Kathy Tucker, Principal

tuckerk@stjohns.k12.fl.us

Jim Roberts, Asst. Principal

robertj2@stjohns.k12.fl.us

Volume 87, No. 3

September 7, 2012

*~* Many after school activities begin next week! *~*

Tuesday 9/18 is Picture Day! Individual picture day is Tuesday, September

18, 2012. All students will have their photos

taken whether you purchase a package or not.

Order forms are coming home with students today. Checks

should be made payable to LEONARD’S, and we ask that you

send them in the DAY OF picture day. This helps us to ensure

that all orders are given directly to the photographer. Remember

to wear your best SMILE!

VOLUNTEER RULES—IMPORTANT The following information has been sent from the SJCSD RSVP/Volunteer Service Office. We have been asked to share it with you so that you will understand these policies.

Want to have Lunch with your child? In order for a person to have lunch with his/her child, that person must now be a cleared volunteer. In years past the decision to have a person cleared as a "visitor" or "volunteer" was a school decision. It is now a district-wide process to assure that each per-son coming to the school for lunchtime activity is to be cleared as a volunteer prior to being in the lunchroom.

Field Trip Attendance It is mandatory for a person to be a cleared volunteer to take part in any aspect of a school's field trip. If a person's volunteer applica-tion has not been completed (either never submitted by the appli-cant or not completely cleared through the Sheriff's Office and sexual offender database) or if the person has applied and has been denied, he/she cannot take part in any part of the field trip. This means that he/she cannot "follow the bus" to the loca-tion, or meet the group at the destination. To sign up to be a volunteer, please visit the SJCSD website at www.stjohns.k12.fl.us. Go to the For Parents & Students tab and click on Volunteers in Our Schools. If you have any questions, please contact our Volunteer Coordina-tor, Shawna Petrello, at 547-8540 or by email: shawna.petrello@stjohns.k12.fl.us

Breakfast & Lunch Information Breakfast and lunch are served daily in our cafeteria. The cost for a

full price breakfast is $1.25 per day, and a reduced priced meal is

$0.30. Lunch prices are $2.20 for full price and $0.40 for reduced

price lunches. We accept checks, cash and payments through Pay-

Pams.com (https://paypams.com/HomePage.aspx). If you would

like to complete an on line application to see if you qualify for free or

reduced lunches, you can visit https://mealapps.stjohns.k12.fl.us/

lfserver/EFORM. Forms are also available in the front office. If

you have any questions, please contact our cafeteria manager, Mrs.

Suzanne Deuschle, at 547-8551. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the

final rule as part of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) that

will become effective July 1, 2012. The goal of the final rule is to

promote overall student wellness and to assist in decreasing the inci-

dence of childhood obesity, as well as hunger.

St Johns County Nutrition Services Department has developed new

menus in order to meet the new dietary guidelines for school age

children, in addition to meeting the goals of the HHKFA. Some of the

changes you will see in your menu include:

A choice of fat-free or 1% white or chocolate milk.

An increase in portion sizes for vegetables: Kindergarten – 5th grade: ¾ cup per day

Weekly offerings of vegetables must come from different

vegetable sub-groups: Dark Green, Red / Orange, Beans / Peas and Starches

Fruit offerings will come from a variety of canned (in juice)

and fresh items: Kindergarten through 5th grade: ½ cup per day

Students are REQUIRED to take a minimum of ½ cup fruit

OR vegetable.

Half of all grain products offered must be 50% or more whole

grain

A decrease in the number of bread / grain servings offered

each week: Kindergarten through 5th grade: 8-9 servings per week

A change in the number of meat/meat alternate servings of-

fered each week: Kindergarten through 5th grade: 8-10 servings per week

New calorie minimum and maximum ranges for each grade

group

Students with milk allergies will no longer be allowed to re-

ceive juice in place of milk

Transportation Notifications / Changes Please make sure that your child’s teacher is aware of your child’s afternoon

transportation arrangements at all times. This information is requested of par-

ents at the beginning of the school year. Your child’s teacher will abide by the

information that was given by the parents, unless he/she receives a change in

writing.

It is very important that parents get in the habit of sending the teacher a note in

the morning should your child’s transportation need to be changed for that

particular day. These notes need to be very specific and include your child’s

name, the mode of transportation, bus number or day care bus information, if

applicable, and the date or dates this change involves. Teachers cannot accept

a verbal change in transportation from your child. This information must be in

writing from the parent only.

Should the need arise to make a change in your child’s transportation during

the day, please call the office at 547-8540. We ask that all changes be received

by 2:15 (1:15 on Wednesdays). This allows us time to be sure that all teachers

are notified of dismissal changes in plenty of time to notify your child.

Principal’s Corner Dear Ketterlinus Family, The students are doing a fantastic job in learning our school-wide rules, expecta-tions and procedures. SWIM is the school-wide motto for students to follow.

S – Safe W – Well Mannered I – Incredibly Respectful M – Make wise decisions… with the best!

I’m very proud of our students by displaying such great character both in school and

out of school. KES students are wonderful! I’m looking forward to our Character

Counts! Celebration next month. Once again, I want to thank our parents for following the drop-off and pickup proce-

dures. I would like to strongly encourage you to have your child ride the bus if possi-

ble. All drivers and passengers should remain in the car and allow students to

enter the cars with assistance (if needed) from the staff. By doing this, it keeps the

line moving in a timely manner and prevents delays and backups on the main road(s).

Younger students should be able to buckle themselves into their seatbelts or

booster seats. Please have your child practice this important self-help skill. I would like to announce a staff retirement. Coach Toni Kellerman will be retiring

from Ketterlinus on September 28th. Coach Kellerman has been teaching at Ketterli-

nus for 22 years, but would like to spend more time with her mother and grandchil-

dren. Coach has developed a top notch physical education program, which I believe

to the best in the district. My nineteen year old son still talks about her classes from

his days at Ketterlinus. Coach provided not only taught healthy life skills and char-

acter, but gave our students some great memories. We will miss her, but will enjoy

the last few weeks reminiscing of old times with Coach. We will welcome Mrs. Pam Allen as our new PE Coach. Mrs. Allen is formerly of

Mill Creek Elementary School and Swiss Point Middle School. She will spend some

time with Coach Kellerman and see our PE program in action. Please provide a

warm welcome to Mrs. Allen. She will officially start on October 1st.

We will begin having our Open House programs in the next few weeks. Grades 3, 4 & 5 Open House will be on September 17th at 6pm. Parents of students in Grades 3, 4 & 5 will have the opportunity to sign up for Home Access Center (HAC) from 5pm – 6pm. HAC is a new tool to monitor your child’s academic progress. HAC is a web-based application that is part of our new Student Information system called eSchool-Plus. Grades K, 1 & 2 Open House will be on September 24th at 6pm. Please look for

additional information on Open House in upcoming newsletters. This is an oppor-

tunity for parents to hear more about our transition to Common Core State Standards

(CCSS), district and school Be proud of your child(ren) . They are doing an outstanding job! Have a wonderful weekend!

Kathy Tucker

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

Attention: Hearing Impaired Parents

Should you need an interpreter for an event here at Ketterlinus, such as a

parent/teacher conference, student performance, etc., you must request an

interpreter at least 2 weeks prior to the event. Arrangements to schedule

interpreters take time, so we need your cooperation in helping us so that

we may provide the services you need.

Please write a note to your child’s teacher with specific details, reason,

date, and time, or email Mrs. Hairston directly at Hair-

stk@stjohns.k12.fl.us. Thank you!

Dolphin “Lunch Box” Monday, 9/10 Macaroni & Cheese OR Asian Glaze, Chick

en over Brown Rice, Broccoli, Tomato &

Celery with Low Fat dressing, Pineapples,

Juice Tuesday, 9/11 Mini Corn Dogs OR Cheese Tortellini with Sauce, Baby

Carrots & Cucumbers with Low Fat Dressing, Peaches,

Milk Wed., 9/12 Pizza! Cheese OR Pepperoni, Spinach/Romaine Salad

Mix with Low Fat Dressing, Corn, Apples, Milk Thursday, 9/13 Hamburger on Bun OR Hot Dog on Bun, Potato Wedges

Baked Beans, Lettuce, Tomato, Pickle Cup, Pears, Milk Friday, 9/14 Fish Nuggets OR Beef Quesadilla Max, Sweet Potato

Puffs, Green Beans, Applesauce, Milk

*~* Ketterlinus PTO *~*

It “PAYS” to “LIKE” Bozard

on Facebook!

Bozard will pay $2.50 for every new

“LIKE” to their Facebook page for

everyone who writes

“GO DOLPHINS” on their Facebook wall!

It’s Easy Peasy, Lemon Squeezy!

During the weeks of 09/17-10/01 Ketterlinus PTO is

having a Facebook campaign with Bozard Ford to earn

some big$ for our school. IT WON'T COST YOU AN-

YTHING! It is simple, and for every person that does

this, Ketterlinus PTO earns $2.50!! Here's how you do

it:

1) Log into your Facebook account and look up Bozard

Ford (local family dealership) and be sure to “LIKE”

them

2) Then, write “GO DOLPHINS” on their wall. That is

how they know you are for Ketterlinus Elementary!

On your MARK, GET SET—GO!

Begin collecting BOX TOPS for your class NOW!

BOX TOPS for Education = $$ for KES!

Thank you, Mrs. Masters for being our BOX

TOP MOM!

Box Tops are one of the EASIEST ways to

make money for our school! Box Tops are located on

several products that we use in our households! Cere-

al, freezer meals, etc. Please save those Box Tops and

turn them in to Mrs. Petrello in the front office (we

have a box designated for collecting them). We will

turn those little tabs of paper into money for our

school and students! This week, students were given

a Box Top sheet to help with your collection process.

Please make copies as needed. Be sure to write your

child's name on their form—we will hold a drawing

to award prizes! The class who turns in the most

Box Tops each nine weeks will win

lunch from

ZAXBY’S!!! (Thank you Zaxby’s!)

Gifted Referrals

The gifted process has been streamlined in our district:

All 2nd graders will be screened the week of No-vember 11th unless parent requests NOT to screen. If you have a child in another grade level that you would like to be screened for gifted, please send your request, in writing, to Mrs. Warren by October 19, 2012. For more information about the gifted program, please contact the Gifted District Coordi-nator, Ms. Theresa Grady, at 547-7692 or Mrs. War-ren, School Counselor, at 547-8545.

Gifted Parent Advisory Dates 2012-2013

10/16/12 The Webster School

1/8/13 Durbin Creek Elementary School

3/19/13 Ocean Palms Elementary School

5/13/13 Julington Creek Elementary School

*All meetings are from 3:30 to 4:30

ChildFind Do you have any concerns about your child’s:

speaking, understanding, moving or playing, seeing or hearing, getting along with other children, learning and paying attention, or self-feeding, dressing or toileting? If so, contact FDLRS/NEFEC CHILD FIND 386.329.3811 or toll free 1.800.227.6036. Services available for children birth through 5 years of age.

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle!

Parents—please help us by saving and donating the following

items to school. You can drop them off at the front office.

These items can be recycled and turned into great things

for us dolphins!

Box Tops

Campbells Soup Labels

Empty Ink Cartridges (all kinds and sizes)

Coke Rewards Points (Found on Coke bottle caps, 12 pack boxes of Coke products and cases of Dasani water)

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kes.stjohns.k12.fl.us/. Look on the bottom right side of the page where it says

“School Newsletter”. Enter your email address and press “SUBSCRIBE”. ALL

parents must subscribe to receive the newsletter, even if you were receiving it last

school year. To date, only 150 email addresses have signed up to receive our Dol-

phin Digest. Please take one minute and sign up for your copy today!

*~* Dates to Remember *~*

9/10— Young Rembrandts Begin 3-4 p.m.

L.E.E. Program begins 3-4 p.m.

Art Club with Mr. Lewis 3:30—4:30 p.m,.

9/12— L.E.E Program 2—3 p.m.

Building Minds, LEGO Program begins 2-3 p.m.

9/13 Volunteer Training at KES 8:30 a.m.

9/14 Chick Fil a Spirit Night! 5-7 p.m.

9/17 PTO Meeting at KES 8:00 a.m.

L.E.E Program 3-4 p.m.

First Tee begins 3:15—5 p.m.

HAC Meeting grades 3-5 @ 5 p.m.

Open House grades 3-5 @ 6 p.m.

9/18 SMILE! It’s picture day!

9/19 Interim Reports issued

LEE Program

Building Minds Lego Program

9/20 Boy Scout Round Up 6-30—8 p.m.

9/21 First grade—Project Swing Park

9/24 ART CLUB with Mr. Lewis 3:30—4:30 p.m.

L.E.E. 3-4 p.m.

First Tee 3:15—5 p.m.

Open House grades K-2 @ 6 p.m.

Lost and Found?

Please remember to label your child's backpack, lunch boxes, jackets/sweaters, etc. If we have a name, we can help return lost items to their owners.

Notes from Nurse Lisa, RN As the cooler weather approaches chil-dren with asthma may have trouble with their breathing. If your child has asthma or seasonal allergies, please make sure

the clinic has all the right documentation and medica-tions for interventions. Remember that hand wash-ing is the best way to prevent the spread of germs. If you have any questions or concerns, please call Nurse Lisa at 547-8552.