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Rolling Ridge

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EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE – STUDENT SUCCESS

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March 2008

From the Principal’s Desk

By David Stoczynski

Writing Is a Life Skill

The three R’s – reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmetic- have not always gotten equal attention in school, but that’s changing. New programs and tests, like the revised writing oriented SAT, stress that children need to know how to express themselves clearly and creatively.

While your children will learn how to write well in school, the best place for them to practice their skills and develop a love for writing is at home. Here are some ways to make writing part of their home lives, both during the school year and in the summertime.

Add writing to your list. Making time for your children to write is as important as making time for reading.

Have the tools on hand. While it’s important to always have school supplies available at home, sometimes all it takes to get children interested in putting pen to paper is letting them choose a fun pen and a special notebook, or giving them their own special time on library or home computer word processing programs.

Write in front of them. Children learn what they experience. Make sure they see you writing—whether it’s a letter to a friend, a thank you note, a journal entry, or a letter to the editor. Ask them to add a few lines or even write their won.

Praise their work. Make a big deal of their writing successes. When they’ve written something creative, fun, or thought provoking, send copies to their grandparents and put the original on the refrigerator or bulletin board for everyone to admire.

Make a book. If your children enjoy photography, have them collect some favorite pictures and write captions for them, or have them write short stories that tie them together. Help them make title pages (featuring their name in big letters as the authors), add a few staples, and they’ve made a book.

Emails are OK: IMs aren’t really writing. This technologically savvy generation writes more than ever, thanks to computer instant messages (IMs) and emails. In fact, the accepted use of symbols and lack of proper grammar may not help children become better writers. Emails are better because they allow time and space for children to express themselves. Encourage them to send emails to you or to other relatives.

Pay attention to song lyrics. If your children enjoy music, look up the lyrics of their favorite songs. Talk about what the songwriter was saying, and encourage them to try writing their own lyrics about things that are meaningful to them.

Use the Web. Check out a wonderful Internet site geared for children it is full of writing games and ideas: forkids.htm .

Another suggestion is that when you’re reading a story or watching a movie together, pause and ask your child a “what if” question—i.e., “ What if the mom came home while the cat in the hat was still in the house? Tell me everything you think would happen then.” Then ask your child to write about it.

Writing is much more than a school subject; it’s an essential life skill. People who know how to clearly express their opinions, ideas, creativity, and knowledge have a real edge. With you help, your children will be among them.

FROM THE PRESIDENT’S PEN

Spring is almost here! And along with spring brings our annual Spring Carnival on Friday, March 28th, 2008 from 6 – 9 pm. There will be much to do for all ages, new games and many prices to be won at the Chinese Auction and raffle. Come for dinner and sample the delicious food we will be preparing. Stop and visit the spirit wear table for new husky items. You can also get treats to take home at the bake sale. Please come and join the fun!

We sincerely appreciate everyone who has agreed to work a shift at the Spring Carnival and those who could offer donations of baked goods, items for the Chinese Auction, or pop for the raffle table. This being our largest fund-raiser of the year, we certainly need the help of many people. Without your help and the donations of local merchants, it wouldn’t be possible. Sarah, Cheryl and Rebecca have been working many hours preparing for this event you won’t want to miss it!

Family Reading Night was lots of fun! Thank you to those who volunteered their time to work the Book Fair that evening as well as, all the Book Fair day shifts. Thank you to Jenn and Angie for making the Book Fair a success. Everyone loves to read and everyone loves the Book Fair!

The SCHOOL PICNIC will be held on Wednesday June 11th at Waldameer Park. Mark your calendars. Tickets will be on sale in May, so watch for the flyers.

Once again thank you for your continued support of the PTO! If you might be interested in joining the PTO as a chairperson, co-chair or just a helper please call me and we can find an area to suit you.

Sincerely,

Stacy Loncher

PTO President

SPRING CARNIVAL

Mark your calendars because Spring Carnival is right around the corner! This year it will be held on Friday, March 28th from 6-9 PM. There’s something for everyone – carnival games and prizes, Chinese auction, raffles, bake walk, snack bar and more!

Look for the flyers that will be sent home with your child. We hope you can join us!

If you have any questions about the Carnival, please feel free to contact us.

Cheryl Henry (899-6384)

Sarah Percy (882-8720)

SPRING CARNIVAL – KITCHEN

We are preparing a wonderful variety of food for the spring carnival this year. Since, it’s on Friday, March 28th from 6-9, COME ENJOY DINNER WITH YOUR FAMILY! Our tentative menu is:

Pizza (From Sidelines) $1.50 w/drink

Hot Dog $1.50 w/drink

Pretzel $1.50 w/drink

Walking Taco or Taco in a bag $2.50 w/drink

Drinks $.50 pop, orange aid, and bottle H2O (small ones)

Bring your appetites and we’ll see you there!

Rebecca Peterson

Spring Carnival Kitchen

BOX TOPS

A big thank you to everyone who sent in Box Tops. We did great! We have surpassed our goal! The goal for this school year was $1,059 and we collected $1,395.60! Although we have reached our goal, that doesn't mean we will stop collecting Box Tops. The bins will remain in the halls until the last day of school. We really appreciate everybody's effort toward this project.

We are really proud to have such great families at Rolling Ridge! Keep clipping!

Kathy Noonan

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

The Ice Cream Social gave everybody a sweet way to fight the winter blues at Rolling Ridge Elementary. We had a great turn out. Readers young and not-so-young came to enjoy ice cream cups, cookies, and drinks, and have friendly chats in the cafeteria.

We want to express our sincere thanks to all the volunteers who took time out from their busy schedules and hibernation routine to stop by and help. They surely made our work much more pleasant! Thank you!

Melanie Ford and Antonella Khalilollahi

PROJECT YOU/ PROJECT YOU TOO!

Project You and Project You, Too met on Thursday, January 8 to discuss the topic of responsibility. We did some skits then tried to determine who acted responsibly and who was irresponsible in each scenario. The younger group did some pictures and talked about what they can do to be responsible. This character trait, among others, should begin at a very early age, with simple maters, and it carries on well into our adult lives.

Our February meeting was held on Tuesday, February 5th to work on Trustworthiness. This tying into the previous topic, we had a mini-obstacle course set up where one partner would need to guide the other, blindfolded, through the maze. The blinded partner would need to trust the person who was guiding them to keep them safe, while the “seeing” partner would need to be responsible and trustworthy. Placing our trust in another person can be a simple thing, but once that trust is broken, it can be very difficult to restore.

Our next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 12th. Please note that this is a changed date due to a schedule conflict. Our final meeting for the year will be on Wednesday, April 16th. Thank you, parents for allowing your children to take part in our Project You activities.

Lynda Meyer, Project You! (gr. 1-3)

Carrie Jaskiewicz, Project You Too! (gr. 4-6)

***Congratulations***

Honor Roll Students

Second Quarter

Grade 4 – All A’s

Kaitlyn Askins, Tyler Carr, Meghan Green, Olivia Gula, Nicholas Manna, Erica Olsen, Jordan Seroka and Ruthie Warren

Grade 4 – A’s and B’s

Katrina Amann-Ross, Kimberly Barone, Luke Brooks, Brian Faipler, Jacob Gonda, Alex Gorski, Nathaniel Hall, Ashley Harayda, Nicole Herman, Mitch Hillhouse, Issac Hodapp, Dylan King, Daniel Kuhn, Emily Learn, Taylor Lewis, Collin Mazur, Zachary Morris, Connor Needham, Kristen Pound, Timothy Romanski, Sydney Schultz, Joseph Shotts, Michael Winiarczyk III, Carmen Young, Megan Young and Samuel Zdunski

Grade 5 – All A’s

Jennifer Angelo, Caroline Bremner, Lindsey Bresee, Alex Burnett, Raymond Galeza, Benjamin Nowak, Olivia Purpura, Jacob Raymond, Abigail Sallot, Jacob Sanders, Rachael Sinnott, Meghan Utt and Nathan Vogel

Grade 5 – A’s and B’s

Rachel Amendola, Megan Carlson, Vincent Cross, Pedro Cubero, Daniel Fitzgerald, Alexander Ford, Adam Hamilton, Nicholas Harayda, Ellen Jaskiewicz, Ryan Kaschalk, Crystal Malmgren, Kelsey Malmgren, Noah Mandel, Colton Messina, Matthew Noonan, Charlene O’Neal, Troy Palmer, Tiffany Rieger, Rachel Schultz, Kaylee Schwenk, Jessica Speigel, Logan Wenzel and Jackson Zaunegger

Grade 6 – All A’s

Sydney Berlin, Aaron Blakney, Eric Campbell, Andrew Carter, Marissa Drobitch, Justin Gallagher, Luke Gonda, Koltin Hammer, Collin McCarty, Kirsten Rielley, Brandon Slomski, Zachery Wainwright and Jonathan Warren

Grade 6 – A’s and B’s

Hannah Bemis, Celeste Bentley, John Charney, Kaitlyn Dietz, Mitchell Fife, Morgan Hill, Dustin Hillebrandt, Zack Hillhouse, Marigrace Hood, Jordan Hunter, Alyssa Kerstetter, Kara Kosterman, Carol Lechner, Bethany Loncher, Kayla Lopez, Charles Mazur, Sophie Mazza, Kelsie Mleczko, Serena Olsen, Trenton Osborne, Jacob Phillips, Tyler Shumaker, Allison Sinnott, Cassidy Trejchel, Anthony Twaroski, Erin Vollmer and Janine Zaunegger

KINDERGARTEN- Mrs. Akin, Mrs. Farantzos, Mrs. Bond and Mrs.Lada

We’ve been in Kindergarten over 100 days learning many new and fun things! We had a special day of counting and sorting for the 100th day of school! Some of us can already count and write to 100 and the rest of us are working hard toward that goal.

Since Christmas, we have studied penguins and Antarctica and how animals prepare for and spend the winter.

We have worked very hard learning our letters and sounds. Now we can sound out, read and write many words. We are so excited. Before you know it we’ll be reading our parents bedtime stories! We love learning new words!

Mrs. Lada’s class won the snowball reading contest with 25 books read in one week! Nice going KC!

It is interesting learning about coins and the value of each. We practice mixing them up and naming them. We have also started a new writing program. It¹s fun learning to be authors.

We are looking forward to spring activities, hopefully we won¹t have to wait too long!

GRADE 1 - Mrs. Chimera, Mrs. Testi, Mrs. Nowakowski and Mrs. McIntyre

Wow, our days in first grade are flying by! We are all busy and learning so much! Each day we are practicing what good readers and writers do! We counted our way to the 100th day of school, explored with place value, and are learning to count money. We have talked about the Presidents, taking care of our teeth, and using healthy habits.

We all had fun at the Valentines Day party. Thanks again to our room parents and helpers!

In Science, we will look forward to lessons on "Spring"!!!

We would like to extend happy birthday wishes to the following:

March: Caleb M., Gregory B., Latisha B., Claire P., Nicole V., Joe P., Gavin M., Robert G.

April: Brandon B., Colin K., Sara A., Alexis C., Harrison D., Megan G., Jeanne O., Noah K, Alan S., Sebastion V., Isabel Mc., Ryan S., Brandon T.

May: Victoria H., Robert G., Bobby S., Alison B., Corynne W.

GRADE 2 – Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Rodemoyer, Mr. Young, Mrs. Pearson

The students have been very busy this quarter learning many new things. They have learned how to count money and tell time. It is important to keep practicing these life skills at home. In Math, the students are learning how to regroup in both addition and subtraction.

We just finished celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday by reading several Dr. Seuss books. The students’ created big books based upon the book Green Eggs and Ham and shared these with the first grade. They also enjoyed a breakfast of orange eggs and Spam to culminate the week of celebrating.

The students continue to learn new letter formations in cursive. Soon we will all be writing our Spelling words in cursive. The more we practice the better we will get.

In Science we have been working on force and motion using magnets and have also been learning about how the Earth changes by erosion and different types of movements. The five senses are the top priority during Health. In Social Studies, we have been learning about the presidents.

We would like to thank our room parents and volunteers for the wonderful parties throughout the school year. You have been so good to us. We enjoyed all the treats and activities that made the days so special.

Happy Birthday wishes go out to all students who will celebrate their birthdays in March, April and May.

GRADE 3 – Mrs. Pero, Mrs. Janiuk and Mrs. DeVore

Congratulations to all the students that made his or her second quarter AR goals! We celebrated this accomplishment with a Snow Day! The sledding was fast and fun! The weather was cold, but a few runs up the hill warmed us right up! It was fantastic! Kids, don’t miss out on the next celebration! READ, READ and READ some more to make your AR goal this quarter.

In Math we have covered both subtraction and addition with renaming. We have finally gotten to the question they have been asking about since September, “When are we going to do MULTIPLACTION?!” Well, we are there! Parents, please help them practice the multiplication facts at home! They need to be memorized! Our next concepts to tackle will be geometry, fractions and measurement!

We remember how much fun we had celebrating Mardi Gras! We made beaded necklaces, maracas, masks, and Fat Tuesday pancakes! The parade was great too!

We are so proud of the students who have been working so hard on Study Island! Keep working hard and keep earning those blue ribbons!

GOOD BETTER BEST, DON’T LET IT REST, UNTIL THE GOOD IS THE BETTER AND THE BETTER IS THE BEST!

GRADE 4 – Ms. Emling, Mr. Ziroli, Mrs. Doverspike

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008! The school year is certainly flying by very quickly!! We have accomplished so much in school and, yet, have so much more to do.

Those eligible students who were fortunate to enjoy the Husky Homework Reward at Splash Lagoon had a BLAST! We hope more of our friends can join us for the next reward at the end of the third quarter.

We were impressed with the number of students who reached their AR goal at the end of this semester and were recognized at an assembly along with the BUG (Bringing up Grades) students.

Our whole school really got a special treat with the Bells Holiday Concert. It was very moving and inspirational as was the Junior/Senior High School Chorus group.

Ms. Emling’s reading class has been working on Unit 3 entitled “Our Voices.” We learned that we can each use our talents to communicate ideas. Following in the footsteps of Basho, a famous Japanese poet, we wrote Haikus which are unrhymed Japanese verses formed of three lines, usually containing 5, 7, and 5 syllables.

Mr. Ziroli’s reading class just took their test on Unit 3 “Our Voices.”

Mrs. Doverspike’s reading class has been reading the novel, Loser. We have met twice a week for a literature circle where we discuss ideas, vocabulary, and themes presented in the book. It has been a very fun and rewarding experience for all (including Mrs. Doverspike). Congratulations to those students who met their AR/IR reading goals and were in the drawing for a signed gym/book bag. Keep reading!

At Christmas time, our 4th graders performed different Reader’s Theaters presentations for our parents. It was quite enjoyable to perform and to watch.

In English, we learned how to properly set up and write a friendly letter. We sent them in the mail and are waiting for a response. We have begun our study on verbs.

In Science we just finished a unit on animals and the adaptations that help them to survive. Students had an opportunity to create their own creature with adaptations. They were very imaginative with their creations. Our next unit of study will include properties of matter and changes in matter. Then we will investigate forms of energy.

Math classes have been working on multiplication and division of whole numbers. We take a daily 20 fact multiplication quiz in order to get consistent practice with our facts. It is very important to study, study, and study our facts!!!

We are constantly preparing for the upcoming PSSA tests in March. We all hope that Rolling Ridge can be proud of all our hard work and effort.

The Valentine’s Day class parties were very lively!! We want to thank all the room parents and helpers for generously giving of their time and talents.

“Happy Birthday” wishes go to: Sydney Schultz (2/17) Nathan Pytlarz (2/26)

Tessa Sidelinger (3/12) Dan Lopez (3/20)

Ashley Benjamin (3/25) Sam Zdunski (3/26)

Ashley Harayda (4/1) Kaitlyn Askins (4/15)

GRADE 5 – Mrs. Bool

We are extremely proud of the 5th grade for giving up their exchange gifts at the Christmas party and, instead, pooling the money they would have spent to help families who would have had very little this year. They even gave up allowance money and did odd jobs to earn extra money. There was much more joy in giving than receiving.

This quarter has been very fun so far. Our homework reward trip to Splash Lagoon was awesome! All the Reading classes have been reading “up a storm”! We had many more students meet their second quarter AR goal than the first quarter. New IR/AR books keep appearing in our classroom and we are now reading like crazy to make our 3rd quarter and monthly Book-It goals. We are looking forward to making the “whole year” goal to be able to participate in the Field Day fun. Congratulations to Meghan Uht and Justin Sexton who won the 1st & 2nd Quarter Independent Reading Stars chairs. There are 2 more to be raffled off. Everyone who makes their quarter goal gets to sign the chair and a ticket to win it.

Our Writing PSSA’s are over and we are so proud of how hard the fifth graders worked preparing and taking the assessment. We are working on all the skills we will need to take our Reading PSSA’s in March. Above all, reading at least 1/2 hour every night is the best preparation we can do.

We enjoyed our visit from Mr. David Vozar from Scholastic who brought five big boxes of books for all the students to enjoy. Mrs. Bool brought back even more new books from her visit to the Scholastic Headquarters in New York City.

Happy Birthday in March to Alex Burnett on the 31st. Celebrating in April is Shawna Britton on the 5th, and Nick Pearson on the 16th.

We’d like to send a great big THANKS to Mrs. Jaskiewicz, Mrs. Ford, and Mrs. Messina for the wonderful Christmas and Valentine parties! They have been very generous with their time and talents. Happy Spring!

GRADE 5 - Mr. Richards

The snow is falling and the students have enjoyed sled riding when the temperatures are not too cold.

Mrs. Purpura threw a great Christmas party for us. There were lots to eat and plenty of games to play. She also planned a super Valentine¹s Day party for us with the help of Mrs. Hamilton. 5C says thanks for the terrific parties this year.

We have been working hard getting ready for the PSSA tests. We are taking them in Writing, Reading, and Math, this year. We just finished the Writing test and we all survived!

In Health class we have been studying "Alcohol and Tobacco". We made some great posters that are hanging in the 5th grade hall. Stop down and take a look if you have a chance.

Those students that made their “Huskie Homework Heroes” goal had a fantastic day at Splash Lagoon. It was cold outside but 85 degrees inside. Our friends from Clark School were there too. We would like to thank the PTO and our parents for helping to make this fun filled day possible...THINK SPRING!!!!!

GRADE 6 - Mrs. Meyer, Ms. Sheffer and Mr. Blose

It is hard to believe that the year is more than half way over! Our students’ last year at

Our sixth grade students enjoyed their 2nd quarter homework reward at Splash Lagoon and their Game Day for AR reward. We had been hoping for a day to play in the snow, but the weather did not cooperate.

In Science, we are continuing our studies in Physical Science. We are presently studying heat energy and will be moving on to electricity and magnetism. In Math, we are adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions. We will be creating circle graphs with percents. Canada is the country of interest in Social Studies. Students are learning about Canada’s natural resources, government, economic system, energy and alternative energies, and physical regions. Students will continue to prepare for PSSA tests. Who knew there was so much to learn!

The following students will be looking forward to spring birthdays:

March- Charlie Mazur, Zack Hillhouse, JJ Charney, Jake Phillips,

Jasmine Thompson, and Collin McCarty

April- Zack Wainwright and Andrew Carter

May- Teddy Kendall, Serena Olsen, Marissa Drobitch,

and Alyssa Kerstetter

We would also like to thank our room parents Mrs. Hunter 6A, Mrs. Slomski 6B, and Mrs. Reilly 6D and all the parent helpers for all their hard work and efforts in making our last parties here at Rolling Ridge a great success! It is hard to believe that Valentine’s Day was the last party for us as elementary students.

Mrs. Nicolia-L.S. Primary News

We are presently working on phonemic and word blending skills, which also helps with spelling and writing too. We are preparing to learn how to tear apart and reassemble longer words in our reading. Reading at home to and with your child helps them retain and improve their skills. It is also great together time! We are also working on retell skills. Practice at home by having them read short paragraphs and tell you what they’re about. Please keep practicing the sight words too. They really help make the reading easier!

In Math we have practiced estimation, time, and money skills. These are very difficult for all students, so keep practicing them at home whenever you can. Playing store is a great way to practice money! You can practice time by not reading the clock for them when they ask, “What time is it?” You can also practice elapsed time by having them figure out how long it took them to do something or how long they have to wait to do something. We have started multiplication and division in third grade, so start practicing those facts!

I am also pleased that you are being vigilant in sending your children to school every day or almost every day, especially during this season where students are falling ill constantly. It really helps to have them here consistently. It keeps the learning moving forward!

I look forward to hearing from you or meeting with you for any questions you may have, so feel free to call me at 899-0816 X335 or you may e-mail me at snicolia@hcsd..

Mrs. Nicolia

Mr. Lutz - LSSP

The year has certainly flown by for the LSSP class. It is hard to believe that it is almost springtime. Aside from the daily schedule of classroom work we have also gone on a couple of fieldtrips since the last time I wrote (missed the second report). We went to the mall to shop at Christmas time, went to lunch at Ponderosa and recently we went on a tour of Giant Eagle and shopped for items to cook our lunch that afternoon. In the coming months we will be visiting Petco, participating in a talent show in Edinboro and getting ready for the end of the year. But that is a few months away. The students seem to be having a great year as well as myself and the other adults in the class.

Ms. Romines -Special Education

We have been doing all kinds of exciting things in Room 341. In October, we went to Port Farms. In December, we went Christmas shopping for our families at The Millcreek Mall. In February, we are going to Giant Eagle with Mr. Lutz’s class. We will prepare a feast of spaghetti when we return from our field trip. In March, we are going to visit Petco. We have also gone on several outings as homework rewards, including Splash Lagoon and bowling. We are currently working on our dance for a talent show in Edinboro in April. We are working on our money skills by counting the money from the Snack Shack. We are looking forward to meeting our pen pals from Northeast in May.

Currently, we have a student teacher in our room, Miss Miller, and are learning all kinds of new things. She has taught us how to make healthy snacks. We have learned how to make vegetable wraps, honey sandwiches, and fruit smoothies.

Our students’ birthdays since October and until May are:

Dorian - October 10th Aleece- December 25th Tiffany- January 13th

Mrs. Sheridan - May 20th Carl- May 21st

Math News- Mrs. Meehl

Parents, liven up those winter doldrums by engaging your children in real life math experiences! Time and money are two of the most difficult math concepts for students to learn, and yet they are two very important life skills. You can make it easier for your child by creating situations at home where they need to use these skills. Help your child tell time by encouraging them to practice counting by 5s and giving them many opportunities to tell time on clocks at home. Check the clock every 10-15 minutes and ask them to tell you the time. You can also practice elapsed time. Give them a starting time, and ask what time it will be two hours later.

Allowing your child to “help” you pay the cashier at the store is great experience for them. For older children, while you’re at the store, choose three things to buy, and have your child figure out the total. Give them the money to pay for the item, and then tell them to figure out how much change they’d get. Or, tell them to pretend they can spend ten dollars but need to purchase three items. Which three items would they buy? Set up a “store” at home with items your children can sell you. After you purchase an item, help them count back the change.

If you have a family game night, try playing the board games, PAYDAY or Monopoly. Both of these games offer opportunities for your children to practice their money skills.

REMEMBER…keep working on those basic facts! If your child is having trouble memorizing his/her facts, 10-15 minutes of flashcard practice at home can really help.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION – Mr. Brennan

The annual tradition at Rolling Ridge School of the Basketball Shootout has just concluded and here are the classroom winners along with each grades overall winners:

3A Troy Martin

3B Michael Rocco

3C Riley Boyd

3D Steven Mooradian

3rd Grade overall winner: Michael Rocco

4B Daniel Kuhn

4C Joey Shotts

4D Nicholas Manna

4th Grade overall winner: Daniel Kuhn

5B Ryan Kaschalk

5C Sean Rutkosky

5D Rachel Schultz

5th Grade overall winner: Sean Rutkosky

6A Justin Gallagher

6B Zach Wainwright

6D Eric Campbell

6th Grade overall winner: Zach Wainwright

Braving the Cold

If you're going outside in the cold, stay safe - and warm. Make sure your kids have a snack before going out. The calories will give their bodies energy in the cold weather.

And protect your kids' faces with sunscreen. Even though the idea of a sunburn in the winter can seem odd, snow can reflect up to 85% of the sun’s ultraviolet rays.

Kids should dress warmly using layers of clothes - but not before using the bathroom! If the top layer gets wet from snow or freezing rain, they can peel off some clothes down to a dry layer.

Avoid cotton clothing because it won't keep the kids very warm. Stick with wool or other fabrics. Dress them in long underwear, a turtleneck, and a sweater and coat. Add more layers depending on the temperature. Waterproof pants and jackets are great top layers because they don't let the wetness seep into the other clothing. The cold-weather ensemble wouldn't be complete without warm socks and boots to keep feet dry and a hat to top it off.

There's no set amount of time children should be allowed to stay out in the cold. However, when being cold becomes unpleasant, it's time to go inside. Sometimes, though, kids may just need some dry gloves. It helps to have an extra pair of gloves or mittens tucked into their pockets if they plan to be outdoors for a while.

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