Wyandot ES
Newsletter
Home of the Eagles – Soaring High on the Wings of Excellence & Equity
MAY 2012
Wyandot Pledge
I am a smart, special,
valuable person.
I respect myself and
I respect others.
My words and actions are
kind and honest.
I accept only my best
in all I do.
I am proud to be ME!
Wyandot
Mission Statement
Wyandot Elementary School
Community’s mission is to
ensure that all children
become
life-long learners and
responsible citizens, and to
further develop their sense
of well-being by empowering
all students to learn at high
levels of achievement.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
MAY
1 - Ohio Achievement Assessments (Gr. 3-5 -- Math & Reading)
2 - Ohio Achievement Assessments (Gr. 3-5 -- Math & Reading)
2 - Second Grade to Glacier Park (Dowden, Guthrie)
3 - Ohio Achievement Assessments (Gr. 5 -- Science)
4 - First Grade goes to the Zoo
4-11 - Book Fair
7-18 - Artist-In-Residence “Lynda Elais” (during Art Class)
9 - Fifth Grade Leaders go to Sports Ohio (4:30-7 pm)
15 - Super Games (raindate: 5/17)
16 - Third Grade to Ohio Caverns (Fischer, Merrick, Metzger/Ehrsam)
17 - Third Grade to Ohio Caverns (Thompson, Winkler)
17 - Art Show (6 pm)
18 - Ice Cream Day
22 - Fifth Grade Event
23-24 - Artist-In-School “Robert Post” (Fourth Grade - 1:45-3:30)
24 - Last Day for Preschool
25 - Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
28 - No School - Memorial Day
30 - Whales Tales water safety program for Grades K & 1
31 - Last Day for Students & Staff, Fifth Grade Awards Assembly
The Wyandot Staff wishes all our families a safe, fun-filled and relaxing
summer. ENJOY YOUR SUMMER BREAK!!
Please see the important “Back-to-School” dates on page 2
Wyandot Eagles
Motto
“Soaring High on the Wings
of
Excellence & Equity”
Wyandot Elementary 5620 Dublinshire Drive
Dublin, OH 43017
(614) 761-5840
AM Kindergarten 9:28-11:58
PM Kindergarten 1:28-3:58
Grades 1-5 9:28-3:58
AM Preschool 9:05-11:35 (M-Th)
PM Preschool 1:15-3:45 (M-F)
School Hours
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Good Sport Awards
Congratulations to all the students who have been nominated for a Good Sport Award by a teacher or
staff member in the past month for showing responsibility, being respectful, showing good character,
friendship, or lending a helping hand.
The Good Sport Award winners for April were: Hannah Bailey, Anna Buron, Ian Carroll, Alex Dediu,
Dhimanth Kalyanam, Michael Gatt, Jack Greenwalt, McKinley Gyurko, Ben Hall, Mitchell Harder, Sam
Kim, Benjamin Kim, Joseph Kim, Colin Kirkley, Jenna Kopyar, Kaitlyn Kopyar, Ethan Leary, Tyler
McElroy, Caroline McVeigh, TJ Miller, Daniel Mulugeta, Bradley Nafziger, Ellie Owen, Matthew
Proboski, Keaton Ring, Viraj Saudager, Collin Smith, Nicholas Staley, Madison Szekeres, Derek
VanVlerah, Drew Vick, Trey Warren, Carter Wilson, Chris Zhao
WYANDOT 2012-2013
BACK-TO-SCHOOL DATES
Monday, August 20!
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Wednesday, August 22!
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Grades 1-5 New Student Orientation!!
7:00-8:00 pm
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Friday, August 24!
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3:00-4:00 pm
3:45-5:00 pm
Monday, August 27!
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First Day for Students!!
August 27, 28 & 29!
August 30!
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Kindergarten Phase-In Assessment Days
ALL Kindergarten students attend class
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7:45-8:30 pm
Additional information will be mailed out in early August
Wyandot Elementary Newsletter Dear Parents,
Wyandot Super Games Field Day 2012
Parent Volunteers Needed
When: May 15 and (Raindate, May 17)
Field day will be here before you know it!
I would like to thank our
PTO for funding our Super Games for all of our Wyandot students!
If you would like to volunteer to help at Super Games you can return
the bottom of this letter or email me as soon as possible.
Email : schuth_beth@dublinschools.net
We need at least 30 volunteers for each session.
Volunteer Times are as follows:
Morning field day (9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.)
Afternoon field day (12:45 p.m.- 3:55 p.m.) Volunteers will help clean
up stations at the end
Also, note if you can help on May 17, the rain date.
(This is
important so please consider being available)
Student Times for Field Day
Morning Field day times for students:
9:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Grades:A.M.kindergarten,A.M.Preschool,3(Fischer,Merrick,Metzger/Ehrsam),
4th, 5th
Afternoon Field day times for students:
1:15-3:45 p.m.
Grades: P.M. kindergarten, P.M. preschool, 1st, 2nd,
3rd( Winkler, Thompson)
* Kindergarten will join in at 1:30 when they arrive at school.
Students should wear comfortable clothing and sneakers that can get
dirty and wet. Students should bring a water bottle with their name on
it. Morning field day students should bring a change of clothing for
the afternoon.
Thank you!
Beth Schuth, Physical Education Teacher
Volunteer Return Slip – Return the bottom portion to Mrs. Schuth
Name___________________________Child’s Name_________________
Child’s Teacher and Grade level____________________________
Email address: ____________________________________
____I would like to volunteer for morning field day: 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
____I would like to volunteer for afternoon field day: 12:45-3:55 p.m.
____ I would like to volunteer for both morning and afternoon field days.
____ I am available to volunteer at the same times on the raindate May 17.
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CHILD FIND
Child Find is the process of locating, evaluating, and identifying children with disabilities who may be in need of special
education and related services. Parents, relatives, public and private agency employees, childcare providers,
physicians, and concerned citizens are encouraged to help school districts find any child, ages birth – 21, who may have
a disability and is in need of special education and related services. If you suspect a child may have a disability, help is
available. Please contact:
Department of Pupil Services
Dublin City Schools
7030 Coffman Road
Dublin, OH 43017-1068
Phone: 614-764-5913
Fax: 614-761-5899
Web: www.dublinschools.net
Last Day for Lunch Charges
May 14th will be the last day to “charge” lunches
NEW SCHOOL HOURS FOR 2012-2013
Grades 1-5: 9:10-3:40
AM KG: 9:10-11:40
PM KG: 1:10-3:40
AM Preschool: 8:45-11:15
PM Preschool: 12:45-3:30
for the school year. After that date, students who
do not have money in their account will need to
contact a parent or relative to bring them a lunch
or money to buy a lunch.
Students who are unable to reach a parent will
need to borrow money from “Mr. Pfeifferʼs lunch
fund.”
Please help us by paying any money back by the
next day in order for us to be able to loan out
money to any other students that might need to
borrow lunch money.
Clinic Corner
Lots of medications (prescription and over-the-counter) come into the clinic during the course of the school
year. We do not store medication over the summer months and have to dispose of it when the clinic is
closed. Please make arrangements to pick up your childʼs unused medications as soon as possible. We
cannot send medication home with elementary students.
If you havenʼt picked up your childʼs medication by the last day of school, any remaining medication will be
disposed of properly. This is also a good time to pick up the forms needed for next year so you and your
doctor can complete them over the summer. Please call the clinic if you have any questions.
Have a happy, safe and healthy summer break!
Patti Pagan, RN
School Nurse
Clinic Phone: 718-8935
Brenda Schnese
Clinic Aide
WYANDOT ELEMENTARY STUDENT
ART SHOW
MAY 17 6:00-8:00 pm
PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Many parent volunteers will be needed to mount artwork, hang artwork before the art show and assist the
evening of the art show. Please return the parent volunteer form (on back) if you are able to help.
STUDENT ARTWORK ON DISPLAY
Every student who has been at Wyandot for the entire year in grades 1-5 will have two or more pieces of artwork on
display. These works will include individual artwork and as well as several collaborative works.
DURING THE ART SHOW MEET WYANDOT’S VISITING ARTISTS:
Todd Yarrington Photographer and Lynda Elias, Mosaic Artist
As you know Wyandot students have been busy with two artist residencies this spring. All students in grades 1-5 recently
spent one week photographing the biodiversity of our natural environment while seining the pond during their art classes.
These photographs are being used to create the artwork for 16 new 4’ X 8’ ceiling panels for the pedestrian tunnel behind
our school. Photographer Todd Yarrington has been teaching students in grades 4 & 5 how to use GIMP software to
artistically manipulate the photographs and layer these images to create their artwork. Mosaic artists Lynda Elias and her
assistant Virginia Corwin are currently working with all classes grades 1-5 during their art classes to complete over 450
square foot of mosaics in the pedestrian tunnel. The mosaic images create by students reflects our pond studies and the
biodiversity of Dublin’s natural environment. Both artists will be actively involved in this years art show!
DOES YOUR FAMILY HAVE A TILE?
If your family is new to Wyandot or you have not yet made a family tile, you should start planning your family tile design
now. Our commons area hosts hundreds of family tiles, a tradition started at Wyandot in 2004. On the back of this flyer
is a space for tile planning. If you plan to make a tile this year please turn in the completed plan by MONDAY, MAY
14th. Families should plan to paint their tile designs together during the art show on May 17th.
SEE HOW THE ARTS DEVELOP THE 4 C’S OF 21ST CENTURY LIFE SKILLS!
CREATIVITY-At this years art show you will see many creative and innovative ways our students have learned to express
themselves. A wide variety of media, techniques and skills will be presented.
COLLABORATION- Students in every grade level work collaboratively to create community based artworks. They use a variety of
methods to generate ideas using personal reflection and building from the ideas of others, develop skills defending and presenting their
ideas to classmates, utilize the democratic process to make decisions, learn a variety of ways to compromise and combine ideas so that
all members ideas are represented, and ways to utilizing cooperative learning, utilizing strengths of each individual and managing
group work.
CRITICAL THINKING- Critical thinking is an essential skill utilized in personal and collaborative artwork. Students must evaluate
ideas, skills, use of media, and effectiveness of their cognitive and technical work at every stage of their progress. Researching ideas
(self reflection, use of technology, artists works, observations of our local and global communities); reflecting and refining ideas with
peers and adults; experimenting with processes, techniques, media and effective communication require constant evaluation of the
process.
COMMUNICATION- Students’ artworks reflect and communicate their ideas resulting from authentic community based issues.
You will see how first grade expresses collaboration through images of overlapping hands to 5th grade who interpreted themes
integrated into their music and art based on their ideas about Joy, Friendship, Hope, Dreams and Laughter through images combining
photography and drawing. All grade levels have explored environmental issues especially those involving water as a result of our
ongoing explorations linked to our pond studies. A few of these artworks express ideas about energy, recycling, painting
representations of our pond, steam and river water as we see them through microscopes, to ideas of how we can use artwork to impact
the others to help become environmentally aware and active citizens.
FAMILY TILES
What should be included in our family tile design? Your family tile should represent your family in a special way. This
may include ethnic backgrounds, cultural depictions, family heritage or family activities. Please draw your design in the
space provided. During the art show on May 17th your family should allow time to work together to paint the design on a
tile. Please return your family tile Design by Tuesday May 15.
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Friday, May 11:
Monday, May 14:
Tuesday. May 15:
Wed., May 16:
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I can help during the art show on Thurs., May 17.
Parent Name____________________
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Email_______________________
Student Name/s_____________________________
Please return by Wednesday May 9th. Thank you! Dr. Buda
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Phone________
Teacher/s______________________
buda_sharon@dublinschools.net
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Wyandot Elementary Newsletter SUMMER MOVING NOTIFICATION
In order to help us with enrollment projections and classroom size for the
2012-2013 school year, would you please take a moment to complete this
form if it applies to your situation. We appreciate your prompt attention
and would like the form returned to the school office by May 20th.
Sincerely,
John Pfeiffer, Principal
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We will be moving over the summer months and
will NOT be attending Dublin Schools. (Please
call the school office at 761-5840 if you will be
moving out of the district in order to obtain
a Withdrawal Form.)
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We will be moving over the summer and attending
another school within Dublin. (Be sure to contact
the new school and provide them with your new
proof of residence.)
Name of School: __________________________
________________________
(Child’s Name)
We are moving to:
(new address)
______________________
(Teacher’s Name This Year)
___________________________________
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Parent/Guardian Signature: _______________________________
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