Eagle Valley Elementary School

February 2008

Principal’s News
Dear EVES Families,
Wow, what a winter so far!  The snow just keeps on coming down and students are having a grand time building forts and learning about weather patterns.
As a reminder, please be sure that your children are coming to school equipped to play in the snow.  We take students outside unless the temperature registers below 0 degrees.  It is important that your child comes with snow gear so that they do not come back into the building sopping wet. 
Our winter NWEA testing is almost complete.  February marks the start of our CSAP tests, with third graders testing first in the area of reading.  The CSAP is our annual state assessment.  They will be testing on February 20th and 21st, so please make sure your third grader gets plenty of rest and good solid breakfast on those two mornings.  The remainder of the third grade tests, as well as the fourth and fifth grade tests will be administered in March.
Finally, a huge thanks to those of you who joined us for our Annual Fiesta Disco on Jan. 25th.  Everyone seemed to have a fabulous time.  Thank you to Scott Pell, Katie Botkins, Linda Zilar, and Sherryl Essex for working with our Student Council members this year.  Also, a big THANKS goes out to all the parents who helped us with this event.
Stay warm out there!!
                Respectfully,
                Monica Lammers

~ FEBRUARY DATES TO REMEMBER ~
6-7    Learn to Ski
14    Valentine’s Day Parties (afternoon)
15    No School ~ President’s Day Weekend
18    No School ~ President’s Day Weekend

CSAP State Testing
We will be administering the CSAP tests according to the following schedule…
Third Grade
February 20th and 21st         Reading
Week of March 10th         Writing
Week of March 17th        Math
Fourth Grade
Week of March 10th        Literacy
Week of March 17th        Literacy and Math
Fifth Grade
Week of March 10th        Literacy and Science
Week of March 17th         Literacy and Math

** Specific dates and times will follow in the March newsletter.  Please stay tuned.  Most of our testing will occur in the mornings, before lunch, so please do not schedule doctor’s appointments until the afternoon.  Thank you!

MURAL

Please check out the mural in the main gym that Mrs. Reichardt and some of her art students have just completed.  Looks great – Thanks!


PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held March 18 and 20 – please watch for the March Newsletter for the dates to call for a conference.


FLYER DISTRIBUTION CHANGES

Please note that community flyers will no longer be coming home with students.  All such flyers will be placed on a table in the front hallway.  Please remember to check out these flyers when you are in the building. 


NOTE FROM THE P.E. DEPARTMENT

We have started our Jump Rope for Heart unit in Physical Education.  Students are learning how to maintain healthy bodies for a lifetime by making wise food choices, keeping physically active, and avoiding other health risks, such as cigarettes.  Along with this unit, the 1st thru 5th grades are raising money for the American Heart Association.  The money they raise will go towards Research, Public Education, Professional Education and Community Service programs. 

Last year, EVES raised over $1,000 dollars for the American Heart Association.  Hopefully we can raise even more this year.  I encourage you to talk to your child about this fundraiser and the ways that they and your family may choose to be involved in it.  Fundraising packets will be sent home February 11th and are due back February 28th. 

In conjunction with this unit, we will have an optional Jump Rope for Heart event after school on February 27th, 3:00-4:00 p.m. in the gym.  This will be an extra time that students can have fun socializing and jumping together as we wrap up the JRFH unit.  Please make sure if your child stays for this event, they have a ride home or permission to walk home because busses will not provide transportation after this event. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. 

Mrs. Trina Ehrenberg
EVES Physical Education
328-6981
tehrenberg@eagleschools.net


PTA NEWS

Harlem Renaissance Lem Sheppard Assembly will be held at Eagle Valley Elementary on February 20, 2008 at 1:30 p.m.   Lem will introduce students to the poets, musicians, actors, and visual artists who were active during the period of 1920-1940 in Harlem, New York.  The students will learn how social conditions, economic change and politics all worked to affect the lives of  the artists. 

Thanks to the EVE PTA for sponsoring these assemblies!


STUDENT COUNCIL

Help our school win cash by the bagful!  Starting October 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008, our Student Council will be collecting clean, dry plastic shopping and grocery bags of any type and color, except black, to help the environment and earn money for our school.  Please drop your plastic bags in the specifically marked bin at school. 


EVENING OF STARS

The 15th annual Evening of Stars teacher recognition event will be held on Saturday, April 12th .  In 2008, there will be an Outstanding Educator award recipient for each Eagle County school with two from the high schools with student counts over 500.  Additionally, there will be a district-wide Friend of Education and Rookie of the Year.

Attached please find nomination forms should you choose to nominate a teacher or friend of education.  Nomination forms are due by March 3rd, 2008.  

ESCUELA PRIMARIA DE EAGLE VALLEY

    Febrero 2008

Noticias de la principal
Estimadas familias EVES,
¡Caramba! Que invierno hemos tenido!  La nieve sigue cayendo y los alumnos gozan de construir sus fortalezas y aprenden las configuraciones del clima.
Para recordarles, por favor aseguren que sus niños vengan a la escuela listos para jugar en la nieve.  Llevamos los alumnos afuera para recreo excepto cuando la temperatura caiga bajo cero. 
Es importante que su hijo/a llegue a la escuela con vestido apropiado para poder meterse en la nieve sin que entren después al edificio demasiado mojados. 
Las pruebas del invierno casi han terminado.  En febrero iniciamos las CSAP pruebas de lectura con los alumnos de grado tercer grado.  La CSAP es la evaluación estatal anual.  Las pruebas se llevare acabo el 20 y21 de febrero, así que favor de asegurar su niño/a de tercer grado tenga bastante descanso y un desayuno fuerte aquellas dos mañanas.  Las demás pruebas de tercer grado y las pruebas de cuatro y quinto grados serán administradas en marzo.
Finalmente, un gran “Gracias” a todos los que se presentaron con nosotros para celebrar la Fiesta Disco Anual el 25 de enero.  Todos gozaron muchísimo.    Gracias a Scott Pell, Katie Botkins. Linda Zilar y Sherryl Essex por su trabajo con nuestro concilio estudiantil este ano.  También un gran “GRACIAS”  a todas nuestras familias quienes nos ayudaron con el evento.
¡No se enfríen demasiado!
                Respetuosamente,
                Monica Lammers

~ FECHAS A RECORDAR EN FEBRERO~
6-7    Aprender a esquiar
14    Día de San Valentín fiestas (en la tarde)
15    No hay escuela ~ Día del Presidente Fin de semana
18    No School ~ President’s Day Weekend
                   
CSAP Pruebas estatal
Vamos a administrar las pruebas CSAP según el siguiente calendario…
Tercer Grado
Febrero 20 y 21         lectura
Semana de 10 de marzo     escritura   
Semana de 17 de marzo        matemática
Grado cuatro
Semana de 10 de marzo        Capacidad de leer y                      escribir
Semana de 17 de marzo        Capacidad de leer y escribir y matemática
 Grado quinto
Semana de 10 de marzo        Capacidad de leer y escribir y ciencia
Semana de 17 de marzo        Capacidad de leer y escribir y matemática
** Fechas y horas exactas les daremos en marzo.  Favor quedar atentos.  La mayoría de nuestras pruebas se llevara acabo en las mañanas antes del almuerzo, así que favor de no programar citas medicas hasta la tarde.  ¡Gracias!