THE BEEHIVE

NORTH MADISON ELEMENTARY

An “Ohio Hall of Fame” School

VOLUME XXII

Issue 10 428-2155 Mrs. Sally Jo Rogus, Principal October 30, 2009

“BUILDING OUR FUTURE!”

Nov. 2

Brkfst: Pancake and

Sausage Stick

Lunch: Mini Corn Dogs

Mixed Vegetables

Peach Cup

Garden Salad

Fresh Fruit

Low-fat Milk

Nov. 3

NO SCHOOL

ELECTION DAY!!

Nov. 4

Brkfst: Ham & Egg

Croissant

Lunch: Chicken Nuggets

With Dip

Oven Fries

Steamed Broccoli

Mandarin Oranges

Garden Salad/Fresh Fruit

Low-fat Milk

Nov. 5

Brkfst: Scrambled Eggs,

Toast

Lunch: Pizza Slice

Peas & Carrots

Fruit Cup

Pudding Cup

Garden Salad

Fresh Fruit

Low-fat Milk

Nov. 6

Brkfst: Bosco Apple

Bread Stick

Lunch: Diced Chicken

And Gravy

Mashed Potatoes

Green Beans

Fruit Cup

Garden Salad

Fresh Fruit

Low-fat Milk

DATES TO REMEMBER

Oct. 31 Turn your Clocks Back 1 Hour

Nov. 2 No School – Kindergarten ONLY for

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Nov. 3 NO SCHOOL – ELECTION DAY!

Nov. 4 4th

Gr. Music Program – 7 PM

Nov. 5 Parent/Teacher Confs. 2:30-6:00 p.m.

Thanks to the following students who served as our

news team this week:

Hayley Cota, Brionna Havens, Isaiah Clark and Makenna Murphy.

The following students received the Principal’s Award on Friday,

Oct. 23, 2009:

Kindergarten - Kayla Wynecoop

1st Grade - Thomas Hughell

2nd Grade - Jacob Fisher

3rd Grade - Tabby Fox

4th Grade - Hayley Niersberger

5th Grade - Brittany Randell

Music - Janae McFarland

Art - Zachary Wilson

Phys. Ed. - Jaret Pridemore

Safe schools hotline 1-888-880-5546

Principal’s Corner

Dear Parents:

Don’t forget to sign up for Parent-Teacher conferences to be

held on Monday, Nov. 2, during the school day for Kindergarten

students only. Those students will not have school on that day.

Conferences for students in grades 1-5 will be held on Thursday,

Nov. 5, from 2:30-6:00 p.m., or Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 2:30-6:00

p.m. This is important collaboration time for the teacher and you.

Please schedule a conference time.

With positive thoughts,

Mrs. Sally Rogus

4th Grade Patriotic Concert on

Wednesday

The fourth grade class of North Madison

Elementary will be performing their

patriotic concert on Wednesday, Nov. 4th

,

at 7:00 p.m. Come celebrate our freedom

with them!

Chuck E. Cheese Night Coming!!

Mark your calendars for TUESDAY, NOV. 3, 2009. That’s NME benefit night at Chuck

E. Cheese Pizza Palace in Mentor. Stop in anytime between 3:00-9:00 p.m. for pizza

and fun! Just tell the cashier you are with the North Madison group, and 10% of all sales from NME students and families will be donated to NME-PFO.

DON’T FORGET TO TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR ON SATURDAY, OCT. 31ST!!

N.M.E. FUNDRAISER PICK-UP!

You may pick up the items you ordered

from the P.F.O. Fundraiser on Friday,

Nov. 13, from 6 – 7:30 p.m. in the NME gym.

Winter Wonderland Coming!

Mark your calendars for Saturday, Nov. 21, from 11

a.m. to 4 p.m., for the North Madison PFO’s 7th

annual Chinese Auction! The auction consists of

donated items from local and out-of-town companies

as well as parents and NME staff. Each grade level at NME will

again be putting together a themed basket for the auction. Please

consider donating something toward your child’s grade level basket

(cash would also be accepted). The basket themes are as follows:

Kdg. -- Bed & Bath – towels, lotions, soaps, etc.

1st Gr. – Snuggle up for Winter – Cocoa, slippers, etc.

2nd Gr. – Fun basket – toys, puzzles, games, etc.

3rd Gr. – Kitchen – spices, utensils, dish cloth, etc.

4th Gr. – Automotive & Tools – oil, cleaners, hammer

5th Gr. – Night at the Movies – candy, movies, snacks

The festivities include a children’s and adult’s Chinese auction, a

Secret Santa Shop, a 50/50 Raffle, and Pictures with Santa. Doors

open at 11:00 a.m. and the drawings begin promptly at 2:30 p.m.

You must be present to claim your prize. See you there!

United Way Benefit

During Parent-Teacher conference nights (Nov. 5

and 10), families/parents can purchase a candy

gram for their child for 50 cents. A United Way

representative will be located at a table outside the

main office to sell the candy gram or raffle tickets. Raffle tickets

may be purchased for $5 each or 6 for $25 for the United Way

Super Raffle! All proceeds benefit the United Way.

Parent-Teacher Conferences Next Week! Parent-Teacher conferences for Kindergarten

ONLY are on Monday, Nov. 2nd. Conference

times are from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. The students will

not have school on that day.

Conferences for ALL STUDENTS are scheduled for Thursday,

Nov. 5, between 2:30 – 6:00 p.m., and Tuesday, Nov. 10,

between 2:30-6:00 p.m. These are regular school days for the

students.

Please watch for your appointment notice from your child’s teacher,

or call the office at 428-2155 to leave a message to schedule an

appointment. This is important collaboration time, so please

schedule a conference.

Handwriting help Check out the following website for your

student to practice handwriting:

www.handwritingforkids.com

Madison Thunderbolt Wrestling Club

Students ages 8-12, grades 2-6, are invited to

participate in the Thunderbolt Wrestling Club.

This experience is designed to provide

youth wrestlers with a sound background on

basic wrestling techniques while allowing the young wrestlers to

have fun without over emphasis on winning and losing.

Practices will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-8 PM at

Madison High school wrestling room. Dual meets and tournaments

will be on Sundays in Dec. and Jan. at the MHS school gym.

First practice will be held on Thurs., Nov. 5, from 6-8 p.m. in the

High School wrestling room.

Cost is $40/wrestler (includes sweatshirt), and $20 for each

additional wrestler from the same family. Make checks payable to:

Madison Takedown Club.

For more info., contact Ted Ransom at 440-823-8610 or Steve

King at 440-428-8563.

Madison Youth Soccer League

You may pick up your fundraiser orders at the

Memorial fields on Saturday, Oct. 31. If you

have questions, please call Bev Dietrich at 417-

4821.

Parenting Corner Tips from our Family Education Coordinator

IEP Series for Parents

What’s New about the New IEP

Forms? Nov. 12, 2009 Location: Madison Public Library, 6111 Middle Ridge Rd.

Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Feel free to bring a brown bag

lunch, beverages & dessert will be provided).

This is the first in a series of 2 workshops bringing information to

parents regarding the new IEP (Individual Education Plan) forms

developed by the OH Dept. of Educ. These new forms will be used

in the 2009-10 school year. Please join us to familiarize yourself

with these forms.

The second in the series will be held in the spring and will bring

information to parents on the development of goals and objectives.

Look for more information in March on times and locations for this

workshop.

Registration is limited to 35 – RSVP by Nov. 5th.

Call Laura Marino, Family Educ. Coord. at 428-

8411 or email to ma_marino@lgca.org

Cartridge & cell phone recycling

Donate your old/used cell phones and empty

computer printer cartridges to Madison

Schools. They can be used toward the purchase

of new computer equipment. Collection boxes can be

found at all Madison school locations.

Math Flashcards On-Line

Does your child need some assistance in

memorizing math facts? Here is a FREE, web-

based math site with electronic math flashcards

and basic facts quizzes to help students improve

their computational fluency.

The following flashcard concepts are available:

Basic Addition Facts (including doubles)

Basic Subtraction Facts

Regrouping Addition Facts

Regrouping Subtraction Facts

Multiplication Facts (includes squares)

Division Facts

Fraction to Percent

Simply go to www.acaletics.com and click on Flashcards at the top

right of the Home page, and then click on the desired set.

What a fun way to keep your skills sharp or improve your abilities

over the summer. Check it out!

Ways to Help N.M.E. Did you know you could help NME earn money

for your children’s classrooms just by doing your

normal shopping? It’s easy!

One way is to register your Giant Eagle Advantage Card

(www.gianteagle.com or 1-800-474-4777), and enter ID #0770

along with your Advantage Card number.

Another way to help is to send in:

Box Tops for Education

Campbell’s UPC code Labels

Nestle’s Pure Life Water Labels

Tyson’s A+ Labels

Upromise Schools Program

The following is the list of student fees for the 2009-10

school year. You may write one check for all your children

who attend NME. Just make a note of the names and room

numbers of the students included in the check.

Kindergarten $23.00

1st Grade $33.00

2nd

Grade $30.00

3rd

Grade $31.00

4th

Grade $35.00

5th

Grade $33.00

A waiver is available for those families on public assistance.

Unpaid fees, including lunch charges and library fines are

carried over from previous years. Partial payments will be

accepted. Please call the office at 428-2155 if you have any

questions.

November is Pie Month! The following prizes will be

awarded to the top pie sellers: 1st prize is a $75 Giant

Eagle gift card; 2nd prize is a $25 Giant Eagle gift

card; 3rd prize is a $10 Giant Eagle gift card.

Orders are due to school by Friday, Oct. 23. Internet orders may be

submitted until 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24. Pick-up is

scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 29, in the NME gym from 4:30-

5:30 p.m.

Campbell’s Soup Program

This program has allowed us to obtain many

good things for our school. There are now

over 150 of your favorite foods that are

part of this program! When you send in the

label portion, make sure the UPC code and the

Campbell’s kid are included. We do not need the

entire label, just this portion. Thank you for your

continued support! -Mrs. Colleen Orazem,

Chairperson

Giant Eagle Program -- “Apples for the Students”

Our school continues to participate in the

“Apples for Students” program. Each scan

of your Giant Eagle Advantage Card will help our

school earn FREE equipment. To register for the

program, please do the following:

Register at www.gianteagle.com or 1-800-474-

4777.

Enter our School ID# 0770 and your Advantage

Card number

Shop with a Giant Eagle Advantage Card

This is a continuous program, so please get signed up as

soon as possible.

Parent Portal Access Available Our Infinite Campus computer system makes it possible for you to view your child’s attendance, assignments, and grades on-line. Report cards will no longer be mailed home. Please stop in the NME office with your photo ID to obtain your access code. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the office at 428-2155.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

Thanks to your support, we have reached our goal for the

2008-09 school year! Keep saving the General Mills

box tops for education labels throughout the summer so

we can get off to a strong start in the fall. All cereal, fruit

snacks, fruit roll-ups, Gushers, and Yoplait kids packs

from General Mills can be used. There are over 20 new

Box Tops products, too. Check out the complete list at

www.boxtops4education.com

We are also saving Tyson labels and Nestle Pure Life

water labels. Do your part and recycle. It’s great to

know that something you would throw out anyway can

make a difference.

We’re happy to announce that North Madison

Elementary is now participating in the Upromise

Schools Program.

Upromise is a nationally-recognized FREE service

that’s helped millions of members pay for college just by doing all

the things they do anyway. Membership is FREE. As a Upromise

member, you can earn rewards for shopping online, buying

participating grocery and drugstore items, eating out at 8,000

national and local restaurants, and more. Upromise partners,

including well-known companies like Citi, McDonald’s,

LandsEnd.com, Bloomingdale’s.com, and hundreds more, reward

members with 1-25% college savings.

In addition to saving for college, you can also raise money for our

school. For example, our school can earn up to $30 in bonuses

whenever you and your family and friends participate in select

Upromise activities for the first time. This money is over and above

the college savings going to your account.

Here’s how to help the school:

If you’re already a Upromise member, simply log in and link

your account to our school

If you’re not a member, you can join FREE at

www.upromise.com/schools

For more information on how you can save for college and raise

money for our school, visit upromise.com/schools, or contact

Melissa Blackie at melissablackie@windstream.net .

Infinite Campus Parent Portal Instructions

Have you checked out your students’ grades on

the Parent Portal? Third quarter final grades were

posted on April 1st. If you do not have your

access code to get on the Parent Portal, please

stop in the office with your ID. Please follow these

simple instructions after you have obtained your access code.

Put in your User ID and Password

Click on ―Schedule‖ on the list on the left side

You can check on individual classes for progress and

interims by clicking on the specific subject.

For a complete report card, go to ―Reports‖ and select ―All terms

report card‖. This will display interims and quarterly grades. You

can print a report card from this screen.

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS FOR PARENTS As the new year begins, have you considered making some New

Year’s resolutions to help your children become better learners? The

following are some you might consider:

1. I will praise my child for at least one success daily.

2. I will read to my child for fun each day. 3. I will listen to my child read for fun each day. 4. I will also help my child find another listener to read

to—a sibling, a grandparent, or a friend. 5. If I have a young child, I will write down stories,

poems, and sayings my child creates. If my child is older, I will set aside time for him/her to write for fun. I will write, too, and then we will read together what we have written.

6. I will talk with my child daily about his/her school experiences. I will find out what was especially enjoyable or successful.

7. I will arrange for my child to use the library regularly, and I will allow my child to choose his/her own books to read.

8. I will help my child pursue a special interest, and I will help him/her find books to read on that topic.

9. I will allow my child to buy books and educational games, and I will also encourage others to select such items as gifts for my child.

10. I will set aside a special place for my child to keep her/her collection of books.

11. I will help my child start a word collection of at least one new word each day, and I will start a similar collection myself.

12. I will be a model for reading, showing my child that reading is an important part of my own life.

If you follow these 12 simple tips in the year ahead, you will be well on the way to helping your child with learning. *Condensed from Mary Mastain