PRINCIPALLY SPEAKING

We are seeking parent input on homework and you can

add your voice to our discussions at school by accessing

our survey at https://goo.gl/dQsb4G.

You are encouraged to actively track your child’s

progress on PowerSchool where grades, attendance and

discipline data are kept for every student. To reduce

our carbon footprint, paper Progress Reports will not

be sent home. If you have difficulties accessing

PowerSchool, be sure to contact your child’s teacher so

that you can view your child’s information.

It was great to see all the families at our PATT Family

Social gathering Tuesday night; Ms. Martini and I

enjoyed reading stories to your children. We also hope

you enjoyed the opportunity to buy a new book or two

at the Book Fair this week, thanks to all our parent

volunteers who helped at the Fair!

Please remember that pets are not allowed on school

property. We appreciate your compliance with this.

I hope to see you at the Elmwood Park Fall Festival this

weekend!

Second Graders working on Lucy Calkins Writing!

PATT NEWS

Thank you to everyone that came out to our first

family social it was great to see so many of you

there, and to help support our Book Fair. It was a

great success, and we hope you enjoyed yourselves.

The children had a wonderful time visiting the

book fair this week. Thank you again for all your

support and those of you who volunteered your

time. Your time was greatly appreciated and we

look forward to seeing you again at our other

events. The funds raised from this book fair will be

given to our librarian to buy books and other

things she needs to make our library an enjoyable

place for our children.

Don't forget our Walkathon information is out and

is due back Monday September 21, 2015. Please

make sure you get your information in, we need to

have a count in to order our t-shirts. Our

walkathon is scheduled for Thursday October 8th

and the rain date is the 9th.

If you are interested in helping please send in the

volunteer form.

Continue to collect your box tops, and collection

went home this week. The PATT will be collecting

on Wed. Sept. 30th. Please double check the

expiration dates.

Our next PATT meeting is Thursday October 1st.

6:30 pm. Save the date.

Our new website is -

www.Elmwoodpatt.weebly.com

Like us on Facebook at ---

www.Facebook.com/pages/elmwood-patt

Thank you for all your support. Any questions

please contact Michela Shipinski at 708-845-6446

or email msitaly71@comcast.net

Dates to Remember

PATT Meeting Oct. 1 6:30 PM, Cafeteria

Fire Safety Week Oct. 5-9

EP Fire Dept. Safety Visit Oct. 6

Walk-A-Thon Oct. 8

Fire truck visit for an exciting ride home!

ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL

Please be advised that in the interest of safety, it is

important for students not to arrive at school before

8:20 a.m., (9:00 a.m. on Wednesdays). Students that are

arriving at school prior to 8:20 a.m. will be sent to our

before-school program at a cost to the parent. Also,

please be reminded that if your child is not picked up

by 3:12 p.m., they will be sent to our after-school

program at a cost to the parent. This procedure is

outlined in the Elmwood Handbook that each family

received at the beginning of the year. Thank you for

your cooperation on this matter!

Mrs. Predovich’s class takes a quick brain break!

Mr. Seibel and Ms. Martini enjoyed reading to

students at P.A.T.T.’s Family Social

WORDS OF WISDOM

Happy Friday, Panthers and Parents! The

theme for the month of September is

“Respecting Ourselves & Others” This week we

are focusing on honoring our elders and dealing

with anger. Respecting and honoring our elders

is important, because we can learn a lot from

someone who has lived a long life! Learning how

to deal with your anger properly will lead to a

more successful future. No one wants to be

around a person who is angry and doesn’t know

how to properly deal with it! Have a wonderful

weekend, and remember to come to school on

Monday prepared to Be Responsible, Be

Respectful, and Be ready for class!

With something to think about, this is Ms.

Martini. Make it a great weekend – or not. The

choice is yours!

BE RESPONSIBLE, BE RESPECTFUL, BE READY