A Message from Mrs. Stolarz

COLONEL JERRY ROSS VISITED TODAY!

We had a very special visitor today: Colonel Jerry Ross! He was here as our guest speaker at the Student of the Month Breakfast and he spoke to our entire school at a motivational assembly. This is what our students thought of Colonel Ross and his message:

• “Inspiring, relatable, AWESOME.” Ariana Cornett, 5th grader

• “I learned that studying takes you anywhere.” Nicholas Wheatley, 5th grader

• “When he was talking about his job, I wanted to be just like him!” Celia Beatty, 3rd grader

• “I didn’t think that they had that much fun in space. Now I want to be an astronaut!” Alice Maloney, 3rd grader

• “Jerry Ross is an inspiration and we are so lucky and honored for our school to be named after him, and even luckier to have him come to our school.” Helena Grafton, 5th grader

• “He opened the doors to my imagination and beliefs.” Zoey Wells, 5th grader

• “It was cool how he showed us how fun it is in space. I thought it would be scary, but it was actually pretty fun.” Grace Tiernan, 4th grader

I have heard Jerry Ross speak dozens of times, but today’s message was especially powerful. Please ask your child about it tonight.

IT’S TIME TO CHECK YOUR CHILD’S PROGRESS

Can you believe we are halfway through the first grading period already? You can check your child’s mid-term progress by logging into RDS Parent Access and go to the new Buzz gradebook.

Watch the 4 minute 18 second video for directions on Midterm Progress Check in RDS Parent Access and Buzz.

Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8AgiT5iz_VpUWpHdDk2WGVyOHc/view?usp=sharing

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Jerry Ross Elementary School 11319 Randolph Street Crown Point, IN 46307

Phone: 663-3010 Fax: 662-3529 Website: www.cps.k12.in.us/ross/ Phone: 663-3010/Fax: 662-3529

“Home of the Rockets”

UPCOMING EVENTS

SPACE RACE FUN RUN

Saturday, Sept. 19th 7 p.m.

Picture Day

Sept 24

Book Fair

Sept. 28 - Oct. 2

1/2 DAY: NO SCHOOL PM

October 7th– 12:14 Dismissal

FALL FESTIVAL AT LRCA

Friday, October 9th 5-9 p.m.

Attendance Rate for the Week:

97%

Jerry Ross is accredited with AdvancED

Standard 1: The school maintains and communicates a purpose and direction that commit to high expectations for learning as well as shared values and beliefs about teaching and learning.

Friday, September 18, 2015

September

Life Skill of the Month

Self Control

Lunch Menu

Monday 9/21

Cheesey Pizza

Cheeseburger Deluxe

Silly Dilly Green Beans

Carrots/Dip

Pears/Oranges

Tuesday 9/22

Breaded Chix Sand-wich

“Special Lunch to Go

Turkey Torpedo Sub”

Baked Beans

Broccoli/Dip

Pineapple/Apples

Wednesday 9/23

Spagetti w/ Dinner Roll

Quesadilla

Corn Niblets

Crispy Garden Salad

Applesauce/Bananas

Thursday 9/24

Chicken Nuggets

Chicken & Gravy

Dinner Roll

Mashed Potatoes/Gravy

Cherry Tomatoes

Apples/Fruit Medley

Friday 9/25

Bosco Sticks/Sauce

“Special Trix Yogurt Lunch to Go”

Tiny Tree Top Broccoli

Cucumber/Dip

Peaches/Apples

Jerry Ross Club Corner

Run Club— Monday, Sept. 21, 8:10-8:50 A.M. Wednesday, Sept. 23, 3:50-4:45 P.M. and Thursday, Sept. 24, 3:50-4:45 P.M.

Newspaper Club-Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015 in Miss Sekuloski’s Room 8:10-8:50 A.M.

Spell Bowl-Tuesday, Sept. 22, 3:45-4:30 P.M., Wed. Sept. 23, 3:45-4:30 P.M. and TEST on Thurs. Sept. 24, 3:45-4:30 P.M. Meet in Ms. Klavas’ Room.

Flyers went home on Wednesday for Stage Stars, Let’s Build It (Engineering), Chess Club, and Spanish Club. If you are signing your child up for one of these, please note that the form needs to be mailed to the address provided on the form. It does not get returned to the school office.

The Jerry Ross Cafeteria would like to welcome two new monitors, Loret-ta Rowland and Bridgett Mozham, to our busy staff. They will be work-ing alongside Jennifer Stroup, our other monitor for 2 years. Also, please congratulate Amanda Rohder, who has stepped up to our production position. She will be helping our cook, Sandy, getting things ready for our lunch line and eventually cashiering. This is a great bunch of ladies and I encourage you to say hi and wish them well.

Congratulations to our Fall Fundraiser Winners

Top Sellers:

Jacob N.– $50 gift certificate with 11 sold

Emily K.-$50 gift certificate with 11 sold

Cadence F.-$25 gift certificate with 10 sold

Limo/Lunch Winners:

3rd Grade-Liam O. & Brendan S.

4th Grade-Christian L. & Cadence F.

5th Grade-Jenna S. & Victoria B.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Fundraiser! Please remember if you have a book that was not purchased, it has to be returned to the school.

School Book Fair

Our Book Fair will be September 28th to October 2nd. Below is a link that gives the dates and times that the book fair will be open. If you are not able to attend you may also purchase on from the link.

http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/jerryrosselementaryschool1

Col. Jerry Ross’ Visit

We had an amazing visit from Col. Jerry Ross today! He showed a great video of some things that they do in space and gave some very encouraging words for the students to “never give up on their dreams”!

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Ethan Jones won 1st place in the boy’s race and Vanessa Del Real won 5th place in Ethan Jones won 1st place in the boy’s race and Vanessa Del Real won 5th place in Ethan Jones won 1st place in the boy’s race and Vanessa Del Real won 5th place in

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Community News

The Y Indian Maidens Program is designed to promote mother and daughter harmony and togetherness through monthly activities such as hayrides, picnics, cosmic bowling, community service projects, an annual weekend at Camp Tecumseh in August and much, much more! Mothers and daughters share exciting experiences with each other and with other maidens. The sign up is October 4th from 2pm-4 pm at the Southlake YMCA. Young maidens from the age of 5 and up are eligible to join, but both mother and daughter must join in order to participate. For more information, please contact Shannon at sberrisford2121@gmail.com or call 219-201-8251.

Crown Point AAU Boys Basketball Tryouts: Team tryouts for grades 3 through 6 will be Sunday, September 20th at the Crown Point High School in the Main Gym and Fieldhouse. Tryouts for 3rd and 4th graders are from 4:00-5:30 pm. Tryouts for 5th and 6th graders are from 5:30-7:00pm. Registration begins at 3:30. There is a $10 registration fee. Crown Point High School boys varsity basketball coach Clint Swan, along with the AAU coaching staff, will conduct the tryout. For further information: Contact Christine Curiel at (219) 616-7272.