OLPHIN ISPATCH

January

February

Silverdale Elementary 9100 Dickey Road, NW

Silverdale, WA 98383

360-662-9400

http://silverdale.ckschools.org

http://enews.ckschools.org/si

Principal: Ninette Rivero

Office Manager: Jan Ichiki

FAX: 360-662-9401

Attendance: 360-662-9403 or

shelleym@ckschools.org

February

3 Kindergarten registration begins

6 Central Kitsap PTSA Daddy Daughter Dance

11 Family Skate Night at Skateland

12 Non-Student Day—No school

13 Presidents’ Day—No school

16 CKSD 6th Grade Honor Choir at GracePoint

Church

March

10 Family Skate Night at Skateland

14 Conference Day—12:05 dismissal

15 Conference Day—12:05 dismissal 3/21-3/30 HG&D for 6th grade

School hours: M, T, W & F: 9:30—3:45

Thurs: 9:30—2:15

Mark Your Calendar:

Dear Silverdale Families,

In December, I talked to you about the ins and

outs of the business of teaching and learning and

what it looks like as I visit the classrooms each

day. After break, a little re-teaching happens as

staff works hard to get students back into their

academic routines. Luckily, students bounce back

very quickly and they pick up right where they left

off.

Right before break, our school hosted our first

Awards Assembly of the school year. This was an

opportunity for teachers to recognize two students

in their classroom for Academic Achievement, two

students for Citizenship and two students for Per-

severance. The assembly was well received by both

staff and students because it gave students an op-

portunity to be recognized as well as it gave other

students a chance to get excited about the possi-

bility to earn recognition at our next awards

assembly in April.

As I mentioned in December, for the next few

weeks, students will be working hard on the Char-

acter Counts Pillar of “Citizenship”. As a staff, we

are focusing on encouraging students to do their

share to make their school and community a better

place, cooperate, get involved in community activi-

ties, stay informed, obey laws and rules, respect

authority and protect the environment

At our assembly in December, students were en-

couraged to pick an academic area that may not be

their easiest or favorite and set goals to become

more focused and intentional about learning the

material. What this could mean is paying closer at-

tention to the teacher and taking extra time to

think about the material during in-class work time

as well as during practice at home. Our goal is to

support students to make good choices

surrounding academics so that they can feel that

their choice to become more “responsible” for

their learning pays off.

Thank you for echoing our message at home sur-

rounding “Citizenship” with your children. We will

continue to challenge our students to do their

very best over the upcoming months- especially as

they begin the process of preparing to show what

they know as assessed on the SBA in May.

As always, I welcome your ideas and feedback.

Keep in touch!

Sincerely,

Ninette Rivero

Kindergarten Registration Will your child be 5 years old on or before August 31,

2016?

Register now for Kindergarten for the 2016-17 school

year.

Please bring your child’s birth certificate, immunization

records & proof of your address to the school on or

Healthy habits help stop the spread of flu!

Until last month, Kitsap County had seen very minimal influenza activity. However, preliminary data now show that Kitsap County is seeing an increase in influenza.

Get vaccinated, it is not too late! Cover your cough! Cough or sneeze into a tissue or your upper sleeve, NOT your bare hand. Be sure to throw the tissue away.

Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and water is not available, use alcohol based hand gel or disposable wipes.

Disinfect frequently touched surfaces in your home, like countertops and doorknobs.

Keep your hands away from your eyes, nose, and mouth.

Call your doctor or nurse if you have a fever or cough that won’t go away.

Stay home and away from other people when you or your children are sick.

When someone becomes ill, they should drink plenty of fluids, take fever-reducing medication (avoid aspirin in children), and call their health care provider if symptoms become worse.

People should seek immediate medical care if the following signs of serious illness are present: For Children: · Fast breathing or trouble breathing · Bluish skin color · Not drinking enough fluids · Not waking up or not interacting · Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held · Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough · Fever with a rash For Adults: • Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath • Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen • Sudden dizziness • Confusion • Severe or persistent vomiting

TEAM is a unique learning community accepting

applications for children in grades 1-5. We offer

multiage learning and meaningful, rigorous oppor-

tunities within the CKSD curriculum framework.

Students are guided to challenge themselves as

learners and be accountable for their own choices.

Family commitment and involvement are a re-

quirement for acceptance into the program.

Information Nights:

When: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016

Where: Silver Ridge Library

Time: 6:00pm For more information call

TEAM

662-9500

or

visit our website at www.ckteam.org

An elementary school

option in the Central

Kitsap School District

housed at Silver Ridge

Elementary School

Library+ News

On January 26 and 27, the American Red

Cross came to our school to teach

students about Basic First Aid. This took

place during PE class. Students received

a practice first aid kit from the

American Red Cross to take home with

them after the lesson.

A note

from Mr.

Thoemke

We are continuing to slosh

through the rains to Silver

Ridge for checkout time.

We have had a total of 825

checkouts in January with

Third Grade taking the lead

with 211 checkouts. Great reading Third Grade! Thank you to those who sup-

ported the Barnes and Nobel

Book Fair. The library is very

appreciative of being able to

purchase and add to our col-

lection.

Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Weber are

co-Google Guides! This means

their classroom receives their

own cart which stays in their

room. The teachers will re-

ceive more training on apps and

features of the Google Class-

room and the students are ben-

eficiaries of new Chromebooks!

If you come down our halls, you

will see reading posters identi-

fying the nominees for differ-

ent categories. Students need

to read a minimum of 2 books

to be able to vote. Voting will

happen the week before

Spring Break. Since February is

Reading Olympics Month, now

would be a great time to encour-

age your students to checkout

some great books!

We would like to thank you and

the PTA for your gracious dona-

tions to our library through the

Barnes and Noble Book Fair.

Miss Mimi and I will be excited

to add more exciting books to

Silverdale’s collection!Thanks to

all who are supporting our

school levies!

Motivation is the key to any-

thing we do in life. The moti-

vated individual always

seems to have that extra en-

ergy necessary to stay on a

task that others have given up

along the way. Music class

offers your child the chance to

develop this habit, and your

support in this endeavor is

vital to his or her success.

It is easy for a student to get

discouraged and want to

avoid attempting new musical

skills. With your guidance and

encouraging words, the goals

of our class will be achieved.

You play an integral role in

the nurturing of your young

musician.

There are no shortcuts in the

development of young stu-

dents. Dedication and com-

mitment are the foundation

blocks to learning music.

Please look for every oppor-

tunity to compliment your

children as they explore their

musical talents. They are less

likely to become discouraged

if you continue to reward

them for their hard work and

curiosity. Your encourage-

ment is absolutely necessary.

The chance to perform

things learned in music class

for other supportive family

members can be an exciting

experience for a child. Every-

one loves the attention of an

appreciative audience. When

it is initiated in a way that

avoids embarrassment, per-

forming gives a child an even

greater desire to improve

musical skills and remain

motivated in music class.

This is a crucial time in your

child’s personal, academic

and musical growth. Encour-

agement is the key ingredient

in keeping your child motivat-

ed, and ultimately, to help

your child be a success.

Musically Yours,

Leah Riggs

Choir News Choir is starting again!

Advance 5th/6th grade

choir meets on Tuesday

mornings at 8:00am, and

Junior 3rd/4th Choir on

Wednesdays at 8:00am.

If your child was not in

choir last trimester, but

would like to be, please

have them get a permis-

sion slip from me! Ad-

vanced Choir starts on

Jan. 12th, and Junior

Choir starts on the 13th.I

Encouragement Is Key! Save the Date:

2/25/16 6:00PM Cen-

tral Kitsap School Dis-

trict 6th Grade Honor

Choir at GracePoint

Church

4/14/16 6:00PM Junior

and Advanced Choir

Spring Concert at Silver

Ridge Elementary Gym

Grade Level Music Studies

Grades k-2:

The primary classes have been

developing their ability to keep a

steady beat, and learn basic

rhythmic patterns. We have done

this using many different songs,

and movement activities. 1st and

2nd grade have been working on

songs that honor the work of

people like Dr. Martin Luther King

Junior.

Grade 3:

Third graders are continuing their

study of world music. In the com-

ing weeks we will be learning

about activities that will be in

“Work Stations”. These stations

will re-enforce music knowledge

and skills that we have learned in

class.

Grade 4:

Students in 4th grade will be

starting to play the recorder. A

note will be coming home in the

next week to give families infor-

mation about what is involved

when learning to play the record-

er. Once we have started, stu-

dents should attempt to practice

10-15 minutes 3-5 nights a week.

Grades 5 and 6:

Fifth and Sixth graders have start-

ed back up on the Ukulele in

class. We have learned many new

chords, and learned to read

TABS. Our next Composer of the

Month will be Johann Sebastian

Bach.

Leah Riggs– General Music

662-9456

leahr@ckschools.org

SILVERDALE MUSIC NOTES Silverdale Elementary

Moodle: http://moodle.ckschools.org/course/view.php?id=612

Honor Choir Congratulations to the following sixth grade students who have been invited to per-form in the CKSD

Honor Choir on Feb-ruary 25th, at Grace

Point Church: Keely Riggs

Taylor Nichols Pablo Quirino-Rivera

Mya Hunsaker Katie Lewis Anaya Lamy

Katavena Djordjevic Jessica Haynes Eleanor Lilly

Our Advance Choir had a

great time on our Winter-

fest field trip to the Seattle

Center. We sang several

pieces of music, and got to

watch a few area choirs

perform as well. Thank

you to the parents who

volunteer to chaperone for

Congratulations to the following students who were caught showing

good character during the month of December. They were given a

special school pencil for being responsible Silverdale Dolphins!

Allen, Isaac

Altamirano, Johnny

Alvarez, Raylie

Barker, Celeste

Barr, Taran

Beach, Alex

Bloom, Dylan

Broshears, Baileigh

Brunson, Landon

Burden, Kayla

Casal, Jase

Casal, Maya

Coker, Jonathan

Collins, Deion

Collins, Hakeen

Connor, Tricia

Cook, Daniel

Dallmann, Addie

Dance, Henry

Davidson, Nolan

Dodge, Juliana

Doingog, Abby

Dotson, Dane

Dungy, Carter

Felix, Noah

Ferreira, Shylee

Ford, Brooke

Fox, Lincoln

Gaines, JJ

Garza, Johnny

Goldsberry, Jaina

Goldsberry, Kathryn

Goodlette, Jaden

Gordon, Madison

Guggenmos,

SphaaHall, Bryan

Hays, Hailey

Hebert, Alicia

Hedrick, Anna

Hernandez, Georgi

Hoffman, Aubrey

Hultquist, Emma

Jennings, Melanie

Land, Sophia

Lee, Jackie

Leible, Ollie

Lennon, Boston

Lopez, William

Ly, Noel

McMillan, Camron

Munoz, Ava

Neshem, Ethan

Neshem, Natalie

Ngo, Leah

Ngo, Leah

Niles, Sonya

Paalam, Faith

Parsons, Cadence

Peralta, Xander

Peters, Francesco

Pyle, Jacob

Quenga, Janalyn

Raley, Daisy

Rodriguez, Remi

Rumph, Kendel

Ryding, Josh

Sarano, Kawehi

Schiess, Julian

Shockey, Ava Jean

Shurts, Carolyn

Simmons, Dannica

Skelton, Damien

Sow, Cheikh

Spannuth, Declan

Stover, Megan

Struwe, Annabelle

Stuart, Riley

Thompson, Eva

Tonge, Sloane

Trias, Daniel

Vargas, Seth

Vasquez, Araceli

Ward, Michael

Watland, Bailey

Watson, Landyn

Weber, Payton

Wilaiporn, Sirinadda

Williams, Oliver

Williams, Teddy

Williams, Travier

Winter, Lucy

Winter, Raymond

Woodworth, Jacob

Yocum, Charlie

Congratulations to the following students who were caught showing

good character during the month of January. They were given a

special school pencil for being responsible Silverdale Dolphins!

Allagones,Chrishaine

Barker, Celeste

Bachtel, Alex

Bailey, Keegan

Bosh, Leo

Bloom, Dylan

Brunson, Landon

Caples, Naeleya

Cann, Vincenza

Casal, Jade

Charfauros, Keavanie

Coker, Jonathan

Collins, John

Collins, Kimorah

Deckers, Lauren

Dougherty, Kianna

Draney, Silas

Dungy, Carter

Eder, Will

Ferreira-Silva, Shylee

Fox, Lincoln

Gaines, JJ

Gaines, Rebecca

Gonzales, Moses

Handke, Kyli

Hays, Hailey

Hermosura, Asher

Hernandez, Georgi

Heys, Kaylee

Hoffman, Addison

Housen, Lucille

Hunsaker, Easton

Isaacs, Curtis

Koon, Abby

LaForest, Derek

Ly, Noel

McIntire, David

Muegge, Brock

Neshem, Ethan

Ngo, Leah

Nichols, Taylor

Olivas, Jason

Paalam, Faith

Parsons, Cadence

Pyle, Colton

Raley, Daisy

Shockey, Ava Jean

Schuster, Austyn

Shurts, Carolynn

Simmons, Dannica

Skelton, Damien

Steik, Chloe

Stover, Megan

Thomas, Gideon

Tonge, Ethan

Tonge, Sloane

Vargas, Seth

Velasquez, Araceli

Velasquez, Alfie

Villarva, Aryahna

Weber, Payton

Whitehead, Elaina

Wilaiporn, Sirinadda

Williams, Teddy

Williams, Tra

Winter, Lucy

Woodworth, Jacob

Yamodis, Siena

Congratulations to the following students

who were recognized at our

1st trimester Academic Achievement Assembly

Kindergarten:

Angkico:

Perseverance: Lizzy Hays, Fiona Dodge

Good Character: Chance Stuart, Carli Brunson

Academic: Payton Mazurek, Caliana Stecker

Alcock:

Perseverance: Will Gingrey, Holly Judd

Good Character: Maya Macfarlane, Gia Gingrey

Academic: Isabella Hendrix, Nixon Palmer

Ettobi:

Perseverance: Caroline Peters, Wesley Krone

Good Character: Aubrey Scholl, Kepuha Noket

Academic: Layla Lennon, Gavin Badura

1st grade:

Davis

Perseverance: Carolynn Shurts, Will Eder

Good Character: Jaina Goldsberry, Sirinadda Wilaiporn

Academic: Lauren Deckers, Faith Paalam

Lackman

Perseverance: Oliver Williams, Grayson Paul

Good Character: Juliana Dodge, Vivian Mitchell

Academic: Henry Dance, Arianna Ahuna-Breaux

Imperio

Perseverance: Kei’an Czarnecki, Elena Miller

Good Character: Coen Eggert, Carmela Fajardo

Academic: Ian Thompson, Yosselin Escobar-Moreno

2nd grade:

Bauman

Perseverance: Bradley Abernathy, Jamie Lee

Good Character: Baileigh Broshears, Sophia Kohl

Academic: Baxtyn Ferguson, Jacob Pyle

Didio

Perseverance: Dannica Simmons, Gideon Thomas

Good Character: Leah Ngo, Teddy Williams

Academic: Lincoln Fox, Raylie Alvarez

3rd grade:

Elvik

Perseverance: Jon Sutherland, Juda Cooley

Good Character: Isaac Allen, Charlie Yocum

Academic: Ethan Green, Ethan Poepoe

T. Horton

Perseverance: Cadence Parsons, Kianna Dougherty

Good Character: Georgi Hernandez, Jackie Lee

Academic: Dylan Bloom, Jade Casal

4th grade:

Sommer

Perseverance: Kimorah Collins, Paul Thompson

Good Character: Colton Pyle, Riley Stuart

Academic: Ava Munoz, Tela Barker

Hunt

Perseverance: Jace DelGrosso, Emri Brien

Good Character: Evangeline Schmitt, Morgan Lord

Academic: Cheikh Ahmed Sow, Alicia Hebert

Yurovchak

Perseverance: Riley Wright

Good Character: Caleb Felix, Timothy Guadamuz

Academic: Vassilisa Joslyn, Kaiya Pasternak

5th grade:

P. Horton

Perseverance: Sean Hamrick, Taylor Madle

Good Character: Mason Laing, Madison Downey

Academic: Abby Doinog, Elijah Yocum

Reynolds

Perseverance: Meika Eder, Shekinah Sousou

Good Character: Jada Allen, Cash Parsons

Academic: Nohealani Devine, Jada Allen

6th grade:

Arbogast

Perseverance: Yaquelin Escobar-Moreno, Ryan Torres

Good Character: Vivi Hernandez, Abby Fischer

Academic: Ryan Stoffel, Anaya Lamy

Tanner/Lee

Perseverance: Jessica Haynes, Elijah Mustard

Good Character: Joshua Ryding, Keely Riggs

Academic: Taylor Nichols, Caitlin Johnson

Weber/Tanner

Perseverance: Judith Kirkendall, Nathan Cook

Good Character: Lauren Johanek, Courtney Stocks

Academic: Emily Peck, Katavena Djordjevic

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This chart shows when you should put your child to bed Wake Up Time

Bed Time

Academic Achievement Awards, Continued

Our Lost and

Found is Over-

flowing again!!!

Please check for any missing items as

soon as possible. Items not claimed by

March 1 will be donated.

Please invest in a permanent marker and

put your student’s name in all clothing.

2016 READING OLYMPICS SILVERDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

February is Reading Olympics month at Silverdale Elementary. The purpose of Reading Olympics is to en-

courage children to choose reading as a leisure activity. Students may work toward a Bronze, Silver, or

Gold medal by reading or being read to for the required amount of time:

BRONZE SILVER GOLD 480 minutes or average 840 minutes or average 1200 minutes or average

120 minutes per week. 210 minutes per week. 300 minutes per week.

Students may earn minutes by:

Reading to themselves.

Reading aloud to others.

Listening to a story read aloud by another family member.

You can help your child by setting aside a time each evening for reading. We would encourage you to read

a book yourself or have your child read aloud to you or the whole family. This will encourage your child’s

participation. If you or another family member reads aloud to more than one child at a time, each child may

record those minutes.

You will find a calendar attached to this information sheet that can be used to keep track of time spent read-

ing. Four colored slips are attached that will be used to report your child’s weekly progress. Please report

all time in minutes.

Thank you for your part in helping your child become a successful reader. If you have any questions, please

contact Rachel Oathout at 662-9415.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1Begin Reading 2 3 4 5No School 6

7 8TURN IN BLUE SLIPS!

9 10 11 12 13

14 15No School 16 TURN IN GREEN SLIPS!

17 18 19 20

21 22 TURN IN YELLOW SLIPS!

23 24 25 26 27

28 29 TURN IN PINK SLIPS! Reading Olympics Ends

FEBRUARY 2016

GO FOR THE GOLD!!!

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