Wide Hollow Cubs Bear Facts

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1 Wide Hollow Cubs Bear Facts Office WV Child Care OCTOBER 9, 2014 Jake Hall, Principal Shelly Jaeger, Secretary Vol. 1 No. 4 FOR YOUR CALENDAR OCTOBER 9th PTA Skate Skateland 5:30-8:00pm ($5.50 per/student) 10th NO SCHOOL Teacher Contracted Day 22nd Hearing & Vision Screening 24th FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24TH -PICTURE DAY! 27th-through-31st Parent Conferences (early release 12:10pm) 30th Spirit Day! *Lunch menus can be found on our home page, click on What s for lunch? Or click here RESERVE YOUR SPOT!!! We would also like to invite you to participate in the 4 th Annual West Valley Patron Tours on Tues- West Valley Patron s Tour Nov. 25th day, November 25 th from 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon. We will have the opportunity to divide up into teams, conduct learning walks through classrooms to observe teaching and learning, and listen to principals speak to the areas of emphasis at West Valley Junior High School, Summitview Elementary, and Apple Valley Elementary School. Oh, and did we mention you also get to ride on a school bus? Last year was a rousing success! Don t miss this great opportunity to learn about your schools. Phone , or chronisterd@wvsd208.org to reserve your place. Please RSVP as soon as possible. Mark your Calendar! Friday, October 24th Dorian Studio s Individual Picture Day! *Order forms will go home 1 week prior *For questions regarding pictures please call Dorian Studios

2 Wide Hollow PTA Scholastic Book Fair October 27th October 30th 12:10-4:00 pm Volunteers Needed! Please call Jenna Martin, Librarian if you can help Please make sure you have turned in your current year volunteer form. Character Words of the Month with Definitions and Signs of Success October : Tact Choose my words carefully Avoid getting involved people who make negative comments. Start with a positive comment before giving negative feedback Consider cultural differences and act in a sensitive way ATTENDANCE POLICIES If your child will not be attending school for ANY reason you must contact the school within 48 hours in order for the absence to be excused. If attending doctor or dental appointments please remember to get an appointment card showing the date of the appointment. Please read your Wide Hollow Handbook located on our WH webpage for policy rules and regulations. Our office phone number is , or you may the office at: wh-office@wvsd208.org

3 All Wide Hollow Families, This year has been flying by!! In just a few weeks we will be having our family-teacher conferences October 27-31, 2014! A strong family and school partnership is one of the major reasons Wide Hollow is an award winning, highly distinguished school. We have a track record and an expectation of nearly 100% attendance at family-teacher conferences and we look forward to meeting with families again October 27-31, 2014! WIDE HOLLOW IS USING ONLINE CONFERENCE SCHEDULING AGAIN THIS YEAR. I am so happy to tell you that Wide Hollow is now using Skyward, our online school system, to schedule family-teacher conferences!! You will find attached to this letter a guide with step by step instructions along with screen shots to walk you through this convenient process. You will be able to see each teacher s schedule for the week and select the available time that works best for you. This is so much easier than the paper system we used to use. Just be sure you have your login and password for Family Access. Parents will be able to start scheduling your conferences on Monday, October 13th. The Online Conference Scheduling system will open at 8 am Monday, October 13th first come, first serve! Skyward works on smart phones and full-computers. In order to make this process easy, you will need to have Skyward login information ahead of time. If you do not know your Skyward login and password you have two ways to get this information: The first choice and quickest option (also preferred option) is to either Mary McDonald or Tracy Cox at WV Central Office and they will your information to you. Mary McDonald mcdonaldm@wvsd208.org Traci Cox coxt@wvsd208.org Call The second option is to call WV Central Office and they can help you over the phone So, make sure and schedule your conference using Skyward s Online Conference Scheduling. or call the above contacts or feel free to call Wide Hollow if you have any questions. If you don t have access to the internet please contact Wide Hollow and we will connect you with the teacher to schedule your conference. We look forward to another 100% attendance at Wide Hollow Conferences again this fall! Jacob C. Hall, Principal Wide Hollow Elementary School Yakima, Washington *Online scheduling is only available to parents on Family Access between.. Monday, October 13th - Friday, October 24th.

4 Date: Tuesday, October 28th Time: 1:00-2:30 Place: Wide Hollow Gym Jump For Heart is Coming! (Grades 3 & 4) Why is partnering with the American Heart Association so important? Heart disease is the nation s No. 1 killer. Stroke is the fourth-leading cause of death. Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions. Almost a third of U.S. children are overweight or obese. 61 percent of children ages 9 13 aren t physically active outside of school. Almost 1/3 of U.S. children and adolescents between ages 2 and 19 are overweight or obese. What is Jump for Heart? It is a fun jump rope event that will be held during conference week. If you decide to join in the fun, you will be eating lunch at school. At 12:10 p.m., participating students will go outside for recess and come back inside at 12:40 p.m. Make sure to take everything (as if you were going home), when you leave the classroom at 12:10 p.m. At 12:40 p.m., participating students will not be able to re-enter the building through their classroom. Instead, please enter the building through the doors by the music room. All students will place their belongings in the music room, sign in before entering the gym, and sit down at their station in the gym. Jumping will begin at 1:00 p.m. This is not a spectator event. Jump for Heart is an activity for participating 3rd 4th grade students only. Why do we do Jump for Heart? To exercise and have fun. To help fight heart disease and strokes. To raise money for the American Heart Association. Deadlines: 1. Permission slips go home - Thursday, October 2nd. 2. Return permission slips are due - Thursday, October 9th 3. Team sign up. Sponsor sheets handed out - Thursday, October 16th, 12:10 4. Money from sponsors is due - Thursday, November 6th

5 CONGRATULATIONS! The following students received Cub Spirit Awards ; Victor Hernandez, Angel Lopez, Olivia Hitchcock, Gavin Belles, Abhinav Sampath, Lucy Gonzales, Mya Johnson and Linda Bedolla Nice Job! Mileage Club! (12:10-12:40 pm) Students walk or jog during lunch recess each Wednesday to earn points for prizes and at the same time get exercise that is essential to good health. Parents are welcome to join their children at this time. Please remember you must fill out a volunteer form and always sign in at the office window before entering the playground. OFFICE DEPOT 5% Back to School Program Help our school earn FREE SUPPLIES! Our school will earn credits equal to 5% of your qualifying school or office supply purchases to use for FREE supplies. You can credit the school with your purchases all year round! Give our school ID# every time you shop at Office Depot. ATTENTION ALL VISITORS AND VOLUNTEERS! All visitors and volunteers must complete a Volunteer Application Background Form each school year. If you plan to visit your child s classroom for any reason, volunteer or go on field trips with our students during the 14/15 school year, please come by the office and pick up a form to fill out. We also need to make a copy of your current driver s license in order to run the background check. One background check per year is good at all schools in our district. At any store in the U.S. At When calling GO-DEPOT ATTENTION PARENTS OF KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE STUDENTS: Kindergarten and first grade is a big adjustment for children and occasionally the bathroom is just too far away to reach on time! In preparation for these instances we ask that you please send an extra set of clothes with your child that can be kept in their backpack or classroom. This may save you a trip to the school. School Name: WIDE HOLLOW ELEMENTARY ID#: Wide Hollow received $85.43 because parents used our ID# above when shopping at Office Depot! Thanks and keep using our ID#!

6 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!.Are you a Sign-Up Genius? We always need volunteers for activities at Wide Hollow, such as picture day, the Back-to -School BBQ, Trunk or Treat, Bingo, the Scholastic Book Fair, and many other events throughout the year. For the past few years, we have been using a website called Sign-Up Genius to let you know about different volunteer opportunities. If you would like to sign up on Sign-Up Genius please click on this link and register: nelsonwd@q.com After signing up you will receive s letting you know when our school needs volunteer help. If you sign up to help at an event, you will get a reminder two days before your scheduled event. If you do not wish to hear about volunteer opportunities you may unsubscribe yourself from Sign-Up Genius at any time. From our Child Nutrition Dept. Just a reminder that we do not accept credit or debit card payments for school lunch accounts on the phone or at the Child Nutrition office located at the WV Jr. High. The Child Nutrition office only accepts checks or cash. If parents want to pay with cr4edit or debit cards they need to set up an account online at: To set up the account they will need their student s ID number. Target Wide Hollow Families, Did you know that Target sends Wide Hollow a check once a year? Pretty cool! All you have to do is designate Wide Hollow Elementary School and Target will send Wide Hollow 1% of the total of your purchases. Click this link for more information: WEST VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD REGULAR MEETING October 13th 7:00 Wide Hollow Library WEST VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD STUDY SESSION October 22nd 6:30 WEST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL ROOM 1245 The West Valley School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Randy Souers, (509) , West Valley School District, 8902 Zier Road, Yakima, WA 98908