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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. KENNAUGHMEAP is quickly approaching for our third through sixthgraders. While it is always important for students to be on timefor school, it is crucial during our MEAP testing days that

students arrive on time. Please do what you can to ensure your

child attends and arrives to school and ready to learn by 8:40;see the chart below for specific dates. Thank you for your

diligence with this!

Our hallways tend to be crowded in the afternoons just prior to

dismissal. We are requesting that parents and loved ones who

pick up students at the end of the day wait near the front doorfor dismissal. This will assist us with a smooth end to eachschool day.

Thank you to everyone who helped make our PTO Fun Run asuccess! As I type this, I am anxiously wondering if I will soon

be spending a day working on the roof of Beagle! There is stilltime to make that happen! Donations will be accepted throughnext Thursday, October 3.

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

any concerns, please contact me.

COUNSELORS CORNER~ Sandy Husted ~

Tardiness can become a chronicproblem for some students. This creaproblems for all students and teachers well. Did you know that the mostimportant learning of the school dayoccurs during the morning? Studentsare the most alert and attentive at this

time of day. As a result, important subject matters andconcepts are taught at this time. When students arrivelate to school, they miss out on some or all of these

important subjects. They also create a distraction whenthey walk into the classroom after other students havealready begun working. Therefore, teachers have to stowhat they are doing, and refocus the group.

Research shows that students who are frequently tardyhave lower grades, lower Grade Point Averages, lowerscores on standardized tests (MEAP), and lowergraduation rates. Chronic tardiness in elementary is alslinked to failure in high school.

TIPS FOR GETTING TO SCHOOL ON TIME:

Plan for the little things that come up. Peoplwho are always on time are really people whoarrive early every day. That way if somethingunexpected comes up, they may not be early, bthey will be on time. (Remember that being otime means being ready to walk into the

classroom at 8:40 a.m.)

Understand the importance of being on time.Students who are typically on time get bettergrades, and experience more success. This alslays the foundation for the world of work. Hel

your child to develop this good habit that willlast a lifetime.

Make sure your child gets enough sleep. Ifgetting out of bed in the morning is a problemmake a serious effort to get your child to bedearlier. Getting enough sleep also helps studenfocus better in the classroom, and is importantfor good overall health.

MEAP DATES SUBJECT GRADES

Tues., October 8 ReadingDay 1 3, 4, 5, & 6

Wed., October 9 Reading Day 2 3, 4, 5, & 6

Thur., October 10 WritingDay 1 4

Tues., October 15 Mathematics 3, 4, 5, & 6

Wed., October 16 WritingDay 2 4

October 17 - 25 Make-Up Dates 3, 4, 5, & 6

Mrs. Dawn Kennaugh,Principal

September 27, 2013

LUNCH MENU9/30 ~ Macaroni & Cheese or Turkey & Cheese Wrap10/1 ~ Corn Dog Nuggets or Cold Pizza Bagel Fun Lunch

10/2 ~ French Toast Sticks & Egg Patty or Cheeseburger

10/3 ~ Chicken Nuggets & Roll or Yogurt, String Cheese & Crackers

10/4 ~ Cheese Pizza or Chicken, Gravy, Mashed Potato & Roll

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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

Prepare for school the night before. Have your childpack their backpack the night before and sign allparent-teacher communication. Get it done the nightbefore and put the backpack by the door.

If one person is running late, everyone is running late.Make a family commitment to be on time to schoolevery day.

PTO NEWSBox Tops Update: So far, we have collected 5,685Box Tops. That is over $500 for our school! So farMrs. Kish, Mr. Szydlowski and Mrs. Kelly have thetop collecting classrooms. The classroom that collects

the most will win a sweet treat, and the individual student that collectsthe most will win a large pumpkin! Keep sending in those Box Tops!The current contest ends on Friday, October 25th!!

Please join us at the A&W in Grand Ledge onMonday Oct. 14th for a spaghetti fundraiser tobenefit the Beagle PTO. Spaghetti dinners are

$5.99 and include spaghetti with meatballs,garlic bread, and salad. For every dinner purchased that day, A&W

will donate $2.00 to the Beagle PTO. Spaghetti is served from 11

a.m. until 8 p.m. They are also available in the drive thru! Please

come and support our school and a great local business!

Due to a professional development day on our usual Friday ColorCruise performance day, I have had to reschedule our Color Cruiseperformance this year! If any fifth graders would like to perform atthe COLOR CRUISE & ISLAND FESTIVAL this year, we willperforming at ISLAND PARK on the GAZEBO STAGE from 10:00-10:30 on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12th! Fifth graders should wearblue/gold and their stickers. Fifth graders will be given a stickerduring the week prior to our performance, allowing them to enter thefestival for FREE. Fifth graders should wear blue/gold and theirstickers. I will bring their recorders to the island in our recorderboxes. After the performance, all Beagle families are invited over tothe Winters Calico Fields Farm area for some free soup...just look forthe huge, black cauldron!! Come and join us for some singing,

recorders, moving and eating!!Hope to see you there...Mrs. Winters

COMET CATCHERS

Nathan Adair, Coralie Allison, Sierra Appelgreen, Braden

Banwell, Logan Barber, Zach Barish, Ella Baryo, Camden

Beson-Vanallsburg, Lauren Blaske, Sean Bonene, Hunter

Bonney, Ty Borgeson, Jacob Bowlin-Rasmussen, Chloe

Bristol, Corey Brock, Grace Brooks, Olivia Buchweitz, DrewBuckland, Grace Buckland, Alyssa Buffenbarger, Aminah

Cappella, McKenzy Cobb, Ryleigh, Will Craven, CicelyDachtler, Chris Dale, Matthew Davidson, Mia Davidson,

Anna Davis, Lilly Davis, Chris Deboer, Wyatt Doty, Hannah

Driver, Justice Dungey, Ariell Eagle-Moore, Emily Edwards

Olivia Edwards, Jake Ellsworth, Caleb Estrada, James Ewin

Josh Feazel, Nick Finney, Zach Finney, Skyler Forbush,

Annalyse Fosket, Maya Fosket Becca Foster, Ben Foster,

Savannah Fowler, Tyler Fulkerson, Diego Garcia, Logan

Graham, Tieler Graham, Trace Graham, Kaylee Gross, Ben

Haakenson, Sam Haakenson, Steven Hagdus, Cianna Hall,Jack Halliwill, Mackenzie Hannahs, David Hardy, Devon

Harris, Julian Harris, Alexis Hartwick, Meghan Helms,

Kameron Hicks, Kaedyn Hirschman, Kaya Hirschman, NoahHolland, Shelby Hoskins, Connor Hubaker, Nick Jenks, Cas

Jones, Seth Jones, Alex Juarez, Gavin Kareckas, Danny Kel

Kendra Kelly, Kamryn Kenney, Emma King, Carter Kingsle

Audra Kressler, Hannah Kunc, Sam Kuntzsch, Leo Lake,

Gavin Latchaw, Gerardo Lozano, Jack Lumbert, Aiden

Lundquist, Madison Lyon, Kyleigh Mankel, Ethan Marek,

Brendan Marsh, Meadow Martinez, Noah McCartney, Jerry

McClung, Ella McCormic, Hailee McGill, Jenna McGill,Landon McLouth, Alyssa Meissner, Jonah Meyer, Parisa

Mirsepassi, Karen Mitchell, Nathan Moran, Allison MorganChristopher Morse II, McKenzie Mulnix, Ranold Musolff,Carter Myers, Camryn Nauta, Kaitlyn Newton, Olivia

Newton, Lena Nihart, Kaden Nowak, Josie Parish, AdrienneParker, Ava Parker, Hailey Payne, Kaylee Payne, Kristie

Payne, Ariena Perry, John Perry, Jacob Pierce, Isiah Pohl,

Rachel Potts, Brenner Quick, Megan Ramsey, Jimmy Rento

Kesley Richardson, Doug Robinson, Karianne Rodeman,

Mathew Rodriguez, Jessica Roesch, Kristina Russell, Nicole

Russell, Emerald Rutherford,Gabby Sauers, Jagger SchelkeHunter Schocknesse, Camden Schuchaskie, Emma Sebring,Caitlin Selleck, Michael Shankle, Nathan Shankle, Levi Sha

Saige Shellito, Emma Shepard, Keegan Sheren, ChanceSimmons, Ava Slaybaugh, Kailieonna Slaybaugh, Jeremiah

Smith, Ezra Soria, Brandon Spears, Preston Spotts, Josie Sta

Zach Stevens, Jaylen Stewart, Ben Szydlowski, Austin

Thompson, Isaiah Thorpe, Sophie Turner, Mia Van Fossen,Kari Vanderlip, Quinn Vanderlip, Aiden Vandermoere, Luk

Vandervest, Kaitlyn Vermetti, Anna Vilminot, Eden

Viramontes, Chase Wagner, Kaitlyn Waldrop, Seth

Walkington, Christopher Warren, Isaac Webber, Lydia

Webster, Angela White, Jordyn Wilbur, Ashlyn Williams,

Nick Williams, Teddy Williams, Sarae Wilson, Lily Wyatt,Benjamin Young.

DATES TO REMEMBERTues. 10/8 ~ MEAP Testing Begins

Fri. 10/18 ~ MEAP Testing Ends

Wed. 10/2 ~ Student Count Day

Fri. 10/11 ~ No Students/Professional Development Day

Sat. 10/12 ~ 5th Graders Performing at Color Cruise

FUN RUN Pledges will be accepted (both online and in school)through THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3!