Weston Wrap-Up APRIL, 2014

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELPED MAKE THE PTO CARNIVAL A SUCCESS.

THE BUILDING WAS FILLED WITH SMILING FACES.

Character Leaders recognized during the

month of March for demonstrating the

character trait of Dependability were:

Kindergarten: Seth Easterday, Grant Davis,

Alia Davis, Jayden Jensen, Taelor Cottrell,

Olivia Cleveland, Kylee Mayberry, Isaiah

Owens, Colton Miller, Cale Caldwell, Gabe

Hall, Marin Johnson, Scott Nicklas, Noah May,

Zaine Wilson, Alissa Kitcoff, Michael Batt,

Emma Flynn

1st grade: Alyssa Deckard, Derek Harmon,

Brenton Smith, Jocelyn Turney, Aubry

Wagoner, Rachel Baker, Taryn Gross, Justin

Lukas, Daeshawn Sandaire, Savannah Ward,

Boston Willard, Alek Plisinski, Dylan Barrett,

Kiera Hope, Makenna Rankins, Isaac Stewart,

Zander Cobb, Ava Powell, Jailyn Stockton

2nd grade: Rose Rosales, Garrett Sirosky,

Jordan Kuker, Aubrey Brewer, Braden

Robertson, Cadence Burnett, Aaron Martin,

Willie Reynolds, Paige Denison, Zane

McHatton, Kalea Bradley, Kaden Snodgrass,

Brandan Haley, Grace Cunningham, Kaleb

Parish, Liam Flanagan, Paige Gibson, Rhea

High, Hannah Haberstroh, Bryce Roberts

3rd grade: Mariah Bishop, Dominic Bova,

Jaden Markus, Lauren Sherman, Mia Wampler,

Alex Cozatt, Abby Zorne, Owen Anderson,

Grayce Lowder, Samantha Meibeyer

KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UP

Kindergarten times and locations are

listed below. You may attend a Round-Up

at another building if the time for Weston

does not work for you. Weston’s time will

be April 15th from 5-7 PM. Please use the

north entrance by the cafeteria.

State law requires that each child

entering kindergarten in the fall of

2014 be five years old by August 1,

2014. Please bring the child’s

official birth certificate for age

verification, as well as a current

immunization record.

Families may attend Kindergarten

Round-Up at a school other than their

home school, if necessary.

Eden and Harris will be on April 17th

from 5-7

J. B. Stephens will be on April 15th

BURT’S BULLETIN

Third grade students at Weston

completed the Applied Skills portion of the

ISTEP+ test and took the complete IREAD3

assessments during the week of March 10th,

and did an outstanding job. During

assessments, as in the classroom, it is

important for students to try their best, use

their time wisely, read carefully, and have a

good attitude. Our 3rd graders did all of

these and we couldn’t be more proud of the

effort shown. Students and teachers

worked hard in getting to this

accomplishment.

The results are back for this year’s

IREAD3 and 96.5% of Weston’s third grade

students passed the initial IREAD3 test. The

students who did not pass will have the

opportunity to attend summer school and

retake the test in June.

“YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME”

“You’ve Got a Friend in Me” is the theme song written for the movie Toy Story (it also appears in Toy Story 2 & 3). The lyrics talk about the

compassion one person might have for another. In part, the words to the song say: “You've got a friend in me…..You've got troubles, well I've got 'em too…….There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you……We stick together and we see it through…….You've got a friend in me

We all have troubles at some time….it may be that we’ve forgotten our lunch at home, or that a friend is being mean to us, or that we miss a grandparent. These are times when we might need to talk to someone or to have help in solving the problem. This is where a person who shows the character quality of Compassion can be helpful. That person will know what to do because they will be following the 5 “I Will” statements:

I will:

Stop to help

Listen when others want to talk

Give of my resources to help

those in need

Look for lasting solutions

Comfort others without regard

to race, gender, faith, age or

nationality

Compassion is our character trait for

April and one that we all have the chance to show several times every day. In whose life will you make a difference today?

BOOK FAIR FIESTA

Weston Elementary will be having

their Spring Book Fair Family Night on

Tuesday, April 15th, in the school library.

Students, families and friends are invited to

shop and Weston students will have a

chance to win a free bookmark, eraser,

wristband or BOOK by spinning the Weston

Wheel of Wonders! Please come join us for

popcorn, shopping, spinning and a

wonderful evening!

*BOOK FAIR HOURS 5:30PM-7:30PM

WESTON GRANDPARENTS WEEK

Weston Elementary extends a special

invitation for Grandparents to eat lunch with

their grandchild during the week of April

14-18. We do not have a specific day

identified during the week for grandparents

or grade levels because limiting attendance

to one day would prohibit some

grandparents from attending because of their

schedules. Also, grandparents are not

limited to this week to have lunch with their

grandchildren. You are welcome to have

lunch throughout the year.

To maintain the continuity of the

educational program, we request that

classroom visitations not occur before or

after lunch during this week.

Parking-Since this is a special week,

we request all parking be at the

NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

Spaces are available in front for those

with special needs.

We will have a person to greet and

register visitors at door 7 from

10:20-12:00.

Please enter using door 7. Each

entrance to the building has a number

on it.

We will be set up to take a picture of

grandparents with grandchild(ren) BEFORE

eating lunch and the pictures will be

available before they leave. There is no

cost. Grandparents will be able to shop at

the Book Fair with their grandchildren.

WILD ANIMALS

Have you ever seen a baboon up close……or

had an opportunity to watch an American wolf

sniff its environment? Weston students had

both of those opportunities and more when

Larry & Cheryl Battson, from Wildlife

Educational Services, visited Weston

Elementary on Wednesday, March 19th. When

the Battsons visit, they always bring with them

the most interesting wild animals……and tell

students a little bit about each animal. Some of

the information shared during this visit

included:

American Alligator---can be put to sleep

by rubbing its belly! Over 1 million

alligators live in Florida;

American Wolf---has a very good sense

of smell and are helping to control the

small animal population in the Yosemite

National Forest

Baboon---are always learning….and are

VERY active

Python Snake---can go as long as 1 year

without eating and can then eat big

animals. This one is on the shoulders of

3rd grader Peyton Speer.

THANK YOU TO MR. & MRS. BATTSON

FOR AN ENJOYABLE AND INFORMATIVE

VISIT!

Easter Egg Hunt Sponsored by Greenfield-Central High School’s

Spanish Honor Society Thursday, April 10th @ 4:30pm

Greenfield-Central High School

810 N. Broadway, Greenfield

Children in preschool through second grade are

invited to bring their Easter Baskets to look for

candy filled plastic eggs.

Parking will be available in the student parking

lot north of the G-CHS building. Participants

should come to the area outside the auditorium

before the hunt begins. The Easter Bunny will

also be present for pictures.

GLEANER’S MOBILE FOOD PANTRY

April 25th, 1:00-3:00pm, Morristown

Christian Church parking lot

April 26th, 10am-12noon, Erlewein

Mortuary parking lot, Fortville

May 24th, 10am-12noon, Erlewein Mortuary

parking lot, Fortville

Food will be distributed to all families in

need.

UPCOMING DATES

April 8 – Mozzi’s Night

April 14 – 18 Grandparents Week

and Book Fair

April 15 – Kindergarten RoundUp

5-7

April 15 – Book Fair open at night

5:30 – 7:30

April 25 – Bully Bashers - 9:45-

10:05 for K-2 and 10:15-11:00 for

3rd grade

April 29 – K field trip to

Children’s Museum

April 28th – May 9th ISTEP+

Multiple-Choice

May 6 – PTO Meeting

May 9 – All Pro Dads

May 2 – 1st grade mCLASS testing

May 5 – Core link for 3rd grade this

week

May 6 – K mCLASS testing and

PTO Meeting

May 7 – 2nd grade field trip to

Conner Prairie

May 8 – 1st grade mCLASS testing

May 13 – Mozzi’s Night

May 14 – 3rd grade field trip to

Indiana State Museum

May 16 – 1st grade field trip to zoo

May 20 – Field Day

May 21 – Field Day rainout

May 22 – Read Up celebration in

the cafeteria @ 8:00 am

May 23 – Tentative 3rd grade visit

to GIS in AM and 3rd grade

celebration in cafeteria in PM

May 28 – Talent Show @ 8:00

AM in gym

May 28 – Kindergarten graduation

in gym in the PM

May 29 – Awards Program @ 8:00

in the gym