Students of the week: September, October, NovemberSeptember, October, NovemberSeptember, October, November

Kindergarten: Kindergarten: Kindergarten: AJ Adlon Colton Benner

Eliana Carter Madelyn Causer

Lexie Dudley Kacy Fegley

Evan Gates Blake Harper

Peyton Kramer Lydia Lower

Faith Luring Abigail Marks

Nathaniel Miller Marshall Newby

Aidan Preston Keegan Ross

Hailey Sarver Kali Snyder

Trey Troutman Dalton Trude

Benjamin Whitekettle Dalton Wright

Danica Zurenko Grade 1:Grade 1:Grade 1: Jason Bower Ben Brinser

Rebekah Brinser Noah Bryner

Ashlin Bucher Mckinzie Comp

Morgan Cooper Sohpia Donato

Alyssa Goodling Deidre Hahn

Addie Holman Madison Kurylo

Chase Lemaster Sorcha Moreland

Divina Naples Roman Polcha

Dominic Reisinger Nathaniel Roschel

Ethan Rumfelt Molly Ryberg

Hannah Shiffer Aiden Shipp

Makayla Shoop Ethan Swan

Dakota Weiand Noah Weller

Brodie Woodard Grade 2:Grade 2:Grade 2: Amiah Barner Emily Clark

Olivia Clegg Cody Comp

Kyle Corkle Levi Degiglio

Matthew Finkenbinder Josh Gallegos

Maya Gantt Arykah Hahn

Nathan Hixson Riley Hoffman

Sophia Jezewski Jalicia Johnson

Gavin Jones Naomi Lyter

Lane McCleland Skyler McMillen

Katie Minium Victoria Morales

Lillian Reed Aidan Ross

Lilly Rummel Cadee Sweger

John Taylor Jordan Velasquez

Chase Whitman Lia Zurenko Grade 3: Grade 3: Grade 3: Sydney Cameron Ivy Compton

Riley Danko Brooke Gothel Dantae Harris Trey Hess

Jesse Potter Jordan Stroup

Summer Swartz Hannah Sweger

Luke Taylor Colton Troy

Audrey Weger Gage Wirth

Cassie Wright

Wildcat -Tracks Greenwood Elementary

Volume 4; Issue 1 November 2013

Just a note to parents: It is very cold outside so please make

sure your child is prepared for outside recess. Hats, gloves

and warm coats should be worn to help avoid our kiddos getting

the sniffles.

Grade 4:Grade 4:Grade 4:Kristi Beaver Jay Bratton

Andrew Degiglio Aiden Fogleman

Ellie Hoffman Ethan Jezewski

Jarred Keefer Alixana Moreland

Megan Peters Faith Polcha

Chloe Sherman Katherine Shiffer

Tyler Tharp Grade 5:Grade 5:Grade 5:Alyssa Barner Allison Crockett

Thomas Roschel Dakota Troy

Hailey Womer

Privet & Poka

In October our students were treated to a wonderful cultural assembly. The Russian music, dance and song en-semble Barynya is a world-renowned

group known as the premier Russian folk ensemble. Barynya presented Russian, Cossack, Ukrainian, Jewish and Gypsy Roma traditional dancing, songs and virtuoso performances on instruments including the balalaika, gar-moshka and balalaika contrabass. Barynya has been invited to perform at some of the most prestigious cul-tural venues in the United States, including Carnegie, Hall, the National Constitution Center, Smithsonian Insti-tute, the United Nations and the Russian Embassy. Our kids were thrilled and honored to have such a group perform for them. They were even taught a few Rus-sian words: Privet means Hello and Poka means Good-bye.

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Congratulations to our scholars!

First Quarter Distinguished and Honor Students

Grade 4, Distinguished Honor Roll

Meghan Corkle, Bryce Wagner, Andrew Degiglio, Mikayla Feltman, Ethan Jezewski,

Faith Polcha, David Rider, Calvin Sarver, Chloe Sherman and Katherine Shiffer.

Grade 5, Distinguished Honor Roll

Alyssa Barner, William Finkenbinder, Kelci Garside, Cailey Glatz, Quintin Hurrell, Avery Morder, Hannah

Watson and Hailey Womer.

Grade 6, Distinguished Honor Roll

Cheyenne Degiglio, Hannah Gorman, Zachary Minium, Noah Smith and Melissa Ulanoski.

Grade 4, Honor Roll

Kristi Beaver, Carter Bennett, Jadyn Bower, Jay Bratton, Nevin Brofee, John Camerlin, Siera Clegg,

Gregory Donato, Alan Everett, Aiden Fogleman, Ellie Hoffman, Shaydon Lindberg, Alixana Moreland, Gretta

Nulton, Anna Mae O’Brien, Sarah Pennay, Megan Peters, Declan Potter, Nathan Rode, Emma Rolston,

Amanda Schaeffer, Izabelle Shuler-Innerst, Tyler Tharp and Spencer Watts.

Grade 5, Honor Roll

Dominic Booth, Samantha Bower, Emilie Brinser, Ella Brummer, Leah Bryner, Josie Camerlin, Seth Cor-

celius, Allison Crockett, Taylor Deselms, Clayton Gothel, Landon Hall, Trevor Hess, Madison Howell, Mitchell

Kauffman, Mercedees McNaughton, Brennan Miller, Austin Murphy, Thomas Pyle, Kolby Seibert, Ashley Ste-

pen, Michael Strohm, Abigail Taylor, Dakota Troy, Jean Whitekettle and Kaleb Zamudio.

Grade 6, Honor Roll

Rachael Barton, Kathryn Breon, Gabrielle Cameron, Nicole Hostler, Leah Kerstetter, Grace Lesh, Bry-

cen Little, Seth Little, Eamon Potter, Ethan Rode, Austin Roush, Brandi Ruby, Mia Schlegel, Kelsey Sheaffer,

Dalton Smith, Kenedy Stroup, Nathan Swartz, Reilly Taylor, Steven Watts, Alexis Wiley and Mackenzie Wingert.

Wildcat Tracks Featured Student Artists

Kamryn W. ( Kindergarten Artist) with her Scare

Crow Puppet

Kamryn liked making this project because she got to cut pieces and glue on buttons. She learned about shapes and how to make a hat. Her favorite part was making the patches. She likes coming to art because she gets to make stuff. Kamryn’s favorite art activity is painting.

Dylan D. (4 th Grade Artist) with his Elongated

Self Portrait

Dylan started off his portrait wanting to make it look like him. He gave it cool clothes and a hot background. Dylan thought it was challenging to tie-dye the background and keep the paint from running onto the skin. His favorite part about making the project was drawing the face. He calls the artwork My Portrait.

Dylan’s favorite thing about com-ing to art is doing projects, look-ing at different projects, and learning new things about art. His favorite creative activity is drawing. “I have been good at drawing since, I don’t know… like seven!” Dylan said.

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The Music Corner

Alicia Reisinger, General Music Teacher

Music class is off to a great start here at Greenwood! Here are a few things we have been working on.

Kindergarten: We have been learning how to use our singing voices, and we have been introduced to percussion instruments. We love singing silly songs like “The Horse Stood Around” and “Mother Goonie Bird!”

1st Grade: We have been working on keeping a steady beat and learning about percussion instruments. We love to play the drums!

2nd Grade: We learned about instruments in the string family and have been practicing playing beats in groups of two. We have also learned about the music of Japan. We watched a really neat video with Kermit the Frog and Steve Martin playing “Deuling Banjos.”

3rd Grade: We learned about all four families of instruments and have just started to learn how to read the staff. We will be playing our recorders for the first time very soon!

4th Grade: We have been talking about steady beat, meter, and rhythm. We learned a dance to the song “Syncopated Clock” using scarves.

5th Grade: We learned to conduct in meters of 2, 3, and 4. We also been learned about the music of Mexico and about American folk music. We talked about the music of Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan.

6th Grade: We have been learning about beat, meter, and rhythm. We played Boomwhackers to the song “Jamaican Farewell.”

The Elementary Singers have only had two rehearsals but things are already sounding great as we prepare for our winter concert. Ask your chorus kids about the song “Make A Buck!”

If you can, please join us on December 4 at 7:00PM in the HS Auditorium for our Elementary Choral Concert

First Graders shake hands as they sing the song "Howjidoo."

Elementary Winter Chorus Concert—

The Elementary Winter Chorus Concert will be held on Wednesday December 4 at 7PM in the high school auditorium. Student should report to the high school music room at 6:30 that evening. Students should wear “Sunday best.” No jeans or sneakers. Boys must wear a shirt with a collar. Short-sleeved shirts are fine. Please remember that it is hot under the lights so wear something light and comfortable.

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Greenwood Elementary School

School-Wide Positive Behavior Support

During the 2013-14 school year, Greenwood Elementary School is excited about implement-

ing a School-Wide Positive Behavior Support initiative.

What is School-Wide Positive Behavior Support?

A team-based approach to teaching behavioral expectations and preventing problem behaviors.

Relies on research-validated practices.

Teaches and encourages respectful and responsible behavior to all students.

Uses facts and data to support decision-making.

Creates a safe and effective learning environment by reducing discipline referrals and increasing in-

struction time.

Is for ALL students and ALL staff members

Greenwood Elementary School Students Are:

Greenwood Students ROAR!!!

This motto will be used throughout the year. Students will be taught specific behavior expectations for each area of

the building as they relate to this motto. Positive behaviors will be reinforced throughout the building. As parents

we ask that you support your child, be encouraging, and model behaviors that are consistent with Greenwood Ele-

mentary School Motto.

Three Tiers of SWPBS Intervention and Support

The School-Wide Positive Behavior Support initiative follows a three-tiered model of supports. It typi-

cally takes a school 3-5 years to fully implement the program. During the 2013-14 school year, Green-

wood Elementary will focus on establishing primary supports for all students, the first tier of this initia-

tive. This will consist of:

Establishing school-wide rules and expectations

Teaching expected behaviors to all students in all settings

Developing a school-wide system for encouraging and rewarding positive behavior

Establishing smooth transitions and routines

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2013-14 Peer Mediators

Conflict is a natural part of our lives.

We argue about who is going to be

first, or who is smarter in school or bet-

ter at sports. Sometimes we don’t know

how to work things out peacefully.

Sometimes we don’t work them out at

all. We end up holding a grudge or hav-

ing hard feelings. The Peer Mediation

program believes that student can help

each other resolve their own conflicts.

They can resolve them in a way that

both people are satisfied. The Peer Me-

diators will not solve their problem for

the students, but will help them talk out

their problem and find a solution.

Teachers or students may refer student

for Peer Mediation. Peer Mediators do

not handle problems dealing with physi-

cal violence, drugs, alcohol or personal

property. Talking to Peer Mediators is

the students’ choice. Everything dis-

cussed at a mediation is kept confiden-

tial. The Peer Mediator’s job is not to

solve problems for other students, but

to help other students think of ways to

solve problems for themselves.

The Peer Mediators for 213-14 are:

4th Grade: Faith Polcha and Nicolas

Rummel

5th Grade: Alyssa Barner and Landon Hall

PALS At Greenwood

The high school has started a new year for the PALS program. The high school students are volunteers and may participate in the S.O.S. and F.F.A. programs. These students will come over to the elementary to spend time with their younger Pal, playing games, talking, doing crafts, reading books, study helper, sports, etc. It is emphasized to the high school PALS, that if they volunteer for this project, they must be committed to spending time with their elementary friend. This year on December 18 there will be the annual after school Christmas party for the PALS program stu-dents. Here, high school PALS will share games, crafts and treats with their younger Pal.

The party is from 2:30-4:00 in the LGI.

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Second Grade News

(in their own words)

On October twenty-first the whole second grade went to

Brummer’s Farm. We got off the bus we played for twenty

minutes then ate lunch. After we played and ate lunch we

watched two sheep get sheared. Then we started stations.

One of them was pumpkins, another is tour another is

games. Another one was the maze the last one was picking

potatoes. The potatoes we picked we got to keep. We also

got to keep and ear of corn. Then we got all of our stuff

together. Then we got on the bus left then went home.

*****************By Jordan B.*********************

Calling all families and friends. Second grade has a

special blog, it’s called Kidblog. You can see second

grader’s work. Do you want to know how? Just

search http://kidblog.org/MissWellersClass2013/ to go to

hers. But if you want to go to Mrs. Wegers, just

search http://kidblog.org/MrsWegersClass-3/ and if you

want to go to Mrs. Rumberger’s, search

http://kidblog.org/MrsRumbergersClass13-14/ and feel free

to leave a comment. To any one you want to comment to.

There are 20 or 21 people in each class. You get to have fun

with making comments. But don’t have too much fun, just

have fun. **********************By Jordan B.**********************

We get to play on the I pads. I like the

game Feel Electric. Our class gets to

play math games too. I like getting on

Kid Blog and stuff like that. There are

some really good games like Pic Clog. It

is where you make posters. I like making

posters! I like taking pictures too. I only

took like 8 pictures before. I wish I had

an I pad!

There is like 132 things on the I pad! We

have 8 I pads. Katie has one Miss.

Weller has one and our class has 6. I

love I pads! The I pads are very fun to

play on.

***********By Naomi L.************

Second grade math is

very fun. This week we

are learning about how

to tally two digit num-

bers. About th

ree weeks

ago we learned about

fact families it i

s were

you make a paper house

then you roll two dice

you find what your num-

bers are you add them

up and you find your an-

swer.

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VETERAN’S DAY AT GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY

The students at Greenwood Elementary again honored our Veteran’s with a Veteran’s Day Assembly held

November 11. Every grade participated by singing, reading reports on Veteran’s they interviewed, creating

drawings and essays and by simply saying “Thank You” to our Veteran’s by coloring pictures to hand out

to the attending Vets. Boy scouts from our school presented the flags and Luke Gorman (9th grade)

played taps to end our celebration.

Some of the creations by third grade students for Veteran’s

Day. The pictures show what they like about our country

and the essays explain why America is what it is because

of our Veterans.

Hello to all!

We would like to raise money for the Perry

County Food Bank this holiday season to

support our community and encourage the

spirit of giving. We invite you to join us as a

school.

As we did last year, we would place a Penny

Cube in your classroom. Students may donate

any amount that they wish. We will collect

the Penny Cubes daily after the morning an-

nouncements.

Please let us know if you are participating so

that we may copy family letters and prepare

Penny Cubes for your classroom. As before, we

will place a Penny Cube in the office, too.

Thank you for your help!

The Fifth and First Grade Reading Buddies

NOTES FROM THE NURSES

Blood Drive— The Central Pennsylvania Blood Drive will be at Greenwood on De-cember 9, 2013 from 9 am to 11 am, in the high school auditorium. The sign up sheet will be in the HS health room.

Flu Season is upon us, shots have been given at the school but please remem-ber if your child has a fever, they are to remain home until they are fever-free for 24 hours without medication.

Please try to keep our school germ free! Remind your child to cough/sneeze into the bend of their elbow. Tissues and hand sanitizer are always permitted to be sent with your child as well.

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1st Graders Participate in Holiday Centers!

On Tuesday, November 26th, the first grade stu-

dents enjoyed a morning of holiday centers. Mrs.

Slingerland’s Child Development and Parenting

class led many of the centers. Parent volunteers

also helped out at some of the centers.

The students had a great time creating

many arts and crafts. The centers that

the students participated in included

making ornaments for a Christmas

tree bulletin board and mak-

ing butter. The students then

sampled their butter on crack-

ers. In addition to these,

other stations included hand-

print ornaments, addition and

subtraction turkey bingo,

creamer snowmen,

snow globe plates,

popsicle stick snow-

men, and paper bag

puppets. It was an ex-

citing morning in first

grade!!!

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3-6—Holiday Gift Shop

4—Elem. Choral Concert—HS Auditorium—7:00

5—Release Time Program

6—Act 80 Day—NOON Dismissal for ALL students

6—Mid Marking Period

9—Blood Drive

13—Friday Afternoon Adventure

18—PALs Christmas Party (after school in LGI)

20—Kindercaroling Program—1:45 - Elem, Gym

23-Jan 1—Holiday Recess

Ed Burns

Superintendent

Jeff Kuhns

Elementary Principal

Schedule of Events

Greenwood School

District

http://www.greenwoodsd.org/Wildcat-Tracks

3—Friday Afternoon Adventure

16—Release Time

17—End of second quarter

20—No School for students

7—After School Adventure

11—Science Fair

14-17—President’s Day Recess

20—Release Time

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of school cancellations and delays. Only home phone

numbers will be called. Please be sure to update your

child’s home number with your child’s school.

In the event of snow/weather cancellations or delays

the following radio/television stations will be noti-

fied: Channel 27 Snow Watch; WGAL Channel 8

Closings; WHP Channel 21 and 15 School Closings;

WINK 104 FM Operations Snow Fall; WQKK94.1;

and the District Weather Line 589-3117 option 7.