Eglin Elementary Chronicle
Mr. Dennis Samac, Principal
Visit our website: www.okaloosa.k12.fl.us/eglin
Questions? Call 833-4320
EGLIN ELEMENTARY VISION STATEMENT:
Eglin Elementary School will be a community of learners where everyone is responsible and committed to preparing our students for
tomorrow’s challenges.
Self-Respect & Respect for Others:
Our key to Success!
Greetings from the Media Center!
We are off to a great school year as students
are checking out lots of books and scoring
lots of AR points. If your student is in 1st-4th
grade, they are already reading Accelerated
Reader books and taking a short
computerized quiz when they are done. We
do have some kindergarten students reading
AR books, and as the year progresses, many
of them will begin the AR program. At the
end of the first semester, the student with the
most AR points from each grade level will
receive a $10 gift card to Books a Million.
At the end of the second semester, the prize is
a $25 gift card, with one student receiving an
additional $25 gift card for having the most
AR points in the school. Sometimes there is
only ½ point separating the top 2 students, so
please encourage your student to keep on
reading!!! Each child should be reading a
minimum of 20 minutes per day at home.
Thanks to your support, we had a very
successful Book Fair!!! The funds earned
will be used to purchase new books for the
Media Center. I already have a long list of
books that I want to get for our students and
will begin ordering them very soon.
I would like to give a special thank-you to
our wonderful Book Fair volunteers who
helped to keep the Book Fair running so
smoothly! They are: Mrs. Boisvert, Mrs.
Martinez, Mrs. Hilland, Mrs. Schmidt, Mrs.
Ballard, Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs.
Stamm, Mrs. Bates, Mrs. Munoz, Mrs.
Agner, Mrs. Saffo, Mrs. Carr, and Mrs.
Foster. The School Store is located in the
Media Center and is open daily except for the
times that the Book Fair is here. The store
contains such items as pencils, erasers,
folders, notebook paper, and crayons. We
also have begun selling poster board if your
student has a project that they are working
on. Prior to the Science Fair, display boards
will also be sold.
Students really enjoy shopping on their own
and are receiving a real world experience in
counting money and understanding concepts
such as more and less. Items range in price
from 10 cents to $2. For our younger
students, it is recommended that school store
money be in an envelope marked School
Store to avoid any confusion. The funds
generated by the School Store are also used
to purchase new student books.
Once again thanks for all of your support!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Terri Davis
Media Assistant
Character Trait Word for October
Kindness
Remember the 3 B’s
Be Safe
Be Responsible
Be Respectful
Lunch Menu
Lunch menus are online
@www.okaloosa.k12.fl.us/
foodservices/index.htm
To create a payment account, please
go to
schoolpaymentsolutions.com.
Reminder: If you have not already
done so, you may go to
applyforlunch.com to fill out
free/reduced lunch applications.
If you have any questions about your
child’s account, please contact Ms. Judy
Terry @ 833-4322.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Parents:
For the safety of our students and to
help increase traffic flow, please
observe the following when picking up
or dropping off children on the car
ramp:
1. Pull all the way to the end of the
ramp before dropping off or picking
up students.
2. Children should exit from the right
side of the vehicle only.
3. Please do not block the car ramp
crosswalk.
4. Please use the car ramp cross walk
when walking.
5. Please put the card with your
child’s name on it in the right side
window of your car.
School Office Hours:
7:15 am -3:15 pm
Eglin Elementary
Home of the Eagles
Set your AR Goal!
Oct. 2013
Important Dates/ Holidays
Nov. 4, 2013 PTO meeting in cafeteria @5:30 pm
Nov. 5, 2013 PTO meeting in Media Center @
2:00 pm
Nov. 5, 2013 Fall Picture Make-Up day
Nov. 5, 2013 2nd grade field trip to Mattie Kelly
Arts Center @ 10:30 am
Nov. 5, 2013 1st Grade Read-A-Thon @ 12:15 pm2:15 pm
Nov. 8, 2013 Veterans Ceremony in cafeteria @
9:00 am
Nov. 11 Veterans Day Holiday
Nov.12, 2013 SAC meeting @ 3:15 pm in the
Media Center
Nov. 18, 2013 1st Grade Awards Ceremony @
9:30 am in the cafeteria
Nov. 18 Volunteer Orientation @ 1:45 in the
Media Center
Nov. 19, 2013 Florida Studio Theatre with 4th
Grade @ 9:00 am
Nov. 19, 2013 2nd Grade Award Ceremony @9:30
am in the cafeteria
Nov. 20-21, 2013 Turkey Trot during your child’s
P.E. time
Nov. 21, 2013 3rd and 4th Grade Award Ceremony
@ 9:30 am in the cafeteria
Nov. 25-Nov. 29 Thanksgiving Holidays
Dec. 5, 2013 The Pro Kids Show @ 9:00 am and
5:30 pm in the cafeteria
Dec. 9-Dec.13, 2013 PTO Santa Shop in the
computer lab
Dec. 11, 2013 PTO meeting in the cafeteria @ 1:30
pm
Dec. 16, 2013 Volunteer Orientation @ 1:45 pm
in the Media Center
Dec. 18-19 Jingle Bell Jog during your child’s P.E.
time
Dec. 19, 2013 Christmas Sing-A-Long program in
the cafeteria @ 8:45 am
Dec. 20, 2013-Jan. 3, 2014 Winter Break Holidays
Calendar Dates
Early Release Time 12:10 pm
Early Release Dates
2011-2012
Sept. 6, 2012
Oct. 4, 2012
Nov. 1, 2012
Dec. 6, 2012
Jan. 10, 2013
Feb. 7, 2013
Mar. 7, 2013
Apr. 4, 2013
May 2, 2013
Notes from the Health Tech.
Reminders:
We have several students with peanut
allergies, so please look to see if these
ingredients are located in any foods,
candies, or treats that you may bring to
school for the class.
Flu season is in effect. Please make sure to
read all nurses passes that are sent home.
We have some students that don’t have a
high enough temp for us to contact you.
Headaches, stomach aches, and ear aches
are some symptoms that can be treated at
home.
Please feel free to call me with any
questions concerning your student @ 8334323.
Keeping kids healthy,
Erika Turovsky
Health Tech.
Eglin E.S.
Music classes include experiences
with singing, playing instruments, moving,
listening and creating. The musical concepts
that are studied include rhythm, melody,
harmony, form, expressive qualities and
style. Children will experience traditional
American folk songs in addition to a variety
of world music, and pieces in many styles.
Lessons will lead toward note reading and
music literacy.
Music lessons are fast-paced and
fun, and students will need to wear
comfortable clothing in order to participate
fully. Primary students do a lot of moving in
order to internalize the steady beat and the
intermediate students will need to sit on the
floor to perform on the mallet percussion
instruments.
October: Song of the Month: America
Unit: Rhythm
Style: Baroque
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Ice Cream!!!
The cafeteria will be selling ice cream ala carte on
Tuesdays and Thursdays. The price is 75 cents.
Students will need to bring additional money. If
you do not wish your child to be able to purchase
ice cream from his/her lunch account, please
contact Ms. Judy Terry @ 833-4322, or send a
letter saying that they may not use their lunch
account for ice cream.
Parent notification:
If you wish to view the School Public
Accountability Report (SPAR), it will be
available in the front office.
Ask your student what they are doing in
Music Class!
Out of Field Teachers
In compliance with Section 101.42
Florida Statues, the following
teachers, Mrs. Ellen Gilmer, Mrs. Joy
Jones, Mrs. June Whiting-Cobb, Mrs.
Patricia Chavers, Mrs. Susan Crawford,
Mrs. Marilyn Jones-Urena, Mrs. Carol
Kotulan, Mrs. Courtney Molony, and
Mrs. Sherry Pelham-Rogers are out of
field because they do not have an
ESOL endorsement, and they have an
ESOL child in their classroom. They all
hold a valid teaching certificate issued
by the State of Florida and are
working on courses to satisfy the
requirements for an ESOL
Mrs. Day
Music Specialist
P.E. Notes
Tennis shoes are required each day
for P.E.. Some students are still
wearing flip flops to P.E.
Flip flops are not safe for any P.E.
activities. Students will need to
have jackets during the cooler
weather as P.E. activities are held
outside. Please remind your child
to wear the proper attire to P.E.
for both their safety and their
comfort. Parents are always
welcomed and encouraged to come
participate during your child’s P.E.
time.
endorsement.
Character Parade
On Oct. 25, Eglin students had a
great time participating in a
storybook character parade. As
you can see from the pictures,
there were some very creative
costumes. Lots of teachers
participated in the fun too!
Pictured here: Ms. Seegars and Mrs. Gilmer
Coaches will be selling Freeze Pops for 50
cents each on Fridays. Proceeds will go to
purchase fitness equipment for the gym.
Pictured here: Mrs. Kotulan
Coming soon!
Turkey Trot
Nov. 20th-21st
All parents are welcome to come
out and join the fun! Come on
let’s turkey trot!!!
Timeline Project:
Mrs. Anderson’s first graders learned about
things that changed over time as well as
timelines during their Social Studies time.
Each student was tasked with creating a
timeline of their own life which they
presented to the class. The first picture in
their timeline was the day they were born.
Other ideas were first words, first tooth, first
steps, vacations, etc. After choosing which
ideas they wanted to implement, the students
placed their photos in chronological order
and prepared a timeline display. What a
great project! Way to go first graders!
Recently in an Okaloosa County School
District Math competition, Eglin students
achieved 2nd place. Eglin had 80 students
participate in the Sumdog Math Challenge,
which tests student fluency in Math
operations. Overall, district students did an
amazing 246,272 problems with 205, 903
correct answers! Eglin won the first day’s
competition and led most of the week. Jessica
Merz, a third grader in Mr. Wilson’s class,
finished 6th in the county, scoring 854 correct
answers out of 1000 problems completed.
Even though only 80 Eagles were entered,
Eglin still had 7 out of the top 50 students in
the competition. Congratulations to all the
students who took part! We know that
practicing your math will help you achieve
your goals this year, and we’re looking
forward to snagging the top prize in the
contest next time!
Pictured here: Mrs. Bill’s class
Third Grade Writers:
Pictured here: Rylie Poulin
In an effort to spur creative writing,
several third grade teachers created
outdoor displays to go along with their
writing prompts. Students were taken
through the process of drafting, proofing,
editing, and then the final copy of their
writing. Ms. McArdle’s students wrote
stories about Halloween and a haunted
castle. Even the edges of their papers
were burned to simulate old parchment
paper. The writing prompt for Mrs.
Laney’s students was If I were a ghost
for a day……
Upon returning to the classroom, Mrs.
Bill’s First Grade class conducted a
pumpkin investigation as you can see in
the photo below. The students measured
the pumpkins with Unifix cubes, counted
the lines on the pumpkin, and guessed
whether the pumpkins would sink or
float. Finally, they counted all the seeds.
Worms! We Have Worms!!!
Pictured here: Ms. McArdle’s display
Pictured here: Keeley Brown
Pictured here: Mrs. Laney’s display
Pumpkins, Pumpkins in
the Patch!
Eglin Elementary kindergartners and
first graders had a wonderful time at the
Mary Esther pumpkin patch recently.
Pictured here: Malachi Stott
Pictured below: Mrs. Anderson’s class
Sumdog Math Challenge
Mrs. Chavers’ third grade class recently
spent an afternoon as zoologists as they
explored earthworms. As they studied
the earthworms, they discovered such
things as do worms make tunnels, have
teeth, crawl above ground, have eyes and
noses, prefer damp or dry places, and
whether they could tell the worm’s head
from its tail. They also counted the
segments in their earthworms and
located the tiny bristles under each
segment that act like little legs.