students, so there
will be no admission fee for your child to
attend. All parents attending the field
trip will need to drive separately (or car
pool with other parent chaperones), and
there is a $6 entry fee for all adult
chaperones. All students and parent
chaperones will need to bring a sack lunch,
including a drink, for the field trip. Also,
just a friendly reminder that as the days
are beginning to get cooler – especially in
the mornings, please help your child dress
appropriately for the outdoor weath-
er. First Graders go out to recess each
day at 11:15 A.M., and another time in
the afternoons.
Fantastic Fourth Grade The 4th grade is looking forward to our field
trip to Turkey Run on Monday! Please make sure your child dresses appropriately
for the weather and wears tennis shoes. They will be doing a lot of
walking! Also, don’t forget to send a sack lunch. If you requested a sack lunch from
the school those will be provided before we leave. We also want to remind you that Grandparents Day will be celebrated on Wednesday, October 1! 4th grade will be
welcoming grandparents from 10-12. We will be visiting the book fair and your child
will have the chance to show their grandparents the fun things we do in
class! Please let your child’s teacher know if you have any questions!
Nurse News
Blood Drive Scheduled September 29th from 3-7
The class with the most donors will receive a party of their choice ice cream or pizza!!
Vision testing will begin in October for all of the 3rd and 5th grades.
Flu season is rapidly approaching. Please get your Flu shots, if you are unsure where
to go, contact me at the school. Melinda Walker RN
Technology Talk… In the Computer Lab, we have been working on a
variety of activities. The Kindergarten and 1st graders have visited websites such as www.scholastic.com and www.ABCya.com. They have been focusing on practicing their reading skills on the computer. They have been using their mouse manipulation skills and
learning how to maneuver around websites. Grades 2-6 have been using the internet for a variety of different Internet Research assignments. Grades
2nd, 3rd, and 4th have been using www.enchantedlearning .com and the Little Explorers picture dictionary to find answers for “find it quizzes.”
They are still practicing their keyboarding as well. Fifth grade completed an animal research activity and then using the information they found on their animal made
a cinquain poem using their word processor. Sixth grade has been working on an Inventors and Inven-tions internet research activity and using Microsoft Publisher to make a graphical organizer with the
information. All the students have been working hard
and doing great work!
From the Desk of the Principal Grandparent’s Day will be October 1 this
year. A schedule was sent home this week with times for each grade. If you did not receive any
information, please contact the elementary office. Parent/Teacher conferences will be held
on October 20 & 21 from 3:00-7:00 each day. An initial letter was sent home this week
and needs to be returned by September 29. Teachers will take that information and set a schedule for both days and then send you a
copy of your date and time. The Fall Book Fair will be September 29 –
October 2. A percentage of books sold will go to our library to purchase more books for the
students.
Preschool Press Hall/Kler: The Senior Class will be taking a field trip to Exploration Acres on Wednes-day, October 15th. We will leave by bus at
8:30 am and return at 2:00 pm. Please make arrangements for your child to be picked up at this time. Please bring your
child with a sack lunch and ready to do lots of walking in tennis shoes. Please fill out and return your permission slips, if you have not already done so. We are very
excited about our field trip! Hays: Preschoolers are continuing to learn about our families. We will be starting to
learn about nursery rhymes next week. We will be watching some Mother Goose Club
videos on YouTube.
In partnership with families and community, Attica Elementary School will work to foster a safe and caring learning
environment that encourages lifelong learning and will empower all students to become productive and responsible citizens.
AES News & Events for:
September 26, 2014
Life Skills The Life Skills classroom has been hard at work on feelings. We have made happy
faces and angry faces in our journals as well as read about both. We have just started on
sad and will continue it next week. We learned that when we are angry we can
"Belly Breathe" and that will help to calm us down. We have been working on telling the
difference between a letter, word and sentence. The students are hard at work!
Kindergarten Kool Kids
Kindergarten is so excited that we have now met six Superkid friends. We continue to work on letters, sounds, and following directions. We will be going on a field trip to Hog Wallow Farm on Friday, October
17th
. More information will be coming home soon. If you are willing to volunteer for the Fall Carnival, please let your child’s teacher know that you are willing to do
this.
Art Room Adventures
The students in the Art Room have
begun to explore several different
American Artists. Sixth grade will
learn about Wayne Thiebaud's dessert
series while fifth grade will study
Jasper Johns and his American Flags
project. Third and fourth grade will
both study pop art by Roy Lichtenstein
and Andy Warhol. Second grade will
learn about the works of Frank Stella,
specifically his Protractor Series, as
first grade learns about Georgia
O'Keefe's famous flower paintings.
Kindergarten will probably have the
messiest project as they explore splatter
painting based on the works of Jackson
Pollock. It should be a very interesting
unit!
Anyone wishing to submit pictures for the Veterans Day program may do so by email
([email protected]) or bring them to the elementary office. Pictures are due by
October 15th.
Third Grade Tidings
Can you believe we only have 1 week left
until the end of the first 9 weeks? We’ve
been working hard on trying to meet our
AR goals for this quarter and encourage
the kids to keep reading and taking
quizzes up until Fall Break. Next week is a
busy week for us! The book fair will be
here all week and we will be enjoying a
visit from our Grandparent’s on
Wednesday.
Second Grade Snip its
Just a reminder that second grade will be
going on a field trip to the Indianapolis
Zoo next week. We will be going on
Thursday, October 2nd. Please have your
child wear comfortable shoes and dress
accordingly for the weather that day. Also,
students will need to bring their lunch
with a drink. We will be leaving promptly
after announcements, so please make sure
your child is on time. We will return to
school around 4 o’clock, so please make
sure to make arrangements for your child
to be picked up. We are looking forward to
a fun and exciting day!
The Fall Carnival is coming 10/25 from 6-8 and…..
Help is needed! Please contact Suzy Rosswurm to
help [email protected] or
762-2131
Library Lingo
Our first book fair is going
to be next week,
Monday, September 29 –
Thursday, October 2. The book
fair will be in Room 116. It
will be open at 7:30 in the
morning on Monday, Tuesday,
and Thursday. All the profits
made from the fair go towards
purchasing new library books
for our school.
PE News
We had a rough start to our soccer unit with
rain in the forecast two weeks ago we only
made it out a few times. During that time we
also did a writing assignment that discussed
MyPlate to MyFamily and students wrote a
letter to family members explaining why it is
important to eat from each of the five main
food groups. Students also listed their
favorite foods in each food group. During our
soccer unit we discussed dribbling and
trapping the ball. Starting this week we have
been doing LitPE warm-up relay races where
students run down and spell a spelling word
or a Marzano’s Vocab word.
We have discussed the five main Fitness
Components and are working on
Cardiovascular Strength and Muscular
Strength. Students in grades 3-6 are wearing
pedometers during class and tracking how
many steps they are taking so they try to be
continuously moving. We are also using the
StratFit System on the climbing wall that
uses resistance bands to work our muscles.
Our first Breakfast in the Classroom and
Walk/Bike to School Day was a success, we
had lots of kids walking. The kids seemed to
enjoy Breakfast in the classroom eating with
classmates and their teachers.
Through Fuel up to Play 6o I have received a
grant and we did Red Rambler Taste Testing
of Flavored milk and students received
stickers promoting 3 servings of dairy a day.
Students who sign up online for FUTP60 will
receive a prize!! We currently have 40
students signed up and have dropped to 8 in
the rankings in Indiana. Students who go
online and keep track of their food intake
and exercise receive points for themselves
and for our school.
BOKS will resume October 14th. If you would
like a form to sign up they can be found
outside the office or you can send me an
email.
If there are any concerns that I should know
about, don’t hesitate to email me at
I will also be collecting MY COKE REWARD
Points found on Coke Products Caps and
Cases and Labels for Education.
