Warren Elementary School

Home of the Cubs! 900 Bosley Road Cockeysville, Maryland 21030 410-887-7665

Jason Barnett, Principal Jodi O’Neill, Assistant Principal The Warren Website - http://warrenes.bcps.org/. Be sure and check it out!

Warren News November 4, 2014 Calendar of Events

Date Event Time Nov. 4 Schools and offices are closed for election day

Nov. 5 thru Nov. 14 Spirit Wear Sales

Nov. 11 Veteran’s Day Assembly 9:00 am to 9:45 am

Nov. 11 PTA Meeting 7:30 pm

Nov. 13 Report Card Distribution

Nov. 13 PreK conference day – no school for PreK students

Nov. 14 School closed for Elementary students - conference day

Nov. 17 thru 21 American Education Week

Nov. 19 Black Eyed Susan Club 3:20 pm to 4:20 pm

Nov. 19 Pictures make-up and retakes

Nov. 20 College Sweatshirt Day

Nov. 20 Math 24 Club 3:30 to 4:15 pm

Nov. 24 Davie Tomlinson, Native American Storyteller – 4th grade 10:00 am

Nov. 26 Math 24 Club 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm

Nov. 27 and 28 Schools Closed for Thanksgiving

Dec. 1 Buster Bus PreK and KG – NO afternoon PreK, all PreK students come to school in the morning

10:00 am to 10:30 am

Dec. 3 Math 24 Club 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm

Dec. 5 Field Trip to Fire Museum of Md – Gr 02 9:30 am to 11:30 am

Dec. 5 BCPL Visit with Kindergarten students 1:20 pm to 2:10 pm

Dec. 9-12 Holiday Shop

Dec. 9 Winter Concert – 5th Grade 9:30 am and 7:00 pm

Dec. 11 Math 24 Club 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm

Dec. 11 Field Trip to Md Science Center – Gr 04 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Dec. 12 Schools close 3 hours early for elementary and middle school students

Warren closes at 12:20 pm

Dec. 16 Winter Concert – 4th Grade 9:30 am and 7:00 pm

Dec. 18 Math 24 Club 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm

Dec. 23 Winter break begins at the end of the school day

Jan. 5 School reopens for students

November 5, 2014

ovember is a busy month at Warren! Schools are

closed for PreK Students on Thursday,

November 13th and for all students on Friday,

November 14th for Elementary Conference Day. This

year report cards will be distributed on Thursday,

November 13th prior to conference day. Please plan to

meet with your child’s teacher during this month to have

a good understanding of his or her progress toward

grade level expectations. If you have not already done so

please sign up in the new BCPS One system. BCPS is

pleased to share this additional resource to assist you in

supporting your children’s academic success. This

online resource will allow you to check your children’s

grades and assignments, access educational resources,

and link to school websites. If you need an additional

instruction sheet please contact your child’s homeroom

teacher.

American Education Week is November 17th through

the 21st. Again this year’s theme is Great Public Schools:

A Basic Right and Our Responsibility. Each grade level

is inviting parents to visit one morning during that week

and all grandparents are invited to visit us on Friday,

November 21st. Please make time to show your child how

much you value what they are learning every day.

Parents are reminded that drivers in the Kiss and Go loop for afternoon pick up must remain in their cars. Do not get out of your car and go up to get your child from his or her classroom. If that is how you would like to pick up your child, please park your car in a legal parking spot and walk up to the school building. Cars in the Kiss and Go loop must keep the line moving to make the process work.

Finally, as we celebrate Thanksgiving this month, I am

reminded how thankful I am to be here at Warren

working with your children, your families, and this

wonderful staff. This is a great place to work, and I thank

you for sending such terrific students to us! Enjoy a

Happy Thanksgiving!

Jason Barnett

Principal

100 Book Challenge

ongratulations to our October 100 Book Challenge

Milestone Achievers! Remember to make it a goal

to read at least one step (15 minutes) each night!

October

Mayura Balaji – 200

Jenny Barbour – 100

Jackson Cooper - 100

Matthew Currey – 100

Aaron Ditto - 100

Faith Dore – 100

Josh Dore - 100

Luke Du - 100

Zahra Fatima - 100

Lilly Fowler – 100

Sarah Garman - 100

Heidi Geisler – 200

Autumn Gonzalez – 100

Jacob Hahn – 100

Eva Hawkins - 100

Hisham Khan – 100

Lauren Kirkner – 100

Mariah Knight - 100

Lemuel Koualao - 100

Berkeley Lynch - 100

Chauncey McGhee - 100

Lila Moeves – 100

Kaitlyn Petroski - 100

Emily Pieper - 100

Brendan Smith – 100

Mahi Umakanth - 100

Danniell Xu – 100

Ethan Yu – 100

Veterans’ Day

n Tuesday morning, November 11, Warren

Elementary will be having a Veterans’ Day

assembly to honor the men and women from the

armed forces who have protected our country so

valiantly throughout the years. We would like to invite

members of our community, or their family members

who are currently active or retired from any branch of

the armed forces, to join us for this special occasion.

For those desiring to attend, please complete the

information below and return the slip to your child’s

homeroom teacher as soon as possible so that we can

plan accordingly. If there are any further questions,

please contact Mrs. Argiriadi at 410-887-7665 or via e-

mail at sargiriadi@bcps.org.

We look forward to your presence at our assembly as we

offer our humble salute in honor of your major

contribution in protecting the freedom and values of the

United States of America.

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Name:

Years Served:

Branch of the Service:

Active or Retired:

Family member of:

Stacy Argiriadi Reading Specialist

National Geography Bee

arren Elementary School fourth and fifth

graders will be participating in the National

Geography Bee this year. Each year

thousands of schools in the United States participate in

the National Geographic Bee using materials prepared

by the National Geographic Society. The contest is

designed to encourage teachers to include geography in

their classrooms, spark student interest in the subject,

and increase public awareness about geography.

Interested fourth and fifth graders will participate in the

preliminary round of the Geography Bee in their

classrooms in December. The top five scorers from

fourth grade will join the top five fifth graders to advance

to the final round competition held in January. Students

who would like to prepare for the Bee should visit the

National Geographic website for information and sample

questions.

(http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee) You can

also download the “National Geographic GeoBee

Challenge” app and checkout the National Geographic

Bee Official Study Guide from our school library.

Susan Wells

Fourth Grade Teacher

News from the PTA

appy fall, Warren Families! The PTA would

like to extend a huge thank you to all families

who helped make the Fall Festival such a

success! From food and silent auction

donations to volunteers, we appreciate all of your help.

We had an overwhelming response from all of our

families, which reminded us why Warren is such a great

school. It was a terrific night and a fun way to kick off

the school year.

We are hard at work planning more fun events for your

children and your families. Trunk or Treat will take

place on October 30th and we couldn’t make that happen

without our amazing faculty. It should be a great night.

The Holiday Shop is coming to Warren again from

December 9th - December 12th—details will be coming

home in the next few weeks. Mark your calendars for

Friday, January 30th for Pizza BINGO night, always a fun

family event!

We’d love to have you join us at our next meeting;

Tuesday, November 11th at 7:30 p.m. in the

Library…everyone is welcome! If you’d like to join the

PTA and haven’t had a chance to yet, membership

envelopes are available in the Main Office.

Hope to see you soon!

Kitty Fowler, PTA President

Mrs. Warner – Office Professional of the Year

ur own Mrs. Warner, Administrative Assistant

was awarded the Maryland Office Professional of

the Year from the Maryland Association of Office

Professionals. Way to go Mrs. Warner – but we knew

you were the best!

NEWS from the ART Room

roject: Quality Time and The Walter’s Story

Family Festival at the Walters Art Museum, will

be on Saturday, November 8, 10 – 4pm. In

partnership with the WAM, we promote this day as a

time for BCPS elementary and middle school families to

visit the museum. It is a fun filled day of activities for

students and their families. This event is FREE! (See

attachment for more details)

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BALTIMORE COUNTY FIRE

DEPARTMENT’S ANNUAL POSTER

CONTEST

very year, Warren Elementary 3rd Grade students

participate in this important Fire Safety Poster

Contest. Congratulations to the following 3rd

grade students for having their poster chosen to

represent our school:

Jimmy Jecelin

Laila Hunt

Gibril Williams

Great job friends!

Mrs. Seitz

Acceptance-

Character Trait of the month for November

cceptance is the word we use to describe

respecting and appreciating all people, no matter

what about them might be different from

ourselves. Sometimes we can get stuck in a rut of being

friends with and being with the same people over and

over again. By ‘Mixing it up’ and spending time with new

people, getting to know a person from a different culture,

race, gender or perspective, we grow personally and

make the world a better place.

Please model acceptance of others for your child by accepting others and getting to know new people yourselves! We will be encouraging everyone to get along here at school by asking children to cooperate and accept each other!

Magnet School Update

agnet school applications were distributed to all Pre-K and 5th grade students at the beginning of September. If you are interested in applying to a magnet school, you must

submit the application and a copy of your first quarter report card to the Office of Magnet Programs by November 25th. Information concerning the process to apply is in the magnet school application/brochure. There was a Magnet School Expo to showcase and answer questions about all Magnet School programs in Baltimore County on Saturday, Sept. 27th from 10 to 2 at the North Baltimore Plaza hotel. The flier with all the information about his Expo was distributed in the Tuesday folder on Sept. 9th. You can also find more information by going to http://www.bcps.org/OFFICES/omp/elementary/apply.asp. Please contact Mrs. Sherline if you have any questions or concerns about the magnet school application process.

“Kids Helping Kids” Food Drive

he student leadership team is still having the

“Kids helping Kids” food drive, to support the

Maryland Food Bank. As in the past, this food

feeds hungry families with children in Maryland. This

year they are especially in need of canned and boxed

food in all the major categories: meat and protein,

breads and cereals, dairy foods, fruits and vegetables.

Non-food items like diapers, toilet paper, and paper

plates and cups are also appreciated. Please do not

donate food in glass containers. The food drive was from

October 13th to October 31st. If you would like to donate

food after this date, it would still be accepted and

appreciated. The food is being collected in each

homeroom. There have been morning announcements

by the SLT members every morning. The students have

been doing a terrific job! We also picked the spirit days

for the year. They are:

Purple Ravens Fridays- every Friday in season

College Sweatshirt Day- Thursday, November 20th

Pajama Day- Friday, February 13th

Crazy Hair and Clothes Day- Friday, March 27th

Thank you,

Laura Sherline, School Counselor Student Leadership Team

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School Store - Halloween Sale a Success

hank you to all our customers for making our sale

a success. The student helpers planned and

advertised the sale themselves and then watched

the lines grow. The coupons which the customers

received are good at any time at the school store.

Please remember as your children run out of school

supplies that we stock all the items included on the

original school supply list plus many more. Use the

school store to replenish pencils, paper, notebooks and

markers as well as the fun pencils and sharpeners. We

also have folders for reports, hole punches,

reinforcements, jumbo book covers and other hard to

find items.

Some other items we have are: Staplers with 500 staples ~ $2 Wallets $1.50 Key chains for backpacks ~$.50 to $1.50 Memo books and Journals ~$.35 to $2.50 Bracelets and rings ~$.25 to $1.75 We have many items for $.10 to $.25. Thank you for supporting the school store. We are open

every morning and we look forward to seeing your child.

News from the Library

big thank you to all who volunteered to help with the fall book fair!

Carolyn O’Neill

Frank Thomas

Ruth Spivak

Clare Cayce

Jim Fish

Lilly Fowler

Grace Jecelin

Sue Garman

Barbara Fish

Donna Goldstein

Noreen Frohme

Amy Moeves

Crystin Dixon-Stewart

Frank Thomas

Maryann Cavolo

Lisa Henigan

Kitty Fowler

Kelly Ide

Suzette Kossoff

Phil Concepcion

Amber Marcum

Leah Roberts

Kelly Lippenholz

Tradonna Lang

London Young

Bonnie Iacoboni

Shari Malowitz

Priya Gerald

Cammie Jecelin

Stephani Mummert

Shawn Laughinghouse

Carol Barbosa Flores

Ricci Flores

We had fun and made a profit to be spent on library books for the students to enjoy! A special thank you to: Carson Brice. He keeps the parking lot area of the library clean. Carson stops in during the afternoons to make sure that the books are tidy. Carson, you are appreciated!

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Michael and Sons Contest

he students in grade 4, Mrs. Hutsell’s class, have

been working hard to make a video for Michael

and Sons, a Baltimore based company. If their

video is chosen, our school could win a grant of $5,000.

Wish us luck!

Grade 3 Comic Strips

tudents in grade 3 library class made comic strips

to share the concept of online safety. Below are

some fine examples of student work.

Mrs. Foltz Library Media Specialist

PE News

hank you to everyone who participated in the Warren Table Tennis tournament on October 22nd. A special congratulation to the following winners:

5th Grade – Mason Frohme, Chris Tacelosky, Maggie

Else and Anya Bryant.

4th Grade – Ava Cavolo, Sophia Strande, Bray

Lippenholz, and Nikhil Khosla.

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Fun Run News he first annual Warren Fun Run

was held on Wednesday, October 29th. One

hundred students from grades one through five

participated in the event. It was great to see so many

students running in order to support a healthy lifestyle.

The finale of the event was a pie in the face for Mr. Dyke

and Mr. Barnett. Andy and Chris Tacelosky won the

opportunity at the Fall Festival Silent Auction.

Below is a complete list of all of our first place Fun Run

finishers:

5th Grade – Cameron Giesler and Maddie Bindon

4th Grade – James Northey and Lauren Kirkner

3rd Grade – Gavin Else and Mia Cooper

2nd Grade – Berkeley Lynch and Heidi Giesler

1st Grade – Max Cooper and Anna Zhao

Jeff Dyke Physical Education Teacher

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First in Math

e are happy to announce that all First in Math

passwords and user names have been given

out to 2nd – 5th grade students. Please

encourage your child to play at home in order to earn

stickers for their class and Warren.

Jen Mileto KG Teacher

Instrumental Music News

his is a very exciting time for the fifth grade band

and orchestra! We will soon begin our full band

and orchestra rehearsals in preparation for the 5th

Grade Winter Concert! Please encourage your young

musician to practice at least 60 minutes a week. The

more they practice, the better they will sound! We look

forward to seeing you at the concert on Tuesday,

December 9th at 7:00pm.

Math Homework Helpers Visits Warren’s

5th Grade Students!

n Friday, December 12th, the puppeteers from

BCPS-TV’s Math Homework Helpers (including

Warren’s very own Mr. Mueller) will be

providing a pizza party and puppet show for the entire

fifth grade! Thanks to Janice Imuze for calling in to the

show and winning the pizza party prize for her and her

classmates!

Trunk or Treat!

he Warren Elementary PTA sponsored Trunk or

Treat celebration was a huge success! Princesses,

ghouls, Ninja Turtles, Spiderman, Captain

America and many more honored visitors came to

Warren Elementary to celebrate the holiday season –

and of course to enjoy treats handed out by teachers,

parents and volunteers. Volunteers even decorated their

car trunks to entice and delight. Thank you to all who

participated!!

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Kids Helping Kids Food Drive

he Kids Helping Kids food drive was a success again this year. Thank you so much for all of your support. We collected 30 large boxes of food to

donate to the Maryland Food Bank! We greatly appreciate the support. We are still collecting food. Please continue to donate if you can. We are so appreciative of our Warren families! The Student Leadership Team was very proud to collect the food and pose for a picture.

Thank you very much! Laura Sherline School Counselor, and the Student Leadership Team

Good news!

The Kids Helping Kids

Food Drive has been

extended. Please bring your

food items to school by

Friday, Nov.7th.

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Saturday, November 8, 2014

Baltimore County Public Schools’

elementary and middle school art students are invited to come together for a day of “quality time” with family, friends, teachers and some

great works of art.

600 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

Come any time between 10 a.m. — 4 p.m. Free Admission

Transportation information: Parking lot at the corner of Centre and Cathedral Streets or free and metered on-street parking in the neighborhood; also located near MTA bus lines 3, 11, 31, 61, 64 and the Centre Street Light Rail stop.

All backpacks, large bags, baby backpack carriers, and umbrellas need to be checked at

the free coat check in the lobby. Food and drinks are not allowed in the galleries.

AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK

Monday, November 17th

Kindergarten (9AMto 11 AM)

1st Grade (9AMto 11 AM)

Tuesday, November 18th

Pre-K (9AMto 11 AM)

Pre-K (1 PM to 3 PM)

4th Grade (9 AM to 12 PM)

Wednesday, November 19th

5th Grade (9AM to 12 PM)

2nd Grade (9AM to 11 AM) 3rd Grade (9AM to 11 AM)

Thursday, November 20th

Students should wear their favorite college sweatshirt

Friday, November 21st

Grandparents’ day (9 AM to 11 AM)

Please come join us during American Education Week. See the wonderful

things your children are learning at Warren Elementary. Above are the

scheduled visitation days. If you are unable to visit on the scheduled

visitation day, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher. Thank you for

your continued support of our students and staff.