W.C. Petty Elementary School March 24, 2017 Bobcat Pause District 34 Educational Foundation presents: 7th Annual Duck Race Join us at the District 34 Art Crawl! May 6, 2017 at 2:00pm Finish line is at Hiram Buttrick Sawmill 1st Prize - $500 2nd Prize - $100 *Random ducks will be pulled for additional prizes Winner need not be present All proceeds go toward the District 34 Foundation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detach and pay by check: Please make checks out to D34 Educational Foundation – Return to school marked “Office - D34 Foundation” $5 for one ticket or $20 for five tickets Name: ________________________ Phone number: _______________________ Number of Duck tickets: __________ Total $__________ Email: _________________________ Teacher: ______________ “Contribute to the Foundation…Contribute to the Kids” DATES TO REMEMBER: March 27th - March 31st SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL April 3rd School Resumes April 3 - April 21 PARCC TESTING BEGINS April 5 5th Grade Parent/Student Infor- mational Meeting 6:30 pm April 10 5th Grade to Kenosha Civil War Museum (Nelson, Harrison & Mar- shall) April 11 5th Grade to Kenosha Civil War Museum (Bryant, Sosnowski & Halterman) April 14 NO SCHOOL Board Holiday
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W.C. Petty Elementary School
March 24, 2017 Bobcat Pause
District 34 Educational Foundation
presents:
7th Annual Duck Race
Join us at the District 34 Art Crawl!
May 6, 2017 at 2:00pm
Finish line is at Hiram Buttrick Sawmill
1st Prize - $500 2nd Prize - $100 *Random ducks will be pulled for additional prizes
5th Grade to Kenosha Civil War Museum (Nelson, Harrison & Mar-
shall)
April 11
5th Grade to Kenosha Civil War Museum (Bryant, Sosnowski &
Halterman)
April 14
NO SCHOOL
Board Holiday
H.O.T.
A health class on Our Changing Bodies will be presented to all fifth grade
students in April. This is a mandatory class unless the parents sign a release
form. APRIL 6th, 6:30-8:00pm, parents will have an opportunity to attend an
informational meeting at AES, on this class and view the film that will be
shown. It is a great opportunity to ask questions and help prepare your
student. More information and the permission form will follow shortly. Any
questions please call the Health Office at
847-838-8111.
H.O.T Health Office Tidbits
A Message from Project Lead the Way
2nd grade has begun learning about coding with Scratch Jr. They are learning how using loops
can cut down on the amount of code one needs. They are also starting to learn about the
screen as a grid.
3rd graders are starting their new module on simple machines. They are being introduced to
the VEX kits and will be building some simple machines when they come back from break.
4th grade students are working on their final problem. They were given a motor, wires, and an
LED. They are tasked with using energy conversion to light up the LED.
5th grade’s robotics units are coming to an end. They are working on their final challenge in
which they must program a robot to deliver medical supplies to certain places in a hospital (or
in our case blocks to specific zones).
Fifth grade students finished chalk flowers inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe. They will be creating classroom murals when we return from break.
Fourth grade students finished VanGogh inspired drawings. They will also complete thier grade level mural when we return.
Third grade students were introduced to the artist Keith Haring. They are beginning movement/figure drawings inspired by him.
Second grade students have been creating paper layer versions of their homes for use in a mural about community.
Students in 4th and 5th need to be practicing their recorders as they will be performing Recorder
Karate Belt tests after the break. 4th and 5th grade students are listening to music this week
relating to Impressionism. This is music that paints a picture in your mind as you listen to it. The
students discussed what kind of mood the music created for them and talked about what kind of
picture it created in their mind. Next they explained how that picture could be created musically.
2nd and 3rd grade students are currently discussing Animusic, the computer generated video set to
classical music. The students then discussed which would be easier for them –
creating the music first then the animation or creating the animation followed by
creating the music.
2nd & 3rd Grade:
Track Hurdles
Fitnessgram Muscle Endurance Test
Group Cooperation Games
4th & 5th Grade:
Track Hurdles
Fitnessgram Muscle Endurance Test
Group Cooperation Games
A Message from Art
Spring Scholastic Book Fair
W.C. Petty held our Spring Scholastic Book Fair
the first week in March. The students were super excited
about getting some new books! Our gross sales were
$8,600.00! Thank you to all of you
who helped make this event possible
and so successful!
Our Family Night was a HUGE hit!
The raffle raised $615.00 for
W.C. Petty!. Thank you for joining
us and supporting our students love for reading, as well our
W.C. Petty community!
Library Happenings
Music Happenings
Mrs. Gerritsen poses for
a picture with students
at Family Night.
Relaxing with a good read!
Book Fair Raffle Prize Winners
March Petty POW WOW
“Guest of Honor” seating
Lukas Barbosa—Mrs. Orozco’s Class
Rhett Wolf-Ms. Harrison’s Class March 24, 2017
Petty Pow Wow
Class Winners for March:
P.E.: Mrs. Piehl’s Class
Recess: Mrs. Flynn’s Class
Art: Mrs. Watson’s Class
Music: Mrs. Marshall’s Class
S.T.E.M.: Mrs. Palmisano’s Class
Custodian: Mr. Vandenbos’s Class
Library: Ms. Harrison’s Class
Positive Behavior Behavior Counts at
W.C. Petty!
Our March P.B.I.S.
Students-of-the-Month
Congratulations on being Responsible,
Respectful and Safe
PBIS at Petty - What’s the PBIS School Store?
PBIS (Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports) is the framework that Petty uses to reinforce our school wide behavioral expectations: be responsible, be respectful, and be safe. To reinforce these ex-pectations, students work hard to earn Bobcat Bucks from staff and each month, they can use their bucks at the School Store (the last Friday of each month). Your child might purchase toys and/or privi-lege coupons at the store. We encourage families to celebrate their child’s success and rewards for con-sistently following our school expectations!
P.B. I. S Students of the Month 2nd Grade: 3rd Grade:
Mrs. Watson Mrs. Mackowiak
Harrison Victor Gabe Styx
Mrs. Popp Mrs. Palmisano
Leia Carroll Ailey Carley
Mrs. Hehn Mrs. Rittierodt
Kimberlyn Phares Tyler Becker
Mrs. Orozco Mr. Vandenbos
Mason King Henry Lubkeman
4th Grade: 5th Grade:
Mrs. Earl Mrs. Bryant
Emma Scoville Kaelyn Barnett
Mrs. Murray Mrs. Halterman
Brynn Doornbos Kayla Jackel
Mrs. Newman Ms. Harrison
Derek DeVito Sammy Roffle
Mrs. Piehl Mrs. Nelson
Ava Janda Ryleigh Jorgensen
Mrs. Rivera Mrs. Sosnowski
Abby Sooley Julie Bordonaro
W.C. Petty students Jack Olsen, , Matthew Miller, Colin Fisher and Andrew Olson partici-
pated in the St. Baldrick’s challenge. St. Baldrick’s head-shaving events began as a
challenge between businessmen and have grown from one event in 2000 to over 1,200
events in 2016, raising critical funds for childhood cancer research. Events take place in
pubs, restaurants, schools, churches, parks, malls, military bases, firehouses and any other
