April 2016 WILDCAT NEWS West Hanover Elementary School 7740 Manor Drive Harrisburg, PA 17112 Visit Us Online: www.cdschools.org/westhanover Dates to Remember: 04/01 April Fool s Day Wear Mismatch Clothing 04/05 PTA Meeting/End of the 3 rd Marking Period Library 7:00 pm 04/06 Kindergarten Registration Day 04/08 Scholarship Applications Due 04/11-15 Gr. 3-5 ELA PSSA Testing 04/12 Drugs 101: What Parents & Kids Need to Know CDMS 5:30p - 8:00 pm 04/13 Sub & Sandwich Orders Due 4/18-22 Gr. 3-5 Math PSSA Testing 04/26 Election Day NO SCHOOL Bake & Sub Sale MPR All Day 4/25-29 Gr. 4 Science PSSA Testing 04/29 Wear Your Favorite Jersey Day 05/02 Book Fair Family Night MPR 6:00-8:00 pm 05/03-05 Moms & Muffins MPR 8:00-8:45 am 05/03 PTA Meeting Library 7:00 pm Notes from Mr. C It appears that Spring has finally arrived!! Please know that April is another busy month at WH. The 3 rd Marking Period officially ends on April 5 with report cards available in HAC for students in Grades K-5 April 12. It is also that time of the year again for the PSSA testing which begins this month for all students in grades 3-5. The testing window for the English/Language Arts Assessment will be from April 11-15, the Math Assessment will be from April 18-22 and the 4 th Grade Science Assessment window will be April 25-29. Good luck to all our 3 rd, 4 th and 5 th graders as they take the PSSA assessments this year! Just a reminder, Educational Trips cannot be approved during the PSSA testing window. Also, please note that all cell phones, smart phones, and other prohibited electronic devices are to be off and in the student s backpack during all testing. Unapproved devices are not permitted in a testing location. It is recommended that these devices remain home during the testing days. Please continue to share with your child how important these tests are to themselves as well as the school and the district and ask them to do their very best. Please make sure your child is well rested and eats a good breakfast prior to coming to school, especially on the testing days. Now that Spring is here and our students are participating in all the spring extra-curricular activities, please remind your children that there is still one marking period of school left and their school work should continue to be their #1 priority. Finally, thank you to all who participated in our magazine fundraiser and our Pennies for Patients project. Mr. C LEARN LIKE A CHAMPION TODAY!
Notes from PTA A nominating committee has been formed to select candidates for our new officers. Open positions include president and secretary. Both are 2 year terms. Contact Alyssa Iddings at alyssaiddings@gmail.com, a current officer or come to our meeting on 4/3 if you are interested in volunteering in one of these roles. Elections will be held during our meeting in May. As always, check out the schools e-communications website, PTA website and our West Hanover PTA facebook page for more information throughout the month! Contact our officers if you have any questions. We would love to help you learn about the different ways you can be involved here at West Hanover Elementary. PTA Officers President Michelle Smith whptapresident@yahoo.com Secretary Nicki Meyer Nmeyer100805@gmail.com Vice President Kelly Horney BobandKellyH@aol.com Treasurer Jaime Holmes jaimelynnholmes@hotmail.com Announcements Giant A+ This year s Giant A+ Program ended on 3/17/16. Thanks to everyone who registered their bonus card this year. With your help, our school earned over $ 3700.00! Visitor Management System When entering the school during school hours, remember to bring your state issued picture ID to comply with the PTA Membership $5.00 per person Forms available on our website Please consider joining!! Art VanGO! is returning to West Hanover in May. More details coming soon! Background Checks Anyone wishing to volunteer in a role with direct child supervision (i.e., field trip chaperone, out of school PTA event), please be sure to review the new requirements for background checks. Information can be found on the district website. Consumer Rewards Keep collecting Box Tops and Campbell s Soup Labels to earn money for our school. Bags labeled with your student s name and classroom can be sent in at any time and will be counted towards the next contest.
Pennies for Patients Thanks to everyone who participated in the Pennies for Patients drive for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 3/07-3/25. Donation boxes are currently being counted and we will give the final count next month. Stay Tuned! School Spirit Days April 1 st is Mismatched Clothing Day in celebration of April fool s Day. Later in the month, on April 29 th, students can wear their favorite team jersey. Scholarship The John R. Baumgardner/West Hanover PTA Scholarship is to be awarded annually to a graduating senior from a high school within the Central Dauphin School District or a school in which the Central Dauphin School District provides transportation. Scholarships will be awarded to two students who are entering their freshman year in post-secondary education. Each award will be a one-year $1,000 scholarship, which shall be paid directly to the institution specified by the recipient. Please see our website for the application form. All completed applications should be forwarded to the address listed on the application by April 8, 2016. Drugs 101 Central Dauphin Middle School A program for parents and teens will be held on Tuesday, 4/12 from 6-8pm at CDMS. The program aims to teach parents and kids about various forms of drugs and peer pressures that students may face. For more details, see the poster at the end of the newsletter. Election Day Bake and Sub Sale The Election Day Bake and Sub Sale will be held outside of the multi-purpose room on Tuesday, April 26th. The PTA will be selling Subs and Pretzel Sandwiches from R & K subs for $5 each. All pre-sale orders and payment are due 4/13! There will be a few extras for sale during the election but it is best to preorder. Sandwich order pick-up will be available on Monday April 25 th from 4PM-6PM or Tuesday April 26 th from 8AM-6PM outside of the multi-purpose room. For questions or if you would like to donate a baked good or help with the sale, please contact Michelle Snyder at 566-3705 or wmsnyder@comcast.net 5 th Grade Committee Parents of 5 th graders, please watch for information to come home asking you to send in photos of your 5th grader for the graduation slide show. We'll be looking for a kindergarten picture, a 5th grade picture as well as photos from school events at West Hanover. Dates to remember: Graduation ceremony - the evening of Thursday, May 26 at CDMS Class trip to Ozzys - Thursday, June 2, 3:45-9:00pm. School Store The School Store is now open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:45am - 9:00am. We sell pencils, erasers, pencil grippers, sharpeners, tablets, rulers, highlighters, etc...and a few other "fun" things! Most items cost less than $1.00 :) The Store is run by 5th graders and parent volunteers. We hope your children enjoy "shopping" at the School Store this year!
Campbell s Labels for Education Program We have received notice that the Campbell s Labels program is winding down. Be sure to send in all your labels and beverage/sauce caps before the end of this school year. We can continue to submit until July 31 of this year. As of August 1, only barcodes with the LFE logo will be accepted. Our accumulated points can be redeemed at least through 8/01/17. A final end date for the program has not been announced, but will be forthcoming. May Fair With spring's recent arrival that means our annual May Fair is right around the corner. It is on Saturday, May 21 st from 11 am to 3 pm located in the lower parking area of the school. For those new to our school, it is an annual celebration with food, fun, games, a book sale and wonderful auction items. It is a lot of fun and is run by our PTA. So, please come out and join in the fun!!! Also, we are in need of a lot of volunteers to run it! Please see attached form at the end of this newsletter if you are able to volunteer some of your time. Thank you and see y'all on May 21 st! International Week International Week will be celebrated this Spring. Students will be learning about the Greek Culture. Book Fair The Spring BOGO Scholastic Book Fair will be held during the first week in May. Family night will be held on Monday, 5/2 beginning at 6:00pm. Mornings with Moms Before the school day begins, enjoy breakfast with your students. Muffins will be served in the multipurpose room beginning at 8:00 am on Tuesday, 5/3 - Thursday, 5/5. LP TWP Lions Club Teacher Recognition Hello. It's that time again that we are now looking for nominations for the Lower Paxton Township Lions Club outstanding teacher for the 3rd quarter. We have had the honor of recognizing two fantastic teachers already this school year. Once again we would appreciate if you can help us get the word out to students, parents, fellow teachers and administrators to submit the teachers they feel should be recognized for their outstanding work with their students. Nomination forms can be found on our web site, www.eclubhouse.org/sites/lowerpaxtonpa or simply google Lower Paxton Lions, and send the nomination to the address on the form. Deadline for submitting nominations is May 6th. We will recognize the outstanding teacher at our May 24th meeting. Thanks again for your efforts to help us recognize the great teachers in our Happy Birthday to Our Staff! Mrs. Manley 4 th Grade Teacher 04/04 Mrs. Wolford 4 th Grade Teacher 04/18 Mrs. Haig 5 th Grade Teacher 04/21 Mrs. Sheridan 3 rd Grade Teacher 04/27
community. Tim Steeley Lower Paxton Township Lions Club
May Fair 2016 Volunteer Sign Up Sheet Hi Wildcat Parents! Would you consider volunteering some of your talent, time and enthusiasm for our annual May Fair (Saturday, May 21st)? We are asking for 1, 2 or 4 hour intervals. Please complete the information below and send it to the school with your child by Friday, May 6 th or email tmleonard1@comcast.net I will get back to you to confirm your hours and area that you are assigned to! When you arrive at the school to volunteer, please sign in about 15 minutes before your start time at the volunteer sign in table which will be located by the lower entrance doorways of the school. Thank you so very much!! Melissa Leonard, May Fair 2016 Text/cell 480-0098 Name Email address and/or phone number I have an interest in: 1. Set up 9am to 11am 2. Clean up 3pm to 5pm 3. Working/running one of the game, prize or ticket tables. Time intervals: 11am to 1pm 1pm to 3pm 11am to 3pm A (1) hour block of time