CEDAR CANYON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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OCTOBER 2019 NEWSLETTER

15011 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46845

Phone: 637-6101 Fax: 637-6120

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

October 8 1st Grade Field Trip to Kuehnert Farm 10:30 – 2:00pm

October 9 Picture Retake Day

October 10 All School Roller Skating Party at Roller Dome North

October 11 End of 1st 9 Weeks

October 11 2nd Grade Field Trip to the Coliseum 9:30 – 1:00pm

October 14-18 Digital Citizenship Week

October 14 School Board Meeting 7:00pm

October 15 Family Fun Night in the Gym 5:00 – 6:30pm

October 16 Report Cards Sent Home in Backpacks

October 16 4th Grade Field Trip to Forks of the Wabash 9:00 – 2:00pm

October 17 Falcon Fitness Day 1:15pm

October 18 Parent Teacher Conferences (No Student Attendance)

October 21 Fall Break – School Closed

October 22 Water Safety Presentation at Cedar Canyon 2nd & 4th Grades

October 23-31 Swim Classes at the Natatorium for Grades 2 & 4

October 31 Kindergarten Fall Parties 9:00 – 10:00am

November 1 Fall Parties – Grades 1-5

PICTURE RE-TAKE DAY IS OCTOBER 9!

We expect school pictures to arrive and be sent home any day now.

If your student didn’t get their picture taken, be sure to mark October 9 down on your

calendar for picture re-take day. All students who didn’t get their picture taken must get their

picture taken on October 9 in order to be included in the yearbook, so even if you don’t intend to order any

pictures, all students will have their picture taken this year.

If your student had their picture taken and you want to have the picture re-taken, all you need to do is send

the entire original picture packet to school on picture re-take day. Your student will turn those pictures

back in to the photographer, and get new pictures taken.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

Dear Cedar Canyon Families,

It is hard to believe that it is October already here! The leaves are beginning to turn colors and the crisp, cool autumn

mornings are coming. School is in full swing, and we are almost to the end of the first quarter. I love to see the children

bound off the busses each morning, full of smiles and hugs, and ready to learn. Thank you for sharing them with us each

day!

Parent/Teach Conferences

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be on Friday, October 18th. The teachers will discuss report cards and NWEA reports

with you on that day. Although the students won’t attend school, we are looking forward to meeting with each one of

you. Teachers will be sending home information soon with your scheduled time. If you would like to meet with the art,

music, or PE teacher, please email them for an appointment. Working together is crucial to the success of all students.

Lifeskill Focus

In continuing with our school wide focus of “A Healthy You” students were introduced to

our next Lifeskill focus during out Falcon Factor on Friday. During the month of October,

Cedar Canyon will be focusing on the Lifeskill of Wellness. I introduced “The Kid’s

Activity Pyramid” to the students during our Falcon Factor which provides students with

ideas on how to stay active at home. If you search this in google, you will find a copy. In

addition to this, teachers will talk with students about how to take care of their body and

mind. We will finish off this month with our Falcon Fitness Day, which includes a one mile

walk/run. Please take some time to talk to your child/ren about wellness and what this could

look like at home.

Digital Citizenship

Safety is an important aspect of our schools. We focus on multiple types of drills to help ensure students know how to

keep themselves safe. We discuss ways to keep them safe in our environment. In addition to this, we feel that it is

important to provide the students with education on how to keep themselves safe while using their electronic devices.

During the week of October 14th, teachers will be going over important lessons revolving around digital citizenship.

Please talk with your student regarding topics that they are discussing in class. It is always good to be on the same page

with your student.

Weather Changes

Fall is here and the weather changes quickly. As the cooler temperatures roll in, please be sure that your child is dressed

for the day’s conditions. We go outside for recess most days, weather permitting, until the temperature drops below 10

degrees. Please consider sending a sweatshirt/jacket for the mornings, as it can be cool.

I hope that you have a wonderful month and enjoy the beautiful fall weather and activities.

Partners in Education,

Courtney Veith

A SCRIPT FROM THE CLINIC

As we approach flu season there are several things to keep in mind. Reminding your kids the importance of frequent

hand washing and to cough into their sleeves/ arm bent at the elbow and not into their hands are good things to review

with them. NACS has policies described below that are to be followed and are EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to everyone’s

health and wellbeing.

Do not send your child to school when symptoms of illness (fever, undiagnosed rash, constant cough, diarrhea, vomiting,

etc) are present. A child MUST BE fever free (below 100) without medication (Tylenol, Advil, Motrin, Ibuprofen, etc) and

symptom free (see above symptoms) for 24 HOURS BEFORE RETURNING TO SCHOOL.

A child requires 24 hours of medication before returning to school for pink eye, strep throat and impetigo. In the case of

chickenpox, all lesions must be completely scabbed over and the child is fever free for 24hours before the child can

return to school. If your child has any contagious disease (strep, pink eye, impetigo, fifth’s disease, chickenpox, scabies,

head lice, etc) please notify me.

If there is ever a question about your child returning to school due to an illness, please call me. I am at school every day

from 8 to 2:30.

Please be aware of the weather and the changing temperatures this time of year brings. The kids will continue to go out

to recess as the weather changes. Recess takes place outside as long as the wind chill is above 10 degrees and it is not

raining. I have a limited number of coats and outerwear in the clinic. Please be sure your child has what is needed for

the weather that day.

Occasionally a student spills something on them or has an accident that requires a change of clothes. If your child comes

home with different clothes please wash and return them as soon as possible.

Vision Screening will take place over the next couple months for grades 1,3,and 5. I hope to have these completed by

the end of November. First graders will also have a more in depth screening done by an eye professional in early

November. A notice will be sent home with your student if further testing by an eye professional is recommended.

I wish everyone a happy, healthy fall!

Betsy Bloom RN, BS; CC School Nurse; 637-6101

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- *Students have been working on the elements of art through art projects using a variety of 2D mediums. Most classes have focused on the elements of line, shape, and texture. Fall artwork demonstrating the use of these elements will be displayed near the art room through the month of October. *FAME has chosen to celebrate the culture of South America this year. In the art room students will begin to listen to the FAME FUSION music selection while creating expressive art inspired by this music. We will continue to integrate lessons focusing on South America through the year. You may visit www.famearts.org to learn more about this year’s FAME and Fusion.

- *Please help us with any recyclable materials you have collected by returning the following items to the art room. Students may drop off the following items in the box just outside the art room: plastic coffee cans, egg cartons, plastic bags, and paper bags. Thank you!

Music Notes with Mrs. Weidner

It’s hard to believe that we’re wrapping up quarter one already! We have been hard at work in music class. Here is

what each grade has been working on this quarter:

K- Steady beat vs. no steady beat, using our singing, speaking, whispering, and shouting voices

1- Beat vs. rhythm and dynamics (the volume of music)

2- Quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests

3- We have been working on a project that will teach us something- a lot of groups have been using music and

instruments to teach Spanish numbers, how to say hello in different languages, or states that start with the

letter M.

4- We have been composing 4 measures of music with known rhythms and the notes on the treble clef. We

have been playing our compositions on xylophones.

5- We have been composing 4 measures of music with known rhythms and the notes on the treble clef. We

have been playing our compositions on xylophones.

Band- We have been hard at work learning the first three notes on our instruments and getting a great sound.

Your students should be bringing their instruments home and practicing in their books.

You will notice that each class students will receive a grade in PowerSchool on a scale from 0-4. The effort assignment

will be labeled as week_class_ (example: w2.1 = week 2, class 1). Students may also get a grade based on the other state

standards- singing, playing, and reading and writing music. The grading scale is based on the NACS report card scores as

listed in the elementary handbook. Additionally, I will give a student a 0/4 if the student refuses to participate or will

not try the activity, even given modifications or accommodations I use to help make the student feel more at ease. My

goal is always to help students feel comfortable taking risks in music class. While they may not always love the activity

or want to perform for others, performing for others is a state standard we assess and speaking in front of others is an

important life skill to acquire.

It’s almost time for some of our classes to start working on their musicals! We are excited to announce that fifth grade

will be performing Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr musical in May! Third and Fourth grades will have a winter program

on Thursday, December 5, and First and Second grades will perform on Thursday, March 5. We are looking forward to

putting on great music for you!

If you have any questions, please contact me at jamie.weidner@nacs.k12.in.us. Jamie Weidner

ONLINE DEPOSITS AVAILABLE

Parents can take advantage of the convenience of online account access at SendMoneyToSchool.com

By accessing this site you can make deposits, check and transfer balances and see account history.

Online deposits can be credited to your students account the same day. There is a $2 fee for online deposits. We will

accept Discover, MasterCard & Visa credit and debit cards. We will still gladly accept deposits at the registers in cash or

check form.

You will need your students ID number to enroll. This can be found on their ID card, book fee statement, report card or

class schedule. There is no fee to access account balances and/or history. You can even transfer any funds that have

been deposited online amongst your students.

Another feature Meal Magic allows is family deposits. You may send in one check for multiple students regardless what

school they attend. As before, any balances remaining at the end of a school year will transfer with the student within

NACS.

Free/Reduced Meal/Textbook Assistance Information

Free/Reduced Assistance applications from the 2018-2019 School Year will expire on September 22, 2019. You must

fill out a new application each year or be qualified through Direct Cert. Textbook assistance does not carry over.

Medicaid recipients will continue to qualify this year.

Applications for Free & Reduced meals for school year 2019-2020 will be taken after July 1, 2019 at

www.LunchApp.com. The link for that site will be available on July 1, 2019 on the Food Service website. Paper

applications will also be available at the school offices on July 1, 2019 as well as during registration.

The Direct Certification process is a computer matching system which we use to match students in our database with

those currently receiving Medicaid, TANF or Food Stamp (SNAP) benefits. We send all matching families a letter stating

their approval and the students that will receive benefits. Should you receive a letter and a student is not listed, please

contact our office at (260) 637-8768. Direct Cert approval letters should be received prior to registration if you were

qualified for SNAP benefits prior to our matching process. If you do not wish to receive these benefits please sign the

letter, state that you wish to decline benefits and return it to our office.

You may submit your completed application online at LunchApp.com, fax both sides of your application to (260) 637-

8767, or mail it to: Leeanne Koeneman, Food Service Director, 3701 Carroll Rd. Ft Wayne, IN 46818. Make sure you give

a current telephone number and address where you can be reached on the application should we need to reach you to

process your application. Failure to do so may lengthen the process of your application. If you have any questions,

please call Leeanne Koeneman at (260) 637-8768.