Timothy Ball Elementary School

720 West Summit Crown Point, IN 46307 Phone: 663-0047 Attendance: ext. 21002 Fax: 662-4320

Website www.cps.k12.in.us/tball

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AND MENU January 8 — January 12, 2018

Message from Mr. Ciochina

Happy New Year Timothy Ball Family and Friends!

Can you believe it? The end of the first semester is next Thursday. As you know, parents/guardians can log into our Learning Management System, BUZZ, at https://intranet.cps.k12.in.us/rdsparentaccess/ at anytime to track progress and view individual assignments, activities, assessments, grades and more. This page offers a video tutorial on navigating through BUZZ. The connection between home and school is so important to ensure the strongest education and growth for your student. If you have questions about your child’s progress or education, please do not hesitate to reach out to his or her teacher to schedule a time to meet or talk. We are looking forward to a great 2018 — let us know if you have any questions as we near the end of the first semester. Please remember to limit voluntary absences as much as possible and always drive slowly and cautiously in our parking lots and driveways. Check out the opportunity below to help us celebrate our hardworking, dedicated, and talented teachers at Timothy Ball!

Whatever it takes.

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Help us celebrate our great teachers… Students, parents, and fellow colleagues can

access The Times Teacher Appreciation Form at www.nwitimes.com/forms/

teachers_appreciation/ and nominate a teacher who excels in the classroom.

Nominators are kept confidential…their information is not printed in the paper.

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January 11 - Half Day of School

Dismissal at 12:14 pm, End of 2nd grading period.

January 12 - NO SCHOOL Teacher Work Day

January 15 - Full Day of School

Make-up day for December 1st cancellation Updated school calendar on page 7

February 6 - Half Day of School Teacher In-Service, Dismissal at 12:14

February 15 - 2018-2019 Kindergarten Registration

9:30-11am and 1 - 3pm at Timothy Ball Please see page 6 for more information.

February 19 - NO SCHOOL President’s Day, Make-up day if needed

February 20 - 1st Grade Concert 6pm

Attendance—Please make every effort to schedule appointments outside of the school day whenever you can and avoid voluntary absences as much as possible. Your child’s attendance is one of the biggest factors determining his or her success!

School Menus Breakfast $1.50 Reduced $0.30 Adult Breakfast $1.80 Lunch $2.25 Reduced $0.40 Adult Lunch $3.25 Milk $0.40

Breakfast Menu Available Daily: Juice & Fruit 1% or Fat Free Milk / Chocolate Milk Orange Juice/ Apple Juice

Monday—January 8th: Breakfast Pizza/Breakfast Bar/Cereal Tuesday—January 9th: Pancake Wrap/French Toast

Wednesday—January 10th: Egg & Cheese Sandwich/Breakfast Bar/Cereal

Thursday—January 11th: Egg & Cheese Burrito/Whole Grain Donuts

Friday—January 12th: NO SCHOOL

Lunch Menu

Available Daily: Sliced Ham on a Sub Bun Sliced Turkey Chef Salad Fresh Fruit

Monday—January 8th:

Pretzel & Cheesey Sauce Fruit & Granola Yogurt parfait Green Beans/Fresh Vegetables Pears

Tuesday—January 9th:

Walking Taco/Regular Taco Beef Nachos Spanish Rice/Refried Beans Red Peppers Peaches

Wednesday: January 10th:

Breaded Chicken Sandwich Pizza Corn/Sliced Cucumbers Fruit Cocktail/Fresh Fruit

Thursday—January 11th: HALF DAY, 12:14 DISMISSAL, NO LUNCH

Friday—January 12th: NO SCHOOL

Lunch Time Information from Our Cafeteria

Lunch Time Visitors Each student is allowed to have one guest per month. Restaurant/fast food & sodas or glass containers are not allowed. Parents may purchase lunch in the cafeteria, cost is $3.25. This cannot come off the student’s lunch card. A quick reminder to all parents visiting for lunch in the ca-fé: Please do not treat other students to food items during your time in the café. Without proper parent permission, allergy knowledge, and other sensitivities to food choices, it is best to treat only your student. We love having you in to share a great lunch at Tball…..we just ask that you do it safely! We will start taking reservations for lunch guests in the month of October.

Lunch Time Money Please go online www.mymealtime.com to deposit lunch money or you can send a check in a labeled envelope with student first & last name. Mealtime online passcode is the student ID. Parents can find this number on the Parent RDS website, next to the student’s name on the sched-ule. Parents will use this number to set up the account. All students will receive a hot lunch regardless if the account is negative. No charging of any extras will be allowed. Please Note: All lunch money needs to be brought down in the morning before school, if not it will be deposited the next day.

Did you bring your lunch, but need a drink? Milk may be purchased, if you brought in a lunch from home. It cannot be charged on student lunch card if they have a negative balance. Milk cost is $0.40.

Heating up Lunches Our cafeteria does not warm up food, cook food or wash dishes brought from home. If we tamper with the food it becomes the liability of the cafe-teria. Please, if you are sending in hot food make sure it is in a thermos.

Would you like to Substitute in the Cafeteria? If you would like to be a sub in food services please call Pam Maloney at 662-6480. This is a great way to earn a little extra cash and be home with your children in the morning & afternoon.

School Breakfast FAST FACT Students who eat breakfast have better attention and memory. School breakfast is healthy, & convenient. Students who participate in school breakfast show improved attendance, behavior, standardized test scores as well as decreased tardiness. Students who eat school breakfast at-tend, on average, 1.5 more days of school per year and score 17.5% high-er on standardized math tests.

Birthday Celebrations Birthday treats are always fun for your child to share with classmates. You may choose to purchase birthday tickets for your child’s class which will allow your child’s classmates to select a special treat from our “Birthday Choices” at lunch! Treats will be given out in our cafeteria. Call your cafe-teria manager, Mrs. “G” Sheppard to preorder & set your party up.

A Message from the Nurse

ATTENTION: COUGH DROPS MUST HAVE A DR. NOTE AND BE KEPT WITH SCHOOL NURSE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CON-TACT OUR NURSE. THANK YOU!

2017-2018 Medication Drop-off Medication must be in original container with Dr. and parent signature on medication form. Please send in a smaller bottle of Benadryl if this pertains to your child, this makes it easier for field trips and storage. If you have any questions about medication please contact our nurse.

Regarding Taking Medication at School- Remember that ALL medications must be accompanied by doctor & parent notes. Otherwise the medication cannot be given at school. All medication must be in its original container. All prescription medication must have the correct information on the label. Also, no cough drops, or essential oils are allowed at school unless accompanied by doctor & parent notes. No child should be bringing medication to school in order to self medicate.

Regarding Illness - Please keep all sick children home if they are running a fever of 100.0 or above, vomiting, or have diarrhea. A child running a fever can return to school once he/she has been fever free for 24 hours.

Attention Parents: Crown Point School Corporation is looking for school nurse substi-tutes. You must be a Registered nurse and licensed in the state of Indiana. You will need to fill out a basic application on our website under "employment opportunities”. After filling out an application please contact our nurse coordinator Dana Torreano at 219-663-2173. Please call me with any questions at 219-663-0047. Thank you!

PTO Corner

Please join us Wednesday, January 10th in the cafeteria for our first 2018 PTO meeting!

Open gym night- Saturday, January 13th from 7-9pm at Mid-west Training in Crown Point. $10 per student. Chaperones always welcome! It's the perfect time to let these kids use up some of this saved energy in this extremely cold weather!!

From the Art Room: Applications for the 4th grade round of DaVinci Club will be

coming home soon with interested students. I am still firming

up dates, but 4th DaVinci Club will run from mid-January

through February and 5th DaVinci Club will be in April and

May.

A Message from our Positive Behavior Intervention Specialist

Mrs. Derwinski

“If things start happening, don’t worry, don’t stew, just go right along and you’ll start happening too”.

Dr.. Seuss.

A Message from our Home School Facilitator Mrs. Holok

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing winter break. Here is a quote to kick off your New Year in a positive way:

“Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending”.

~Carl Bard Congratulations to those students who received PAWS this week:

Brooklyn D., Lena C., Caroline B., Joseph K., Samantha Q., Zoe R., Gage W., Malina C., A.J. S., Alayna P., Carly W., Darrius C. Linus C., Collin B., Mark F., Grayson B., Bran-don A., Liam G., Will M., Aydyn W., Karli K.

SILVER PAWS: Brandon A. and Liam G.

Blue Paws This Week: 21

Total blue paws to date: 236

Total Silver Paws to date: 5

Music Notes from Mrs. Jackett

Happy New Year!!! 2018 is here and we are all fired-up to get moving!

5th

Grade It’s that time of year when 5

th graders start thinking

about class options for music in 6th grade. We use these

next couple of months to expose them to and educate them on different facets of music. Please feel free to start a dialog with your student/s about what the future may hold.

1st

Grade You’re up next! Mark your calendars for Tuesday, February 20 at 6:00pm for the 1

st Grade concert.

Sick Day Guidelines:

Making the Right Call

When Your Child Is Sick:

Should I keep my child home or send him or her to school? School policy (and/or state law) requires a child to stay home if he or she:

Has a fever of 100.0° or higher Has been vomiting or has diarrhea Has symptoms that keep your child from participating in school, such as:

Very tired or lack of appetite Cough that he or she cannot control, sneezing often Headache, body aches, or earache Sore Throat – a little sore throat is ok for school, but a bad sore throat could be

strep throat, even if there is no fever. Other signs of strep throat, in children are a headache and upset stomach, or rash. Call your doctor if your child has these signs. A special test is needed to know if it is strep throat.

Keep your child home if he or she is coughing or sneezing often because this spread the sickness to others.

24 Hour Rule

FEVER: Keep your child home until his or her FEVER has been gone WITHOUT medi-cine for 24 hours. Colds can be contagious for at least 48 hours. Returning to school too soon may slow recovery and make others sick.

VOMITING OR DIARRHEA: Keep your child home for 24 hours after the LAST time he or she vomited or had diarrhea.

ANTIBIOTICS: Keep your child home until 24 hours after the FIRST dose of antibiot-ics for anything like ear infection or strep throat.

We often have many children and adults with colds coming to school, and each one is passing their sickness to others. Please help others from becoming sick by keep-ing your child home during their illness.