The White & Gold Tribune

Created by: Library Media Specialist; Mrs. Wallace Number 1 – Oct. 25, 2017 White & Gold TribuneTROAJNS Home of the Gold, Together we can! Black, and White! Create a community of life-long learners that will function as responsible, self-sufficient citizens of a global society!ALL ABOUT THE SOUTH CENTRAL ELEMENTARY EXCLUSIVE NEWS FROM THE 1ST NINE WEEKSSUMMER READERS MAKE THEIR GOALAt the end of the school year, students were L to R: 2nd grader Viola Culler, 3rd grader Grant Wallace,challenged with spending time over the and 3rd grader Izabella Branhamsummer working toward their AcceleratedReading Goals. Each student hadindividualized goals in selecting books onlevel, earning points, and being more than85% accurate on quizzes. Many students atSouth Central showed signs of summerreading through the program. The following 3Elementary students successfully reached all3 summer reading goals and were awardedwith a $15 Wal Mart gift card.Congratulations to our Summer Readers!!Job well done!! IN THE KNOW Document your child’s school year when you purchase the 2016-17 Yearbook!WE COLLECT BOX TOPS!! Look for collection Share the memories from last year withsheets to come home monthly. Each sheetholds 10 box tops and earns our school $1. Fill family and friends. Elementary Yearbooksout as many as you can and turn them in to cost $20; High School Yearbooks cost $40;your school library. (Ask for more collection Both can be purchased for $50! Contactsheets or send them to school in a baggie.) Besure to put your grade on all sheets and bags, either Patti Seidel at pseidel@south-because the grade that collects the most will central.org or Melissa Wallace atearn a donut and juice party. Please CHECK [email protected] DON’T forgetthe expiration date on each box top beforesending them in. to PRE-ORDER each year so you don’t miss getting your child’s yearbook. PRE-ORDER forms are sent home with students in the spring of each year.South Central Elementary School 3291 Greenwich Angling Rd. Greenwich, OH 44837Contact Mrs. Wallace at [email protected] or phone 419-752-5021 EXT #22270

VISIT YOUR SCHOOL LIBRARY WEBPAGE AT http://www.libraryatsouthcentral.weebly.com/Your school library webpage is full of information you don’twant to miss! You can keep track of what your student haschecked out and when it is due, you can request newmaterial for the library, you can keep up to date on what ishappening, and much much more. Visit today!!PTO brings Norwex to SC Contact becoming well known and better choices are Tamara Kagy, easily available. Norwex has led the global 419-681-0057; microfiber industry for more than 20 years www.tamarakagy. with its exclusive BacLock antibacterial norwex.biz technology and its flagship, the highlyThe Elementary PTO wants to help absorbable microfiber cloths that removereduce the amount of unhealthy 99% of bacteria from surfaces with onlycleaning chemicals in your child’s water. Other special areas in the school andclassroom. In an attempt to do this,they will provide the K-4 classrooms the Jr. High classrooms will be receiving thewith individualized cleaning cloths full sized Envirocloth. Through the help offrom Norwex. This is a fast growing our Norwex Sales Consultant, Tamara Kagy,trend in schools across the U.S. as the the PTO is also going to have a raffle oflong term ill effects of chemicals is Norwex products at the Fall Festival. If you are interested in helping provide South Central with Norwex products or desire to purchase any for your home, please contact Tamara or PTO President Jody Chaffee [email protected] Book ONLINE SHOPPING: Wed. Oct. 25th – Tues. Nov. 7th @ http://www.scholastic.com/fair Orders will ship to the schoolFair is Coming! and be delivered to your child. ON-SITE SHOPPING: Mon. Oct. 30th – Thurs. Nov. 2nd in the Elementary/Jr. High Library Mon/Tues 8:00 am - 2:00 pm and Wed/Thurs 8:00 am – 7:00 pm Volunteer to work the Book Fair by emailing jcotterman@south- central.org or [email protected] 2

Mrs. Jody Chaffee and Meet SC’s New Teacher- Mrs. HallDrummer Dylan Moffitt talk Mrs. Hall has taught special with 3rd graders about education for 4 years. She is a high putting their learning to school graduate of Monroeville and has a bachelor’s degree in rhythm. psychology and sociology from Ohio Northern University. Mrs. Hall earned her master’s degree in Special Education from the University of Toledo. She and her husband have a 2-year old daughter named Arianna. She enjoys spending time with her family and having cookouts. When Mrs. Hall is not teaching she likes to paint and sew. She is currently working on painting slate signs for family Christmas gifts. When asked about her start at South Central, Mrs. Hall responded, “I couldn’t be happier to be a South Central Trojan!” Welcome Mrs. Hall!!Are you using INFOHIO? GO, FIGHT, WIN!Do you know about all the They have many helpful Cheerleaders in Training putGREAT things INFOhio has to sites, and documents for on a GREAT performance at parents. INFOhio is a the varsity football game.offer? and the BEST thing is; Showing their school spirit were Viola Culler, Kenleathey are ALL FREE!! Blair, Molly Nastasi, and Emmi McGahhey.INFOhio offers grade great place forband links in a variety of connecting to your public library, schoolsubjects. Play games,help your child learn to library, classroom, and community. If youread, learn through haven’t used INFOhiointeractive play,research, explore science don’t wait any longer. Inthrough videos, get book each of the next three editions of The White &recommendations,become career or college Gold Tribune you canready and much much read about an INFOhiomore. INFOhio is NOT highlighted resource.just for students! www.infohio.orgRequest our school’s user name and password by emailing Mrs. Wallace [email protected] 3

Four 4’s Math Challenge Can’t Stump SC StudentsHave your ever heard of The Four 4s? Well thanks to Mrs. Grose and her math trainingthrough OSU these 4th and 5th graders have and they successfully met the challenge andeven took the challenge one step further. The Four 4s Challenge is where students designequations that equal all whole numbers from 1-20 using exactly four 4s and ONLY four 4s.As you can imagine, some equations are much easier to find than others. After this group ofstudents completed the challenge they took it one step further and found equations fromthe numbers negative 1 to negative 20. Throughout the challenge students had to workwith fractions, decimals, exponents, order of operations, negative numbers, square rootsand factorials. Once the challenge was under way these students got excited aboutsucceeding and they weren’t giving up. Here is what the students had to say about their hard work and success: “It took us almost 2 weeks and 19 was hard because you had to use factorial. That’s an exclamation point.” ~Taylor Smith “I think it was pretty hard for the negatives but a little easy because all you had to do was think of the positives and try to figure out how to change it to a negative.” ~Bryan Chaffee “In the Four 4’s puzzle it was hard because we only got about 15 minutes a day to work on it. At first we thought to use the number 4 was impossible but we figured it out!” ~Jayla Tolliver “I think the negative Four 4’s challenge was easier because we had already done the positives and then we kind of had to convert it. The positive Four 4’s challenge was hard because it was only our 2nd challenge of the school year.” ~Dylan Allen “During the challenge we used factorial, which means you start with a number and go down. Like 5 times 4 times 3 times 2 times 1. We also had to use square root, which means you times it by itself to get the number you have, like the square root of 16 is 4.” ~Aaron Hauler Can you figure out this Math Challenge?TECHNOLOGY TIP: SC has a Symbaloo page http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/scelementary1 Chances are your child has used our school Symbaloo page many times this nine weeks, but have you? This is a great place to find ALL the quick tile links to the websites that your child uses regularly at SC. Find tiles for one click connections to our school webpage, AR Home Connect, Library catalog, Mrs. Lacey’s class, IXL, INFOhio, and many many more. Many websites that our students use require a personal log-in. If your student is unable to tell you their log-in information please contact their teacher. 4

HOCO 2017 COUNSELOR’S CORNER with Mrs. Fishbaugh3rd graderAndrew Teter DID YOU KNOW?gives it his all • Starting in Kindergarten, too many absencesduring the popthe balloon race can cause children to fall behind in school.at the district • Missing 10% (or about 18 days) can make itwideHomecoming harder to learn to read.pep rally. • Students can still fall behind if they miss just a day or two days This team of girls every few weeks. race to pass the egg with their • Being late to school may lead to poor attendance. spoon, while • Absences can affect the whole classroom if the teacher has to slow keeping a close eye on whether down learning to help children catch up. they’re beating a team of boys. Attending school regularly helps children feel better about school-and themselves. Start building this habit in preschool so they learn right away that going to school on time, every day is important. Good attendance will help children do well in school, college, and eventually at work!The VOICE of SC Students: Meet the team on YTNNEach morning beginning at 7:15 these bright Meet our Young Trojans News Audio Broadcasters Dixon Blanton &and dedicated 4th graders bring the daily Izzy Lucha- Network Anchors; Bryan Chaffee & Taylor Smith-andschool news to our Elementary students. Withthe help of music teacher, Mrs. Weaver, our Fill in Anchor Adelynn SmithYTNN team receives the announcements bypaper or iPad and are taught to smile andlook at the camera all the while speakingclearly. Announcements begin our school daywith the Pledge of Allegiance, the lunchcount, student birthdays, and current events.Announcements are recorded the day beforeand are archived on our school’s YouTubechannel!Take a Look Back at the Memories From Last YearIf you missed placing a pre-order for the Elementary/Middle School 2016-17Yearbook, you can still purchase one while supplies last at a cost of $20. Simplysend in cash or a check made out to South Central Yearbook and have yourchild deliver the money to Mrs. Wallace in the Elem/Jr. High library. 5

Second Graders Visit the UPCOMING EVENTS AT SCColumbus Zoo • FALL PARTIES • PICTURE RE-On September 22nd our second grade FRI. OCT. 27th TAKESstudents spent the day at the Columbus Zooenjoying beautiful weather and watching • HONEY HAVEN TUES. NOV. 14thlots of animal life. FARMS • SCHOOL “I got to feed a MON. OCT. 30th SCHEDULE giraffe! The zoo was really big • SCHOLASTIC NOV. 3rd NO school for and I saw lots BOOK FAIR students of animals!” NOV. 22nd-27th ~Karli Smith MON. OCT. 30th – THURS. Thanksgiving Break NOV. 2nd DEC. 5th 2-Hr. Delay Start“We got to see where different kinds of Mon/Tues DEC. 21st – JAN. 1stanimals live! I liked watching the baby gorilla 8:00 am-2:00pm Christmas Breakclimb on the roof!” ~Joey McAvoy Wed/Thurs JAN. 2nd 2-Hr. Delay Start 8:00 am-7:00 pm • SANTA SHOP • PARENT MON. DEC. 4th-THURS. DEC. TEACHER CONF. 7th from 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Also THURS. DEC. 7th NOV. 1st PreK-8 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm NOV. 2nd Grades 5-8 • PTO MEETINGS 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm Held one Monday each Grades PreK-4 month. If interested in 8:00 am -7:00 pm attending, email NO SCHOOL [email protected] FOR PreK-4A Buddy Bench- What a GREAT Idea!In a combined effort from the SC High School FFA students and teacher Mrs. Lucha,Elementary Art Teacher Mrs. Bush, and the Elementary PTO our playground now has a“BUDDY BENCH”. A buddy bench is designed to eliminate loneliness and foster friendship.Students who are feeling left out or alone should take a seat on the buddy bench. Otherswho notice someone sitting alone on the bench should join them, strike up conversation,and ask them to play. The buddy bench helps to build a positive climate on the playground,ensure that all children feel included, and provide aneasy way for students to make new friends. Mrs. Bush’s art club is in the process of painting a second buddy bench for our playground. New 2nd grade student, Dashawna Clinton, made friends her first day at South Central with classmate, Sydnee Middaugh! 6

Voted for by the 2018 Putting Technology in the hands of our studentsSenior Class With the help and support of our technology 1st grade Football director Sue Sparks and assistant Michael Homecoming Baker, our elementary classrooms can now Mascots: learn, work, and enjoy the use of Chromebooks. Purchased new this school Kenlea Blair and year were 3 elementary computer carts Mason Albert each containing 30 Chromebooks and an additional computer cart to use in our Kenlea is the daughter of special education and title classrooms. Matthew and Rachel Blair. She loves cats and Our students now have direct dogs and likes to spend access to technology and are her time swimming. able to get quick access to a variety of programs that Mason is the son of Heath and Lisa Albert. support our online curriculum. He loves matchbox cars and likes to spend his time playing dirt bike video games.Chaffee CHATTo the South Central Community:Welcome to the 2017-18 school year! It is hard to believe that the first nine weeksgrading period is nearly upon us! Thank you to those who expressed such apositive reception of my acceptance for the position of superintendent; my familyand I couldn’t be happier that I was selected to lead South Central Local Schools.My wife, Jody, is a musician and personnel manager with the Firelands Symphony Orchestra in Sandusky,Ohio. She is also SC PTO President. My three children attend South Central Local Schools: Ben III is in 9thgrade, Lydia is in 7th grade, and Bryan is a 4th grade student. This school year marks my 23rd year in publiceducation. I hope I meet the board of education’s, and the community’s expectations as the leader of ourschool district. I promise to be visible, transparent and demonstrate open and honest communication.Please feel welcome to contact me with questions, comments or suggestions. I am very excited andenergized to lead our district toward academic, as well as extra-curricular, successes this school year andbeyond! Together, we can, and will, make data-driven decisions and offer top-quality extra-curricularopportunities to provide the best possible experiences for our PK-12 students. I believe these activities willmake the students, and the community, proud to be a South Central Trojan! As I roam the hallways and visitour classrooms on a regular basis, I am very enthusiastic about, and proud of, the rigorous levels ofinstruction and the awesome student engagement at every grade level. Our teachers and staff display agenuine passion for all our students to reach high levels of achievement and individual success. I encourageparents/guardians to continue investing in your child's education by keeping open lines of communicationbetween parents and the teacher/school. And, if you ever have questions or concerns about the schoolsystem in general, please feel welcome to send me an email or a phone call. 7

Fire Prevention Week “Chase” is on the CASE A BIG thank you to Firefighter Our students enjoyed meeting Chase as Seth for he visited our Elementary school Friday, discussing and Sept. 29th in order to check in on the demonstrating safety of our little ones and teach them ALL the about the importance of making good important fire choices! safety rules. A BIG thanks toSouth Central is Resource Officergrateful to the Tri- Mitch Cawrse forCounty Joint Fire getting ourDepartment for students excitedtheir dedication of about safety!fire safetyeducation for our Kindergarten student Coen Fishbaugh gotstudents. to meet Chase from Paw Patrol.LOVIN’ our school during SPIRIT WEEK2017 Wearing their school colors puts a smile on 1st graders Zackary Zmyslo, Cam Smith, and Christian Cervantes.Showing their school spirt on GO TEAM!Twin Day are 4th graders Isabella Our afternoonKimberlin and Hannah Hess. Preschoolers cheer for their favorite sports team. 8

At Gorman Nature Center with 3rd Graders Moving the classroom outdoors for the day gave our 3rd graders a GREAT opportunity to take what they’ve learned and see it in action. At Gorman Nature Center students got to identify nature on a hike, get up close and personal with animals native to Ohio, and collect and observe pond life.HERE IS WHAT THE STUDENTS HAD TO SAY: “It was fun holding the snakebecause it wasn’t as slimy as other ones are.” ~Ethan Miller“The leaf I found was a Sassafras, and it smelled really good. I picked it upbecause it was the shape of Michigan and my brother lives there.” ~Zack Cross“I can’t believe I didn’t catch anything with my net.” ~Grant WallaceARTIST SPOTLIGHT Original Artwork by 3rd grader Chloe Beverly.Third graders recently discussed the three main bodyparts of an insect: head, thorax, and abdomen, andapplied them to create either realistic or creativeinsect drawings. Students drew only with Sharpiemarker and had to think of creative solutions if amistake was made. Once the drawings were complete,students used crayon and/or colored pencil andapplied a gradient technique (colors changing from oneto another) as well as tempera cake paint for either ablue sky or a sunset sky. As you can see in ChloeBeverly’s drawing, she chose to create a gradient oforange to yellow to green for her insect. Artists likeChloe did a great job!Starting Your Day with FREE Breakfast2nd graders, Eli Lacey, Alivia Resor, With funding from Children’s Hunger Alliance, our school isand Rylee Carsey start the morning able to provide a FREE breakfast each morning for studentsoff right with spelling and breakfast. in grades K-8. Starting their day out on the right foot with a good healthy breakfast is important to our staff. Each morning the foodservice department provides the elementary wings with carts that are filled with a protein/grain, fruit, juice and milk. Students and teachers spend each morning in conversation over a healthy breakfast to ensure a GREAT start to the day. Be sure to ask your student how well they like this new FREE breakfast program. 9

GREAT Things are Happening in the Classrooms at SCHands-on learning is GREAT fun! It’s NEVER too early to learn how to type!Kindergarten students Triton Cramer, 1st graders Logan Felver,Adalynn Sousa-Tolliver, and Ella Cam Smith, and OwenSweeting work on patterns and Deppen are taking tech classcounting using the peg boards. with Mrs. Lacey and learning their way around the keyboard. Ohio Indian Tribes make for GOOD group conversation! 4th graders Alex Hale, Jaleigh Riddle, Weston June, Isabella Kimberlin, and Cole Frankart organize a comparison chart of Ohio Indian Tribes.What’s in Mrs. Wallace’s Book Bag?Do you find yourself waiting for the next new book from yourfavorite author?I LOVE ALL books by Mo Willems. I keep my eye out for hisnext new book because I know it will be funny. One of theBEST things about Mo’s books are sharing them withbeginning readers. Many of Mo’s stories allow a youngreader to learn about using the character’s voice andreading with inflection. If you’ve never listened to a youngstudent read one of the Gerald and Piggie books you can’twait any longer. Check out a book by Mo Willems ASAP!You won’t be disappointed!! I’m never without an ebook on my Kindle! Borrowing ebooks from my public library is one of my favorite things to do!! This is how I preview books to see if I should purchase a hard copy for our school library. On my kindle APP right now you’ll find “MS. BIXBY’S LAST DAY” If you’re looking for a good book to read ask me about this title or the many others I’ve read! 10