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Dear Herberich Families,
The Ohio Achievement Assessments are right around the corner for our 3
rd and 4
th grade students. Our staff and students continue to work
very hard in the classroom. If you would like to practice with your child at home, I would suggest researching the two websites listed below:
Google ODE, click on the tab on the right of the page labeled TESTS. On the pull down menu, click “practice tests”.
Google portal.success-ode-state-oh-us.info/ Click on the square that shows 3-8. Click on practice tests. Near the bottom left of the page, click “take a test without logging in. This website provides instant feedback. It can also be located on the ODE website, under Families – statewide testing portal.
I would like to thank the Herberich PTA for their continued generosity. The school will be receiving five new IPADS for the IPAD mobile lab. This will bring the total to 15 IPADS. Our goal is to have a class set before the beginning of next school year. We continue to look for students doing “acts of kindness”. This will be our focus for the remainder of the school year as the challenge has been made for students to extend a paper link chain throughout the in-terior perimeter of the school. Each link represents an act of kindness. Please help participate by sending in notes to Mr. Kerrigan if you catch your child doing an act of kindness. On the note, please write the act of kindness along with your child’s name. I will complete the paper link at school. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions/comments. I can be reached at 330-664-4991 or [email protected]. Bill Kerrigan, Principal Herberich Primary School
Issue 6
March 2013
Copley-Fairlawn City Schools
HERBERICH HAPPENINGS
Joy Neale-May, Editor
P r i n c i p a l ’ s T h o u g h t s
In th is issue:
Order that
lunch!
2
Monthly
Calendar
6
PTA News
9
Chuck E. Cheese
11
Dismissal Notes
14
P a g e 2
H E R B E R I C H H A P P E N I N G S
The new lunch program has got off to a great start. However, if your student is going to be late (missed
the bus; has a doctor’s appointment, etc.) please call 330.664.4991 BY 9:15 to let us know that a lunch
is needed. The line could be busy at this time of day so please leave a message: your child’s name, room
number/teacher and that a lunch is needed. This way we can make sure we order a lunch for him or her.
Mrs. Neale-May needs to call in the lunch count no later than 9:30. Many thanks for your help.
Transportation changes—these need to be called into the office (330.664.4991) no later than 3:15 or 10
am for morning kindergarten. A change could be going carpool/to daycare on an unscheduled day/a
different person meeting a student off the bus. Our bus drivers will not allow a student off the bus if there
is a stranger waiting. The office will give the student a bus pass with the change that is then given to the
bus driver. This is to be sure all our students are safe. Thanks for your help.
Kindergarten Registration Packets will be available in the office mid-April.
OFFICE UPDATES
We are celebrating Dr. Seuss as our “Author of the Month”. Theodor Seuss Geisel children’s books have sold more than 200 million copies. His books, which he both illustrated and wrote, have been translated into twenty languages as well as Braille. Better known by his pen name, Dr. Seuss, he also wrote books under the pseudonym Theo LeSieg. Even after his death in 1991, he continues to be the best-selling author of children’s books in the world. His books are populated by Wockets, Whos, Grinches, bunches of Hunches, Bar-ba-loots, red fish, blue fish, an elephant and a fox in socks. His stories have a rhythmic pace, and are full of tongue-twisters, word play, and highly inventive vocabulary. Among his most famous books is The Cat in the Hat. With only 223 vocabulary words and much repetition, it is ideally suited for beginning readers. Green Eggs and Ham has a vocabulary of only fifty words to tell the story of a Seuss creature’s relentless crusade to introduce another character to a revolting dish.
As Dr. Seuss wrote in Oh, the Places You’ll Go! : “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, Any direction you choose.” Our students are enjoying Dr. Seuss books and celebrating his birthday on March 2nd.
LIBRARY CHAT—Mrs. Emily Vanke
Book Drive!
Brownie troop 476 is donating gently used children's books to Reach Out and Read at
Akron Children's Hospital.
Books are being collected at school until March 12th. Collections boxes are in the lobby.
P a g e 3 H E R B E R I C H H A P P E N I N G S
Greetings Parents and Young Artists!
This month, Herberich has been learning about the contemporary portrait artist, Chuck Close and students
have taken inspiration from his work. Close creates large scale portraits and self-portraits in which he draws a grid to
section off the painting. The grid on both the photo he works from and his canvas help him to look at small sections
at a time and recreate what he sees on a larger scale. Close fills in each square in the grid with small abstract paintings
that come together to make an image when you step back. Close is also an inspiration to many artists as he has
overcome becoming paralyzed to continue his career as an artist and students learned about ways he has adapted his
work to his abilities.
Kindergarteners created their first painting, start to finish, with their painted winter snowscapes. Students
learned not only how to create curving brush strokes, but also how to mix colors and use the paintbrush to stamp
and create different textures. We also focused on cutting for Valentine’s Day as we created hearts and hands,
learning about positive and negative space. We also created cutout snowflakes using students own symmetrical
designs. These snowflakes will be an upcoming decorative feature in the Spring music program as well. Great work
Kindergarten!
First graders also experimented with painting after reading Owl Moon by Jane Yolen. Each student
re-created the owling scenes with the snow owls using a number of painting tools other than paintbrushes; Q-tips,
cardboard, and their fingers. The first grade artists added drawn detailing the following week to finish off their owls.
We are also starting on a project learning about facial expressions. Students will be learning how to change the way
parts of the face look to show various emotions.
As we headed into the winter season, Second grade create our cardinal collage and I am so impressed with
their work! Second graders are really developing into a great group of artists and they have a lot of talent. After
finishing the collages, we read the story Elmer by David McKee. Elmer’s unique “patchwork” coloring makes him stand
out from the crowd and we learned to create our own unique elephants that will stand out from the herd with our
own individual designs.
I am so proud of the Third grade self-portraits! Looking back to the before and after drawings that the
students did they really came a long way in their understanding of how to draw the face.
Along with all of the grade levels, Third graders are taking part in designing hands for the “handburst” we
are assembling for Youth Arts Month. March is Youth Arts Month and in honor of and to recognize each
individuals’ style and creativity, students traced and decorated a hand to represent themselves. These will be hung
and assembled together to be displayed in our Herberich halls!
Fourth Grade has been focusing on texture and transformation as they change the recognizable outline of
their hands into materials and objects of their choice. We have been talking about how to create texture, showing
not only the way a surface looks, but using line and shape to show how something feels. The students have morphed
their hands into many creative textures and I continue to be amazed at the talent of all the students. Keep up the
good work!
Until next time, keep creating!
Artfully Yours,
Miss Lafferty
ART PALETTE—Miss Julie Lafferty
P a g e 4 H E R B E R I C H H A P P E N I N G S
Can you believe it? The month of March is right around the corner. The end of the
school year is near but our students are still going strong.
For the months of March and April we are going to focus on the 7th habit for
happy kids, titled “Sharpen the Saw”. Some of the characteristics of this habit
include: Taking care of our bodies and eating the right foods, exercising, and
getting enough sleep. It is also wise to balance our time between school work,
community activities, family and friends. Finally, always striving to become a
better person. “Finding balance feels the best,” hurrah, hurrah. Balance with your mind, body, heart, and soul.
Here is a helpful list of healthful foods that most kids love: Milk Milk is a good source of calcium, vitamin D and protein for kids and should be a part of every child's diet — unless they have a milk allergy, then a milk substitute would be just as good.
Apples Like most fruits, apples are a great snack food. They are juicy, sweet (although some varieties are tart), have vitamin C, are low in calories.
Peanut Butter Peanut butter is relatively high in fat, but it is mostly mono- and- poly-unsaturated fat, so it is better than the saturated fats. It also provides your child with vitamin A, iron, vitamin E, vitamin B6, folic acid, magnesium, zinc and copper, in addition to being a good source of protein.
Tuna Fish Tuna fish is OK in moderation. Children are allowed up to two servings a week of canned light tuna or one serving of solid white albacore tuna. Tuna fish is a great source of protein and provides omega-3 essential fatty acids and many vitamins and minerals.
Sunflower Seeds Sunflower seeds are high in fiber and are a good source of iron. They also have a lot of vitamin E, magnesium, phosphorous, zinc and folate.
March will also start bring us some good weather which means children can start going out to play more often. You know physical activity is good for your body. But you might not know that there are four different types of exercise. Each type helps your body in different ways. The great news is that a lot of what you like doing probably counts as at least one of these types of exercise.
1. Aerobic activity gets your heart pumping and your lungs working harder (Biking, and swimming)
2. Muscle strengthening gives you greater power (Tug-of-war, running)
3. Bone strengthening exercise helps your bones grow and keeps them strong. (jump rope, hopping, skipping.)
4. Stretches make your muscles more flexible. (Yoga, martial arts, dance, gymnastics)
GUIDANCE GALLERY—Mrs. Pamela Long-Rice 330.664.4884
P a g e 5 H E R B E R I C H H A P P E N I N G S
Along with our 7th habit we will also be
covering aspects of the character traits
diligence and self-discipline. Diligence is
accomplished by investing all your energy to
completing the tasks assigned to you. This is
not a school-related character but a general
trait to develop in order to succeed in any
aspect of our lives. Some examples of
diligence include; “I will Finish my project”, “I
will concentrate on my work”, and or “I will
Finish my chores.”
Here is a little poem to help you remember
what diligence means:
I will work until I finish
Any job that I may start;
And instead of being lazy,
I will work with all my heart.
I will concentrate on what I do,
And keep my goal in sight;
I will follow the instructions
So the job will be done right.
Before me lies an open map
The choice is mine to make
I’ll live a life of character
And that’s the road I’ll take.
The next character trait we will cover is self- discipline. So how do we foster self-discipline in children?
Instill the right mindset for tackling challenges and learning from failure. We can help kids develop this sort of resilience and determination by being careful with our feedback. What works better is praise for effort, and feedback that encourages kids to try different strategies (“Can you think of another way to do it?”)
Help kids develop their attention
skills and expand working memory
Play games that help kids practice self-
control
The folk game, “Red light, Green light.”
When a child hears the words “Green light!”
he’s supposed to move forward. When he
hears “Red light!” he must freeze. In this
classic form, the game is about following
directions. But with a twist, it gets trickier:
After the kids have adjusted to the rules,
reverse them. Make “Red light!” the cue to
go and “Green light!” the cue to stop.
http://www.parentingscience.com/teaching-
self-control.html
Diligence
Self Discipline
P a g e 6 H E R B E R I C H H A P P E N I N G S
MARCH
Friday 1 9:30 Reach for the Stars Assembly Tuesday 19
3:45-4:45 3rd & 4th Gr. Intervention
Saturday 2 Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! 7 PM BOE Meeting
Tuesday 5 3:45-4:45 3rd & 4th Gr. Intervention
Wednesday 20
7:45-8:45 3rd & 4th Gr. Intervention
Wednesday 6
7:45-8:45 3rd & 4th Gr. Intervention 3:45-5:00 Jammin’ Jump Rope
9:30 PTA Council @ CHS 3:45-5:00 Knitting
Learn Not To Burn 4:45-5:00 Chess
3:45-5:00 Jammin’ Jump Rope 7 PM Spring Music Program @ CHS
Grades K, 2 & 4 3:45-5:00 Knitting
4:45-5:00 Chess First Day of Spring
Thursday 7
Learn Not To Burn
Thursday 21
Kindergarten Registration has been moved
to Tuesday, May 21 SCRIP Orders Due
3:45-4:45 3rd & 4th Gr. Intervention 3:45-5:00 Mad Science
3:45-4:45 Talent Show Rehearsal 3:45-5:00 Tennis
3:45-5:00 Mad Science 3:45-4:45 3rd & 4th Gr. Intervention
3:45-5:00 Tennis Saturday 23 6 PM Lauren Braman Chili Cook Off-CHS
6:30 PTA Meeting Sunday 24 Palm Sunday
Sunday 10 Daylight Savings Time Begins
Tuesday 26
Passover Begins At Sundown
Monday 11 1:30 KidScripts School Wide Assembly Spring Pictures
Tuesday 12 3:45-4:45 3rd & 4th Gr. Intervention 3:45-4:45 3rd & 4th Gr. Intervention
Wednesday 13
7:45-8:45 3rd & 4th Gr. Intervention 5-6 Market Day Pick Up
3:45-5:00 Jammin’ Jump Rope
Wednesday 27
7:45-8:45 3rd & 4th Gr. Intervention
3:45-5:00 Knitting 4:45-5:00 Chess
4:45-5:00 Chess 3:45-5:00 Jammin’ Jump Rope
Multicultural Fair 3:45-5:00 Knitting
Thursday 14
3:45-4:45 3rd & 4th Gr. Intervention
Thursday 28
End of Third Grading Period
3:45-5:00 Mad Science 3:45-4:45 3rd & 4th Gr. Intervention
3:45-5:00 Tennis 3:45-5:00 Mad Science
Friday 15 Jump Rope For Heart Money Due 3:45-5:00 Tennis
Sunday 17 St. Patrick’s Day Friday 29 Good Friday—NO SCHOOL
FRID AY MARCH 29– MOND AY 8 SPRING BRE AK—NO SCHOOL
I m p o r t a n t D a t e s
FUTURE DATE CHANGES FROM THE ORIGINAL DISTRICT CALENDAR
MARKET DAY PICK UP KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
April 16 Now April 30
May 21 Now May 28
March 21 Now May 21 7:30 AM—1 PM
Registration packers will be available Tuesday, April 23
Please share this information with family and friends
P a g e 7 H E R B E R I C H H A P P E N I N G S
C a n d i d l y S p e a k i n g
P a g e 8
H E R B E R I C H H A P P E N I N G S
C a n d i d l y S p e a k i n g
ONE
HUNDRED
BOOK
CHALLENGE
One Step Equals 15
Minutes of Reading
100 Steps Equals
25 Hours
of Reading
200 Steps Equals
50 Hours
of Reading
BEFORE YOU SIGN
OFF ON THE
READING LOG,
REMEMBER TO
ASK YOUR
STUDENT
QUESTIONS TO BE
SURE HE/SHE
UNDERSTANDS
WHAT HAS
JUST BEEN
READ.
P a g e 9 H E R B E R I C H
Dear Herberich Families, The great thing about Herberich - despite the weather – is that there continues to be
a constant flow of excitement through learning and amazing events, all of which our
students and families can be a part. A few highlights for the month of March include
the talent show, coordinated by Beth Hofacker, spring after-school programs,
Kidscripts assembly, the Multi-Cultural Fair, coordinated by Miss Kimberlin, and the
spring concert.
The time has come for nominations to the 2013/14 Herberich PTA Executive Board.
If you are interested in serving or wish to nominate someone, please contact PTA
Nominating Chair, Christine Hohenshil, at [email protected] or 330-865-6937.
Please remember that your involvement makes a difference in a child’s life.
PTA supported many activities in February which should be noted as we leave the
month behind: At the February PTA meeting, Paula Mularcik and Jessica Huth gave
a presentation about the “Nature Zone” which is located at Arrowhead and is an
amazing resource to students within the district and community. We encourage you
to visit or take part in their summer garden club.
The Valentine’s Breakfast for Dad’s/Special Guys had a great turnout. Thank you to
Bruegger’s Bagels, Orbit of the Akron Aeros, Mr. Kerrigan, the school and the
numerous parent volunteers who helped out to create a special event for the children
and family.
The last teacher/parent conference night of the year was hosted by the hospitality
committee co-chairs, Heather Wooley and Elizabeth Woods. These two ladies and
their team provided a delicious salad bar for the teachers and, throughout the year,
did a tremendous job in looking out for the teachers. Thank you so much.
Lital Pearson has implemented fun and well-received fund raising activities to
support the PTA this year. Currently the PTA’s spring fundraiser, Mixed Bags, is
underway with a Chuck E. Cheese night planned this. We greatly appreciate Mrs.
Pearson’s time and dedication with this as do we appreciate the support of our
Herberich families.
The next PTA meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 7th at 6:30 pm in the library.
Nominees for 2013/14 PTA Executive Board will be presented. We invite you to
attend. Babysitting services will be provided by CHS Key Club.
Sincerely,
Romi Brozeit, President
Issue 6
March 2013
Copley-Fairlawn City Schools
HERBERICH HAPPENINGS
Joy Neale-May, Editor
PTA Pages
President—Mrs. Romi Brozei t PTA EXECUTIVE BOARD
President: Romi Brozeit
330.867.1742 [email protected]
1st VP: Danae Labocki
330-321-2332 [email protected]
2nd VP: Lital Pearson
330-666-2189330- [email protected]
Secretary: Karen Elliott
330.785.3615 [email protected]
Treasurer: Karen Seagren
330.873.9358 [email protected]
Council Rep: Sheri Spainhour
330.865.5755 [email protected]
Council Rep: Patricia Smoot Wicks
330.666.2465 [email protected]
Council Rep: Sue Timmer
330.608.2041 [email protected]
Procedure
Advisor
Christine Hohenshil
330.865.6937 [email protected]
Committees chairs are available
on the website
P a g e 1 0 H E R B E R I C H H A P P E N I N G S C a n d i d l y S p e a k i n g
P a g e 1 1 H E R B E R I C H H A P P E N I N G S
The Box Tops Blizzard has been such a wonderful success – thank you all! The contest is still going so please keep
turning in those Box Tops! Some wonderful ideas that have come in are – asking co-workers and neighbors to save
and collect their Box Tops, putting a collection box out at the local library, and even collecting the Box Tops from the
reams of paper at one’s office.
Those same great ideas have also helped collect more Campbell’s Labels for Education. We just turned in another
group of Labels for Education and Mr. Kerrigan is now picking out some items from the Campbell catalog for use at
the school!
The Acme Community Cash Back program has ended and we had another successful redemption program! We’ll be
pulling all the receipts together and turning them into Acme.
With all these great successes with our Redemption programs we want to thank all of you for participating and help-
ing our children and the school. Please keep sending in those Box Tops and Campbell Labels and registering your
Giant Eagle card for credit on your purchases.
MIXED BAG FUNDRAISER
Thank You Herberich Families for
supporting our PTA by participating in
the Mixed Bag Fundraiser. Your orders
should be arriving home, via backpack,
between mid-to-the-end of March. The
final numbers for this fundraiser will
be available at the next PTA meeting.
Thank you, and MORE thank you's to
our wonderful Herberich teachers and
to the amazing Mrs. Neale-May for all of
your help, not only with this fundraiser,
but with all of those in the past.
2nd VP—Mrs. L i ta l Pearson
Over 350 adults and children attended the “Valentine’s
For Dads/Special Guy Breakfast” on February 8th.
PTA was delighted that so many of you were able to
enjoy a special morning together before the start of
the school day. This event would not have as successful
without the generous support of PTA, Bruegger’s
Bagels, Orbit of the Akron Aero’s, Starbucks,
Mr, Kerrigan, Mrs. Neale-May, Mr. Smiraldo, Mr.
Cugini, Mr. Kerr, teachers, staff and the amazing
outpour of support from parents. Thank you all.
We would also like to extend a personal thank you to
the following parents for their assistance with set up
before the event, day of event, clean up and picture
taking: Yukiko Canode, Don Davis, Danny Elliott, Nathan
Gottlieb, Heidi Harper, Shilpi Khera, Shauntel Lodge,
Justin Murphy, Lital Pearson, Dianne Russell, Stacie
Ryan, Sheri Spainhour, Cary Stallworth, Sue Timmer and
Patricia Wicks. If we have left out anyone, please
forgive us and know that you are truly appreciated.
Recept ions
Redempt ions—Mrs. Tracy Webb & Mrs. Mar j i Carr ino
CHUCK E. CHEESE
We are pleased to announce that on Tuesday,
March 12th, we will have a Chuck E. Cheese
event, from 3:00-9:00 p.m. Reminders will be
sent home via backpack.
Please make sure to mark you
calendars for this fun event,
and, as always, thank you for
supporting the Herberich PTA.
P a g e 1 2 H E R B E R I C H H A P P E N I N G S
What a wonderful way to help our library grow and maintain a high quality collection!
Books that are donated or purchased will be stamped: Donated By The Birthday Book
Club 2012 – 2013 and will become a part of the library’s permanent collection. Each new
student member’s name will be placed on the apple tree in the library.
If you would like to join the Birthday Book Club, all you need to do is to complete the
following form and send it in with your son or daughter. Checks made be made payable
to Herberich PTA.
Started your graduation gift
checklist yet?
We can make your shopping super easy!
Just watch the book bags for SCRIP order forms over
the next three months, make your selection and return
the form with your check on the following dates:
March 7 April 11 May 17
Your gift cards will be sent home the following week
with your student.
Thank you for supporting this program.
Every cent makes a difference.
If you have any questions, please contact Susan at [email protected]
Bir thday Book Club—Mrs. Kim Scot t
Herberich PTA Birthday Book Club Enrollment Form
Please enroll my child in the Herberich PTA Birthday Book Club:
Child’s Name:
Birthdate:
Teacher’s Name:
Grade Level:
Amount Enclosed: $
Thank You!
SCRIP—Mrs. Susan Hayw ood
A special thank you to all of
the VOLUNTEERS who
provided food for the teacher
conference meal on Thursday,
February 14th: Amy Byerly,
Tiffany Cano, Christine
Cusimano, Mandi Elliott,
Stephanie Estephan, Shilo
Gottlieb, Anne Kimmins,
Kristina Marias, Lindy Stoner
and Gina Tobin.
Thank you SO much.
Heather Wooley,
Hospitality Committee
P a g e 1 3 H E R B E R I C H H A P P E N I N G S
A Note From Our
Chairperson
Who knows if March will “March in like a lion & out like a lamb” this year; however, the Market Day March menu is rolling out delicious new pies for our Spring Bonus Days fundraiser.
The more pies we sell the more money we raise for our school. Most of the delicious favorites have returned along the new Raspberry Lemonade Pie as refreshing as springtime! Tangy raspberry lemonade filling in a vanilla crunch cookie crust. Topped with real whipped cream.
The last day to order will
be Thurs 3/21/13.
Market Day pick up will be the following Tues.
The flyer will be sent home with your student soon. Thank you so much for your continued support of the Market Day fundraiser here at Herberich. Market Day could not be a success without you. Thank you again!
Donella Gachett
Thank you to the following families
who ordered in February 2013!!
KROEGER
YOHEM
TALSMA
GINLEY
SANIUK
HURD
HENSLEY
COUCH
HURD
PENNING-TON
BERINGER
ATEN
SCHIFF
CANO
SUPELAK
FAHRINGER
TOTE
LAMP
WOLSKI
BECKER
SMITH
NEELY
GRIMES
KIMBERLIN
STARKEY
DOUGHERTY
NEALE-MAY
NEWS:
Thank you to our awesome February volunteers!
www.marketday.com
March Market day Recipe Chicken Mozzarella
This baked chicken dish is sure to
become a family favorite at your house.
Prep, time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 40 minutes
Servings: 6
ingredients
directions
Flatten chicken steaks between two sheets of wax paper. Spread 1/6 th. of butter over each piece of chicken. Place one slice of mozzarella cheese over
each piece and roll up. Fasten with toothpicks. Roll each piece in flour. Dip in egg and then roll in bread crumbs. Place in a lightly greased 12x8-inch
baking dish.
Cover and bake for 40
minutes at 375 degrees. Slice & serve.
Makes 6 servings.
Lori Ashenfelter, Donella Gachett and Romi Brozeit
March will be our Market day
winner award festivities for the
Nov. pie contest!! Michele
Hofacker in 1st place. Zoe
Ashenfelter & Jordon Gachett
in 2nd & 3rd place.
____________________class
won for overall participation.
Parties and awards will be
celebrated in March!!
Congratulations!!!!
6 thawed
6 tablespoons
6 slices
1/3 cup
2
3/4 cup
ChicNSteakes
Butter, softened
Mozzarella cheese
Flour
Eggs, slightly beaten
Seasoned bread crumbs
