Je-Neir Gazette October 2 , 2017

Volume 1, Issue 2

October 2017

Events

9th –

Columbus Day NO SCHOOL

12th – End of 1st Quarter

PTO Meeting@6:00 pm

19th –

Parent / Teacher

Conferences 12 – 7:45 pm

PTO Pie Sale Begins

20th –

NO SCHOOL

23rd –

Picture Retakes

School Board Meeting

@6:30pm

23rd – 27th

Red Ribbon Week

27th –

PTO Family Movie Night

31st –

Halloween / Costume

Parade

Individual Highlights

Media Center 2

Kindergarten 2

1st Grade 3

2nd Grade 3

3rd Grade 4

4th Grade 4

Physical Education 5

Music 5

PTO 6

Staff Directory 7

Post

Liam: Physical Education and

reading. The teacher allows us to play freeze tag and flag

football. The reading write

allows us to be ourselves.

Corday: Physical education and math. We are able to

participate in both fun indoor

and outdoor activities like wolf

and football. In math, the

teacher teaches us new

things.

3. What is your favorite and

less favorite subject?

Ezekiel: My favorite is math

and my less favorite is writing.

Liam: My favorite is math and

my less favorite is reading.

Corday: My favorite is math

and my less favorite is reading.

4. Who is your favorite staff

member at Je-Neir Elementary

School?

Ezekiel: My favorite staff

member is Mr. Bleyle because

he is funny and tells bad jokes.

Liam: My favorite staff

member us Ms. Silva because

she gives us free time and

allows us freedom to explore.

Corday: My favorite staff

member is Mr. Stewart because

he is the coolest person I know.

5. If you could change

anything about Je-Neir

Elementary School what would

it be?

Ezekiel: I would want free

giveaways every day.

Liam: I think we should get

paid for answering questions

right in class.

Corday: We need electronic

day every day.

6. Has the culture and

climate of Je-Neir Elementary

changed since you started?

Ezekiel: The culture and

climate has gotten better since

I have been here.

Liam: The culture and

climate has gotten better since

I have been here.

Corday: The culture and

climate has gotten better since

I have been here.

I would like to say thank you

to the students and teachers

for allowing me the

opportunity to talk with

them. Please read my next

article when I will be sitting

down with some female

students from 4th grade.

Principal’s

What a pleasure it has been to

serve as the principal of Je-Neir

Elementary School for the last

two years. When I was hired for

this position one of my main

goals was to create a positive

culture and climate. By having

a positive culture and climate I

was hoping it would increase

student’s willingness to attend

school and learn. The only way

to see if I have obtained this

goal is to ask some students. So

over the next two months I will

be interviewing different

students to determine if I have

accomplished this goal. For the

month of September, I talked

with three male 4th grade

students: Ezekiel Marcotte from

Mr. Bleyle’s room, Liam

Madison from Ms. Silva’s room,

and Corday Watkins from Miss

Carlin’s room.

1. Do you like attending Je-

Neir Elementary School and

why?

Ezekiel: Yes, because I learn

new thing everyday

Liam: Yes, because we get to

build and play with robots. Also

we get to play flag football in

Physical Education class.

Corday: Yes, because I learn

something new in all my classes.

2. What do you like most

about Je-Neir?

Ezekiel: I like reading and

STEM. The teachers allows us

to read anything we like

and sit anywhere we want. Also

we have the reading room. As

for STEM we get to build things

and do experiments.

Dismissal Times

2:45 pm

Car riders (west door)

2:50 pm

Bus riders

2:55 pm Walkers (north east door)

Our recent Scholastic Book

Fair, held in conjunction

with Grandparents’ Day

was a TREMENDOUS

success!!! It was, by far,

the largest Book Fair

Je-Neir has EVER had!

Thanks to all the

Grandparents and families

that supported this

worthwhile event. 50% of

the total Fair sales were

returned to our library and

classrooms in books. That

makes an immense

difference to our school!

Thanks to ALL who

donated their loose change

for our Book Fair Change

War. A total of $1814.97

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was collected in only five

days! An additional $1325

was given to classrooms in

incentives. That put a grand

total of $3139.97 worth of

books in our classrooms.

What a HUGE impact that

will make on all of our

students.

Thanks for

encouraging a love

of Reading!!!

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Kindergarten Connection

Twitter:

@JNElemen

Our website:

Momence.k12.il.us/

schools/je-neir-

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Media Center / Library

Kindergarteners have been

hard at work. Already this

year we have been

reviewing our letters and

letter sounds. We have

been printing our names

and reading simple

sentences using our sight

words (I, am, the, little, a,

and to). We are also

continuing to practice

counting and writing the

numbers, zero through ten.

The Kindergarteners are

also working on following

instructions and school

rules. They are learning

how to interact with

Classmates in the

cafeteria, on the

playground and in the

classroom. We also all

enjoyed our field trip to

State Line Apple

Orchard, dress-up days

and watching the

Homecoming Parade.

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1st Grade Insight

2nd Grade Write-up

In 2nd

grade, we have had

very busy days! As

always, the days consist of

a great deal of Reading,

Writing, and Arithmetic.

On top of that, we are

learning about simple

machines, and are

becoming engineers

during our STEM lessons.

STEM is all about

Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Math.

However, it is also about

sharing ideas, working

cooperatively, and being

creative. In Music class

(and in the classroom), we

are working hard to be

ready for our concert in

November. We can’t wait

for you to see the

performance! Working

hard is an important part

of the 2nd

grade day.

“Self-belief and hard

work will always earn

you success.”- Virat

Kohli –

We look forward to

meeting with you on

October 19th

for Parent-

teacher conferences to

discuss your child’s hard

work and success!

Happy October from 1st

grade! It's hard to believe

that the 1st 9 weeks of

school is almost over.

Time is going by fast and

we are beginning to get

into the heart of 1st grade

work. After 6 weeks of

review in Reading we will

be starting weekly

Spelling and

Comprehension tests.

Also, Spelling and

Comprehension

homework will be sent

home on a weekly basis to

be practiced and returned by

Friday. Watch for these

changes in your child's

folder. We will also be

sending home readers that

go with our Spelling word

pattern that need to be read

and returned with your child.

Continue to read with your

child every night.

In Math we are going to start

working on getting the

students ready for Addition

and Subtraction. We will be

doing this for a while,

continuing to work on

many different strategies

and skills. In Science and

Social Studies we will be

working on several Fall

topics, such as Christopher

Columbus, Fire Safety,

Bats, Pumpkins, and

Spiders. Parent-Teacher

conferences are also

coming up soon, so please

schedule an appointment

with your child's teacher.

Thanks for all your

support at home.

3rd Grade Happenings

In Third grade we have been working on Place Value, rounding, estimating, and mental math. In Social studies our chapter is all about our communities. We have a new Science addition to our curriculum called Mystery Science. We are working on our Reading comprehension, phonics, and fluency. Coming up in October, keep an eye out for our Cereal Box biography introduction. It will be coming soon and it is our first big research project!

4th Grade STEM Activity --- Marble Runs

4th

Graders have been off to

a great start this school year!

They have done well with

learning how to switch

classes and bringing their

materials. In Science, we

finished our Energy Unit,

where the students had the

chance to build roller

coasters and rubber band

racers! New this year, 3rd

and 4th

graders will have the

chance to be part of a LEGO

robotics team! If your child

was interested in trying out

for the team, information

should have already been

brought home. There are

many requirements to be

part of the team, and it

requires a big

commitment, so if your

student is interested,

please talk with them

about the dedication it

will take to be part of this

awesome opportunity.

Also please be talking

to your child about

organization and

responsibility. The end of

the first nine weeks is

rapidly approaching, and

any help and support from

home to help students turn

in home -work and

participate in class would

be appreciated!

4th Grade Findings

3rd Grade Superheroes

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Physical Education

Hello Parents,

For the month of October we will be doing our soccer unit for the first three weeks, as long

as the weather stays nice enough for us to be outside. Please have your child bring a

sweatshirt or coat if you think they will need it. Third and fourth grade will review soccer

skills and play scrimmage games during class. First and second grade will work on soccer

skills, and Kindergarten will be doing a kicking unit. The weather will depend on what we

do the last week of October. If it is pleasant we will stay outside and work on some

baseball skills. If it is cold we will be inside working on volleyball skills. Please remember

to have your child bring proper footwear to school on their P.E. days, especially since we

will be kicking soccer balls. Thank you!

We’ve headed into the beautiful season of Autumn. It will still be nice enough weather to have the recorders

practice outside.

The 4th

graders have each received a practice chart from me to keep tract of the time put into playing. They

know to fill it out every day, even if they don’t practice. I’ve asked them to have you initial it each day, or at the

end of the week. It may seem strict but what it really is, is teaching elements to the Students of what it takes to

be successful, whether in music or any other discipline.

Watch music show itself as the universal language. Fabio Vetro, https://youtu.be/gE3_J0oCcbI?t=88 gives

a good recorder lesson, even if it is in Italian! Watch his fingers, follow along with this lesson on Jingle Bells, a

song from our repertoire. It’s in the same key.

The 2nd

grade show has been moved from October to Tuesday, November 14th from 6pm – 7pm., providing

more time to learn lyrics, and to be successful. It will be the first one at Je-Neir instead of the high school.

Is there one song you can teach your child today? Music glues us to each other’s heart.

Musical Notes

JE-NEIR & MECC PTO 9/28/2017

Mark Your Calendars! Here are ways you can support The PTO. We have

already purchased some great supplies for students to learn in a creative way

using new & fun technology. We have also paid for a computer subscription

to help students that need to improve basic math skills. We are still working out

the Playground. It’s a very big undertaking. Thank you for your understanding.

More requests are sure to come in this year. Thank you for supporting the

Students, staff & Teachers! - The PTO.

Upcoming Events

Get your pie cards for Thanksgiving. Pie card Sales Oct 19th to Nov 10th

Buy your gift cards through us. It costs you

the same as anywhere, but we get a profit.

Sales November 27th – Dec 8th

Come to Donuts

with Santa on

December 9th To

talk to Santa & For

family fun and

crafts.

Candy Cane

Sales Dec 4th –

Dec 8th during

lunch hour. Send

one to your

friends and

teachers. Still only

25 cents each

Book Fair Feb 10th. Come see

what fun is planned for this

year! Send in your Box Tops! Surprise for class who sends in the most!

”Momence Elementary Schools,

PTO”

Family Movie Night is Oct 27th, costume contest, popcorn, concessions, and a free treat

Contact us

President – Jen Graves - 815-922-4052 Secretary – Jackie Fitzgerald - 217-621-1450 Treasurer – Sue Sherwood - 815-370-2481

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Staff Directory

Staff Member Grade/ Assignment Room Number Extension

Brenda Stewart Nurse 70 2009

Courtney Sauerbier Adm. Assistant 73 2010

Zach Handley Physical Education 76 2076

Gloria Fitzgerald Cook 87 2087

Gail Randalls Cook 87 2087

Donna Denler Cook 87 2087

Austin Cantwell Cook 87 2087

Glenn Selvey Day Custodian 88 2088

Deb Connor Night Custodian 88 2088

Sharon Lane Media Center 94 2014

Pat Gordon Music 95 2095

Michelle Kelly Kindergarten 101 2101

Jennifer Smith Kindergarten 102 2102

Joseph Baud Kindergarten 103 2103

Amanda Cantwell Occupational Therapy 104 2104

Jenelle Robertson Physical Therapy 104 2104

Karen Willis Speech Assistant 104 2104

Laura Meyer 1st 105 2105

Kristi Garcia 1st 106 2106

Michael Hawn Social Worker 108 2018

Eric Ohlendorf Social Worker 108 2018

Brittany Cameron Sp Ed Teacher 201 2201

Victoria Morr Special Education Aide 201 2201

Krista Phillips RtI – Math 202 2202

Sandra Trubach RtI – Reading 203 2203

John Trudeau Sp Ed Teacher 204 2204

Brad Piper Sp Ed Teacher 204 2204

Gina Ensell 2nd 205 2205

Kelly McCue 2nd 206 2206

Danielle Lambert 2nd 207 2207

Kelly Handley 3rd 301 2301

Wassim Elhouar 3rd 302 2302

Kelly Vogel 3rd 303 2303

Annette Carlin 4th 304 2304

Sherri Silva 4th 305 2305

Mike Bleyle 4th 306 2306

Elizabeth McLaughlin ESL 308 2308

Jenna Colevris Paraprofessional 201 2201

Marla Hamann Paraprofessional 307 2307

Lindi Hernendez Paraprofessional 307 2307

Daya Snapp Paraprofessional 307 2307

Tammy Spears Paraprofessional 307 2307

“A good teacher can

inspire hope, ignite the

imagination, and instill

a love of learning.”