Baller Bear News - Camas School District
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Volume 10, Issue 5 February 2012<br />
Dear Helen <strong>Baller</strong> Families,<br />
<strong>Baller</strong> <strong>Bear</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />
I hope you’ve had a nice start to 201 2. My family had a terrific Winter Break. We spent time with family in <strong>Camas</strong> and Vancouver and then<br />
headed to Richland, Washington to spend a few days with my mother. My daughter, Maya, celebrated her 8th birthday. I cannot believe how fast<br />
she has grown up! I had a couple of BIG disappointments to start the New Year. The Ducks beat the Wisconsin Badgers in the Rose Bowl and<br />
the Green Bay Packers lost to the Giants. I continue to have several students, parents and staff remind me of the two losses!<br />
When we returned to school the staff and students reviewed the rules and expectations at Helen <strong>Baller</strong>. The students have been excellent this<br />
year. We’ve had several compliments from visitors about the students’ behavior, especially during assemblies.<br />
In the month of January the students participated in Aimsweb testing. We test students in the areas of reading and math. AIMSweb is a progress<br />
monitoring system based on direct, frequent and continuous student assessment. The results are reported and analyzed to determine if our<br />
instructional strategies are meeting the needs of all learners.<br />
I want to compliment the Juggling, Jump Rope and Tumbling Teams. They all did an excellent job when they performed at <strong>Camas</strong> High <strong>School</strong><br />
during the halftimes of basketball games. They were amazing! A big thank you goes to Mrs. Wing and all the volunteers who help support the<br />
teams.<br />
One thing that makes Helen <strong>Baller</strong> a great school is the support we get from our parents and community. They are an integral part of our<br />
community and enhance all of our children’s education. I cannot thank them enough for what they do. This month I want to give a special thank<br />
you to Kathi Hansen, Amy Sturbelle, Chris Olsen, Shannon Lambert, Vicky Fairbrother, Cheryl Johnson, & Lyn Garcia. They have worked with<br />
fifth grade students on improving their fluency when reading.<br />
Due to the snow day on Wednesday, January 1 8th the <strong>Camas</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong> will have a make-up day on Friday, February 1 7th.<br />
The flu has been going around the school recently. If your child is sick, please keep them home until they are feeling better. We want to avoid<br />
spreading germs and getting other kids sick if possible. When your child is home for a day due to being sick or other reasons, please contact the<br />
main office at 833-5720. If the school is not notified about the reason of the absence, the absence is considered unexcused.<br />
This year I am continuing to draw chance tickets and the kids whose names are drawn come down to my office to pick a prize. I am running low<br />
on prizes so if you have some smaller prizes/toys you are looking to get rid of, please think of us at Helen <strong>Baller</strong>. You can drop them off at<br />
anytime. Thank you for your support.<br />
On February 23rd the PTA will be holding a general meeting in the library at 6:30. Mike Nerland, Superintendent of the <strong>Camas</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong>,<br />
will be presenting on the possible school boundaries when the <strong>Camas</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong> opens Woodburn Elementary in 201 3. We hope to see you<br />
there.<br />
Parents, if you have a fifth grader who will be attending Liberty next year there will be a Liberty parent information meeting in the commons on<br />
Thursday, May 24th from 9:00 to 1 0:00 a.m. and from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. They hope to see you there.<br />
If you ever have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me. Thanks for your continued support. Have a terrific month.<br />
Aaron Parman<br />
Helen <strong>Baller</strong> Elementary 1954 NE Garfield Street; <strong>Camas</strong>, Washington 98607-1143<br />
Pnone: (360)833-5720 Fax (360)833-5721 Website: schools.camas.wednet.edu/helenballer/
Children's Dental Health Day<br />
Free Dental Care<br />
Saturday<br />
February 4, 2012<br />
7:30am-4:00pm<br />
Clark College Dental Hygiene Clinic<br />
1 933 Fort Vancouver Way<br />
Free care for Clark and Skamania County children up<br />
to age 1 9 with dental problems. Serving families who<br />
have limited income and no dental insurance.<br />
Services Provided:<br />
- X-rays<br />
- Sealants<br />
- Flouride treatment<br />
- Fillings<br />
- Extractions<br />
Call for an appointment: (360)397-8000 Ext. 7371<br />
or (360)397-8020<br />
This program is not affiliated with any school district in Clark or Skamania<br />
Counties.<br />
Clark County Dental Society has partnered with Clark College, Clark County<br />
Public Health, Free Clinic of Southwest Washington, Greater Southwest<br />
Washington Dental Hygiene Association, Ronald McDonald House Charities, and<br />
Washington Oral Health Foundation to provide Children's Dental Health Day.<br />
Character Counts Store<br />
Friday Dates:<br />
Feb 24th<br />
Mar 23rd<br />
April 27th<br />
May 18th<br />
June 8th<br />
<strong>Baller</strong> <strong>Bear</strong> Calendar of Events<br />
Feb 6-1 0 Jungle Week with Ms. Wing<br />
Feb 1 0 Birthday Table<br />
2-3pm PTA meeting<br />
Feb 1 8-20 President's Day weekend<br />
No <strong>School</strong><br />
Feb 23 PTA General Meeting, 6:30pm<br />
at Helen <strong>Baller</strong><br />
Feb 24 Character Counts Store<br />
March 23 The Fabulous Fifties! Spring<br />
Program at<br />
<strong>Camas</strong> High 6:30p<br />
Character Counts Store<br />
April 27 Character Counts Store<br />
May 1 8 Character Counts Store<br />
Do you like to flip, jump and dance all around? On<br />
Saturday March 1 7, 201 2 Hayden Sutton will be<br />
holding a gymnastics camp for girls in grades K-5<br />
from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The camp will cost $25 and<br />
will need to be paid through <strong>Camas</strong> High <strong>School</strong>’s<br />
ASB by mail or dropped off. All campers must bring a<br />
sack lunch and water bottle. Also, it’s recommended<br />
to wear a leotard and gym shorts but it’s not<br />
required; Shorts and t-shirts will work perfectly fine.<br />
Good thing about this camp is that you don’t need<br />
any experience! Everyone is welcome come out and<br />
try. Also, on the following Wednesday after the camp<br />
(Wednesday March 21 , 201 2) there will be a<br />
performance for the new gymnasts to reveal all they<br />
have learned for family and friends. T-shirts will be<br />
provided and the performance will be from 6:00-<br />
7:00pm. Thanks, I am very excited for my senior<br />
project to begin, and for all to sign up!<br />
Hayden Sutton<br />
Come have lunch with your “Sweetheart”!<br />
Students who have birthdays during the month of February will be celebrating at the Birthday Table on Friday, February 1 0th<br />
from 11 :25am to 1 2:20pm. If you have a child who will be attending the birthday table, please feel free to join him/her during<br />
his/her lunch only or you may join all of the birthday kids for the entire lunchtime. The kids love having a family member there to<br />
help celebrate!<br />
Note: All health concerns and allergies are being closely monitored and can be accommodated for your child to participate in<br />
the birthday table.<br />
If you have any questions, would like to volunteer your time or donate ice cream treats for the event, please contact Cheryl<br />
Johnson at 360.844.5797 or email her at birthdaytable@helenballerpta.org. You may also sign up at Signupgenius.com and<br />
enter hbpta@yahoo.com in the search.
Safe on My Own<br />
Ages: 8-11<br />
This class teaches safety & basic 1 st aid while<br />
children are home alone Bring snack to class.<br />
Bussing to Zellerbach is available from all <strong>Camas</strong><br />
Elementary <strong>School</strong>s.<br />
Dates: February 9th or March 29th<br />
Time: 4:30-6:30 PM<br />
Location: Zellerbach Admin Center, Conference<br />
Room “F”<br />
Fee: $35 per class<br />
CAMAS PUBLIC LIBRARY INFO:<br />
for 4 th grade and up, and their<br />
parents! Borrow a special copy of the book<br />
from the library, you both read it, you both<br />
come to the meeting, and then you get to<br />
keep the book for free! Sign-up<br />
required. Snacks and an activity, too! The<br />
next book is <strong>School</strong>ed<br />
Books are<br />
available for pick-up now!<br />
Come meet 11 published,<br />
award-winning authors who write for children<br />
and teens. Meet them, get autographs, and<br />
listen to them talk about their work! For all<br />
ages. Free!<br />
Trade your used<br />
books (or movies or music CDs) with the<br />
library or with others. Free! Take home as<br />
many books as you bring! The library will<br />
donate several boxes of books to the<br />
swap.<br />
A fun session<br />
where you can decorate a gingerbread man.<br />
Experiment, create a masterpiece, and eat it<br />
up! Yum! For kids through 6 th grade and<br />
parents. Call 360-834-4692<br />
or come into the library to sign-up.<br />
Free!<br />
Soo Bahk Do Classes<br />
(Martial Arts)<br />
When: Saturdays at 1 :30 PM<br />
Who: Anyone older than 7 who is interested in<br />
learning<br />
Why: This is my senior project and I am a Cho<br />
Dan(First degree black belt) in Soo Bahk Do<br />
with<br />
4 years of experience<br />
Where: 21 00 Se 1 64th Ave Suite C-1 02<br />
Vancouver Wa, 98683<br />
Contact info: My name is Alastair Graham,<br />
call/text me any time or feel free to E mail me<br />
Cell phone: 360-71 8-0205,<br />
E- Mail: Ecosse93@yahoo.com<br />
Alastair
Success Book Roll Call<br />
Below is a list of students who have signed the Success Book during the months of December<br />
and January. Any Helen <strong>Baller</strong> staff member can have a student sign the Success Book for<br />
being successful with academics, behavior or work ethic. Several of the students signed the<br />
Success Book multiple times, but I have only listed their name once. Way to go Helen <strong>Baller</strong><br />
<strong>Bear</strong>s! We are proud of you!<br />
Alexia Johnson<br />
Delaney Anderson<br />
Skip Dickson<br />
Victoria Lenoir<br />
Peyton Cody<br />
Jude Sosky<br />
Cassie Templer<br />
Thanh<br />
Kiya Gramps<br />
Lexie Terry<br />
Jaylee Yang<br />
Ellie Harris<br />
Tristen Mangenelli<br />
Courtland Anderson<br />
Macynn Schmid<br />
Angelina Goble<br />
Anne Califf<br />
Julia Marsh<br />
Lance Stuck<br />
Bully Schuldt<br />
Nico Swanson<br />
Edward Kovalenko<br />
Emma Bliss<br />
Anna Chronister<br />
Nicole Gilstrap<br />
Shakyah Boggs<br />
Eric Sandquist<br />
Calvin Wight<br />
Yozen Fang<br />
Makayli Murphy<br />
Elizabeth Nilles<br />
Veronica Metzler<br />
Jordan Geigenmiller<br />
Alex Gilbertson<br />
Sophia Hrella<br />
Gabriel Gramps<br />
Alycen Templer<br />
Luc Utheza<br />
Martin KnyshSyerrah Wilson<br />
James Podrez<br />
Anna Walbruch<br />
Kai Cathcart<br />
Austin Ashcraft<br />
Isabella Krohnert<br />
Deitrich Vu<br />
Regan VanCleave<br />
Jayden Foster<br />
Noah Dangerfield<br />
Luke Bales<br />
Levi Buzan<br />
Clark Dinhy<br />
Timothy Trimble<br />
Arizy Briscoe<br />
Weston Field<br />
Hayden Newell<br />
Jackson Damore<br />
Quyen Do<br />
Taija Souki<br />
Laura Berson<br />
Sophia Rubano<br />
Ethan Troop<br />
Shaye Swanberg<br />
Ella Shannon<br />
Allyson Stoller<br />
Sara Buckholz<br />
Maddie McArthur<br />
Cyenna McCusker<br />
Shelby Bohannon<br />
Laila Markland<br />
Renae York<br />
Gabriel Manila<br />
Rachel Real<br />
Bree McClelland<br />
Janessa Terry<br />
Mia Heinrichs<br />
Michaela Ephraim<br />
Moriah Ephraim<br />
Ewan MCclain<br />
Quantez Crawford<br />
Anthony Flores<br />
Aiden King<br />
Logan Reichert<br />
Lizzy Wing<br />
Taylor Betschart<br />
Ashley Gillespie<br />
Liam Martin<br />
Grace Varsek<br />
Logan Hansen<br />
Ebin D.<br />
Laura Berson<br />
Maddie McArthur<br />
Ruben<br />
Zander Samodurov<br />
Julia Bentz<br />
Gage Craft<br />
Matthew Andrade<br />
Zachary Singleton<br />
Brig Griffin<br />
Kaeden Souki
The 1 0th annual <strong>Camas</strong> Education Foundation Phone-A-Thon will be held Tuesday-<br />
Wednesday-Thursday, February 21 st-23rd from 6:30-8:30 pm at the <strong>District</strong> Offices. Student<br />
and adult volunteers will call households in the <strong>Camas</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong> to ask for financial<br />
support.<br />
CEF has raised more than $1 77,000 in the events’ first nine years. This year we’re hoping to<br />
raise $1 8,000 and are looking for corporate or individual donors to match pledges received over<br />
the phone. For those who work for companies that support charities with corporate matches,<br />
CEF is a qualifying charity.<br />
Funds raised go to our schools for innovative curriculum enhancements in the areas of basic<br />
reading, math and science, writing and literature, foreign languages, arts, social studies, history<br />
and more.<br />
A few specific grants recently have been awarded to:<br />
> One <strong>School</strong>, One Book<br />
> Netbook Mobile Lab at CHS<br />
> Live performing arts, artists and authors in residence<br />
> Making Art with Digital Photography<br />
> No Fear Shakespeare: Twelfth Night<br />
> Science Resource Center Equipment<br />
> Challenge Day<br />
These programs would not be in existence without individual donations given through CEF.<br />
Your volunteer phone caller will be prepared to tell you more about CEF and its support of our<br />
children’s education in <strong>Camas</strong>. Please consider making a donation; every penny is appreciated.<br />
We need volunteers to make this event a success. If you’d like to help, please contact Marybeth<br />
Johnson at 334-0726.<br />
The <strong>Camas</strong> Educational Foundation (CEF) is an all volunteer, nonprofit organization founded in<br />
1 997 by parents, administrators, and community members. CEF fund raises year round through<br />
various events and grants those funds to the schools during the spring grant program. Our<br />
mission is to fund innovative programs and curriculum enhancements to help improve the<br />
educational experience for all <strong>Camas</strong> students.<br />
For more information you can look us up on the web at www.camascef.org