ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
185 Walton Drive
Morrisville, PA 19067
215-428-4256
215-428-4263 (fax)
Lisa Follman, Principal
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Wednesday
December 21, 2016 Edition
VOUNTEERS
NEEDED
Volunteers are needed for our
WatchCare program to call families who
are absent from school that day. You can
sign up here.
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE
Wednesday
12/21/16
DAY 1
Thursday
12/22/16
DAY 2
Friday
12/23/16
DAY 3
Saturday
12/24/16
Sunday
12/25/16
The Library needs your help shelving
books! Please sign up here.
Monday
12/26/16
Tuesday
12/27/16
Winter
Recess –
No School
Winter
Recess –
No School
The Pretzel Sale needs your help on
Fridays! Please sign up here.
SAVE THE DATE
Volunteer Clearances are required to
volunteer at the school.
December 26th – 30th – Winter Recess – No School
January 10th – PTO Meeting (6:30 PM – Library)
January 16th – Martin Luther King Birthday – No School
January 26th – Grading Day – No School
January 27th – Family BINGO night (6:30 PM – Gym)
February 7th – PTO Meeting (9:15 AM – Cafeteria)
February 20th – Presidents’ Day – No School
February 21st – Teacher Workshop/Professional Development – No School
February 24th – Movie/Vendor Night (6:00 PM – Gym)
March 10th – Science Fair (6:30 PM – Gym)
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT NEWS
From the desk of Mrs. Follman
Grades 3 – 5 have the opportunity to use Study Island at home for ELA and Math. Study Island is completely web-based to allow access
the program from any computer with an Internet connection and a standard Web browser. Session results are automatically recorded,
including results from sessions completed outside of school. Students are encouraged to log on over the Winter Recess.
To log on go to www.studyisland.com, click “Login” on the top right hand side, and enter your username (student#@pennsburysd.org) and
password (student#).
Just a reminder to dress your student
appropriately for the cold weather. Many
students don't have coats, hats or gloves
in this cold weather...............Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Notes from Mrs. Houseknecht Does your child need extra
help at home with Math homework? Please reference the
Helping your child with Math PDF on our website for some tips
and tricks.
Each week we will be covering some Math Questions and
Answers that you might find helpful when helping your child
with Math.
This week’s question/answer is:
Question: What is the purpose of Math Boxes? Why aren’t
the problems related?
Answer: Math Boxes are one way Everyday Mathematics
provides students with continuous practice and
review of all mathematical content. Almost
every lesson includes a Math Boxes page in the
Math Journal as part of the Practice part of the
lesson. Most of the problems on a Math Boxes
page provide practice in various skills and
concepts learned up to that point. The way,
students don’t forget what they have learned,
and they maintain and even improve their skills.
One pair of Preview Math Boxes pages appears
in two lessons near the end of each unit. These
pages address content from the upcoming unit
and help teachers determine students’ readiness
for that unit. Teachers often use Math Boxes to
assess students’ progress informally so that they
can better plan instruction and choose
appropriate differentiation activities.
Music Notes from Mrs. VanDerBas
Special thanks to all of our performers in the ER Holiday
Program 2016. I am very grateful to ER alumni, Jamie and
Michael Ropars, who helped with special details and
costumes. Every student from grades Kindergarten through
5th participated and performed songs together. The students
loved watching their teachers dance to Nysync, thanks to our
cool teacher, Rene Burns and her choreography. Our 5th level
dances and song leaders performed so well. Our 5th level
students in Strings, Band and Chorus performed their Holiday
Music. Also, we had many students share their holiday
traditions from around the world. Happy Holidays to all! I am
looking forward to teaching lots of New Music and performing
in 2017. Our Spring Concert will be presented on
Tuesday evening, May 9, 7:00 p.m. at Pennsbury High school,
West campus.
Would you like to learn different words in
Chinese, such as Hi/Hello!?
你好！(nĭ-hăo!)
Registration is now open for Introduction to Chinese (for
Grades K – 5). KidsCare are offering this exciting brand-new
introductory class for children who have no knowledge of the
Chinese language. Students will have fun learning Chinese
Pinyin (Pronunciation) in the Chinese language environment
and learn some basic Chinese, which can be useful in their
everyday lives. Students will learn through songs, and other
means conducive to elementary school-aged children. All
registration must be handled through KidsCare. If you have
any questions, please contact the KidsCare office at 215-2303445 or email [email protected]. Please note that there
needs to be at least 5 children who register in order for the
lass to occur. Registration is due no later than February 10th.
NEWS FROM THE CLASSROOMS
Kindergarten We are so excited about our
holiday break we can hardly contain
ourselves but we are doing our best to enjoy
our time together preparing secret gifts,
writing out our Christmas greetings, and
reading some favorite holiday stories. We
wish everyone a wonderful, joy-filled holiday
with family and friends. Looking ahead to a
prosperous New Year filled with only the
best for our ER family. Enjoy!!!
Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Burns, Mrs. Sodano, & the A-1 Dragonflies
First Grade Welcome winter! Please make sure to read
over the break. Also... if you haven't caught your child
reading at home, the upcoming break would be a great time
to sneak a picture! Send your pictures
to [email protected].
Enjoy the time with you families! Thank you for all you do
each and every day!
Third Grade Take a vacation to Study Island over the
holidays… it provides great practice with Reading and Math
skills and it’s a wonderful way to prepare for our first PSSA
in the spring. This week we continue to measure in Math,
discuss attributes of polygons, and learn area and
perimeter. In Reading, we’ve been reviewing the Sequence
of Events in a story, so when you are reading at home,
please ask your child what happened first, next and last in
the story. We are wrapping up our Narrative Writing unit but
we continue to hone our writing skills. We’re looking forward
to our Holiday Party on the 23rd!
Fifth Grade The Human Growth & Development Class has
been rescheduled for March 6th, 7th and 8th
PTO NEWS
Here is just a partial list of the retailers that participate in the
scrip program. The PTO can get the gift cards for these
and many other retailers! Please email Debbie Carney
at [email protected] with any questions or orders that
you would like to place. A list with all retailers that you can
buy gift cards for is found at https://www.shopwithscrip.com/
Did you miss the KidStuff Fundraiser? Know someone that
wants a book? Looking for a gift? Great news! There are a
few books left. If you would like a book, email Mindy
Kehrberger at [email protected]
We are collecting pop tabs (soda, soup, dog food, etc...) for
the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Please send them
into school in a Ziploc bag. They will be collected and then
donated to the RMHC.
WHAT DOES THE RMHC DO? The RMHC provides
stability for families with a sick child. They provide a place to
stay, warm meals, a place that feels like home while your
child is in the hospital for an extended stay or far away from
home. Please feel free to contact Mindy Kehrberger with any
questions at [email protected]
We are having an Eleanor Roosevelt Spirit
night on March 4, 2017 at the Sun Center in
Trenton, NJ who will be hosting the Harlem
Globetrotters.
Tickets are $16.50 Please make checks payable to “ER PTO”
and return them with the order form in an envelope marked ER
Spirit Night no later than January 23, 2017.