The Livingston County Health Department will be sta

rting their

phone call surveys to parents/guardians very soon. They will be

calling to ask a few questions about the Fit Kits

that your son/daughter received. The importance of

the phone call surveys is to see if the fit kits are be-

ing used, were any of the items in the fit kits help-

ful in eating healthier, getting more physical activ-

ity and in decreasing

screen time.

Volume 11 Issue 7

DALTON ELEMENTARY NEWS

Keshequa Central School

It is hard to believe that it is

time to start thinking about

next year already. We are

already planning for our

programs.

If you have a child who will

be 4

years

old

December

2009

, they are eligible to

apply for our Pre-

Kindergarten program. We

will be holding an informa-

tional meeting for parents

on May 4

at 6:00pm in the

Dalton Cafetorium. Infor-

mation about the program

will be discussed and all

necessary paperwork will be

distributed. If you cannot

attend the meeting, please

contact the Elementary Of-

fice at 476-2234, ext 3 by May

We are also in the process of

registering students for Kin-

dergarten next year. If you

have a child who will be

years

old

December

2009

, who is not currently

enrolled in the Dalton Pre-

Kindergarten program,

please contact the Elemen-

tary Office by May 1

for

registration and screening

information. Students who

are currently enrolled in

this year’s Pre-

Kindergarten should have

already received a letter

with the necessary informa-

tion provided.

Ami Hunt

Principal

Letter from the Principal

March , 2009

Fit Kit Phone surveys!!!

The Cat in The Hat’s hat

The current Reading Theme #8 is about The

Farm. We have been reading many storybooks

about farm animals. The favorite so far is Cows in

the Kitchen

, which can be sung to the tune of

Shoo Fly Shoo

. Now the children are learning the

short o sound and how to read and spell short o

words such as

top

and

hot.

The children practice

the six new sight words in this theme by partner

reading, rereading the big book together, and

playing sight word games such as Bingo, Mem-

ory, and Word Bump. Turn taking skills are im-

proving because of all the team work needed in

Kindergarten!

Building short “O” Words

Working with Short Vowel Words

Reading With Partners

Rereading Big Book

The Kindergartners just completed Reading Theme #7

which was all about Wheels. The children's favorit

story of the Theme was Vroom Chugga Vroom Vroom

which was a make- believe story about a car race.

Dur-

ing this theme the boys and girls were introduced t

o the

new sight words

in, for, did, have

, and

what

. They also

practiced building and reading short a and short i

words

with magnet letters and letter cubes.

Stories by Seuss!

The Preschool classes celebrated

Dr. Seuss’ birthday on March 2

. They read

several of Dr. Seuss’ books including Green

Eggs and Ham

, There’s a Wocket in My

Pocket

, The Foot Book

, One Fish, Two Fish,

Red Fish, Blue Fish

, Hop on Pop

, and The Cat in

the Hat

. They really enjoyed Dr. Seuss’ funny

characters and silly rhymes.

Each student chose their favorite

Dr. Seuss story and drew a picture about the

book. Each of their drawings were done on a

white strip of paper and then placed on red

construction paper. When it was all done,

they had created the “Cat in the Hat’s” hat.

The popular favorites were Green Eggs and

Ham

and There’s a Wocket in My Pocket

The preschool students also ex-

plored Dr. Seuss’ website at

http://

www.seussville.com

. The students were able

to play games that incorporated Dr. Seuss

characters, such as “Sam-I-Am Says” and

“One Fish Two Fish Concentration.”

We enjoyed learning about Dr.

Seuss and meeting all of his funny charac-

ters. Thank you Dr. Seuss for your wonderful

stories! Happy birthday!

The Preschool Classes

Mrs. Randall's Kindergarten Readers

Pre-Kindergarten Celebrates Dr. Seuss’ Birthday

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News from First Grade

various properties. They also

got to compare a dry lima bean

seed with a soaked bean seed.

After comparing we looked at

the parts of a seed and even

saw the baby plant inside,

leaves and all! As we learn

about the various parts of the

plant, the children will be

watching for growth in the

seeds they have planted.

Students in first grade are

learning all about plants. Along

with the text book students are

using a kit to learn about plants

with a hands-on-approach.

Students spent time looking at

various seeds sorting them by

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build fluency. We also prac-

tice expression and voice.

Once Friday approaches, our

readers are well versed and

anxious to perform in front of

an audience.

Feel free to stop by the café.

We are open every Friday at

9:30 am. Please make reser-

vations!

Every Friday, the lights dim and

soft music is played while Miss

Neu’s poetic artists turn the

classroom into a café.

Once the tablecloths are

out and the flickering candles

are turned on, students practice

restaurant etiquette, as they lis-

ten to their peers read aloud

their selected poems. As they

listen, a waiter or waitress will

also bring around a delightful

snack. Once the reader is com-

plete, the crowd lightly snaps

their fingers to show their appre-

ciation of the performance.

Every student selects a

new poem each week. Everyday

we practice our poems to help

Miss Neu’s Coco Café

Here are some easy steps to

Participate.

1. When you are finished with a box tops

item, just cut off the box top label!

Look for the symbol below if you are

not sure.

2. TAPE each box top to the collection

sheet and return it to Mrs. Privitera

(room 1260) in the 4

grade.

Students interact with Buster the Bus

Buster The Bus

Buster the Bus came to visit Dalton

Elementary School this month to teach

the students about bus safety. Buster

visited the classrooms along with some

of his friends from the transportation

department. Buster has flashing lights

and can talk to the students and an-

swer any questions they may have for

him. Buster feels it is important for all

students to know how to be safe in and

around a school bus. The students’ look

forward to Buster’s visits every year.

Way to go kids!

We are starting to work on

time

in the classrooms. The chil-

dren need to be able to tell time to

the minute, as well as understand

quarter after, quarter of, and half

past. Please ask them the time sev-

eral times each evening. This will

really strengthen their telling time

skills.

Please continue to read

each night with your child!!! Thank

you for your support

Mrs. Wood’s and Mrs. Downey’s classes

have had a very busy March. We have

been working on research reports.

This is quite a process for second grad-

ers. Mrs. Wood’s children researched

past presidents and famous black

Americans. Mrs. Downey’s children

researched an animal. They had to fill

out an information sheet and then put

that information into a report. Mrs.

Wood’s children made posters which

included pictures of their important

person and their typed reports. Mrs.

Downey would like to thank Mrs.

Englert and Mrs. Colombo for helping

her children with their Power Points.

Keep sending in your Box Tops!

We are kicking off the New Year with

something new to help collect Box Tops

for Education in our school. In this news-

letter you will find a collection sheet that

you and your child may color and deco-

rate together for the month of March. As

you collect Box Tops at home, encourage

your child to tape the box tops onto their

collection sheet. Simply return the fin-

ished collection sheet to Mrs. Privitera (4

grade). The money that is earned

through our collection of box tops is used

for student scholarships and other won-

derful resources for our students!

3. Help collect more box tops from

family and friends to return to

our school!

Find The New “Clip and Flip”

Page In this Newsletter.

Spring Bus Safety Program

Attention all Dalton Elementary

Students & Families

Second Grade News

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Miss Leah tells a story about

her cats.

For the past 2 months Third

Grade has had a story teller come into

our classrooms and help us to perfect

our own personal narra-

tives. Each week, Miss

Leah came to tell a story

from her life to all 4

classes at one time. Her

stories were sad, funny,

weird and gross. Her de-

scriptions were so vivid

that we could actually see

the story in our heads.

Each week after

the whole group story,

Miss Leah came into each

of the classrooms and helped

us with our descriptions,

titles, beginnings and endings.

Now we are working on com-

pleting our stories with all the great

ideas from Miss Leah stored in our

brains. When we have

checked the spelling and

made sure everything is

just right, we’re going to

publish these stories in

actual, hardcover books.

The final exciting piece is

an author’s tea at the end

of the year when we will

read our finished books to

our families and Miss

Leah.

HIP HOP

News from Third Grade

cation the students learned about

nutrition and the benefits of physical

activity. At the end of the 4 weeks

each student handed in their tracking

sheet and the class in each

grade with the best results

received $100 to spend on

equipment to play with during

the school day.

The program was

great for the students. The

staff heard lots of students

talking about how many serv-

ings of fruits and vegetables

they had that day, how much

they played outside the night

before, and how they haven’t

been watching as much TV. It

was great to see the students

watching what they were do-

ing and recognizing what is good and

bad for their bodies!

There were ties in the first

and fourth grade. Congratulations

goes out to Mrs. Forrester’s, Mrs.

Downey-Beachel’s, Mrs. Piraino’s,

Mrs. Gehrig’s, Mrs. Cantleberry’s,

Mrs. Nageldinger’s, Mrs. Privitera’s,

and Mrs. Brickwood’s class for win-

ning the $100.

Thanks again to the

Livingston County Health Depart-

ment for including Keshequa in their

grant.

We were very lucky to have

been chosen to be involved in a great

program called HIP HOP. Everyone

in the entire elementary school re-

ceived a Fit Kit which is sponsored

by the Livingston County Depart-

ment of Health. In the Fit Kit

there were items that students can

play with to stay active as well as

great information about how to

keep your family healthy.

The program consisted of

an Individual Student Progress

Tracker. For 4 weeks the students

and parents were asked to help

their son/daughter keep track of

their physical activity time, num-

ber of fruits and vegetable servings

and their screen time (TV and

computer) usage. In physical edu-

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Miss Leah

KRIS RAWLEIGH

JILLIAN JAMES

OLIVIA HOWELL

PAYTON POWERS

JOCELYN PARTHEMER

JOSHUA O’DELL

BRIDGETTE DEER

BRITTANY PIERCE

ALLEGRA LEARN

KASEY BURNETT

CRYSTAL BRINK

RIELEY TUCKER

PEACE PLEDGE

I AM A PEACE BUILDER.

I PLEDGE TO PRAISE PEOPLE

TO GIVE UP PUT DOWNS

TO SEEK WISE PEOPLE

TO NOTICE AND SPEAK UP

ABOUT HURTS THAT I HAVE

CAUSED.

TO RIGHT WRONGS.

I WILL BUILD PEACE AT HOME ,

AT SCHOOL AND IN MY COMMU-

NITY EACH DAY.

plies and interesting projects.

Homework assignments, interesting

articles about the class. You can

also find the e-mail ad-

dresses of administra-

tion, teachers, staff and

other adults you may

want to contact. We also

post available and up-

coming jobs. Current

Events and KCS Alumni

information. Library links, games

and district information. Take a

moment to check us out. You’ll be

glad you did.

On our web site you can find many

interesting items. You can find out

about sports, breakfast and lunch

menu, (past and present), newslet-

ters and Chronicle (also, past and

present), KPTSA, general informa-

tion, building projects, upcoming

events and much more. You can

also log on to your child’s teachers’

web site to see what is going on in

your child’s classroom. Lists of sup-

BROOKE BORDEN

SAVANNAH VASILE

LAUREN SIMMONS

CHAD CURRY

JACOB PETTI

JOSH BARNHARDT

PHIL HESS

KAYLA HOLLY

FRANKIE ALLEGUE

CYLE LIVINGSTON

CIARA CLAUD

Early dismissal for K-5 is 11:30 am and

for 6-8th at 12:00 pm

April 10,13,14,15,16,and 17

Spring Recess– No School

April 23rd

– BOE

Meeting @ 7:00p.m.

April 3rd

—Third Marking Period

Ends

Merry Go Round Theatre K-2 @ 1:15

Dinosaur Dig Program Grade 2

April 7th

—Spring Pictures

April 8th and 9th

Parent/Teacher Conference Days for K-8

We Are On the Web. Visit us @ www.keshequa.org

I Noticed You Build Peace Awards!!

Everyday our students are building peace by being g

ood citizens and doing the right thing!

Kindness

Connects

All!

Coming Events in April

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March News from the Art Room…

Hooray! Spring is finally here! Now if the weath

er would only cooperate and become warmer, I’m sure

that would

make us all feel better as we look forward to the f

lowers blooming. Our students are busy working ‘sl

ow and steady’ on the

Bus Safety Poster contest brought to us from Mr. Sa

l NiCastro and all our Keshequa Bus Drivers. The c

ontest is very involved

with particular rules and deadlines. Students are

trying hard to create quality artwork to win prize

money

along with advocating for bus safety at the local,

state, and national levels with their posters as th

have done in the past. We will be finishing soon

so we are able to create some sculpture projects fo

display in the Dalton Elementary Fine Arts Festival

on this upcoming May 18

. So much to do and so

little time!

Please remember to consider display- ing your artwo

rk with that of our students on May 18

. You

will find a display form on our website, or just ca

ll me (476-2234, ext. 1140) and let me know you’d l

ike to

show some of your work. It doesn’t matter if it’s

past or current work, as art never goes out of styl

e. The

display of community artwork with our stu- dent work

serves as an important role model for our stu-

dents in the visual arts for both enjoyment reasons

and career possibilities. And basically, your in-

volvement lets your kids know that you too enjoy ar

t and are aware of its importance in their well-

rounded education!

The Arts do equal Jobs! Here are some numbers to

support this from

Americans For The Arts

organization data:

•

There are over 5.7 million

art related job

s! Wow! That data alone should prevent the arts f

rom being taken lightly.

•

There are over 612,000

NFP Arts Organizations!

•

There are 29.6 billion

Arts Businesses!

There is a 166.2 billion

Total Economic Impact on Tax Revenues all from the

Arts!

Besides providing millions of jobs, the arts genera

te billions in government and business revenues and

play an important role in

the economic revitalization of our nation's cities.

(Quote from: Douglas H. Palmer

President, The U.S. Conference of May-

ors.)

By igniting the mind, the arts can spark new ways o

f thinking, communicating, and doing business. (Qu

ote from:

Janet Napoli-

tano, Chair for the National Governors Association.

)

While most of our children will probably not pursu

e serious art making into their adult lives, they

will

use the skills

they develop through creating art, just as with any

other subject they decide not to pursue as a caree

r or hobby. However,

having productive work habits, such as goal setting

, imagining all kinds of possibilities, coming up w

ith and generating ideas,

considering the alternatives and making their choic

es, along with testing and going

past any predictable outcomes, are

clearly appreciated in each workplace as well as be

yond the world of work. Using their creative skill

s to apply

standards and reflect critically on their performan

ce will also serve them well, in and out of the wor

kplace. So

please encourage your children in their artistic en

deavors!

Rachael Bugman

2006 Winning Entry

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RAFE MARTIN’S STORIES

BIRDWING

–Prince Ardwin is a boy with a wing. Is it a gift or

a curse? In this mythic and heroic novel, he discovers his

place in the world. Grade 4 and up

THE WORLD BEFORE THIS ONE

—In this magical novel, drawing on thousands of years

of Seneca Indian legend,

the Storytelling Stone tells Crow the great stories of

the Seneca—tales of the Long Ago Time, and Crow comes

to realize

his own power to change his people and his own destin

y. Grade 3 and up

THE SHARK GOD

—A thrilling suspense story, a powerful morality tale

and a gorgeous glimpse of a beautiful land

where a shark can be kinder than a king. Grade 2 and up

THE ROUGH FACE GIRL

—An inspiring, award-winning re-creation of a Native Ame

rican (Algonquin) Cinderella

story. All ages

THE STORYTELLING PRINCESS

—In this original, wild and wacky comedy of lost and f

ound identities, destinies

unfolding, and compelling storytelling, no one really

knows the ending of the tale! All ages

WILL’S MAMMOTH

– Almost wordless picture book about a boy’s adventure

s with his dream come true and the power

of the imagination. All ages

FOOLISH RABBIT’S BIG MISTAKE –

Rafe’s retelling of a well known

tale from India that illustrates how jumping to

conclusions can lead to trouble.

All ages

BRAVE LITTLE PARROT

– Is the determination and courage of one small bird en

ough to save the forest from a rag-

ing fire? All ages

THE BOY WHO LOVED MAMMOTHS

– A story based on the picture book Will’s Mammoth

, about a boy who believes

that mammoths exist and sets out to find one. Grade

3 and up

THE HUNGRY TIGRESS

– A collection of 40, ancient and contemporary, Buddhis

t myths, tales and legends,

with commentaries on their meaning. Grade 4 and up

A STORYTELLER’S STORY

—A picture filled biography by noted photographer, Jill

Krementz. All ages.

AUDIO

RAFE MARTIN TELLS HIS CHILDREN’S STORIES

– storytelling of Boy Who Lived

With the Seals,

Boy Who Loved Mammoths,

Foolish Rabbit’s Big Mistake,

Rough Face Girl.

The four stories

on this CD became Rafe’s first award-winning children’s

books. Here they are the way Rafe tells them live. A

Student Council Hosts Spirit Week

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Check it Out!

Lost and Found

There are many

lost

items in the

Dalton Office. Below you will find a

list of most of these items.

There is also a lost and found in the

Gym Locker rooms and in the

Cafeteria.

FOUND

Blue knit hat

Pink, green and purple knit hat

Boys Carhartt brown knit hat,

Black knit hat with white and red

border

Pair of girls black gloves w/colored

fingers and smiley faces on finger-

tips

Blue gloves (from bus 122)

Purple flowered gloves

Pair of white socks

Dark blue ski gloves

AERIE light brown sweatshirt, Size M

Pair of grey shorts, size small

A scarf (shades of pink, green and red

w/ a fringe)

Black scarf with fringe (could belong to a

parent)

Boys Grey jacket, size 9-10

Red sweatshirt w/hood (Eastside Eagles on

front) size M

Girls purple sweatshirt, size large with

“Authentic Girl” on front

Boys grey sweatshirt with “Syracuse

Basketball” on front, size 10-12

Girls hooded sweatshirt, zipper front, gold

flowers on front, size 7-8

Boys two-tone grey jacket, size

14-16

Boys silk shorts, size M

Boys grey and blue sweatshirt with

snake and skull on front, zip front,

size M

Boys orange and grey jacket, size 5

Boys Superman/flame knit hat

Boys cammy ball cap

Boys sneakers, white w/black, size 4

Boys baseball cap, with deer on front

Girls brown hooded jacket with

“Tinker Bell” on front

►

There is also an assortment of

jewelry items.

The week of March 9th was kicked off by the Student Council wi

th an assem-

bly on Monday. Themes were set for every day of the week

as follows:

Monday—Sports Day

Tuesday—Crazy Hair Day

Wednesday—Pajama Day

Thursday—80’s Day

Friday Hat Day

The students were to dress and accessorize accordin

g to the day’s theme.

GREAT JOB BY EVERYONE!!!

P.O. Box 517

Nunda, New York 14517

KESHEQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL

Phone: 5854762234

Ext: 1133

Email: ahunt@keshequa.org

Ami Hunt– Principal

1716 Church Street

Dalton, N Y 14836

April Lunch

Dalton Elementary School

Menu Subject to Change Without Notice

Dalton Elementary School

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

SLOPPY JOE

CHICKEN NUGGETS

FISH, ROLL

PARSLEY POTATO

M. POTATO

BROCCOLI, ROLL

DICED CARROTS, ROLL

COLE SLAW

MIXED FRUIT

FRUITED JELLO

WARM APPLESAUCE

BAKED POTATO/TRIMMING

EGG, CHEESE BAGEL

BAKED CHICKEN/POTATO

GRILLED CHEESE

SPAGETTI W/MEATBALLS

GREEN BEANS

ROLL

PEACH PIE

Parent Conference

NO SCHOOL

PIZZA BAGEL W/SOUP

NACHO/CHEESE

K-5 Early Dismissal

NO SCHOOL

SPRING RECESS

TUNA SANDWICH

TURKEY GRAVY

SLOPPY JOE

PIZZA

FISH /ROLL

CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

OVER RICE

PARSLEY POTATO

GREEN BEANS

M.POTATO

DICED CARROTS

ROLL,PEAS

BROCCOLI

FRESH APPLE

COLE SLAW

MIXED FRUIT

JELLO W/FRUIT

PEACHES

WARM APPLESAUCE

PIZZA BAGEL WITH SOUP

CHEESEBURGER /SOUP

CHICKEN PATTY W/ROLL

TURKEY SUB /TRIMMING

BAKED POTATO/TRIMMING

27 28

****SPECIALS****

****Price List****

* Lunch $1.65 *Pretzel

.45 *Ice Cream

* Juice .45

.50

* Yogurt .60

April Breakfast

Dalton Elementary School

Menu Subject to Change Without Notice

Dalton Elementary School

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

WHOLE BAGEL

EGG/CHEESE/SAUSAGE

WHOLE BAGEL

1/2 BAEL W/CEREAL

BAGEL

1/2 BAGEL W/CEREAL

CEREAL

WHOLE BAGEL

CEREAL

JUICE/MILK

1/2 BAGEL W/CEREAL

JUICE/MILK

CEREAL

JUICE / MILK

PANCAKE,SAUSAGE WHOLE BAGEL

Parent Conference

NO SCHOOL

JUICE,MILK JUICE,MILK

K-5 Early Dismissal

NO SCHOOL

SPRING RECESS

EGG,CHEESE,SAUSAGE

BAGEL

WHOLE BAGEL

CEREAL MILK/JUICE CEREAL CEREAL

1/2 BAGEL /CEREAL

MILK/JUICE MILK/JUICE MILK/JUICE

CEREAL

20 21 22 23

OLE BAGEL

CEREAL MILK/JUICE CEREAL MILK/JUICE

MILK/JUICE MILK/JUICE

Attention Parents & Guardians:

Price List

*You are allowed to prepay

for your students breakfast