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Berthoud Eagle February 2013Principal to ParentDear Families,

At the end of this month we will begin testing our third grade students with the reading TCAP and in March wewill test 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students in reading, math and writing (3rd grade will be just math and writing, andscience for 5th only). It is so important for students to show what they know on these assessments as manykinds of decisions about programming, interventions, curriculum and even funding and accreditation depend oneach of us doing our best. For more information you can access the website:http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/parents_guide.html

This month we have a couple of important opportunities for our families. First, on February 11th the BerthoudFeeder System (all four Berthoud Schools) will meet for a joint SAC (School Advisory Committee) meeting atBerthoud High School. Each year we learn much from each other and enjoy great open dialog. We will meet inthe BHS library from 4:15-5:30. The second opportunity will be a community forum on safety here at Berthoudelementary on February 19th. Dr. Sheer, our new superintendant, Rick Frei, our district safety officer, and MikeJones, our assistant superintendant of operations will be sharing what is in place and what is coming aroundschool safety. We will meet in our gym at 6:00PM. I hope you will be able to join us for one or both of thesegatherings.

Berthoud schools have a wonderful partner in the Berthoud Education Foundation! This not for profit groupdoes an outstanding job raising funds for our schools through a super fun event called the Berthoud Bash. Thisyear it will be held on March 23, 2013 you can find a save the date flier near the end of this newsletter. Eachyear they host a dinner at the Embassy Suites that includes a silent and live auction. It is a great time for theadults to socialize and support our schools in a very generous way. Classrooms and students have benefittedfrom Promethean boards, iPads, our subscription to Accelerated Reader (AR), after school clubs and many

more items and services that would not be possible without the extra funds.

Please find a copy of the calendar for 2013-2014 on our website and the end of this newsletter, to aid inplanning family vacations during the set vacation days. It looks like we will also continue the two testingdays at the beginning of the new school year, and in April/May.

Mrs. LoJeske

After-School ClubsPlease remind your students when they have a club and be sure to tell them the plans forgetting home after! We will announce the clubs each day over the intercom to remind studentsto attend. Students will be released in to the front hall at the end of clubs at 4:50p, so please bethere to pick them up if that is the transportation plan! Also make sure siblings know how theyare to get home after school when another sibling is in club.Remember the office staff leaves at 4p and there will not be anyone to answer the phones afterthat so it is crucial that the students know the plan for getting home safely.

Thank you and we look forward to another successful year of fun and bonding with our students during Clubs!.Healthy TipNo obstacle: For some fun exercise, help your child build an obstacle course. Use empty cereal boxes to scootaround, a table to crawl under, a large cardboard box to wiggle through, and a pile of pillows to dive into. Justbe sure to create obstacles for your child to go over, under, through and around.
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Brought to you by Nutrition Nuggets 2007 Resources for Education, a division of Aspen Publishers, Inc.Parent/Teacher ConferencesConferences will be held in the evenings in February. Wednesday the 6th 2:30p-6:30p, Thursdaythe 7th 4:00p-6:00p, Tuesday the 12th 4:00p-6:00p and Wednesday the 13th 2:30p-6:30p. This is agreat time to communicate about student progress and expectations for our third trimester.

Transitional Colorado Assessment Program (TCAP)Our third, fourth and fifth grade students will be tested in reading, writing and math, and fifth grade will also betested in science. The testing window will be from March 11th through March 29th. Third grade will also be

testing in Reading February 27th and February 28th. As you can see, it will be a very busy time and weappreciate your efforts to schedule any appointments or trips outside of the testing time.

Spirit DaysOur Spirit Day this month will be on Friday the 8th when we wear neon colors!

Milk CapsThank you for bringing in your Morning Fresh Dairy caps, the school has raised $100 in proceeds sofar this year!

Box Tops Update

Great job, everyone! On January 7, 2013, we received a check from Box Tops For Educationfor $1,113.80.We can use this money to buy whatever our school needs. This year we plan to help with additional classroommaterials. Our goal for the year is $2,000.00, so were doing great! Keep the Box Tops coming in as we will besubmitting again March 1st and receive a second check in April. Many thanks to all who are participating.Together were ensuring our kids success! Look for the Box Tops collection worksheet at the end of thisNewsletter to print. Remember to send all clipped Box Tops and finished collection sheets back to school inyour child's folder or drop them off in the VITAL Room.Thank you for all your support with earning money for our school! Jessica Mazzei & Melissa Tychsen

Summer Bridge WorkbooksWe will have order forms available at conferences for parents who would like to purchase Summer Bridge

workbooks. These are a wonderful tool to help students work on their math and writing skills during thesummer break.

How About This Weather!Wow!! We have had quite variable weather this winter! Please make certain that your child/children dressappropriately for the changing temperatures and snow. We want students to be able to go outside, as theweather permits, but they must be dressed warmly enough for them to be safe and comfortable.

Reporting AbsencesJust a reminder to call our attendance line 613-7590 to report your childs absence. You can call this numberto leave a message any time during the day or night. We need a message each day that your child is out andthe reason for the absence. Also, if your child will be tardy and would like a hot lunch, please call and leave amessage on the attendance line before 9:00am. Thank you!!

District Spelling BeeBerthoud Elementary will be represented on February 2, 2013 at the Thompson School DistrictElementary Bee by the following students: Adrian Reghitto, Gunnar Hudson, Calli Taylor, SaquoraGlasser, Ellie Yuska, Jeromiah Lewis, Alana Hymel, Chloe Lowery, Issy Condon, Sierra Wallace,Taylor Whittet, Sarah Kouns, and Emily Cavey. They earned the highest scores on a written test inorder to qualify and will complete a 50 words written test to begin the bee. Those who qualify will move on toan oral round later that morning. The Bee will be held at Walt Clark Middle School.


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Thank YouThank you to Battle of the Books for sponsoring our Family Movie Night in January. Many thanks, to SteveSchmidt for setting up the movie screen and audio/video equipment for movie night.

Library NewsI would like to encourage all students to enter a haiku poem to be considered forpublication in the YoungAmerican Poetry Digest. Use this link,youngpoets.org, for entry guidelines and submission form. Please printand fill out the submission form, attach it to your childs poetry and send to the library by Monday, March 11.Good Luck and Happy Writing! ~ Mrs. Kouns

The Scholastic Book Fair Story Laboratory: Reading Gives You Super Power!We invite you to visit our Scholastic Book Fair and experience a celebration of reading that provides familiesthe opportunity to get involved in a universal mission: encouraging kids to read every day so they can leadbetter lives.Our Scholastic Book Fair themeStory Laboratory: Reading Gives You Super Power!is part of an incredibleenergy source for reading that brings to school a wonderful selection of fun, engaging, and affordable bookskids want to read. Giving kids access to good books and the opportunity to choose their own books willmotivate them to read more. And like most acquired skills, the more kids practice reading, the better theyll get.

Reading is vital to every childs success, and raising kids as readersmeans getting involved while theyreyoung. Now is the time. Since there will never be a substitute for a parents direct involvement in his/her childs

education, please make plans to visit our Book Fair. Hope to see you there!Book fair hours are:

Feb 6 2p-7p Feb 7 3p-7p Feb 12 8a-7p Feb 13 2p-7p

If youre all booked up during Book Fair week (or just want to keep shopping), be sure to visit the Book Faironline athttp://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/berthoudelementary The online Book Fair is available foran extended time from 1/31to 2/20. Find an expanded selection of books for the whole familypreschool to

adults. Share your Book Fair with family and friends by sending wish lists or eCards. All orders ship to schoolfor FREE and each purchase benefits our school

Any questions please contact Suzy Bullett at 978 337 2515 or Kari Holden at 970 990 1831

Memory Book OrdersInformation on Memory Book pre-orders will be coming home with your child this month. Keep your eyes openfor a flyer to order early to save money! The Memory Book committee is also looking for ads for this yearsmemory book. The cost is $25 for a business card size ad (personal or business). If you have any photos youwant to share (with the exception of Fall Carnival and Field Day - we have plenty of those), please contact JulieBunch [email protected] 532-1082.

Messages for StudentsFamilies may not be aware of how many phone calls occur each afternoon to convey messages tostudents. As we do not have a receptionist, our secretary and health aide find themselves takingbetween 15 and 20 phone calls each afternoon. These calls then require a trip to classrooms or aninterruption over the intercom which takes them away from the front office duties (which areextensive) or away from children in the health office. Understandably, there are emergencysituations that do require students to be given alternate information, but overall these calls are not ofthat nature. Please keep in mind that arranging end of day plans before school is the best plan andallowing students the responsibility of remembering these plans without additional prompts gives themconfidence in their own abilities.
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Student SafetyWe take the safety of our students very seriously and consider this an area of constant focus. Pleaseremember to check in with the front office if you are going to be in the building. To walk the hallways you musthave a visitor's name tag or your volunteer badge on. You must do this during all school times, even if you justwant to pop in to a teachers class at the end of the day and go through the building, you will need a name tag.

Also, the parking lot can be congested during drop off and pick up times and we ask that you please follow theone way signs and the cones when entering and exiting. We do have a large parking lot and it is a muchsaferchoice to park there and walk to meet your child than to park across Bunyan and call your child over through

bus lanes and two lanes of traffic. Children need to stay with their parents while being picked up and droppedoff so that they are supervised and remain safe. Thank you for helping us keep the school a safe place for all!

Schools On The Move ChallengeThe School on the Move Challenge logs will come home with your children. The challenge starts February 1stand ends on the 28th, just one month this year. Students and staff need to complete the form and have itreturned back to school no later than March 5, 2012 to receive prizes. For participation alone you just have tocomplete one check, answer all questions on the back, and have a parent signature. We recommend that yousign the parent signature portion first thing! Anyone who returns and has filled in 25 boxes or more on thechallenge will receive a Schools on the Move T-shirt. New this year, families can participate as well, they can

go online to print off a form and return it with their students for a T-Shirt with qualifying checks, see Rule #4 onthe log! Classes that have 100% participation will be eligible for an extra Physical Education time. If you haveany questions, please contact our PE teacher, Tim Jones at 613-6289.

The Jog-a-thon is Coming!The Jog-a-thon is coming again to Berthoud Elementary! This is one of our main fundraisers and is uniquebecause it not only raises money, but it teaches our students to value health and fitness. Physical activity hasbeen shown to improve academic performance in students and helps to prevent childhood obesity. Instead ofselling unhealthy treats, we will have our students run or walk laps and have a blast while raising funds for theirschool. Parents are welcome and encouraged to watch or participate with their children. Each student and

teacher will get a Jog-a-thon t-shirt for free. In addition, a variety of prizes will be provided for any student whobrings in pledges, classes that run the most laps and students that run the most laps in each grade. Stay tunedfor specific times and dates for each grade, we are looking at April again! Thank you for supporting theBerthoud Elementary Jog-a-thon!

PTA NewsVoting for new office members will be done in March, if anyone is interested in running please contact DawnWilliams at 532-3695.A huge Thank you to our PTA for supporting so many classroom needs including moreiPads, classroom supplies, pencil sharpeners, fans, Activotes for the Promethean boards to name just a few ofthe wonderful ways PTA impacts our students!

VITAL News

All volunteer hours, including home hours, need to be turned in by the end of February so we can get our 100hour pins completed.Reminder to Room Moms/Parents: Valentines Day parties are approaching fast!Parents are providing a main meal on Wednesday February the 6th for conferences and snacks on ThursdayFebruary 7th. If you have any questions or want to participate please contact Toni Cox at 532-4123.


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Monthly Glance

February

1 5th Grade going to Turner Middle School

6 Parent Teacher Conferences in the evening7 Parent Teacher Conferences in the evening8 Spirit Day; Neon Colors!12 Parent Teacher Conferences in the evening12-14 Scholastic Book Fair13 Parent Teacher Conferences in the evening14 Valentine's Day Parties the last hour of the day (with exception of 1st grade at 1:45-2:45)18 No School; Presidents Day19 4:00p SAAC Meeting21 Class pictures26 6:30 1st Grade Showcase; 7:30 2nd Grade Showcase27-28 3RD Grade Reading TCAP


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