(2009 November Newsletter)

 

Thank you to the…….

·        Prophetstown Fire Department for hosting K-2 student visits to the fire department.

·        Whiteside County Health Department, Tara Johnson, Stephanie Skromme, and Roger Thicksten for their help in administering the H1N1 vaccinations.

·        Prophetstown Policemen for giving Halloween safety talks and assisting with the Halloween Parade on October 28th.

·        PFS for organizing the PES Family Fun Night on November 6th.  A special thank you to Mr. Tommy Barton and Recreation Center for allowing us to use their facility.

 

Congratulations to…..

·        The newly elected 2009-2010 Fifth Grade Student Council members: Jackson Ames, Abel Buyno, MacKenzie Hinrichsen, Lauren Johnson, Nathan Pierceson, Ginny Pollack, Madison Purvis, Alexis Rangel, Jackson Weston, and Kody Wetzell.

·        The winning classrooms in Mrs. Cooper’s Betcha Can’t Read Just One reading incentive contest: Mrs. Castelein (1st), Mrs. Bealer (2nd), Mrs. VanOosten (3rd), Mrs. Wroble (4th), and Mr. Carlson (5th).

·        Mrs. Cooper’s 5th Grade Reading Committee members who meet each Tuesday: Lauren Johnson, Madison Purvis, Alexis Rangel, and Andrew Reutzel.

 

 

 

 

 

The Parent – Principal Connection

“Reflections – Reminders – Recommendations”

                                                               

You’re Invited!  Be Sure to Come!

    

            PFS Family Fun Night - Nov. 6th

     6:00-8:00 P.M. at the Rec. Center

            PreK Information Night – Nov. 16th

                 6:30-7:30 P.M. in the computer lab

PES Family Reading Night – Nov. 17th

                 6:00-7:30 P.M. in the gym

 

(Get involved in your child’s learning.)

 
 
                                                                                                         

                                                                                                         

                                                                                                 

 

H1N1 Immunizations:

     Over 200 H1N1 vaccinations were administered at PES on   

     October 23rd.  A special thank you to the Whiteside County

     Health Department, Tara Johnson, Stephanie Skromme,

     Roger Thicksten, and the PES staff for their help and

     cooperation.

 

     The second H1N1 vaccination will be given to children nine

     years of age and younger when it becomes available.  Watch

     for more information.

  

      

 

 

   

   

 

    

 
 


                

 

                                                                                               

Safety:

     Two safety drills will be conducted during the    

     month of November, an evacuation drill and

     intruder/crisis drill.  The police and fire

     department will participate in these drills as

     required by law.

       

    

 
                                                                                                           

PES School Surveys:

    PES School Surveys will be handed out

    at Parent/Teacher Conferences.  Please

    complete and return this survey.  Your

    input is useful in helping us make

    positive changes in our school.

   

 
                                                                                                           

                                                                                    

 

Monster Tech Talk

Ashley P.-4W

 

          The fourth graders at PES are making monsters on the computers.

The first thing you do is draw your monster on Kid Pix.  Next go to Word and write out the steps you used to draw your monster.  Then you will get someone else’s steps so we could draw their monster.  Next we helped our partner change his or her words to make it easier to draw. Our monsters will be on this website http://www.plt3.org/pes/projects.html .  Then we will draw the monsters from the students of New Port Richey, Florida and they will draw ours.  I learned how to find the mistakes of the writing, I also learned a lot about the 2009 Monster Exchange.  What I liked about this project was helping out our partners with their writing mistakes, and that it was very exciting.

 

 

All About Me

Tech Talk

By Madison P.

 

           The 5th graders at PES used Kid Pix to do our “All About Me” project.  First, we scanned all the pictures we brought in about our family, when we were a baby, our favorite thing to do, and a vacation we have taken.  Next, we wrote four sentences about each picture. Then, we put in the picture that we wrote about.  Following that, we put in a background and any other design we wanted.  Next, we put together our slideshow.  After that, we chose the transitions and sound effects to go with each page.  Finally, we showed our slideshows to the class.  My favorite part about this project was putting in sound effects and watching other people’s projects.  I learned a lot throughout this project. I learned that you could do slideshows in Kid Pix and that you could put your own sound in Kid Pix.  One more thing that I learned was that after you write something, you can have the computer read it back to you.  I really had fun doing this project!

 

 

Book Fair

We would like to thank everyone that purchased items at the Book Fair and especially to the volunteers that helped.  We earned many free books for our library.  Also, the cash profit will be used to purchase items for the RC Store that will be held at the end of the school year.  Students will go to the RC Store to spend their RC points to get books, posters, and many other items.