little leopard news november 2012

7/30/2019 Little Leopard News November 2012

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- Character Parade and party Pictures- Math and Lit Night Pictures

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Oh, the Places... for Math and Literacy Night The families of F.A. March Elementary came to enjoy a night of Math, Literacy and Book Fair

Activities. Oh, the places they went on Wednesday, October 24, from 6:00-8:00, which beganwith signing in on on one fish two fish raffle tickets. To think they they saw it on Reeder Street, families followed maps that took them to make-and-take activities, fact fluencycenters, money hot dots, and reading fluency and comprehension stations. Many sessionshad make and take activities with parent resources. In addition, educational computer andiPad activities gave students an opportunity to show off for their families how much they have learned and madethemselves proud in math and literacy all year. Familieswere fortunate this year to experience the book fair thissame evening. Many lucky families won door prizes of books, gift certificates, school spiritwear coupons, andschool supplies. A huge thank you to all of the families

and staff that made another math and literacy night asuccess.
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The power of contextual knowledge can not be underestimated inthe process of improving a student's ability to comprehend writtentext. While many families make the effort of taking the extra time todiscuss a wide range of topics with their children, busy parents arealways confronted with the challenges of making the most of thetime that they have with their families.

Make the most of your time together and seek out your child'sviews on why certain things are designed they way they are for ouruse. For example, why are roads numbered the way they arenumbered? Most students have no idea that the Americantransportation system uses even numbers for roads that run Eastand West, but Odd numbers for roads that run North and South.( For example, 78 and 22 run east and west while routes 33 and309 run north and south).

This process can extend itself into many areas that we encounterin day to day life that are not expressly taught in public schools.Take the time to turn off the radio and start a conversation to helpbuild the kind of background knowledge that supports studentlearning!

Best Regards,

Hector D. BonillaPrincipalMarch Elementary School

Fortitudine Vincimus

Message from the Principal

Up ComingEvents

December

Dec 5" $2.00 BookstoreDec 13" Barnes & Noble" Bookfair and" T.G.I.F NightDec 14" Kid s Night OutDec 21" Early DismissalDec 24 - Jan 1" Winter Break

JanuaryJan 9" $2.00 BookstoreJan 18" End of 2nd" Marketing PeriodJan 21" No School


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" At the FAME assembly on Wednesday, November 21,2012 the students and staff were introduced to a welcomedaddition to our school familyour very own leopard mascotcostume. Our friendly mascot eagerly danced into theassembly to the lyrics of the song, FAME. Everyone in the

room was smiling and bouncing to the music while ourleopard danced and waved to all." In the coming months, there will be a special MarchSchool contest to name our new mascot friend. Our leopardis quite eager to attend the many upcoming school events tosupport school spirit and March pride. We owe a specialthank you to our March School parents and staff (PTA) formaking a special wish come trueto have a school mascotcostume.

" After exploring the concepts of realism and fantasy,Mrs. Costello s Third Grade class learned that some storiescan be mostly realistic with elements of fantasy interwoveninto the story. Stories such as these are oftenentertaining to readers." Using fall leaves to create leaf creatures, the leafcreatures became the inspiration for the student s ownrealism / fantasy stories. The leaf creatures were givencreative names such as Oakie, Maplewood, andAutumn Maple Leaf. In some stories, the leaves walkedacross the Niagara Falls, danced through the woods,fought off Darth Vader, and took a camping trip. The

This year our Scholastic Bookfair was aresounding success! We sold over $3,300 worth ofbooks. This has been our highest amount sold inover three years.

Because of the success of the night we raisedapproximately $800 for the March PTA. Thismoney will be used to fund eld trip and otheritems for the students.

Thank you to all who came out to our Family Night,bought their children new books, or helped run theevent. It could not have been such a successwithout you.


4/12

March PTA UpdateSave the DATE!!!!

HolidayCraft

Fair andRaffle

On Dec 7th6-8pm

Rafe off variousitems as a PTA

fundraiserand 6 craftsfor the kids.

Craft Activities$1.50 a craft or $5

all crafts,Rafe tickets $1.00

First Kids Night Outby: N. Amacker

Kids Night Out is a fairly new fundraiser at F.A. March, but it

has been a great success so far!The event provides students grades K-4 with a night of funwith their classmates in the familiar school environment. Eachevent includes games, activities, crafts and snacks.

The registration fees collected help fund PTA activities, suchas assemblies and eld trips.

Our October KNO saw the students making glitter pumpkins,watching "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!' and other

fun activities.Join us for the next Kids Night Out on Friday, December14th from 6-9 pm. We will have holiday related activitiesand the kids will learn Zumbatomic (kids Zumba)!

The PTA still has some opencommittee positions. They are:

March Madness and PTA CouncilDelegates. The PTA can alwaysuse volunteers, especially with

fundraisers. Please contactTracy Snyder at 610-252-3440 or

[email protected] for moreinformation.

The David s Cookie Dough willbe available for pick up on

Monday, December 17 th !! Moreinformation, including pick up

times to follow.

The SaveAround Coupon BookFundraiser is now over. We raised

just over $800. There are still books

that have not been returned. Pleasesend them back or send in your

payment ASAP!! The PTA does notwant to pay for lost books, thank you.

Looking for aHoliday Gift?Think about giving a buying a Plaque of our beloved F. A.

March as she originally was in 1914.They are $15 each. They are 4.5 x 7 inches. Proceedsbenet 100th Year Celebration. Forms in Main Ofce.

Great gift for graduates and current students!
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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March School is off to a good start usingFirst in Math Online Program in grades 2,

3, and 4. First In Math activities employ Deep Practicetechniques to rapidly increase computation, problem

solving, critical thinking and essential math basics. Skillsthat may take months of regular practice can be mastered in

a much shorter time using Deep Practice techniques and theimmediate feedback online learning can provide. Children usingFIM have shown dramatic increases in math scoresacross theboard from the top students to the most math-challenged

learners. We are excited to see students'active engagement in the program againthis year. Classrooms have alreadystarted earning weekly trophies for beingthe team of the week in their grade.

Top Five Players

Megumi B. " 4,930Tiah F. " 3,490Lyla V " 3,450

Sadie J"

3.046Aaron O. " 2,626

First in Math

Player of theMonthTiah F.+ 2,537

Team of the MonthMrs. Maczko

+ 17,224

Tackle your holiday shopping at JustAround the Corner in Historic Downtown

Easton and support PTA sponsoredprograms for March Elementary

students.

Beautifully hand crafted, American made art and crafted gifts . Jewelry, pottery, textiles,paintings, photography, knitted items, blown

glass , wood art , hand crafted pens and more.Come see the artwork of March Dad Chris Fairchild.

When : " Friday, December 14th 6:00 pm -8:00 pm " " Saturday, December 15th 10:00- 5:00 " " Sunday, December 16th 12:00 - 4:00

Where : " Just Around the Corner, 5A NORTH BANK ST HISTORIC DOWNTOWNEASTON PA 18042 610-258-9850

In addition to earning valuable funds to support the students at March your child's teacher willhave a chance to win a gift certicate from Diane at Just Around the Corner.

Just let the ne folks at Just Around the Corner know that you have a student at March andwho their teacher is. The PTA earns a % of the sales from March families on these two days.

* Bring your Friday evening purchases from Just Around the Corner when you pick yourchildren up at Kids Night Out, and receive free gift wrapping at the school.

!March into Christmaswith!Just Around the Corner


6/12

Halloween U date

A group of Easton Area High School students visited F.A. March

School classrooms. Two high school students visited eachclassroom to share a story they co-authored. During the visit, thirdgrade students asked questions about the process of creating andpublishing a story. They learned the difculty and excitement thatgoes into story development." As a class, the two student visitors guided the students tocreate a classroom story. Using their knowledge of realism / fantasy, character traits, andthe importance of a goodbeginning, middle, and end,the students worked

together to create anentertaining story. Below isthere story." Once upon a time, Ivywas invited to Mr. Maple scostume party. Ivy was picked up by the wind and landedin Mr. Maple s yard. Along the way, she was bit by an owland transformed into one. Ivey drank the maple syrupfrom the bottom of the tree and she quickly turned back

into a leaf. Ivy looked around an all she saw was owlfeathers. She decided to use some maple syrup and roll in the feathersto make a costume. Ivy climbed up Mr. Maple s bark to get to the party.Once she got to the party at the top of the tree she saw all her friends.

She was very worried and embarrassed about her costume. Her friends told her that hercostumes was one of the best! To her surprise, she was awarded the best costume of thenight. The party was coming to an end and the wind was picking up. A strong gust of windcame along and blew Ivy and all of the other leaves home. Ivy was glad to be home, and isalready working on her costume for next year!

Do you like to carvejack-o-lanterns for

Halloween?Mrs. Danyi's 1st and 3rd gradeESL students carved virtualpumpkins on the computer. Thestudents then labeled or wrotesentences describing theircreations.

John M, 1st grade studentwrote: "I have one orange bigscary, jack-o-lantern. It has acandle in the mouth."3rd grade student, Hadji T.wrote, "There is a scary jack-o-lantern inside the pumpkinpatch. The jack-o-lantern has acandle. The light shines on thehand that is laying on the eld. Itseems spooky because it lookslike it is going to rain andthunder. I hope I never see the

jack-o-lantern again." Thestudents enjoyed the virtualcarving and sharing their

creationswith theirfriends.

Group Creative Writing inMrs. Costello

Character Paradeand party picturescan be foundonline at: http:// littleleopardnews.word ress.com /
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Reading IsFundamental (RIF)

1st Grade Literacy Event" The First Grade Students

at F.A. March ElementarySchool participated in their rstRIF day for the 2012-2013school year with a special kick-

off event. Students were invited todress-up in their Halloween costumeswhile they rotated through variousliteracy-based centers. The rstgrade students created story maps,worked on the iPads, and wroteletters to their pen pals. Their favorite

center included surprise guestsreaders from the Easton Area HighSchool. The students also enjoyedacting out the story entitled, The LittleOld Lady Who Wasn t Afraid ofAnything, by pretending to be the

characters in the book. The highlight ofthis event for students was taking homea very special book to add to their ownpersonal library. As you can see, it wasa jammed packed day and everyone

Grandparents InterviewsBy Mrs. Rodrigues Class

On Grandparents Day, I interviewed GrandpaJim. He was born in 1942 in Philadelphia. Ilearned that my Grandpa had no pets when hewas growing up. I also learned that he loved toplay football and, when he was a teenager, hehad be back home by 11:00 pm. My favoritepart of the interview was when my Grandpasaid, Study hard and always try your best. Ihad fun doing the interview with my Grandpa. Ihope I can do this again someday.By Hannah R.

On Grandparents Day, I interviewed Grandma TerriWieght. I learned that she was born in 1959, inNewark, New Jersey. I also learned that the housewhere she lives now is the same where she grew up.Another thing that she said was that she wants thePresident to keep America a safe place to live. Ithought that was a good thing to say. My favorite partof the interview was when she said that her Momwas more strict than Dad when she was a child. I

thought it was funny. I had a lot of fun onGrandparents Day!By EmmaS


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" Asthirdgrade

class we read the historical ction story called William

s House,they learned about homes built in England in 1637, and how theycompared to homes built in New England, upon the arrival of the

settlers. Weather conditions in New England forced the settlers to makemany changes to their homes, in order to survive the cold winters andstrong winds. The typical England climate differed from the summersand winters faced in New England." In an effort to bring to life Colonial times for the students, Mr. andMrs. Lodge, grandparents of a third grade student, shared their travelingColonial Museum with the children. The children had the opportunity tolearn about common kitchen tools of that era. They experienced light

sources such as candle-making andlanterns used for both lighting and sendingsignals. They also saw bed warmers, and

learned of trundle beds used to save space in small homes. In addition,the students heard the alarm used by some colonists to call for helpfrom a neighbor, who may have lived a distance through the woods ordown the road." Viewing the traveling Colonial Museum was an experience thechildren will not forget. The opportunity to be exposed to tools datingback to George Washington s time was an amazing experience. Mostsurprising, was to see how tools have evolved over time. Mrs. Costello s

class would like to extend their sincere appreciation to

Mrs. Costello Class Williams House

$2.00 Bookstore

The rst $2.00 bookstore of 2012-2013school year was quite the success!

The top purchasing class in each

grade houses a Lil Leopard for themonth of October.Top Classes for Oct:

K - Mrs. William s PMGrade 1 - Mr. MoussaGrade 2 - Mrs. RodriguesGrade 3 - Mrs Orwan (Overall Winner)Grade 4 - Mr. Hinkle AND Mrs. Maczko

America Reads Tutors

F.A. March School warmly welcomesMrs. Christine Cohen as the newcoordinator of the America Reads/ America Counts program at Lafayette

College. We look forward to workingwith Mrs. Cohen and wish her well in thisnew position. Mrs. Cohen is also aparent of a March School student.When you see Mrs. Cohen aroundMarch School give her a friendlywelcome and a thank you for all hersupport with our tutoring program.


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HOW WOULD IT FEEL TO HAVE ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE FACES INTHE WORLD? USING THE APP BRUSHES, 4TH GRADERS INSERTED THEMSELVESINTO A VARIETY OF FAMOUS PAINTINGS.

3RD GRADE EXPLORED THEIR OWN CHARACTERTRAITS TO CREATE A SELF PORTRAIT USINGDESCRIPTIVE WORD AND THE APP T YPE DRAW.

2ND GRADE CREATED NIGHTTIME LANDSCAPES USINGTHE PROGRAM BRUSHES.

T h e Sc r e a m - M u n c h 1 8 9 3

The Sleeping Gypsy - Rousseau 1897

Princess of Mantua -Pourbus 1605

T h e M o n a Lis a - D a V in c i 1 5 0 3 -1 5 0 6


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October was BullyingPrevention and Awarenessmonth. In the art room, 1st

and 2nd graders were inspired bythe book Spookley theSquare Pumpkin. They

created their ownpumpkin patches withoil pastel, celebrating

diversity with pumpkinsof all sizes, shapes and

colors.

What is Family ConnectFamily Connection is YOUR familycenter! Our programs serve families in

the Easton Area School District and werecreated to improve academicperformance in our children and theoverall strength of our community.

Our staff provide support and refer parents to any type ofcommunity or school resource whether it's help ndinginsurance, housing, child care, basic needs or simplysomeone to lend an ear. We also offer:

Parents Who Care, a family bonding & wellness program;Health and Wellness programs to promote health insuranceand the importance of dental care; Kindergarten Connectionprograms to better help pre-school students transition toKindergarten; The Parent-Child Home Program to providedirect support in getting children re ady for school throug heducational home visits; and The Cheston CougarsLearning Club, our after-school academic and enrichmentprogram

Need assistance or want more information? Call us at610-250-2551 Ext. 24075 or visit our website at:www.eastonsd.org/fc

Isn't it wonderfulthat we are all

different?Our families are all

different, too. Mrs. Danyi'sKindergarten ESL

students learned aboutfamilies. We talked abouthow families are alike andhow they are different. Wediscussed the ways family

members help oneanother. We also talked

about the specialcelebrations that each

family shares. Thestudents depicted the

people in their family bymaking a portrait showing

each person who liveswith them. Christopher V.

drew his Mom, Daddy,Brother, and himself.

Bully Prevention Month+ Art =
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Staff Interviews

Each month different staffmembers will be interviewed

by 3rd and 4th gradestudents.

The students will developthe question with help from

teachers.

Sta Interviews

Miss Gilbert--Mrs. VanFleet s StudentTeacher

Interviewed by: John L. and Laity T.Typed by: Joseph N.

1) What did you do before working at

March Elementary? She goes toMoravian College.

2) When is your birthday?January 2 1991

3) Do you have a son ordaughter? I do not have

children.

4) Is this your rst time teaching?No, I had another student teaching assignment

earlier this year.

5) Are you enjoying yourself at MarchElementary? Yes, very much

6) What books do you like to read?" I like biographies. Also, I like the Twilight" series because they are interesting and" keep me reading.

7) What is your favorite move?!

Love Actually!

8) Where are you from? ! I live in Slatington, PA.

9) What is your favorite country? ! USA. I haven t traveled outside this ! country. I like living here.

M r. Arizz aIn t rviewed by Ijea G. and Michael a

K .

1 )When is your bir t day? February 17 2 ) D o you have a son or daughr?

No son or daughr3 )Is t is your rst me aching?

No

4 )Where are you f om? Eas n, P A5 )What is our avori ood? Itailian ood

Mrs, Maczko, 4th Gradeinterviewed by Angie D & Sareen T.

1) When is your birthday?" March 9th

2) Do you have a son or daughter?" 1 son Jackson-age 7

3)Is this your rst time teaching?" No, I taught 1st grade at Shawnee and Tracy

4) What books do you like?" Mystery or Detective

5) Where are you from?" Easton


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VISIT THE SCHOOLWEBSITE @

HTTP://WWW.EASTONSD.ORG

/MARCH/WELCOME.HTML

SCHOOL ADDRESS:

429 READER STEASTON, PA 18042

PHONE NUMBER:

610-250-2531

ArticlesContributions:

! K. Pasquel! H. Bonilla! M. Kinney! C. Kordek! E. Costello

! N. Niosi! M. Woodland! S. Joseph! C. Rodrigues! M. Danyi

! J. Brunetti

Compiled By: M. Kinney and C. Kordek

Its Hip to C ip: BoxtopsOur Little Leopards are doing a FAME-

tastic job of clipping Box Tops for the2012-2013 school year. We set a goal of raising $1,500.00. The money earnedthrough the collection of Box Tops willhelp to fund our FAME prizes.We are so excited to share that our schoolhas already collected $700.00 in box tops.What a fabulous job! We shared our

excitement for each grade level and their collection efforts at ourrecent March Pride Assembly. Don't forget to clip box tops andbring them into school because its HIP to CLIP!
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