BLACK BEAR’S PAW

“Growing

Healthy

Kids in a Healthy

World”

In This Issue

Green News

Multi-Cultural Commit-

tee

P.I.E. Spotlight

PTO

Staff Who’s Who

Nurse’s Niche

Counselor’s Corner

Summer Reading

LSIC

Hart to Heart Welcome back to school, Eastwood Black Bears! It is amaz-

ing how quickly this building came to life as over 600 of West Virginia’s

brightest children walked through the doors on the first day of school. We

hope your summer was fun, relaxing, and productive, but honestly, we

could hardly wait for them to get back here. Thanks to the efforts of all, we

are off to a great start for this 2015-16 school year!

As we begin this fresh new year, our focus will be rooted on four main ob-

jectives that have already become The Eastwood Way...growing as readers

& writers, blooming as mathematicians, nurturing our environment, and

cultivating a caring school community. We have many exciting activities

and events planned to assist us in reaching our mission of “Growing

Healthy Kids in a Healthy World.”

We invite you, our students’ families, to be involved in as many opportuni-

ties as you can! We realize it takes a team to help each child grow to his or

her fullest potential, and you are a big part of that team. We’re so glad you

are a member of the Eastwood family. It’s going to be a GREAT year!

Always Proud to be a Black Bear!

Mrs. Hartshorn

Eastwood Elementary Newsletter September 2015

DeAnn Hartshorn Principal

Tracy Cottrell Assistant Principal

Alisa Pelaez Counselor

Kate Fragale Nurse

Leslie Phares Academic Coach

Heather Burns Preschool

Shelley Pirrong Preschool

Amber Brandt Preschool

Dana Crudup Preschool

Jason Rahn Preschool

Rebecca Diaz Preschool

Heather Cipolloni Preschool Special Needs

Amber Nichols Kindergarten

Andrea Panepinto Kindergarten

Cindy Redmond Kindergarten

Ruth Siegel Kindergarten

Jill Pearce Kindergarten

Hollie Jarrell 1st Grade

Ashley Moran 1st Grade

Lauren Webster 1st Grade

Lois Williams 1st Grade

Patty Antonini 2nd Grade

Tamara Dawson 2nd Grade

Mary Conley 2nd Grade

Ashley Sayre 2nd Grade

Mary Ellen Simis 2nd Grade

Caitlin Barber 3rd Grade

Marissa Heckel 3rd Grade

Carrie McMillen 3rd Grade

Joyce Warner 3rd Grade

Lana Boyce 4th Grade

Elaina Duley 4th Grade

Jessica Greene 4th Grade

Dee Lee 4th Grade

Marcus Law 5th Grade

Karen Lemery 5th Grade

Jennifer Potts 5th Grade

Michelle Johnson Art

Jessica Morgan Music

Meghan Phillips Physical Education

Emily Bragg ELL

Judith deLasker World Language

Leigh Anne Pierson World Language

Dan Phillips Tech Integration Specialist

Jennie Berdine Library Media

Specialist

Regina Cappellini Special Education

Emily Black Special Education

Andy Boggs Special Education

Reginna Wagoner Special Education

Nicole Katz Gifted Education

Denise DeVault Speech Pathologist

Kellie Tomago Speech Pathologist

Mary Jo McIntyre Title I

Emily Dadisman Interventionist

Karen Davis Interventionist

Jenn Akers Interventionist

Michelle Principe Interventionist

Nicole Campbell School Psychologist

Elissa Miller IEP Specialist

Jackie Reynolds Secretary

Shelly Sorton Secretary

Stephanie Dalton Preschool Asst. Teacher

Tonya Kacik Preschool Asst. Teacher

Nancy Shay Preschool Asst. Teacher

Joyce Lewis Preschool Asst. Teacher

Brenda Davis Kindergarten Paraprofessional

Deb Houlison Kindergarten Paraprofessional

Angie Main Kindergarten Paraprofessional

Tiffany Phillippi Kindergarten Paraprofessional

Jo Yost Kindergarten Paraprofessional

Staci Ice LPN/Aide

Terry Lipscomb Special Ed Aide

April Edwards Autism Mentor

Allan Dalton Custodian

Autumn Hartman Custodian

Tara Hershman Custodian

Kimberly Barnett Cafeteria Manager

Donna Farudi Cook

Cindy Helmick Cook

Debbie Nabors Cook

Linda Tichnell Cook

Who’s Who 2015-2016 Faculty and Staff

The students of Eastwood Elementary were encouraged to keep reading over the sum-

mer. Each student was given an empty “beehive”, with 50 hexagons. Incoming kinder-

garten students were challenged to read 50 books to fill their beehive. Students entering

third through fifth grades were challenged to read 500 pages from chapter books. The

reading challenge was a great success! Our kindergarten through 2nd

grade students

read 3,990 books, and our third through fifth graders read 117,801 pages! All of the stu-

dents who filled their reading log were eligible to participate in a drawing for a new bike.

University Motors of Morgantown provided three bikes to support this event. Sarah Clay-

don from University Motors came to Eastwood Elementary to draw the names of the win-

ners. Ryan Nipper, Addison Savage, and Addison Kitzmiller were the lucky winners of

the new bikes.

The top readers from each

classroom received a $10

Wal-Mart card courtesy of Insurance Centers, Inc. The top

readers were Breanna Li, Jonah Akers, Kellen Kinder, Brady

Myers, Hayden Poff, Linden Morris, Brody Beresford, Hank

Crites, Caleb Henderson, Alex King, Evelyn Holderness,

Raelyn Clark, Jenna Hilling, Ella Tillotson, Juliette Lisle, Za-

die Behnke, Maddie Nguyen, Addyson Davich, Eli Baxter,

Maddie Antonini, Miguel Hicks, Wesley Deleurere, Lainey

Holderness, Preston Hetrick, Max Davis, Blake Harding, Isa-

bella Stevens, Ashelynn Mayfield, Rebecca Chmiel, and

Branden Hause.

We are so proud of all of our students who participated in the

summer reading challenge.

The next PTO meeting will be

October 8th at 6:00 p.m.

The fall Book Fair is October 12th through the

16th. Contact Heather Wolfe to volunteer.

The Sarris Candy orders delivery & pick up will

start October 29th. Thanks for your participa-

tion in this fund raiser.

We are going to be selling Sweet Frog coupon

books for $10.00. Watch for information soon.

Our fourth and fifth grade students will be per-

forming in our “Honoring America” concert on November

6, 2015. Stay tuned in the upcoming weeks for more in-

formation about the concert, but for now we would love

for you to dig out any family pictures you may have of

veterans who served our country. Mrs. Morgan will be

collecting pictures from now until Friday, October 23,

2015. To protect your memories and images we ask that

you please send copies of pictures, not originals. They

will be attached to the wall in

the gymnasium and we would

hate to damage anyone’s per-

sonal photos. Even though

they will be copies, it would be

very helpful if all pictures were

labeled with your child’s name,

classroom teacher, and the

name of the individuals in the

photo along with any infor-

mation about ranking or history

you would like to share. We

will do our best to compile all

photos and information into

our Memorial Wall.

PTO October News

Nurses Niche

Kate Fragale, RN

Clinic Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00am – 10:30am. After these hours, there will be a nurse available for emer-gencies, medications and medical procedures only.

Phone: 304-284-8226

Just a few reminders to start the school year:

Medications: All medications that are to be given at school, both over the counter and prescription, must have a medication form filled out by the doctor and the parent. This includes cough drops, creams like hydrocortisone and Tylenol/Advil as examples. All medication must be provided by the parent in the original container with the child’s name. All medications must be brought in by a parent or guardian, they may not be sent to or from school with the stu-dent.

Emergency #’s: Please advise the school of any changes in your phone number and emergency numbers. There is nothing worse than a sick child whose parent can’t be reached. Make sure to inform the office, nurse and teacher so that there is no delay in reaching you in an emergency.

If your child is ill: Please do not send your child to school if they are running a fever, vomiting or have diar-rhea. Per policy, they must be fever free for at least 24 hours without the aid of a fever reducer before they return to school. They also must be free of vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hours before returning.

We have a high number of food allergies at Eastwood this year, some of them life threatening. PLEASE be aware of any food allergies in your child’s classroom and of the list of acceptable foods provided by your child’s teacher and adhere to it so we can keep all our students safe.

Please contact me with any questions or concerns. Let’s have a healthy year.

Counselor’s Corner

Alisa Pelaez is the new Counselor at Eastwood Elementary. With a twenty

year history of working in the counseling profession, she has begun her

ninth year with Monongalia County Schools. In response to inquiries of

Eastwood students, she has twin daughters who

attend college, one of her favorite colors is blue,

and she enjoys foods of various cuisines. Ms. Pe-

laez is looking forward to counseling Eastwood

students toward their fullest potential of academic,

social, and emotional growth throughout their ele-

mentary years.

Dear Eastwood Parents,

This school year in the Spanish class the students will visit the countries of Mexico, Paraguay and Costa Rica. The students will expand their vocabulary in the following topics:

1st grade. - Greetings, introductions and farewells, family, friends and monarch butterfly migration to Mexico.

2nd

grade. – Pets, farm and wild animals from Costa Rica’s rainforest.

3rd

grade. – Body parts, sports and other activities. The students will learn about Paraguay.

4th grade. - Pets, farm and wild animals from Costa Rica’s rainforest.

5th grade. - Body parts, sports and other activities. The students will learn about Paraguay.

Our school is rich in cultural diversity. Some of our students speak a second language at home (Chinese, Arabic, Turkish, Spanish, Vietnamese, Urdu and Russian). Woodland (Pre-K) has students that speak Ara-bic, Farsi and Telgu.

At Eastwood we offer direct instruction and academic support for English language learners (ELL) .

!Adiós! Arrivederci, hoşçakalın, 再见 , αντίο, さようなら Sayōnara, وداعا

Sra. Judith Gallegos de Lasker

Spanish Teacher

jdelasker@k12.wv.us

University Motors

We are also privileged to have Uni-

versity Motors as a business partner.

University Motors is located at 60 Don

Knotts Blvd. and is accredited by the

Better Business Bureau. Please stop

by University Motors if you are looking to purchase a

car from a company that supports Eastwood Elemen-

tary School and our students.

Eastwood Elementary

677 201st Memorial Highway

Morgantown, WV 26505

Phone: 304-284-8226

Fax: 304-284-8235

web address:

http://boe.mono.k12.wv.us/Eastwood/

Remember

to Recycle!

Our monthly newsletter is available

to view in color on our website!

Eastwood is fortunate to have WesBanco – Sabraton - as one of our business partners. WesBanco, Inc. is a multi-state, bank holding company headquartered in Wheeling, West Virginia. Over the past decade, they have built a na-

tional reputation as a safe, sound, and profitable bank. Wes-Banco always strives to do better by its customers. They

merge technology with people to support their commitment to personal customer service. That’s why WesBanco is, by all

accounts, the smarter, faster, and better bank for you.

Eastwood Elementary’s staff attended “Black Bears in the

Wild” on their first day back to school. We spent most of the

day outside for our opening meetings and welcomed Vicki

Fenwick from Mt State Institute as our featured speaker for

“No Teacher Left Inside”. The day inspired us to expand our

vision of “Being Green” and equipped us with great ideas for

Environmental Education. Eastwood’s Green Team meets

bi-weekly to help guide the school’s efforts.

We recently held nominations and elections for our three LSIC parent representatives. The representa-tives that you chose are: Karen Davis, Carrie Smith Bell, and Aaron Nichols. Our first LSIC (Local School Improvement Council) meeting of the 2015-2016 will be held on September 30, at 3:30PM. All are welcome to attend.

Eastwood Black Bears

would like to extend a

warm welcome to our

new teaching staff

members. We are so

glad you are part of the

Eastwood family!