EAGLE FLYERDear Parents, Families and Friends,

Thank You! I want to thank everyone who has helped this last month!

There has been a lot going on here at Euper Lane. I would like to thank

Laura Blythe for organizing the motivational program for the students. It

was a wonderful program and I know the students learned a lot from it.

I would also like to thank Lisa Spears and Autumn Minnick for the

AWESOME job they did with Trunk or Treat. Once again they out did

themselves.! I want to thank the army of volunteers who braved the chilly

temperatures to make it successfull! We cannot thank you enough. I would

like to take a minute to thank some special donors for their contributions to

Trunk or Treat. First off I would like to thank Harp’s for donating the

cookies. They are one of our Partners in Ed. and they are always so good to

Euper Lane! I would also like to thank Coca Cola Bottling Company for

the soft drinks - Tina and Roger Meek gave us a ton of sodas to use!

Yearbook sales are now underway - be sure to order yours now.

Thanks to Monica Baber and Blythe Flake for agreeing to head up the

Yearbook this year! If you have any pictures you would like to share be sure

to send them in! There is a Josten’s app for your phone to help make this

easy. The Chili Dog Dinner will be November 18th as a wrap up to the Book

Fair. Thank you Paulina Brasuell for chairing this!

The Euper Lane Science Fair is November 18th and we need

volunteers to help with checking in and setting up that morning. If you

would like to help please let me know! There will be a sign up sheet at the

next PTA Board Meeting on November 3rd or you can email me at

mmtoothdoc@cox-internet.com. Thanks to everyone- see you soon!

Sincerely,

Marcie McKinney, PTA President

Congratulations to the New Student Council Officers

Matt Lee, President Grant Johnson, 1st Vice PresidentBeck Williams, 2nd Vice President

Maria Serrano, SecretaryWalker Armstrong, Treasurer

Friday, November 4, 2011 Issue No. 3, 2011-12

the Eagle Flyeris a monthly publication

....of....Euper Lane Elementary

SchoolFort Smith, Arkansas

In This Issue.....

Chili Dog Dinner

“Veteran’s Day” by Emily McKinney

Student Council News & Food Drive

Mrs. Glidewell Profile

Dear Madelene

“My Friend Nadia”by Keylee Bates

Science Fair Info

Star Wash Fundraiser

“The Cutest Boy in School” by Faith Capocelli

Emily’s World

Trunk-or-Treat

PE & Bank News

“One Creepy Night”by Madison Blaylock

.......and much more

Spicy Good Times for All!A Chili Dog Dinner is scheduled for Friday, November 18th from 5:30 - 7:30 pm in the Euper Lane Cafeteria. Plates are $5 each for a hot chili dog or warm bowl of chili, chips, crackers, drink and a dessert. YUM! You can buy your tickets early to beat the dinner time rush or you can purchase your tickets at the door. You will also have the option of purchasing your dinner “to-go” or dine among friends! An event flyer with more info will be sent home soon.

After you have enjoyed your chili dog, please plan to spend some time checking out the many exciting books for sale at the Book Fair.

For some added fun at the end of the evening, there will be a drawing to win a great football autographed by Tyler Wilson, the Quarterback for the Razorbacks. We hope you will join us for a great dinner and a good book (and if you are lucky -- a collectible football too)!!

PTA REFLECTIONSCONTESTWhat does Diversity mean to you? We want to know! Tap into your creative abilities and express diversity through photography, visual art, literature, dance choreography, musiccomposition, or video. Need more information or help? Contact Dwonne Cogswell (452-8580 or dwonne@cogswell.com). Forms and rules are available in the Reflections Notebook in the school office. Come on, express yourself!

Veteran’s Dayby Lauren McKinney, Fifth Grade

Check out current Euper Fourth Grader, Avery Laster, and fomer Euper student Cameron Law performing in the national touring production of The Wizard of Oz on November 14th at the Arkansas Best Performing Arts Center at the Fort Smith Convention Center.

Off To See the Wizard!

Veteran’s Day is a once a year holiday that reminds us of our heroes and what they did or do for our country. Aveteran is a person that served or serves in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or the Marines. Since we are the #1 most free country in the world, we should remember and thank our soldiers. A nice thank you to the soldiers would be making a kind of homemade card. They would love it! So, I thank you veterans for what you do or have done for our country. Thank you for reading this article.

Veteran’s Day is Friday, November 11th.

If you are interested in learning more about our military heroes, ask your

parents to help you take a look at the websites listed below:

www.uso.org

www.dav.org

www.amillionthanks.org

www.anysoldier.com

www.188fw.ang.af.mil

Terrific Turnout for Trunk-or-Treat! We just wanted to say a great big “Thanks” to everyone who helped

make Trunk-or-Treat so much fun this year. To all those who decorated

their cars and handed out tons of candy, you were fabulous, creative,

PATIENT, and over-the-top this year. To all the donors, Harp’s, Coca

Cola Bottling Company, Reddy Ice, and Chuck E. Cheese, we are

thankful for your generosity! And, to all the volunteers who worked

there “BOO-ties” off, you are the best! An especially large thank you

goes out to the Northside and Southside students, to the ladies who

toiled in the cafeteria, and to all you folks outside who worked your

shift, plus a little (or a lot) extra - we owe you one!

Laura and Keith Blythe, Blythe Flake, Charlotte Johns, Veronica

Jenkins, Marcie McKinney, Jennifer Sexton, Paulina Brasuell, Shera

Bean, August Ladd, Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Arens, Mrs. Glidewell, Mrs.

Matthews, Mrs. Kincannon, Ms. Penix, Tiffany Null, The Londinos,

Gary Brooks, Sheila Roper & Cindy Russell - YOU WERE FANTASTIC!

Lisa Spears & Autumn Minnick

Trunk or Treat Committee Chairs

Costume Contest Winners: Matt Lee, Wyatt Robinson, Makaia

Brown, Addie Evans, Austin Thomas, and Patrick Mush

Car Decorating Contest and Family Costume Winners:

THE BABER PIRATES!

SAY CHEESE!

RETAKES &GROUP PICTURESNOVEMBER 22ND!

My best friend Nadia is a really good friend. Herfavorite color is blue. She has black hair and brown eyes. Nadia is dark-skinned and I think that is really cool. Last, Nadia is very creative, smart, funny, and nice.

My Best Friend, Nadiaby Keylee Bates,Fourth Grade

Dragon Drawingby Carlos Lizama, Sixth Grade

Florida is fun. It has a lot of sand and is hot. It has condos. It has a waterpark. Forida is cool.

Floridaby Jess Minnick, First Grade

DO YOU HAVE A DIRTY VEHICLE?We have a solution that will give you a shiny vehicle and raise money for Euper Lane School. STAR WASH car wash will donate $4.00 to our school for every $10 carwash purchased from November 1st to November 30th.

All you have to do is:1. GO to either Star Wash location: 8411 Phoenix Ave. (by Market Place) or 3751 Rogers Ave. (right before Creekmore Park)2. GIVE the code of 1111 to the attendant or punch in the code and choose the $10 wash.Your vehicle is clean and the school earns money!Share this info with friends and family - the more vehicles washed, the more money goes to the school!

1st grade and kindergarten went to the pumpkin patch onHalloween. They went in a corn maze, and slid down a mulch slide. Also, they went on a hay-ride. They picked their pumpkins from a pumpkin patch too. Wow, they must have had a blast!

Pumpkin Patchby Holli Jenkins, First Grade

PE NEWS Thanks again for sending your child to school in appropriate shoes and clothes for their PE day! I really appreciate your support. We have been so lucky "weather-wise" and have been able to play outside a lot this fall. We have finished our football and soccer units and will be playing some golf in the next few weeks. We have wonderful modified golf equipment that helps all of the kids learn in an easy and safe manner. All grades participated in fun indoor and outdoor Halloween games like Witches Tag and throwing Frisbees at the pumpkin man on the wall! Kids who are 8 years and up have been trying out for the “Elks Free-Throw Hoop Shoot Contest” which is January the 7th at Darby Junior High. This is optional so your child may or may not have participated. Any child can participate in this event so if you would like more information just email me or call me at school. 4th-6th grades have run their November Marathon Club which was a 5 minute run. Congrats to Mrs. Glidewell's class for showing much improvement from the October run. Finally, I am a St. Louis native and HUGE die hard Cardinals fan so your child may have learned a bit about Major League Playoffs and the World Series! :)

Colleen Orick -- PE -- Euper Lane Elementary

CAN WE DO IT? YES WE CAN!Student Council kicks off canned food drive this month.

The Student Council will be sponsoring our annual

canned food drive to benefit the Salvation Army and the

Community Clearinghouse. It will be held November 8th

through the 18th. We will be collecting canned and/or

non-perishable items to help feed the hungry in our

community. Students should bring items to their

classroom where they will be counted by the student

council before being moved to the hallway outside the

counselor's office. Thank you for your support!

Madelene’s Mysteries

Dear Madelene,

I need advice! I

wasn’t chosen for the part

I wanted in a girls play

and my BFF got picked for

the role. What should I

do?

Wrong Role

Dear Wrong Role,

Nobody gets what

they want every time.

Unfortunately, one of the

things you have to accept

when auditioning is not

getting the part you want.

It’s OK to be upset for a

short time, but try to make

the best of it.

Congratulate your friend

and maybe practice lines

together. Enjoy the

production with your BFF

and make it the best ever.

Good Luck!

Best Wishes,

Madelene

Thanksgiving Break is

November 23rd-27th this

year. Fall Parties will be

on November 22nd!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Don’t forget to turn in your Yearbook order form by December 1st! And use the FREE yearbook app on your iPhone to share pics!

TEACHER FEATURE:Questions & Answers with Mrs. Glidewellby Morgan Anderson, Fourth Grade and Ashlynn Johnson & Lillian McCombs, Sixth Grade

How long have you taught? 26 years What do you teach? 4th grade, all subjects Why do you like to teach? I love kids and I love to watch their faces when they learn some-thing new.

Mrs. Glidewell's birthday is December 2nd and her favorite color is blue. She likes to read in her backyard. Her favorite book is "Where The Red Fern Grows" and her favorite movie is "The Princess Bride". Mrs. Glidewell's students say she is really nice and an outstanding teacher. So if you get her for fourth grade, be happy!

CORRECTION!!!!!Mrs. Pankey's favorite color is GREEN, NOT PINK! We regret the error in our previous issue. Mrs. Pankey recently attended the Southside National Honor Society Induction ceremony and 20 of her former Euper Lane sixth grade students were inducted into the National HonorSociety - a proud moment for everyone!

TO THE BOOK FAIR AND BEYOND.... The Book Fair is landing November 14th thru the

18th and will be open both before and after school all

week and during the Chili Dog Dinner on November the

18th from 5:30 to 7:30.

Are you a fan of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books?

Students can pre-order a copy of the new Diary of a

Wimpy Kid Book #6: Cabin Fever, scheduled for

release on November 15th. Preodered copies will be

delivered to the school during the Book Fair or, at the

latest, the following week. The book is $8.49 plus tax.

Order forms will be attached to an information flyer that is

coming soon!

Students can also shop online starting Nov 8th and

continuing through Nov 28th. Just go to the scholastic

website at scholastic.com/schoolbookfairs.

Make your online wishlist for parents or grandparents and

check out all the great books that are available.

Readingisoutofthis world!

Calling all Scientists!The Science Fair will be held on Friday, November 18th!

1. All entries must be brought to school on the day of the Fair.2. Please bring your projects & completed registration forms to the tornado shelter between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. The Fair personnel must check in the entries.3. There will be PTA volunteers available to assist with setting up entries, but this is ultimately the responsibility of the entrants.4. Judging will take place between the hours of 8:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.5. Classroom walk-through if desired will be from 1:00-2:45p.m.6. Winning entries will be clearly marked for public viewing from 5:30-7:00 p.m. during the Chili Dog Dinner.7. Entries are to be removed after 7:00 p.m., November18.

One Creepy Nightby Madison Blaylock, Second Grade

One cold windy night Madison and Finley and Jacob

were looking out of a window and saw something

lurking in the dark. Jacob said “it’s a goblin”. Madison

and Finley screamed and hid in their bedrooms. Just

then, Mom and Dad pulled up in the driveway and out

jumped the goblin. Mom screamed “Oh! No!”. All the

vampires, werewolves, and goblins found their victims.

Finley, Madison, and Jacob went to their backyard - it

was filled with werewolves. “Oh! No!” they all said

and got attacked by werewolves. The three kids made

a formula and drank it. They turned into humans

again. They made more of the formula and turned

everybody into humans.

Fourth Grader Samantha Crawford says “Christmas is coming up so finish hoe, hoe, hoeing in those gar-dens! Get those candy cane yummies (and cook-ies for santa) ready to gnaw on!”

BANK NEWSBank deposits in October

totaled $1,119.56 with only 3

bank days. On average, 100

Euper students are making

deposits on each bank day -

WOW!

Remaining bank days with

Team One employees will be

on November 4, 11, 18, and

December 2.

Team Two training will be at

Benefit Bank on December

6th.

VOLUNTEER WANTED: The Bank is looking for a parent

volunteer to help produce Benefit Bank commercials for

the Eagle Eye News. The commercials are planned on

Tuesdays from 12:20 to 1:00 and are filmed live on

Thursday morning from 8 to 8:30. If you are

interested, please contact Margaret McClellan.

Parrot Drawingby Nicholas Watkins, Second Grade

Ethan Arnold:The Cutest Boy in Schoolby Faith Capocelli, Second Grade

You know it's Ethan Arnold. He has the cute face, the cute hair..the best hair, I think. I mean, "Have you seen him?!" HE IS SO CUTE!! All the girls like him, even me!!!!!! He loves sports. He plays sports on the playground every day. Most days, I swing for like 2 minutes, then my friends and me go cheer for him. Thank you and good day.

Health TIPS for Healthy KIDSIn the Southwest Times Record on October 30th, there were some great tips for kids and their health. Here are a few!1. Switch to low-fat milk. Our cafeteria offers skim or 1% only, did you know that? YEAH!2. Try to eat at home more to avoid fast-food. There are healthy fast-food choices but many choices are high in sugar, salt, fat, and calories.3. Encourage frequent hand-washing. We talk about this a lot in class. Make sure you use soap and water for 20 seconds and use a towel of some kind to dry!To your child's health, and yours too!!!! From Ms. Orick!

No Talking People!!!

Emily’s Worldby Emily Maxwell, Fourth Grade

Ethan ArnoldPhoto by Faith Capocelli &Julie Garcia, Second Grade

EVENTSCALENDAR

Remember to visit us online athttp://www.fssc.k12.ar.us/schools/euper/fastfacts.htm

orCheck us out on Facebook - just search for Euper Lane PTA!

NOVEMBER

PTA Board Meeting - 2 PM

Bank

Bank

Book Fair (14th thru 18th)

Chil i Dog Dinner

Bank

Science Fair

Fall Parties & Group Pictures

Thanksgiving Break (23-27)

Classes Resume

DECEMBER

PTA Board Meeting @ 11 AM

Bank

Bank

PTA General Meeting & Program @ 6:30 PM

Bank

End of 2nd Q / Semester

NO SCHOOL / WINTER BREAK

JANUARY

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The Eagle Flyer is published monthly by Euper Lane Elementary School. Submissions to the Eagle Flyer should be made via email to eagleflyernews@cox.net, or in paper form to the school office. Deadline forsubmission is the 25th of each month.

Friends on the PlaygroundPhoto by Morgan Anderson, Fourth Grade

Wind ChimePhoto by Eugene Singleterry, Fourth Grade

We have another fun skate night planned for December 8th from 6 to 8 PM so mark your calendars. Cost will be $4 per person ($2 will go to Euper Lane).