Beagle Elementary School Newsletter October 10 2013

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Beagle Elementary School 600 South Street, Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 www.glps.k12.mi.usPhone (517) 925-5480 Fax (517) 925-5523

MESSAGE FROM MRS. KENNAUGHParents, we need your help keeping our students safe en route toand from school. Several of our students ride bikes and are notdemonstrating biking behavior that promotes their well-being.

Please go over the enclosed bike safety flyer with your

child(ren), as it provides valuable information for you and your

child. Thank you!

Halloween is the first party of the school year. This years

celebration is scheduled for Thursday, October 31. This is a fullday of school. Since the first half of the day is regular class

time, please dress your child in such a manner so he/she is ableto fully participate in classroom activities. The afternoonfestivities will begin with the all-school parade that begins at

2:00 p.m. Parents and family members are invited to watch the

parade around the track and in the gym since they are both partof the parade route. Please do not block the hallways, as our

students parade through the hallways. The parties will be held

right after the parade, followed by an all-school recess from3:05-3:35.

Here are some guidelines we wouldlike you to consider when choosing aschool-appropriate costume. We

believe these will help to promote a

fun, positive climate to the

afternoons activities.

Refrain from gory or excessively scarycostumes.

Costumes promoting violence, blood, indecencor involving weapons are not allowed.

Be original, creative and/or funny. Hair color may be worn to school that day, but

will not be applied a school.

Masks may be worn, but make-up is discouragdue to the time and assistance needed to apply

- ELEMENTARY STUDENT HANDBOOK -

DRESS AND GROOMING POLICY

The following information addresses the Dress and

Grooming Policy at Grand Ledge Public Schools. This

information can be found on the Grand Ledge websiteunder parent/student resources, student handbooks,elementary handbook. This specific information can be

located on page 11.

A dress code promotes a districts academic

environment, maintains discipline and prevents

disruption of the educational process. Dress or

hairstyles that are disruptive, distracting, unsanitary o

unsafe is prohibited.

1. Students are prohibited from wearing distracting

clothing that is disruptive to theeducational setting.Examples of such clothing include, but are not limitedto: See-through clothing, visible undergarments,garments that provoke or distract students or schoolemployees, that are obscene, vulgar or demeaning.

Examples are: Hooters, Big Johnson, Headgear t-shirts

etc., suggestive symbols, behavior, apparel, orparaphernalia that link groups to gangs or any antisociabehavior.

Mrs. Dawn Kennaugh,Principal

October 10, 2013

LUNCH MENU

10/14 ~ French Toast Sticks & Sausage or BBQ Rib Sandwich

10/15 ~ Cheese Filled Breadsticks/Sauce or Turkey/Cheese Sa

10/16 ~ Soft Beef Taco or Mini Bagels, Yogurt & Cheese Stick10/17 ~ Chicken Nuggets w/Roll or Pasta & Meat Sauce & Ro

10/18 ~ Fish Nuggets w/Roll or Cereal Fun Lunch

DATES TO REMEMBERFri. 10/11 ~ No StudentsTues. 10/15 ~ MEAP Mathematics 3,4,5,6 GradesWed. 10/16 ~ MEAP Writing Day Two 4

thGrade

Sat. 10/12 ~ 5th

Graders Performing at Color Cruise

Mon. 10/14 ~ A&W Spaghetti PTO FundraiserThurs. 10/17 ~ Beagle Sponsored Blood Drive 2:30-7:30Fri. 10/18 ~ MSU Childrens Garden 2nd Graders

Wed. 10/23 ~ PTO Beagle Night at the H.S. Pool

Fri. 10/25 ~ Box Top Contest Deadline

Thurs. 10/31 ~ Impression Five Museum 5th GradersThurs. 10/31 ~ Halloween Parade & PartiesThurs. 11/14 ~ PTO Meeting @ 6:30Fri. 11/15 ~ PTO VIP Dance

P l ea s e r em em ber t h e r e i s n o s cho o l f o r s t u den t s t h isF r i da y , O c t o be r 1 1 th - E n j o y y o u r l o n g w eek en d ! !


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2. For safety and health reasons, students are required to wear

shoes or footwear with soles, dress appropriately for the seasonsand refrain from excessive writing on your skin with pens, ink

or other materials.

3. Clothing, patches, buttons or other accessories displaying

profane, vulgar or obscene suggestions are prohibited.

4. Hats, visors and sweatbands are prohibited. Hats are defined

as head coverings including, but not limited to, baseball caps,cowboy hats, stocking caps, scarves and hoods.

5. District policy promotes a drug free environment in the

school setting. Tee shirts and other garments, buttons, patches,and accessories, which advocate the use of illegal drugs andalcohol, are prohibited.

6. All tops must cover students from the neck to the shoulder

and must have cap sleeves. Any clothing that exposes bare skin(as described below) may not be worn except when covered by

an appropriate outer garment, such as a sweater, shirt or blouse.

Such clothing that exposes bare skin is distracting in a schoolsetting. Clothing that is distracting, may include, but not be

limited to, items such as see-through garments, halters, backlessdresses or tops, tube tops, bare midriff tops, short shorts or short

skirts, etc.

7. All dress is subject to staff discretion.

If a student violates the dress code, the student will be given the

opportunity to correct his/her attire or style of hair that day.Corrections will be made by making immediate adjustments at

school, wearing a school district garment, or going home to

change. Parents will be contacted. A student who continues toviolate the dress code will be subject to appropriate disciplinarymeasures. If appropriate clothing cannot be secured, the student

may be required to spend the day in in-school suspension.

As always, if you have any questions, or would like to discussany concerns, please contact me.

COUNSELORS CORNER

~Sandy Husted~

Bullying is more than just pushing, hitting, or fighting.Rumors and gossip are examples of social bullying.A rumor is a story or opinion about someone spread

from person to person. The person spreading a rumoroften does so without knowing all the facts.

Why do people spread rumors? They want attentionIt provides excitement and drama. They may be afraidto talk directly about the problem, so they complain toothers. Some people like to act like they know moreabout people or things than others do.

Why is spreading rumors considered bullying? Itsone-sided and unfair. People are ganging up on theperson targeted by the rumor. It feels bad. It hurts

people.

It is very easy for people to participate in bullyingunintentionally by listening to and spreading rumors.Thats why its important for everyone to learn how tocontrol rumors and gossip. People who hear a rumorhave a responsibility to stop this kind of bullying.

A rumor block is a statement an individual makes to aperson who tells a rumor. Students will learn to use arumor block when they hear a rumor about someoneelse.

Sample rumor blocks that will be suggested are:

That sounds like a rumor to me. You dont have proof of that. You dont know if thats true. That sounds like something you should talk

about with the person involved.

Parents/guardians can help by increasing their childsawareness of examples of put-downs, rumors, and gossthat are on TV. Parents can also help by being good ro

models and using rumor blocks to stop rumors andgossip during adult interactions.

What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with

your mouth. ~Jewish Proverb


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PTO NEWS

Beagle Night at the Pool

Please bring your family and join yourBeagle friends, teachers and classmates at

our First Annual Beagle Night at the Pool.

This event will be held on Wednesday,October 23 at the Grand Ledge High School Swimming Pool.Open Swim runs from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and the cost is $3 per

person or $9 per family. YES the Free Open Swim passesearned during the Fun Run may be used. If parents choose not

to swim, there is a viewing area above the pool deck with

bleachers for you to stay and watch. Any child that needs a lifejacket must have an adult in the water with them. If you haveany questions, please contact Amy Hirschman

([email protected] ).

Fun Run Recap

The Get Movin Fun Run was a success thank you to all thathelped to raise money for our 2013-14 school year! Someprizes have already been rewarded and some will continue to berewarded over the next couple of weeks. The top sellers in eachclassroom received M&Ms for raising the Most Money in theirclassroom and our top seller in the school, Kendra Kelly,received a Beagle t-shirt. Pencils were distributed to 112students this week for hitting the $50 level. The 49 studentsthat hit the $75 level will receive a pick out of the PTO GrabBag next week during lunch one day (details to come). The 33students that earned the Dress the Principal $100 level will

help to dress Mrs. Kennaugh on Friday, October 25 (more

details to come). The 11 students to raise $150 or morwill enjoy a Subway lunch with Mrs. Kennaugh onWednesday, October 16 (details to come). And, we hafour students Kendra Kelly, Josie Starr, BrennaNaughton and Cody Arnold reach the Principal forthe Day $250 level. Mrs. Kennaugh is working withteachers and will find days within the next few weeks

for these students to be Principal for the Day. Finally,the raffle prizes will be chosen next week as well andwinners will be announced ASAP.

Beagle Elementary Blood DriveThurs. 10/17/13 from 2:30 pm-7:15 pm in the schoolcafeteria.

Students who recruit at least one donor to give on theirbehalf to the blood drive will receive a cool Red Cross

thank you gift!!! Walk-ins are welcome, sign up onlinat redcrossblood.org sponsor code: Beagle or call Susa

at 517-449-7328. Help your child be a life saver andensure patients have the blood they need. Every two

seconds, someone inAmerican needs blood!!!

C O M E TC A T C H E R S

Maddie Ackels, Nathan Adair, Coralie Allison, Cody Arnold, Deseo Badillo, Braden Banwell, T.J. Baumer, Victoria Berk, Camden

Beson-Vanallsburg, Hunter Bonney, Taylor Bowlin-Rasmussen, Jacob Boylan, Jared Breen, Chloe Bristol, Andrew Buffenbarger,Jayce Bunkley, Payton Burmeister, Joseph Carman, Aaliyah Cary-Graves, Gabriella Casarez, Aiden Chamblee, Ella Clements,

McKenzy Cobb, Jacob Coffman, Ryleigh Cooper, Camren Dachtler, Cicely Dachtler, Chris Dale, Matthew Davidson, Mia Davidson,

Mariah Davis, Jaden Deibel, Olivia Donaldson, Justice Dungey, Arielle Eagle-Moore, Emily Edwards, Jacob Ellsworth, Caleb

Estrada, Nick Finney, Zach Finney, Skylar Flaugher, Skyler Forbush, Annalyse Fosket, Ben Foster, Savannah Fowler, Keaghan

Francoeur, Natalee Fredrickson,Trevor Gallihugh, Diego Garcia, Tabitha Gilbert, Carter Grace, Trace Graham, Kaylee Gross, Steven

Hagadus, Calah Hahn Cianna Hall, Mackenzie Hannahs, Julian Harris, Alexis Hartwick, Noah Hartwick, Priscilla Helfrich, Meghan

Helms, Kameron Hicks, Shelby Hoskins, Luke Hoxie, Elijah Hutchinson, Jackson Janderwski, Ty Jannausch, Gavin Kareckas, Jack

Kent, Sebastian Kirrman, Madison Kirschke, Hannah Kunc, Leo Lake, Gavin Latchaw, Diego Lopez, Gerardo Lozano, JackLumbert, Kameron Mankel, Brendan Marsh, Daisy Matinez, Jayden Martinez, Ethan McCartney, Olivia McCausey, Hailee McGill,

Jenna McGill, Sophie Meyer, Peyton Miller, Taven Miller, Parisa Mirsepassi, Karen Mitchell, Allison Morgan, Christopher Morse II,Mckenzie Mulnix, Camryn Nauta, Kaitlyn Newton, Lena Nihart, Macy Nihart, Layna Norick, Rawson Novak, Hunter Oneil, Parker

Pant, Josie Parish, Maiya Patrick, Colin Patterson, Logan Patterson, Kristie Payne, Ariena Perry, Kylee Pierce, Brenner Quick,Megan Ramsey, J.C. Rapson, Elizabeth Raymer, Garrett Rice, Ashley Richburg, Corrin Riutta, Michaela Robbins, Katelyn Roberts,

Mathew Rodriguez, Jessica Roesch, Brooklynn Rogowski, Hannah Roman, Nicole Russell, Gillian Sanchez, Mia Sanchez, Brad

Sandlin, Gabriella Schaaf, Susan Schaffer, Jagger Schelke, Caitlin Selleck, Nathaniel Shankle, Saige Shellito, Keegan Sheran, Emma

Shilton, Isabelle Shunk, Chance Simmons, Kailieonna Slaybaugh, Kelsea Smith, Ezra Soria, Zach Stevens, Jaylen Stewart, Devin

Storey, Hannah Struthers, Drew Thompson, Elijah Torres, Drew Townsend, Mia Van Fossen, Kari Vanderlip, Avery Vandermeer,

Mariah Vanegas, Kaitlyn Vermetti, Eden Viramontes, Andrew VanAchen, Chase Wagner, Kaitlyn Waldrop, Seth Walkington,

Raegan Ward, Christopher Warren, Katie Waybright, Kyla Williams, Teddy Williams, Lily Wyatt.


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