A Note from Ms. Walker

Shallow Brook Intermediate December 1, 2014

Volume 6, Issue 5

December News

12/2 - Return to

School

12/3—Wolfgang

Candy Delivery

12/5—6th grade

Byrnes Health visit

12/8—5/6 Holiday

Concert 7:00 @ NHS

12/10—Early

Dismissal 1:30

12/12—Spelling

Bee!

12/23—Early

Dismissal at 1:30 for

winter break

12/24—1/4 — Sinter

Break

1/5—Return to

School

Welcome to December! I can’t believe we are already entering the

winter season. I know we are collectively hoping for a lot less snow and

cancelled school days than we had last year!

We kick off the holiday season on Monday, December 8th with the

Intermediate 5th and 6th grade holiday concert. Please plan to attend

at 7pm at the high school. It’s always a wonderful concert. Mrs. Miller,

Mr. Mackley, Mrs. Dietz, and Mr. Howell dedicate themselves to helping

the students put on a fabulous show. Don’t forget your cameras!

Our 3rd annual SBI spelling bee is coming up on December 12th.

Students took the qualifying test, and the top three spellers from each

homeroom will be selected to participate in the live spelling

bee. Parents are welcome to attend—a schedule will be sent

shortly with each grade level’s competition time. Happy

holidays from all of the staff and students at SBI!

Did you Know? Our AR (Accelerated Reader) theme this year is: Reading Wide and Deep. Your child's

goals are created with his/her ELA teacher. Our building Reading Challenge is to read

to the bottom of the ocean at 35,994 feet by reading that many books by May 12th

when our visiting author arrives. Author Michael Patrick O'Neill will be sharing with us

his underwater adventures and books he has written about them. The library has been

turned into an underwater scene and Mrs. Hoover will be tracking our reading as a

building through the number of AR quizzes taken.

Our next upcoming AR event is a movie night with an

aquatic theme. Students may take quizzes in the library as

well as watch from a choice of 2 movies in other parts of

the building on January 9th at 5:00.

Stride Total: $11, 822.67! Great job! Happy

holidays from the PTO!

Wolfgang Candy Pick-up from 3:30-5:30

on Wednesday, December 3rd

It may be cold outside, but it is time to think of

SUMMER! The LIU is accepting application for

their summer academies through January

30th. Those talented in academics or the arts

(grades 3-8) may apply for these exciting

summer courses. Check out www.iu12.org and

click on Summer Academy under the "For our

Parents" tab for information. Paper

applications are available with Mr. Carlisle in

the Guidance Office.

Odds and Ends

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Café News

Happy Holiday

Give – a –ways.

Everyday that a student

eats school lunch, you can

enter to win cool prizes!

One prize will be given

away every Friday in

December.

Operation Help a Neighbor – It is not too late to help! If you are in a giving mood this holiday

season, please consider this unique in-house giving program. The Guidance Counselors and

Social Workers confidentially match your donations of toys, school supplies, clothing, and

hygiene items with NESD students in need. 100% of what is given stays right here in

Northeastern! We still have over 50 children who need sponsors, ranging in ages from

Kindergarten and up. If you would like to give but can’t sponsor a child, any donation will

help. Items in high demand include the following: board games, sports balls, hygiene items

(deodorant, toothpaste, body spray, soap, shampoo, brushes, hair accessories, etc.), warm

winter coats, and Giant gift cards.

Fall Fest - A big THANK YOU to the parent volunteers who made our

recent Fall Fest TRACKS reward event a success. Students rotated

through stations including games, sports, and a bounce house. One

of the stops had the students hand-make hundreds of cards and

letters wishing residents of Pleasant Acres Retirement Community a good day. These well-

wishes each had a sticker placed on them that read, "A random act of kindness project from

the students of Shallow Brook Int., Northeastern SD."

Title I November News

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Thank you to all the parents who attended

the Title 1 November Parent Information Session held during conference week. It was so nice to meet you

and hear how diligently you work to help to encourage your child as a reader. As always, your suggestions for

improving our Title 1 program are welcome. In Title 1 classes, students have been spending much time analyzing character traits, author’s purpose, text features, and text structures. During the

month of December, learning about and writing figures of speech such as similes, metaphors, alliteration and personification. Now on to holiday thoughts… a book as a Christmas present! What a “novel” idea! (No pun intended!) Please consider some of these classic novel titles as holiday gifts: “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” by Brian Selnick (basis for the current movie “Hugo”), “Crickwing”by Janell Cannon, “The Misadventures of Maude March” by Audrey Couloumbis, “The Great Brain” by John D. Fitzgerald, “Jumanji” by Chris Van Allsburg, “Sudako and the Thousand Paper Cranes” by Eleanor Coerr, “Shiloh” by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, “Walter, the Story of a Rat” by Barbara Wersba, “Keeping Score” by Linda Sue Park, “Love that Dog” by Sharon Creech, “No Talking” by Andrew Clements, “Waiting for Normal” by Leslie Connor, “Tale of Despereaux” by Kate DiCamillo. Enjoy reading books (both literature and informational) together as a family during the holiday vacation! Sharing a text brings comprehension levels to the highest level!

5th and 6th grade Holiday Concert What: Intermediate Holiday Concert

Who: 5th and 6th grade Band, Chorus, and Orchestra

Where: Northeastern York High School

When: Monday, December 8, 2014 at 7:00PM

Why: Come celebrate the holiday season with us! We'd love to

see you!

Reminder: Orchestra and Band students should report to NHS

at 6:30. Chorus students at 6:45. Students should wear black

bottoms and white tops.