Southwick Elementary School
Principal: Natalie Drummond
January 27, 2014
Title 1 Administrative Assistant: Andrew Wagner
Mission: Together, the families, students, community members, and staff of Southwick inspire lifelong success through teaching and celebrating cultural
diversity, differentiating instruction, communicating high expectations, and providing authentic learning experiences in a safe, positive environment.
Vision: The Southwick Community embraces diversity, develops a love of learning, and values high expectations.
School Wide Expectations: Be Caring, Be Responsible, Be Respectful
Website: www.eacs.k12.in.us
Greetings Parents,
On December 20, the Indiana Department of Education published all school letter
grades. A "C" letter grade was published for Southwick. Under the current system,
Southwick receives the grade of their feeder school. We are happy to announce that
Prince
. Chapman Academy received a "B" letter grade. We are working to see if we
can have our letter grade corrected from a "C" to a "B." The method for determining
letter grades will be changing in the future. If there are any changes prior to the end
of the school year, Southwick will publish in the EAGLE, but currently Southwick is
awarded a "C."
EACS Showcase:
2nd grade students performing in the musical performance at
the EACS Showcase on Sunday, February 9 need to arrive to
New Haven High School at 1:00 pm.
Attendance
If your child is going to be absent or not present at the start of the
school day, please make sure to call the school at 446-0250 and select
Option 1 to reach the Attendance line by 8:30 and report why they will
not be here. Please send in all Doctor’s return to school slips.
It is also very important for us to have current contact
information on file for all of our children. You can use
Parent Access to not only check your child’s grades and
attendance, but to keep contact information up to date.
The only update you cannot change is residency. It is
critical for you to bring in your new lease so we can get this
updated in our records as soon as possible and provide you
with correct bussing for your child. If you do not have a
Parent Access code send a note to the office so we can
provide you with one.
Grade Level Information
Pre-K – Focus on the tools we use. Letter Nn. Math – Counting to
25, the number 11, and AB patterns.
Kindergarten: Reading/LA – Compare and Contrast. Language
Arts - letter "E", sight words, she, was, little, Antonyms. Math –
Addition. Writing - catch up
First Grade: Reading/LA – Story Elements, Differences between
fiction and nonfiction, plus narrative view. Compound sentences
and conjunctions and signal relationships. Writing – Opinion, and
Topic Details. Math – Partition circles + rectangles into ½ and ¼.
Second Grade: Reading/LA – Cause and Effect and Adverbs.
Writing – Lucy. Math – Count Mixed.
Below are the make-up dates for school cancellations:
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Monday, February 17, 2014
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Friday, May 30, 2014
Monday, June 2, 2014
What’s Happening
February:
Thurs. 6
Thurs. 6
Sun. 9
Tues. 11
Wed. 12
Thurs. 13
SPTO Skate Party
6:00 PM
Market Day Orders Due
EACS Showcase @ NHHS
1PM – 4PM
Running Club
3PM – 4PM
1st Grade Field Trip – Science Central
SPTO Meeting @ PCA
6:30 PM
Weather Reminder:
East Allen County Schools.
Web Sites to Check for Delays or Cancellations:
www.indiananewscenter.com
www.wane.com
www.eacs.k12.in.us
If we delay on a Wednesday, school will be dismissed at
normal time (2:55 pm).
Running Club:
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Southwick will be offering a running club to 1 and 2 grade
students beginning on Tuesday, February 11. The club will
meet every Tuesday from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Students will
participate in activities to prepare them to be ready to run in
our Southwick Fun Run on Thursday, March 25. If your son
or daughter is interested please fill out the form attached to
the back of this current Eagle. Drinks and snacks will be
provided to participants.
Fundraiser: Pennies for Patients
Parents,
Students will begin bringing information home regarding
our Pennies for Patients fundraiser. The fundraiser will
officially begin on Monday, February 2 and run through
Friday, February 14. Southwick is excited about this
fundraiser, and encourage students to bring in any loose
change to help donate to the cause. Southwick’s goal is to
raise $2000.00. We will keep you updated on our
progress.
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Jump Rope For Heart
Deadline for donations has been extended thru February 6th.