news from
Walls Elementary
Sandra K. Goodrich, Principal
Karen Feldman, Secretary
February 5, 2010
Absence Line: 330-678-7500
WAlls students will learn and are destined for success!
Dear Walls Parents and Students,
Thank you to everyone who donated blood at our blood drive. Our next
scheduled blood drive date is May 6th, please mark your calendars now. We have
many things coming up over the next few weeks; please take a moment to note the
dates on our calendar notes below. We also have information on the Walls link on
the Kent City Schools web page. (www.kentschools.net)
The images coming from Haiti have been overwhelming. Our student council has
decided to make a difference and reach out to those in need in Haiti. This year we
are collecting coins to benefit the Haitian earthquake victims. All money collected
will be donated through the Red Cross.
Again, thank you to every student, parent, volunteer and staff member for making
Walls Elementary a wonderful place of learning and compassion.
CALENDAR NOTES:
Please note the late start date set for Wednesday, February 24th.
School will begin at 10:15 am that date. There will be no AM Kindergarten
and NO EDK that day.
Feb. 8 – Candid and Group Photos for Yearbook will be taken throughout the day
Feb. 9 -- What’s Up At Walls 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Oswitch’s home
Feb. 12 – Valentine Parties 2:15 p.m.
Feb. 15 – NO SCHOOL – President’s Day
Feb. 23 – Mobile Dentists
Feb. 24 – Late Start Classes begin at 10:15 am (No morning kindergarten and no EDK)
Mar. 4 – 9:30 am Conversations with the Principal at 9:30 am at Walls Elementary
Mar. 4 – PTO Meeting 6:30 p.m. in the Walls library
Mar. 5 – COSI presents Simple Chemistry
Mar. 17 – Spring Picture Day
Character Trait of the Month – TRUSTWORTHINESS
The character trait for February is “TRUSTWORTHINESS”. Students should be worthy of the
confidence of others, be truthful, honest, and trustworthy in their relationships with others, acquire
sound values and thereafter seek to live up to them in a consistent manner, model moral courage
through truthful behavior, and be depended upon to do what’s right.
Related words include: honesty, integrity, sincere, dependable, and truthful. Practical applications
of tolerance are exhibited when a student:
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Never steals someone else’s possessions or ideas (cheating).
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Is consistently truthful to earn trust.
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Helps others maintain honest standards.
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Gives criticism only when it is constructive.
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Follows the strength of convictions in spite of what peers are doing.
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Has unselfish motives.
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Gives praise only when it is sincere.
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Tells the truth regardless of the consequences.
Character Kids for Tolerance
Jessica Madden
Sierra Trautman
David Berg
Sam Tillett
Camryn Parsons
Maggie Gruber
Hannah Ellsworth
Brett Parsons
Kiersten Knight
TJ Harrod
Eli McCarty
Sylas Farnsworth
Aaron Hall
Andrew Starkey
Mila Gmerek
Valentine Parties
Our Walls Valentine’s Day parties will be held on Friday, February 12, 2010, at 2:15 p.m.
Spring Pictures
Our pictures will be taken on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Please mark your calendars and
send your children with their smiles!
COSI on Wheels
Walls PTO needs your help! We’re bringing COSI, the Center of Science and Industry, to Walls
School on Friday, March 5th. This year we are featuring, “It’s Simply Chemistry”, an all-day program
complete with an assembly and 9 hands-on stations where our children can learn more about a range
of chemistry topics, and will even get to make their own slime!
We will need lots of help to make this happen, and no experience/knowledge of chemistry is required!
If you are unable to come in, please sign up to send in food or beverages for our volunteers. Call
Sheila Francis at 330-673-8829, or Maria McCarty at 330-676-0223, for information or to sign up!
Corner Counselor’s
By Christine Jones
HOW FULL IS YOUR BUCKET?
Walls fourth graders are presenting skits for a lesson called, How Full Is Your Bucket?
The children have learned about this National Program with books and ideas
presented by our counselor. The Bucket Fillers, Inc. explains the program this way,
“When our buckets are full we are happy; when they are empty, we are sad. Bucket
fillers are those who help without being asked, give hugs, and use kind words. It is a
program to address bullying.”
The message for the “Bucket” lesson is to create skits that represent our character
words: compassion, kindness, honesty, work ethic/responsibility, respect for self and
others, cooperation, respect for community/environment, commitment/dedication, selfcontrol, tolerance and trustworthiness. The skits are designed to reinforce habits of
treating others with respect and dignity. Every class will see the skits presented by our
fourth graders. We all look forward to being bucket fillers at Walls.
Recycling is Back!
Kent City Schools has contracted with River Valley Paper
Company to provide recycling for our schools. River Valley
has agreed to pay $20/ton for the following materials:
newspapers
phonebooks
hard & soft bound books
office and school paper
cardboard
brown paper bags
mail
magazines
catalogs
Look for the recycling bin beside our school. Please donate to help not only our
environment but also our school. Thank you!
Right To Read Week
We learned to be Pirates!
Prepared
Informed
Responsible
Always
Totally
Engaged
We kicked off the week with an entertaining and education assembly and went
throughout the week with contests, announcements, reading time, poems, crafts,
puzzles, books, books and books. Students earned gold coins for reading and there
were prizes and games.
Our picture contest winners were:
Amaya Day, Jenna King, Tyler Drown, Bella McCarty, Allison Francis and Hunter
Blankenship.
Daily Prize Winners were:
Jamie Arthur, Aaron Hall, Yolanda Smith, Rena Kavon, Jaydn Rogers, Lee Phillips,
Essence Davis, Reanna Conrad and Sam Tillett
HONOR ROLL
Congratulations to the following students who earned all A’s and B’s for the second
grading period of the 2009-10 school year. Those students marked with an * earned
all A’s!
Third Grade
Kreigh Barnette, Rayna Brantner*, Zane Cramer*, Trevor Decker, Drew Ferrell, Dissac
Foreman, Magdalena Gruber*, Rena Kavon, Nathan Loughry*, Isabella McCarty, Kris
Marks, Lena Moore, Cody Myers, Charles Nettle*, Celia Oswitch*, J.J. Overdorf, Josh
Palmer*, Camryn Parsons*, Lee Phillips*, Abigail Scherer, Emmanuel Skora*, Emily
Smithberger*, Anna Swan*, Arshiya Waghela, Griffen Wise, Kayla Yartz, Dimitri ZohosBanks
Fourth Grade
James Arthur, Shelbie Bennett, Chris Buker, Cariana Davis-Monday, Allison Francis,
Cherokee Heeter, Shelby Jameson, Halle Jordan*, Lyrik Lawson, Sam Madden,
Cooper Mothersbaugh, Alazae Nolath, Brett Parsons*, Dylan Routt, Lalah Sullivan*,
Jackson Tankersley, Dakota Trautman
Fifth Grade
Ross Adair, Hunter Blankenship, Madelyn Cobb*, Shianne Conrad, Mary Creech*,
Essence Davis*, Kadie Davis, Valerie Deacon, Drake Dewey, Sylas Farnsworth, Emily
Ferrell, Harrison Fisher, Erin Gallagher*, Lila Goehring*, Carter Hale*, TJ Harrod, Kiyal
Izaldine*, Dominic Jones, Kendra Larwin, Eli McCarty*, Bailey McWilliams-Woods*,
Taylor Mullenix, Sadie Oswitch*, Haley Overdorf, Emari Pervall, Carlie Pritt, Felicia
Siegman, Yolanda Smith, Celeste Starcher, Jessica Stefanko, Nate Swan, Max
Vierstra, Bailey Walker, Zack Zukas
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
The following students were in school and on time every day for the second grading
period:
Kindergarten
Kyle Keck, William Stresing, Logan Tessman
First Grade
Tyler Ellsworth, Nathan Palmer
Second Grade
Alex Prpich, Sam Tillett
Third Grade
Zane Cramer, Maggie Gruber, Lee Phillips, Abigail Scherer, Emily Smithberger, Brett Ward
Fourth Grade
Ebony Daniels, Daniel Gosmer, Halle Jordan, Trinitee Williams
Fifth Grade
Hunter Blankenship, Essence Davis, Harrison Fisher, Erin Gallagher, Faith Glenn, TJ Harrod, Carlie
Leister, Taylor Mullenix, Carlie Pritt, Estrella Romo