December 10th - Pioneer Park Elementary

Date: December 10, 2014 Edition: 16
Calendar
DECEMBER
11-SPT Mtg. 4:00 p.m.
15-PJ Day 1st Grade & 3rd
Grade & Whatley
16-Kindergarten
17-2nd Grade, T-1, Jackson,
4th & 5th Grade
19-End of 1st Semester
Dec. 22-Jan. 2-Winter
Break
…from the Principal
The week of December 15 we will be having a couple of
special activities to celebrate the Christmas Season.
Students can bring their favorite stuffed animal and wear
their pajamas on their Pajama Day. On Thursday,
December 18th we will be having a Sing-A-Long in the
auditorium at 2:15 p.m., followed by class parties at 2:45
p.m. It’s going to be a lot of fun!
Pajama Day Schedule
Christmas
Parties
JANUARY
5-Inservice/Prof Day NO
SCHOOL FOR STUDENT
6-School Resumes
7-ACTS
7-PTA Exec. 4:00 p.m.
8-Reading Benchmarks
8-SPT Mtg. 4:00 p.m.
9-Pizza Principal’s Honor
Roll
9-Spelling Bee
12-AR Assembly 9:00 a.m.
13-Math Benchmarks
16-Prtincipal/Teacher Honor
Roll
19-MLK Day No School
20-23-Vision/Hearing
Screening for all Students
23-Blood Drive
FEBRUARY
3-Bingo Night 6:00-8:00 p.m.
4-ACTS
4-PTA Exec. Mtg. 4:00 p.m.
5-SPT Mtg 4:00 p.m.
6-K-2 Field Trip “True Story
of Little Red Riding Hood” ?
9-Neighborhood Watch
10-3rd grade field trip to
Duncan Regional 9:15 am1:00 pm
12-Talent Show 6:30 pm
13-Valentine’s Day Parties
2:45 pm
13-Talent Show 10:00 am
Thursday,
December 15th
9:30-11:00, 1st Grade
December 18, 2014
2:45 p.m.
December 15th
1:30-3:00, 3rd Grades and Whatley
Reminder!!!
December 16th
9:30-11:00, Kindergarten
December 17th
9:30-11:00, 2nd Grade, T-1 and Jackson
December 17th
1:00-2:30, 4th and 5th Grade
December 18th
Santa to visit Kindergarten, T-1, and 1st
Grade Classes beginning at 12:30 p.m.
Shout out for Lawton Public School
Foundation
Four of our Pioneer Park Faculty Members have
received Grants from the Lawton Public School
Foundation. Great Job!
Amber Hughes-“School Wide Guidance Lessons”
Leslie Choate-“Listening Center and Smart Board
Bracket”
Elizabeth Monroe-“Hands On Social Studies”
Nancy Wallace-“Science Library”
PLEASE PUT THE
FOLLOWING DATES ON
YOUR CALENDAR
March 31-No PM
X-Tended Care
April 2-No PM
X-Tended Care
REMINDER!!!
Students dropped off
before 8:20 a.m. and
not eating Breakfast
will be sent to XTended Time and
charged $5.00 Drop in
rate per child.
Students not picked up
by 3:50 p.m. will be
sent to X-Tended Time
and charged $5.00
Drop in rate per child.
For the health and wellbeing of our
students, when sending any food or drink
products to the school for any reason, we
ask that you please send only items
purchased from a store and prepackaged.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Tacky Christmas
Sweater/Sweatshirt Day
December 11th
for Students and Staff
Wear your tackiest
Sweater/Sweatshirt
with jeans etc. Casual Day.
Shout out for Arielle Goudeaux for being
Oklahoma’s Perfect Gymnast Pre-Teen. She
will go to Nationals in Florida this summer.
Please call the office if
your child is going to be
absent or late. We must be
contacted by a
parent/guardian.
Thank you.
PHONE
580-355-5844
580-585-6388
580-585-4658
FAX
580-585-4626
School Hours
9:00 a.m.-3:45 p.m.
Breakfast
8:25 a.m.
for walkers or car riders
Rise ‘n Shine
Monday & Friday
9:00 a.m.
You are welcome to join us.
X-tended Time Memo
Please pick up children
promptly at 5:30 p.m.
A.M. Extended Day Begins
at 7:05 a.m.
Drop In Prices have changed
$5.00 per student.
REMINDERS!!!
ALL PARENTS AND VISITORS
TO OUR SCHOOL MUST
CHECK IN AT THE OFFICE
FOR ANY REASON.
WE HAVE A SIGN IN SHEET
FOR YOU TO SIGN AND
VISITOR’S TAGS TO WEAR
SO THAT OUR STAFF KNOW
THAT YOU HAVE SIGNED IN.
BUSES HAVE PRIORITY
ON BUS RAMP BEFORE
AND AFTER SCHOOL!
CLASSROOM NEWS
Mrs. Ortner-Tacky (or not so tacky!) Christmas
shirts/sweaters on Thursday! Wear your jeans!
Mrs. Jackson-Thank you to the volunteers for
helping to make Santa Shop a success. Please
check your child’s backpack each day. Thanks.
Ms. Stamper-We are looking forward to PJ Day on
Monday and our parties on Thursday, the 18th!
Mrs. Westbrook-Check your email for information
on Winter Party, December 18, Thursday.
Mrs. Love-Our story this week is “Symphony of
Whales”. We are working on suffixes in spelling and
in math on Telling Time/Calendars and our
multiplication facts. We will take our multiplication
test on Friday. We will also be taking our spelling and
selection tests on Friday. All students are supposed
to read and take an AR test on a minimum of one
book per week unless it is a really large chapter
book. Some students are doing an outstanding job,
others a good job, some a poor job, and several are
not reading and testing at all. If you would like to
know how your child is doing, please let me know.
Please send your money ($3.00) for our holiday
party in by Friday, if possible.
Mrs. Price-Tackiest sweater/sweatshirt Day is this
Thursday. The semester is drawing to a close.
Please make sure your child has submitted all
assignments.
Mrs. Brennan-The 4th grade Christmas play was
amazing. Great Job 4th grade and thank you Mrs.
Jolly and Mrs. Albert. We are looking forward to
wearing ugly Christmas sweaters on Thursday.
Mr. Gorbet-The 4th grade did an awesome job on
the Christmas Program. Thank you, Mrs. Albert and
Mrs. Jolly.
Mrs. Wallace and Ms. Monroe-Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year! Thank you for sending in
goodies for our party and special events.
Mrs. Jolly-Wonderful job, fourth graders! Thanks to
all the parents and students for all the hard work.
Thanks Mrs. Dinkel for the awesome programs.
The 4th Grade Christmas program DVD will be
available through the Media Center for $10, 5856446 ext. 221.
Students of the
Week
Nunn
Ortner
Newman
Jackson
Wattenbarger
Stamper
Westbrook
Choate
Price
Love
Brennan
Gorbet
Monroe
Wallace
Whatley
Albert
Jolly
Jaylin Esley
Braxton Murray
Marcus Paulsen
Tarren Roberts
Summer Haddaway
Logan Goudeaux
Addison Bratzler
Janice Bruce
Jeremy Hutcheson
Camren Halton
Ian Leroux
Chelsea Miles
Jessica Lucero
Carla Diaz Deleon
Ariana Palmer
Arielle Goudeaux
Chelsea Miles
“We make a living
by what we get.
We make a life
by what we give.”
…Winston S. Churchill
“It’s not how
much we give but
how much love we
put
into giving.”
…Mother Teresa
PTA Fridays
Popcorn/Pickle
All money needs to be turned
in by Thursday
(except for weeks with no Friday)
50¢
$1.00
PLEASE CALL THE SCHOOL
BEFORE 3:30 PM IF THERE IS A
CHANGE IN WHAT YOUR CHILD IS
TO DO AFTER SCHOOL. (RIDE
THE BUS, NOT RIDE THE BUS,
WALKING, ETC.)
WE START CALLING BUSES AT
3:30 PM.
YOU MAY ALSO SEND A NOTE
TO YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER.
IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE A
CALL OR YOU DO NOT SEND
A NOTE AND YOUR CHILD
RIDES A BUS, THEY WILL BE
PLACED ON THE BUS. THIS
WILL
HELP
ELIMINATE
CONFUSION AT THE END OF
THE DAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP
IN THIS MATTER.
Winter Break
December 22, 2014-January 2, 2015
January 5, 2015-No School for Students
Professional Day for Teachers
School resumes January 6, 2015
REMINDER!!!
Please do not pick up your children from school
until after the 3:45 p.m. bell rings unless it is an
emergency or they have an appointment. If there
is an emergency or your child has an appointment,
they must be signed out between 3:00 p.m. and
3:15 p.m. Thanks in advance for helping use the
entire school day wisely.
“No one is
useless in this
world who
lightens the
burdens of
another.”
…Charles Dickens
Word of the Week
Integrity
Definition: acting according to a sense of
right and wrong
Quote: “Be satisfied with nothing but your
best.”

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