P lainv iew I nte rm e d i ate
Ms. Julie Altom, Principal
October 2, 2014
Intermediate Parents:
Intermediate Counseling
Can you believe one quarter of our 2014-2015
school year is almost completed? I am amazed!
This
also have the online gradebook where you can
monitor your student’s grades at your convenience. If you do not know your login or password, please contact our office and talk to Jami
Dudley. She will help you.
During parent/teacher conferences, you were
provided scores from MAP testing from early
September. If your student was in third or fourth
grade last year, you should have also received the
parent report from the spring OCCT state testing. Please review the data, and if you have an
academic concern regarding your student, schedule a conference with the classroom teacher. He/
She can always provide suggestions to you in assisting your student to excel academically.
Thank you to our Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great
Students) who have already been on campus to
volunteer this year. This is a fantastic program to
provide positive male role models on our campus.
If you have not received any of our information
that has been sent home, please contact us. We
Plainview
Intermediate will be recognizing
our “Top Banana” grade level
classes for on time attendance.
Each month, the 3rd, 4th, and
5th grade class with the highest
As I walk the hallways and through the classrooms, I have observed outstanding teaching and
learning taking place. Hopefully, your student is
able to communicate all they are learning in the
classroom daily.
As you already know, we have some very important resources for communication between
school and home. Your student should have a
student planner, and yes, assignments should be
written in the planner each and every day. We
year,
Library News
Many 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders have been
trying out our Follett Electronic bookshelf.
We now have over 200 books on this shelf.
Students can read online or check out these
digital books for up to two weeks. Parents can
explore the Follett shelf by starting with the
Plainview website. After selecting the
Intermediate school, choose the “students”
option, then follow the prompts. There is a
generic username and password that should
allow access. Happy Reading!
want you to be a part of this program, and we
need you in order for this program to be successful. It does require a background check.
We have many exciting upcoming events including Red Ribbon Week during the last week of
October and our annual Book Fair in November.
Be sure to keep your eyes open for more information about these events. I continue to look
forward to all of the wonderful events that take
place at Plainview Intermediate and appreciate
your partnership in helping us continue to excel.
Julie Altom, Principal
With flu season approaching, we all need to be reminded of a few tips to keep the germs away and to stop the
spread of infections.
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Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap is not available, then use an alcohol based rub.
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"Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of your face because this spreads germs.
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While you are sick, limit contact with others as much as possible to keep from infecting them.
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Boost your natural immunity with vitamin rich foods, get plenty of rest and drink plenty of water.
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Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw tissue away and wash your hands.
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Clean and disinfect surfaces, such as door knobs and counter tops that may be contaminated with germs.
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Children with fever (>100.4), vomiting, or diarrhea need to stay home for at least 24hrs after the symptoms
have subsided. Children need to be symptom free without the use of medications before returning to school in
order to keep the infections from spreading.
attendance rate will receive
“Top Banana” status.
This
includes a class recognition
photo with our resident “Top
Banana” and a celebratory treat.
We very much appreciate the
Pla inview Par ent/ Te acher
Organization for underwriting
this incentive program.
Parents
and
guardians
can
further support student
attendance by calling the Main
Office by 9:30 AM when
students are absent.
Valid
reasons will result in an
“excused” absence.
Students
with four or more TOTAL
absences per month will receive
an attendance letter.
Additionally, these students will
be monitored for potential
referral to the Carter County
District Attorney’s office per
Title 10 of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
Students who arrive after 8:15
AM are counted “tardy” and
must check-in at the Main
Office. To avoid this, please
make sure students arrive by
8:05 AM. That way, students will
have adequate time to make it
to their classrooms, unpack, and
sit down by the time the 8:15
AM tardy bell rings.
3rd Grade
Attention all parents! Our kiddos have the
rest of this week plus two more weeks to
attain 18 AR point's. At the end of each nineweek period, we celebrate those who have
accomplished their AR goals. Read! Read!
Read!
We also have a new poem about VERBS for
the month of October. Be sure to find these
in your student's binder and study at home.
Our fall festival is coming up October 23! We
are very excited, because each class gets to
decorate their own scarecrow. Go online and
Google scarecrows or check out Pinterest.
They have lots of great ideas. We need to get
these done soon so be sure to talk to your
homeroom mom as soon as you can!
Art Connection
Wow! This nine weeks is almost over! Students have been learning about and reviewing
the elements of art – those things that artists
use to make their art. And your children ARE
artists! So far, we have used shape, color,
texture, value, and space. We’ve discussed
complimentary colors - colors opposite each
other on the color wheel. We’ve also discussed the darkest and lightest values in art.
For the rest of the nine weeks and the beginning of the next we will be using line and form.
We will also be mixing secondary colors as
well as tints and shades. ~Patti McCall
Physical Education News
The elementary physical education program is
on its sixth week of the 20 Mile Club. The
students have the first ten minutes of class to
run a mile. Their goal is 20 miles in 10 weeks.
Next Tuesday, October 7th, is the last
elementary cross country meet at Lone Grove.
It starts at 5:30 p.m. with the little kids running
first.
The PE department is also starting BooBag
sales. Each student should receive an order
form. Bags range from $2 to $8. Sales begin
October 1st and run through October 24th.
Every week the students play a different game:
soccer, football, pin guard, relays, etc. We
hope to keep them healthy and moving.
4th Grade
The fourth graders are keeping busy in all
subject areas. In reading, they have been
studying traditional and fractured fairy
tales. We look forward to seeing their fairy tale
mobiles due October 7. Students are also busy
reading towards their 15-point AR goal. The
deadline to reach this goal is October
14. Continue to have your child practice their
multiplication facts for math. In Social Studies,
please help your child learn the states and
capitals for each region of the United
States. Study guides will be sent home as they
are being learned in each classroom.
Music News
Hello from the Music Room! We have been very
busy since school has started. Our 4th and 5th graders have had the opportunity to join the new
Plainview Elementary Honor Choir. We have had
auditions for Circle the State with Song, our Region
Honor Choir, and we are currently in the process of
recording our Oklahoma All-State Children’s Chorus Auditions. On top of all of that, our Honor
Choir is participating in a Fundraiser. They will be
selling Eco-Friendly bags. There are all kinds of bags
to choose from: totes, lunch bags, purses, duffle
bags, etc. If it’s a bag it’s probably in the catalog! This
fundraiser will last until October 14th. The funds
from this fundraiser will help us buy music for our
Christmas Concert as well as the Festival that we
will be participating in in April. It will also cover the
cost of our Honor Choir T-shirts. Please support
the Honor Choir!
Third Grade music has a lot going on. We have been
working on our singing and learning where pitches
are located, high or low. We have also explored a
few instruments and worked on sight reading different rhythm patterns.
In class, 4th grade has been learning how to sing in
canon with each other and how to label the Music
Staff. We have also explored a few instruments and
have been learning how to sight read different
rhythm patterns. We are beginning to work on our
Solfege body signs and hand signs.
In class, 5th grade has been learning how to label the
Music Staff and how to notate rhythm patterns in a
well-known song. The students are musically preparing themselves for a continuation in music as they
leave elementary. It would be a great opportunity
for the students to join choir or band when they get
to middle school. These extra groups teach them
how to work together and turn music notes on a
piece of paper into a masterpiece.
Please let me know if you have any questions at any
time. I would love to meet you!
~Paige Hagerman
5th Grade
In Mrs. Rickets’ reading classes the students
have been reading the novel, Blood on the
River. This is a story about a boy who
fought to survive in Jamestown. It went
right along with what Mrs. Roskam’s classes
were studying in Social Studies. In Mrs.
Perkins’ classes they wrote a persuasive
letter to John Smith or Chief Powhatan
using the book. It was great to be able to
incorporate so many academic areas with
this book. Here are a few book reviews
from the students:
I loved the book Blood on the River. It
was one of the best books I ever read. It
told about how Jamestown was started and
about what they did there. Many of them
died but England kept on sending people.
One of the trips, they didn’t just bring men,
they brought women and children too. One
of the women had a baby, the first baby
born in Jamestown. My favorite part about
the book was when Samuel stole the baby.
— Lane Willoughby
Samuel Collier was a young boy whose
parents died and he was an orphan. One
day all of that will change. Samuel was put
aboard Susan Constant, one of the ships to
the new world, and was made Captain John
Smith’s page. He survived the three month
voyage, but will he survive Jamestown?
Blood on the River is a fun filled book
with something for everyone! It has battles,
love, and sadness, but in the end everything
works out.—Rylie McDonald
I really liked the book. It’s very clever.
It’s cool how it describes some of the things
that actually took place in the Jamestown
Settlement that we learned in Social Studies.
Samuel Collier was the main character in
the book.—Tyler Owen
Samuel Collier was an orphan. He
scavenged trash bins for food and survived.
One day he stole a locket and was sent to
the orphanage. Reverend Hunt one day
took Samuel and Richard to the docks. He
told the boys they were to be servants in
the New World. Will Samuel use his
instincts and wits to survive in the New
World?
I recommend this book very much. If
you like action, suspense, and war then you
will enjoy this book. I very much liked it and
I know you will too. I hope you will find it
and get lost in this historical fiction.—River
Eubanks
COMING EVENTS for 5th grade:
Look for a note coming home soon about a
food chain project in Science.