Author: ACS

George W. Johnson Elementary School

November Events:
Parent-Teacher Conferences are November 15
The 6th grade field trip to The Cider Mill is November 17
Report Cards will be sent home on November 20
Thanksgiving Break is November 22-26

Inside this issue:

Student Spotlight	2
Winter Sports	2
What Are Kids Saying?	2
6th Grade News	3
Meet the Teachers	3
High Honor Roll	3

Fall Newsletter

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Fall 2006

Harvest Parties — A Great Success!

The first annual Harvest Parties for grades Kindergarten through 6th grade have turned out to be a great idea. “I don’t know why we’ve never done this before,” commented Robert Falcon, George W. Johnson’s Vice Principal. “It has been a lot of fun for students, their parents, and even the faculty.”
Up until last year, the school has been having individual Halloween parties in their classrooms. But safety and health concerns made school administrators, teachers and parents reconsider. The hassles of masks and other children’s costumes, along with an overload of candy, made school officials decide to oust these Halloween parties. Instead, as several other school districts have done, the school began Harvest Parties.
At these parties, children ate traditional seasonal food, such as turkey, corn and pumpkin pie, played games, such as The Leaf Toss and Face Painting, and wore hats and headbands made in their art classes. “It was really fun”, said 3rd grader Madison Jenkins. “I liked playing games and eating the food.” The school plans to have these parties again next year.

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Character Education

Victoria Ellsbree will be teaching a character education class, titled “Teaching Our Children to Live and Learn”. Victoria is a former Elementary School Teacher; she taught at Homer Brink Elementary School in the Maine-Endwell School District for 30 years. Her program will be about how to incorporate character education, such as learning to be responsible and kind to others, into school curriculums. The program will be on November 14 from 6-8 pm in the Auditorium. For more information on Mrs. Ellsbree’s program, or on character education, please stop by the Main Office to pick up a copy of her book, “Teaching Our Children to Live and Learn”.

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Student Spotlight

Our Students are Super!

Kindergartener, Farrah George, participated in her first ballet performance at Rita’s Dance School. Way to go, Farrah!
1st grader, Jimmy East, earned his yellow belt in karate at Rexer’s School of Martial Arts in Endicott. Nice work, Jimmy!
2nd grader, Rachel Reading, won the 1st annual coloring contest through the Press & Sun Bulletin Newspaper. Congratulations, Rachel!
3rd grader, Billy Johnson, volunteered to read to his elderly neighbor every week. Thank you Billy!
4th grader, Mayra Thompson, participated in her 5th dance performance with Judy’s School of Dance. Wow, Mayra!
5th grader, Sean Yost, scored 3 touchdowns for his Jr. League Football Team. Great job, Sean!
6th grader, Amy Monroe, met the 100 book challenge in two weeks! Amazing, Amy!

Winter Sports Physicals are November 10 and November 11: Sign up quick!

Winter Sports

Winter sports are almost here! If you want your child(ren) to participate in a winter sport, they will need a physical by November 30.This can be done by a doctor provided by the school or a doctor of your choice. The school will provide physicals on November 10 and 11.

Winter Sports Include:
Girls Basketball (Age 5-8)
Girls Basketball (Age 9-13)
Boys Basketball (Age 5-8)
Boys Basketball (Age 9-13)
Swimming(Co-ed, Age 7-9)
Swimming (Co-ed Age 10-13)

If you have any questions about Winter Sports, please call Jim Woods at 754-2971
Have Tiger Pride! Play a Sport!

What are you going to be for Halloween?

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What are kids saying?

This month’s question was: “What are you going to be for Halloween?”
“A kitty.” - Jackie Perry, Age 5
“Superman.” -Joe Yeatsman, Age 6
“A very scary monster!” -Robert Fields, Age 8
“A princess.” - Ashley Bends, Age 10
“A football or baseball player.” -Geoff Grades, Age 11
“A mime.” - Kim Dear
“Probably a monster or a mummy.” -Owen Goodman, Age 11
“A hockey player.” - Amber Jones, Age 12
“I want to be a Star Wars guy or a warrior.” - Carl Tennings, Age 13

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6th Grade News

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Hi, my name is Jamie Nathans and I am in Mr. Parker’s 6th grade class. I will tell you about what the 6th graders have been doing this past month, and what we will be doing this month.
In the month of October, we learned decimal concepts and operations in Math and had a spelling bee with words like geography, dictionary, and giraffe. We also talked about Christopher Columbus and World War I in Social Studies and studied pond life in Science. We took a field trip to The Discovery Center and had our Harvest Party. This was a lot of fun! In November, we will do statistics and graphing in Math, learn grammar in English/Language Arts, continue World War 1 in Social Studies, and learn about the circulatory system in Science. We will be going to the Cider Mill on November 17 to see how cider and doughnuts are made. We will also celebrate Thanksgiving by making pilgrim and Native American clothing and by having a special luncheon.
That’s all for now! See you next month!

Jamie Nathans, 6th grade writer

Meet the New Teachers

Kindergarten Teacher, Christine Fiati, is a recent graduate of SUNY Cortland. She earned her bachelor’s degree at SUNY Oneonta and her Master’s degree at SUNY Cortland. In her free time, she likes to travel, cook and read. “I am very excited to be here,” Ms. Fiati said.

3rd grade Teacher, Brian Reachy, earned his Master’s Degree three years ago from SUNY Oswego. He has been substitute teaching and traveling since then. In his free time, he likes to spend time with his wife, Cheryl, and go running. “I know I will like this school, “said Mr.Reachy.

4th grade Teacher, Sheila Parker, is currently working on her Master’s Degree at Binghamton University. In her free time, she likes to spend time with friends and family, read poetry, and exercise. “I am ready to begin this year,” said Ms. Parker. “I hope it’s successful.

“I know I will like this school,” said Mr. Reachy, a new teacher here at GWJ

High Honor Roll

The following students have earned an average of 95% and above during the first marking period:
Patricia Rolls
Michael Doven
Grace Withers
Adam Carrey
Troy Wellings
Amy Filmore
Jackie Filmore
Andrew Jacobs
Rita Thompson
Jack Jameson
Greg Wilson
Elisabeth Dennings
Paul Talon
Madison Taylor
Mackenzie Ryan
Nicholas Verin
Michael Bates
Danielle Troth
Linsey Perfetti
Gina Montello
Ryan Jones

Congratulations to all!!!

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