A Message from your Principal….

Dear Parents and Friends of Redwood School,

It is hard to believe that we are a month into the 2014-2015 school year. A new school year presents opportunities

for various beginnings- new classes, new faces, and new material. It is a pleasure to be your principal and I

welcome you to a new school year!

Our first PTA meeting was held on Wednesday, September 3rd

in the cafeteria. A special thanks to all the

members and committee heads of PTA. Thanks for the countless hours of hard work from everyone. I hope that

families new to Redwood will join our PTA, support our school, and become a part of the positive energy that

supports our children in so many ways.

Our school calendar is full of fantastic opportunities and experiences for the students of Redwood. We have

several ways to learn and know about upcoming events at Redwood: 1) This calendar can be found at www.avonlakecityschools.org/redwood and just click on the Parent or Student Tab

and click School Forms. 2) It can also be found on GBW. 3) I will periodically be posting things about Redwood on my Twitter account so you can follow me @tjebert. 4) You can also get information on Facebook at the Redwood PTA page. 5) You can download the Redwood App which has a calendar of events and other important information

This is a reminder that picture day will be on Wednesday, October 1, 2014. Picture packet information was sent

home.

Third grade parents are asked to mark Tuesday, October 7th on their calendar as this is the day students will take

the Ohio Department of Education Reading Achievement Assessment. All students should: 1) Get plenty of rest 2) Eat a healthy breakfast 3) Arrive to school on time

We are confident that all of our students will be successful on this assessment.

The annual Pumpkin Festival will take place on Saturday, October 11th

at Redwood from 11AM-2PM. Finally,

Redwood will have our costume parade and parties on Friday, October 31st in the morning. Parade will start at

about 9:15AM.

We will be scheduling our parent-teacher conferences online, as we did last school year. More information will

be available on how to schedule in the next few weeks. As a reminder conferences are October 15th

and October

16th. There will be an early dismissal at 1:45PM each day. There will be NO school Friday, October 17th

because

of NEOEA day.

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The Branch

The Newsletter of the Redwood PTA

October, 2014

Mark Your Calendar:

Next PTA Meeting

October 8th

at 7PM

Please join us! ________________________________________

We are off to a great start and are excited for a wonderful year! Please feel free to contact me at the school office

or via email (tj.ebert@avonlakecityschools.org) if you have any questions or concerns. On behalf of the entire

Redwood Staff, I wish you and your family an excellent school year with us.

Sincerely,

T.J. Ebert

Redwood Elementary Principal

Our sign up for Redwood Parent-Teacher Conferences is online!

Simply go to http://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Redwood_Elementary and you will be able to sign up for a time

slot for one or all of your children that attend Redwood. The website will open for live signup at 3:00PM on

Tuesday, September 30, 2014 and will close Monday October 13, 2014. If you have questions about the sign up

process please do not hesitate to contact your child's teacher. If you do not have internet access, please send a

note to your child’s teacher and a time will be scheduled for you. We will have early dismissal both days of

conferences at 1:45PM; we look forward to seeing everyone for our conferences on October 15th and October

16th.

Hello Redwood Parents and Guardians!

As I sit down to write this letter, I cannot believe that we are already almost

1 semester into the school year! Where does the time go! For those of you

who do not know me, my name is Nicole Slivinski and I will be the PTA

President at Redwood for the next 2 school years. I have 2 children that

attend Redwood, Olivia who is in 3rd

grade and Chloe who started

Kindergarten. I feel very fortunate that my children attend Redwood and

that I am able to play an active role in the PTA. Redwood truly has an

amazing group of teachers, administrators, parents and of course children!

I was so amazed with the attendance at our September PTA meeting. It was

great seeing so many faces and it excites me that so many of you want to be

a part of PTA, so thank-you. I am looking forward to working with all of

you and welcome any suggestions or ideas that you may have. I can be

contacted at nslivinski@gmail.com. Our next PTA meeting will be held on

October 8th

at 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. We will again have Key Club

students available for childcare.

October will bring a lot of excitement, from Homecoming to Pumpkin Fest,

along with our first of three Buffalo Wild Wings dine-in fundraiser.

Pumpkin Fest will be our most lucrative fundraiser for the year and its

success depends on all of you. The dine-in fundraisers are a great, easy way

to earn funds for the school. Remember, the money we raise helps pay for

student assemblies, classroom supplies, new technology initiatives and so

much more.

Did you know Redwood Elementary PTA is on Facebook? I would

encourage you to check it out if you haven’t already. We also have updated

our website, which can be found right on Redwood Elementary Schools

website.

Finally, we are still in need of a few volunteers. If you are interested in

learning more about the open positions, please let me know. I am looking

forward to a great year!

Nicole Slivinski

What’s Happening Around The Gym

Student of the Week-Weekly, one student from each classroom is recognized for responsible behavior.

These students receive a gold medal and certificate, the option to attend an open gym session before school

and the privilege to be the “special helper” during their P.E. class the following week.

Walking Club-Members walk the Redwood indoor walking course during our afterschool program which

starts Tuesday Jan. 13 and ends Tuesday March 17. Each session runs from 3:15-4:00. This year we will be

charting mileage on our huge map of the United States as we try to visit as many of our national parks as

possible. There will be a special culminating activity for walking club members this year called the GLOW

WALK. It will take place at Redwood on Friday March 20th

at 7:00 p.m. Look for more details and sign-up

information in December.

After School Fitness Challenge- Families are encouraged to chart their after school activity. Any activity can

be recorded on the movement log that can be found on our school website. Bike rides, walks, participation at

practices etc. are examples of what can be included in the log. Send the log to school with your child. All

mileage will be recorded and used to help us reach our goal of visiting as many national parks as possible.

The logs will be collected through the end of April.

Jump Rope for Heart-JRFH is scheduled for the week of February 16th

. Each grade level will have a

jumping party during physical education class. This is the 19th

year Redwood has participated in the event

and families are invited to fundraise for the American Heart Association. Prior to the event, students become

more accomplished with their jump rope skills, learn about giving back to the community and better

understand the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. Look for more information to come home at the

beginning of February.

Questions about any of the above activities can be directed to Mrs. Renee Stuart, physical education teacher,

using the e-mail renee.stuart@avonlakecityschools.org.

Music News from Mrs. Orr

Music News

Program Schedule for 2014-2015

Wednesday, December 17th

LEAPS, Kindergarten, 3rd and 4

th Grade will perform a Holiday

Program

9:15-9:45 All Day Kindergarten, AM Kindergarten,

AM LEAPS, Redwood Choir

10:45-11:15 4th Grade and Redwood Choir

12:45-1:15 All Day Kindergarten, PM Kindergarten,

PM LEAPS, Redwood Choir

1:45-2:15 3rd Grade and Redwood Choir

1st Grade and 2

nd Grade will perform a Spring Program on

Wednesday, April 1st.

Redwood Library News Karen Schneider,

Librarian

WELCOME TO THE REDWOOD LIBRARY

Thank you to the following people for donating books to the school library: Alex and Zach Toth, Courtney Schuerger, Carley Armbrecht, Mrs. Broadhurst and Mrs. Krock. Donations are always greatly appreciated.

INFOHIO

The students in 2nd – 4th grade will be introduced to the INFOHIO website in October. (January for 1st graders) This is a great site where students can find accurate information for homework and reports. There are also interesting facts and fun games. The students will also be able to view books in the Redwood Library from home! Green bookmarks will be sent home with this information. The username and password cannot be posted online! Please mark your calendars for these important upcoming events:

The week of February 2, 2015 Read Across America One event for this week will include guest readers for anyone who is interested in coming in to the library to read to the students.

Sunday, March 22, 2015 Barnes & Noble Book fair This book fair helps to raise money to buy new books for the library. Some of the events include the Redwood Choir, a scavenger hunt, a Nook raffle, drawings, selected student’s artwork, and more!

I look forward to sharing my love of reading with your child. Please feel free to contact me at any time with any comments, questions or concerns. Happy Reading! Mrs. Schneider karen.schneider@avonlakecityschools.org

Nila Sparkes (3/30) for Amelia Bedelia Goes Wild

Taylor Head (4/22) for A Little Princess

Andrew Gostkowski (4/27) for Frisky Brisky Hippity Hop

Logan Simpson (4/30) for Blues Sharing Surprise

Jai’Lynn Tillman (5/1) for Muddypaws

Keegan Rudduck (5/2) for Cavemice: The Fast and the Frozen

Nathan Johnson (5/6) for Super Heroes Story Book Collection &

The Mighty Avengers

Ana Vatafu (5/10) for Max and Ruby: Sunny Bunny Tales

Matthew Kuban (5/12) for Killer Species Menace from the Deep

Luke Frederick (5/12) for The Glory Years: Ohio State

Amber Korey (5/15) for Little Bear & Lilo and Stitch

Autumn Korey (5/15) for A Kiss for Little Bear & Lilo and Stitch

Say Cheese

Ethan Watson (5/19) for 101 Creepy Creature Jokes

Irina Vatafu (5/21) for Ruby’s Cupcakes

Kallen Zarembski (5/26) for Fantasy Baseball

Mitchell Manns (5/29) for How to Eat Fried Worms

Aubrey Babiuch (6/6) for Rapunzel’s Amazing Hair

Anna Baker (6/16) for Dinosaur Hunt

Alex Toth (6/19) for Curious George Feeds the Animals &

Curious George and the Dinosaur

Brody Athey (7/8) for Calling All Master Builders

Carter Athey (7/8) for Star War Lego: Attack of the Clones

Mia Hanley (7/9) for What’s Cooking?

Anna Mae Dougherty (7/21) for Cam Jansen: The Mystery of

the Monster Movie

Austin Ramos (7/19) for Bad Kitty School Daze

A.J. Jagels (8/25) for Hooray for Fly Guy

Niko Koutouras (9/4) for Power Rangers Megaforce Robo Knight

Birthday Book Club Thank you to the generosity of the following students for donating books to our library:

Homecoming is October 3rd! This year the 4th grade class will design and decorate

the Homecoming float! The theme is "Fashion and Super Stars of Redwood on

the Red Carpet".

Please have your student "dress up" as if they were going on the red carpet!

We will be meeting at Blesser Park at 9:30 for a 10:00 am parade. Please meet

back at Blesser Park to pick up your child after the parade. If you have any questions

please contact Nikki Kovacs at nikgrib@aol.com.

Attention: 4th Grade Parents

4th grade kindergarten graduation pictures needed

of your student!

Please email a photo to nikgrib@aol.com by

October 3rd. If you have any questions please

contact: Nikki Kovacs.

Snowflake Shoppe

Save The Date…Redwood’s annual Snowflake Shoppe is Wednesday, December 3rd

this year. Our students will be shopping for gifts for family members this day from among

some very creative crafters. Everything will be priced below $5.00 and will be gift

wrapped for free. The kids love this event and we will need a lot of volunteers to help

them pick out just the right gifts. So mark your calendars, more information to come in

November. If you, or someone you know, are interested in being one of our creative

sellers, please contact Lori Howard at 440-666-7289.

October is Cookie Month for Market Day! The more cookies we

order, the greater the profits for Redwood! This is in addition to the

money we already earn from other categories. Stock up for the

holidays or just to have on hand for that last minute party, outing,

tailgate, or afternoon snack! There are many varieties to choose

from. Look for the October flyer to be sent home shortly or you can

always order online. All orders due by Thursday, October 16th and

pick up is Tuesday, October 21. Don't forget you can always

find select items at GFS in case you run out between sales. Market

Day items earn Redwood 5% and all other GFS purchases earn 1%.

Just remember to mention "Redwood" at checkout and our school

earns money! This is a super easy way for you to feed your family

and help out Redwood at the same time! Please consider ordering if

you never have before, and as always, we appreciate return

customers!

Avon Lake Wrestling Club for grades K-6 will be accepting

registration during homecoming festivities October 4th-5th and also

October 16th 6-8 pm at the Avon Lake High School Commons.

DID YOU KNOW…Redwood is collecting Labels for Education (Campbell’s labels)??

With these easy steps, you can help!

1. Clip and save UPCs and beverage caps from participating

Labels for Education products.

(See the attached flyer for participating products)

2. Give the UPCs and beverage caps to your child’s teacher.

3. Redwood can redeem points for FREE educational resources!!

Any questions, contact JoAnne Bellamy at 930.8978 or joannebellamy@gmail.com