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Dennis Gallon, Principal Claudia Zimarowski, Vice Principal 154 Crosby Road, Morgantown, WV 26508 Phone: (304) 594-2772 Fax: (304) 594-2283 Attendance Line: (304) 291-9203 Online Shopping= CLES Fundraising Newsletter Editor If you have information to include in the newsletter, please contact: Linda Jackson [email protected] (304) 680-0589 Deadline is the 20 th of each month. A Message from Our Principal November brings with it a morning chill and the promise of winter, as we bring out the jackets and hoodies to keep us warm. Enjoy the good weather as long as it lasts. Reminders… With the school year well under way, there are a few reminders we’d like to share. Please be certain to send a note to your child’s teacher if the routine for going home has changed. Bus drivers will require a note if a student is a guest on their bus, and we won’t allow the routine to change without your permission. Speaking of the bus drivers, we are asking for your help as we teach children the rules of bus safety. It is very important that children remain seated while the bus is moving, but some of our students are having difficulty following that rule as they like to By using the CLES PTO Fundraising Mall when you shop at Amazon, Kohl’s, Macy’s and Walmart, CLES will earn a 2-5% donation on all purchases. Visit www.clespto.com and click on the store name in the Fundraising Mall on the right side of the homepage. You will then be redirected to the store’s website. Then, log in to your store account, shop and pay for your items as you normally would. When you make a purchase, a portion of the purchase price will come back to our PTO. It’s that simple! Any visitor to our site can help earn money for our school. So tell your friends and family to shop through our fundraising mall, too! Happy Shopping! change seats to move closer to their friends. Please encourage them to try their best to remain seated and talk in a quiet voice while riding the bus. A bus without distractions is a safer bus. Finally… The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) has published a report to parents titled So Many Activities, So Little Time. The report speaks to the great value of extracurricular activities but cautions against an overloaded schedule, which can cause stress for children and parents. It is included on page 6 of this newsletter for your consideration. Happy November! Mr. Gallon Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 5 th at 2 a.m. Be sure to turn your clocks back an hour and change the batteries in your smoke detectors.
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DennisGallon,Principal�ClaudiaZimarowski,VicePrincipal
154CrosbyRoad,Morgantown,WV26508Phone:(304)594-2772�Fax:(304)594-2283
AttendanceLine:(304)291-9203
OnlineShopping=CLESFundraising
NewsletterEditorIfyouhaveinformationtoincludeinthenewsletter,pleasecontact:[email protected](304)680-0589Deadline is the 20th of eachmonth.
AMessagefromOurPrincipal
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November brings with it amorning chill and the promise ofwinter,aswebringoutthejacketsand hoodies to keep us warm.Enjoythegoodweatheraslongasitlasts.
Reminders…With the school year well underway, there are a few reminderswe’d like to share. Please becertain to send a note to yourchild’s teacher if the routine forgoing home has changed. Busdrivers will require a note if astudent is a guest on their bus,andwewon’tallowtheroutinetochangewithoutyourpermission.Speaking of the bus drivers, weare asking for your help as weteach children the rules of bussafety. It is very important thatchildren remain seated while thebus is moving, but some of ourstudents are having difficultyfollowing that rule as they like to
ByusingtheCLESPTOFundraising Mallwhen you shop at
Amazon, Kohl’s, Macy’s andWalmart,CLESwillearna2-5%donationonallpurchases.
Visit www.clespto.com andclick on the store name in theFundraising Mall on the rightsideofthehomepage.Youwillthen be redirected to thestore’swebsite.Then,logintoyour store account, shop andpay for your items as younormally would. When youmake a purchase,a portion ofthe purchase price will comeback to our PTO. It’s thatsimple!
Anyvisitortooursitecanhelpearnmoney forour school. Sotell your friends and family toshop through our fundraisingmall,too!HappyShopping!
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change seats to move closer totheir friends. Please encouragethem to try their best to remainseated and talk in a quiet voicewhileridingthebus.Abuswithoutdistractionsisasaferbus.Finally…The National Association ofElementary School Principals(NAESP)has published a report toparents titled So Many Activities,SoLittleTime.Thereportspeakstothe great value of extracurricularactivities but cautions against anoverloaded schedule, which cancause stress for children andparents.Itisincludedonpage6ofthis newsletter for yourconsideration.HappyNovember!Mr.Gallon
Daylight Saving Time endsSunday,November5that2a.m. Be sure to turn yourclocks back an hour andchange the batteries inyoursmokedetectors.
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WinterMusicProgramThe date of this year’s Winter Music Program isFriday,December15thandwillincludeperformancesbykindergarten,1stgrade,5th-gradeband,5th-gradeorchestraand4th-&5th- gradechoirs. Performancetimeswillbeannouncedatalaterdate.The2nd-&3rd-gradeMusicProgramisscheduledforFebruary13th.
2017CLESScienceFairLabs, research &experiments! Join CLESstudentsastheydisplaytheirscience experiments at the12th annual Science Fair onNovember 9th from 6-8 p.m.in the CLES cafeteria& gym.
Spend timeperusing the displays or participate inthehands-onactivitiesprovidedbylocalvolunteergroupsandWVU.
If you are registered and have decided not toparticipate, please contact Glen Jackson([email protected])byTuesday,November7th.
NovemberOutbackSteakhouseFundraiser
G'day mates! Visit Outback Steakhouse on VentureDrive in Morgantown every Monday in November,and Outback will donate 15% of your purchase toCLESPTO!
Allmenuitems,includingwineandbeer,areincludedin the offer. Carryout orders qualify as well. Pleaseinformtheserverwhenyouplaceyourorderthatyouwouldliketoparticipateinthefundraiser.
Dates are November 6th, November 13th, November20thandNovember27th.
Thankyouforyoursupport!
3rd&5thGradeFieldTrips3rdGrade November13th
(Cottrell&Herczyk)November14th(Hylton&Cyphert)November15th(Shelton&Deal)
Children’sMuseumofthe
OhioValley
5thGrade November30th CarnegieScienceCenter
The administration and teachers will send homefield trip Information, including dates, deadlinesand fees. The information will also address howparentsmay be included if theywish to join theirchildren.PleasenotethatthePTOdoesnotplanororganize field trip details.If you have questionsabout field trip details,contactyourchild(ren)’steacher(s).
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AnnualWCLGFoodDriveKicksoffNovember6thThe annualWCLG food drive starts November6th. Please bring in non-perishable goods tohelpour local foodpantries.All foodcollectedat CLES is sorted and distributed to localfamilies. Collection will continue throughDecember8th.
AquarterdrivewillalsobeheldduringthefirstweekofDecemberasanextensionofthefooddrive.Allmonetarydonationswillbeaccepted,notjustquarters.Studentscanbringinloosechange,papermoneyorchecks.ChecksshouldbemadepayabletoWCLGFoodDrive.
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SubmittedbyElissaMiller&AmyGarbrick,CLESParents
Cheat Lake Elementary studentsTyler Garbrick,ColeMillerand Carter Miller, along with seven otherscoutsfromCubScoutPack66inReedsvilletraveledto Washington, D.C. October 6th–8th. The scoutsstayedatthehistoricNational4-Hheadquartersandvisited historical memorials, monuments andmuseums. They also received a private tour of theWhiteHouse.ThetripwasdirectlylinkedtotheCubScoutsArrowofLight requirement:BuildingaBetterWorld.
On the first day, the scouts learned to navigate thebus andmetro systemof ournation’s capital. Then,they visited the National Museum of AmericanHistory and took inThe Star-Spangled Banner: TheFlag That Inspired the National Anthemdisplay aswellastheNationalMuseumofNaturalHistory.Theseconddayfocusedonthenationalmonumentsandmemorials as well as the White House. PackleadershipworkedwithSenatorJoeManchin’sofficethrough the WVU Office of Federal ResearchRelationsto requesttheprivate tour.Approximatelyten percent of all White House tour requests areaccepted,andPack66wasfortunatetobeapprovedfor this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. On the thirdday, the boys ventured to the SmithsonianNationalAir and SpaceMuseumUdvar-Hazy Center atDulles
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airport where they toured the exhibit featuringtheSpaceShuttleDiscovery.
This tripwas an experience that the scoutswillnot forget.TylerGarbrick said, “My favorite partof the trip was going to the American HistoryMuseumbecauseIgottoseePresidentAbrahamLincoln'shat."ColeMilleradded thathis favoritepart about theweekendwas “seeing the LincolnMemorial. It was neat to find the mistake inPresident Lincoln’s second inaugural speech. ThecarveraccidentallyputanEinsteadofanFfortheword future and they had to fix it.” This tripdirectly correlated to both the Boy Scouts ofAmerica and the Monongalia County Schools’Mission and Vision Statements as both includepreparingtoday’syouthtobecomingresponsible,productivecitizensandleaders.
BuildingaBetterWorld:CLESCubScoutsVisitD.C.
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FallBoxTopsContestUpdateSubmittedbyMandyCarpenter,CLESPTOBoxTopsCoordinator
Our fall Box Tops contest ended on October 20th,andwewould like tosendoutahugeTHANKYOUto our CLES families for making this contest asuccess! Our school collected a total of 7,389 BoxTops! Congratulations to Jordan Smith, CoCoGuentherandZacharyHugheswhoeachwona$25gift card forsubmitting themost BoxTops!
Our next BoxTops contestwill begin onDecember 1st and run through mid-February. Ifyou’d like to continue to send in your Box Tops,please do so. They will be accepted at any timethroughouttheyear.BoxTopsubmissionsheetsareposted on the PTO website (www.clespto.com)under “More Info” and “Forms & Flyers.” If youhave any questions, contact Mandy Carpenter([email protected]).
Link your Kroger and Giant Eagle cards to CheatLakeElementary,andhelpCLESPTOearnmoneybydoingyourweekly shopping!By linkingyour cards,Cheat Lake Elementary receives a percentage ofyourpurchases.
Kroger—RegisteryourKrogerRewardsCard:https://www.kroger.com/communityrewardsGiant Eagle—RegisteryourGiantEagleAdvantageCard with Apples for the Students:www.GiantEagle.com/AFTS
Encourageyourfriendsandfamilytoregistertheircards,too!
Kroger&GiantEagleCards
CLESSeekingBusinessPartnersSubmittedbyMrs.Zimarowski,CLESVicePrincipal&Mrs.Wolfe,5th-GradeTeacher
Doyouownalocalbusinessorknowsomeonewhodoes that may be interested in partnering withCLES? Our school would like to strengthen itscommunity relations by building strongpartnerships with businesses and organizations inourcommunity. Thesecollaborativearrangementsbetween businesses, professional services, non-profit organizations and schools will combineresourcestoaccomplishspecificneeds.
Participation could include sponsoring a specificproject, participating in Career Day or speaking tostudents,andworkingalongsideteachers,studentsand parents to tutor, mentor or fundraise. Eachpartnership is unique and individually planned bytheschooland thepotentialpartner. Partnershipsare based on people resources—not only onmonetaryresources.
For more information, please contact Mrs.Zimarowski ([email protected]) or Mrs. Wolfe([email protected])formoreinformation.
FieldDayVolunteersNeededSubmittedbyShellyBarrickParsons,CLESPTOFieldDayCo-Chair
Field day planning begins in the springsemester. If youwould like to volunteer tohelp with this event, please contact ShellyBarrick Parsons ([email protected]) orJennMcBee([email protected]).
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2017-18CLESEXECUTIVEBOARD
President JillHollis [email protected] (682)300-6790
VicePresident LeslieLester [email protected] (304)319-4605
Secretary LindaJackson [email protected] (304)680-0589
Treasurer CarieLemley [email protected] (304)709-2972
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November2 Parent/TeacherConferences,4-7p.m.5 DaylightSavingsTimeEnds(TurnClocksBack)6 iFatherEvent,6-8p.m.,CLESCafeteria&Gym7 KindergartenVisittoWVBotanicGardens (Rickman&Decker),11:45a.m.-1:45p.m.8 KindergartenVisittoWVBotanicGardens (Buck&Starcher),11:45a.m.-1:45p.m.
Parent/TeacherConferences,4-7p.m.9 KindergartenVisittoWVBotanicGardens (Capobianco&Harris),11:45a.m.-1:45p.m.
ScienceFair,6-8p.m. Custodians’Day10 NOSCHOOL(VeteransDay)13-17AmericanEducationWeek 13 3rdGradetoChildren’sMuseumoftheOhioValley (Cottrell&Herczyk),7:45a.m.
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NOSCHOOL29 LSICMeeting,4:15p.m.,OfficeConferenceRoom30 5thGradetoCarnegieScienceCenterDecember6 2-HrEarlyDismissal13 MathFieldDay,MylanParkEventCenter15 WinterMusicProgram(TimesTBA)22 2-HrEarlyDismissal
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