Emerson Elementary

Together Educating Amazing Minds

Owosso Pub l i c S choo l s Ma r. 15 , 2013

Dates to Remember

Mar. 17

Michigan Army National

Guard Departure Cer-

emony

Corunna High

12:00 p.m.

Mar. 21

PTO Meeting

Media Center,

7:00 p.m.

Schwan’s

Pre-Orders due

Mar. 22

Popcorn/Pickle Sale

Student of the Month

K-2, 9:15 a.m.

3rd-5th, 10:30 a.m.

Mar. 26

Schwan’s Sale

3rd Grade Musical

7:00 p.m.

Mar. 28

March is Reading Month

Assembly

Mar. 29

No School

Spring Recess

Respect

Sedlar’s Snipet

The IB Learner Profile for March is Principled. Individuals

take responsibility for their own actions and the

consequences that accompany them.

Principled

The Character Counts! Pillar for March is Respect.

Individuals are tolerant, respectful and accepting of those

who are different from them.

Hello Emerson Families~

Did you know… that approximately 150 soldiers (many local men and women of

Owosso/Corunna) of the 144th Military Police Company, with the Michigan Army

National Guard will be deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring

Freedom on Monday, March 18th? The send off will take place from the Corunna

Armory on Monday at approximately 4:00 P.M. The community is encouraged to line the

streets of the Armory at 3:30 P.M. to give them a special send-off. Please consider being

a part of this if you and your family are able! Without getting into mission specifics, the

goal of NATO forces is to train, advise and mentor Afghan forces so that they can

effectively secure their country after NATO forces leave. Please consider coming out to

show your support to these brave men and women!

Thank you for helping to make the drop-off point on Dewey Street less

congested for the busses! The next statement is being left in just as a reminder. If you

use Dewey Street (the east side of Emerson) to drop your child off in the morning, please

note that the busses (all 13 of them) also use that space to drop off the bus students.

Please use that area as a true pull up and drop-off only. If you need to walk your child to

the gym, please park on the other side of the street and escort them across to the school.

Thank you for helping to make the morning transition safe for our bus students as well.

It’s not too late to register a child that is turning 5 by November 1st for

Kindergarten! If you or someone you know still need to register for Fall 2013

Kindergarten, please call any of the three elementary schools to set up a time to bring the

necessary paperwork and the child in to complete that process anytime between now and

the end of the school year.

The festivities for March is Reading Month continue at Emerson! Hopefully

your child is keeping up with their At-Home Reading Log so that they can earn their

T-shirt and get their name into a drawing for a brand new bike that is being donated by

the Kiwanis Club of Owosso from the House of Wheels. Keep reading and taking

Accelerated Reader quizzes!

I hope that you all have a fantastic weekend! As always…Go STATE , Go

Tigers in Spring Training and GO TROJANS!!!

Take Care~

Terry A. Sedlar

Emerson Elementary

Together Educating

Amazing Minds

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act provide that no individual will be dis-criminated against on the basis of a disability. This protection applies not just to the student, but to all individuals who have access to the District’s programs and facilities. To obtain a copy of the district’s Section 504 policies and procedures, please contact any building Principal or the district’s Section 504 Coordinator, Mark Erickson, at 989-729-5502.

A student can access special education services through the proper evaluation procedures. Parent involvement in this pro-cedure is important and required by Federal (IDEA) and State law. Contact the building Principal through the school’s main office to inquire about evaluation procedures and programs.

If you suspect that your child may be a student with a disability who needs either special education or general education with related aids and services, please contact either your building Principal or the district's Section 504 Coordinator, Mark Erickson, at 989-729-5502.

Schwan’s is Back!

Schwan’s Food Delivery is back for another PTO

fundraiser! Brochures with order forms went

home with students this week and pre-orders

need to be returned by Thurs. March 21. We are

in competition with Central and Bryant for the

most pre-orders. We don’t want Mr. Sedlar

dishing up ice cream to Bryant or

Central students so get those

pre-orders in!

It is getting warmer, so how about

an ice cream treat from Schwan’s!

Frisbee Games!

With warm weather on the way, here are some easy

and fun games to play with the whole family!

In a large outdoor space, mark a start and finish line.

Give each participant a Frisbee, at “Go” each member

flings their Frisbee, races to it, tosses it again and

keeps going until they cross the finish line!

Or create an obstacle course. You might toss the

Frisbee over a tree, in between swings, or into a soccer

net. Time each person to find the winner!

Goodness and hard work are rewarded with respect.

Luther Campbell

Owosso Public Schools has scheduled Friday, May 17th, as Owosso Elementary Schools night at the ball

park! The first pitch will take place at 7:05 p.m. with the Lansing Lugnuts taking on the Great Lakes

Loons at Cooley Law School Stadium in Lansing! Besides the game there will

be entertainment performed by the “King of Cool”, Myron Noodleman! He is a

man in constant motion and will keep you laughing all night! If you are under

12, you also get a free hot dog, chips and soda voucher for the evening! Box

tickets run $11.00 and seats are situated behind home plate. Order forms went

home with students and need to be returned before Spring Break, March 28.

Send off for Our Troops

Young Chevrolet Cadillac has agreed to be a collection spot for anyone that would like to

donate pre-packaged snack items for the National Guard who are leaving on Monday. Dona-

tions of snacks, chips, cookies, relish trays, etc can be dropped off at Young’s thru Saturday.

You also can help in the distribution of the snacks to the troops on Sunday at 10:30 at Corunna

High School.

Sharing the World!

Door decorations depicting the country the classroom is studying.

More

classroom

countries.

“Make the world

a better place”

posters made by

students

following the

March is Reading

Month calendar.

Laura & Rob Sams captivated

Emerson students with their Shark

Riddle presentation! The

brother/sister duo explained how

they created the film from story

board to finished short film!

Fun with sharks!