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“WHERE CHAMPIONS ARE MADE ”
Th e I n s i d e
L i n e u p
Corbell
Chronicle
October 2012 • Weldon Corbell Elementary •11095 Monarch, Frisco, Texas 75033 •Volume 49
Child on Injured
Reserve ? If your child is going to be
absent from school:
1. Please email the school
or call the office at 469-
633-3550.
2. Send a handwritten
note or a doctor’s note
when your child returns
to school.
Join us Tuesday, October 1st, as our students will be walking and/or
running laps in effort to raise money for Corbell. The Wild Walk allows
Corbell students to be actively involved in raising money for their school
while getting physical exercise and having a great time in the process!
Classes will be participating in the Wild Walk during their Specials Period.
Each child will receive a Wild Walk T-shirt in their goody bag and he/she
will need to wear the shirt to the event on October 1st. Goody bags and t-
shirts will be sent home with your students on Friday, September 27th.
The students have worked hard to obtain pledges for their laps and would love to have their par-
ents, grandparents, and friends supporting them as they walk and/or run. Make posters, bring
pom poms, or blow noisemakers and support your child the day of the event!
The students will bring home their Pledge Envelopes with the number of laps completed on the
day of the Wild Walk. The envelope and money are due back to school by Friday, October 11th
in order to be eligible for prizes.
Our goal for the Wild Walk is to raise $30,000! The money raised will cover the costs of the
wonderful, educational programs the PTA is able to bring to Corbell. This year we are excited to
raise money for teacher grants, as well as technology that will be used for instructional purposes.
If we meet our goal, Mr. Wehmeyer, Mrs. Flynn and a few of our amazing Specials Teachers
have agreed to get soaked in a dunk booth!
We would like to thank all of our generous sponsors for the 2013 Wild Walk, and ask that you
visit them and thank them for their support. Their donations cover the entire cost of the Wild
Walk and all the prizes, so ALL funds raised by the students go directly to the school!
Transportation chang-
es must be sent to the
teacher AND the front
office by 2pm .
Annual Fundraiser Set For October 1st!
Message from
the PTA Presi-
dent
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Notices 3
October Hap-
penings
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PTA Receives
Gold Awards
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School Assem-
blies
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Donate your
iDevice
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National Walk
to School Day
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Red Ribbon
Week
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Birthdays 6
Counselor’s
Corner
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Domino’s Pizza of West Frisco
Janice Berg – Ebby Halliday Realtors
Corbridge Orthodontics
Reed & Riordan, PLLC
Frisco Mini Molars
Frisco-Online.com
Jerit Davis, DDS & Associates
GattiTown Pizza
Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids
The Cheney Group – Keller Williams
Realty
Palio’s Pizza
Distinctively Hers
One 2 One Restaurant
ZimmZang.com
Kurt Thomas Gymnastics
Jumpstreet
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Did you have a great time at Corbell Kickoff? My family and I sure did! From the food trucks to the free snow cones to the bounce houses and games, I think there was definitely something for everyone. What a great way to kick off a wonderful year at Corbell. Your PTA works very hard in providing fun days like this, and on October 1st, our children will participate in our one and only fundraiser, the 8th annual Wild Walk. We have a festive, high-energy extravaganza planned, and we welcome family members to join the fun!
Of course, exercise and camaraderie aren't the only rea-sons we hold the Wild Walk each year. Naturally, your PTA is also trying to raise money - lots of it! In addition to the plethora of programs and resources the PTA provides using Wild Walk donations, we have new goals for 2013-2014. We want to purchase 30 more iPad minis with cases, some literacy kits, guided reading books, and some fun fence cups that spell ‘CORBELL’ on our playground fence. We also will be awarding mini grants to teachers. They will be required to submit an entry form explaining what they would like, how it will benefit their students, the cost, and where to purchase. We will have a committee go through these submissions, and based on the amount of money that we raise, we will award the mini grants. So tru-ly, ANY donation is valuable! Don't forget about corporate matching program as well.
I want to thank every parent who took 2 minutes to input their family's contact infor-mation into the student directory portion on the student registration site. We have compiled all of that information and have almost completed the directory. Look for them in your child's backpack very soon. Remember that only PTA members re-ceive a student directory, so if you haven't joined the PTA, print the Corbell PTA Membership Form , fill it out, and have your child return it to their teacher.
We have already had two email blasts sent out to help remind you of the upcoming events for the next couple of weeks. If you aren't receiving those reminders and would like to, please click here and send your name and email address to be added to the list. Thanks so much for your support!
Michelle Cassano
Corbell PTA President
Give me a Give me a P-T-A !
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Join Team Corbell at the
“Reading Oasis”
November 1st-November 8th!
Look for details coming soon!
Book Fair Coming In November!
The reflections program is designed to encourage students to
create their own works of art . We will be sending home more
information soon, but we wanted to give you some time to
start thinking about the theme and visualizing your artistic
masterpieces. For more information please visit
http://www.txpta.org/programs/reflections/
Join The Corbell Runners Club At The Start Line!
Corbell Runners begins Tuesday, October 8th for students in 3rd-5th Grade!
Click here for more information, and here to sign up via Google Docs. Online forms must be completed by Tuesday, October 1st.
Goal: To run the Frisco Frosty 5k December 14, 2013. $18 per person through December 4th. Register here as part of the “Corbell Runners” team.
Required: Students attending Corbell Elementary in 3rd, 4th, or 5th
grades. Submitted Registration Form by Tuesday, October 1st. Students must wear athletic shoes. If they forget their shoes, they will need to go home at regular school dismissal time.
When: Weekly Running Day – Tuesdays after school starting October 8th, pick up at the Corbell Court-yard from 3:00-3:30 pm Training Plan: We will be using “Couch to 5k” as our training plan for the fall. The goal is everyone will be able to run the entire 5k if they stick to the program. The teachers will lead the pace groups, and we will be using “c25k free” app for the timing of the routines.
Click here to learn more about the training plans we will be using this year!
Thank you for your help and support of going GREEN this 2013-2014 school year!
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The school clinic
is in need of
clothing dona-
tions.
Reminder that
drivers licenses
must be scanned
when entering
the building.
This must be
done annually.
Please check the
lost and found
frequently. All
items will be do-
nated monthly
on the 15th.
OCTOBER SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
1st—WILD WALK FUNDRAISER!!!!!
9th—National Walk to School Day
11th—Wild Walk pledge money due
14th—Parent Conference Day/School Holiday
17th—Fall Picture Day
19th—Firehouse Subs Spirit Night
21st-25th—Red Ribbon Week
22nd—High Flying Excitement Program
Congratulations, Corbell PTA!
Corbell PTA earned two GOLD awards from TX PTA for the 2012-2013 school year
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Donate Your iDevice to SAGE
Apple has recently revealed its
iPhone 5c. What does this have to
do with SAGE at Corbell? Our
Frisco ISD schools have a great need
for iDevices to use with our students
receiving special education services!
We encourage anyone that is
upgrading their iDevice to consider
donating their used one (with
charger) to the district’s special
education department. FISD can take any generation of
the iPhone except the very first one. They also accept
donations of iPods or iPads, as well as used cases. Device
donations are tax deductible and will go directly into the
hands of a child learning to communicate!
Please contact Elizabeth Peichel, SAGE Chairman, at
[email protected] for more information about this
program, and how you can make a big difference in the
lives of these special kids.
High-Flying Excitement!!!!!
Coming to Corbell
Tuesday, October 22nd
You won’t want to miss this action packed assembly!
Brought to you by Corbell PTA
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - Know The Facts!
Parent information session - 8:30am on October 21 in the Corbell Cafe
Presented by Ana Hernandez, Certified Brain Injury Specialist
at Childrens Medical Center in Dallas
This parent information session is good for any parent, but especially if your child plays sports, rides a bike, swims, jumps on a trampoline, plays on the playground, or has an active life-style. Sports and recreation related traumatic brain injuries among children have increased by 60% over the last 10 years with emergency departments in the US treating an estimated 173,285 cases each year. Learn the signs and symptoms of various types of traumatic brain injury and what to do about returning to school and sports.
RSVP to [email protected]
For more information, or if you would like to volunteer to help with the Corbell Wellness Council, please contact Lisa McManus at
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OC
TO
BE
R birthdays
Jeanie Freedman-2nd
Christi Schettler-10th
Brittany Millar-10th
Sherie Meares-19th
Aubrey Stark-19th
Kelly Jehling-20th
Melissa Ridenour-29th
Galinda Powell-31st
Corbell will celebrate Red Ribbon
Week October 21st-25th. Daily activi-
ties and discussions will focus on
healthy drug-free lifestyles.
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Keep your head in the game
At the Counselor’s Corner with Mrs. Ramsey
Dear Parents:
It is a policy of the Frisco Independent School District that all fifth grade students take the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT). This is a standardized test that measures students’ learned reasoning abilities. The test is divided into three areas: verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal problems. The verbal set of tests assesses the students’ abilities to search, retrieve, and compare processes that are essential for verbal reasoning. The quantitative tests assess the students’ abilities to reason about patterns and relations using various concepts. The non-verbal tests assess the students’ abilities to reason using spatial and figural content.
The test will be administered to all fifth grade students on the mornings of October 9, 10, and 11. Each testing period will last approximately one hour. Parents are encouraged to not schedule any doctor/dental appointments for these days.
This test is very important, and it is important that all students be in attendance on test days. There are several things that you can do to help your child be successful on this test.
Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep the night before the test.
Make sure your child eats a healthy breakfast the morning of the test.
Have your child arrive at school on time that morning so he/she does not feel rushed.
Do not schedule any appointments for your child on the mornings of testing.
Finally, send your child to school that day with a hug and words of encouragement.
Results from the testing will be provided to the parents once we receive them back from Riv-erside Publishing. With home and school working together in your child’s education, we can make a difference.
Very truly yours,
Kristen Ramsey, counselor/testing coordinator
For more information, you may go to http://www.riversidepublishing.com/products/cogAt/