DeWitt Elementary School

425 Falls Ave., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221

330 926-3802

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December 2010

“Greek Vases”

Student artwork by 2nd graders:

Joe Brown, Marley Wylie

Mary Rose Johnston, Megan Cowher

DeWitt Elementary School

425 Falls Ave., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221

330 926-3802

BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE… BE A DEWITT V.I.P.

December 2010

Principal’s Message Mrs. Schoonover

RACE TO A MILLION!! Have

you noticed all the cars at DeWitt?

They are part of our Million Minute

Reading Challenge. Our goal is to

collectively read one million minutes

by the end of the school year. The

race car sheets are used to record

reading minutes. When the sheet is

full and

returned to

school, the

student will

be able to

color one of

the states on

the map. All

those who turned in a completed car

sheet will be entered in a monthly

prize drawing. Those who have

returned 5 car sheets (500 minutes)

will receive a charm. Remember the

goal is to read. That is; reading alone,

with a family member or friend, Raz-

Kids, Poetry Notebooks, cereal boxes,

directions, recipes, books on

CD/Tape, etc… ANYTHING WITH

WORDS!

Reading Strategies for Parents of

Young Readers

Invite your child to read with

you every day.

When reading a book where the

print is large, point word by

word as you read. This will

help your child learn that

reading goes from left to right

and understand that the word

said is the word seen.

Read a child’s favorite book

over and over again.

Read many stories with

rhyming words and lines that

repeat. Invite your child to join

in on these parts.

Discuss new words.

Stop and ask about the pictures

and about what is happening in

the story.

Read from a variety of books.

Important Dates – December

1 Smencil Sale Begins

Interim Reports Home

7 Winter Choral Concert

2:00 and 7:00

8 Winter Choral Concert

2:00 and 7:00

13 6:30 BOE Meeting

14 Holiday Shop

15 Holiday Shop

5th

Grade Band Concert

16 Holiday Shop

17 2:30 Holiday Parties

20 Winter Break

January

3 Classes Resume

Board Recognized Top Tigers

Katherine McDaniel – Grade 4

Nominated by Mrs. Suboticki, Mrs. Fromson and Mrs. Embly

“Katherine is a pleasure to have in our classes each day. She is an excellent role

model to her peers for behavior and academics. She actively participates in the

classroom and is very diligent in her work. When Katherine missed several days

of school for health reason, she promptly turned in all of her assignments.

Katherine is a hard worker, responsible, and very honest.”

Kirk Albrecht– Grade 4

Nominated by Mrs. Suboticki, Mrs. Fromson and Mrs. Embly

“Kirk is a kind and considerate young man who is always in a good mood and

smiling. His love for learning and life are contagious! Kirk is a hard worker and is

always focused on given tasks. He gives 110% in anything that he does and is

truly a delight to have in class each day.”

Honor Roll First Quarter All A’s

DeWitt Elementary 2010-2011

Mrs. Thomas - Second Grade

Olivia Carter

Jacob Crangle

Thomas Farmer

Marissa Hershman

Nadiya Koval

Jacob Looman

Maura Miller

Niall Pansmith

Joseph Parr

Scott Rye

Mrs. Douglas - Second Grade

Elizabeth Anderson

Joachim Brown

Haylee Cate

Allyson Cazin

Kevin Fratz

Miranda Herbele

Riley Oster

Lainey Stacks

Marley Wylie

Mrs. Waldron - Second Grade

Kathryn Anderson

Jared Andrews

Riley Lamer

Ashlyn Lampa

Kimberly Locke

David Rinehart

Cole Steiner

Myra Stormer

Lucinda Ulbricht

Mrs. Taylor - Third Grade

Asa Bebber

Jasmine Breneman

Madalyn Capps

Blaise Frascella

Sarah Gatian

Andrew Kuntz

Kendall Mosley

Delaney Rourke

Jack Smith

Taylor Sypherd

Zachary Wiseman

Mrs. Zimmerman - Third Grade

Joseph Anderson

Laura Ball

Katelynne Howard

Olivia Rufe

Hunter Stanley

Madison Suloff

Nolan Yoak

Mrs. Poole – Third Grade

Kearan Barnett

Amiah Blouir

Jack Davis

Tyler Grakauskas

Payton Williams

Mrs. Jennings – Third Grade

Billie Ferrell

Abigail Miller

Graham Parker

Heather Scott

Mrs. Suboticki – Fourth Grade

Emily Dobbins

Katherine McDaniel

Kayli Munson

Mrs. Embly – Fourth Grade

Juliana Brown

Mrs. Short - Fifth Grade

Brittney Propst

Daniel Rinehart

Mrs. Pinkerton – Fifth Grade

Cleo Bebber

Sierra Hershman

Kaitlyn Kuntz

Gabriel Mule’

Robert Read

Lauren Scott

Devin Vanyo

DeWitt Merit Roll 2010-2011

First Quarter All A’s & B’s

Mrs. Thomas – Second Grade

Brendan Collins

Riley Coughlin

Anne Garinger

Gavyn Hall

Lindsey Mounts

Gavin Sharp

Darren Vanyo

Mrs. Douglas – Second Grade

Lydia Brookshire

Megan Cowher

Sherril Fox

Gavin Hawley

Mary Johnston

Jude Miller

Gavin Noel

Camden Paolucci

Kimberly Reese

William Thompson

Mrs. Taylor – Third Grade

Violet Abbott

Gabriel Hoefler

Noah King

Payton Meyer

Jade Mongold

Jasmine Montgomery

Chase Parr

Mrs. Zimmerman – Third

Grade

Brianna Dean

Alyssa Drabinski

Sydney Knepper

Zachary Langbein

Justin Loy

Tyler Sypherd

Tristan Tanner

Mrs. Poole – Third Grade

Dade Arnold

Natalie Canter

Elizabeth Plummer

Meaghan Pugh

Joseph Rizzo

Miranda Rush

Mrs. Jennings – Third Grade

Ty Booth

Ruby Haga

Jennifer Harris

Dominick Jones

Lucille Mihailovic

Kataleena Price

Mrs. Suboticki – Fourth

Grade

Molly Bayne

Elizabeth Christ

Taylor Cunningham

William Davis

Rhianna English

Morgan Laing

Maxamilian Meeker

Sophia Nichols

Haleigh Paolucci

Elisabeth Tomko

Aaron Wickland

Mrs. Fromson – Fourth Grade

Anna Buchwalter

Noah Call

Alivia Gillespie

Noah Koehler

Joseph Locascio

Jesse Patchin

Evann Reid

Ryan Souders

Emily Ulbricht

Zoe Yoho

Mrs. Embly – Fourth Grade

Devon Callihan

Nathan Canter

Kaitlyn Curtin

Jade DeCaria

Elyssa Dombrosky

Brianna Lampa

Jenna Sheen

Mrs. Errante – Fifth Grade

Henry Beech

Brooke Bevere

John Distel

Kathryn Fox

Nicole Hannan

Alexis Howard

Mikayla Mair

Vincent Matz

Colin Romer

Mrs. Short – Fifth Grade

Antonia Bruno

Dylan Gatian

Brian Goga

Lana Hill

Zoe Mongold

Blake Soblosky

Audrey Sondles

Tatyana Suloff

Noah Tidd

Mrs. Pinkerton – Fifth Grade

Erika Coffy

Bryce Decker

Benjamin Kinker

David Rader

Mackenzee Slatten

Anna Steiner

November 2010

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

Volunteerism

Mrs. Burris A.M.

Jacob Curtin

Olivia DeCaria

Mrs. Burris P.M.

Landon Kneil

Christopher Whitcomb

Mrs. Augustus A.M.

Connor Carmedy

Mrs. Augustus P.M.

Austin Broadt

Mason Suloff

Miss Mancini

Hunter Rasey

Jonah Crangle

Mrs. Burns

Austin Perry

Ms. Bower

Mariah Propst

Damion Unroe

Mrs. Newsome

Megan Albrecht

Seth Carter

Jordan Baranyai

Mrs. Thomas

Damon Gillette

Brianna Schuman

Clara Simms

Mrs. Douglas

Gavin Hawley

Garrett Neese

Billy Thompson

Mrs. Waldron

Cole Steiner

Brooklyn Kinker

Mrs. Taylor

Kendall Mosley

Jasmine Montgomery

Chase Parr

Mrs. Zimmerman

Zachary Langbein

Hunter Stanley

Mrs. Poole

Luke Koehler

Payton Williams

Mrs. Jennings

Ruby Haga

Kataleena Price

Mrs. Suboticki

Haleigh Paolucci

Elisabeth Tomko

Aaron Wickland

Mrs. Fromson

Noah Call

Noah Koehler

Karlee Tafat

Mrs. Embly

Elyssa Dombrosky

Cameron Gillette

Mrs. Errante

Nicole Hannan

Vinny Matz

Mrs. Short

Rachael Bianchi

Jaeley Weyer

Mrs. Pinkerton

Brianna Mann

Kaitlyn Schuman

Mackenzee Slatten

Please note that whenever we have inclement weather,

there could be a possibility that Cuyahoga Falls Schools

would be on a 2-hour DELAYED START.

Below is the schedule:

DeWitt Delayed Start Schedule

**** NO A.M. KINDERGARTEN****

10:35 Students Enter Building

10:45 Tardy Bell

11:40-12:00 Lunch – Grade 2, 4

Recess – Grade 3

12:00-12:20 Lunch – Grades 3, 5

Recess – Grades 1, 2, 4

12:20-12:40 Lunch – Grade 1

Recess – Grade 5

12:25 P.M. Kindergarten Begins

3:20 Students Dismissed

DeWitt Students were surveyed

on what their favorite

Thanksgiving food is.

Here is what they said:

39 said Turkey

18 said Stuffing

15 said Mashed Potatoes

2 said Cranberry Sauce

1 said Vegetables

17 said Pumpkin Pie

33 said Other (cheesecake!)

What do cats like to eat for breakfast?

Mice Krispies!

What goes up and never comes down?

Your age!

Why couldn’t’ Batman go fishing?

Robin ate all the worms!

Each month student reporter, Cleo Bebber, will interview a DeWitt staff member and

DeWitt’s Top Tigers.

Hi, it’s Cleo here and I just got done interviewing Katie

McDaniel, this month’s Top TigerKatie is in Mrs. Suboticki’s 4th

grade class. Her birthday is on June 2nd

. That’s just two days

before school is out! Katie also says that she likes video games. I

can’t blame her. I mean, who doesn’t like pixilated

entertainment? Katie told me it is her wish is to be a scientist

when she grows up. I think that would be fun and interesting! She

obviously has good taste. Well, that’s it for now. This is Cleo

Bebber saying great job Katie McDaniel!

Hi, I’m back with another Top Tiger interview. I just got the scoop on

Kirk Albrecht. Kirk is in Mrs. Suboticki’s 4th

grade class. I found out

that Kirk’s favorite restaurant is the Longhorn Steakhouse. Well, thank

you Kirk, you just made me hungry…anyway, Kirk’s favorite subjects

are science and social studies. Wow, that’s awesome! The last thing I

got from Kirk was that he loves snowball fights!

Hmmm…interesting…this leads me to ask one question. “Does Kirk

like building snowmen?” The world may never know. Congratulations

to Kirk Albrecht. Keep up the good work!

It’s Cleo here and I just got done interviewing Mrs.

Pinkerton, this month’s Top Teacher. Mrs.

Pinkerton’s favorite number is five, which is an

awesome number and is also the grade that she

teaches. Her favorite sports team is the Tallmadge

Blue Devils. Hmm…I wonder what their mascot is???

Well, now my curiosity has been piqued. Anywho,

Mrs. Pinkerton’s favorite artist is Claude Monet who I

hear paints many, many, many lily pads. If I’m

correct, Mrs. Pinkerton’s favorite butterfly is either the Monarch or the Viceroy, which I

think means she likes orange butterflies with black stripes. For the final question, I asked

Mrs. Pinkerton why she thinks she became Top Teacher. She says that she thinks it’s

because she treats everybody fairly. Which I think is true!

Well, that’s it folks. See ya, next time!

Do your best, attract the press!

PTA NEWS

December is here! Time to get ready for Christmas and the New Year! It has been a

wonderful start to the school year. Thank you so much for supporting the PTA through

our fall fundraiser. We would also like to say thank you so much for supporting us

with the new food nights this year. So far it has been a huge success! We will continue

with more family dinner nights out in January. We will NOT be having a PTA meeting

in December, enjoy the time with your family. See you January 11th at 6:30pm.

Some events coming up this month:

We will be having a bake sale at the Holiday Choral Concerts.

Tuesday, December 7th and Wednesday, December 8

th.

So many of you said you would be able to bake or help with this at the beginning of

the school year. Jen Klein will be contacting you, if you haven’t heard from her please

contact her at 330-923-7946.

We are underway for the Adopt a Family Project. We are collecting gift cards and

money this year. This is a great way to help families in our own school who need a

little hand this year. Please send your donations into the school office (give to Mrs.

Glendon) marked Adopt a Family Project.

Adopt a Family cut out sale, $0.25 each, sold at lunch time - Nov. 30 – Dec. 3rd

Wonderful keepsake gifts are a Cat’s Meow of Dewitt. You can find more information

in this newsletter. A Cat’s Meow is a wooden block that is a made in the image of

Dewitt. The back has a bit of history of Dewitt. These are wonderful gifts for any child

or parent who has attended Dewitt. Send your order form into the school office. We

will have these available for sale at the Holiday Choral Concerts.

Don’t forget to send in your Box Tops the contest runs through December 3rd for an

extra item at the Holiday Shop.

Remember to save your Acme Receipts, Campbell’s Soup Labels and Box Top.

Merry Christmas!

Stephanie Ball

DeWitt Gordon Elementary School

Cat’s Meow

Dimensions: 2 1/2” high by 8” wide

We will be taking orders for Gordon DeWitt Elementary School Cat’s Meow the month of November. You can order from the slip below or we will be selling them at a couple different events through out the month. Purchase price 1 for $15 2 for $27 (savings of $3) 3 for $40 (savings of $5) 4 for $53 (savings of $7) 5 for $66 (savings of $9) Events where they will be available:

December 7th & 8th – Winter Choral Concert Order by December 4th Will be delivered to students the week of December 13th – 17th Make checks payable to: DeWitt PTA Any questions please contact Jennifer Klein 330.923.7946 or kleinmother2@sbcglobal.net

Gordon DeWitt School Cat’s Meow Students Name & Grade: _________________________________________________ Teacher’s Name: ________________________________________________________ Check amount: ___________________ Amount purchased: _____________________

OOUUTTSSTTAANNDDIINNGG !!!!!!

Congratulations to DeWitt secretary,

Mrs. Glendon, and to Kindergarten

teacher, Mrs. Burris, on being

selected as DeWitt PTA’s “Helping

Hand” and “Educator of the Year”.

We asked them a few questions

about themselves and here is what

we learned. Mrs. Glendon has

worked at DeWitt for 2 years, while

Mrs. Burris has taught at DeWitt for 42 years (yes 42!) ever since DeWitt

opened its doors. Mrs. Glendon’s hometown is far away in beautiful Honolulu,

Hawaii and Mrs. Burris’ hometown is right here in Cuyahoga Falls. Mrs.

Glendon has been married to her husband for 30 years and has 2 sons in

college. Mrs. Glendon has done a lot of traveling because both her father and

her husband were in the military. Mrs. Burris is married to her husband, Bob,

and has a son, Sean and his wife, Trisha. She has 5 step-children, Anne, David,

Mary, Pete, Leslie and 4 grandchildren. Mrs. Glendon’s favorite time of the

year is the first snowfall of winter when eveything is clean, cold and white.

Mrs. Burris’ favorite time of the year is spring. Mrs. Glendon’s favorite thing

about DeWitt School is the staff, parents, and students because they have all

been very kind and supportive of her as the “new” secretary. Mrs. Burris’

favorite thing about DeWitt School is all of the people she sees and works

with every day, both little and big!

And finally, a little advice for DeWitt students from our two honorees:

Mrs. Glendon: If you can’t do something the first time, keep trying!

Mrs. Burris: Do your best every day and treat others as you would like to be

treated.

Thanks, Mrs. Glendon and Mrs. Burris, we will sure try!

2nd Annual Holiday

Adopt-A-Family

Once again we are going to be collecting donations for some DeWitt families. This year we are going to do things a little different. In the past we have asked for toys, clothes, household items, etc… this year we are asking that you donate gift cards or cash (which will be used to buy gift cards). Depending on the amount of gift cards will determine the amount of families we will be able to help. To also help collect money we are going to be having a couple fundraisers: November 30th – December 3 Cut-out sales $0.25 each We will be selling cut-outs during all the lunch periods. These cut-outs will be used to block off Mrs. Glendon’s office windows. December 7th & 8th Winter Choral Bake Sale

If you have any questions please contact Jennifer Klein 330.923.7946 Kleinmother2@sbcglobal.net