Willowville Elementary School

4529 Schoolhouse Road * Batavia, OH 45103 *

January 2013 513-943-6800 513-752-9181 fax

What's Up Willowville?

Dear Willowville Parents and Students, January is just around the corner! Please be sure to bundle up! When we have an opportunity, we will take the students outside

for some fresh air. Also through these months of having to stay indoors, we want to encourage ways to stay healthy by washing

hands, covering our mouth when coughing, cleaning desks, etc. If you would like to help, please feel free to send in Kleenex, hand

sanitizer, and Clorox wipes.

The second week of January is our DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) assessment. Students are asked

to read three grade level passages fluently and accurately. The data is used to determine what skills we need to focus on in our

small differentiated groups. With the emphasis from the State on the Third Grade Reading Guarantee, it is crucial that we all

work together to see that our students and children become fluent and accurate readers. I appreciate our volunteers who come

in and read with our children a couple of days a week. Please continue to support your child at home by having them read to you

or their sibling, and then challenge them to give you details of the story supported by evidence found in their passage.

Again this year, I am thankful that our PTO is supporting our clay art project. This will be an optional activity during recess

which will begin third quarter. The students last year really enjoyed this three to four week project. Please listen to the “All

Call” for information when the project will begin. It is important to note that students must attend the first session in order to

participate.

Don’t forget about our Library Stars Program in conjunction with the Union Township Library. It’s easy to participate; register

at the front desk in the library, check in each time you visit the library, and every month we will tally the visits for your child to

receive a prize. Additionally, each time you visit the library, your name is written on a ticket and placed in a grade level container

for a chance to win the grand prize at the end of the school year which will be a gift card per grade level.

Yearbooks are now on sale for $20. You will not want to miss the memories from the school year!

I want to thank our Willowville Families for their support and trust over the past week.

Sincerely,

Michelle Kennedy

Michelle Kennedy, Principal

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You may contact Mrs. Prewitt by e-mail:

prewitt_k@westcler.org

Important Numbers:

Willowville Fax 752-9181

24 hour Attendance Line 943-6804

Health Aide 943-6803

Office 943-6800

Transportation 752-4020

Registration Office 943-5000

The newsletter, as well as many

important links, is available on the

WV website.

www.westcler.org/wv

Father / Daughter Dance

The Father/Daughter dance will be

February 9, 2013

7:00-9:00pm

At the Holiday Inn Eastgate!

Watch for more information

coming home soon!!

The Mitten Tree

Thank you so much to

Everyone who donated. We collected:

112 Mittens; 51 hats;

15 Scarves; and 2 coats

to go to the Batavia YWCA.

THANK YOU!

Marco’s Pizza Day-all day!

January 10th!

Anytime this day when you order

from Marco’s, mention Willowville

and your child’s teacher.

Not only will Willowville receive a

percentage of profit from sales,

but the class with the most

referrals/sales will win a

pizza party!

MARCO’S PIZZA CHALLENGE!

Winning classroom for the December challenge………

Mrs. Williams’ B class! Way to go!

Your class will win a pizza party from Marco’s!

TIME CAPSULE

Willowville Elementary will

open a 20 year old Time Capsule

on May 13, 2013.

All 5th graders that attended Willowville

during the 1992-1993 school year are

welcome to attend.

Watch for more information coming home soon!

JUST A REMINDER

“BE A LIBRARY STAR” IS GOING ON THRU THE END OF

APRIL AT THE UNION TOWNSHIP LIBRARY. PRIZES WILL BE

AWARDED MONTHLY BASED ON THE NUMBER OF TIMES YOU

VISIT THE LIBRARY AND A GRAND PRIZE DRAWING WILL

HAPPEN AT THE END. MAKE SURE YOU ARE STOPPING AT

THE DESK AND GETTING CREDIT FOR YOUR VISITS.

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Mark your calendar.......

Jan. 2– School resumes

Jan. 3– WV Skate Night 6:30-8:30pm

Jan. 8-Market day pick up 6:30-7:30 Civic Center

Jan. 9– PTO meeting 6:30 Civic Center

Jan. 10– Warrior Warehouse during lunches

Jan. 10– Marco’s Pizza Day-All day

Jan. 18-End of 2nd qtr.

Jan. 21-No School-MLK Jr day

Jan. 24-Warrior Warehouse during lunches

Jan. 25-Box Tops/Campbell’s soup labels collection

Jan. 25–Report cards sent home

Jan. 31-Winter Evening Conferences

Looking Ahead…….. Feb. 5-Market Day pick up 6:30-7:30 Civic Center

Feb. 6–Winter Evening Conferences

Feb. 7-WV Skate Night 6:30-8:30

Feb. 9-Father/Daughter Dance @Holiday Inn 7-9pm

Feb. 13-PTO meeting 6:30pm Civic Center

Feb. 14-NO SCHOOL-Teacher Inservice

Feb. 15-NO SCHOOL-Mid Winter Break

Feb. 18-NO SCHOOL-President’s Day

Feb. 21-Marco’s Pizza Day-All day

Feb. 22-Interims sent home

March 1-Yearbook sales end

WV SKATE NIGHT!!

January 3rd!

6:30-8:30pm

Beechmont Rollarena

Cost is $3.00 admission,

$1.75 skate rental….

OR bring your own

skates!

SNOW DAY OR DELAY??

When Willowville is delayed or closed for weather, you will receive a phone call

from our District Office. You may also call our School Closing Information line at

943-6898, or look on the District Website www.westcler.org under

“announcements”.

On television or on radio, it will be announced as West Clermont Local Schools.

Please do not call the school office or transportation as we need to keep the line

open for emergency information.

District Board

Meetings:

January 8, 2013

7:00 p.m.

at the Civic Center

(Suite 200)

Teresa Stone– President

Bridget Brown– 1st VP

Tim Meyer– 2nd VP

Angela Colyer—Treasurer

John McGraw– Co-

Treasurer

Mindy Copas—Secretary

Dawnn Brown-Historian

Michelle Kennedy– Liaison

PTO Board

2012-2013

December Student of the Month

KG 3rd

Narendra Deshmukh Alaina Glass

Daniel Flores Ben Svintsitsky

Maddox Del Vecchio Sam Westendorf

1st 4th

Mason Campbell Asa Wahl

Lucy Hale Jayden Kohus

Eva Flaugher Nicholas Hosler

2nd 5th

Sara Knake Sophia Staker

Jace Beasley HaLeigh Abrams

Will Fryman Kyle Manwaring

Congratulations!

YEARBOOKS FOR SALE!!

Yearbooks for the 2012-2013 School year will be on sale

December 14, 2012 through March 1, 2013.

Yearbooks are $20.00, cash or check made payable to

Willowville Elementary PTO.

Order forms available in the office.

Please return order forms with payment

to your homeroom teacher, or the front office.

If you have taken any pictures of classroom activities that you would like to

Be considered for the yearbook, please send them to Kim Prewitt

in the front office, or e-mail them to prewitt_k@westcler.org

WV

Santa Breakfast 2012

Willowville Elementary