Motto: Where Eagles S.O.A.R. S-Safety O-Outstanding Behavior A-Academic Excellence R-Respect SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY A Title 1 School & Judy Center Partner NOVEMBER 2013 Our Mission: The mission of Sudlersville Elementary School is to educate and enlighten each of our students through an engaging curriculum and high expectations (for behavior and achievement) by dedicated teachers and staff with support of parents and the extended community. Our Vision: A graduate of Queen Anne's County Public Schools will be well-educated, globally competitive and prepared to become a caring, productive citizen of the 21st Century Upcoming Events NOVEMBER 11/1 SCHOOLS CLOSED- Reporting to Parents 11/4 SCHOOLS CLOSED-Professional Day 11/6 BOE Meeting 11/7 Italian Dinner Night @ 7:00pm Carry-outs available @ 5:00pm 11/7 2nd Grade Field Trip 11/8 Awards Assembly 1st and 2nd grades..8:00-8:30 3rd and 4th grades..8:30-9:00 11/8 Movie Night @ 6:45pm 11/13 Early dismissal/Professional Development 11/15 Reptiles Assembly for Grades 1-4 @ 9:30am 11/18 & 11/19 Vision and Hearing Screening 11/18 American Education Week -Parents Visit on 18th, 19th, 20th -Grandparents Visit on 21st or 22nd 11/21 & 11/22 Judy Center Activity for PreK and K -Grandparents @ 8:00 in the Cafeteria 11/27 thru 11/29 SCHOOLS CLOSED for Thanksgiving Holidays 12/4 12/6 12/10 12/11 DECEMBER BOE Meeting Laser Show Assembly @ 1:15 Winter Program @ 6:30pm Early Dismissal Principal’s News Sudlersville Elementary Students Participate in Fire Prevention Sudlersville Volunteer Fire Department scheduled several activities with Sudlersville Elementary School during Fire Prevention Week, the week of September 29th. Many students entered the poster contest sponsored by the Sudlersville Volunteer Fire Department. The winners are pictured below. Left to Right: Trenay Wigfall, Lacy Ervin, Kaiden Minnick, Maria Pelagio Roblero, Chayse Franklin, Chelsea Gabriel Ortiz Health Room Are you experiencing eye problems? It could possibly be from using your cell phone. People have a tendency to hold cell phones close to their face while using these devices compared to reading books and magazines. This shorter reading distance is harder on the eyes. Have you experienced tired or dry eyes, discomfort, blurry vision, or headaches recently? If your answer is yes please share these concerns with your eye doctor. Perhaps you need prescription glasses or maybe the doctor will suggest lubricating eye drops (such as Systane) if your eyes are dry. One helpful rule you can follow recommended by the American Academy of Ophthalmology is to take breaks from staring at your phone, ipad, or computer. Every 20 minutes, stare at something at least 20 feet away, for 20 seconds. This month the Queen Anne’s County Health Department will be screening vision and hearing on all PK, new K, 1st grade and referrals. Students who do not pass the first screen will be screened again in December. Students will be referred to their doctor if they do not pass the second screen. At this time a letter will be sent home for you to share with your doctor. Please remember to return the bottom half of this letter after you visit your doctor so we can update your child’s health record at school. Finally, Flu Mist will be administered here at school on Friday November 15 to students who need the second dose and to those students who had permission and were absent first time. If you have any questions let us know. SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A Title 1 School & Judy Center Partner NOVEMBER 2013 American Education Week and Grandparents' Day By: Michele Hampton SES will be celebrating American Education Week and Grandparents' Day the week of November 18th. A suggested day for parents and grandparents to visit school is listed below. This schedule will provide you an opportunity to visit all of your children the same day if you desire to do so. This will also limit the amount of visitors we will have in the building on any one of the days. We are making every effort to make sure visitation day is a normal day as possible and ask that you cooperate in this effort by leaving small children at home with a babysitter. We love seeing the grandparents as well. We look forward to seeing you during American Education Week! Monday, November 18th— Last names beginning with letters A through H Tuesday, November 19th— Last names beginning with letters I through R Wednesday, November 20th— Last names beginning with letters S through Z Thursday, November 21st— Grandparents are welcome to attend on the 21st or Friday, November 22nd — Grandparents are welcome to attend on the 22nd. ****Judy Center will be hosting a special event for grandparents of PreK and K students on Thursday, November 21st and Friday, November 22nd at 8:00 am in the cafeteria. SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A Title 1 School & Judy Center Partner NOVEMBER 2013 Students in 4th grade celebrating QACHS Homecoming with some Green and Gold Spirit! United Needs and Abilities Sponsors Puppet Show at Sudlersville Elementary School On October 10, 2013, the United Needs and Abilities Organization from Salisbury, MD sponsored a puppet show on the topic, epilepsy. The purpose for the assembly is to increase public awareness regarding epilepsy. The month of November is Epilepsy Awareness Month. Third grade students had the opportunity to learn about epilepsy and interact with the puppets as they learned. The puppets depicted two friends and what happened when one of them had a seizure. Emergency Preparedness for Sudlersville Elementary School On September 19th, the students and staff practiced a precautionary lockdown drill, as well as, an alternate route fire drill. Queen Anne's County Deputy Terry Copper attended and assisted during these two procedures. According to Mrs. Hampton, "Students and staff participate in these drills as a means to ensure that all occupants may rapidly evacuate to a place of safety in the event of an emergency." Deputy Copper was complimentary about student and staff practices during this routine drill. Pictured: Ms. Sara Darling. Ms. Lori Yarbrough, Ms. Laura Dean, Deputy Terry Copper, Mrs. Sandy Chance, prek and k students SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A Title 1 School & Judy Center Partner NOVEMBER 2013 Sudlersville Elementary School Participates in Unity Day On Wednesday, October 9, students and staff participated in Unity Day as a school-wide anti-bullying event. The students spelled "No Bullying" outside while the Queen Anne's County' Sheriff's helicopter flew over and took pictures. The students also dedicated their newly acquired Friendship Bench to antibullying. Mrs. Hampton, school principal, spoke about friendship. Queen Anne's County State's Attorney, Lance Richardson, spoke about eliminating bullying every day. A Ravens' cheerleader spoke about being kind to one another. Peyton Gestole, student council president, spoke about the friendship bench. Mrs. Angela Webster, guidance counselor, led the students in a cheer. Students thoroughly enjoyed the visitors including the county-wide anti-bullying committee, Tweetie Bird, the Chick-Fil-a cow, the Rita's Italian Ice mascot, as well as, parents and community members. Sudlersville Elementary School Participates in Fire Prevention Week On October 1, 2013, the students at Sudlersville Elementary School participated in an informative assembly on fire prevention. The students met the firemen and viewed an entertaining puppet show on fire prevention. Students became aware of fire hazards, and ways to react to a dangerous situation. The students were also able to see a fire trucks and interact with the firemen. Pictured left to right: Robert Nicholson, Captain of Sudlersville Fire Department; Logan Faust, Junior Fireman; Austin Mackenzie, Junior Fireman Sudlersville Elementary School Accepts Gift from Rotary Club On Friday, October 4th, 2013 the Centreville Rotary Club provided each third grade student at S.E.S. with a dictionary. Mrs. Lora Davis presented the dictionaries to the students with a detailed explanation of how they can be utilized. The children were excited and grateful to be the proud owner of a brand new dictionary. Thank you Centreville Rotary Club! Pictured: Abby Jacobson, Travis Stotts, bottom right- Mason Sherwood SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A Title 1 School & Judy Center Partner NOVEMBER 2013 Pre-K News It has been an exciting two months in Pre-K. Thanks to all the parents and family members who went with us to Pizza Hut. The children learned a lot and had a wonderful time. In addition, thanks to everyone for their help with our Nursery Rhyme Day. It was a big success. The kids looked great in their costumes and they did a wonderful job reciting their nursery rhymes. Our next unit will be "My Five Senses.” Encourage your child to describe what they see, smell, hear, feel, and taste. It was a pleasure meeting everyone at parent conferences. If you have any other questions always feel free to call. We will be having our Thanksgiving Feast on Tuesday, November 26th. Please be on the look out for information from our room parents regarding this special event. Thanks again for your continued support! The Pre-K Team Kindergarten News Thank you to all parents who came to talk with us during parent conferences. It was great to be able to share ideas about meeting the needs of your child. The second marking period reading logs were distributed at parent conferences. Please remember that reading at home is extremely important to help your child develop a love of reading. The reading log form is a basic guideline. You are welcome to electronically submit the record of reading via email to your child's teacher. When you read with your child, ask him/her to find high frequency words that we have been working on in class. These words are on the inside of your child's folder. Also remember to take turns asking questions when you are reading with your child. The children are excited about learning to read! Your encouragement and praise, on their efforts, will help them become successful readers! Thank you, The Kindergarten Team Grade 1 News A big thank you to all of our parents and family members who went with us to the zoo! We could not have asked for better weather! The children learned a lot and it was great fun. November is a very busy month. Please pay careful attention to the school calendar. PLEASE make sure your child is reading and returning completed reading logs weekly. They will be recognized at the awards assembly at the end of each marking period. We are studying the following units: • Math- Addition and subtraction facts to 20. •Science - Living Things •Social Studies - Citizenship •Language Arts - Writing sentences First Grade Team Grade 2 News November has lots in store for second grade. We will be finishing our introductory science unit, learning place value in math, work hard in literacy block and continue to improve on our writing skills. Our grade has rescheduled our field trip to The Natural History Museum to Thursday November 7th. We would like to thank you for your patience and understanding with this change. Very cold weather will soon be on its way. Please make sure your child is prepared for outdoor recess with a warm jacket, hats and gloves (labeled with names). Each second grade teacher will be starting a new intervention cycle in November. Miss Eber will focus on technology, Mrs. Troyer will doing word work and editing and Ms. Kane will be working on S.T.E.M. Many of our students have had great attendance so far this year. Kudos to them! If your child does need to miss school, please look for makeup work in the H.W. folder and send it back when complete. By the way, thank you to all our parents who came in for conferences. The home school connection is so important. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns! Each day in November will be especially packed with learning since it is a “short” month. Please note that although grandparents are welcome Thursday and Friday of American Education Week, we will be putting on a special performance for our grandparents only on Friday. Remember to check the school calendar for closings and half days. Happy Thanksgiving! SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A Title 1 School & Judy Center Partner NOVEMBER 2013 Grade 3 News “Fabulous Fall” Welcome to the third month of school! Thank you for attending your child’s parent conference at the end of last month. November is going to be a busy month. Just a reminder that we will have a half day on Wednesday, November 13th, 2013. November 18th begins “American Education Week 2013!” This year parents will come in based on the letter of their last name. There are two days devoted to grandparents, which will be Thursday, November 21st, 2013 as well as Friday, November 22nd, 2013. We look forward to seeing all parents and grandparents! Please make sure to turn in a lunch slip if you or a grandparent plan on eating lunch with your child. Please mark your calendars- the third grade will be taking a field trip to the Md. Science Center in Baltimore on Friday, December 20th, 2013. The permission slips were handed out at the parent conferences. This is going to be an awesome trip! We just began Topic 4 ~”multiplication” in Math! Multiplication flash cards can be found in many dollar stores for purchase. Children are expected to have these multiplication facts mastered by fourth grade so any practice that can be completed at home would be appreciated. Grade 4 News In Science, each student will be going to another classroom to be taught a different unit of study. Mrs. Bildstein will be teaching chemistry, Mrs. Leventhal~ earth science and Mrs. Thren~ Life Science. Please make sure that your child continues to read and complete the “opinion” paragraph writing in the Reading Homework notebook. Opinion writing is a large focus of instruction this year as it is a large component of the “Core Curriculum!” In closing from our family to yours we wish you a “Happy Thanksgiving.” Factors, factors everywhere! We are busy working on multiplication. It is so important that our students know their multiplication facts from 112. Have fun helping your child practice his/her facts daily: use flash cards, dice games, and multiplication trivia in the car. Awesome writing in the works. Students are working on improving their writing skills. Continue helping your child work on proper sentence structure within their reading comprehension homework. Let's get moving! The third grade students researched famous Hispanic Americans and then spent some time writing biographies about an influential Hispanic of their choosing. Then, they constructed figures of their person using a variety of materials. This was a three week project that helped each student learn and gain more respect for a different culture. Students will be moving classrooms for Science. Starting November 5th students will be moving to another classroom for Science instruction. Students in Mrs. Rosendale's class will be taught Physical Science by Mrs. Settelmaier, students in Mrs. Settelmaier's room will be taught Life Science by Mrs. Embert, and students in Mrs. Embert's room will be taught Earth Science by Mrs. Rosendale. Learning is fun!! Fun events coming soon: Grandparents days 11/21 & 11/22, Holiday Breakfast in the classrooms: 12/19, and Field trip to the Baltimore Aquarium 12/20. SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A Title 1 School & Judy Center Partner NOVEMBER 2013 Math Matters Common Core Math Update Queen Anne’s County Public Schools are using the Maryland Common Core State Standards for their math instruction. With these standards, students are expected to master math skills at each grade level, expand their strategies for working with number based problems and be able to explain their mathematical thinking. Students will learn MORE about less topics. As a parent, it is important that you know what skills are MOST important for your child at each grade. Pre K K 1 2 3 4 Counting sets and understanding numbers to 20 Counting and comparing numbers and sets, begin adding and subtracting Add and subtract within 20, begin place value Add and subtract within 20, use place value to add and subtract larger numbers Multiply and divide within 100, solve problems using all 4 operations, begin fractions Use place value understanding and properties of operations to solve problems with all 4 operations, extend understanding of fractions Children also need to be able to think FAST and solve problems using these facts. You can help at home by practicing facts with your child and asking them to explain what the operations (+,-,x,/) in math mean and give examples of situations when these operations are used. Children need to see that math is used in the real world- so ask your child to do the math that comes up in daily life. Math Problems of the Month: NOVEMBER 2013 Gobble, Gobble A small flock of wild turkeys can eat 50 pounds of cracked corn in a week. If they ate the same amount every day, how many pounds would they eat each day? How many pounds would they eat in one month? Crazy Eights How many eights would you write down if you wrote all of the whole numbers from 1 to 100? How could you find this answer without having to write all the numbers and count them? If you counted a different digit, would you have the same amount? Explain your thinking. Send your solutions to Mrs. Gloyd by November 25th to be eligible for a prize! SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A Title 1 School & Judy Center Partner NOVEMBER 2013 Hispanic Heritage Day was held on October 11th. Each grade level did activities and crafts related to the Hispanic culture. Many students shared artifacts from home. Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten made Serapes. First grade made Mexican Flags and performed The Mexican Hat Dance. Second grade made Guatemalan Kites, Chilean Rain Sticks and Mayan Masks. Third grade studied and wrote biographies about famous Hispanic Americans. Fourth grade researched several countries and created IPADS that shared facts about those countries. All of the work was displayed and students were able to walk through and examine the items. Some students were there to explain what their class had completed. As the students walked through the room was filled with Hispanic music. Our staff was treated to a delicious lunch provided by parents. Guidance Please remember to always check in at the office when you come to school on any and all occasions. This is for the safety of all children. Schedules and Consistency Much research has been done with regards to schedules and children’s behaviors. Believe it or not, a consistent schedule can improve your child’s behaviors immensely. Bed time is a great place to start. Because we have such and early day at S.E.S, an early bedtime is important. 3-6 year olds need 10-12 hours of sleep a night and 7-12 year olds need 10-11. These hours, of course, vary with children but as a general rule 10 hours of sleep for a school age child is ideal. A bedtime routine repeated every night will help smooth the transition to bed. Take a bath, read a book, maybe some gentle music and your child will be asleep in no time. If you don’t have this routine now, begin and in a few weeks’ time, your child bedtimes will be stress free. Unity Day Unity Day was a great success here at S.E.S and in Queen Anne’s County. Our flyover with “No Bullying” was terrific, our dedication of the Friendship bench by the SGA was fantastic and our special guests (Ravens Cheerleaders, Chick Fil-A cow, Tweety from Six Flags, The Rita’s Ice Cup and many community representatives)were especially noteworthy. The message of the day was that we will stand united as a community, a school and friends against bullying. This is not just a one day event but a year round message. Help us to teach our children to be respectful and caring of each other every day. New Bilingual Parent Coordinator at SES We are fortunate to have a new bilingual parent coordinator at Sudlersville Elementary School. Our Title I monies were used to hire Mrs. Karla Altamirano. Her primary role at SES is to increase parent and school connections. She also provides translation for our EL families. She is currently organizing a parent workshop to provide additional information for our EL families. Please join me in welcoming Mrs. Karla Altamirano! SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A Title 1 School & Judy Center Partner NOVEMBER 2013 Parent Involvement Music Update Winter Chorus: Calling all 3rd and 4th Grade students! Mr. Harrison is currently accepting members to be in the Winter Chorus. The winter chorus is made up of 3rd and 4th grade students. This is a come one, come all performing group (anyone in 3rd or 4th grade may join!) Bring in your parental consent forms, rehearsals start soon! Winter Concert Date! Mark your calendars if you haven’t already! The Winter Concert is scheduled for Tuesday. December 10th. The performance will begin at 6:30 pm. Music groups will include the 2nd grade classes, 3rd and 4th grade Winter Chorus, and 4th grade Recorder Club. Watch D.O.G.S.! Have you seen them in the hall, helping in the classrooms, gym, Hispanic Heritage Day, lunch and recess? Their pictures are also displayed on the bulletin board near the front entrance under “Wall of Fame”. This program has already been very successful. The students are very proud when their fathers and other male role models have volunteered as a Watch D.O.G.S. The staff really appreciates their time and effort also! Not only do the dads get to wear the special t-shirt all day, but so do their students! There is also a goodie bag for the student of the Watch D.O.G.S. and students may also receive a “Great Student” sticker from the Watch D.O.G.S. if he sees a student displaying great student behavior! To all those positive male role models out there who have not stepped up and signed up to be a Watch D.O.G.S., please check the calendar in the cafeteria for available dates. We could use your help! An updated version of the Parent Involvement Plan and Family Compact with parent input will be reviewed with parents during the Parent Teacher Conferences on October 31 and November 1. Please be sure to sign the compact. Grades 3 and 4 students will also be asked to sign the Compact. Parent /Teacher conference tips for a successful conference: Plan for it. Before you come to your conference, write out questions you would like to ask. What are my child’s strengths and weaknesses? Keep an open mind. Your goal is to work for cooperation between you and your child’s teacher. Even it the teacher says something you disagree with, try to listen to what he or she has to say. Ask to see your child’s work. There is no better way to see how your child is progressing than to look at his or her school work. Ask for suggestions. If you child is doing well, ask what you can do to keep things on a positive track. If there are problems, ask what you can do to help. Clarify and summarize as you go. Teachers sometimes use educational buzzwords or acronyms. If you don’t understand something the teacher says, just ask! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday! Mrs. Butler, Parent Coordinator x234 A recent Watch D.O.G.S., Mr. Mast, reads to Mrs. Dean's Pre-K class Media News Students love to read and check out books. If you are in the building Mrs. Comegys would love for you to stop by and help put books back on the shelves. It takes a lot of time to keep the books in order with almost 400 students checking out books. Also, if you haven't gone to Schoolstore.net and registered please do. It is an on-line shopping mall with over 400 merchants. You register through them and then select the store that you want to shop at. It's easy and the school earns money. Our school code is 152011. Thank you for helping. P.E. POST HELLO ALL! This month in Phys. Ed class students participated in Fitness Gram Pre-Assessments. Students were very determined to do their best! We will perform a mid-year assessment in December to look for improvements and again at the end of the year. I have chosen the entire 2nd Grade to use as the population for the Physical Education SLO’s. The SLO has been written to show their growth in the Fitness Gram PACER test and a cognitive assessment. They will need to know the FITT principle which explains how many times, how hard, and how long you should exercise to assume a “fit” lifestyle. Most importantly, students need to know what “types’ of activities can be performed to achieve a healthy fitness level. Our unit this month…. SOCCER !!! - Ms. Dean The Judy Center Partnership (Judy Center) is excited to announce the programs, projects and events currently underway as well as upcoming programs, projects and events to be sponsored during the month of November. SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A Title 1 School & Judy Center Partner NOVEMBER 2013 The Judy Center is set to sponsor Adult Education Classes in collaboration with Chesapeake College, Sudlersville Elementary School (SES), and the Queen Anne’s County Board of Education beginning November 4th, 2013. These classes will be held from 6:00pm – 9:00pm every Monday and Wednesday to provide English classes for English Language Learners (ELL) in the Sudlersville area. An additional registration opportunity will be held at SES on 11/11/13 at 6:00 pm. A great big THANKS go out to the Queen Anne’s County Board of Education and Sudlersville Elementary School for making this opportunity possible for parents of children attending our schools. In addition, The Judy Center is actively involved in supporting SEFEL, Read and Rise parent workshops, Childcare provider trainings, VIOLETS instruction in the classroom, and outreach in the community. We will host another SEFEL workshop on 11/6/13 from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm. Lori Yarbrough, Judy Center Early Childhood Specialist will be conducting these workshops and assisting teachers, parents, and students to continue to use the wonderful SEFEL tools and systems throughout the year. Lori is also offering childcare provider trainings throughout the year to support professional development opportunities to improve and promote best practices in childcare settings in the Sudlersville area. Our Read and Rise workshops for ELL parents and their children began on September 25th, 2013 and will continue until January 29, 2014. Read and Rise is a 5-session workshop series devoted to assisting ELL parents become their child’s first and most important teacher. These events are conducted in collaboration with Lynne Ewing and Maria Andujar from the Queen Anne’s County ESOL/Migrant Department and the assistance of Isabelle Gomez, SES/Judy Center/ESOL tutor, and Sherry Brooks, SES Wednesday, 11/20/2013. The theme for the November session is: Telling our Stories. It will be held from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm. During National Education Week, the Judy Center will sponsor a Grandparents’ Day event in the SES Pre-K/K classrooms on 11/21/13 and 11/22/13 in collaboration with Annette DiMaggio and the SES PTA, SES Pre-K/K teachers, and Judy Center staff. A big THANKS to Sherry Brooks, who has worked tirelessly to prepare our activity for those dates. Diane Whyte, our Administrative Secretary has been ordering great giveaways to be given out to children and visiting grandparents. We hope for a great turn-out and look forward to seeing many grandparents, and visitors during National Education Week. And finally, Elizabeth Miller, Judy Center Coordinator, Isabelle Gomez, and Sherry Brooks will continue to provide VIOLETS outreach to the children in the surrounding community, not enrolled in other programs, in our continued effort to promote school readiness. This literacy enrichment program is already in place in the Pre-K classrooms to promote children’s language and literacy acquisition, and has been expanded this year to the community. The Judy Center conducts the outreach opportunities in the community on Mondays and Wednesdays. You will also see us out in the FUN BUS soon. We are bringing it out on the road in November!!! The Judy Center Fun Bus is our mobile classroom used to conduct outreach in the community to promote school readiness and build awareness about our program, and our partner programs. Look for us soon as we wave to you from the Judy Center Fun Bus!!! Judy Center VIOLETS Outreach in the community SUDLERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A Title 1 School & Judy Center Partner NOVEMBER 2013 Students of the Month Congratulations to the Students of the Month for the month of October. A big cheer for these outstanding students who were recognized for their outstanding behavior!!! Adrian Altamirano AM Pre-K Mrs. Dean Clark Lepter PM Pre-K Mrs. Dean Ethan Patterson K Mrs. Beres Andrew Steele K Mrs. Chance Samone Hicks K Ms. Landgraf June Winterstein K Mrs. Munson Jonathan Altamirano 1 Mrs. Bennett Tyler Olah 1 Mrs. Darling Trenton Frank 1 Mrs. Davis Ethan Leager 2 Ms. Eber Cidney Tribbitt 2 Ms. Kane Seth Blackwell 2 Mrs. Troyer Cole Glanding 3 Mrs. Bildstein Kylie Charles 3 Mrs. Leventhal Lacy Ervin 3 Mrs. Thren Kaylie Gabriel Ortiz 4 Mrs. Embert Betzy Garcia 4 Mrs. Rosendale Rovinho Macario-Gabriel 4 Mrs. Settelmaier