PRINCIPALLY SPEAKING

Our 1st Quarter Honors Assembly will take place on

Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 9:30 AM. This will be the grand

opening of our new gym, and we will recognize students

for Honor Roll, Perfect Attendance and PBIS positive

behaviors.

Our traditional Halloween Parade and classroom

celebrations will be on Friday Oct. 30 at 1:45 PM.

Please review the attached parent letter and guidelines.

Please remember to schedule your appointment to meet

with your child’s teacher on November 9th or 10th

during our Parent/Teacher Conferences & Community

Fair.

Mrs. Bilotti’s Class Celebrating Turning All Their

Homework in For First Quarter!

Dates To Remember

Report Cards Oct. 23

Honors Assembly Oct. 27 9:30 AM

Halloween Parade Oct. 30 1:45 PM

Picture Retakes Nov. 2

Parent Conferences Nov. 9 & 10

PATT NEWS

Great deals for kid stuff, coupon books will be

coming home, be on the lookout. Check out

this website.

Visit www.kidstuffcouponbook.com to see

more FABULOUS coupons!!!

Keep collecting box tops and send them in.

The collection will be at the end of the month.

Walkathon profit $2780.00.

Save the date : PATT meeting will be

November 5th at 6:30 p.m.

Our new website is -

www.Elmwoodpatt.weebly.com

Like us on Facebook at ---

www.Facebook.com/pages/elmwood-patt

Thank you for all your support. Any

questions please contact Michela Shipinski at

708-845-6446 or email msitaly71@comcast.net

Ms. Kandl’s 4th grade class at Trailside Nature

Museum

RED RIBBON WEEK

This year we will combine Drug and Bullying

Prevention as we celebrate Red Ribbon Week, October

26-30, 2015. Our theme this year is “Showing Good

Character”. This may give you a good opportunity to

discuss your family’s view on drugs, alcohol, and

bullying. Maybe you could discuss with your child

what “good character” means to you? Your children

will have a chance to ask you questions they may have

about the subject. Below is a list of the activities we will

be doing at Elmwood School.

Monday October 26- Each homeroom will place a red

ribbon on the fence on 76th avenue to show the

community that Elmwood School has good character.

Character trait discussed: Honesty.

Tuesday October 27-- Each student will write or draw

on a red ribbon how they can show good character.

Please come see our “wall of good character” by the

ramp when you come to parent teacher conferences.

Character trait discussed: Cooperation.

Wednesday October 28- “Friends don’t let friends Bully

or do Drugs”. Staff and students wear red to show you

we are in this together.

Character trait discussed: Showing Kindness.

Thursday October 29- -“Show good character”. Staff

and students to wear favorite team clothing to show we

have good character.

Character trait discussed: Teamwork.

Friday October 30- Everyone today will get a “Be

Strong, Be True, Be You, Drug Free” pencil.

Character trait discussed: Responsibility.

A big thank you to Student Council and PATT for

supporting Red Ribbon Week!

Mrs. Mangiamele’s students investigating an egg as they

learn about Life Cycles.

Ms. Vravosinos-Sanders’ Class Working on

Finding Area

Mrs. Daniels’ Class Working to Find Mass

WORDS OF WISDOM

Happy Friday, Panthers and Parents! The

theme for the month of October is “Making a

Difference.” This week we are focusing on

kindness and respect. I want to challenge each

and every one of you to perform a random act of

kindness this weekend. This could be as simple

as giving a warm smile to someone who needs it,

or as big as doing an extra chore at home for

your parents. Please be sure to respect everyone

around you as well. Remembering to say

“please” and “thank you” can go a long way.

Have a wonderful weekend, and remember to

come to school on Monday prepared to Be

Responsible, Be Respectful, and Be Ready for

class! With something to think about, this is Ms.

Martini. Make it a great weekend – or not. The

choice is yours!

BE RESPONSIBLE, BE RESPECTFUL, BE READY