February, 2016

Greetings!

What a great start of the New Year it has been for Daniel Wertz! As many of you have already heard, we are celebrating our academic improvements - improvements that came from the hard work of students, teachers, and parents! Even though ISTEP scores across the state have gone down, our school did not plunge as much as was experienced state-wide. Even better news is that Daniel Wertz has rebounded in just three years from the bottom of EVSC elementary schools, to near the top. I will be sharing much more information about how we are doing at my State of the School Town Hall Meeting that has been rescheduled to February 19 at 5:30 pm in the cafeteria, before the PTA Family Movie Night event. I will also be glad to answer any school-related questions that you may have. Please plan to attend!

An important part of our school mission is to collaborate for the sake of our students’ learning. Part of this includes getting your input on how we are doing, so we can better serve the needs of your students. Our Honor Roll Breakfast is new this year, in part, because of parent input that we received from last year’s “My School” survey. Many parents wanted us to continue to find ways to recognize academic achievement, and so the Honors Breakfast was created. We need your input again! Information will be sent home soon to let parents know how to access the survey, which will take place February 8-12 this year. Last year, we had a great response with nearly 53% of all families providing input. This year, we want an even higher number! Hearing from you is a great way to help us improve. Your Voice Matters!

PS – Don’t Forget our Annual Tug-of-War is coming up – February 11!

2/17 Richard Miller

2/18 Lanie Wade

2/19 Jada Dann

2/19 Daniel Seaman

2/20 Adison Fuller

2/21 Isaiah Hunter

2/22 Austin Ames

2/22 Aryianna Clayton

2/22 Jaylynne Shafer

2/24 Ian Clapp

2/24 Kayleigh Pickerill

2/24 Kyrah Williams

2/29 Tanner Russell

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

School WILL be in session on

Monday, February 15th (President’s Day).

This is a snow day make-up.

Upcoming Events

2/1-2/12 Canned Food Drive

2/1-2/12 Box Top Blitz

2/8 -2/22 Paragon Fundraiser

2/1-2/4 Battle of the Westside

2/9 6 p.m. PTA Meeting

2/11 6 p.m. Tug-of-War

2/16 KG Enrollment Begins

2/19 6 p.m. Family Movie Night

2/24 6 p.m. PTA Meeting

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Announcements

Valentine’s Day Celebrations

In keeping with our Wellness Policy, we cannot allow food celebrations or exchanges for Valentine’s Day – even if the intent is for students to eat it at home. We will be having our quarterly behavior party, with approved snacks, later in

the term. Please consult your child’s teacher to see if their class will be exchanging Valentine’s Day Cards.

After School Events Supervision Policy

Parents, please ensure that all children are supervised during after school events. Hallways are not supervised by school staff during after

school activities. For the safety of our students, it is essential that they remain with their parents

at all times.

Book Fair Is Coming!

The Book Fair will be held February 8-12. It will be open daily, during the hours of 8:30 a.m.-

12:30p.m. and during the night of the Tug-Of-War.

Contact Mrs. Gilbert, if you can help with set-up, close-down or the night of the Tug-of-War.

2/1 Jerriann Ames

2/1 Mikaila Oldham

2/3 Julia Dann

2/4 Luke Randolph

2/6 Elisabeth Goodwin

2/6 James Goodwin

2/7 Haylee Jo Findley

2/8 Jessica Whoberry

2/9 Makayla McCool

2/9 Devin Mosby

2/11 Sarah Siggers

2/14 Braxton Kinard

BOX TOP BLITZ!!

February 1st - 12th. The winning classroom wins an

extra recess in a

February 1- February 12 This annual

event benefits the Howell General

Baptist Church. Monetary donations

will be accepted. $1 equals 6 cans.

The classroom with the most canned

goods will win a dance/ music party.

Family Movie Night

February 19th at 6:00. We will be showing Inside Out. You can pre-order pizza. Popcorn and drinks will be available for purchase. All students must but supervised by a parent or guardian.

The next PTA meeting is February 9th, at 6pm in the Media Center. We will be discussing Spring Carnival so if you would

Congratulations to our second grading period Scholars!

DISTINGUISHED HONORS

Ethan Collier Carson Jones Emma Rowe

Adison Fuller Gavin King SarahLynn Sanford

Elisabeth Goodwin J.P. Lehman Ragan Stepro

Jaret Hopple Jackson Nellis

Kennedie Johnson Tyler Payne

A HONOR ROLL

Sophie Barnett

Ian Bateman

Sophie Berry

Kimber Bradley

Olivia Brown-Weiss

Nathon Buck

Madison Burris

Alden Burton

Christian Butler

Kadynse Clayton

Quinten DeVillez

Alyssa Durham Pugh

Charles Frey III

Elyse Garnett

Aniyah Givens

Benjamin Grisham

Colin Hopple

Emily Johnson

Khalia Jones

Evelynn Leavitt

Elijah Massey

Makayla McCool

Derrion Motley

Avery Parks

Tanish Patel

Johnna Riger

Hannah Riggs

Daniel Seaman

Jaquan Smith

Trinton Storey

Nora Sutton

Natalie Weigand

Hailey Wheeler

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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February 2016