Kathy Tucker, Principal

tuckerk@stjohns.k12.fl.us

Jim Roberts, Asst. Principal

robertj2@stjohns.k12.fl.us

Volume 87, No. 12

November 16, 2012

School will release at the regular time on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 @ 2:50 p.m.—Happy Thanksgiving!

If you are a person with a disability who needs assistance, please contact Jim Roberts, Assistant Principal/LEA at 547-8540.

NO EARLY CHECK-OUTS

after 2:15 P.M.

(1:15 P.M. on Wednesdays)

This is a school-wide policy.

Jackets, Sweaters and Lunch boxes—Oh My! It’s getting chilly outside! This means that kids will be bundling up! Please take a moment to label the inside of your child’s jacket, sweater and even lunch boxes! If

items have student names in them, we can easily re-turn them to their owner. Thank you! ** All lost and

found items will eventually be donated to a charita-ble organization.

Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for attending our Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon on Thursday. This is a day that our faculty, staff and students look forward to every year. We appreciate being able to serve you. Many thanks to our Mrs. De-uschele and her Cafeteria staff as well as our KES Maintenance crew for their hard work each year. They always do a great job! It was great seeing

so many families!

TEACHING GRATITUDE and THANKSGIVING Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind. --Sam N. Hampton

Thank you to all of our families who contributed to our Thanksgiving Food Drive. We have collected over 500 cans and boxes of food to

be shared with St. Johns County families who have school-aged children. You have helped your family experience how good it feels to

know that they have helped others and that without their help, someone would not have food for their family. As promised, here are a few additional ideas for helping your family learn and practice an “attitude of gratitude”: **Thanksgiving Tree

Draw a leafless tree on a piece of paper (maybe open up a grocery bag). Cut out leaves from colored paper and have each family member

write or draw something for which they are thankful. Tape or glue them to the tree. **Thanksgiving Basket

Decorate a box or basket to hold notes written by family members to each other expressing things they appreciate about each other. Re-

view them occasionally, or read one before each meal. One family began their note writing on Thanksgiving and continued to add notes to

the box through December. On Christmas Day before opening gifts, they open the notes to each other before they share their gifts. **”What I’m Thankful For” Charades or Pictionary

Have a whiteboard or large pads of paper with markers available. The idea is for everyone to tell what he or she is thankful for by using the

rules of charades or Pictionary. Everyone gets a turn as the other takes a guess. **Silver Lining Awards

Offer Silver Lining Awards to any child who can turn a bad situation into a blessing. (Deborah Spaide: Teaching Children an Attitude of

Gratitude) Show your child how to find something good even in the midst of extremely challenging circumstances. **Teach Gratitude / Live the Lesson

Never underestimate the power of your example. You are your child’s most important teacher. Be on the lookout for things for which to

be grateful and let your children hear you express your gratitude. “A simple sincere expression of gratitude when your children do some-

thing they were asked to do is always appropriate. Taking an extra moment to thank a sales clerk at the store or tip the waitress lets them

know that gratitude is acceptable and encouraged.” (Wayne Parker: Teaching Children to be Grateful) Other families have shared that a portion of their allowances are saved during the year and then given to an organization in need of finan-

cial assistance. Another family assists with the serving of a holiday meal in a homeless shelter. “After seeing hungry faces accepting a

plate of food, my daughters heartily appreciated going home to their safe, cozy home. But they also learned about thankfulness when they

saw and heard expressions of gratitude from those receiving the meal”. So, as you prepare for your Thanksgiving celebrations this year, consider all of the small but powerful ways you can teach and encourage a

habit of gratitude. Resources:

http://www.familycares.org/involve/attitude.cfm

http://fatherhood.about.com/od/valuesandspirituality/a/gratitude.htm

http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Parenting-Tip---Teaching-Thankfulness&id=814162

Thankfully, Mary Warren, Guidance Counselor

We are Thankful!

There is no school on Wednesday, November 22—24, 2011 to celebrate Thanksgiving. We are very thankful for our families and our faculty here at Ketterlinus! School will release at the egular time on Tuesday, 11/20/12 at 2:50 p.m. Have a safe and wonderful holiday weekend!

There will be no newsletter sent home next week

due to the short school week.

*~* Dates to Remember *~* 11/17 Nights of Lights!

11/19 PTO Meeting at KES 8:00 a.m.

11/20 KES Family Movie Night—Francis

Field

11/21 - 11/23 Thanksgiving Holiday - no school!

The Dolphin Café “Lunch Box!” This is our hot lunch menu. Please note that our menu is subject to change! Lunch is $2.20 per day including milk. Milk is $.60 if purchased separately.

Nov. 16th- Oven Baked Chicken or BBQ Meatballs, Whole Grain Breadstick, Baby Carrots Dippers with Dressing, Green Peas, Applesauce Nov 19th – Macaroni & Cheese or Beef & Bean Chili, Whole Grain Breadstick, Steamed Broccoli, Cherry Tomato & Celery Stick Dippers with Dressing, Peaches Nov. 20th – Mini Corn Dogs or Cheese Tortellini, Marinara Sauce, Baby Carrot & Cucumber Dippers with Dressing Mandarin Oranges No school November 21,22,23 - Happy Thanksgiving! Nov. 26th – Max Cheese Sticks or Chicken Quesadilla Max, Steamed Broccoli Florets, Green Peas, Marinara Sauce, Peaches.

Student Spotlight! We’d like to Spotlight one of our amazing 1st grade students! Miss Lilla Mae!

Lilla Mae came to school one morning on a mission. Her mission was to help

others. She asked her teacher if she could take up a collection to help other

children in need of shoes and clothing

for Christmas. Her teacher graciously

accepted her wish and sent a letter home to the other parents.

Lilla Mae’s wish was to collect $25. In a weeks time, she

collected $75 which will help 3 children in need! Thank you

Lilla Mae and your class mates for showing great character

and making a difference to a child!

Attention Parents If you are living in a shelter, motel, vehicle, or campground; on the

street, in an abandoned buildings; or living with friends or relatives to

to an economic hardship, are you a teenager and living independently

or with someone other than a parent or legal guardian; then you may

be eligible to receive services provided under the McKinney-Vento

Act. Contact your school Computer Operator or your local Homeless

Liaison-Mr. Chris Stone @ 547-7589 for more details. You may also

visit: [Link]http://www.seirtec.org/nche/index.php

Thank You - Walmart and Mrs. Barfield! We appreciate each and every one of our volunteers here at

KES! This week, we were notified that Ketterlinus is the recipi-

ent of the “VAP” - Volunteerism Always Pays grant. The VAP pro-

gram awards a $250 grant when one of Walmart's associates

volunteers 25 or more hours at an eligible organization. Thanks

to Mrs. Barfield, KES will receive $250!

KES - Movie Night @ 6:00 p.m.! We are so thankful for each of our KES families. On Tuesday, November 20, 2012, Ketterlinus PTO will host our first “Movie Night”! And, there is no school on Wednesday to kick off the Thanksgiving holiday! We will be watching the movie “Dolphin Tale”. The movie will be shown on a huge screen

on Francis Field (the large open field on across from our school). All KES families and children are invited to attend. Our PTO will be selling snacks and drinks. Please bring a chair or your blanket and join us for an evening of good family fun!

New from Mr. Lewis! Reminder to all Art Club members: There is Art Club meeting after school on Monday, November 19. VFW Americanism art and essay contest deadline is coming near. Please

have artwork and essays (submitted with entry form) to Mr. Lewis by

Thursday, November 29. For any questions, see the art bulletin board or ask Mr. Lewis. Cliff Beaman is returning to Ketterlinus! Wednesday, December 5, Cliff

Beaman will have a presentation for our students. His “Sharing Brother-

hood” presentation will discuss topics of Anti-bullying, anti-violence, and

loving others, while he creates a beautiful 4’ x 7’ chalk mural. With his

special effects, you will be surprised what Cliff Beaman can do!

Do you need an Interpreter? Parents, if you require the use of an interpreter for

any school related functions (meetings, conferences,

school productions, etc…) we ask that you please notify

us two weeks ahead of time. Please send a written note in to

your child’s teacher or to the front office. This will give us

enough time to be sure we have an interpreter scheduled.

Used Books Needed! Several of our Kindergarten and 1st grade classes are looking to expand their class libraries! If you have any used books ranging from Pre-K - 2nd grade that you’d like to donate, we’d be grateful to have them! Please drop any book donations to our front office. Thank you!

American Sign Language Classes at KES? The L.E.E. program is currently providing Spanish classes after school here at KES. L.E.E. is currently looking for two schools in our area to provide A.S.L. enrichment. Classes will be held on Mon-day and Wednesdays after school. Currently, they determining if there is an interest at KES as only two school ins our area will be chosen based on your input. If you are interested, or would like more information, please contact our Assistant Principal, Mr. Jim Roberts at 547-8544.

The Giving Tree Each year at Ketterlinus, we put up a “Giving Tree”. This tree

holds very special ornaments. On the back of each ornament

is information for a child—the size of clothes he or she wears,

and what may be on his or her “wish list” for this holiday

season. If your family (or your place of employment ) is able to choose

an ornament from our tree and would like to purchase items for a child

in need, please do so. The tree is located in our front office. Any items

that you buy will be given to a child right here at Ketterlinus to help

make their holiday season a little more special. Please be sure to write

your name and phone number on our giving tree list, in case we have any

questions. All donations must be brought to KES by Monday, Decem-

ber 10, 2012 to allow us time to contact the family. If you have any

questions, please contact Mrs. Mary Warren at 547-8545. Thank you!

Congratulations, Mrs. Howatt’s 3rd grade class!

Mrs. Howatt's class tree is going to receive a Special Merit Award for the tree the students decorated for Leukemia Awareness. The kids signed an orange ribbon and wrote a note called "What I Wish for People with Leukemia". The tree was also decorated with golden glitter peace signs and stars, as well as orange Christmas balls. The messages written by the students have been a huge draw to the tree.

Thanks to those who donated to our KES Thanksgiving Food

Drive! We collected over 400 items! You’re the best!

Ketterlinus Elementary

School Advisory Committee Agenda for Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 at 7:45 a.m.

Introductions

Minutes of October meeting SAC General Information

Finance Report – SAC Funds

B. Principal’s Report

C. Other Reports

New Business

Highly Effective Strategies by Beth Upchurch Title I Information- parent involvement activities

and Title I compact

VI. Next Meeting Date and Time (Tuesday, December 18 @7:45 a.m.)

Adjournment

Thank you, Mr. France & Dunkin Donuts! We’d like to extend a very special thank you to Mr. France and Dunkin Donuts for getting our motor running

every Friday morning! Thank you for the generous dona-tion of coffee!