January 2015 - Mascoutah Schools

The Indian Beat
Scott Elementary School
Ms. Susanne Riechmann, Principal
Mr. Fritz Holcomb, Asst. Principal
School Telephone: 618-746-4738
Office Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
January 2015
Vol. VI
A NOTE FROM MS. RIECHMANN
Following the tradition when beginning a New Year,
we offer to you our 2015 New Year’s resolutions.
Here at SES:
• We resolve to continue to make our students’
well-being a priority.
• We resolve through our instruction to provide
our students opportunity for growth.
• We resolve to nurture and find excitement in
our students’ successes.
• We resolve to strive for open lines of
communication with our students and parents.
We make these resolutions with a determination to
persevere and with your students have a powerful
second half of the school year, equipping them with
the tools to learn more than they could ever imagine.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Jan. 9
Jan. 7
Jan. 12
Jan. 13
Report Cards go home
Auto Skills Testing begins
PTO Meeting @ 6 PM
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AIMS Web Testing begins; 4 Grade
Parent Math Workshop 5 PM
Jan. 19
No School – Dr. Martin Luther King Day
Jan. 24
Chick-Fil-A School Spirit Challenge
Jan. 28
No School – Teacher In-Service
Jan. 20-30 NWEA Testing, All Grades
Jan. 30
Spirit Day, Wear Purple
We wish you a Happy New Year and
the very best in 2015!
Ms. Riechmann, Mr. Holcomb
& SES Staff
4th Grade Parent Math Workshop
Jan 13 – 5:00 pm
Report Cards go home Fri. Jan. 9th
Portal System allows you to view your child’s
grades online. Visit the SES office for your
password for access to your student’s academic
performance. Grades can be checked online
on a daily basis.
Student Arrival Time
Students arriving in the morning by parent
drop off or walking to school should not
arrive to school prior to 7:45 AM.
Walking Club
Walking club begins at 7:45 in the large gym.
Grades K & 1 – Tuesdays
Grades 2 & 3 – Wednesdays
Grades 4 & 5 – Thursdays
A Reminder from Nurse Nekola….
Mid-Year Assessments
Tis the season for colds and flu. If your child is
running a fever, please keep them at home until
they are fever free for at least 24 hours without
the assistance of fever reducing medications.
Please ensure school has a current working
phone number and/or alternate phone numbers
to contact for student illnesses and emergencies.
Send in an extra set of clothes for all students in
case of spills, puddles, and other accidents.
Cough drops are kept in the nurse’s office and
require a note of permission from the parent that
the student may take them at school.
Call the school office before 9:00 am to
report your child’s absence.
Be a Germ Stopper
Healthy habits keep you well
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Cover your cough
Wash your hands
Eat nutritious foods
Drink plenty of fluids
Get plenty of rest
We will kick off the New Year in January with
mid-year building-wide assessments in grades
kindergarten through fifth. It is very
important that students are in attendance for
academic screenings in January. This variety
of testing helps to track student growth.
Please note the following important testing
dates:
Jan. 7-23 Auto Skills Testing
Jan. 13-23 AIMS Web Testing
Jan. 20-30 NWEA Testing
A few reminders and requests
• Please make certain when you enter
the building you sign-in and sign-out
through the office. You will need to
show a photo ID. To be able to travel
through the building, your office
provided badge will need to be visible.
• In the state of Illinois a $100 fine can
be imposed for using a cell phone
within a school zone.
• Once you enter our school zone,
please lower your speed to 20 mph or
lower.
• And as always we ask that you pull up
when you are in the pickup lane
during arrival or dismissal times.
• If you need to leave your vehicle,
please park in the parking lot.
Thank you
There was no Box Tops winner this month. Since it was a short month we did not count Box Tops but
we will have a Box Tops cutting on Thursday, January 29th at the Lincoln’s Landing Community Center
at 9 a.m. Hope to see you there!
Congratulations to Ms. Foster’s class and Ms. Hund’s class for being our spirit day winners. Way to
show your school spirit!
The Holiday Shop was held December 3-5. It was fantastic! The students had such a wonderful time
selecting gifts for their loved ones. Thank you to all of our volunteers for helping to make this event
so memorable for our students. We couldn’t have done it without you. We would also like to thank
Shakerra Curry and Melissa Romo-Charlie for doing such a phenomenal job chairing this event.
Needing a break from the kitchen? Please come out and support our school fundraiser at Chick-fil-A
near SWIC on Saturday, January 24th on Rt. 161! Wear your SES purple pride colors and mention SES
when visiting the restaurant. (The Eckert’s fundraiser that was scheduled for January 21st has been
canceled so we can support the school in the Chick-fil-A School Spirit Challenge.) Hope to see you at
Chick-fil-A!
Parents, there is the potential for a complete turnover of the PTO board at the end of this year. We
would love for anyone interested in being on next year’s board to start learning the ropes. Please
contact us if you are interested.
Important Dates:
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12th-PTO Meeting in the cafeteria at 6 p.m.
24th – Chick-fil-A Fundraiser at SWIC location on Rt. 161.
29th-Box Tops Cutting at the LL Community Center 9 a.m.
30th-Student of the Month Breakfast/Spirit Day
**Reminder: The Scott Elementary PTO is an organization made up of parents, teachers, and staff
who want to do a little extra to be involved in the development of Scott students. Membership in the
PTO is only $5 per family.
If you have any questions or wish to volunteer please feel free to contact us….
[email protected]
Thank you for your continued support.
Ready, Set, Pretend!
School Closings or Delayed Start
Tis the season……..
School closings will be announced as Mascoutah
School District 19. This will include Scott Elementary,
Mascoutah Middle School, Mascoutah High School,
and Mascoutah Elementary School.
If school is canceled due to bad weather you will
receive a call from the School Messenger. You can
also check the school website, TV, and radio stations.
If Mascoutah School District announces a delayed
start, you will receive this information in the same
manner. All schedules will be moved back 2 hours for
buses and school start times. Dismissal times will
remain the same. There will be no PreK in session on
a delayed start day. We are unable to serve breakfast
on last start days.
Please Note – Scott AFB and Mascoutah School
District are separate entities and may not be running
on the same schedule.
No matter how old your youngster is,
pretending can boost and teach them to think
abstractly. Try these activities:
Ask your child to close their eyes and
imagine they are a person they have studied
(explorer, inventor) or that they are visiting a
place they have learned about (White House,
rain forest). Encourage them to describe
what they see, hear and smell. In the rain
forest, for example, they might see colorful
birds, hear monkeys howling, or smell damp
leaves.
Pick a random object (sponge). Have
each family member list creative uses for it
(pin cushion, hamster tumbling mat, ice
pack). After three minutes, compare your
lists. The one with the most ideas gets to
pick the next item.
Pretending is not only fun, but builds
your child’s creativity and communication
when sharing.
SES Spirit Day at Chick-fil-A – SWIC Location on Rt. 161
Come support our school on
Saturday, January 24th!
Mention Scott Elementary School so we receive credit.

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