A Message in a Bottle… While walking along one of our many beautiful

beaches here in St Augustine, one of our families found something

special. Mrs. Cavanaugh, mom to Mollie and Maggie, was collect-

ing debris and trash that had washed up from last weekends

storm, only to find that one of the bottles had a small scroll inside,

tied with pink ribbon. The letter is written in another language

and after translation, appears to have been written by a young girl.

It seems that her father had moved to Pinar del Rio, which is a city

in Cuba. She was writing a letter to her Papa, asking him to please

return home to get her, as she loved

him and missed him. What a neat

find! We appreciate the Cavanaugh

family sharing this story with local

news and our KES family. The next

time you are at the beach, be sure to

help with clean up. You just never

know what you may find!

Kathy Tucker, Principal

tuckerk@stjohns.k12.fl.us

Volume 86, No. 7

October 14, 2011

Parents—Please do NOT drop students off on Orange Street. This is a safety concern.

CAREERS on WHEELS is coming soon—prepare to be amazed!

Coming soon to Ketterlinus Elementary School. On Tuesday, October 25th as a kick-off for our annual Red Ribbon Week, we will be hosting several businesses as they come to share their vehicles and their careers with our students. Red Ribbon Week is the national initiative to help our children learn about making healthy choices and stay away from illegal drugs, using medicines ille-gally, and saying “NO” to things like alcohol and tobacco that can be harmful to their developing bod-ies. Our business professionals will help us begin our week by supporting our theme: „LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT....AT KETTERLINUS, WE ARE MAKING OURS DRUG FREE!” The list of partici-pants is still growing, but so far the following vehi-cles will be „rolling in„ on that morning:

*Ripley’s Sightseeing Train *St. Augustine Police

*5 Star Pizza *St. Johns County Marine Rescue

*Terry Vereen Plumbing *Leonardi’s Nursery

*Snyder Heating and Air Conditioning *Sprocket’s Food Truck *City of St. Augustine

*Georgia Aquarium Conservation Field Station *Reads Moving System *Publix Supermarkets

*St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office *St. Johns County Public Library Bookmobile

*Naders Raiders Pest Control *Anastasia Mosquito Control

*U.S. Army

Ketterlinus Dolphin Dash—5K Sponsorships

Our Dolphin Dash committee is hard at work preparing for our

first 5K! We are currently in search of sponsors. Both in-kind do-

nations as well as monetary donations are greatly needed. We’d

like to recognize the following businesses for graciously signing

up to sponsor this event!

Bug Away Specialists, Inc

Taylor Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Inc

City Coffee Company

Fountain of Youth Spa & Laser Center

Gordon Dental Associates

If you are interested in being a sponsor, or if you know of a per-

son or business that may be interested, please have them contact

Mrs. Tucker at Tuckerk@stjohns.k12.fl.us or 547-8543. We need

you to make this successful!

Photo Retakes! If you ordered photos of your child, they are being sent home this week. If you are not happy with the

photo, or if your child was absent, they may have a retake photo taken. Retakes will take place here at Ketterlinus on Thursday, October 27, 2011. Please note, in order to have retakes done, the origi-nal package must be returned UN-CUT on photo retake day for exchange. If you have any questions, please let us know.

Student Spotlight!

Ketterlinus Elementary School students were recognized at the Jim Harbin Student Media Festi-val in Orlando on October 5th for their video production, The Ghosts of Robert Ripley's Museum. Ashley Booth, Jacob Jones, Rachel O'Reilly, Naia Reyes and Katherine Rodri-guez won 2nd place in the state for the News Feature category in

grades 3 - 5. This work was submitted to the competition last year when they were students in Ms Ballinger's class.

Parents, THANK YOU! Thank you for making your parent pick up / car rider tag viewable in your vehicles! This helps tremendously with the parent pick up / car rider process!

K-Kids

K-Kids is an international, student-led organization

for elementary school students which is sponsored by

the St. Augustine Kiwanis Club. In order to be a K-

Kid, students must be in 4th or 5th grade, interested

in making themselves, our school and our commu-

nity, and our world a better place. They must also

want to make a difference through service opportunities. Demonstra-

tion of each of the character pillars, a positive attitude and academic

achievement are all requirements for membership.

Sponsors: Mary Warren, Guidance Counselor

Kiwanis Sponsors: Debbra Williams, Kerrianne Constant, Lori Held

We are proud to announce this years K-Kids:

K-KIDS OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS PRESIDENT – Ria Patel

PRESIDENT ELECT – Donovan Fox

VICE PRESIDENT – Rachel Banta

SECRETARY – Ashley Booth

SECRETARY ASSISTANT – Rachel O’Reilly / Ruby Pace

TREASURER – Terrance McKenzie

TREASURER ASSISTANT – Ava Nelms

COMMITTEE CHAIRS / BOARD OF DIRECTORS

THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE – Madison Conova

CHRISTMAS FLOAT – Joshua Solana

SERVICE PROJECTS – Samantha Berthiaume

K-KIDS RELATIONS (Social Committee) – Max Newman

PUBLIC RELATIONS – Ruby Pace and Rachel O’Reilly

FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR – Ava Nelms

RECYCLING – Donovan Fox

CAREERS ON WHEELS – Rachel Banta

Additonal Members: George Hendry, Nevaeh Kelly, Kate-

lyne Layton, Jazmin Lulkoski, Katlin McBride, Kai McCombs,

Ava McGraw, Naia Reyes, Kimari Shelton, Hunter Souza,

Kaleena Wasson, Leila Woods

*~* Dates to Remember *~* 10/18—SAC meeting, 7:45 a.m. 10/13 - Spirit Night at Cici’s Pizza from 3-9

p.m.

10/24 Teacher Planning Day—No school for students

10/25 Careers on Wheels

10/31 Report Cards issued

11/3 Spirit Night at Chick-Fil-A from 6-8 p.m.

11/11 Veteran’s Day—School Holiday!

The Dolphin Café “Lunch Box!” This is our hot lunch menu. Please note that our menu is subject to change! Lunch is $2.10 per day including milk. Milk is $.60 if purchased sepa-rately.

Monday, 10/17 Breakfast Biscuit or French Toast Sticks with Yogurt, Potato Triangles, Peaches, Fruit Juice

Tuesday, 10/18 Cheese Tortellini with Bread or Chicken &

Rice with Bread, Peas, Apples, Fruit Juice Wed., 10/19 Baked Chicken with Bread or Breaded

Beef Nuggets, Corn, Fruit Sidekick, Fruit Juice

Thursday, 10/20 Max Cheese Sticks with Marinara or Mini

Corndogs, Green Beans, Pears, Fruit Juice Friday, 10/21 Chicken Nuggets with Bread or Spaghetti

with Meat Sauce, Carrots, Cinnamon Ap-ples

MUSIC MAKES CONNECTIONS! (“RHYTHM IS MATH!”)

All KG, 1st

, and 2nd

Graders: Who can make a HOMEMADE RYHTYHM INSTRUMENT at home this

week? Remember the “Stomp” performers and come up with some

creative ideas. One simple example I showed you in class was:

Find an empty plastic water bottle (save the cap!)

Fill it halfway full with something small and hard (like uncooked

rice, beans, etc….) SHAKE IT LIKE A POLOROID! : )

Try to play your new HOMEMADE SHAKER and sing one of our

counting songs!

P.S. - Please do not bring your homemade rhythm instrument to

school unless your teacher is okay with that. Just play it at home

and HAVE FUN WITH RHYTHMS!

ALL 3RD

, 4TH

, AND 5TH

GRADE STUDENTS: Beginning Tuesday, NOVEMBER 1ST your child will be studying the

RECORDER (a song-flute like instrument) throughout the rest of this

school year. Many students already own a recorder from previous

years here at Ketterlinus or from another school. You are good to go!

If you need to purchase a new recorder, please send a check or cash

with the students name on it in the amount of $5.00. All 3rd, 4th and 5th

grade students here at Ketterlinus are required to have their recorder

with them every day beginning Tuesday, NOVEMBER 1ST. If there is

a financial hardship, please send a note to me and we will help provide

one to the student. Here are a few helpful hints to help ensure your

child‟s success on this instrument: Be sure that the students name is

labeled underneath their recorders Be sure that

your recorder stays in your BACKPACK EVERY-

DAY. Only take your recorder out in 2 places: 1)

HOME and 2) MUSIC ROOM (Beginning

Tuesday, NOVEMBER 1st)

Ketterlinus Elementary School Advisory Committee

Agenda for Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 7:45 a.m.

Introductions

Minutes of September meeting

SAC General Information

Finance Reports

Other Reports

IV. Old Business

A. Recognition Money Committee

B. Recognition Money Distribution Ballot

V. New Business

A. School Wide Trainings – Beth Upchurch

B. Employee Observations – Kathy Tucker

VI. Next Meeting Date and Time

(Tuesday, November 15th at 7:45)

Adjournment

PEDICULO -SIS? It's October and time to think about hats, scarves and jackets. Thinking about Halloween? Don't let the bugs bite! Remember to check your child's hair weekly for signs of

head lice. Keep your own hat and scarf. Don't share. Head lice are trans-ferred from head to head through hair brushes, scrunchies, hoodies, scarves and hats. As the weather changes and you bundle up more, think about head lice prevention. Don't share anything that touches your hair. Trivia: 1. Head lice do not live on your pets. 2. They only live on the hair on your head. 3. The first sign of head lice is itching at the

FREE TUTORING Supplemental Educational Services (SES)

All Free & Reduced Lunch students are eligible for

this service. If you have received information in your

child’s backpack, that you are eligible for this Title I

(SES FREE TUTORING) service, please return your

application marked (YES or NO). You may return

your application to your child's teacher or Mrs.

Tucker. It is not too late to sign-up. If you have any

questions you may call 547- 3861 or Mrs. Tucker at

547-8540.