what's up willowville?
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Willowville Elementary School
4529 Schoolhouse Road * Batavia, OH 45103 *
January 2013 513-943-6800 513-752-9181 fax
What's Up Willowville?
Dear Willowville Parents and Students, January is just around the corner! Please be sure to bundle up! When we have an opportunity, we will take the students outside
for some fresh air. Also through these months of having to stay indoors, we want to encourage ways to stay healthy by washing
hands, covering our mouth when coughing, cleaning desks, etc. If you would like to help, please feel free to send in Kleenex, hand
sanitizer, and Clorox wipes.
The second week of January is our DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) assessment. Students are asked
to read three grade level passages fluently and accurately. The data is used to determine what skills we need to focus on in our
small differentiated groups. With the emphasis from the State on the Third Grade Reading Guarantee, it is crucial that we all
work together to see that our students and children become fluent and accurate readers. I appreciate our volunteers who come
in and read with our children a couple of days a week. Please continue to support your child at home by having them read to you
or their sibling, and then challenge them to give you details of the story supported by evidence found in their passage.
Again this year, I am thankful that our PTO is supporting our clay art project. This will be an optional activity during recess
which will begin third quarter. The students last year really enjoyed this three to four week project. Please listen to the “All
Call” for information when the project will begin. It is important to note that students must attend the first session in order to
participate.
Don’t forget about our Library Stars Program in conjunction with the Union Township Library. It’s easy to participate; register
at the front desk in the library, check in each time you visit the library, and every month we will tally the visits for your child to
receive a prize. Additionally, each time you visit the library, your name is written on a ticket and placed in a grade level container
for a chance to win the grand prize at the end of the school year which will be a gift card per grade level.
Yearbooks are now on sale for $20. You will not want to miss the memories from the school year!
I want to thank our Willowville Families for their support and trust over the past week.
Sincerely,
Michelle Kennedy
Michelle Kennedy, Principal
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You may contact Mrs. Prewitt by e-mail:
Important Numbers:
Willowville Fax 752-9181
24 hour Attendance Line 943-6804
Health Aide 943-6803
Office 943-6800
Transportation 752-4020
Registration Office 943-5000
The newsletter, as well as many
important links, is available on the
WV website.
www.westcler.org/wv
Father / Daughter Dance
The Father/Daughter dance will be
February 9, 2013
7:00-9:00pm
At the Holiday Inn Eastgate!
Watch for more information
coming home soon!!
The Mitten Tree
Thank you so much to
Everyone who donated. We collected:
112 Mittens; 51 hats;
15 Scarves; and 2 coats
to go to the Batavia YWCA.
THANK YOU!
Marco’s Pizza Day-all day!
January 10th!
Anytime this day when you order
from Marco’s, mention Willowville
and your child’s teacher.
Not only will Willowville receive a
percentage of profit from sales,
but the class with the most
referrals/sales will win a
pizza party!
MARCO’S PIZZA CHALLENGE!
Winning classroom for the December challenge………
Mrs. Williams’ B class! Way to go!
Your class will win a pizza party from Marco’s!
TIME CAPSULE
Willowville Elementary will
open a 20 year old Time Capsule
on May 13, 2013.
All 5th graders that attended Willowville
during the 1992-1993 school year are
welcome to attend.
Watch for more information coming home soon!
JUST A REMINDER
“BE A LIBRARY STAR” IS GOING ON THRU THE END OF
APRIL AT THE UNION TOWNSHIP LIBRARY. PRIZES WILL BE
AWARDED MONTHLY BASED ON THE NUMBER OF TIMES YOU
VISIT THE LIBRARY AND A GRAND PRIZE DRAWING WILL
HAPPEN AT THE END. MAKE SURE YOU ARE STOPPING AT
THE DESK AND GETTING CREDIT FOR YOUR VISITS.
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Mark your calendar.......
Jan. 2– School resumes
Jan. 3– WV Skate Night 6:30-8:30pm
Jan. 8-Market day pick up 6:30-7:30 Civic Center
Jan. 9– PTO meeting 6:30 Civic Center
Jan. 10– Warrior Warehouse during lunches
Jan. 10– Marco’s Pizza Day-All day
Jan. 18-End of 2nd qtr.
Jan. 21-No School-MLK Jr day
Jan. 24-Warrior Warehouse during lunches
Jan. 25-Box Tops/Campbell’s soup labels collection
Jan. 25–Report cards sent home
Jan. 31-Winter Evening Conferences
Looking Ahead…….. Feb. 5-Market Day pick up 6:30-7:30 Civic Center
Feb. 6–Winter Evening Conferences
Feb. 7-WV Skate Night 6:30-8:30
Feb. 9-Father/Daughter Dance @Holiday Inn 7-9pm
Feb. 13-PTO meeting 6:30pm Civic Center
Feb. 14-NO SCHOOL-Teacher Inservice
Feb. 15-NO SCHOOL-Mid Winter Break
Feb. 18-NO SCHOOL-President’s Day
Feb. 21-Marco’s Pizza Day-All day
Feb. 22-Interims sent home
March 1-Yearbook sales end
WV SKATE NIGHT!!
January 3rd!
6:30-8:30pm
Beechmont Rollarena
Cost is $3.00 admission,
$1.75 skate rental….
OR bring your own
skates!
SNOW DAY OR DELAY??
When Willowville is delayed or closed for weather, you will receive a phone call
from our District Office. You may also call our School Closing Information line at
943-6898, or look on the District Website www.westcler.org under
“announcements”.
On television or on radio, it will be announced as West Clermont Local Schools.
Please do not call the school office or transportation as we need to keep the line
open for emergency information.
District Board
Meetings:
January 8, 2013
7:00 p.m.
at the Civic Center
(Suite 200)
Teresa Stone– President
Bridget Brown– 1st VP
Tim Meyer– 2nd VP
Angela Colyer—Treasurer
John McGraw– Co-
Treasurer
Mindy Copas—Secretary
Dawnn Brown-Historian
Michelle Kennedy– Liaison
PTO Board
2012-2013
December Student of the Month
KG 3rd
Narendra Deshmukh Alaina Glass
Daniel Flores Ben Svintsitsky
Maddox Del Vecchio Sam Westendorf
1st 4th
Mason Campbell Asa Wahl
Lucy Hale Jayden Kohus
Eva Flaugher Nicholas Hosler
2nd 5th
Sara Knake Sophia Staker
Jace Beasley HaLeigh Abrams
Will Fryman Kyle Manwaring
Congratulations!
YEARBOOKS FOR SALE!!
Yearbooks for the 2012-2013 School year will be on sale
December 14, 2012 through March 1, 2013.
Yearbooks are $20.00, cash or check made payable to
Willowville Elementary PTO.
Order forms available in the office.
Please return order forms with payment
to your homeroom teacher, or the front office.
If you have taken any pictures of classroom activities that you would like to
Be considered for the yearbook, please send them to Kim Prewitt
in the front office, or e-mail them to [email protected]
WV
Santa Breakfast 2012
Willowville Elementary