Apr i l 2013 Volume 1, I ssue 8

Byck Cougar Chronicles

Greetings Parents, Guardians and Friends Welcome Back! Hopefully you had a fun, restful and safe Spring Break! Congratulations to our Academic Team for winning 1st overall in the Mayors Cup on March 23rd. I am very proud to say that or Quick Recall Team went undefeated this year! Enclosed you will find more information about the individual and overall awards. This is the time of year that we begin preparing for next year. You will receive transportation cards and letters regarding student assignments. Please make sure that you read, complete and return information to school as soon as possible. This information is used to update your contact information and create bus stops if needed. We are also in the process of reflecting and creating plans that will enhance student achievement. A big part of the planning is revisiting our vision/mission and making sure that we know the purpose of our work. Below you will find our Vision/Mission and new “Core Value Statements”: Vision: Developing the Academic, Artistic, and Creative Talents of Students Mission: The Mission of Dann C. Byck Elementary School is to help all students reach their full potential. As a Talent Development Magnet and Waldorf-Inspired Magnet, we will develop their academic, artistic, and creative talents by stressing rigorous academic standards and providing enriched learning opportunities. We promise to maintain an environment where children are cherished and respected and where their work is valued and celebrated.

Principal’s News

Contents

Principal’s News 1

Calendar 2

Upcoming Events 2

Magnet Focus 3

Thank you 3

FRC Spotlight 4

Councilor’s Corner 4

Core Values (Draft): Deeply held driving forces for action and conduct

• Teaching to the whole child- Head, Hands and Heart

• Learning is standards based, engaging and differentiated to meet the needs of all students

• Professional Learning Communities will enhance both teacher and student performance

• Collaboration among staff, families and community are important to student success.

• Every child is unique and must be supported, recognized and encouraged in a safe and orderly environment

• Diversity of students and staff is valued and celebrated

• Multiple Intelligences are encouraged and integrated at all levels in order for students to achieve their individual potential

As always, we need you! Please let us know if you or a member of your family is available to volunteer time to tutor and assist with school events. Sincerely, Ms.Darden

Pr incipa l : Tamara Darden Ass is tant Pr incipa l : Brent Conner

Counse lor : Brenda Bendson

Byck Elementary 2328 Cedar Street Louisville, KY 40212 502-485-8221 502-485-8805 – Fax Website: http://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Schools/Elementary/Byck/ PTA Website: www.byckpta.org

We want to prepare for next school year in partnership with families. We must have accurate transportation information for all students. Please complete the yellow card and return it to school. Please be through in filling in your information.

Date Event

04/09 Chess, Yearbook, Talent Show Rehearsal

04/10 Choir & Yearbook

04/11 3rd Grade Field Trip- Locus Grove, Talent Show Rehearsal, Academic Banquet

04/12 2nd Grade Field Trip _ Gatti Land, Pickles and Popcorn Blessing in a Backpack, Track

04/13 Brightside Clean-Up & Track Meet

04/15 Chess, Choir, Track Practice, Stage One – Pre-K

04/16 Chess, Yearbook, Talent Show Rehearsal

04/17 Choir & Yearbook

04/18

5tt Grade & Kindergarten Promotion Pictures, PTA Meeting, Creativity Night, Talent Show Rehearsal, Track

04/19 Blessing In a Backpack Pickles & Popcorn, End of Grading Period

04/22

Chess, Choir, Track Practice 1st Grade Field Trip – Louisville Nature Center

4/23 Chess, Yearbook, Talent Show Rehearsal,

4/24 Choir & Yearbook

04/25 Talent Show Rehearsal

04/26

End of Grading Period Celebration, Pickles & Popcorn, Blessing In a Backpack, Track, Talent Show

04/27 Track Meet

04/29 Chess, Choir

04/30 Chess, Yearbook

05/01 Yearbook

05/03 No School

This Saturday, April 13th we will be participating in the Brightside Clean-up. We will meet at the school at 10:00 am and will work on cleaning up the neighborhood around the school until 2:00 pm. All participants get a free t-shirt. We will provide all the necessary items for the clean-up. We also will have coffee, hot chocolate, and some breakfast items. We hope to see everyone there!

Brightside Clean-Up

Please join us on Thursday, April 18th for our last PTA Meeting of the year and Creativity Night.

The night will begin at 5:15 pm with the PTA meeting. This meeting is very important since we will be electing the PTA Board for next year. The meeting will end promptly at 5:45 pm. We hope that everyone can attend.

At 6:00 pm Creativity Night will begin. There will student art displays, a musical performance, and creativity stations for the whole family to enjoy. We will be serving light refreshments.

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Upcoming Events

Talent Show

Join us on Friday, April 26th for our talent show. Come see how talented our students are. This will take place in our gym starting at 6:00 pm. Admission is $1.00. We will also be selling hot dogs, snacks, and drinks in the cafeteria. Come see our talented students!

Calendar

More Dates can be found at Byck School Website: http://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Schools/Elementary/Byck/NewslettersPDFs/calendar.pdf Byck PTA Website: www.byckpta.org/calendar

Creativity Night & PTA Meeting - April 18th

Promotion Pictures On April 18th – we will be doing promotion pictures for 5th Graders and the Kindergartens. All 5th Graders will get their picture taken. Only Kindergarten students who pre-pay will get their picture taken. If you have questions please contact Rose Mollyhorn at Byck PTA.

On Saturday, March 23rd Breckenridge Franklin hosted this year’s Mayor’s Cup. The Quick Recall Team placed 1st and the Problem Solving Team placed 3rd with an overall place of 1st. Congratulations! This was a great season! Quick Recall Team Problem Solving Team Mercutio Reynard Elli Stephens Jacob Derringer Sam Fineison Jonathan Sutphin Amari Crawford Joshua Derringer Evy Medley Taegan Higdon Elli Stephens Lamonte Silver On Monday, March 4th we had several students compete in Written Assessments. The winners are as follows: Science Social Studies Mercutio Reynard – 1st Jonathan Sutphin - 1st Jacob Derringer – 3rd Joshua Derringer – 3rd Mathematics Englsh Composition Hayden Brown – 1st Sadie Lawrence – 1st Mercution Reynard – 2nd Elli Stephens 2nd Jacob Derringer – 3rd William Napier – 3rd Fine Arts Language Arts Taegan Higdon – 1st Jonathan Sutphin – 2nd William Napier – 2nd Sadie Lawrence 3rd Elijah Herrera 3rd

Mayor’s Cup Results

Thank you to all the

volunteers who have helped out with Blessing in a

Backpack!

Thank you to all the volunteers who have helped

out with Pickles and Popcorn!

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Movie Night Movie Night Was a Success!

We had our first Movie night ever on Thursday, March 28. We had 149 students stay after school to watch the movie Brave and have a snack. It was a great time for all!

Choir Performs At Mall St. Mathews Byck’s Choir performed at The Mall St. Mathews on March 25th as part of Music in Our Schools Month. Congratulations for a job well done!

The career day was the culmination for the March's counseling theme of college and career readiness. The purpose was to help students to understand the relationship between education and the world of work and also to help students know that even in elementary school, he or she is preparing for his or her college or career. During the morning session, speakers rotated to kindergarten-second grade classrooms. In the afternoon, the third through fifth graders came to the gym where the speakers had booths and they rotated to each speaker.

Brenda Bendson, Counselor

Greetings from your FRC! I hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break!! We will be holding a pre-K to kindergarten transition night, please be on the look out for more information regarding this exciting event! Your FRC is sponsoring the Dove self-esteem program for Mothers & Daughters. The program is for 3rd-5th grade girls and their mothers. It will either be held on Wednesdays from 8:00am-9:00am or Thursdays from 4:00pm-5:00pm. If you are interested in participating in this program please contact Sky Everett at 485-8862.

Family Resource Center Spotlight

Counselor’s Corner

Please come out and cheer on your Byck Cougars track team! There will be two track meets this year, April 13th and April 27th at 10:00 at Iroquois High School. A big thank you to our wonderful coaches, Ms. Johnson, Ms. Grant and parent, Jeff Reynard! Also, we are in desperate need of gently used uniform pants, especially sizes 6, 7, 8 and 10. Sky Everett, MSSW Family Resource Center phone: 502-485-8862 fax:502-485-8061

Thank you to the following individuals who participated in Career day:

Police Officer-Sarah Stumler &

Michael Sievere

Firefighter-Corey Trenholm Preschool Teachers-Ms. Grant &

Ms. Johnson

GE Sales-Bethany Major Dental Hygienist-Shannon Cohen,

Architect-George Downs,

Real Estate Agent-Adam Caperton

District Detective-Steve Hile

Attorney-Dee Baltimore

Chef-Greg Wilson

Judge - Olu Stevens

Marketing Director – Mark Rosenthal

Serv Pro – Representative Megan

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