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 October 20—October 24, 2014

Lunch Menu Breakfast $1.30 Lunch $2.00 Milk $0.40

1% Milk Served Daily

Monday: Cheese Pizza / Yogurt Meal Green Beans / Carrots w/Dip

Pears

Tuesday: Burger Deluxe on Bun / Breaded Chicken on Bun Baked Beans / Broccoli w/Dip Pineapple

Wednesday: Ravioli w/Garlic Bread / Quesadilla Corn / Garden Salad Applesauce

Thursday: Chicken Nuggets w/Roll / Chicken & Gravy w/Roll Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy / Cherry Tomatoes Fruit Medley

Friday: Bosco Sticks w/Marinara Sauce / Chicken Breast on Bun

California Blend / Cucumbers w/Dip Peaches

Weekly Specials—Available Daily: Chicken Chef Salad / Turkey Sandwich Fresh Fruit & Milk

NO RESTAURANT, FAST FOOD OR SOFT DRINKS ALLOWED.

STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE 1 GUEST PER MONTH JOIN THEM IN THE CAFETERIA.

PLEASE CALL TO RESERVE YOUR DATE.

Principal’s Notes

“Our Goals”

We speak constantly about our efforts to help our students be-come Fit For Life. We love this phrase and believe in it whole-heartedly. Thank you for all of your support with our FFL ac-tivities.

Walk to School Day, Bullying Assembly, FFL Relay, Home-coming Parade, and a Reading Rainbow! Priceless!!! ***************************************************

CP 2.0 Personalized Learning Please remember that we have scheduled some informative ses-sions for our parents on this exciting topic. Be sure to check out the page below to see when the meetings are being offered here and which sessions makes the most sense for you to attend. Re-member, you do not have to attend all sessions if you have more than one student here….just pick the session what works for you. Take care,

Attendance rate this week was 96%

We have to maintain 97% for students success &

4 Star Status. Please avoid

voluntary absences!

Parent Meetings - CP 2.0 Personalized Learning On Thursday, October 23 and Monday, November 10, Jim Hardman, Director of Curriculum invites you to Timothy Ball for informational meetings on the expansion of CP 2.0 – Personalized Learning to the ele-mentary schools.

In the 2015-2016 school-year each student in the elementary school will have a computer for use anytime during and outside the school day to blend the best classroom and digital strategies for learning while adapting to a student’s pace and path.

The topics for the meeting are listed below. CP 2.0 – Personalized Learning Blended Learning – Face-to-Face and Digital The “Cloud” Learning Management System – BUZZ Student computer, cost, and care Digital Citizenship

Meetings by grade level will occur at the following times. Thursday, October 23 5:30 Kindergarten parents 6:30 Grade 1 parents 7:30 Grade 2 parents Monday, November 10 5:30 Grade 3 parents 6:30 Grade 4 parents 7:30 Grade 5 parents

Notes: Parents with multiple children only need to come to one meeting of their choice. If a parent cannot attend their scheduled meeting, they can attend any other meeting in the district (see cal-

endar below)

Calendar of Meetings

October 20 MacArthur* November 10 Timothy Ball*

October 21 Eisenhower* November 11 Winfield*

October 23 Timothy Ball* November 12 Jerry Ross*

October 28 MacArthur* November 13 Jerry Ross*

October 29 Solon Robinson* November 17 Winfield*

November 4 Lake Street* November 25 Lake Street*

December 3 Solon Robinson*

Scholastic Book Fair—Monday, October 20—Thursday, November 6. 8:00am—4:00pm daily. Family Night—October 28, 6pm—8pm.

4th Grade Field Trip—Tuesday, October 21. Going to the Symphony

End of First Grading Period—October 24

Red Ribbon Week—October 27—October 30

PTO Sponsored Family Halloween Party—Wednesday, October 29, 6pm—8pm

Fall Break—NO SCHOOL—Friday, October 31—Monday, November 3

Grandparent’s Day—Thursday, November 6, more infor-mation will come soon.

Lunch Time Information from Our Cafeteria Manager, Ms. Owczarzak

Lunch Time Visitors Each student is allowed to have ONE GUEST PER MONTH. PLEASE CALL TO RESERVE YOUR DATE. RESTAURANT/FAST FOOD & SODAS ARE NOT ALLOWED. Parents purchase lunch in the cafete-ria cost is $2.75. This cannot come off the student’s lunch card. Guests are asked to call in the morning & let the school know that they will be arriving that day.

Lunch Time Money Please go online www.mymealtime.com to deposit lunch money or send a check in a labeled envelope with student first and last name. Mealtime online passcodes are now the student ID#’s. Parents can find this number on book rental bills, RDS (next to student’s name) or on their schedule. Parents will use this number to set up an ac-count on mealtime online for their student. If they already have an account established, parents do not need to do anything with the existing account. Feel free to change this around or word it any way you like. Bottom line the mealtime passcodes are the student ID#’s.

ALL STUDENTS will receive a HOT LUNCH regardless if they are NEGATIVE. NO CHARGING of any extras will be al-lowed.

Did you bring your lunch, but need a drink? Milk may be purchased, if you brought in a lunch from home, but you may not charge it.

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 re-sponsibility of the cafeteria. Please, if you are sending in hot food make sure it is in a thermos.

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 and afternoon.

A Social Fitness Note from our Positive Behavior

Intervention & Support Paraprofessional (PBIS),

Mrs. Derwinski

Tell an adult you trust: Tell your parents or teacher about what is happening. Share all the details, and let them know how you feel. Ask them what you should do next.

Reminder: Everyone should wear a blue shirt on Monday.

A Note from our Physical Education Teacher,

Mrs. Decker

It is important to have strong muscles that can work force-

fully over a period of "me and to be flexible enough to

have a full range of mo"on at the joint. Musculoskeletal

injuries are o(en the result of muscle imbalance at

a specific joint.

A Note from our Art Teacher

Mrs. Hufford Timothy Ball Elementary school is teaming up with Art-sonia, www.artsonia.com--the world's largest online kid's art museum--to display the students' artwork. I’m hard at work

uploading art to the galleries, and you will receive a postcard within the next couple of weeks with information on how to activate your parent account and view and share your child’s artwork. Students are not identified by their full names, and you control whether family members or friends may post comments about your child’s art. You can view the school gallery online at: www.artsonia.com/schools/TimothyBall1. Keep in mind that I am still busy uploading art from my many wonderful students! It may take up to three weeks for your child to have an artwork displayed, but after that I will upload each project they do (and even some of last year’s projects that I have pics of). Visitors can browse the artwork in the school gallery by grade level, or by specific exhibits.

Book Rental Payment is Due

If you signed a book rental payment agreement, your second payment is due by Friday, October 24, 2014. Payments can be made by debit/credit card online through Parent RDS, or by check/cash in the school office.

Congratulations to the following students receiving PAWS

Zachery Dobosz, Kara Halaschak. Hunter Napier, Mikey Evenson, Matthew Casillas, Payton Cholewa, Mason Perzo, Abby Hall - 2, Leo Obetkovski, Ruby Lipari, Kristina Petkovski, Avery Kazimer, Eris Pauley, Alivia Henley, Brandon Gordon, Taylor Owen 2, Lance Thompson, Veljko Stankovic, Josh Ricketts, Michael Pulido, Alexis Pewitt-Hayes, Eva Obetkovski, Austin Nuzzo, Meredith Mendoza, Jasmine Kennon, Isabella Keller, Cole Jenkins, Jason Devaney, Lauren Clemons, Amyah Chandler, Ian Carrierre, Juliana Bozinovski, Bryne Besedick, Danny Avalos, Amelia Westfall, Jaden Zlaich, Jasmine Wolfe, Chase Whiting-Wirth, Jessi Evenson, Ashton Eriks, Sharon Wallace, Ethan Murrhy, Alexandria Quick, Jasmine Slesser, Angelica Italiano, Marissa Guerra

Total Blue Paws: 288 Silver Paws: 2

National Elementary Honor Society Supplies for GI’s

Our NEHS will be participating in the Supplies for GI’s this season. If you know someone from our community that is serving our country, please con-tact the school office. Information will be coming home soon regarding do-nations.

PTO Corner

Market Day - Remember GFS has market Day items, so please men-

"on Timothy Ball upon check-out for us to receive the credit!

∗ Orders Due: Friday, Oct. 24th by 11 pm online and to school by

Thursday, Oct. 23rd. Pick up is Oct. 28th at 5:20.

∗ PIE SALE: November 4th - November 19th Prizes to all who par"c-

ipate and prizes for top sellers. Flyers will come home before fall

break with the types of pies and all informa"on regarding the

sale. Watch facebook PTO page and newsle?ers for more info.

Fit For Life—Remember to keep sending in the Fit For Life envelopes.

Halloween Party—Wednesday the 29th 6-8 pm. We are s"ll in need of

volunteers to help make the night spooktacular!!!

PTO mee"ng—will be Wednesday the 15th at 4.

Have a great weekend.

Keep sending in Box Tops and Labels for Educa"on. Check the

PTOs newsflash for upcoming events and for up to date infor-

ma"on about what the PTO is working on, or to volun-

teer, please visit & join our Facebook group page by searching

Timothy Ball PTO on Facebook.

President: Maria Johnson: mdjbeagles@yahoo.com

1st VP: Lori Devaney: heylori@comcast.net

2nd VP and Box Tops: Jennifer Kostelnik: jenn-

k4976@yahoo.com

Treasurer: Liane Banks: 24speedracer@comcast.net

Market Day and Secretary: Brandi Klimowicz:

klims99@ameritech.net

6th Annual Craft & Vendor Fair Colonel Wheeler Middle School

401 W. Joliet Street, Crown Point

Saturday, November 15, 9am—3pm

40+ Booths! One-of-A-Kind Gifts!

For more information or to reserve a booth

space contact: Colonelwheelerpta@yahoo.com