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January, 2012

Volume 15, Issue 5

West Franklin USD 287

ure the support for a bond

issue among residents.

Second, Board members

were asked to each iden-

tify two patrons to serve

on a long-range facility

planning committee. This

committee would study

the results of the survey,

and either work toward a

recommendation for a

bond issue to present to

the Board of Education,

or (if the survey results

are not positive) develop

a communications pro-

gram that would help to

inform patrons about the

facility challenges facing

the district.

Our goal is to create a

long-range plan for facili-

ties that meets the needs

of students, and that is

cost-effective. We will

keep you informed as this

committee is formed and

as it goes about its work.

From Superintendent Bradbury...

What’s New in West

Franklin?

For the last eight months,

the district has been ac-

tively engaged in a com-

prehensive facility

evaluation program. Our

goal has been to see

where our facilities are

acceptable, and where

they may be falling short

of the mark for our stu-

dents, teachers, staff and

families.

As part of that process,

the district’s administra-

tive team identified a list

of 78 different needs at

the Pomona campus, Ap-

panoose Elementary

School, and Williams-

burg Elementary School.

The Board and a group of

community patrons

toured each of these

buildings prior to the

Board meetings in Au-

gust, September and Oc-

tober, to get a close look

at these challenges.

During the November

board meeting, the board

reviewed this list, which

would cost $11,874,500

to address, and ultimately

decided to narrow it

down to their personal

top 10. When the Board’s

votes were tallied, 14 dif-

ferent items from the

original list of 78 had

received at least two

votes each. The cost of

these projects would still

total more than $5 mil-

lion.

The district’s current

capital outlay fund is not

large enough to address

even this reduced list of

needs, so a bond issue

was discussed at the De-

cember Board meeting.

Two action steps were

taken:

First, the Board deter-

mined that a committee

would be appointed to

develop a survey to meas-

Inside this issue:

Board Minutes 2-3

Appanoose Elementary 4

Williamsburg Elemen-

tary

5

West Franklin Middle

School

6

Falcon News 7

K Round Up, Fire Extri-

cation, Cook’s Corner 8

Help Fill the Cage 9

January Lunch Menu 10

January Calendar 11

Andy’s Answers 12

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Classes

resume on

January 3,

2012

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

West Franklin U.S.D. #287 does not dis-

criminate on the basis of race, color, national

origin, disability, or age in admission or access

to, or treatment or employment in, it’s pro-

grams or activities. Any questions regarding

the Board’s compliance with Title VI, Title IX,

or Section 504, including information about the

existence and location of services, may be

directed to the U.S.D. #287 Human Rights

Officer Dodson Bradbury, who can be reached

at (785)566-3396, 510 E. Franklin, Pomona, KS

or to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights,

U.S. Department of Education.

Due to changing weather conditions, there is

always the possibility classes may have to dis-

miss early. If you are not home during the day,

please make arrangements for your children in

the event this should happen.

Please listen to KOFO-AM 1220, WIBW-TV

Channel 13, KLWN 1320 AM, KSNT Channel

27, and WDAF-61 Country for announcements

on the 10:00 p.m. and/or 6:30 a.m. newscast.


Board of Education Meeting

510 E. Franklin, Pomona, Ks 66076

Monday, December 12, 2011

Unofficial Minutes

Call to Order The regular meeting of the West Franklin USD #287 Board of Education was called to order by

President Thayne Bush with the following members present: Curt Altic, Stacy Hower, Lisa Reece,

Sherry Harris, Tim Matthias, Stacia Spencer

Also present: Mr. Dotson Bradbury, Superintendent; Cherree Keeton, Deputy Board Clerk; Principals Rick Smith, Robert

Allen, Susan Wildeman, Cathy Brandt; Curriculum Director Andy Azwell; Virginia Cook, WFMS teacher; Transportation

Director Richard Adler; Maintenance Supervisor Jerry Engle; Ottawa Herald Reporter Megan Patton-Paulson; Stan Lantis,

Bret Carey and Coleby Carey from the Pomona City Fire Department

Amend Agenda There were no amendments to the Agenda.

Approve Consent Agenda The board approved the following items on the consent agenda: Minutes of the November 14, 2011 meeting and Financial

Reports/Pay Bills

Patron Forum Stan Lantis, Pomona City Firefighter, thanked the Board of Education for the donation of the two surplus school buses.

On Saturday, December 10th, these buses were used to provide a lesson on extrication from a burning bus. Thirty-seven

people participated, a video was shot and pictures were taken. Mr. Lantis felt that it was a tremendous success and could

lead to saved student lives. Mr. Adler added that a representative from KSDE was there, also.

Reports Principal Susan Wildeman shared AimesWeb testing being done at Williamsburg Elementary.

Principals Rick Smith, Cathy Brandt and Robert Allen had nothing to add to their reports in the board management

letter.

Curriculum Director Andrew Azwell had nothing to add to his report in the board management letter.

Superintendent Dotson Bradbury shared an e-mail from Bonnie Walz detailing charitable giving being done by our

students to local food banks and also that $1,000 had been given in shoe vouchers.

Board Members Co-op Report Lisa Reece, board member, had nothing to add to her report.

Travel Requests The board approved the following travel request: Dotson Bradbury to attend USA conference in Wichita, January 25-27

with district to pay registration and Mr. Bradbury to pay for his hotel, meals and travel expenses.

Surplus Property Bids The board voted to accept the highest bids for vans #87, #84 and the utility pick-up #78 with snowplow.

These vehicles, which were declared surplus property at the November 14, 2011 board of education meeting,

were available to the public for bidding. The winning bids are as follow:

Vehicle Descriptions Name of Bid Winner Winning Amount

#85 1995 Ford Pick-Up w/Snowplow Levi Trenary $2,000

#84 2001 GMC Savanna Van Joseph McCoy $2,000

#87 1993 Ford F 350 Econoline Van Joseph McCoy $1,500

A copy of the bids are made a part of these minutes

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Board of Education Meeting

Monday, December 12, 2011

Unofficial Minutes Continued

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Donations Donations of $150 to West Franklin High School and $200 to Appanoose Elementary were voted on and accepted by the

board.

Technology Plan The board voted to accept the Technology Plan as outlined by Andrew Azwell, Curriculum Director and Technology Sys-

tems Analyst. The state of Kansas requires all school systems to update their Technology Plans every 5 years.

Athletic Activity Policy The board voted to approve the revised Athletic/Activity Policy.

Facilities Discussion Superintendent Bradbury passed out a corrected copy of the Facilities Survey. Facility maintenance was discussed. The

board unanimously agreed that a patron task force be assembled to develop a patron survey. Each board member is to

bring the names of two community members that would be interested in taking part in this group to next month’s board of

education meeting.

Resignations The resignation of Virginia Cook, West Franklin Middle School Teacher, was accepted by the board. Ms. Cook has taught

in the West Franklin School District for 35 years.

Executive Session The board entered into executive session at 8:08 pm for 5 minutes for the purpose of discussing non-elected personnel, to

protect the privacy interest of the individuals to be discussed, and for the purpose of discussing negotiations, to protect the

public interest in negotiating a fair and equitable contract.

The Board of Education returned to open meeting at 8:13 pm.









Employment Recommendations A motion was made by Tim Matthias and seconded by Stacy Hower to accept the following employment recommendation:

Chuck Lee, Middle School Boys Head Track Coach

Shawn Walters, Middle School Boys Asst Track Coach

Carried 6-1; Curt Altic opposed

Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:36 pm.

*Due to space in the newsletter, these minutes have been condensed. For

a copy of the official minutes, please visit the web at:

http://www.usd287.org/MinutesList.htm or contact the District Office.

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January 2012

1st HAPPY NEW YEAR

2nd NO SCHOOL

3rd Classes Resume

4th AES PTO 6:30pm

16th NO SCHOOL

ARC 7:00pm

18th AES Spelling Bee

Grades 3-5 9:00am

APPANOOSE ELEMENATARY

"Some of the third and fourth graders have been investigating sound in Science class."

Sami Randall and Dayne Clary"

"Hope VanCleave and Miyah Coley"

Appanoose students and

staff would like to thank

everyone that organized,

participated and shopped at

the Appanoose Holiday Ex-

travaganza. $133.00 dollars

was donated to help buy books and sup-

plies for the school library.

New Year Resolution: How Can I Be an Advocate?

We have been working on recognizing bullying behaviors and how to re-

spond to those at Appanoose Elementary. Mrs. Walz, our school social

worker, Mrs. Gonzales our school psychologist and I have been in the class-

rooms for class meetings to help children process this. The fifth grade DARE

officer also has addressed this issue.

Learning about bullying is another part of the social and emotional develop-

ment of a child. It is important for a child to learn appropriate ways to com-

municate and practice advocacy. An aspect of bullying that is not often seen

at first glance is that of the bystander. Students often stand by and watch a

bullying behavior because they either don’t want to get bullied themselves or

they just don’t know what to do. Bystanders can actually be one of the big-

gest deterrents to bullying behavior.

Here are some ideas to respond to your child if they come home from school

upset because kids were picking on a classmate or wouldn’t let the classmate

play with them.

Identify that the classmate was being bullied…and that she has the power to

stop it!

Standing up to the bully often works. An example would be, “That’s not

nice.” Then, she might ask the child who is being bullied to join her in a game or school project. (The bully wants approval…watching gives it…speaking

out against it doesn’t show the bully the approval she is seeking.)

Also, remind your child to report bullying to a teacher or other adult when she

sees it. Let her know this is not tattling, but a way to help someone who is

being hurt. You can explain: “Asking an adult to help a child who is being

bullied is like asking the nurse to help a child with a scraped knee.”

We will continue to address awareness at Appanoose this semester with re-

fresher training for both staff and students. Thank you for supporting us as we

continue to aim for the best education possible for your child.

Ms Brandt

Principal

Volume 15, Issue 5

Important Dates

Classes Resume 1/3

BOE Mtg @ 7pm 1/9

PTO @ 6pm

Concert @7pm 1/10

Spelling Bee Grades 3rd- 1/12

NO SCHOOL 1/16

Awards Assembly @2:30 2/27

Well Child Screenings &

Kindergarten Round Up

2/27

January 2012

November

Student of the Month Winners Citizen of the Month Winners

Pre-K: Quincy Jones Pre-K: Gideon King

Kindergarten: Jordan Stahnke Kindergarten: Dakota Meisel

1st: Emily Matthias 1st: Paul Gillett

2nd: Hannah Moore 2nd: Mariah Fredricks

3rd: Keira Yohe 3rd: Emily Goracke

4th: Riley Milliken 4th: Shaon Bischoff

5th: Cyrus Kuhn 5th: Macie Weigand

Book

Review-Charlotte’s Web by Dus-tin Anderson

The book I read with my friends and Mrs. Howard was the best book ever! Charlotte, the spider, came up with some great ideas to save Wilber, the pig, from death. It is a story about their friendship. Pick up the book, Charlotte’s Web and

read it.

Book Review-Sign of the Beaver

by Ryan Schmitz

The Sign of the Beaver was

written by Elizabeth George

Speare. It is a

historical fiction book. The

book is about a young boy

named Matt whose father left

him on a piece of land in the woods while

he went to get the rest of the family. He

would return months later. Matt met an

Indian boy named Attean. Attean taught

Matt many Indian ways like how to make a

bow, fish with a spear and trap. This book

is the best book I have read this year!

WES Winter Program A cello, flutophones, Hawaiian Dancers and Kazoos and Santa…just some of the highlights from the PreK-5th grade Winter Concert. Thank you Mrs. Ashburn!

Williamsburg Elementary

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Middle School Fashion vs

Function Imagine it’s 18 degrees above

zero outside, with a 15 M.P.H.

wind, and 4.5 inches of snow on

the ground (Kansas average in

January). Would you head out in

the morning with flip flops, Ber-

muda shorts, and a tank top on?

Of course not, unless you have the

metabolism of a gerbil or a middle

school student, but that’s how

some of our students come to

school during the winter months.

Whether they are walking or rid-

ing a bus, not dressing for the

conditions can rapidly become a

dangerous situation. Remember,

the temperature may start off

pleasant in the morning but be

radically different in the after-

noon. When buses experience

mechanical difficulty and become

disabled during routes, the district

transportation director sends a

replacement bus as soon as

possible. Depending where the

bus is at the time of the mal-

function, the school district

covers 227 square miles, it

could take some time to get a

replacement to the location. If

the bus is completely power-

less in cold temperatures it

will become frigid inside the

bus quickly. This may be a

revelation to some parents, but

youngsters will have more

debates with parents concern-

ing attire for the day than Re-

publican and Democratic sena-

tors on taxes. Please have your

children dress sensibly (parent

definition of sensible) during

the winter months. If they

refuse to wear a hat and gloves

because it would be a fashion

disaster, they should at least

have those items stowed in a

bag or backpack in case of

emergency.

This nine weeks the 7th grade

health students studied male

health issues. One of the issues

was body image. The students

conducted a survey on how

males felt about their bodies.

Listed are the results of this

survey.

Abdominals are the body part

that is most disliked by adult

male staff. If one doesn’t have

flat abs, the abs are considered

as an imperfection.. According

to the survey, adult, high school,

and middle school males consid-

ered their legs as their best body

part.

Since legs carry the entire

body’s weight, they keep fat

from being stored on them.

Finally, due to age, adult males

were less satisfied with their

bodies while high school and

middle school males were more

satisfied with their bodies. 7th

grade health class: Chase Hug-

gard, Chanse Matute', and Shane

Renfro, and Ethan Wells.

If you are going out for

track and have not

received your sports

physical, you need to

have it by March 1st.

Have your child check

the lost and found.

Clothing articles not

claimed go to Hope

House

weekly.

What do you do with 120 toilet paper and paper towel rolls? Make a sculpture of a Frenchman named Pierre of

course! At least that is what the students in Mr. Smith’s Middle School Art class decided to do. Their assignment

was to create a human doing something. The students also had to decide where they would like to display their

sculpture. They chose to display Pierre on a table by the middle school library. The Frenchman is reading a book

because the students enjoy reading and believe that it is important to read.

The lesson was introduced by teaching the students average

human proportions. The students measured each other, did some

calculations, and then figured out how many heads high the average

person is. They also figured how many heads wide the average man

and woman are at the waist and at the shoulders.

After figuring out the average human proportions, the class di-

vided into two groups to begin constructing Pierre. One group

constructed his bust and arms while the other group constructed his

legs and the book. After each group built and painted their part they

were then connected and delivered to Mrs. Graf.

Mrs. Graf was quite surprised to see the students’ handiwork.

The students did all of the work themselves without any help from

Mr. Smith. Mrs. Graf says that she gets many comments about the

sculpture and that it is a nice addition to the library.

Back L to R—Amanda Ball, Anna Curtis, Savannah Rodriguez, Kara Wray, Macy Flory. Front L to R Hayleigh

Stoneking, Mr. Wade Smith, Ashlyn Latham.

Male Body Image Survey

'Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail'. Ralph Waldo Emerson

BB @ Osage City 5:00

Varsity Only

5

BB League Tournament

TBA 9-14

No School 16

PTO @ 5:30 16

MS Spelling Bee

2:00 18

Winter Athletic Awards

2:00 25

Quiz Bowl @ Chase

County 4:30 30

January

WFMS January Newsletter

Volume 15, Issue 5

January 2012

.WFHS Sapphires Dance Clinic

The West Franklin Sapphires dance team recently held a “Totally Awesome 80’s” dance

clinic for over 50 USD 287 elementary students. Led by captain Lexie Streeter and co-

captain Sydnie Turnbaugh and assisted by other members of the dance team, the students

learned halftime performances, then attended the high school basketball game on Dec. 2 to

perform their dances in front of a packed gym.

The Sapphires would like to thank all the students for their participation

and congratulate them on their fine performances!

Reminder to Seniors and Senior Parents Remember to attend the Financial Aid/Scholarship Workshop on January 11th

at 7:00 pm in the WFHS Commons. Information will be presented to help in

applying for financial aid and scholarship for post-secondary education.

Music Department Update

West Franklin musicians have just finished up a very

busy and fun semester. All of the music students in

middle school and high school performed in the HS

gym for the elementary students from Williamsburg

and Appanoose. Then that same evening the middle

school students performed in their winter concert and

the high school students performed the following

Wednesday. In addition, five students from our band

program were chosen for the KMEA district honor

band. Those students were Cody Renfro, Amanda

Ball, Tiffani Montano, Miranda Carey and Shelbi

Allen. They performed at Blue Valley High School on Saturday Dec. 3rd. And of

course the high school band keeps the atmosphere very lively at our home basket-

ball games. It's been busy but very rewarding, and we are looking forward to work-

ing hard again in the Spring.

FBLA On November 17th-19th, 16 FBLA members attended the

National Fall Leadership Conference in Little Rock, Arkan-

sas. Those in attendance were Alexis Yelland, Kati Aitchison,

Carlie Snethen, Seth Bollinger, Whitney Earnest, Emily

Skaggs, Courtney Renfro, Samantha Rouland, Alexis Streeter,

Emily Sommer, Mitchell Walters, Calvin McClure, Sydney

Turnbaugh, Casi Johnson, Anthony Williams, and Pamela

Kane. The group toured Little Rock including the Bill Clinton

Presidential Library.

NFLC was a great opportunity for members to connect

and communicate with people in Kansas and from other

states. Overall, the trip was a great success and helped West

Franklin FBLA pass through the Gateway to Greatness.

Cook’s Corner by Cherree Keeton

The Health and Wellness Initiative The board of education passed Local Wellness Policy JGCA in June of 2005. It states: The board shall promote and monitor a local

wellness program. The program shall:

Include goals for nutrition education, physical activity and other school-based activities designed to promote student wellness in

a manner that the board determines is appropriate

Include nutrition guidelines for all foods available in each school during the school day; the objectives of the guidelines shall be

to promote student health and to reduce childhood obesity

Assure that guidelines for reimbursable school meals shall not be less restrictive than regulations and guidance issued by the

Secretary of Agriculture, as those regulations and guidance apply to schools

Establish a plan for measuring implementation of the local wellness policy, including designation of one or more district em-

ployees who shall be charged with operational responsibility for ensuring the wellness policy is effectively enforced; and

Involve parents, students, representatives of the school food authority, the school board, administrators and the public in the de-

velopment of the school wellness policy.

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Firefighters Practice School Bus Extrication The Board of Education donated two surplus school buses for firefighter

training.

On Saturday, December 10th, these buses were used to provide a lesson on

extrication from a burning bus. Thirty-seven people participated, includ-

ing firefighters throughout Franklin County, Franklin County Ambulance,

the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, firefighters from Dodge City

and Brown County firefighters. The instructor was from Colorado

Springs. Two students served as “victims”. A member from the Kansas

Department of Education, School Bus Safety, was also in attendance.

The class was a twelve-hour class, four hours of which were classroom

instruction on bus construction. The remaining eight hours were spent in

actual “hands on” training. A video taken of the extrication will be used

in future training.

Participants experienced first hand the tough construction of a school bus.

School bus construction features emphasize keeping children safe during

impact; however, that same construction can provide a challenge in rescue

- hence the need for special training. In the class, participants were taught

where to make entry in order to avoid areas which are heavily reinforced

in a bus.

How safe are school buses? According to the U S Department of Trans-

portation, in the year 2009, roughly 450,000 school buses in the US trans-

ported pupils 4.3 billion miles with 5 deaths - 2 drivers and three students.

Statistically, riding a school bus is one of the safest modes of transporta-tion. (see www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811396.pdf )

The donation of the buses by the West Franklin board of education was

greatly appreciated by all involved.

Volume 15, Issue 5

Boomer Balls-all sizes

Kong Toys-all sizes

Dog Toys-all kinds

Cat Toys- all kinds

Bird Toys-all sizes

Unsalted Peanuts-in shell or not

Chex cereal- wheat, corn, or rice

Cheerios cereal- regular

Dried Fruit-all kinds

Sugarless Kool-Aide

Spices, Perfumes-all kinds

Corn Cob

Whole Fruits

Wood Blocks

Bells of all sizes

Mirrors-unbreakable

Radios or CD players

Nature sound CDs

Bungee Cords

Natural Fiber Rope-all lengths

Card Board- toilet paper/paper towel rolls

Buoys-all sizes and shapes

Wiffle balls

Bath towels/blankets

Tripod

Binoculars

Artificial plants

Croquet set

Dog houses

All size pet carriers

Pots/Pans good condition

Children’s musical piano (battery operated only)

Fire Hose

Beer Barrels (keg size-metal)

Water Jugs-XL size bigger than 1 gallon

Untreated Burlap bags

Untreated Burlap rolls

Bubbles

Basketballs

Footballs

Sugar Free Jello (all flavors)

Keys

Stuffed Animals-no bean filled please

Piñatas

Paper Lunch Bags

Coconuts

Pig Ears

Honey

Pasta (uncooked)

Dog Biscuits (less than 5% fat)

Wading Pools

Popcorn Popper

Rawhide Bones

PVC pipe (various sizes)

Ice cream containers

Milk crates

Hand tools

Heating pads

Rubbermaid totes

Heavy Duty Fans

Space Heaters Rubbermaid storage containers (cereal box size)

HELP FILL THE CAGE!

On January 25th, The David Traylor Zoo of Emporia will be at Williamsburg Elementary to present “Animals

of Kansas”. This assembly is a free service of the zoo.

As a thank you for sharing the zoo animals with our students the PTO will be collecting items from the zoo’s

wish list and filling a dog carrier (aka: “the Cage”) prior to the assembly. On January 25th , the items in the

cage will be given to the presenter. The zoo welcomes clean, gently used and recycled items to enrich the lives

of the animals. Please check out the list below and see if there is anything you could donate. The cage will be

located just outside the school library doors. Please feel free to drop your items in at anytime. Thank you in

advance for helping to “Fill the Cage”!

Please remember...Clean, gently used and recycled items are welcome! Monetary donations are also appreciated.

There are some special enrichment items that we can purchase only through zoo suppliers.

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Key Points In English Language Arts continued… By Andrew Azwell, Curriculum Director

Writing The ability to write logical arguments based on substantive claims, sound reasoning, and relevant evidence is a cornerstone of

the writing standards, with opinion writing—a basic form of argument—extending down into the earliest grades.

Research—both short, focused projects (such as those commonly required in the workplace) and longer term in depth research

—is emphasized throughout the standards but most prominently in the writing strand since a written analysis and presentation of findings is so often critical.

Annotated samples of student writing accompany the standards and help establish adequate performance levels in writing argu-

ments, informational/explanatory texts, and narratives in the various grades.

Speaking and Listening The standards require that students gain, evaluate, and present increasingly complex information, ideas, and evidence through

listening and speaking as well as through media.

An important focus of the speaking and listening standards is academic discussion in one-on-one, small-group, and whole-class

settings. Formal presentations are one important way such talk occurs, but so is the more informal discussion that takes place as students collaborate to answer questions, build understanding, and solve problems.

(Common Core intiative, 2011)

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