school year 2010-11 - Patch Elementary School - DoDEA

PATCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STALLION NEWSMISSION STATEMENTFriday, June 10, 2011 Issue 38ContentsPrincipal's Letter 1Spirit Wear Sale 1To provide an exemplary education that inspires and prepares all DoDEAstudents for success in a dynamic, global environment.SCHOOL YEAR 2010-11Spotlight on Literacy 2Math in a Minute 2Awards Assembly Grades 4-5 2Free Rice 3Important Dates 3Specialist Schedule 3Lost and Found 3Oak Caterpillar Rash 4YEARBOOKSALES!Yearbooks will bedelivered to classroomson Monday, June 13.There are about 60yearbooks left and willbe sold on a first come,first served basis dailyfor $22.00, beginningMonday, June 13 from2:00-3:00 p.m. in theLobby until sold.“We can drawlessons fromthe past butwe cannot livein it.”Lyndon B.JohnsonSchool Year 2010-11 will close for students at 11:00 a.m., this Thursday,June 16. Before they are dismissed, our fourth, fifth and upper multi-age gradestudents will be honored for their achievements at our annual end-of-yearAwards Assembly at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 17 in the Multi-PurposeRoom (Gym). We encourage you to attend this culminating event for ourupper-grade students.We bid farewell this year to teachers who have contributed significantly to thesuccess of School Year 2010-11. Mrs. RB, Music Teacher, will be retiringafter twenty-nine years of teaching in the DoD school system. Mrs. LQ,READ 180 Teacher, has resigned, prior to the birth of her child. We aregrateful to them for their service to our students and wish them well in theirnew endeavors.We have one in-coming teacher, so far, Mr. JK, our new Physical EducationTeacher, who currently teaches in the DoDEA Pacific Area at SollarsElementary School in Misawa, Japan.Many thanks to all of you who helped make this school year such a success.The accomplishments our students have enjoyed this year would not havehappened if not for the efforts of our dedicated parent volunteers and our newPartner in Education, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA).Farewell to those of you who are departing, and best wishes to all for a safeand enjoyable summer! We look forward to seeing our returning students andwelcoming all new students when School Year 2011-12 begins for grades 1-5on Monday, August 29 at 8:00 a.m., followed by our new Kindergartenstudents who will begin the following week on Tuesday, September 6.Sincerely,Robert AllenPrincipalPTA SPIRIT WEAR SALE!Spirit Day T-Shirts and Spirit Wear will be on sale next Wednesday, June 15,from 2:00-3:00 p.m. after school in the Lobby or outside if weather permits!It will be the last chance to purchase 2010-11 spirit wear.All T-shirts will be $5!

Page 2 of 3School NewsletterMATH INA MINUTESPOTLIGHT ON LITERACYTips for Summer ReadingWhat comes to mind when you think about summer withyour children? Swimming? Barbecues? Playing in thepark? This year, why not make sharing books part of yourfamily's summer fun? Literacy experts agree that childrenof all ages need to be read to or to read by themselves andto talk about books over the summer. When you read ortalk to your children about books, they develop importantlanguage skills, understandings about books and print, andknowledge about how stories are constructed that will helpthem to become strong readers and writers. Your schoolagedchildren's summer reading and book discussions willhelp them maintain their reading skills, improve theirreading fluency, and learn new vocabulary and concepts.Most importantly, when parents and children enjoysummer reading together, children develop a love of booksand reading that lasts a lifetime. Here are a few moreideas for summer reading fun:Read me a story! Whether snuggled under the coverswith peanut-butter sandwiches or following along with abook on tape while on a road trip, reading together is apowerful tool in motivating your child to read.Keep it fun, for everyone. Keep your kids involved byasking questions about the story, and let them fill in theblanks. You can also create activities related to the storiesyou're reading.“Look at what I did!” Keeping a chart or graph thatillustrates the number of books a child has read can bring asense of accomplishment.Thank you for your continued support at home!Favorite Math WebsitesWe have compiled a list of good math websites thatteachers like to use with their classes. We thought thesemight be helpful for your use over the summer vacation.Some of these sites are for practicing basic facts, somehave worksheets that you can copy, and others includegeneral math skills like puzzles, logic, graphicmanipulatives, etc. Enjoy!http://www.fun4thebrain.com/index.htmlhttp://www.mrnussbaum.com/https://www.xtramath.org/http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.htmlhttp://www.aaamath.comhttp://www.coolmath.com/http://www.mathplayground.comwww.superteacherworksheets.comwww.mathfactcafe.comhttp://classroom.jcschools.net/basic/mathasmd.htmlSTUDENTAWARDSASSEMBLYThis Thursday, June 16, at 10:00 a.m. we will conductthe annual end-of-year Awards Assembly for students ingrades 4, 5 and Intermediate Multi-Age students in theMulti-Purpose Room (gym). Certificates will be awardedfor Honor Roll, Principal’s Honor Roll, President’sAwards and other annual achievement awards. You areencouraged to attend.Every Friday is Spirit Day at PES! Wear your spirit shirt or school colors: red, white and blue!

Page 3 of 3STUDENTCOUNCILNEWSIn January the Student Council chose the Freerice.commission as its community project. For every correctacademic question answered by our students on thiswebsite, ten grains of rice were donated to the UnitedNations World Food Program to feed the hungry.SPECIALISTS’ SCHEDULEMondayJun 13Day4TuesdayJun 14Day5WednesdayJun 15Day1School NewsletterThursdayJun 16Dismissal11:00 a.m.On Thursday, June 9, our students surpassed our goal ofone million grains of rice with a total of 1,018,760. Thishas been a great way to contribute to our world, whilebuilding important academic skills. Thank you forparticipating in this meaningful project. You can still login to www.freerice.com using the following username andpassword and continue answering questions to earn moregrains of rice to feed the hungry.Username: pesPassword: pesThe Student Council was very busy this year buildingleadership skills and working towards valuablecontributions. Here are a few of the things we did.Talked to all the classes about the importance ofrecycling and showed a short video on recycling.Then we recycled paper every week to help theenvironment.Collected money for our community warehouse firevictims in the beginning of the school year under thecampaign slogan, STOP, DROP, AND ROLL THECHANGE.Jun 14Jun 15Jun 16Jun 16IMPORTANT DATES1:20 p.m. IXL School-Wide Celebration2:00-3:00 p.m. Spirit Wear Sale10:00 a.m. Grades 4 and 5 End of YearAwards Assembly, Multi-Purpose RoomLast Day for Students11:00 a.m. DismissalLOST ANDFOUNDEscorted and assisted parents around the schoolduring Parent-Teacher Conferences.Escorted and gave tours of the school for specialguests, such as VIP readers during Read AcrossAmerica and the Fasching guests that performed forus.Our lost and found cabinet is once again overflowing!Next week, these items will be displayed on tables in theschool lobby. Please stop by and pick up any items thatmay belong to you. Anything left after school is out willbe donated to charity.Read the Morning Announcements.Sponsored Spirit Day, Twin, Holiday Hat andPajama Days.Robert Allen, PrincipalFrank RoehlRon Lathrop, Assistant Principal www.patch-es.eu.dodea.edu Heidelberg District Superintendent0711-680-5200 06221-7590-2312

COMMON RASH MAY AFFECT THE STUTTGART MILITARY COMMUNITYWHAT IS THE CAUSE OF THIS RASH?The Oak Processionary Caterpillar is a common insect found in the Stuttgart community. This particular caterpillarlives in oak trees in the caterpillar stage from May through July. The hairs on the caterpillar contain an irritant tohuman skin.WILL I ONLY GET THIS RASH IF I TOUCH THE CATERPILLAR?Unfortunately, many present with this rash without even knowing caterpillars were in the area. The caterpillarcontinually sheds fine hairs that contain an irritant and the hairs become airborne. In most cases, these fine hairs landon your skin which causes the rash. In fewer cases, the hairs may land in your mouth or eyes and you will experiencesymptoms other than a rash (see below).WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT TO SEE IF I HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THESE CATERPILLAR HAIRS?The most common symptoms are the itchy rash and dermatitis (inflammatory condition of the skin). This rash mayconsist of flat discolorations or raised bumps on the skin. If the caterpillar hairs come in contact with your eyes ormouth, you may also experience conjunctivitis (red eyes, sticky discharge, inflammation of the eye) and/or irritationto the throat/airway. Itching typically begins 2-12 hours after exposure and the rash may be widely spread over theentire body.HOW CAN I PREVENT MYSELF FROM COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE IRRITATING HAIRS OFTHIS CATERPILLAR?These caterpillar hairs will be present in the environment May through July. Restricting outdoor activities near oaktrees will reduce the concentration of the caterpillar hairs that you are exposed to. When participating in outdooractivities, use personal protective measures to reduce your contact with the hairs, such as wearing long clothing and ahat. Frequent laundering of clothing worn outdoors will also reduce your repeated exposure to the hairs that may beon your clothing. These hairs are very fine and you likely will not notice them simply by inspecting your clothing.In the past our local Fire Department physically removed large amounts of these caterpillars from the oak trees. Priorto removal, they are blocking off areas identified with red and white tape. If you see the red and white tape, pleaseavoid the area.OAK PROCESSIONARY CATERPILLAR RASH