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Teachers,
Students, Parents, & Community
Expecting
Academic
Mastery
Our Theme
Tiger
PRIDE
Personal
Responsibility
in
Daily
Effort
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The
Poston Road Tiger Tracks
Volume 8
November 13, 2008
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Nov. 13 |
Grandparent/Chili Supper, 5:30-7:15 Chili Supper, 5:30-8:00 Book
Fair |
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Nov. 20 |
Spell Bowl
Competition at Mooresville High School starting at 5:00 |
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Nov. 21 |
Picture
retakes |
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Nov. 26 |
Mid-terms
go home today |
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Nov. 27 &
28 |
Thanksgiving Break, NO SCHOOL |
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Dec. 4 |
Early
Release Day-Students dismissed at 1:00 Lunch will be served |
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Cold Weather |
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Cold weather has arrived.
Students go outside for lunch recess. Please make sure your child
is properly dressed for the cold weather. |
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Reminder |
Please write a note to your child’s teacher if your
child has different plans on how to get home. If the school does not
receive a note or call then the student will follow his/her normal
procedure. Thanks. |
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Plan
Ahead !
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Early Dismissal Days
As part of the school improvement
process this year we will be involved in professional
development to help us meet our goals of improving reading
comprehension and the writing process. We will also work on
improving mathematical problem solving. Students will be
dismissed at 1:00 P.M. on the following days:
December 4, January 29, March 20, April 14. |
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Volunteers
Needed
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Poston Road Elementary is always in need
of volunteers for field trips, school parties, working in the
classroom, etc.
The MSD of Martinsville has a policy
whereas all volunteers have to have a
background check (which means providing the school with your
legal name and birth date). This has to be done every year.
If you would like to be a volunteer,
please contact the Poston Road Office at 342-8408 ext. 1411-Mrs.
Rawlins. Thanks. |
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Students from
Poston that participated in the 2K Run at Martinsville High
School on Thursday, October 16th are:
Congratulations to Riley S,
who came in 1st in the boys' division and Lindsay B. who came in
2nd in the girls' division!
 
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(BOYS)
Riley S.,
Brandon B., Mikey H., Bennett C., Trevor C., Aaron W., Jacob W.,
Noah W., Travis H., Damon H., Dillon D., Zach H., Darius S.,
John E., Boston O., PJ S., Viraj P., Jacob C., Dylan S., Dalton
D., Tyler H., Ryan H., C.J. F. |
(GIRLS)
Lindsay
B., Lacey R., Sydney B., Cassie M., Emily T., Kaitlyn B.,
Danielle S., Madison C., Christina A., Kaylee G., Lauren B. |
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Safe Place
Safe Place is a national program
that begin in Louisville, KY in 1982. The program has been in
Johnson County since 1989 and in Morgan County since 1997.
Currently there are 101 Safe Place sites in Johnson County and 46
Safe Place sites in Morgan County.
Your students can get help by
going to any Safe Place site or by calling our 24 hour crisis line
at 317-738-KIDS(5437) or at 886-738-5437. There are trained
employees at every site that receive site checks, re-training and
updated materials once a year. These employees will be able to
assess and contact Safe Place in the event that a youth is in
crisis. The Safe Place staff will make sure the youth and family
receive the help and professional referrals they need.
For additional information about
Safe Place please visit our website at
www.youthconnections.org or the National Safe Place website at
www.nationalsafeplace.org. You or your students can also visit us
at our MySpace page at www.myspace.com/safeplacejcmc.
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Poston
Road (Illini)
5th
Grade Boys Basketball Team
The
coach is Steve
Begley
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The game schedule is listed
below:
Nov. 22
- 9:00 Spartans vs Illini at Paragon
Dec. 6
- 9:00 Illini vs Hoosiers at Smith
Dec. 13
-9:00 Wolverines vs Illini at Brooklyn
Dec. 20
-9:00 Wildcats vs Illini at Centerton
Jan. 10
-10:00 Gophers vs Illini at South
Jan. 17 -10:00
Illini vs Boilermakers at Smith
Jan. 24
-10:00 Illini vs Badgers at Centerton
Jan. 31 -10:00
Illini vs Hoosiers at South
Feb. 7 -10:00
Spartans vs Illini at Paragon
Feb. 14 -10:00
Illini vs Wolverines at Centerton |
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Family Access |
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Parents have the
opportunity to link to our Family Access site. You will have access to
your child’s attendance records, food service information, grades and
other important information. If you are interested in participating,
you should see Nancy Brosman (765-342-6641, Ext. 2) at the MSD of
Martinsville Administration Office. |
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School
Messenger Service
School Messenger Service has begun. School Messenger allows teachers
and school or district administrators to send timely voice messages to
parents and/or guardians. Messages are scheduled for delivery to alert
parents and students to absences, events, emergencies and other important
issues.
Custody Orders
In order to follow
court orders concerning custody, we must have a current copy on file in our
office. If you have a court order, related to custody, visitation or
contact with your student, please assure that we have a copy on file.
Attendance
Attendance helps
determine whether a school meets Adequate Yearly Progress. As a parent,
there is little you can do about illness. However, we ask that you try to
schedule family travel, medical and dental appointments, and other
activities so they do not interfere with your child’s attendance. Classroom
instruction and performance suffer when your child is not here.
A phone call or
an attendance note is required from the parent each time a student is
absent. Please call the school office (342-8408) before 10:00 the day of
the absence. Let’s make a joint effort to raise our attendance rate.
Early Arrivals
The building opens at 8:50 a.m.
Students are not supervised prior to this time. Please monitor the time
your child leaves for school to make certain he or she does not arrive
before 8:50 a.m. Only students participating in the breakfast program need
to be here at 8:30 a.m.
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Expectations for Behavior at
Poston Road Elementary |
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In order to achieve
our academic goals, we must provide an environment that supports
learning. Self-discipline is a major aspect of this supportive
environment.
Self-discipline is
best defined as the control exhibited in an individual’s behavior, both
action/reaction and physical/verbal, so that the civil rights and
dignity of others are protected. Situations in which the behavior
of any student disrupts the learning environment for others will require
initiation of discipline procedures by classroom teachers and/or
administrative personnel.
School rules,
expectations for behavior, and consequences for misbehavior are
communicated to students, parents, and staff at the beginning of the
year. Each party, student, parent, and staff member, will be asked
to read and sign a contract that outlines our expectations for behavior.
Consequences for
misbehavior, violation of school rules, or incomplete work are relevant
and appropriate. Each student will receive a Poston Pillar of Character
each week. Letter grades A + through F (13 grades in all) are
shown on the pillar. Misbehavior will result in the loss of a
letter grade. The Character Count document and contract were sent
home the first day of school.
Pillars will be sent home at the end of
each week. The must be signed and returned the first day of the
following week. |
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Important
information for visitors to our building
All doors
will be locked from 9:30-3:00 Anyone arriving at the building between
9:30-3:00 must:
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Ring the bell next to the right front door
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Step Back
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State your name
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Purpose for visit
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Right door will unlock
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By participating in the Paper
Retriever recycling program, you will help Poston Road earn money for
special projects, save on cost of solid waste disposal, receive community
recognition and teach students the importance of environmental stewardship.
Recycle for Our Children’s
Future!
You can recycle:
Newspapers, Magazines, Catalogs, Office and School Papers, Mail.
Please do not include:
Plastic, Glass, Metals, or
Trash(Garbage)
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Non-School Use of
Telecommunication Equipment:
It is the policy of the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville's Board
of School Trustees that students shall not use cell phones or pagers during
school hours and that all cell phones and pagers shall be turned off during
this time. If a student has an emergency and requests to use his or
her cell, they will be allowed to go to the office and either use their cell
phone or use the office phone. At Martinsville High School, IPods, CD
players, etc. maybe used in the hallways and during lunch periods, but not
in any classrooms. At elementary and middle school, IPods, CD players,
etc. may not be used. Those items if brought to school, must be stored
in a designated area.
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Kids for
Character Pledge |
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I pledge to be a
Kid for CHARACTER.
I will be worthy of TRUST.
I will be RESPECTFUL
and RESPONSIBLE.
I will always act with
FAIRNESS.
I will show that I CARE.
I will be a good CITIZEN,
and always do my share. |
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Bullying As Defined by the Department of Education |
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“Overt”, repeated
acts or gestures, including verbal or written communications
transmitted; physical act committed; or any other behaviors committed by
student or groups of students against another student with the intent to
harass, ridicule, humiliate, intimidate, or harm the other student.
The bullying rule
must apply when a student is on school grounds immediately before or
during school hours, immediately after school hours or at any other time
when the school is being used by a school group; off school grounds at a
school activity, function or event; traveling to or from school or a
school activity, function, or event; or using property or equipment
provided by the school.
This will be in
effect beginning with the 2005-2006 school year. |
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Note from Mrs. Cheesman
The Poston Road Physical Education Program is
still collecting old cell phones. The cell phones are sent to the
Funding Factory Recycling Program. Points are accumulated to earn
new recreational equipment for Poston Road. Cell phones can be
given to Mrs. Chessman or dropped off in the school office. Thanks.
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recreational equipment |
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Box Tops |
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Please continue collecting the
General Mills Box tops for Education. The box tops can be turned in to
your teacher. Thanks. |
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Kleenex brand tissues and Ziploc bags now have Box
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Lunch Mentors Needed
The MSD of
Martinsville is looking for community volunteers to have lunch with select
elementary students once a week at school. These are kids who are "on
the brink of success," but in need of a little extra support and
encouragement. They would benefit from a one-to-one relationship with
a caring, responsible adult. No special skills are needed... you just
need to have a heart for kids. To become a lunch mentor or for more
information on our program, please contact Karen Mimna, Program Coordinator,
at 765-349-4288 or email at miminak@msdmail.net.
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Information
from Food Service
In July 2004, the Child
Nutrition WIC Reauthorization Act was passed. In the act it states that
all free and reduced applications from the previous school year are
valid only for the first thirty (30 days) of the next school year. This
means that if school starts on 8/15/07, families must reapply by
9/15/07. After that date they will be removed from the program. This
date will fluctuate with each year’s start date.
Notice from Food Service
Beginning August 15, 2007
students will be allowed to charge a maximum of (5) lunches. Once a
student has reached the (5) lunch maximum he/she will be served an
alternate meal of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with milk.
Students will not be allowed to
charge breakfast and no alternative meal will be offered. There will be
no charging of ala carte items at any time.
Low balances notices (Positive
$5.00 or less) will be sent home with the youngest child a minimum of
(3) days per week and Negative balance notices (all balances less than
$0.00) will be sent home daily. |
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More Information from Food
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Note from Cafeteria:
When parents come to eat lunch with their
child/children they cannot use their child’s lunch account to purchase their
lunch. If a parent wants to charge their lunch to their child’s
account they must have their own pin number. Parents can get their own
pin number by contacting our Food Service Department, located at 909 S. Main
St. or call 349-4452. |
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