WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AND MENU

November 26 - November 30, 2018

720 West Summit Crown Point, IN 46307 Phone: 663-0047 Attendance: ext. 21002 Fax: 662-4320

Website www.cps.k12.in.us/tball

Message from Mr. Ciochina

As we approach another Thanksgiving, I feel thankful for so much. I am thankful for our hardworking, talented, and enthusiastic students who show up each day ready and eager to learn and grow—I am amazed each day at what our students accomplish and do! I am thankful for our caring, passionate, and dedicated teachers who work tirelessly for each child. I am thankful for our staff members who consistently go above and beyond to help make Timothy Ball great. I am thankful for the parents and families of our students who continue to work together with our staff as we help each child grow. I am thankful for our community members and organizations that help contribute to each child at Timothy Ball reaching his or her highest potential. I hope your Thanksgiving weekend is full of food, friends, family, and football! Do not forget to take time to read with or to your child — this is an important and meaningful way to make memories and spend time.

Word cloud showing what makes us feel thankful to be a part of the TBall community!

If I can be helpful in any way, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me. Happy Thanksgiving!

Upcoming Dates and Events

NOVEMBER 30th - 5th Grade Field Trip The Nutcracker at CPHS Auditorium

NOVEMBER 30th - Review Midterm Progress

DECEMBER 7th - 2nd Grade Field Trip Museum of Science and Industry Chicago

DECEMBER 11th - Grade 3 Grandparents/Special Person Day 2 pm and Music Program 6pm

DECEMBER 13th - Grade 5 DARE Graduation 2 pm

DECEMBER 24 - JANUARY 4th - NO SCHOOL Winter Holiday Break

JANUARY 7th - School Resumes

JANUARY 17th - Half Day 12:14 dismissal End of 2nd Quarter

JANUARY 18th - NO SCHOOL Teacher work day

JANUARY 21st - NO SCHOOL Martin Luther King Day (Make-Up Day if needed)

The attendance rate for this past week was 94%.

Our schoolwide attendance goal is 97%. Thank you for limiting voluntary absences and scheduling appointments outside the school day whenever possible!

School Menus Breakfast $1.50 Reduced $0.30 Adult Breakfast $1.85 Lunch $2.25 Reduced $0.40 Adult Lunch $3.30 Milk $0.40

Breakfast Menu

Breakfast Menu Available Daily: 100 % Juice & Fruit 1% or Fat Free Milk / Chocolate Milk

Monday—November 26th: Breakfast Pizza/Breakfast Bar/Cereal

Tuesday—November 27th: Pancake Wrap/French Toast Bites

Wednesday—November 28th: Breakfast Sandwich/Confetti Pancakes

Thursday—November 29th: Breakfast Burrito/Whole Grain Donuts

Friday—November 30th: Whole Grain Muffins/Cereal/Pop-tart

Lunch Menu

Available Daily: Sliced Turkey or Ham on a Sub Bun Chicken Chef Salad Fresh Fruit & Veggies

Monday—November 26th: Cheeseburger Fruit & Granola Parfait Baked Beans/Fresh Veggies Mandarin Oranges

Tuesday—November 27th: Chicken Tenders Mac & Cheese Green Beans/Red Peppers Pears

Wednesday: November 28th: Corn Dog Grilled Cheese Smiley Fries Broccoli Florets Peaches

Thursday—November 29th: Popcorn Chicken and Rice (Oriental Sauce Optional) Broccoli/Crisp Garden Salad Pineapple Tidbits

Friday—November 30th: Pizza Crunchers Ravioli Corn/Carrot Sticks Roll

Lunch Time Information from Our Cafeteria

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Students with lactose intolerance are now considered eligible for disability accommodations. School Food Authorities must have either the medical statement signed by a health care provider with prescriptive authority or a written request from the parent/guardian to identify the student’s medical or other special dietary need that precludes the consumption of cow’s milk.

Please notify your cafeteria manager and school nurse if you would like your child to get this milk with their lunch. It will also be available ala carte for $1.00. The product will be Lactaid and will come in a 8oz. serving size.

Lunch Time Visitors Restaurant/fast food, carbonated drinks, or glass containers are not al-lowed. Parents may purchase lunch in the cafeteria for $3.30. This cannot come off the student's lunch account. We cannot accept check or credit card payments. It must be paid by cash. And since we do not always have change in our drawers, smaller bills are greatly appreciated. If we cannot provide proper change, than the remaining balance will be deposited into your student's lunch account. Another quick reminder to parents visiting for lunch, please, do not treat other students to food, snack, or ice cream items during your time in the cafeteria. Without proper parent permission, allergy knowledge, and other sensitivities to food choices, it is best to treat only your student. We love having you visit our cafeteria... we just ask you do it safely.

Lunch Time Money Please go online www.mymealtime.com to deposit lunch money or you can send a check in a labeled envelope with student first & last name. Mealtime online passcode is the student ID. Parents can find this number on the Parent RDS website, next to the student’s name on the sched-ule. Parents will use this number to set up the account. All students will receive a hot lunch regardless if the account is negative. No charging of any extras will be allowed. Please Note: All lunch money needs to be brought down in the morning before school, if not it will be deposited the next day.

Did you bring your lunch, but need a drink? Milk may be purchased, if you brought in a lunch from home. It cannot be charged on student lunch card if they have a negative balance. Milk cost is $0.40.

Heating up Lunches Our cafeteria does not warm up food, cook food or wash dishes brought from home. If we tamper with the food it becomes the liability of the cafe-teria. Please, if you are sending in hot food make sure it is in a thermos.

Would you like to Substitute in the Cafeteria? If you would like to be a sub in food services please call Pam Maloney at 662-6480. This is a great way to earn a little extra cash and be home with your children in the morning & afternoon.

Birthday Celebrations Birthday treats are always fun for your child to share with classmates. You may choose to purchase birthday tickets for your child’s class which will allow your child’s classmates to select a special treat from our “Birthday Choices” at lunch! Treats will be given out in our cafeteria. Call your cafe-teria manager, Mrs. “G” Sheppard to preorder & set your party up.

A Message from the Nurse

ATTENTION: The Nurse’s office is in need of boy’s pants. If you have any gently used boys pants that you are able to do-nate, we are in need of boy pants sizes 7-12.

Regarding Taking Medication at School- Remember that ALL medications must be accompanied by doctor & parent notes. Otherwise the medication cannot be given at school. All medication must be in its original contain-er. All prescription medication must have the correct infor-mation on the label. Also, no cough drops, or essential oils are allowed at school unless accompanied by doctor & parent notes. No child should be bringing medication to school in order to self medicate. Regarding Illness - Please keep all sick children home if they are running a fever of 100.0 or above, vomiting, or have diarrhea. A child running a fever can return to school once he/she has been fever free for 24 hours.

PTO Corner

Pie cards were sent home last week with your student. Please check their backpacks if you do not have yours yet! Thanks for participating. PIE SALE WINNERS: Aaliyah A., Jullian D., Nolan E., Hayden K., Addison N., Mason O., Aubrey R., Bentley R., Christopher S., Kane S., Mason Z., Ethan S., LeeAnn R. Lunch and limo dates and time will be determined in the spring time. Thanks for participating.

FFL Student Pledge Drive is still going on! A HUGE Thank You to all the families that have turned in their envelopes! The current drive continues until Dec 21! The class with the highest participation will win a pizza party. So far our leaders are: (1) Grevis, (2) Johnson, Svetcoff & Howarth, (3) Gianni-ni

Our Holiday Party will be Thurs, Dec 6 from 6-8:30p in the gym & cafeteria. http://signup.com/go/zzkuGzy

Our Annual Secret Santa Shop will be Mon, Dec 17-Fri, Dec 21 (**This has been changed from the last newsletter due to some date conflicts). Look for more information on each and signups next week! A Huge Thank You to all those who have donated items for our Bake Sale during the first two Grand-parents/Special Persons Day! Our next Bake Sale will be during 3rd grade Grandparents/Special Persons Day Tues, Dec 11.

Congratulations to those students who received PAWS this week:

Ryan Z., Tommy S., Ava C., Bianca G., Kellan P., Kenli -Ray C., Ayden I.

Total Blue Paws This Week: 7

Total blue paws to date: 150

A Message from our Positive Behavior Intervention Specialist

Mrs. Derwinski

STOMP OUT BULLYING TIP Handle the problem privately. Whether dealing with the bully

or the victim—do not discuss it in front of classmates.

From the Art Room

Permission slips have come home with students who are not currently signed up for our Artsonia gallery. You just sign your child up yourself on a smartphone or comput-er; nothing gets returned to school. This is separate from those yellow Artsonia Classroom Mode permissions. I hope your child can participate! It can be very fun and they are able to share their art with family far away. Also, applications for 4th Grade Da Vinci Club are available outside the art room door. There are twelve spots availa-ble and applications are due by December 3rd. Late ap-plications are not accepted and no exceptions will be made. The club will begin on January 9th and meet for 6 sessions. It’s a good idea for students to read the appli-cation carefully and fill the student part out thoroughly by themselves.

A Message from our Home School Facilitator Mrs. Holok

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our Timothy Ball families! Be Thankful

Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire, if you did, what would there be to look forward to? Be thankful when you don’t know something, for it gives you the opportunity to learn. Be thankful for the difficult times, during those times you grow. Be thankful for your limitations, because they give you opportunities for improvement. Be thankful for each new challenge, because it will build your strength and character. Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons. Be thankful when you’re tired and weary, because it means you’ve made a difference. It is easy to be thankful for the good things. A life of rich ful-fillment comes to those who are also thankful for the set-backs. GRATITUDE can turn a negative into a positive. Find a way to be thankful for your troubles and they can become your blessings. ~Author Unknown

Celebrate our Teachers! Help us celebrate our wonderful Timothy Ball teachers!

Students, parents, and fellow colleagues can access The Times Teacher

Appreciation Form at www.nwitimes.com/forms/teachers_appreciation/ and nominate a teacher who

excels in the classroom. Nominators are kept confidential…their information is not printed in the paper.

Child Abuse and Sexual Abuse Prevention Education for Students Recently, the Indiana legislature adopted new legal requirements that each Indiana public school, in-cluding charter schools and accredited nonpublic schools, shall provide age appropriate and research and evidence-based instruction on child abuse and child sexual abuse to students in kindergarten through grade 12. Note that this expands the previous requirement from providing education in grades 2-5 to grades K-12. In order to meet the new requirements, Crown Point school counselors and home-school facilitators will be providing age appropriate, research-informed student personal safety sessions in December 2018 and January 2019. At the elementary level, students will learn the Protect Yourself Rules with their counselor or home-school facilitator in a classroom session of 30-40 minutes. Parents can view the Protect Yourself Rules and related materials at the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center Foundation website fightchildabuse.org. Parents are encouraged to contact Jim Hardman, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, or Deb Ciochina, Assistant Director of Curriculum and Instruction, with questions or concerns at 219.663.3371 or jhardman@cps.k12.in.us or dciochina@cps.k12.in.us.

2019-2020 Kindergarten Registration in February

Registration for Fall Kindergarten classes will be held Thursday, February 21, 2019, and Tuesday, February 26, 2019. The schedule for each elementary building is shown below. Kindergarten students must be five (5) years of age on or before

August 1, 2019 in order to enroll for the 2019-20 school year. It is not mandatory for students to come with their parents to registration, but they are welcome.

The following documents are required at the time of registration:

1. Child’s certified birth certificate (not hospital certificate) 2. Immunization record 3. Child’s Social Security Card 4. Three documents from the following are required to prove residency: utility bills (NIPSCO, Water) deed or

mortgage statement, or Lake County Tax Bill. In addition, a driver’s license or state photo ID with the current address is required to prove residency. The school corporation does not accept tuition students.

School Date Registration Time Lake Street Thursday, 2-21-19 9:30-11:00 AM - 1:00-3:00 PM MacArthur Thursday, 2-21-19 9:30-11:00 AM - 1:00-3:00 PM Timothy Ball Thursday, 2-21-19 9:30-11:00 AM - 1:00-3:00 PM Eisenhower Tuesday, 2-26-19 9:30-11:00 AM - 1:00-3:00 PM Solon Robinson Tuesday, 2-26-19 9:30-11:00 AM - 1:00-3:00 PM Winfield Tuesday, 2-26-19 9:30-11:00 AM - 1:00-3:00 PM Please note that kindergarten classes will be held on the day of registration at the individual buildings.

If you have a 0-5 year old and haven't signed up for our free learning opportuni-ties, please go to https://tinyurl.com/

birthtoschool to enroll. The winter calendar is now on the website: https://www.cps.k12.in.us/Page/10986.

Upcoming Events: **If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Kristen Pozen at kpozen@cps.k12.in.us or 219.663.0047 ext. 21229

Thursday, November 29 5:00pm-6:00pm Playful Pups Playgroup (for children ages 0-5 and caregivers) Wednesday, December 5 9:30am-10:15am Baby Bulldogs (for children ages 0-2 and caregivers) Friday, December 7 1:30pm-2:30pm Mini Music and Movement (for children ages 3-5 and caregivers)

Click here to view the Crown Point Community School Corporation

Elementary Student Handbook.

GoGuardian Internet and Application Filtering

To help protect students when using their school-owned Chromebooks at school and at home, Crown

Point Schools will begin using software designed specifically to help ensure students' safety by

providing comprehensive filtering and analytics of student Chromebook usage. The software is called

GoGuardian.

Use of GoGuardian in elementary classrooms will develop throughout the school year as teachers re-

ceive training and as students and parents learn about the application and its uses. In order for this to

occur, the software is deployed to elementary school-owned Chromebooks.

The GoGuardian frequently asked questions describes features of the software.

If you have questions or comments, please email GoGuardian@cps.k12.in.us.

Grandparents/Special Person Days

Kindergarten — November 8 Grade 1—February 26

Grade 2—November 13 Grade 3—December 11

Grade 4—March 19 Grade 5—May 30

Activities will start at 2 o’clock on the designated date for each grade level. Each grade level will

be sending home RSVP information ahead of the date.

Toys For Tots

Timothy Ball Student Council has stepped up and joined forces with Toys for Tots to share some holiday cheer with children who are in need. If you are interest-ed in helping with this, there will be a box set up in our lobby for any donations. They are asking for un-wrapped, new toys. The dates for collection will be Wednesday, November 7th - Thursday, December 6th. Toys for Tots will be here to pick up any donations on Friday, December 7th. Thank you in advance for helping our Student Council make some children’s holidays a little sweeter. Any questions, please feel free to contact Mrs. Holding at

.Media Center News from Mrs. Kerr

Happy Thanksgiving!

News from Student Council: Here are some upcoming things happening with Student Council:

School store starts again this week. We will be open Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30-8:50 in the cafeteria. Items are priced from $0.50 to $2.00. We have pens, pencils, bookmarks, highlighters, pencil sharpeners, etc.

We will be collecting donations for the local nursing homes. We are looking for things like chapstick, socks, lotion, and candy/mints. There is a box in the lobby for any donations. We will collect from December 3-14.

We are collecting donations for a hat, mitten, and scarf tree. We will keep some items for our families here. The rest will go to St. Jude. We are starting to collect on Monday, November 26 through December 19.

Sick Day Guidelines:

Making the Right Call

When Your Child Is Sick:

Should I keep my child home or send him or her to school? School policy (and/or state law) requires a child to stay home if he or she:

Has a fever of 100.0° or higher Has been vomiting or has diarrhea Has symptoms that keep your child from participating in school, such as:

Very tired or lack of appetite Cough that he or she cannot control, sneezing often Headache, body aches, or earache Sore Throat – a little sore throat is ok for school, but a bad sore throat could be

strep throat, even if there is no fever. Other signs of strep throat, in children are a headache and upset stomach, or rash. Call your doctor if your child has these signs. A special test is needed to know if it is strep throat.

Keep your child home if he or she is coughing or sneezing often because this spread the sickness to others.

24 Hour Rule

FEVER: Keep your child home until his or her FEVER has been gone WITHOUT medi-cine for 24 hours. Colds can be contagious for at least 48 hours. Returning to school too soon may slow recovery and make others sick.

VOMITING OR DIARRHEA: Keep your child home for 24 hours after the LAST time he or she vomited or had diarrhea.

ANTIBIOTICS: Keep your child home until 24 hours after the FIRST dose of antibiot-ics for anything like ear infection or strep throat.

We often have many children and adults with colds coming to school, and each one is passing their sickness to others. Please help others from becoming sick by keep-ing your child home during their illness.