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Mrs. Appleby’s Message What an exciting week for our school. On Thursday, the Stephen Covey Foundation will visit our school to observe our Leader in Me work at Whitesville. They are eager to meet our leaders and see the results of our 7 Habits work over the past three years. It is our students’ time to shine and be the best leader they can be. We ask that our students wear their Sunday best on Thursday. We would love for you to review the 7 Habits with your child all week and ask them to share their goals with you. At the close of their visit, they will return to the Foundation and determine if we meet the criteria for a Lighthouse School. I have no doubt they will leave here impressed with the appearance of our school, student attitudes and leadership at our school. I

Whitesville Elementary SchoolLeaders’ Link

Lead, Explore, Achieve, Dream, Succeed February 2, 2015

Our school is proud to partner with the American Heart Association to help kids with special hearts! Mark your family calendars

NOW for our upcoming

Jump Rope For Heart event taking place on:

What’s happening at Whitesville Elementary?

February 3rd – Winter Computer Lab Night 5:30 – 7:30February 4th – Academic Team Scrimmage Match against St. Mary’s – 3:00February 5th – WES LIGHTHOUSE REVIEW – Wear Sunday BestFebruary 6th – Daddy/Daughter Dance 6:30 – 8:30February 12th – DCMS Band to visit WES 5th GradeFebruary 16th-27th – Jump Rope for HeartFebruary 24th – Spring PicturesFebruary 26th – Dental Clinic Hygiene Lesson for K, 1 & 2

TECHNOLOGY BYTESKCM has a new website for Family Math! It is http://knp.kentuckymathematics.org/family. There is a link to this site on the KCM homepage, www.kentuckymathematics.org. You can also get to the new site from the KCM home page by scrolling down to "resources" and clicking on "family". Please check out this new site.

Help our school win $30,000 grant and new playground equipment!!!

Think Win-

Our school is proud to partner with the American Heart Association to help kids with special hearts! Mark your family calendars

NOW for our upcoming

Jump Rope For Heart event taking place on:

Here is how you help: Go to www.togethercounts.com Click on healthy playground makeover sweepstakes. Click enter now Enter school information and your information. School address is:

o 9656 KY 54 Whitesville, KY 42366 After the first time you enter the sweepstakes, the next time you vote for

our school all you do is enter your e-mail address and click enter again. You can vote 1 time every day until March 19, 2015. The more votes we have the better the chance we have to win!

HOMEWORK CLUBRoom 172, Tuesday –

Friday from 7:00 – 7:30 AMThis is your chance to put first things first and make sure your homework is completed as you begin your day.

Need help with a math problem?

Oops! Forgot to finish your homework?

You didn’t understand something on your homework?

Need to study more for a test? Do you need to study spelling

words?

Be proactive and be responsible!Ask for help!

Join Homework Club today!

EARLY MORNING SMALL GROUP HELPTeachers will begin pulling students for early morning small group instruction from 7 – 7:30. If your child rides a late run bus, the teacher may be calling you to arrange for an early morning session with your child so you can help by bringing him/her in on that day. We are looking for ways to help do some small group re-teaching on skills children have not mastered. Teachers will be working with students rather than doing bus duty. The leadership team is covering the bus duty post so teachers can use this time for their students. Students in the gym will be given AR reading time as well as being able to take test during this time. If your child reads at night he/she can come straight in and take the test in the gym. We have an I-pad station set up for students to use. If you are in a pinch one night your child can make up their reading

“Winter” Computer Lab open on Tuesday evenings! Parents and students are invited to take advantage of using our computer lab on

LEADERS OF THE WEEK

time in the gym in the mornings. We still want to encourage 20 min. each night at home but we understand things come up so we have this extra time in place for our students.

Dear Whitesville Dear WES Parents and Students,

It’s hard to believe that today is the 100th Day of School! This school year is passing fast and we are all looking forward to spring when we can enjoy more outside activities with our friends and families. We have some exciting times ahead of us including our Lighthouse review this Thursday to ensure we earn Lighthouse status as a Leader in Me School! We always want to do our best and set our goals high including classroom goals, MAP testing, KPREP testing, or AR goals. So, we are continuing this week with Habit 2. It’s super important to remember that in order to do our best on all these exciting events we must set goals, work hard, and follow through in order to be successful!

Thank you, Jeremy ColeGuidance Counselor

Habit 2 - Begin with the End in MindThis habit focuses on the idea that to be effective, we need to consider our options and choices before we act. It also says that we must first have a plan and then work towards those goals that we set for ourselves. The students have demonstrated this habit already this year by working hard to achieve AR goals, making good grades, and doing their best on their fall and winter MAP tests. The 2nd habit also says that we must look at the big picture and think about our college and career goals. Students Begin with the End in Mind by visiting places like UK, the OCTC campus, WKU, WKU Owensboro, KWC, and Brescia University where they can imagine themselves going to a college after high school and then achieving their career goals.

So parents, ask your kids what they are learning about the 7 Habits. Ask them what it means to Begin with the End in Mind. Remember that if we have an end in mind, we may have to achieve smaller goals every day such as finishing our homework, practicing for basketball or volleyball games, studying for

The 7 Habits of Happy Kids

By: Stephen R. Covey

“Winter” Computer Lab open on Tuesday evenings! Parents and students are invited to take advantage of using our computer lab on

AFTERSCHOOL TAX STATEMENTS ARE

READY!Tax statements for students

attending the Afterschool program are now available. Pick yours up when you pick

spelling tests, reading our skills books, and memorizing our multiplication tables. We are all in this together, and it is bound to be a wonderful

adventure as we grow and develop as leaders at Whitesville Elementary!

Jersey Smith Hunter Szemethy

Haylee Clark Marcus Murphy

Alex Shannon Gavin Bickett

Alexis Mills Abby Oliver

Bella Best Jaxon Russell

Abby Riley Raelyn Ralph

Camryn Lewis Brody Kurz

Kenzi Howard