Volume 5, Issue 3

December 2015

Ozona Elementary School

Tamara McWilliams

Principal

Vicky Munoz

Asst. Principal

Katie Parker.,

Counselor

Misty Jurado,

Secretary

Patty Villarreal,

PEIMS

O.E.S Christmas Break: Friday Dec. 18th: Earl y Out

Pre-K: 12:00 Kinder & 1st Grade: 12:15

2nd Grade-5th Grade: 12:30

Dec. 21st– Jan. 3rd: No School

O.E.S. Christmas Caroling Schedule Wednesday Dec. 16th

9:30-10:15: 3rd Grade @ ONB

10:15-11:00: 5th Grade @ ONB

11:00-11:45: 4th Grade @ ONB

Thursday Dec. 17th

8:45-9:30: Pre-K @ CNB

9:30-10:15: Kinder @ CNB & Care Center

10:15-11:00: 2nd @ CNB

11:00-11:45: 1st @ CNB & Care Center

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2nd Grade Creative Writing 1st place--Mercedes Perez 6th place--Jaycee Maldonado Chess Puzzles 1st place--Mercedes Perez 4th place--Thalen Roller 6th place--Colt Scroggins 1st place Team--Mercedes Perez, Thalen Roller, Colt Scroggins 3rd Grade Storytelling 1st place--Tristyn Timms 3rd--Sienna Tatum 6th--Bayleigh Tinney Spelling 3rd place--Kailyn Longoria 5th place--Braden Mears 2nd place Team-- Kailyn Longoria, Braden Mears, Catherine Geary Music Memory 1st place--Carissa Thomas 4th place--Sienna Tatum 6th place--Serena Diehal 1st place Team--Delaney McGee, Carissa Thomas, Ally Cervantes, Sienna Tatum, Serena Diehal Ready Writing 3rd place--Maria Arranda 6th place--Bayea Porras Chess Puzzles 1st place--Micheal Daniels 1st place Team--Micheal Daniels, Kurt Bean, Hillary Alverez 4th Grade Art 2nd place--Alexis Scroggins 5th place--Mia Gutierrez 1st place Team--Cameran Ochoa, Mia Guiterrez, Alexis Scroggins, Brylee Gutierrez Chess Puzzles 1st place TIE--Mia Davidson, Seth Childress 1st place Team--Mia Davidson, Seth Childress, Faith Quiroz

Music Memory 1st place--Sebastian Fullingim 1st place Team--Sebastian Fullingim, Trinity Mendo-za, Felipe Cano Number Sense 3rd place--Mia Davidson 3rd place Team--Mia Davidson, Audrey Upham, Vale-ria Garza Oral Reading 1st place--Emma Crenwelge 2nd place--Cora Perez 4th place--Mia Davidson Ready Writing 1st place--Audrey Upham 5th Grade Creative Writing 5th place--Elyssa Trujillo Oral Reading 1st place--Kiara Jones 6th place--Chance Criswell Number Sense 3rd place--Max Duran Chess Puzzles 1st place--Maximus Duran 2nd place--Andrew Garza 3rd place--Skylar Lacy 1st place Team--Maximus Duran, Andrew Garza, Sky-lar Lacy Dictionary Skills 3rd place--Levi Bishop 4th place--Kattie Rodriguez 2nd place Team--Levi Bishop, Kattie Rodriguez, Hai-ley Salinas

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When sending absence notes to school for your child please make sure you include the child's name and their classroom teacher. Also please remember

to send the notes to school the day your child comes back to school. If you have any questions

about attendance please call Patty Villarreal at 325-392-5730.

S t r a t e g i e s t o A c h i e v e S c h o o l R e s o l u t i o n s A new calendar year is a chance for a fresh start. It’s a good

time to talk with your child about how the school year is going.

Is she happy with the progress she has made? Are there

things she wants to change? New Year’s resolutions can be a

good way to make positive change. But resolutions by them-

selves can’t lead to change. Here are some ways your child

can actually achieve the positive resolutions she makes:

Start small. Your child is probably not going to go from doing

10 minutes of reading a week to finishing an entire book each

week. Instead, help her figure out smaller steps. “How about if you read for 15 minutes before bed?”

Each small step builds her “reading muscles” for even greater success.

Think about the rewards. Sup-pose your child says she’d like to change the grade she’s get-ting in math.

Before she makes her plan for how to improve, help her focus on the rewards of get-ting a higher

grade. Once she has a picture of that success, it will be easier to make the changes.

Plan ahead. If one of her goals is to watch less TV but she always turns on the TV after school, help her

think

about what she can do differently. Perhaps she can have a snack or play with the dog instead.

•Celebrate successes. Change is not always easy. So celebrate every success. If she only reads for 30

minutes a day for four days this week, that’s still a lot more reading than she was doing before!

Source: S. Schnellenbarger , “How to Keep a Resolution,” Wall Street J our nal, http://online.wsj.com/ar ticle/SB100014 24052748703581204576033824100634278.html.

Ozona Elementary School P.O. Box 400

802 14th Street Ozona, Texas 76943

Phone:(325)392-5730 Fax: (325)392-2327

Our mission for Ozona Schools is to ensure student success

through high expectations for all students by all stakeholders, es-

tablishing a culture of pride and excellence. Education in Ozona

Elementary School is a visible partnership accomplished through

the dedicated teamwork of parents, students, community members

and the staff.

I would like to remind you to keep your child home if he or she is sick. If your child has had a fever of 100 or greater or has

had vomiting or diarrhea during the night or before school – KEEP YOUR CHILD HOME! Your child can return to school when he or she has been FEVER FREE FOR 24 HOURS WIT HOUT TAKING FEVER REDUCING MEDICINE like Tylenol, Advil, or Motrin. We will never completely stop the spread of illnesses at school, but by following this guideline maybe we can slow it down!