DR. E .T. BOON ELEMEN TARY SCHOOL 1050 Comanche Drive Allen, Texas 75013 Ph. 972-747-3331 Fax: 972-747-3335
Principal Tammie James ~ Assistant Principal Libby Martin ~ Secretary Sharon Brown
Volume 8, Issue 10 Thursday, November 1, 2012
The Patriot Post
Patriot Calendar
Thurs, Nov 1 Chili’s Spirit Night
Sat, Nov 3
Allen Recycles Day – City Hall Parking Lot
* Allen Early Childhood PTA’s
Reunion Party
Sun, Nov 4 Creek Clean-Up 2-4PM
Wed, Nov 7
Waste-Free Lunch
Thurs, Nov 8 Jason’s Deli Spirit Night
Fri, Nov 9
Veteran’s Day
Tues, Nov 13 Two Rows Spirit Night
Wed, Nov 14
Waste-Free Lunch
Thurs, Nov 15 Rita’s Italian Ice Spirit Night
Fri, Nov 16
VIP/Grandparents Day
Nov 19 - 23 Thanksgiving Holiday
Tues, Nov 20
Yogurtville Spirit Night
Tues, Nov 27 Chick Fil-A Spirit Night
Mon, Dec 3
Patriot Press Manuscripts Due
Lost and Found
Has your student
l os t a ny th i ng?
Please check the
Lost and Found rack
at school. There are
many items waiting
to find their owners.
Items with names
identifying their
owners will be
returned to their
classroom. All items
will be donated to
Allen Community Outreach when the
school closes for
Winter Break on
Dec 21.
Congratulations to our BOON
ALL-STAR TEAM for the 1st 9 Weeks! Kindergarten
CALLAWAY Anthony Xu Mara McCoy
DOUGLAS Kate Cunningham Amina Ahmed Chase Vogler Connor Baker
GONGOS Ava Blevins Lilly Reeves Johann Sanford Luke Cramer
GREENBERG Aaron Wimbish Ella Jessen Abi Lutrick Hunter McDonald
SIRATT Devin Hudler Ella Bowman Bennett Ternan Ainsley Walker
First Grade VANDENBERGE Brycen O'Leary Brooklyn Bowman Austin Wood Elizabeth Lambo
WENDT Garrison McRaney Claire Moye Prakriti Pandey Sergio Joa Diaz
BETHKE Preetham Manapuri Donovan Cerny Kendall Beshear Reece Leftwich
BAUM Leland Thorpe Brady Aftomis Sophia Braskamp Alexis Adcox
BURGESS Meghana Kothamasu Jack Haisler Natalie Brown
Second Grade CLINE Violet Dilley Lindsey Sekhon Grace Arnold
DEHONDT Dalton Motley Brooke Baker Christina Doublesin Paige Duffield
PALMISANO Shiraz Khan Mackenzie Peacock
POOL/ HALL Karoline Reeves Carly Anderson Delaney Daly
SHOWALTER Yashita Kancharla Tess Driscoll Aiden Scanlon
FOSTER Rigdon Yates Ellie Stowell Andrew Toben
VandenBerge
Third Grade
DAHLGREN Ava Hanks Henry Wang KiKi Begun
DREW Jae Woo Kang Raimund Ilagan Abby Fair Annie Dridge
LICARE Kendall Baggett Sam Eubank Sophia Goedderz Melanie Schwartz
SCHMIDT Abby Hunsaker Reese Hoffart Nicole Vogler Nick Blessing
SEKHON Jason Gonzalez Conley Miller Megan Conway Kyle Hargrove
Fourth Grade
CLAKLEY Adam Slagel Alex Liu Emma Murphy Olivia Predmore
JANSSEN Wendy Clemmons Kolby Branch Sydney Davidson
MOLES Tolu Banwo James Keating Jennifer Wan
NEELS Aaron Park Brian Mai
SACKRISON Carson McKay Anika Asher Zoe Bernardi
SCHUBERT Brendan Farley Anika Trehan
Fifth Grade
BOWMAN Aidan Carroll Madelyn Henderson London Murray-Schroer
DENTLER Jason Kacines Rafayel Ilagan Hannah Morgan Melissa Rashid
HENDERSON Ben Luke Ethan Hoard Erin Mazza Ella Sladek
MITCHELL Nidhi Pawate Jacob Mitchell Hannah Butler Jake Dahl
TRAVIS Campbell Martin Mike DeShong Weston Carter Ellie Gruber
Sixth Grade
BUTLER Rose Fardad Brandon Rodenbusch Matthew Donohue Lauren Fisher
CORTEZ Lexie Mitchell Kyler Torres Lauren Chou Taylor Ernzen
GIBSON Maddy Gomez Michelle Monroe Owen Westfall
SELF Vikram Basude Matt Foster Ali van der Ziel
FOSTER Matthew DeShong Bella Keating
Creek Clean-Up
Our Fall Community Creek and Greenbelt Clean-Up is this Sunday, Nov 4 from 2 to 4PM. Pick up supplies and check-in at the new pavilion next to the school.
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communities, and a strong advocate for the education and well-being of every
child. Send submissions by 3pm on Monday prior to Thursday’s publication:
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Boonsters, we are half way there!
Boon families, thank for the tremendous support you have shown Boon Elementary through your generous donations this year. We are HALF WAY to our goal! We hope to continue the momentum and we need your help. We would greatly appreciate any support you can give to this wonderful cause. No amount is too big or too small. Corporate contributions and matching gifts are accepted too! Please remember a few of the things that your contributions provide like updated technology in the classrooms, specialized programs including healthy lifestyles, in-house field trips and gold day, student recognition programs including All-Stars and brag tags, and much, much more. Every dollar you give expands a student's opportunities and helps them achieve their wildest dreams! You may donate by visiting Boon Elementary, Boon PTA's Facebook page, or https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/WebScr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ux5duz9cxglp8 .
Family Meals Equal Healthier Kids
from Yolanda Evans, MD
Did you know that having family meals together can equal healthier kids?
Sitting as a family at the same table may seem impossible with our busy lives. We are
often racing to and from work, school, and other activities. Eating happens when it's
convenient, which means sometimes in the car and often on the go. Believe it or not,
taking time to sit and eat as a family can have positive effects on health! The benefits
may seem obvious: sitting down for a few minutes as a family allows us to learn what's going on in each others' lives, talk
about upcoming events, and time to get to know new goals and successes. Amazingly, it also is associated with better health
for children and teens. Families who have only 3 meals a week together ( where at least one parent is present ) have
children who are more likely to be normal weight ( s o not overweight or obese) . Children and teens who share at least
3 meals a week together are also more likely to eat a healthier variety of food and less likely to have unhealthy eating
behaviors ( skipping meals, overeating, vomiting after eating in order to lose weight, using diet pills or laxatives, fasting or not
eating, or using food substitutions ) . Even though our lives are extremely busy, we have 21 opportunities each week to eat
together as a family ( 3 meals a day, 7 days a week ) .
Here are some things parents can do to encourage family meals:
Plan to eat at least 3 meals together each week. This may be as simple as breakfast on Saturday and Sunday with one
dinner on a weekday.
Ask your kids to help set a menu for the family meals.
Once the menu for the week is set, take your kids to the grocery store to help pick out the food you have planned to make.
Give your kids a task for helping with dinner ( setting the table, making the salad, or even helping cook the main meal ) .
If your entire family helps prepare the meal, they may be more likely to want to sit and eat what you have created together.
Volunteer of the week Shelby Ternan for his amazing work in the planning, design and orchestrating of the creation of our Boon garden! Shelby was there for close to 10 hours Saturday, and he put in numerous hours in the weeks before. In addition to the all the hard work he did Saturday, he contributed his landscape and garden design knowledge by helping with the design and planning of the garden. Not only did he contribute his time, he also purchased most of the supplies, brought and operated the required heavy equipment, he instructed all the dad volunteers on
site, and was the last to leave after cleaning up the site. Thank you Shelby Ternan for making our Boon Vegetable Garden dreams a reality. Your efforts have provided an amazing learning opportunity for thousands of student for many, many years to come.
Recycled Art Advances to City Competition Congratulations to the following Patriot’s recycled art entries have
advanced to the city-wide competition:
Isha Kere – 5th grade
London Murray-Schroer – 5th grade
Sabrina Bianchi – 4th grade
Daniel Kulti – 4th grade
Mae Cole – 3rd grade
Sam Eubank – 3rd grade
Adrian Obaitan – 3rd grade
Kylie Aftomis – 1st grade
Camila Bianchi – 1st grade
Sarah Cole – 1st grade
Josh Fair – 1st grade
Evelyn Eubank – KG
Aaron Obaitan – KG
Lilly Reeves – KG
Brian Sadri - KG
Their artwork will be on display all day at City Hall this Saturday in honor
of Allen Recycles Day. Thanks to everyone that participated in the
recycled art contest this year!