Little Leopard News- Feb

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This school years 100th day was on

February 9th, 2012. Classroom

celebrated this day in different ways.

The Kindergarten classes spent the daytogether participating in both Language Artand Math activities for Day 100. Some ofthe activities were: writing about what wewould look like when we were 100 yearsold, writing numbers 1-100, making a cubetrain 100 cubes long, and counting to 100by 1's and 10's.

February2012

100thDay

February9,2012

Students in Mrs. Brunetti and Mrs.Bobko's class used mathematical clues(such a "find 30 and the next 4multiples of 10") to shade in ahundred's chart, ultimately revealing ahidden picture.

When students came to theoffice, they shared what theywere doing 100 times. Wereinforced what was 100depending on the grade level.

Kindergarteners building a wall

out of a 100 paper cups and

write the numbers to 100.

More on the next page


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# On Feb 2,2012 3rd and 4thgrades studentshad a Book Swap.

The Book Swap was very similar to theBook Drive that Kindergarten through 2ndgrade had in December. All 3rd and 4th gradestudents received at least 2 books.

# # # On the Tuesday andWednesday before the Book Swap, 3rd and 4thgrade students were able to bring in books to

donate to the Book Swap. Students who brought inmore than four books were able to take home more

books on the Book Swap day. For everytwo books that they brought in they received

one extra book. If a student brought in 10 books theyreceived 5 books. Around 90 books were brought in bystudents for the book swap.# # Approximately 375 books were given out tostudents on February 2nd. The goal of both the BookDrive and the Book Swap is to get books into the hands ofthe students. So far this year the program is off to a greatstart. The only reason this has been possible is with thehelp of the community and staff donating books andhelping on the day of the events. Special thanks to all themothers that came in on those days to help our students.

First graders celebrated Day 100 by bringingin 100 items from home and counting them 2s, 5s, and 10s. They worked with a buddyand had fun grouping them. They also did awriting about what they would do with ahundred dollars. They came up with someinteresting ideas. Check out the first gradehallway to see them!100

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Book Swap Thursday

Kellyn Foundation

The Kellyn Foundatioa r r i v e d a t M a r cElementary School oFebruary 15, 2012 anpresented the third anfourth grade students wit

information on healthnutritional habits. Thediscussed with the childrewhat good and bad foodlook like by using a labelinsystem. The assigned thgood foods with green, theat in moderation foodwith yellow, and the nogood foods with the colored. This provides th

students with a visual tooto take with them into thelives to support healthchoices. As always, thprogram is wonderful anthe people who present thinformation are providing suppor t necessary i

todays world.


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1. Never give your name, address or phone number to anyoneonline.2. Never agree to meet anyone you've connected with online.3. If you feel uncomfortable about something you find on theInternet, tell a parent or teacher right away.

These are the three lessons our children learned about being safewhen going onto the Internet when Special Agent Janine Holter

joined FA March PTA at the Easton Library in February to bring a

poignant presentation on Internet safety. The PTA invited parentsof Easton School district to attend this important program.

In presentation for children and parents, Special Agent Holtershowed three movies starring Faux Pas the Techno Cat who madesome pretty unsafe decisions while on the Internet. The kids foundthe movies entertaining, but also got the point: the Internet is awonderful place that can have some scary parts, so use your brainand be safe.

A separate presentation for parents showed two real-life situations in which teenage girls met people

online. One survived to tell about her experience and is slowly rebuilding her life. The other teenagerdid not survive her encounter with an online friend. Although frightening at times, the presentationgave parents some suggestions for handling the strong influence of technology in our kids lives, aninfluences none of us had to deal with when we were young.

Among the suggestions for parents to keep their children safe on the computer:1. Do not allow you children to have Internet access in their rooms, including computers, iPhones

and ereaders. Children should connect to the Internet in a public space in your home where youcan monitor their activities.

2. If your child has a Facebook page, require them to Friend you and monitor their page often.3. Contact local authorities if you think your child is being harassed or bullied online.

First inMath

An onlinemath program withgames to practice allareas of math skills. Itcan be played both atschool and home.

Top Monthly Class4th Grade -

Mr. Hinkle (+2,645)3rd Grade -! Miss Haller (+3,930)2nd Grade -

Mrs. Rodrigues (+7,862)

Total School Count:109,990

Oscar J.+1,774

Students with most Firstin Math stickers earned:

FA March PTA Learns about

Internet Safet for KidsBox Top Update

For the month of Januarywe collected 1,569 BoxTops. Second grade

collected 554 box tops.


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Students at F.A. March and all of theElementary Schools across thedistrict had the opportunity to

participate in the 2nd Annual MLKProject on Jan. 31st, 2012. This was acollaborative effort between National Honor Society, NationalJunior Honor Society, EAHS chapter of NAACP, GiftedDepartment, and the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley. HighSchool students travelled to each Elementary School in Eastonto read a book and compete a project based around the theme ofpeace to grades 2-4.

A book was read anddonated to each classroom

library entitled, My BrotherMartin by Christine KingFarris. Written by Martinsolder sister, it is an accountof the events that shapedMartin as a child. It is anNAACP Award Winner anda Child Magazine BestBook of the Year.

The older students guided the

2nd, 3rd and 4th graders throughcompleting a dreamscape of apeaceful world. Students wereasked to think about people whoinspire them to be peaceful andthings that they can do to maketheir community a happier, morepeaceful place for people to live.This gave them an opportunityto dream a dream that will turnthis world upside down, just likeMartin. The second project allowed the students to make thankyou cards for soldiers that have been wounded in battle. Thesecards will be distributed through the Wounded Warrior Project.

Projects were displayed in the school near each classroom andthe letters will be sent off to soldiers. After the project wasfinished, 3rd and 4th graders were given a Martin Luther King t-shirt of their own. The kids were excited to participate in such ameaningful project and we look forward to another great

opportunity next year!

Martin LutherKing ProgramFAME Booster

Week

Friday, February 17, 2012bega n our schoo l-wid e

FAME Booster week. DuringBooster week, the studentsand staff worked on aspecific FAME goal withtargeted objectives thatneed review and practice.After analysis of the school-wide behavior data for thefirst semester, the staffwrote lesson plans andactivities for re-teaching the

specific objectives whilep r o v i d i n g m a n yopportunities for modelingan d pr ac t i c e in a l lclassroom settings.

Special stars andstargazer recognitions willbe given to students whenthey are caught showing thetargeted FAME behaviorduring Booster week.

Check back with Marchsissue of the Little LeopardNewsletter for moredetails about the Boosterweek activities.


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Little LeopardsWelcome to Miss

Heck!

We would like to

welcome Miss Heck toour March Family. She

will be in Second Grade

for Mrs. Rodrigues.

Glad to have your join

us, Miss Heck!

2nd Grade Wax MuseumOn Feb 16, 2012, 2nd Grade held their 3rd Annual WaxMuseum. This is a culmination of a research projectstudents did in class. Students were able to choosesomeone famous and then research about the personslife.

On the day of the Wax Museum students dressed as theperson and had a paragraph writtenusing facts from their research. Famwas then able to visit and listen todifferent students speeches. Therealso was a time for other grade leveto come and visit as well. All thestudents did a marvelous job and weare proud of all their hard work.


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FAME in Focus, March SchoolsTier 2 Check-in/Check-outprogram, is helping twelve of ourstudents to stay focused on theirtasks and behavior throughout the day. Three of our staff membersserve as mentors to the students, meeting with them at thebeginning and end of each day. Classroom teachers give feedback

to the students with a numerical rating and brief conversation aftereach of seven periods throughout the day. The daily progress reportis sent home each day for parents to review with their children, signand return. Check-ins have been in place for ten days, and most ofthe students have shown significant improvement. Congratulationsto those students who have stepped up to the plate to takeresponsibility for their schoolwork and behavior! Keep up the goodwork!

VISIT THE SCHOOLWEBSITE @

HTTP://WWW.EASTONSD.ORG/MARCH/WELCOME.HTML

SCHOOL ADDRESS:

429 READER STEASTON, PA 18042

PHONE NUMBER:

610-250-2531

Articles

Contributions:

S. Telesz

J.S. Ely J. Brunetti

March PTA L. Klabunde

L. Curry

M. Kinney L. Van Fleet

K. Waring J. Hinkle

2nd Grade

Compiled By: M. Kinney and C. Kordek

Demonstration ConcertThe F.A. March Band and Orchestra presented aDemonstration Concert to their family and friends onMonday February, 6. During the concert theydemonstrated what they sounded like when they startedto play their instruments and the steps they wentthrough to begin to play music as a group. The highlightof the evening was when they played a piece of musicwith harmony. The evening was a huge success and wehope all who were in attendance

gained a greaterappreciation for the processof learning to play a musicalinstrument.

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