beagle elementary school newsletter october 25, 2013

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Beagle Elementary School 600 South Street, Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 www.glps.k12.mi.usPhone (517) 925-5480 Fax (517) 925-5523

MESSAGE FROM MRS. KENNAUGHIt is hard to believe that we are halfway through our firsttrimester of this school year! As such, it is time to start

scheduling parent-teacher conferences. Our online schedulingwas such a success last year that we are continuing thatprocedure (and the other elementary buildings are joining us in

this process!). There is a letter in todays Friday folder with

step-by-step instructions on how to sign up, and the system isready for you to schedule your conference(s) at yourconvenience!

If your child is in fourth, fifth, or sixth grade, please be sure toregularly go to PowerSchool to check on grades. Youll be able

to see whether your child is missing any assignments and canthen help hold them accountable for turning in their work. Irecommend sitting with your child to look at his/her grades or

having your child schedule a time to look at his/her own grades

on their own; research shows that students who track their own

progress in an area are more likely to succeed.

As always, if you have any questions or would like to discuss

any concerns, please contact me.

PTO CORNER

Fun Run Principal for the Day wasearned by four students that raised$250 or more during our fundraiser.

The dates have been selected and

Beagle will have four studentprincipals over the next couple of

weeks watch our world!!Congratulations Brenna Naughton (10/24), CodyArnold (10/25), Kendra Kelly (10/28) and Josie Starr

(11/1).

DENTISTS R USDentists R Us is a community-based

mobile dentist program that is coming to

Beagle on Wednesday, November 6.Licensed Dentists and Hygienists will

provide dental services with portableequipment on site that day. Dental treatment includesan Oral Exam, Cleaning, Fluoride, Sealants, and

necessary X-Rays. An oral health report and freetoothbrush will be provided to each child. Look for

more information and sign up forms in todays

Friday folders.

Mrs. Dawn Kennaugh,Principal

October 25, 2013

LUNCH MENU

10/28 ~ Breaded Chicken Sandwich & Ham & Cheese Salad10/29 ~ Pancakes & Egg Patty or Turkey & Cheese Sub10/30 ~ Pepperoni Pizza or Chicken Salad on a Bun

10/31 ~ Beef Taco or Cheese Quesadilla

11/01 ~ Chicken Strips & Roll or Beef Ravioli & Roll

DATES TO REMEMBERThurs. 10/31 ~ Impression Five Museum 5

thGraders

Thurs. 10/31 ~ Halloween Parade & PartiesWed. 11/6 ~ Title I Night (6:00 p.m.)

Fri. 11/8 ~ Picture Re-take DayThurs. 11/14 ~ PTO Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.

Fri. 11/15 ~ PTO VIP Dance

Tues. 11/19 ~ P.M. ConferencesThurs. 11/21 ~ P.M. Conferences

Fri. 11/22 ~ A.M. Conferences

Fri. 11/22 ~ No School For Students

NEWSLETTER NOTE: Our weekly newsletters will be sent to all parent/guardian email inboxes, beginnin

with the November 1

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issue. The newsletter will continue to be available at our school as well as via our schoowebsite. We hope you will continue to take time to read what is going on at Beagle!!

SCHOOL PICTURES

Geskus Photography should be mailing our school pictures out this week. They should be here in time to go

home in next weeks Friday folders. Retakes are scheduled for Friday, November 7.


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Holiday WishesChildrens ChorusWe are looking for children kindergarten

through the fifth grade who would like to

participate in the Holiday Wisheschildrens chorus. The show will take

place on December 12

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and 13

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at the Grand Ledge OperaHouse. Rehearsals start on Sunday, October 27th

at 6.00 pm.

They will be held at the Congregational Church in GrandLedge. The address is 210 W. Saginaw Hwy. This is a great

show and all the children who participate have a lot of fun. Ifyou have any questions, please feel free to call me at 517-643-

0993. All the proceeds from this showgo to the Grand Ledge Food Bank.

Christine DouglasHoliday Wishes Childrens ChoralDirector

G.L.H.S. Pom Pom Annual

Pon Clinic

Grand Ledge High School Pom

Pon 25th

Annual Pom Clinic forgrades K-6 will be held onSaturday, November 9, 2013 at Hayes Middle School

from 9 a.m. to11:30 a.m. Registration forms can befound in the racks outside your students school officeor at

www.eteamz.com/grandledgepompon/files/GLpomclinic2013.pdf. We will accept walk in registrations. CallJulie Douglas at 517 622-5562 with any questions.

COMETCA TCHERS

Nathan Adair, Coralie Allison, Torrianna Alvarez, Sierra Appelgreen, Toby Arnold, Dalton Barnes, Ella Baryo, T.J.

Baumer, Aiden Beson-Vanallsburg, Jacob Bowlin-Rasmussen, Cale Boyer, Ryan Boylan, Jared Breen, Dayton Brink,Chloe Bristol, Gia Brown, Kailey Brown, Drew Buckland, Grace Buckland, Grace Buffin, Jayce Bunkley, Natalie

Carlson, Joseph Carman, Aaliyah Cary-Graves, Isabella Casarez, John Castaneda, Aiden Chamblee, Ella Clements,Ryleigh Cooper, Nick Cotter, William Craven, Rowan Curran, Camren Dachtler, Cicely Dachtler, Anna Davis, Mariah

Davis, Zach Dawson, Emma Dean, Ben Deibel, Ava Delaney, Joe DeLeon, Keegan Dougherty, Chelsea Driver, JusticeDungey, Evan Eberhard, Emily Edwards, James Ewing, Claire Feldkamp, Samantha Filipich, Nick Finney, Mariah

Fletcher, Gage Flynn, Skyler Forbush, Maya Fosket, Becca Foster, Savannah Fowler, Keaghan Francoeur, AbbyFulkerson, Diego Garcia, Jasiah Garcia, Connor George, Anna Godwin, Jose Grace, Faith Graham, Steven Hagadus,Brayden Hagedon, Calah Hahn, Ethan Harbin, Julian Harris, Isaac Hartwick, Kaili Heinze, Declan Helfrich, Meghan

Helms, Noah Hicks, Kaedyn Hirschman, Kaya Hirschman, Savannah Hopper, Jackson Horn, Jaylon Howard, Luke

Hoxie, Elijah Hutchinson, Jackson Janderwski, Ty Jannausch, Nevaeh Jarrell, Casey Jones, DAsia Jones, Faith Jones,Kyleh Jones, T.J. Jones, Alex Juarez, Caleb June, Jenny Kamm, Gavin Kareckas, Xylan Karrar, Isabel Kelly, GwynnKetola, Emma King, Carter Kingsley, Vincent Kirrmann, Hannah Kunc, Zoe Langenfeld, Gavin Latchaw, Paige Lawson,Serina Lawson, Jackson Lipsey, Logan Litchfield, Diana Lozano, Chandler Lugibihl, Kameron Mankel, Jackson

Manshum, Juliette Marek, Brendan Marsh, Jayden Martinez, Madyson Massey, Elizabeth Maurer, Olivia McCausey,Jerry McClung, Tessa McClung, Ella McCormic, Tessa McDonald, Hailee McGill, Evan McLaren, Faith McLaren,

Kelsie Mead, Mya Medellin-Thelen, Gracie Megenuph, Alyssa Meissner, Riley Merryfield, Elijah Meyer, Sophie Meyer,

Kaden Miller, Peyton Miller, Taven Miller, P.J. Millikin, Nathan Moran, Christopher Morse II, McKenzie Mulnix,Carter Myers, Edmund Nelson, Julia Nelson, Macy Nihart, Anna Padilla, Aubrie Parish, Adrienne Parker, Maiya Patrick,

Amelia Patten, Logan Patterson, Aiden Perry, Ariena Perry, John Perry, Logan Peterson, Lauren Phillips, Foye Pierce,

Isabelle Piggott, Ryleigh Plunkett, Marie Poulin, Aubrey Pretzel, Jacob Proctor, Megan Ramsey, J.C. Rapson, Jackson

Raymond, Jon Remy, Cameron Renton, Garrett Rice, Ashley Richburg, Trent Ridner, Michaela Robbins, Katelyn

Roberts, Jenny Roesch, Brooklynn Rogowski, Hannah Roman, Dylan Ross, Veronica Ruiz, Xaiden Runk, KristinaRussell, Nicole Russell, Mia Sanchez, Brad Sandlin, Hunter Schocknesse, Camden Schuchaskie, Riley Serbay, Nathaniel

Shankle, Saige Shellito, Keegan Sheren, Emma Shilton, Chance Simmons, Kailieonna Slyabugh, Allison Smith,Elizabeth Smith, Owen Smith, Brandon Spears, Makayla Spinner, Hattie Stalter, Josie Starr, Zach Stevens, Abby

Stewart, Jaylen Stewart, Ben Szydlowski, Evelyn Terpening, Isabel Terpening, Brock Thompson, Isaiah Thorpe, Elijah

Torres, James Trost, Sophia Turner, Miatta Upson, Amina Vakili, Ella Van Fossen, Mia Van Fossen, Kari Vanderlip,Quinn Vanderlip, Ian Vandermoere, Jacinto Vasquez, Anna Vilminot, Eden Viramontes, Shanna Vollmar, ChaseWagner, Kaitlyn Waldrop, Madison Walkington, Seth Walkington, Raegan Ward, Christopher Warren, Molly

Waterman, Chloe Whiddon, Wyatt Wilcox, Kyla Williams, Teddy Williams, Lily Wyatt.


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COUNSELORS CORNER

~Sandy Husted~

Cyber bullying behaviors are increasing across the World Wide Web.

As childrens computer skills begin at a younger ages, so do their

cyber bullying behaviors. Cyber-bullying is the use of Internet e-mail,

instant messaging, chat rooms, cell phones, or other forms of

information technology to deliberately and repeatedly hurt, taunt,

ridicule, threaten or intimidate someone.

Cyber bullying is when a child or group of children set out to hurtanother through words and pictures. It can take many formsemail

messages, chat room comments, Instant Messages, Web pages,

telephone calls or pictures, online discussions or blog postings, etc.

and its purpose is to make someone feel awful. Children who practice

safe use of technologies by keeping personal information private, and

ignoring the first advances of a cyber bully are far less likely to be

continuing targets of a bully. Children who are very sensitive (wear

their hearts on their sleeves) and like to confide in others online are

more likely to be targeted. Bullies love to get a reaction, and they like

to use personal "secrets" against others.

What can parents do?

1. Realize that although you can set up filters on your childrenscomputers, the very best filter is you-the parent! Make sure

your childrens computers are in places where you can see

what they are doing on them when you walk by.

2. Set up expectations for your children's use of computers, theInternet, and cell phones. Your rules should include times

when technologies may be used, and about chatting,

emailing, Instant Messaging, the giving out of personal

information, posting information online, acceptable

Websites, etc. Examples of rules might be: Never give

anyone, even someone you consider a good friend, your

username and password; use appropriate language at all

times; do not download or open files from people you don't

know (this includes people you've only met online); etc.

3. Make sure there are consequences if your children do notfollow the expectations that have been set up by your family.

4. Recognize signs that your children may be targets of a cyberbully. Your children may not want to go to school, may want

to stay home instead of interacting with others, may get upset

when using the computer, may be preoccupied with concerns

about friendships, etc. Remember that some children will feel

so embarrassed by what the cyber bully is "saying" about

them, that they will try to keep the problem to themselves.No matter whether these problems are the result of cyber

bullying or not, they are significant problems you'll want to

discuss with your children so that you can help them.

5. Recognize signs that your child may be a cyber bully. Thesemight include: getting calls from the other parents about your

children's behavior online or on the telephone; hearing your

children put down others that are not in their group; finding

that your children brag about knowing the

passwords or other personal information of others,

etc.

6. Starting when your children first use computers,telephones, and the Internet, encourage them to let

you know if anything makes them feel uneasy or

threatened. And when they come to you, keep in

mind that comments about friendships, which are

obviously disturbing to them, may seem "silly" toyou. Take their worries seriously and help them

understand how to deal with the problem.

7. If your child is a victim of a cyber bully, save allevidence of the bullying. Print any nasty messages,

content of Websites, etc. Use this information

when you contact organizations such as Online

Services, telephone companies, Internet Service

Providers, Websites, the police, etc. about what has

happened to your children.

8.

Keep in mind, if your children are targets of acyber bully, that it is most important that they

understand these two things: It is not their fault that

they are being targeted, and what the bully is

saying about them is not true. Let them know that

you are behind them as will be most of the other

kids they know

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