Dalton Elementary Newsletter
It is hard to believe that 2009 is right around the
cor-
ner. November and December have been very busy at
Dalton Elementary, which must be why it seemed the
months went by so fast! I hope that all parents ha
d the
opportunity to meet with their child’s teacher duri
ng
parent conferences. Conferences are a great way to
keep up to date on classroom expectations and stude
nt
achievement while providing us with feedback on you
r
child’s needs. It is very important to keep the lin
es of
communication open.
It has been great to have our new drop-off loop ope
n.
Thank you for your patience during its construction
.
For everyone’s safety, please remember to pull up t
o
the curb on the right hand side when using the loop
and
dropping off your children. The left lane is only
for
those exiting the loop.
When the children return from the holiday break, th
ose
in grades three through five will be getting ready
to
take the New York State English Language Arts Test.
These exams will be given the week of January 12
th
.
More information will be sent home after vacation.
I hope that all students and their families have a
safe
and happy holiday vacation!
Ami Hunt
Elementary Principal
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Ami Hunt, Dalton Elementary Principal
PO Box 517, Nunda, NY 14517, (585) 476 –2234
ext.1133, Email: ahunt@keshequa.org
November-December 2008
Volume 8 Issue 3 & 4
Special po ints of inter est:
☺
I Noticed You Awards
☺
Halloween Pictures
Letter from the Principal 1
Kindergarten 2
Kindergarten (continued) 3
Kindergarten (continued 4
Second Grade 5
Second Grade (continued) 6
Second Grade 7
Fifth Grade (continued) 8
Fifth Grade (continued) 9
From The Art Room 10
I Noticed You 11
PageTurners 12
Halloween Pictures 13
December Happenings 14
January Breakfast and Lunch 15
Menu 16
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2
The Kindergarten classes com-
pleted a unit about the five
senses.
The boys and girls participated in
hands on experiences for each
of the five senses. Some of their
favorites were experimenting with
mixing colors, tasting sweet, sour,
and salty foods, identifying the
source of various sounds, feeling
and naming textured objects, and
making animal nose masks.
The students in Mrs. Randall's
class are pictured with animal
noses.
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3
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Fifth Grade Journal Helpers
Everyday a handful of fifth graders visit Mrs. Snyd
er’s classroom and Mrs. For-
rester’s and Mrs. Macomber’s classroom to help out
with journals. The older stu-
dents help develop topic ideas and check journals w
hen they are done for spelling
and punctuation. Both kindergarteners and fifth gr
aders alike learn from this
experience. The adults are very impressed with the
kind, caring nature of our
older students. Meet our fifth grade helpers:
Mrs. Forrester’s and Mrs. Macomber’s Journal Helper
s
Abby Wood
Abby Wood
Abby Wood
Abby Wood
Favorite Part of Her Visits
Favorite Part of Her Visits
Favorite Part of Her Visits
Favorite Part of Her Visits
:
::
: Abby likes to
come to kindergarten and visit the chil-
dren. She loves to help them sound out
words in their journal.
Hobbies:
Hobbies:
Hobbies:
Hobbies:
Abby likes to read. She also
likes to play volleyball and basketball.
She enjoys cheerleading, as well.
School Activities
School Activities
School Activities
School Activities:
Abby is a member of
the 5
th
grade chorus and
select chorus.
She is in art club. Outside of school,
Abby is a Girl Scout.
Favorite Subject in School:
Favorite Subject in School:
Favorite Subject in School:
Favorite Subject in School:
Abby enjoys
science and math.
What do you want to be when you
What do you want to be when you
What do you want to be when you
What do you want to be when you
grow
grow
grow
grow
up?
up?
up?
up?
Abby wants to be a veterinarian
when she grows up or a photographer.
Mary Columbo
Mary Columbo
Mary Columbo
Mary Columbo
Favorite Part of Her Visits
Favorite Part of Her Visits
Favorite Part of Her Visits
Favorite Part of Her Visits
:
::
: Mary enjoys see-
ing the children each morning. She loves to
hear their funny stories and the silly things
they say.
Hobbies:
Hobbies:
Hobbies:
Hobbies:
Mary likes to read. She also likes
to play soccer and basketball. She enjoys
cheerleading, as well.
School Activities:
School Activities:
School Activities:
School Activities:
Mary is a member of the
5
th
grade chorus and band. She is in art
club and hopes to become a member of
Keshequa Elementary’s Mock Trial.
Favorite Subject in School:
Favorite Subject in School:
Favorite Subject in School:
Favorite Subject in School:
Mary enjoys sci-
ence and social studies.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
What do you want to be when you grow up?
What do you want to be when you grow up?
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Mary would like to work with animals in an
animal shelter or work with children in a day
care/ nursery school.
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4
Mrs. Snyder’s Journal Helpers
Hannah Moriarty
School Activities:
Band, Page Turners
Favorite Subject:
ELA (Reading)
Hobbies:
skiing, horseback riding, swimming, hiking and re
ading
What is your favorite part of visiting kindergarten
?:
“Getting to meet all of the
kids.”
What do you want to be whe
n you grow up?:
“college professor”
Austin Galton
School Activities:
Student Council, Bible Club, Band
Favorite Subject:
gym
Hobbies:
skiing, baseball, soccer and wrestling
What is your favorite part of visiting kindergarten
?:
“Helping out the
kindergarteners.”
What do you want to be w
hen you grow up?:
“a doctor or a teacher”
Amelia Borgus
School Activities:
Art Club, All County Chorus, Select Chorus, 5
th
Grade Chorus, Band
Favorite Subject:
Social Studies
Hobbies:
dancing, singing, soccer and softball
What is your favorite part of visiting kindergarten
?:
“I like helping with the little
kids.”
What do you want to be when you grow up?:
“a dancer”
Rachel Bugman
School Activities:
Band, Chorus, Art Club
Favorite Subject:
Math
Hobbies:
soccer, swimming
What is your favorite part of visiting kindergarten
?:
“signing everybody’s journal.”
What do you want to be when you grow up?:
“professional soccer player”
Dylan Lew
Favorite Subject:
Gym and Math
Hobbies:
sports – baseball, hockey, basketball, soccer, sn
ow boarding
What is your favorite part of visiting kindergarten
?:
“correcting mistakes in journals.”
What do you want to be when you grow up?:
“sports player (probably baseball)”
Kindergarten continued
5
5
Mrs. Downey’s class is
getting ready to
perform a play on
December 19
th
for their
families. It is called
The True Meaning of
the Holidays.
The children wrote
the play themselves
and worked very
hard
.
Mrs. Downey is
very proud of
them.
Way to go kids!
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8
What better way to learn
about volcanoes than to make one
yourself? At the end of our Science
unit entitled “Changes to Earth’s
Surface” fifth grade students simu-
lated a volcano using potting soil,
antacid, corn syrup, and red food
coloring (for the effect, of course).
We quickly saw how magma would
ooze through the vent of a volcano
and as we watched the volcano’s
lava continue to spread, we thought
about how important it would be
for people living near active volca-
noes to be prepared and have a
plan in case of a real eruption!
What a fun way to end the unit!
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This year has really flown by, and winter is defini
tely here with the holidays close at hand. I would
like to take this time to wish all of my colleagues
in our faculty, staff, and administration, as well
as stu-
dents and their families a wonderful holiday season
and peaceful, happy and healthy new year!
Here is a continuation of the article from the Oct
ober newsletter. I hope you are enjoying these
informative data-based articles regarding the benef
its of art education for our children.
What is Gained by Exposure to the Arts?
Arts education is not about public support for the
arts, but about learning, learning both in the arts
and
about one’s self. -
Arts Education Policy Review
, 1996
Educational Reform
The arts are essential to the education of all chil
dren and a comprehensive education in the arts (vis
ual
arts, dance, music, and theater) provides a powerfu
l means of engaging children in learning and improv
ing
student achievement. The arts help teach students m
any skills they need to succeed in life. -
Official Policy
Resolution, 63rd Annual Conference of Mayors
, 1995
The process of studying and creating art in all of
its distinct forms defines those qualities that are
at the
heart of education reform in the 1900s- creativity,
perseverance, a sense of standards, and above all,
a
striving for excellence. -
U.S. Secretary of Education, Richard Riley
, 1995
Students of the arts continue to outperform their n
on-arts peers on the Scholastic Assessment Test, ac
-
cording to the College Entrance Examination Board.
In 1995, SAT scores for students who studied the ar
ts
more than four years scored 59 points higher on the
verbal and 44 points higher on the math portion th
an
students with no course, work or experience in the
arts. -
The College Board, Profile of SAT and Achieve-
ment Test Takers
, 1995
In schools almost everything is focused on individu
al work; in the work place almost everything happen
s col-
laboratively. The arts are capable of bridging this
transition as they encourage both individuality an
d group
interaction. -
How We Think and Learn
, 1992
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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I NOTICED YOU BUILD PEACE AWARDS!!
GARRETT SZULEWSKI
BROOKE BORDEN
CHAD CURRY
IAN GABY
PAYTON POWERS
RAYCHAEL PALMER
MASON GEENS
HAYDEN STROBEL
DYLAN DEATON
JOE DWYER
RILEY REASE
TONY JEFFORDS
ELIZABETH CASSIDY
ZACHARY GROVER
KYLE GALTON
BROOKE SHULTZ
CHASE ELWOOD
PATRICK WOOD
BRETT PARSONS
PAIGE MCKERROW
LAYNE PAYNE
TRAVIS COTTON
HENRY SCHIANO
HANNAH OSTRANDER
GREGORY SHEARING
CALEB BUCHINGER
CRAIG DOTY-MANN
JOCELYN PARTHEMER
KAITLYN KNAPP
COLLYN WHITE
NICHOLAS WOOD
LIZA BLOWERS
BRYCE BORDEN
COLBY SHARP
KYLE GALTON
DENAE RATHBUN
NICKOLAS FORCE
ALICIA PARTHEMER
CHRISTINA GADDY
TUCKER SANFORD
JUSTIN WISE
BRETT PARSONS
KAYLA DARDEN
BILL MEHLENBACHER
AUSTIN GROVER
November
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Lower Level PageTurners off
to a Great Start
By Joan Ellison
The 2008-2009 PageTurners team
worked hard to get ready for its
first competition which was held on
December 12
th
at Letchworth Central
School. Team members read books
from the official PageTurners list
and then wrote questions about what
they read. The list contained many
genres of books such as poetry,
science fiction, mysteries, biogra-
phies and non-fiction. The books
were also at many different reading
levels. The students, who are in
grades 3-5, met every other week
after school to practice for the com-
petition. Once at the competition
they were asked questions about the
books and it was amazing how much
they remembered! They competed
against schools from Dansville,
Letchworth, Wayland, and Cohocton.
At the end of a tight competition the
team is currently in fourth place.
The team members are: Christina
Adams, Liam Costello, Danielle Dean,
Julia Howell, Cheyenne James,
Allegra Learn, Tami Lovell, Hannah
Moriarty, Kyrstin Rawleigh, Lauren
Simmons, Nicole Simone, Cassandra
Szuluski, Garrett Thompson, Sylvia
Thompson, Savanah Vasile,
Lillian Willett and Hannah Wood.
The next competition will be in
April. They will have a new list of
books to read. The score from the
December competition will be added
to the score of the April competition
and whichever team has the highest
score will go to the finals in May or
June. Congratulations team. Keep up
the good work.
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Five Dalton Students Will Go To
Livonia All-County Conference
The top ten singers from surrounding
The top ten singers from surrounding
The top ten singers from surrounding
The top ten singers from surrounding
school districts (5 fifth graders and 5 sixth
school districts (5 fifth graders and 5 sixth
school districts (5 fifth graders and 5 sixth
school districts (5 fifth graders and 5 sixth
graders) will have the privilege to participate
graders) will have the privilege to participate
graders) will have the privilege to participate
graders) will have the privilege to participate
in the All
in the All
in the All
in the All-
--
-County Conference to be held in
County Conference to be held in
County Conference to be held in
County Conference to be held in
February at Livonia Central School. Mrs. C.
February at Livonia Central School. Mrs. C.
February at Livonia Central School. Mrs. C.
February at Livonia Central School. Mrs. C.
Sanford is proud to announce the following
Sanford is proud to announce the following
Sanford is proud to announce the following
Sanford is proud to announce the following
fifth graders who have been accepted into
fifth graders who have been accepted into
fifth graders who have been accepted into
fifth graders who have been accepted into
the Elementary All
the Elementary All
the Elementary All
the Elementary All-
--
-County Chorus:
County Chorus:
County Chorus:
County Chorus:
William Rich
William Rich
William Rich
William Rich
Nicole Simone
Nicole Simone
Nicole Simone
Nicole Simone
Kelsey Holley
Kelsey Holley
Kelsey Holley
Kelsey Holley
Kathryn Gelser
Kathryn Gelser
Kathryn Gelser
Kathryn Gelser
Amelia Borgus
Amelia Borgus
Amelia Borgus
Amelia Borgus
Congratulations, kids.
Congratulations, kids.
Congratulations, kids.
Congratulations, kids.
Visit your child’s teacher’s web site and
get information on what is happening in
their class.
AT:
*
www.keshequa.org
* Dalton Web Pages
* Select your teacher
IN OCTOBER
Since October’s Newsletter was
distributed before the Halloween
Parade, here are a few pictures.
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12/15 MS Band/HS Chorus Concert—Nunda
12/15 Santa’s Gift Shop
12/16 Santa’s Gift Shop
12/17 Santa’s Gift Shop
12/18 2nd Grade Field Trip
12/18 Merry Go Round Theatre Grades 3,4 & 5
12/19 2nd Grade Play
12/22 HS Chorus Assembly Pre-K—5th at 9:00 am
12/23 Kindergarten Christmas Program
12/24—01/04 No School
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