John G. Carlisle Elementary School
CLC partners with 5/3 Bank for Young Bankers Club
John G. Carlisle Elementary Community Learning Center is excited to
partner with Fifth Third
Bank to provide Young
Bankers Club to students
in the CLC Cubs Zone 4th
and 5th grade groups.
Young Bankers Students
is a 10 week financial
literacy and career
exploration class. Fifth
Third Bank employees at local branches come
to John G. Carlisle on Thursday afternoons and
teach financial literacy to students that
re-enforces the basics of reading, mathematics
and social studies. The 10 week unit includes
lessons on the basics about money, including
what it is and how people get it, the
importance of saving, and how education and
career choices affect the future. Volunteer
mentors provide leadership, guidance and
friendship
throughout the
course making
every effort to
develop a rapport with the
individual group
of students
assigned to
them. Additionally, Fifth Third is
providing two
field trips for the Young Bankers Club to
Northern Kentucky University and the Fifth
Third Madisonville Operation Center and will
host a graduation ceremony at John G. Carlisle
later this spring to celebrate the students
completing the program. Young Bankers Club
is designed to help students become
financially empowered through lessons that
encourage financial responsibility and money
management.
It’s time to re-enroll in
Kroger Community Rewards!!
Kroger Rewards participants have to re-enroll every year between April 1 and
April 30. Please follow the steps below to select John G. Carlisle PTA as your
recipient.
1. Visit www.krogercommunityrewards.com 2. Sign in to your account (or create an account if you do not
already have one) 3. Search for John G. Carlisle or our group # 57228 and select
It’s as simple as that! Thanks for supporting the John G. Carlisle PTA.
For more information, visit our website at www.covington.kyschools.us and like us on Facebook.
April 2016
John G. Carlisle Elementary School
CONTACT US
Main Office
859-292-5812
Principal
Joy Collins
Ext. 31501
Assistant Principal
Sharon Craig
Ext. 31502
School Counselor
Kelly Savicki
Ext. 31553
School Secretary
Melissa Miller
Family Resource Center
Kerry McHugh
Marshelle Blackwell
Ext. 31506
School Nurse
Dan Goetz
Ext. 31510
School Psychologist
Caroline Lee
Ext. 31514
CLC Coordinator
Jennifer Kessel
859-816-6447
May 2014
Harlem Renaissance
As part of Black History Month, Mrs.
Breitenstein’s Fifth Grade students
studied the
Harlem Renaissance. This unit
emphasized
Langston Hughes’
poetry and his
contribution to
the Harlem
Renaissance.
Students learned
about Langston
Hughes by reading
and analyzing his
poetry, and
discussing how
visual and audio
elements add to
the tone, beauty,
and meaning of his poetry. Then, they
studied Harlem Renaissance artist,
Aaron Douglas. They analyzed his
artwork and noted that all of his
pieces contained similar elements such
as circles, tint, shade, and silhouettes.
As a culminating project, students read
Langston Hughes' poem, "I Dream a
World." Each student
randomly selected a
line from the poem and
illustrated that line in
the style of Aaron
Douglas. As a compliment to these lessons,
Mrs. Breitenstein
requested funding from
the PTA to bring a
performing arts group
called Langston Hughes
and Blues to John G.
Carlisle for the entire
4th and 5th grade. This
professional group
combines the poetry of
Langston Hughes, blues
music, and Hughes’ biography into a
theatrical performance. This
performance helped deepen the
students’ understanding of Hughes’
lasting influence on poetry.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Monday, April 11—Friday, April 15—SPRING BREAK
4:15 p.m., Monday, April 18—SBDM Meeting
6:30—8:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 19—Summer Scholars Program Priority
Registration Event (Invite ONLY!!)
Wednesday, April 20—Progress Reports
Thursday, April 28—Family Fun Night/PTA Elections
“I Am Somebody”
John G. Carlisle Elementary School
Help an Animal in Need
First and Second Graders are participating in a service learning
project to help support a local animal shelter. Teaching young
children from an early age to engage in unselfish behavior and
empathize with others reduces the chances of developing bully-like
Soccer is a kick!!
Suggested Donations
Dog and cat collars
Dog and cat toys
Dry dog and cat food
Moist cat food for kittens
Cat and dog food/water
bowls
Dog or cat beds
Cat litter boxes
Cat litter
Cat litter scoop
Towels
behavior. Through this
service learning project,
students hope to make
the time animals spend in
a shelter less stressful by
collecting items that help
the shelter provide food
and basic care while the
animals are in their care.
Please see the insert for a
list of needed items. All
donations must be sent in
to the school by
Wednesday, April 20.
Second Grade will be
responsible for collecting
and dropping off all donations and First Grade will be making and donating blankets. With
your support, we hope to help many animals!
The John G. Carlisle Soccer Team is working hard at practice to
improve their dribbling and passing skills. Coach Stacey Strole says
the team excels at defense and teamwork. She says the team is fun
to work with and they all have positive attitudes. The team roster
includes Rolando Perez Ramirez, Randy Orozco, Katelynn Bailey,
Brooklyn Hogston, Aujenei White, Jaeylnn Turner, Laveyah
Saunders, Kaylynn Gluhm, Elizabeth Fugate, Jahzmyn Thompson,
James Howell, AJ Scott, Brayden Cunningham, Ezayah Guerrero,
Jonathon Goins, and Devin Storey. The soccer team plays all of their
games at Ninth District Elementary at 28th and Indiana in
Covington. Please come out and support the soccer team this
season. The PTA will sell light refreshments at the Saturday games.
Etips
Children learn by imitating. So
be the kind of person you want
your child to become. When you
set goals for yourself and are
conscientious about your work,
your child learns that these
things are important. When you
help her with a project even
though you are tired, she learns
that education is a priority. Your
small actions, repeated over
and over, have the greatest
impact.
Schedule
Date
Time
Opponent
Saturday, 4/9/16
10:45 a.m.
9th District
Tuesday, 4/19/16 4:15 p.m.
Glenn O. Swing
Tuesday, 4/26/16 4:15 p.m.
Latonia
Saturday, 4/30/16 9:30 a.m.
Glenn O. Swing
Tuesday, 5/3/16
5:30 p.m.
Latonia
Saturday, 5/7/16
9:30 a.m.
6th District
The website for Covington Independent Public Schools is
www.covington.kyschools.us. The direct link to the John G.
Carlisle webpage is www.kyschools.us/5/home. Please note
that if you do a Google search for “John G. Carlisle website” it
will direct you to the old webpage that has not been updated.
Please save the links above to your favorites for daily use.
Sports and sportsmanship
should go hand in hand. But
sometimes, athletes feel they
can break the rules as long as
they win the game. Learning to
win without gloating and lose
without complaining will help
your child on the field and in the
classroom.