Dear Parents, Principal - Paxtonia Elementary PTA
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From the <strong>Principal</strong> ...<br />
<strong>Dear</strong> <strong>Parents</strong>,<br />
I<br />
continue to be amazed at the<br />
staff, students, and parents of<br />
<strong>Paxtonia</strong> <strong>Elementary</strong> School! We<br />
are blessed with dedicated teachers,<br />
enthusiastic students, and<br />
supportive parents. I am confident<br />
that we will more than prove our<br />
“academic worth” on the upcoming<br />
PSSA tests. Equally important to<br />
me, I am also confident that we<br />
will continue to prove our “social<br />
worth” through our charitable<br />
events and by treating each other<br />
the way we would want to be<br />
treated.<br />
Educational Trips<br />
-3rd, 4th, 5th Grade 2010 PSSA<br />
Reading and Math Assessment,<br />
April 12 - 16;<br />
-5th Grade 2010 PSSA Writing<br />
Assessment April 19 – 23;<br />
-4th Grade 2010 PSSA Science<br />
Assessment, April 26 & 27.<br />
Please Note: Parental requests<br />
axtonia’s Spring Roller Skating<br />
P Party at the Olympic Skating<br />
Rink in Enola is quickly approaching.<br />
We hope you will join us, so<br />
mark your calendars for Sunday,<br />
March 7th, 4:30 - 6:30 pm.<br />
Admission is free.<br />
Skate rental is $1.00<br />
and rollerblade<br />
rental is $3.00. This<br />
party is intended for<br />
<strong>Paxtonia</strong> students<br />
<strong>Paxtonia</strong> <strong>Elementary</strong> School<br />
CONTACT<br />
<strong>PTA</strong> Newsletter March 1, 2010<br />
Volume 12, Issue 7<br />
for “Educational<br />
Trips” during the above dates—<br />
depending on the grade level affected—will<br />
be denied per district<br />
policy.<br />
Birthday Party Etiquette<br />
Please do not have your child<br />
d i s t r i b u t e b i r t h d a y p a r t y<br />
invitations at school unless every<br />
member of the class is invited. It<br />
is disheartening for a child to be<br />
excluded. Remember that kids<br />
have feelings, too. Simply use the<br />
U.S. mail when inviting smaller<br />
numbers. Thanks.<br />
Traffic Flow<br />
If you choose to drop your child<br />
off in front of the school in the<br />
morning, please consider making a<br />
right-hand turn ONLY onto Jonestown<br />
Road. This will help<br />
immensely with the congestion in<br />
front of the school building. Thank<br />
you.<br />
Community Chat<br />
We are holding a Community<br />
and families.<br />
Adult supervision<br />
is required. If<br />
your child is coming<br />
with another adult, please remember<br />
to provide them with a<br />
signed permission slip (flyers will<br />
c o m e h o m e ) . G o t o<br />
www.olympicskatingcenter.com for<br />
information about directions, or call<br />
732-9168.<br />
Karen Bloom and Julie Marolf<br />
“We are blessed with dedicated teachers,<br />
enthusiastic students, and supportive parents ”<br />
Chat with Superintendent, Dr.<br />
Luis Gonzalez, on Wednesday,<br />
March 3 rd, at 6 pm in the school<br />
library. All adults are invited!<br />
Just a Personal Observation<br />
After more than 20 years working<br />
in elementary schools, I’ve<br />
observed that students who have<br />
access to electronic equipment in<br />
their bedrooms (i.e., TV, cell phone,<br />
computer or hand-held games)<br />
average less sleep and lower<br />
grades than their classmates who<br />
get a good night’s sleep without the<br />
t e m p t a t i o n o f e l e c t r o n i c<br />
distractions.<br />
Again, thanks to everyone for<br />
making us all “<strong>Paxtonia</strong> Proud”!<br />
Tom Toone,<br />
<strong>Principal</strong><br />
Roller Skating Party—March 7th March Calendar<br />
everychild. onevoice<br />
Mar 1 Picture Day<br />
Mar 3 Community Chat and <strong>PTA</strong><br />
Meeting, 6:00 pm<br />
Mar 7 Roller Skating Party<br />
4:30—6:30 pm.<br />
Mar 11 Steven Courtney concerts<br />
Mar 12 Snow Make-up Day<br />
Two Hour Delay—<br />
Teacher In Service<br />
Mar 14 DST begins, spring forward!<br />
Mar 28 Friendship Center Family<br />
Fun Night<br />
Mar 30 Kindergarten Registration
From the <strong>PTA</strong> President...<br />
lthough we still have many<br />
A fun activities planned for the<br />
remainder of this year – plans,<br />
budget reviews, and activities for<br />
the 2010-11 school year are underway.<br />
Sadly, we say goodbye to many<br />
Committee Chair mothers and<br />
fathers with graduating 5th grade<br />
students. Our Fifth Grade<br />
Farewell Party Committee along<br />
with the Fifth Grade Slide Show<br />
Committee is looking for more<br />
parents to help. In addition, there<br />
are a few committees that will be<br />
losing their Chairperson(s) for the<br />
following year. If you would like to<br />
‘shadow’ a Committee Chair on any<br />
Bingo Thank You!<br />
ur Bingo Event was a huge<br />
O success. We had over 500<br />
people attend both nights. The<br />
Bingo Hershey Kiss Contest was a<br />
hit with both kids and adults. We<br />
want to thank everyone who<br />
helped on the Bingo committee as<br />
well as the following sponsors:<br />
<strong>Paxtonia</strong> CONTACT everychild. onevoice<br />
of the following committees next<br />
year and then Chair that committee<br />
the following year, please<br />
contact me at 652-1242 or<br />
kimstclair@comcast.net:<br />
After School Clubs<br />
Kids Stuff Books<br />
Legislative/Parent’s<br />
Advisory Committee<br />
May Fair<br />
Reading Incentive<br />
Santa’s Workshop<br />
Our next meeting will be<br />
Wednesday, March 3 rd immediately<br />
followed by the Community Chat<br />
with Dr. Gonzalez, Central<br />
Dauphin Superintendent. The<br />
meeting will begin at 6 pm and<br />
April <strong>PTA</strong> Meeting Date Change & Guest Speaker<br />
he April <strong>PTA</strong> meeting will be<br />
T held on April 12th, instead of<br />
April 5th, due to the Spring Break<br />
dates.<br />
Join us for a special guest<br />
speaker at 7:30 pm immediately<br />
following the <strong>PTA</strong> meeting.<br />
A presentation by a representative<br />
from uFinancial will discuss<br />
Raising Savvy Savers.<br />
As parents, encouraging and<br />
supporting financial literacy for our<br />
children should be a top<br />
priority. Because it is not just about<br />
money, it's about values. Financial<br />
education develops a lifetime of<br />
independence, good judgment, and<br />
responsible habits.<br />
uFinanical wants to help the<br />
community raise money-smart<br />
children. To that end, they<br />
built the Kids $mart<br />
Start program to help parents<br />
raise financially literate<br />
children. This presentation<br />
will give parents a roadmap to<br />
help establish or reinforce their own<br />
money values while introducing<br />
children to the concept of saving<br />
money.<br />
ABC Bowling Lanes, A to Z Styling<br />
Techniques, Avon - Deb Rose, Cold<br />
Stone Creamery, Color Me Mine,<br />
Curves, Eagle Hotel, Friendship<br />
Community Center, Hershey Food<br />
Company- Herb Ring, Lia Sophia,<br />
Ski Round Top, Sunoco, Vocelli<br />
Pizza, Wheelz of Fire, Wildtree,<br />
Olivia's Tea Room, Kelli Wyland<br />
<strong>PTA</strong> Meeting Wednesday, March 3rd<br />
conclude approximately 6:15 pm<br />
when the Chat begins.<br />
And finally, a big thank you to<br />
this past month’s committees for<br />
doing an outstanding job. Our<br />
teachers enjoyed a delicious staff<br />
luncheon organized by Doris<br />
Schilpp and her many volunteers<br />
during parent/teacher conferences.<br />
I hope you were able to experience<br />
your child’s fascination for science<br />
at Science Night, and survive ‘pick<br />
up time’ at After School<br />
Clubs!<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Kim St.Clair,<br />
<strong>PTA</strong> President<br />
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2010-2012 Nominations<br />
he following individuals have<br />
T been nominated for the <strong>PTA</strong><br />
Executive Board for the term 2010-<br />
2012:<br />
President<br />
Gayle Staub<br />
1st Vice President<br />
Jean King<br />
2nd Vice President<br />
Karen Parody<br />
Treasurer<br />
Open<br />
Recording Secretary<br />
Ana D’Souza<br />
Corresponding Secretary<br />
Michelle Schooley<br />
If you have additional nominations,<br />
please contact Tina<br />
MacKenzie or Jamie Zuvich.<br />
Photography, First Impressions,<br />
St. Thomas Roasters, Metro Bank,<br />
Sylvan Learning Center, Capitol<br />
Opera Harrisburg, Framed! in St.<br />
Thomas, Stauffers of Kissel Hill,<br />
N a t u r e s ' s W a y N u r s e r y ,<br />
and Knitter's Dream. We look forward<br />
to seeing you next year.<br />
Karen Parody and Amy Lingle
<strong>Paxtonia</strong> CONTACT everychild. onevoice<br />
PAXTONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HONOR ROLL –2nd marking period(09-10)<br />
Third Grade<br />
Azzato, Rosa<br />
Bailey, Lauren<br />
Brown, Taylor<br />
Cassel, Blake<br />
Horst, Courtney<br />
Leisher, Tyler<br />
Maheshwari, Saarthak<br />
Mazza, Sophia<br />
Sauers, Savannah<br />
Staub, Lauren<br />
Watson, Brooks<br />
Welty, Mason<br />
Wijaya, Vincent<br />
Zieber, Erin<br />
Zuvich, Margaret<br />
Fourth Grade<br />
Abraham, Sarah<br />
Anderson, Alex<br />
Bandyopadhyay, Debangana<br />
Burns, Autumn<br />
Third Grade<br />
Archer, Dashaun<br />
Armbruster, Lily<br />
Barbera, Joseph<br />
Behney, Toren<br />
Bryan, Itaya<br />
Burkhart, Adam<br />
Cargas, Caleb<br />
Casey, Ariana<br />
Cherry, Madeline<br />
Clark, Emily<br />
Corradetti, David<br />
Decker, Emily<br />
Desh, Samantha<br />
Ditzler, Bethany<br />
Epps, Asya<br />
Fitzpatrick, Jenna<br />
Foltz, Emily<br />
Frankford, Katherine<br />
Frolich, Alison<br />
Galloway, Logan<br />
Ghosh, Neel<br />
Gibaldi, Stephanie<br />
Glass, Chance<br />
Guillotte, Hannah<br />
Guzy, Mikala<br />
Hess, Dylan<br />
Hicklin, Kathryn<br />
Ho, Sydney<br />
Chappell, Makenna<br />
Chonkar, Parth<br />
Cray, Julia<br />
Dorris, Anthony<br />
D’Souza, Shawn<br />
Frankford, John<br />
Frist, Ryan<br />
Fry, Megan<br />
Kane, Mikey<br />
Keen, Kelsey<br />
King, Danny<br />
Lesher, Rachel<br />
Martin, Lauren<br />
Miller, Alexandra<br />
Myers, Sydney<br />
Patterson, Derek<br />
Raezer, Grace<br />
Ross, Mattie<br />
Saiers, Mackenzie<br />
Schehr, Michael<br />
St. Clair, Faith<br />
Steiner, Carly<br />
Stepp, Brenden<br />
Straub, Brady<br />
Hoover, Grant<br />
Horst, Dalton<br />
Hubler, Aaron<br />
Johnson, Jillian<br />
Jones, Jared<br />
Judd, Danielle<br />
Kauffman, Tyler<br />
Kiefer, Joseph<br />
Lelii, Hanna<br />
Lewis, Emma<br />
Lingle, Taylor<br />
Lopez, Samantha<br />
MacKenzie, Megan<br />
Marolf, Nolan<br />
Mellott, Jessica<br />
Merlo, Christopher<br />
Morrett, Madison<br />
Murdoch, McKenna<br />
Myers, Shannon<br />
Nydes, Savonah<br />
Owens, Nate<br />
Patterson, Aidan<br />
Peper, Brynn<br />
Perez, Johanna<br />
Peters, Edward<br />
Plummer, Ashleigh<br />
Ray, Arjun<br />
Rizwan, Asna<br />
Rose, Rachel<br />
Roussey, Lauren<br />
Distinguished Honors<br />
Thureson, Taylor<br />
Valdez, Allasandra<br />
Yoder, Ally<br />
Yost, Jacob<br />
Fifth Grade<br />
First Honors<br />
Adlestein, Lizzie<br />
Agaba, Melissa<br />
Belmont, Joseph<br />
Bryan, Noah<br />
Burke, Ryan<br />
Chambers, Bradley<br />
Cheam, Aimee<br />
Cherry, Jacob<br />
Consevage, Bradlee<br />
Donahue, Amanda<br />
Eberly, Gari<br />
Feaster, Craig<br />
Figueroa,Arturo<br />
Foltz, Vanessa<br />
Grewel, Harsimran<br />
Hoffman, Dax<br />
Kannekanti, Sai<br />
Shen, David<br />
Spinosa, Nicole<br />
Spriggs, Tysen<br />
Strange, Andrew<br />
Thomas, Natalie<br />
Watlington, Danielle<br />
White, Tyler<br />
Wick, Joshua<br />
Wilson, Hannah<br />
Witmer, Stephen<br />
Woodson, Nicholas<br />
Fourth Grade<br />
Agrawal, Shireen<br />
Bloom, Chris<br />
Bowers, Alyssha<br />
Brennan, Megan<br />
Brenner, Molly<br />
Cabbagestalk, Jakasia<br />
Cherry, Johnie<br />
Daniels, Corey<br />
Gilligan, Tyler<br />
Givler, Allison<br />
Granitz, Adam<br />
Gundy, Bryan<br />
Hanlon, Megan<br />
Henshaw, Kenton<br />
Hester, Deseray<br />
Jammi, Sheetal<br />
Kitchen, Joshua<br />
Liu, Keane<br />
Liu,Kedrick<br />
MacKenzie, Ryan<br />
Marolf, Shane<br />
McMinn, Zachary<br />
Nasir, Rafay<br />
Negley, Chris<br />
Paul, Trey<br />
Pendse, Chinmay<br />
Pipa, John<br />
Rosebush, Stevie<br />
Saini, Manjot<br />
Shiffler, Grant<br />
Smith, Kailey<br />
Watson, Nolan<br />
Wilson, Nicholas<br />
Witmer, Timmy<br />
Vereb, Jordan<br />
Kegerreis, Cara<br />
Martinez, Giana<br />
McAlpine, Talayjay<br />
Mollah, Sofia<br />
Mountsier, Julian<br />
Nandakesan, Navya<br />
Neboga, Maria<br />
Patel, Sarju<br />
Pfaff, Nicole<br />
Phillips, Jenaia<br />
Pipa, Luke<br />
Popp, Britteni<br />
Porter, Jaquan<br />
Pringle, Faith<br />
Purdy, Anali<br />
Ring, Tristen<br />
Shaw, Amanda<br />
Shepard, Shane<br />
Shroyer, Emily<br />
Sites, Dustin<br />
Sivaraju, Harshan<br />
Tripathi, Dhruv<br />
Vargas, Rebekah<br />
Williams, Lauren<br />
Fifth Grade<br />
Arnold, Ball, Darren<br />
Baer, Andrew<br />
Bonomo, Tessa<br />
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PAXTONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HONOR ROLL – 2nd marking period(09-10)<br />
First Honors - continued Second Honors<br />
Brookin, Kelonie<br />
Carcioppolo, Giulian<br />
Cebular, Natasha<br />
Chamberlain, Zachary<br />
Coney, Sierra<br />
Coney, Syann<br />
Decker, Isaac<br />
Delany, Nolan<br />
Dillman, Rebecca<br />
Fogle, Makenzie<br />
Foltz, Kayla<br />
Giblin, Katie<br />
Green, Ben<br />
Green, Christian<br />
Groff, Rachel<br />
Haist, Rebecca<br />
Hiza, Sophia<br />
Hobb, Drew<br />
Hohenshelt, Tyler<br />
Hutchinson, Ethan<br />
Jones, Frank<br />
<strong>Paxtonia</strong> CONTACT everychild. onevoice<br />
Kaplon, Nathaniel<br />
Luckenbill, Haley<br />
Mayfield, Briana<br />
Mitchell, Delaney<br />
Nguyen, Mia<br />
Orris,Morgan<br />
Peffer, Zachary<br />
Repman, Kaitlyn<br />
Rose, Isaac<br />
Ryabyy, Karina<br />
Sansoni, Nicholas<br />
Schrum, Joseph<br />
Skoczynski, Kyle<br />
Troutman, Cole<br />
Underwood, Alec<br />
Vogel, Brady<br />
Walak, Elliott<br />
Wick, Lauren<br />
Wuerz, Emily<br />
Zook, Aigner<br />
Reflections 2009-2010 Regional Winners<br />
ongratulations to all our Regional winners! All<br />
C Regional winners have advanced to the State level of<br />
judging. State winners will be notified next month.<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
INTERMEDIATE<br />
2nd Lauren Williams<br />
3rd Lauren Williams<br />
LITERATURE<br />
PRIMARY<br />
3rd Sneha Maheshwari<br />
INTERMEDIATE<br />
2nd Lauren Williams<br />
3rd Debangana<br />
Bandyopadhyay<br />
FILM PRODUCTION<br />
INTERMEDIATE<br />
1st Shawn D'Souza<br />
MUSICAL COMPOSITION<br />
INTERMEDIATE<br />
1st Shireen Agrawal<br />
2nd Saarthak Maheshwari<br />
DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY<br />
INTERMEDIATE<br />
1st Shawn D'Souza<br />
Steven Courtney Concerts - March 11th<br />
O n March 11th, <strong>Paxtonia</strong> welcomes Steven Courtney.<br />
His school assembly concerts go far beyond entertaining<br />
by providing an "upbeat" look at positive social behavior<br />
and being a kid. Songs like "My Yo-Yo" and "If The World<br />
Was Filled with Love" bring a fresh sense of fun and joy to<br />
learning. Steven's popular songs like "Steven the Pirate"<br />
and "Nice Little House" spark the imagination of the young<br />
to dream and be creative. Concert times are 1:45 pm (K-2)<br />
and 2:45 pm (3-5).<br />
Third Grade<br />
Bair, Stephen<br />
Bardo, Kamryn<br />
Groom, Kevin<br />
McCartney, Mikayla<br />
Roden-Reynolds, Ben<br />
Santiago, Nikolas<br />
Sultzaberger, Mickey<br />
Fourth Grade<br />
Hatcher, Michael<br />
Kreiger, Coltin<br />
Mari, Thomas<br />
Omslaer, Trevor<br />
Third Grade<br />
Blanding-Dockens, Kerry<br />
Glass, Chance<br />
Ho, Sydney<br />
Johnson, Jillian<br />
Watlington, Danielle<br />
Yoder, Rachel<br />
Fourth Grade<br />
Anderson, Alex<br />
Daniels, Corey<br />
Hennessey, Cassie<br />
Kane, Mikey<br />
Kreiger, Coltin<br />
Lehman, Nate<br />
Mari, Thomas<br />
McAlpine, Talayjah<br />
Nandakesan, Navya<br />
Popp, Britteni<br />
Porter, Jaquan<br />
Pringle, Faith<br />
Steiner, Carly<br />
Tribue, Jabriyla<br />
Tripathi, Dhruv<br />
Vargas, Rebekah<br />
Wright, Chris<br />
Yost, Jacob<br />
Roof, Madison<br />
Sansbury, Joshua<br />
Wright, Chris<br />
Fifth Grade<br />
B.U.G. Awards<br />
Anderson, Haili<br />
Bashore, Bryce<br />
Brightbill, Jarret<br />
Forrester, Jakob<br />
Hughes, Melissa<br />
Laskoski, Michael<br />
Lingle, Justin<br />
McNeil, Day<br />
Nydes, Colton<br />
Pfaff, Josh<br />
Fifth Grade<br />
Belmont, Joseph<br />
Bryan, Noah<br />
Chambers, Bradley<br />
Cheam, Aimee<br />
Coney, Syann<br />
Decker, Isaac<br />
Delany, Nolan<br />
Dillard, Ravaughn<br />
Eberly, Gari<br />
Figueroa, Arturo<br />
Green, Ben<br />
Grewel, Harsimran<br />
Groff, Rachel<br />
Herman, Felecia<br />
Kannekanti, Sai<br />
Keller, Rachael<br />
Lingle, Justin<br />
Lui, Keane<br />
MacKenzie, Ryan<br />
Mayfield, Briana<br />
Paul, Trey<br />
Rosebush, Stevie<br />
Sansoni, Nicholas<br />
Smith, Kailey<br />
Vereb, Jordan<br />
Watson, Nolan<br />
Webb, RaJay<br />
Witmer, Timmy<br />
Wuerz, Emily<br />
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Parent / Community Information Night<br />
ASET, the Drug Alcohol Safety<br />
D Education Team of the Central<br />
Dauphin School District, comprised<br />
of community members, parents,<br />
students and staff is asking for your<br />
assistance in promoting the Parent<br />
/Community Information Night<br />
scheduled for April 15, 2010 at 6:30<br />
pm at Central Dauphin East High<br />
School.<br />
Science Night In Review<br />
n the evening of Friday,<br />
O February 19th, the Science<br />
Night program at <strong>Paxtonia</strong> was held.<br />
We had many exhibits return<br />
including The Hershey Company,<br />
the Lower Paxton Police, Natural<br />
Gas, Pennsylvania Wildlife Management,<br />
Rocks and Minerals, Drayer<br />
Physical Therapy, Susquehanna<br />
Service Dogs, HACC, Strokes, and<br />
our 5th grade Science students<br />
headed by Ms. Wevodau.<br />
New exhibits this year included<br />
N u t r i t i o n , S o l a r E n e r g y ,<br />
Environmental Science and the<br />
Keystone Radio Control Society.<br />
This year, our experiments included<br />
CSI <strong>Paxtonia</strong>, Part of Your Car?,<br />
Defying Gravity, Talking by<br />
Telegraph, and Seeing is Believing. I<br />
Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week Plans<br />
eacher/Staff Apprecia-<br />
T tion Week will be held<br />
Monday through Friday,<br />
May 3rd through 7th<br />
this year. We are in<br />
need of many<br />
donations.<br />
Ways to help<br />
donate include food<br />
items, paper products,<br />
drinks, and also your<br />
time. You will be<br />
contacted next month<br />
The focus of the evening will<br />
provide important information<br />
concerning cyber bullying, gang<br />
acceptance, the current drug<br />
culture, safety in schools and safely<br />
surfing the internet. Please invite<br />
your neighbors and other members<br />
of the community to attend the<br />
event.<br />
want to thank all of<br />
the professionals<br />
and parents who came and did<br />
exhibits and experiments or helped<br />
out at one of them. I know the time<br />
and effort you put into preparing for<br />
this night!<br />
Thanks also to all of the parents<br />
who helped out at the registration<br />
tables. Finally, thanks to Triangle<br />
Press for again donating the booklets<br />
and flyers for Science Night.<br />
It is our hope that through our<br />
Science Night program, we spur the<br />
interest of some <strong>Paxtonia</strong> students to<br />
delve into the wonderful world of<br />
science and perhaps become future<br />
scientists!<br />
-Dawn Fry, Science Night<br />
chairperson<br />
asking what you’d like to<br />
donate to help show<br />
appreciation to our<br />
<strong>Paxtonia</strong> Teachers<br />
and Staff for all they<br />
do throughout the<br />
year. Thank you.<br />
Committee Chairs: Sandy<br />
Kitchen, Beth Miller and<br />
Jean King.<br />
Staff Lunch<br />
Thank You!<br />
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A<br />
thank you to all the<br />
volunteers who graciously<br />
baked and donated water,<br />
chips, etc., for the Staff Luncheon<br />
on February 5th. It was<br />
greatly appreciated by the<br />
teachers and staff who helped<br />
set up and tear down the<br />
cafeteria. Thank you to Ellen<br />
Witmer for the ice and Karen<br />
Parody who helped set up and<br />
to Kim St.Clair for her ever<br />
present guidance. Please<br />
remember to patronize The<br />
Olive Garden who donated all<br />
the soup, salad and bread<br />
sticks; our thank you to them<br />
for the delicious and plentiful<br />
food. - Doris Schilpp<br />
Friendship Center<br />
Family Fun Night!<br />
axtonia <strong>PTA</strong> is sponsoring<br />
P a Family Fun Night at the<br />
Friendship Community Center<br />
on Sunday, March 28th from<br />
6:15-8:15 pm. Your child will<br />
soon be bringing home information<br />
to sign up and purchase<br />
tickets. Tickets are $5 per<br />
person and your child must be<br />
accompanied by a responsible<br />
adult. In order to participate,<br />
you must also fill out and sign<br />
the Friendship Center’s<br />
Release and Waiver of Liability<br />
Agreement which will be<br />
provided to you after sign-ups.<br />
Please contact Jean King at<br />
jeanking4@comcast.net should<br />
you have any questions. Look<br />
forward to seeing you at the<br />
Friendship Center!
From the School Counselor...<br />
hat is bullying, anyway?<br />
W “Bullying” is another name<br />
for harassment. Bullying can be<br />
physical—one or more students<br />
hurting another. More often,<br />
bullying is verbal and includes<br />
persistent threatening, teasing,<br />
ridicule or talking about another<br />
person.<br />
What should you tell your child<br />
if they are being bullied? <strong>Parents</strong><br />
may tell their children to strike<br />
back at bullies. Usually, that<br />
creates more problems than it<br />
solves. If your child is being<br />
bullied, let them know they aren’t<br />
helpless. Here are some things<br />
they can try that may stop the<br />
bullying:<br />
�� Tell a friend. Ask your friend<br />
to help you—it’s tougher for a bully<br />
to pick on a person who has someone<br />
there for support.<br />
�� Walk away. It’s harder to bully<br />
someone who won’t stand still to<br />
listen.<br />
�� Chill out. Bullies seem to<br />
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target kids who respond to their<br />
taunts—girls who cry easily or<br />
boys who have a tendency to fly off<br />
the handle. So try hard not to<br />
show any emotion. Practice by<br />
looking in the mirror if you have<br />
to. It’s no fun to bully someone<br />
who doesn’t seem to care.<br />
�� Try not to be alone in places<br />
where the bully picks on you. This<br />
may mean you need to sit in a<br />
different place on the bus or in the<br />
cafeteria. Or find a different place<br />
to stand in line.<br />
�� Don’t fight back. Usually,<br />
bullies are bigger and stronger<br />
than you are. If you try to fight,<br />
you’ll probably get clobbered. You<br />
could make the situation worse.<br />
Or you could even get blamed for<br />
starting the fight.<br />
�� Write it down. Keep track of<br />
what happened—dates, times,<br />
places. Write down exactly what<br />
the bully says. When you are<br />
ready to tell an adult, you’ll have<br />
specifics.<br />
Don’t be bullied!<br />
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It’s pretty<br />
tough to stop<br />
bullying by yourself,<br />
or even with<br />
the help of<br />
friends. So if<br />
you’ve tried some of the things on<br />
the list and the bullying hasn’t<br />
stopped, it’s time for you to tell an<br />
adult.<br />
Nobody likes to admit they’re<br />
being bullied. And some kids think<br />
they’re being a “tattletale” if they<br />
tell an adult. That’s not true. Kids<br />
have a right to feel and be safe<br />
from bullying. Often a bully has<br />
more than one victim, so if you<br />
don’t tell, the bully will just keep<br />
on harassing other people, too.<br />
Mrs. Merryman,<br />
M.Ed.,<br />
NCC, School<br />
Counselor<br />
--StudentTips, The Parent Institute<br />
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