Bellefonte Elementary News

September 26, 2008

ACT 80 DAY - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2008         

            There will be an early dismissal on Thursday, October 2.  Our early buses will be dismissed starting at 11:15 AM.  Regular buses will be dismissed at 11:30 AM.  Walkers will be dismissed at 11:40 AM.  The children will eat lunch before they are dismissed.

ONE OF THE FAMILY

Bellefonte Elementary custodian Lee Lyter was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident last Saturday.  He is currently a patient at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh.   He faces a lengthy recovery.

Mr. Lyter has worked for the District since 1989, but he’s been a member of the Bellefonte Elementary Family since 1996.  You may have seen him working days, but he also comes in to help with PTO Family Fun Nights.

The faculty and staff of Bellefonte Elementary school will be holding a Spaghetti dinner, Silent Auction and Children’s Auction on October 25^th to raise money for his family during this very difficult time. Details will be included in the October newsletters.

PNC Bank of Bellefonte has set up the Lee Lyter Fund.  Contributions can be mailed to or dropped off at PNC Bank c/o Lee Lyter Fund.

Cards can be mailed to:                              The address for PNC Bank is:

UPMC Presbyterian                                                PNC Bank c/o Lee Lyter Fund

200 Lothrop Street                                       801 East Bishop Street

Pittsburgh, PA  15213-2582                       Bellefonte, PA  16823

You can send an e-card to Mr. Lyter by going to

www.upmc.com/yourvisit/visitors/Pages/Presbyterian.aspx

CONGRATULATIONS!  YOU’VE BEEN CAUGHT BEING KIND! 

So far, 22 students have been caught being kind!  This week, that included the following:

·         Olivia Shreffler (fourth grade) helped a classroom aide who was carrying items into the school.

·         Lina Ghoname (second grade) helped Mrs. Truesdale give directions for the hearing screening.

·         Daniel Velasquez (second grade) helped by giving a homework folder to his classmate.

·         Madison Collins (second grade) noticed a classmate had left his homework folder on his desk.  She helped him get it before leaving school.

·         Connor Hollenback (first grade) helped Mr. Mudry pick up centers.

·         Megan McClure (first grade) picked up a student’s work that had fallen out of a folder.

·         Tynnia Barnhart (first grade) walked a student to the Health Room.

·         Connor Rigg (fifth grade) helped a classmate in math.  (The classmate has two broken wrists!)

DAY OF CARING

            The National Honor Society at Bellefonte Area High School is sponsoring a clothing drive for the Day of Caring.  The collection box for Bellefonte Elementary School is located outside of the office.  Please place items in the box by October 1.  The boxes will be collected October 2 (The Day of Caring), and the Honor Society students will sort the clothing and deliver it to the Faith Center.

WELCOME!

Please welcome Miss Lauren Robinson who is an intern working with Mrs. Thompson, the school counselor, this school year.  She will be here 3 days a week through May 2009 and will be doing a lot of what Mrs. Thompson does:  individual counseling, group counseling, conducting classroom guidance lessons and anything else that is needed. 

She is from Hollidaysburg, PA and currently attends PSU pursuing a Masters degree in the Counselor Education program. 

She has a special interest in career development and will be working in all the classrooms on implementing the new career standards that were recently passed by the State.  They include: career awareness and preparation, career acquisition (getting a job), career retention and advancement and entrepreneurship. 

2ND ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL FASHION SHOW – SEPTEMBER 27^TH

The 2nd Annual Back to School Fashion Show will be held at the Faith Centre in Bellefonte on Saturday, September 27 at 7 pm.  Tickets are $5.00 each and can be purchased the night of the event.  Popular fashions will be modeled by school age children and will be for sale after the show.

26^th ANNUAL SPRING CREEK DAY FAMILY FESTIVAL – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, NOON TO 5 PM, MILLBROOK MARSH NATURE CENTER

Fun for the whole family abounds when ClearWater and Centre Region Parks and Recreation partner up to host this 26th annual festival!  Locals and friends are invited to enjoy live music, food concessions, artists-in-action, and children’s crafts while learning about the environment through nature walks, boardwalk tours, hands-on science activities, geo-caching demonstrations, water rockets, a Shaver's Creek turtle show, archeological digs, scavenger hunts, barn talks, and exhibits and presentations by local conservation organizations.  There is no admission fee -- we simply want you to enjoy yourself while learning more about how you can make a difference!

TUTORING QUESTIONS

            We’ve received telephone calls to ask if we’ll be offering free tutoring the same as we have in the past.  Unfortunately, the funding for tutoring has been cut.  We’ll be able to offer some tutoring, but only about a quarter of the hours we were able to offer last year.

In October, we will be contacting parents whose children will be offered tutoring.  We greatly appreciate all the work you do with your children to help them with learning!!!

WORDS THAT COOK – PARENTING WITH CHILDREN’S BOOKS

            Join us for this lunchtime parenting series to be held at the Bellefonte Family Resource Center on Tuesdays from 12:15 – 1:00 PM, starting on September 23 and continuing until December 16^th.  Bring your own lunch!  The BFRC is located at 310 North Allegheny Street, across the street from Bellefonte Elementary.  Call Sue Seely at 353-2415 for more information and to register.

SMALL DETAILS

• Remember that all visitors (including parents) must report to the office, sign in, and get a visitors pass. 
• Please send a note if your child will be picked up by someone new or if dismissal arrangements will change in any way. 
• Children must have a bus pass to ride a bus other than his/her regular bus.  Bus passes are issued only for emergencies.

IMPORTANT DATES

• October 2 – Early Dismissal
• October 3 – Fundraiser Starts
• October 17 – Fundraiser Ends
• October 25 – Spaghetti Dinner to benefit Lee Lyter and his family, 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM
• October 27 – ACT 80 DAY, early dismissal
• October 30 – Box Top Store for Grades K-2
• October 31 – Box Top Store for Grades 3-5

KINDNESS PLEDGE

I pledge to myself this day,

To try to be kind in every way.

To every person, big and small,

I will help them if they fall.

When I love myself and others too,

That is the best that I can do