Kindergarten Registration pro-cess. My first year at BV East, there was no orientation for kin-dergarten registration. Last year, in an effort to meet families and have a more accurate idea of student enrollment, we hosted a Kindergarten Round-Up. This year, in working with the Director of Pupil Services and Mr. Barry Lyons, we have decided to have a formal Kindergarten Registra-tion. ALL STUDENTS (5 years-old on or before August 1st) must go through the on-site kindergarten registration pro-cess in order to be placed on a class list for the 2015-2016 school year. Kindergarten Reg-istration will be Monday, May 11th and Tuesday, May 12th during the school day. Each parent/guardian and their up-coming kindergarten “student(s)” will be expected to attend a one-hour session. Parents will get valuable information about the registration process while stu-dents will work with staff mem-bers to help them prepare for the school environment. Beginning February 2nd, families can sign-up online using Sign-Up Genius (link will be placed on the BV webpage) or by calling the ele-mentary school. Thanks for all you do in help-ing us to provide the best possi-ble school experience for your child(ren)!

Winter has arrived in full force! We haven’t been able to complete a five-day school week since we have returned from winter break. In fact, we just used our last ca-lamity day. This means, that if any more school days are missed, we will have to make up those days. BV is once again using the Blizzard Bag method but with some adjustments to make the work more accessible and rele-vant. Three school days can be made-up using the Blizzard Bags. If school was to be cancelled again, the work would go home with students within 2 days, and stu-dents would then have 2 weeks to complete the assignments for a grade. If the assignments are not returned, the student does not get credit, and it counts as an unexcused absence on their attendance record. Despite that, major upcoming events are noted on our calen-dars. Three of these are Parent-Teacher conferences, third and fourth grade PARCC assess-ments, and Kindergarten Regis-tration. Sign-up Genius is availa-ble beginning at 4:00 today (Friday, January 30th) in order for families to sign-up for a time to meet with teachers on either Thursday, February 12th or Tues-day, February 17th from 4:30-7:45 p.m. Links to these sign-ups will

be on the BV East webpage. Please see the note in Friday Folders as some grade levels have changed how the sched-ule with run. Next, third and fourth grade students will be taking the perfor-mance-based section of the PARCC assessment. This is an online assessment required by the state. The results are used to make academic decisions (such as for the Third Grade Reading Guarantee) and for the school and district report card (used to

determine funding for some areas). Third grade students will take the math

PARCC assessment on Thurs-day, February 19th. Fourth grade students will take the language arts PARCC assessment on Tuesday & Wednesday, February 24th & 25th and the math PARCC assessment on Thursday, Febru-ary 26th. It is imperative that all third and fourth grade students are in attendance on their as-sessment day(s), have had a good night’s sleep, have had a good breakfast, are dressed comfortably, and have a set of ear buds. More specific infor-mation is scheduled to come from the BV Director of Academic Achievement, Mrs. Devin Ander-son. Finally, I am excited to an-nounce some changes to the

B u c k e y e V a l l e y E a s t

E l e m e n t a r y

A note f rom Ms . Karac s on

522 E. High St., Ashley, Ohio 43003

740-747-2266 or 740-363-2253 fax: 740-747-3510

School hours 9:00 a.m. to 3:40 p.m.

Principal:

Katie Karacson

Secretaries:

Kim Hamilton

Barb Henry

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Events in February:

3—PTO @ 7:00

4—Drugbusters 3:40-4:45

6—Interim Reports

11—Board of Education

meeting—High School @

6:30

12 & 17—Parent/Teacher

conferences 4:30-7:45

13—3rd grade Jump Rope

for Heart

16—No School 25—March 6—Book fair

CLASSROOM SNACKS Per the Elementary Student

Handbook, page 9: Snacks

brought for the entire class

must be in sealed

packaging from the

manufacturer and

have nutritional

information. Homemade

items will not be served and

will be returned home.

COMLPIANCE STATEMENT Buckeye Valley Local School District

complies with the provisions of VI,

Title IX and Section 504 of the

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and it

does not discriminate against appli-

cants, employees, students, parents

and members of the general public

and individuals with whom it does

business on the basis of race, color,

national origin, citizenship status,

creed, religion, sex, economic sta-

tus, age or disability. Inquiries

concerning this policy should be

directed to Karen Kehoe Compli-

ance Officer at (740) 363-6626.

Counselor’s Corner Throughout the month of January, I have

been visiting classrooms and teaching about

Responsibility. We discussed what responsibility looks like at home, at school, and in the community. In grades K-2, we

read The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza and made our own

“Responsibility” pizzas and discussed how we can show responsible behaviors. In grades 3-4, we discussed how we

can be responsible members at school and throughout the

community and made “Keys to Responsible Behavior.” We set individual goals in relation to being responsible at school.

In the month of February, there are a few exciting commu-

nity events occurring in Delaware County. At the Delaware County Main Library, the Homework Center is available on

Mondays and Wednesdays from 4-6 pm to assist students in

grades K-8th with their homework assignments. In addition,

the Wornstaff Memorial Public Library will be having a

Family Movie Night on Thursday, February 19th at 5:30 pm.

They will also be providing Volunteer Income Tax Assis-tance on March 9th and 16th from 10 am-4 pm on site. Olen-

tangy High School will be providing a presentation on

How to Empower your Children to be Wildly Successful by

Dr. Norman Shub on Wednesday, February 4th at 7 pm.

Dr. Shub will be discussing strategies on how to develop

your child’s self-esteem and learning process. It’s free to

attend and babysitting will be available.

If you have any questions about any of the programs,

please feel to contact me at 747-2266 or e-mail me at:

sparikh@mybvls.org

~ Sejal Parikh

Family Liaison

Perfect Attendance for the Second Quarter

4th grade students caroling at Ashley Manor.

KINDERGARTEN Bridget Bolton Austin Boyce Kenzey Conkle Will Criswell Ava Dildine-Ridge Michael Grimes Mackenzie Henry Will Matlack Bryce Pfeiffer Madison Wellman

FIRST GRADE Haley Bridge Brody Davis Devan Durr Jolene Fincher Zaine Furr Isaiah Holbrook Claire McRae Jaedyn Murphy Briana Nunn Luke Peppel Curtis Pettit Cassidy Rice Gavin Wallace

SECOND GRADE Lilian Aleshire Alexandria Alli Nicole Burwell Ryan Davis Bransen Fields Jessica Greene Jolie Hall Mason Kukay Evan Lang Tristan Pemberton Jaffar Smith

MEDICATION Reminder: No medication,

prescription or non-prescription, may be car-ried by the student . This includes putting medicine in liquids for the student (ie. MiraLAX, Metamucil,

etc.). Should you have any questions please contact

the school office at: 740-747-2266.

THIRD GRADE Kenzie Alkire Rileigh Blair Sarah Cummings Warren Gillilan Ryan Hardman Gracie Javens Kason Kaelber Rebekka Matlack Robert McComis Molly Meier Megan Moore Brooklyn Pfeiffer Jade Riffle Evan Susmilch

FOURTH GRADE Anwar Alli Hayden Barnett Savanna Burwell Lili Drago Emma Hall Connor Hardman Lauren Harman Briannon Pfeiffer Ella Powers Maggie Pyle Austin Reely Nixie Tallman Anna Travis Elizabeth Ward Tysan Wills-Durr

ART NEWS!

Mark your calendar! Arts

Night is coming up

soon! On Thursday,

MARCH 5, from 6-7:30, the

amazing art work of all K-

4th graders will be

on display at BV

East. The theme

"Our America" will

be the focus of art

works that tell about places,

faces, and traditions that

make our country

great. Hope to see you

there!

Honor Roll students for the Second Quarter

THIRD GRADE

Kenzie Alkire Parker Allen Gabby Beaver Drew Clase Audrey Condit Sarah Cummings Carter DeWitt Ella DuBois Rory Elfner Warren Gillilan Ashley Hammond Ryan Hardman Xander Hightower Audri Hoover Emily Huston Josh Johansson Kason Kaelber Molly Meier Megan Moore Regan Owens Brooklyn Pfeiffer Josie Piatt Jade Riffle Nia Shrader Danika Southwick

FOURTH GRADE

Anwar Alli Savanna Burwell Emma Cashman Libby Crump Jordan DeVoe Alyssa Ebersole Emma Hall Connor Hardman Lauren Harman Malia Hurst-Gibson Audrey Irwin Macayla Krantz Emma Meier Caleb Peppel Briannon Pfeiffer Maggie Pyle Tiffany Rupp Noor Smith Waylan Thompson Ridge Webb Emma Weinberg

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Do you know anyone interested in preschool? Our next

preschool screening will be held Friday, February 13th!

Please contact the school at

740-747-2266

OR email asmith@mybvls.org for more information & to

schedule your one-hour screening time slot.

Nurse’s CorNer By

Barbara Kirk-Chapa, Rn

School Nurse

Winter offers many fun outdoor activities, such as, sledding, skiing, snowboarding , ice skating, snowball fights and building snowmen. Winter time also brings along the hazards of frostbite and hypothermia. Be prepared. Know how to prevent, identify and treat these cold winter emergencies.

Frostbite occurs when body tissue freezes. Most common areas for frostbite are: nose, ears, cheeks, chin, fingers and toes. A frostbitten area will look white or grayish-yellow, feel usually firm or waxy and be numb. When you notice these changes, immediately seek medical help and do the following:

Move the person to a warm area, such as, a sheltered area or indoors. If the toes are affected, do not allow the person walk. Walking on frostbitten toes will cause more damage.

Rewarm the body part. Rewarm by using direct skin to skin contact or by immersing the affect body part in warm water. DO NOT use hot water. Hot water will cause further damage

DO NOT massage the affected area.

DO NOT apply heating pads, electric blankets, heat lamps, etc. to the affected area. The frostbitten area is numb and the person will not be able to feel the heat.

Hypothermia occurs when your body losses more heat than it can produce. Signs of hypothermia include shiver-ing, confusion, memory loss, lack of coordination, slurred speech and drowsiness. A person is usually unaware they are developing hypothermia. When you notice these signs of hypothermia in a person, immediately seek medical care and do the following:

Move the person to a warm area.

Remove all wet clothing.

Rewarm the person. Starting first with the chest, torso, abdominal, groin, head and neck areas.

Rewarm the person using dry blankets, towels and clothing or by using skin to skin contact.

If person is conscious and can swallow without choking, give them warm fluids to drink. AVOID alcoholic bev-erages.

Use the following tips to keep outdoor adventures safe and healthy.

It is okay to go outdoors if the temperature is 30 degrees or above F.

You should stay indoors if the temperature is below 20 degrees F.

Temperatures between 20- 30 degrees F. take indoor warm up breaks every 20-30 minutes.

Dress in layers: Inner layer needs to absorb moisture and keep skin warm and dry. Outer layer need to be wind and water proof.

Ski/Snow pants, jacket.

Gloves/mittens, hat, scarves.

Sunscreen: Snow reflects 80% of the sun’s ultraviolet rays.

Source: http://emergency.cdc.gov/diaters/winter/staysafe/hypothermia.asp http://emergency.cdc.gov/diasters/winter/staysafe/frostbite.asp

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