Mr. Mattle

It is hard to believe that October is here already!

It seems that time really does

fly. I am enjoying getting to know all the faculty, s

taff, parents and students at

Dalton Elementary. This is a very warm and welcoming

building and I am delighted

to join such a wonderful school community. I love to w

alk in to the classrooms to

see the students engaged in lessons and trying their

best. It is easy to see that

the faculty and staff at Dalton are very focused on pro

viding a top-notch educa-

tional experience for your children.

I began my new job here in the middle of August at abo

ut the same time that the

front entrance construction started. I was a bit ap

prehensive as to how we could

develop a smooth process for people to get in and o

ut of the building during con-

struction. I soon found out that there was no need to

worry, as everyone has

been very cooperative and accommodating. I want to

thank the parents, students,

faculty, staff and community for their patience and wi

llingness to change their

usual routine. As the year progresses, we will continue

to have construction and

upgrades going on in the building. Your patience and

understanding are greatly

appreciated.

I believe that the parent-school partnership is ver

y important to our students’

success. We have several events coming up that promot

e that partnership. On

October 22

nd

, we will be hosting the school’s annual Open House.

This is an oppor-

tunity to meet your child’s teachers and see the differ

ent classes that they may

attend. While you are here, you will also be able to s

ign up for parent confer-

ences, which will be held on November 24

th

and 25

th

. I look forward to getting to

know all the students and families this year and ho

pe to see you at our Open

House.

 

Ami Hunt

Principal

Dalton Elementary

www.keshequa.org

Ami Hunt, Dalton Elementary Principal

 

PO Box 517, Nunda, NY 14517, (585) 476 –2234 ext.113

3, Email: ahunt@keshequa.org

 

Dalton Elementary Newsletter

Inside this issue:

 

Letter from Principal

1

Kindergarten News

2

First Grade News

3

2nd Grade News

4

Art

5

Lunch Program

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Breakfast & Lunch Menu

9-10

 

 

Coming in October

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Noticed You Awards

6

September 2008

Volume 8 Issue 1

Special points of interest:

 

☺

I Noticed You Awards

☺

Lunch Program

 

Welcome Back To School

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The children in Mrs. Forrester’s and Mrs. Macomber’s

kindergarten were releasing monarch butterflies.

They fed them milkweed and watched them grow.

The children waited patiently as the caterpillars crawled

to the top of their cage, made a “J” and turned into

chrysalis. We were also very excited to watch them

hatch and see their wings grow. At the end of the day

the children walked outside and waved goodbye to

their beautiful friends. We wish all of our butterflies

the best of luck as they journey to Mexico.

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The first graders in Mrs. Beachel’s class have enjo

yed exploring their five

senses. They used their sense of smell to guess

what food items were in different containers and

used their sense of touch to guess what hidden item

s

were. They had an apple- tasting test and charted

the results onto a bulletin board. After a vote, th

ey

decided that they liked the yellow apples the best.

The

green were a little sour! Students also experi-

mented with a sight station and a listening station

. The

children had to use their sense of sight to remembe

r

as many items in a pile after seeing it for only 10

seconds and also guess what

was in a plastic film canister by shaking it to hea

r it. They all had lots of fun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SECOND GRADE NEWS

SECOND GRADE NEWS

SECOND GRADE NEWS

SECOND GRADE NEWS

 

 

 

 

 

We have had a great start to second grade. We hope

 

the children have shared what is going on in the cl

assrooms.

We are meeting new friends and working hard. Mrs.

Burt is

our second grade helper, so if they men-

tion her name that is who it is. She

works in our classrooms daily during

our reading centers.

Many of the children might have

shared that they have had lunch with

Mr. Wiggins. Mr. Wiggins allows the children to si

gn up to

eat lunch with him. They can bring a friend. This

provides

the children with a great social outlet. They all

are eager to

go.

Please check your child’s home-

work folder each night. They need to

read each night and they may

have other assignments as well. Feel

free to call your child’s teacher with

any concerns you may have. We

are looking forward to a great year

!

Jill Wood

Lisa Downey

 

 

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From the Art Room…

 

 

 

 

Welcome back! September has arrived and the Fall l

eaves are now making their debut! After our rather

 

wet summer, I’m looking forward to another wonderfu

l creative school year in the Art Room. Here’s som

e good

information from the New York State Alliance for Ar

ts Education.

 

Did you know that…

 

Young people who participate in the arts for at lea

st three hours on three days each week through at

least one full year are:

 

•

4 times more likely to be recognized for academic a chievement

• 3 times more likely to be elected to class office within their schools

• 4 times more likely to participate in a math and science fair

• 3 times more likely to win an award for school at tendance

• 4 times more likely to win an award for writing a n essay or poem

 

Young artists, as compared with their peers, are likely to:

 

•

Attend music, art, and dance classes nearly three times as frequently

• Participate in youth groups nearly four times as frequently

• Read for pleasure nearly twice as often

• Perform community service more than four times as often

 

Arts for Learning, Arts for Life!!!

Source :

Advocacy Information Provided by New York State All

iance for Arts Education, P.O. Box 2217 • Albany, N

Y 12220 • 800

ARTS.N.ED • WWW.NYSAAE.ORG

 

 

 

 

 

 

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If so,

just go to the Current Events link on our website

and sign up today.

www.keshequa.org

 

I NOTICED YOU BUILD PEACE AWARDS!!

GREAT JOB!!

Sometimes a simple gesture can be the most meaningf

ul.

 

 

ELEXIS PADDOCK

ASHLEY BARKLEY

KAREN HOOKS

THOMAS BLOWERS

JACOB GIBSON

TREY LEARN

HARLEY GILBERT

ELORA WASHINGTON

CAMRYN BUGMAN

CHASE ELWOOD

JESSE EATON

HEATHER MORIARTY

BRANDON CASSIDY

JENNA BOSS

JOCELYN PARTHEMER

ALLEGRA LEARN

 

 

 

 

 

 

DANA BUGMAN

NICOLE SIMONE

SYLVIA THOMPSON

PATRICK ISAMAN

HUNTER STEPHENS

EMILY WEAVER

JOSHUA BARNHARDT

AUSTIN GALTON

DYLAN LEW

RACHAEL BUGMAN

AMELIA BORGUS

DOMINIQUE CURRY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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10/1 Elementary Student Pictures

10/2 Elementary Student Pictures

10/3 Superintendent’s Conference Day/Five

Week Marking Period ends

10/9 Board Meeting

10/10 5-week reports go home

10/10 Fire Prevention Program

10/13 Columbus Day No School

10/14 Bus Safety Program (scheduled throughout

the week)

10/21 Book Fair (10/21-10/23)

10/22 Open House 6- 7:30

10/23 History Days (Grades 3 & 4)

10/29 PeaceBuilders Assembly (pm)

Construction Project

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