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IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER November 5 Parent-Teacher Conference Day NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS November 5 PTA Bake Sale November 5 BOE Meeting 7:00 PM HS LGI November 11 VETERAN’S DAY NO SCHOOL November 12 Building Cabinet 2:15 PM Room 113 November 14 11:30 Dismissal-K-5 Parent-Teacher Conferences Building Project Vote-7:00 AM-9:00 PM All Elementary Schools November 15 PE Family Fun Night 6-8 PM November 19 PTA Mtg. 6:00 PM BOE Mtg. 7:00 PM HS LGI November 22 School Picture retake day November 27- THANKSGIVING RECESS- 29 NO SCHOOL December 3 December 6 December 10 December 14 9:00 Bus Evacuation Drill & Peaceful School bus activity PTA Craft Night 6:00 PM Cafeteria BOE Mtg. 7:00 HS LGI PTA Fundraiser Barnes & Noble day. Make sure your child has breakfast every morning before coming to school. Eat healthy foods. Fruits and vegetables have important vitamins we need to help fight germs. Exercise and fresh air also helps to keep the germs away. No matter how cold it gets, a half hour of exercise and fresh air helps to keep your child healthy. Obtaining enough sleep is important for your child to learn. Most elementary children need at least 8 hours of sleep to feel refreshed for the next day. Lack of sleep interferes with the learning process as well as decreases the immune system. Your child should be wearing appropriate clothing for the season. Pack away the flip-flops and the shorts. A winter coat, hat and gloves are needed on those cold winter mornings, while waiting for the school bus. If we all continue to follow the above guidelines, everyone at Westmere will have a healthy and safe school year. For more information about the benefits of obtaining a flu vaccine, please go to: http://www.nyhealth.gov/prevention/immunization/recom mended_ And as a reminder, please call the Main Office at Westmere - 456-3771, every day your child is absent from school for any reason. Your cooperation is always appreciated. – Marie C. Eoff, R.N. FROM THE NURSE Fall has arrived and with it the beginning of the cold and flu season. It is still recommended that all children and adults obtain the flu vaccination. The New York State Department of Health is asking all school districts to reach out to their students and their families to inform them of the benefits of obtaining a flu vaccine. There are seven important activities of daily living, that coupled with the flu vaccination will help all children and adults to stay healthy: FROM THE MICKI NEVETT LIBRARY Wash your hands with soap and water many times throughout the day. Follow the steps of - Apply water, then soap, lather up the soap while singing “Happy Birthday” to yourself (~20 seconds), rinse your hands, and dry. Teach your child to cover their mouth when they cough, by covering their mouth in the fold of their arm. Teach your child on how to blow their nose and then dispose of the tissue. And then wash their hands. A healthy breakfast is the fuel your child’s body needs to get through the The Micki Nevett Library Westmere Elementary School . On Thursday October 17, the district librarians presented the second annual Cyber Smart event. It featured workshops on a variety of topics including eBooks and Audio books, tips for making smart, safe Google searches, and the using of the library catalog to find useful and safe websites and databases. Westmere students learn about these and other Digital Citizenship topics in class at the library during the school year. Visit the library website to sign into the library catalog and help your students keep track of checkouts, put holds on
ooks they’d like to borrow, etc. Students now in grades 3- 6 received library cards with their student ID numbers last year and will receive new cards again soon. Kindergarten students received a letter with their first library book that includes the ID number and directions below. For students in grades 1-2 and any families missing library cards feel free to ask for the ID numbers. Directions for signing into the catalog are listed below. Visit: http://www.guilderlandschools.org/Teachers/westmere/km oretti/WESlibraryhome.cfm • Click Catalog and Resources at left • Click the first link, Westmere Library Catalog • Click Login in the top right corner • The User Name is your student’s 5 digit student ID number. Found on student’s library card or book borrowing letter (for Kindergarteners). Please ask if you need this number. • The password is the last two digits of this ID number. Passwords for shorter ID numbers or those with a 0 may be slightly different. Ask your student (grades 3-5) or send a note/email. • Use the green My Info tab to review your student’s checkouts under Items Out. Use the green Catalog tab to search for book titles, authors, and subjects. To request a specific book, send a note to school with the title and author. Thank you! Kari Moretti School Librarian PE The annual SCHWEST cross-country fun run was a huge success. Thank you for your patience as we waited for Mother Nature to cooperate and we also thank you for your participation and your support. It was great to see our community involved and engaged with the health and fitness of our children. Our K – 4 th grade students have been learning about foot-eye and hand-eye coordination and our 5 th graders have been involved with soccer and team ball. Information on Fifth Grade Ski Club will be coming out soon so please look for it in your child’s backpack. We also want to remind all 5th and 4th graders about Monday andTuesday Intramurals. It is open to all 5 th and 4 th grade students and they come whenever it fits into their schedule. We play a variety of games and activities along with taking suggestions from the students. Our first Family Fun Night is Friday, November 8 from 6-8pm. Please put this on your calendar. Your Physical Educators Mrs. Reed-Best & Mr. Schwan MUSIC Fourth and fifth grade chorus, fifth grade band, and fifth grade orchestra are all practicing and rehearsing for our December 18th concert. Reminder to 4th and 5th grade instrumental students: Consistent practice (5 days, 20-25 minutes) is the key to success. We are building muscle and muscle memory! Parents, we would appreciate any practice reminders you could give your child. Third grade recorders will be in soon. We cannot wait to hear the beautiful music. Karylene Close, Judy Russo, Jeff Herchenroder MOTIVATION IS KEY At one time or another, most parents use rewards to motivate their kids. And there’s no question that reward systems work. But when the rewards stop, the good behavior sometimes stops, too. That’s important to remember when it comes to school. Researchers have found that students who are motivated only by the desire to get a good grade rarely do more that the minimum they need to get by. However, when students are motivated by an inner reward, they are more likely to stick with a task. Students with intrinsic motivation learn because they’re curious. They retain what they have learned longer, and they earn higher grades.
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