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8572505714900USD 270 PLAINVILLEOCTOBER 2014NEWSLETTERKANSAS HONOR SCHOLARSCongratulations to the following Plainville High School Students who were recognized as Kansas Honor Scholars. These students represent the top ten percent of their graduating class: Brianna Casey, Aaron Fisher, and Craig Garvert. The Plainville Track Team & Plainville FCCLA will be hosting pink outs at the October 10th football game, and the October 21st volleyball game.HOMECOMING 2014 CEREMONY Friday, October 3rd6:30 p.m. at the Football FieldDance will be Saturday, October 4th8 p.m. in the Multi-purpose RoomHomecoming Friday, October 3rd eventsAssembly- 2:15pm HS AuditoriumParade- Approximately 2:45 pmPep Rally downtown- Approximately 3 pmHomecoming Ceremony- 6:30 pm at Football FieldSaturday, October 4th Homecoming Dance- 8-11 pm in theMulti-purpose Room of the Cardinal GymHOMECOMING 2014 CANDIDATESBRIANNA CASEYKIM JUNKERMEIERMALLORY MCQUEENBRENEE ROBINSONMADISON WAGGONERTREVER HOUSERDEVON MICKKOLT NEWELLALEX WAHRMANNICK WILKERSONHAPPY HALLOWEEN! Page 2PLAINVILLE HIGH SCHOOLALL SCHOOL PLAY PRESENTSPLAINVILLE HSAdults $3, HS/JH $2 GS $1? price Matinee – Nov. 13, 4:00Nov. 14 & 15, 7:00Make-up Date: Nov. 16, 2:30THE PHANTOM OF THE OPE RAPLAINVILLE HSAdults $3, HS/JH $2 GS $1? price Matinee – Nov. 13, 4:00Nov. 14 & 15, 7:00Make-up Date: Nov. 16, 2:30THE PHANTOM OF THE OPE RATHE PHANTOM OF THE OPERASENIORS Phantom, sneaky and creepy - Aaron FisherMrs. Swanson, protective mom to Christine –Tonya Widner; Madame Barracuda, dragon mom of Carlotta – Valerie Cole; Dora, disgruntled personal assistant – Alexis Oliver; Felicity Van Loon, patron of the arts- Courtney Crawford; Flufferduff Chipstrap, patron of the arts – Shanaya Brumitt.JUNIORSConnie Copper, protect and serve – Sarah Miller;Carlotta Barracuda, aging opera star – Rachael Bickmore; Silvia Acidtongue, a sour music critic – Emily Vohs; Louisa, out to make a profit – Ashton Royer; Henrietta, enthralled with creeps – Dakota Rogers.SOPHOMORESClare, stage manager–Jasmine Creighton; Guppy, cleaning woman and good screamer - Taylor Westhusin; Minerva, former owner, and Salome, sister of Phantom –Mykeltie Horting;Carol, assistant stage manager -Bethany Brown;Country Dancer – Nolan Sinclair; Abeline, banjo picker-Amy Casey.FRESHMENChristine, enchanting canary – Elena Hageman;Lt. Farleigh, brave hero – Dalton Benedick;Mimi, lovely performer – Megan Sherradan;Lulu, lovely performer – Makayla Loney;Zaza, lovely performer – Paige Sherradan;Hazel, knows a lot about pests – Brooke Werner; Page 3Annabelle, tambourine artist – Bailey Werner;Abigail, harmonica/maraca player – Tori Branch;Prompters and TechniciansSeniors – Craig Garvert, Dakkota Brown;Juniors - Brianna Andregg, Mali Werner, Ryan Hageman a.k.a. Paddy O’Furniture, Trevor Sutter a.k.a. Joseph;Sophomore - Amy Casey. Freshman - Jessie Gilmore, Bethany Schindler.Math and Scholars BowlBy Mr. Roudybush School is in full swing and everyone is busy as usual. With all of the activities at the school, it appears that everyone is on the go all the time. Math classes are progressing well. The students are working hard and learning a little as they go. The upper level classes are learning that they have to be focused because it takes one wrong decision and they get off track with the problems. But, they are doing well. Robotics class, they have already built several robots. They are basic and simple so far, learning to use the sensors and programs to perform the necessary movements. They especially like the shooting balls program. They can get the robots to follow a line. Right now, all of the robots use wheels to roll, sooner or later they will be creating walking models, how exciting for them! Scholars Bowl sign ups have already begun. We currently have a few students and could use some more. We begin the high school competition in November, so practices have started. These students will do well and will be successful and I look forward to traveling with them during competition. Junior High Scholars Bowl has already signed up and we have started practices. They need to learn the rules and how the activity runs. It looks as if we have an eighth and seventh grade team this year, so we will need parent support. If a parent can travel with us to escort the seventh grade team during meets, please give me a call at the high school, Mr. Roudybush (785) 434-4547. Meets do not start until January.Good luck to both teams!First Grade with Mrs. Friend“Calling all the Monsters!” is our theme for this year and our classroom is full of furry friends and first graders! I am excited to be teaching one of the two first grade sections this year. Mrs. Berner teaches the other section. Our class has 14 students; 7 girls and 7 boys. We are lucky to have Miss Brenda, Miss Cheryl and Mrs. Brown from the community along with Mrs. Ralph and the school’s para-professionals who offer their help to our students. We are really blessed! Read, Read, Read… that is what we do in first grade. I am amazed at how quickly they are developing into solid readers. Of course that foundation and beginning reading was taught in kindergarten, but they have already taken off and are increasing their vocabulary and fluency every day. We are lucky to have the Reading Eggs program to help us develop our skills. It is a computer program that the students use to earn golden eggs as they increase their knowledge. We are also implementing Lexia Core 5 reading along with a new reading series called Reading Street! In this technological world, it is nice to see them not even realize they are learning along with playing! We are very anxious to start the Book-it reading program that Pizza Hut sponsors. We are also participating in the Accelerated Reader program, which identifies the student’s reading level and allows them to read a book and take a test over it. They earn points toward a teacher set goal, and then are rewarded at the end of the year if they reach that goal.Basic facts, time, money, and calendar are all first grade math concepts! Every morning we fill in our calendar journal and are counting the days we have been in school. We add a penny to our bank every day and the change quickly adds up and can be traded for nickels, dimes, quarters, and eventually dollars! We also learn science, social studies, spelling, and handwriting. We have a very busy schedule that includes music, P.E., computers, library, art, show-and-tell, and everybody’s favorite, RECESS! It is fun to watch the students learn, grow, and develop.If you would like to help our school, please save the box-tops for education squares on many of Page 4the food items you buy at the store. Just send them to school with any student, or drop them by the office. You can also volunteer to be a part of PES PTO. They have many projects going that support our students, teachers, and school. Ask in the office for details. THANKS! Our classroom has an open door, so please feel free to come in for a visit or have lunch with us. We eat at 11:00. Please call the office at 434-4508 and reserve your meal before 9:00am. The students love to have guests. We also have a volunteer reading program. Please let someone at the school know if you are interested in reading with our students. We are looking forward to a very successful year! Second Grade Off to a Great StartBy Mary Jo BureshSecond Grade is off to a great start! Our theme is “Whoooo’s ready for school?” We celebrated the first full week of school with a snack consisting of owl cupcakes to fly into a new year! There are 21 students with 13 girls and 9 boys. Our class pets are Sea Monkeys. We are anxiously awaiting their hatching. The class is also caring for a strawberry plant of which is bursting with many berries. We are getting ready to re-pot it to see if we can grow enough berries for everyone in the hallway! Our Lexia and Pearson reading programs are in full swing and going very well. The class is also enjoying all of our technology with the Promethean Board, Laptop computers, Tablets, and Chrome books. We use these to enrich our Language Arts and Math classes. They also use them to take Accelerated Reader tests. We are anxious to celebrate Halloween. The class is really enjoying the new playground equipment provided by our district. Earlier in the year we attended the Special Olympian Torch run and cheered on our dear friends! In September we celebrated camping with a real tent and made S’mores in the microwave! We are looking forward to a great year.ACCELERATED READERRENAISSANCE HOME CONNECTBy Jackie FlowersK-12 Librarian Ever wonder how your child is progressing in Accelerated Reader? What books your child has read? If a book has an AR quiz? You can find all this information at Renaissance Home Connect! Renaissance Home Connect is a tool that connects the school and home. It allows you and your child to log in to a website and view your child’s reading progress. In addition, you can specify up to six email addresses to receive automatic updates on your child’s reading progress.How does Renaissance Home Connect help me improve my child’s reading progress?· ????????You can view your child’s progress toward reading goals and view all books that your child has read and quizzes your child has taken.· ????????You can access an online search tool, AR Book Finder, to search for books using various criteria, including author, subject, or reading level.· ????????You can receive emails that give results for Reading Practice Quizzes and provides links to the website where you can check progress.· ????????You can help motivate your child and make reading practice even more effective by discussing how they are doing and what books they are reading.To access Renaissance Home Connect you will need your child’s username and password. At the October parent teacher conference you will be receive a parent letter with more information and your child’s username and password. If you would like the username and password information before then send me an email, include your child’s name, at jflowers@The web address for Renaissance Home Connect is Page 5PLAINVILLE JR. – SR. HIGH SCHOOL CELEBRATES RED RIBBON WEEKBy Alecia SmithPlainville Jr.-Sr. High School invites the community to take a visible stand against drugs by celebrating Red Ribbon Week from October 27-31.Red Ribbon Week raises awareness of drug use and the problems related to drugs facing our community, and encourages parents, educators, business owners, and other community organizations to promote drug-free lifestyles.This year’s theme is “Love Yourself, Be Drug Free”. The week’s celebration will kick off on Monday, October 27th with an all school assembly in the high school auditorium. Activities scheduled throughout the week include daily drug awareness announcements and videos, student drug free pledges, a classroom door decorating contest, and a guest speaker. Red Ribbon Week encourages the entire community to adopt healthy, drug-free lifestyles. The campaign brings together parents, schools, and businesses as we look for innovative ways to keep kids and communities drug free.The red ribbon symbolizes a continuing commitment to reducing the demand for illicit drugs in our communities. In 1985, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent Enrique S. "Kiki" Camarena was killed by drug traffickers. Shortlyafter Camarena's death, citizens from his hometown of Calexico, California, began wearing red ribbons to remember him and commemorate his sacrifice. Congress established Red Ribbon Week in 1988.Red Ribbon Week gives the opportunity to be vocal and visible in our efforts to achieve a drug-free community. Research shows that children are less likely to use alcohol and other drugs when parents and other role models are clear and consistent in their opposition to substance use and abuse. We encourage parents to support Red Ribbon Week by pledging to help kids grow up safe, healthy and drug free. This can be done by signing the pledge form below. Visit for more information about Red Ribbon Week or contact Alecia Smith at Plainville Jr. – Sr. High School. Superintendent’s LetterBy Mrs. DunbarDear Patrons: Wow, it doesn’t seem possible we have completed a month of school. It is great to feel the temperatures begin to cool down as fall approaches. Our theme for the year is, There’s No Place Like Home (Plainville). We kicked off the school year for staff with an in-service on August 18th with The Wizard of Oz as our inspiration. We talked about the great things we have going on here in Plainville both in the community and our schools and explored the ideas of “Heart, Courage and Brains” and how they apply to education. One of our goals this year is to look for more partnerships with the local business community and to offer more career-related opportunities for our students. We have increased our career pathways to nine this year and have an all-time high of 88 enrollments in college courses. Research shows that students who complete college courses in high school are 50% more likely to graduate from college. Eight of our students are enrolled in the CNA course through NCK-Tech and will earn their certificate when they complete the program. Four students successfully completed the program last year. We continue to look for ways to expand our college offerings. As more of our students take college courses, more of our students are taking the ACT. Twenty-nine of the 2014 graduates took the ACT which is the most for many years. Our new entrepreneurial program, Cardinal Creations, is up and running downtown with ten students enrolled. Please take the opportunity to stop in at the former Farm Imp building for a visit. Students enrolled in that program will complete a career pathway in marketing. Many of our existing vocational programs have added new courses, new equipment and are expanding the opportunities for students. Our seventh graders are taking a semester course called Career and Life Exploration where they will begin completing a six-year plan that will help them plan their courses as they go through school based on their strengths and interests. Page 6 At the elementary level, we are implementing a new reading program, Reading Street, in the classrooms and a new online reading program called Lexia. Students spend 25 minutes daily in the computer lab working on this program. It places students at their reading level and then assists them with activities to reach higher levels. We added chromebooks in the classrooms for all of our students in grades 3-6 and we are seeing exciting new learning opportunities for them. We will have new state assessments this year in grades 3-8 and 10th in the areas of math, reading, and writing. Science assessments will also be given but will not be the new assessments. Social studies assessments will be piloted this year as well in grades 6, 8, and high school. These new assessments will be based on the new Kansas College and Career Ready Standards which are more rigorous than previous standards. USD # 270 wants to build strong relationships with parents and the community, so please contact us when you have questions or concerns at (785) 434-4678. Thank you for your support of our students and staff. Come visit Sir Readalot’s Castleand enter the Kingdom of Books!The PTO will be holding a ScholasticBook Fair during the Parent/Teacher conferencesTuesday October 21st Thursday October 23rd Page 7Plainville High School Student InformationFrom the Counselor’s OfficeOctober 2014Scheduled College Reps.Colby Community CollegeOct. 67:45-8:15*Sign-up sheets are posted outside the Counselor’s Office*Testing SchedulePSATOct. 15, 20148:00-10:30Juniors and SophomoresScholarship DeadlinesWichita State Engineering ScholarshipNov. 1, 2014$20,000Wichita State Scholarship CompetitionsNov. 1, 2014$52,000*Senior students should dedicate one hour per week filling out scholarships. All Seniors have signed-up on . This is a scholarship web site that will find the best matches for your students. I will also be emailing Seniors scholarship information that I come across. Please check your email on a regular basis. Most all colleges have non-competitive scholarships that students will receive upon application to college. These scholarships are based on GPA and ACT test scores.*College Application Priority DeadlinesFHSUNov. 15, 2014WashburnFeb. 15, 2014KSUNov. 1, 2014KUNov. 1, 2014*High school seniors should be applying for their college choices now. Once accepted into college, the students will receive scholarships to that university. Some colleges will have scholarships available within the field of study that the student chooses. The sooner a student applies to college, the better. Don’t procrastinate with your college application process.*ACT Test InformationTest DateRegistration DeadlineOct. 25, 2014Sept. 19, 2014Dec. 13, 2014Nov.7, 2014Feb 7, 2015Jan. 9, 2015Apr. 18, 2015March 13, 2015June 13, 2015May 8, 2015*The ACT test is required for college. All Juniors need to sign-up and take the test this school year. The test may be retaken as many times as you want. Most colleges will take ACT scores for Seniors that are taking the Dec. test. Students can sign-up to take the test at start.*OCTOBER BREAKFAST MENUMondayTuesdayWednesday1.Cereal ChoicesApples/JuiceMilkThursday2.Whole WheatMini Banana LoafString CheeseOrangesMilkFriday3. Waffle SticksSausage linksPeaches/JuiceMilk6.Cereal ChoicesPearsMilk7.Oatmeal Breakfast RoundAppleMilk8.Biscuit Brkfst SandwichOrangesMilk9.Cereal ChoicesGraham CrackerTropical FruitJuiceMilk10.YogurtToastBananaMilk13.Cereal BarString CheeseJuiceMilk14.Pancake on a StickApplesauceMilk15.Breakfast PizzaPineappleMilk16.Cereal ChoicesGraham CrackerPearsJuiceMilk17.Ham Breakfast BarsPineappleJuiceMilk20.BiscuitsGravyTropical FruitMilk21.Pumpkin Chocolate BarsCerealOrange Milk22.Cheese OmeletPotato TriangleToastAppleMilk23.YogurtToastPearsMilk24.NO SCHOOL27.Breakfast LasagnaFruit CocktailMilk28.Pancakes/SyrupSausage LinksFruit JuiceMandarin orangesMilk29.Cereal ChoicesToastPeachesMilk30.Mini French ToastSyrupPineappleMilk31.Bagel w ToppingsBananaCheese Stick (9-12)MilkAll Menu Items are subject to change. Meals served w/1% White Milk or Skim Chocolate Milk.ALL STUDENTS will be served 1 cup fruit or 1/2c juice AND 1/2c fruit.This institution is an equal opportunity provider. OCTOBER LUNCH MENU MondayTuesdayWednesday1.Taco Burger Shredded RomaineTomatoesRefried BeansCorn/Blk Bean Salsaw/WG ChipsPearsMilkThursday2.Italian Pasta BakeGreen Pepper Strips & Fresh Baby Carrots Whole Wheat Bread & Jelly (9-12)ApplesauceRoyal Brownie MilkOpt. Garden Salad 1.Friday3. Chicken PattieMashed Potatoes & GravyGreen BeansWheat Roll & Jelly (6-12)Orange Milk6.Beef & Bean BurritoRomaine & TomatoMexican CornSalsa & Whole Grain Corn Tortilla Chips (9-12)Apple Milk7. Stromboli SquaresFresh BroccoliFresh CarrotsFresh Strawberries MilkOptional Garden Salad 1. 8.BBQ Beef on a BunSweet Potato PuffsBaked BeansOrange Oatmeal Cookie (9-12)Milk9.Turkey/Cheese SubRomaine Lettuce & TomatoOven FriesPeasPeachesGraham Snacks (9-12)MilkOpt. Garden Salad 1.10.Country Style Beef PattieMashed Potatoes n GravySteamed CarrotsWW Roll (6-12)BananaMilk13.Taco SoupWG Corn Tortilla ChipsFresh BroccoliPearsSnickerdoodle Cookie (9-12)Milk14.Whole Grain Corn DogGarden Spinach SaladSeasoned PeasApple MilkOptional Garden Salad 115.Chicken n NoodlesMashed PotatoesSteamed CarrotsRollPineapple ChunksMilk16. Chicken FajitaSalad w/wg ChipsRefried BeansCinnamon BunPearsMilkNO Opt. SALAD17. Cowboy CavatiniTossed Salad w/ RomaineGreen BeansWhole Wheat Roll& Jelly (9-12)Fresh BananaMilk20.1/2 Day SchoolNO LUNCH21. Pork Rib on a BunRomaine & TomatoTri-TaterGreen BeansFresh KiwiMilkOpt. Garden Salad 1.22.LasagnaGarden Spinach SaladWhole Grain French Garlic BreadApple Milk23.1/2 Day SchoolNO LUNCH24.NO SCHOOL 27.Pig in a BlanketPotato WedgesBroccoli w/cheeseTropical FruitMilk28.Chicken WrapRomaine/TomatoSpanish Rice (6-12)Cinnamon ApplesMilkOption: Side Salad 129.SkroodlegettiSaladPeas (9-12)Garlic Bread (9-12)PeachesMilk 30.Taco SaladW/WG Chips n SalsaRefried BeansCinnamon BunPineapple TidbitsMilkNO OPT. SALAD31.Chicken n NoodlesMashed PotatoesGreen BeansRoll (6-12)Orange WedgesMilk All Menu items are subject to change. Meals served with 1% White Milk or Skim Chocolate Milk.All students will have choices of fruit (K-12). All breads made in the USD 270 Kitchen are whole grain.This institution is an equal opportunity provider. ................
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