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February 2015
Dear Families of Guardino Students:
It is hard to believe the end of the second marking period is already here. The school year is moving ahead very
quickly. Staff and students are focused and working hard as we enter the third marking period. We continue to
set our goals very high and are focused on the success of the students.
As you know, the NYS ELA and Math tests will be administered in April for students in Grades
3-5. Stanford tests will also be administered this year for students K-5. Stanford tests will be
administered the week of May 4th. Classroom teachers will forward more detailed information
about the testing schedule prior to the date of administration.
Report cards will be sent home with students on Friday, January 30th. Parents need to return only the “Parent
Signature Comment Sheet”. Please understand the report card is only one avenue of communication regarding
your child’s progress. Guardino staff members are always available if you have questions. Feel free to contact
the school anytime you would like to discuss the progress your child is making. Parent involvement is a key
factor to help ensure student success, so please keep the lines of communication open with your child’s
teacher.
I would like to take the opportunity to remind you about our dismissal procedures. If you pick up your child at
the end of the school day, please do not park in the street and wait for your child to meet you at your car.
Parking in the street creates an unsafe situation for parents / children who are parked in the lot and walking to /
from school. As communicated in the past, I am strongly requesting all parents park in the parking lot and meet
students at a designated spot. Your assistance to keep dismissal time safe for the students is appreciated.
Our mid-winter break takes place from February 16-20. Hopefully, the February break will provide you with an
opportunity to get outside and enjoy some winter activities. Ice skating, ice fishing, sledding, snowshoeing and
skiing are all activities that can help us to beat “cabin fever”. You may also have some time with your children to
practice math facts and read a good book!
It is my continued pleasure to work with your children. Thank you for your support of our fine
school.
Sincerely,
Joyce Clark
Principal
EARLY ARRIVAL CONCERN
Many of our students are arriving at school before 8:30 a.m.
Parents / Guardians should be aware that there is no supervision available
prior to the scheduled arrival time. Whether your child is transported or walks
to school, please follow the school arrival policy. If you wish to obtain information
on the YMCA before & after school SACC Program that is available here at
Guardino Elementary, please call (315) 686-5578 ext. 3117.
STUDENT SCHEDULE GRADES K - 5
8:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
Students arrive
Students will not be allowed in the building until 8:30 a.m.
8:50 a.m.
3:00 p.m.
3:05 p.m.
Classes begin
Village students are dismissed
Bus students are dismissed
Community Presentation on Drug Use
Thousand Islands High School will be sponsoring a presentation on the
issue of drug abuse in our schools and community. The presentation
will take place at the end of February. Watch for additional information
to come home with your student, information on our website,
www.1000islandsschools.org and in the Thousand Islands Sun.
SCHOOL NURSE NEWS from Mrs. Ward, RN
New York State has made changes in the immunization requirements for school entry that will take
effect on July 1, 2014.
New York State has revised the regulations to bring NYS requirements in line with current ACIP guidelines.
(Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices)
Students who enter 6th grade and are 11 years old or older are required to receive an immunization containing
tetanus toxoids, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap).
For the Tdap vaccination there are two options available regarding students who are 10 years old when they
enter 6th grade:
1) Vaccinate using Boostrix, which is licensed for persons aged 10-18 years.
2) Delay vaccination until those children are 11 years old, in which case they will be flagged and tracked and
required to receive the Tdap vaccination when they turn 11 years old.
Those students will also need to have 2 doses of Varicella vaccine to enter 6th grade. The Varicella does not
have an age attached to the requirement, so whether your child is 10 or 11, they will need two doses of the
Varicella vaccination to start 6th grade.
The good news is that the majority of students already have the 2 doses needed. Common practice with most
of the pediatricians for the last several years has been to administer the second dose of the Varicella
vaccination between 4-6 years of age at the same time that the second MMR has been routinely given.
School Nurses have access to the New York State Immunization Information System. (NYSIIS)
NYSIIS is part of the NYS Department of Health, Health Commerce System. It allows access to immunization
records. The immunizations should be entered by the health care provider that administered the immunizations.
I am in the process of going over every immunization record for every student enrolled at Guardino. What I am
finding are some issues with immunizations that are not valid. For example the 3rd Hep B immunization may
have been given at too early an age. The NYSIIS system tracks and marks the entry as invalid and also
provides the reason why the immunization is invalid. I am also finding incomplete records in NYSIIS. Your child
may be fully immunized, but the health care provider has not entered the data into the system.
I hope to have letters mailed to all 5th grade students before our April vacation. The letter will detail what your
child needs to start 6th grade. I will also provide a copy of the NYSIIS print out of your child’s immunization
record for you to keep for your records.
You have options to secure the required immunization for your child.
 You may have your child immunized through your health care provider.
 Public Health offers immunization clinics every Wednesday from 12:30 – 3:30pm. Call to confirm their hours
of operation and your child’s eligibility to receive the immunization at their clinic. (786-3720).
When you do have your child vaccinated, please obtain a copy of the shot and bring it to the school
nurse. Students have to have proof of the immunization for their health record.
PHYSICALS
School physicals are scheduled for Tuesday February 24th starting at 1pm. This will include second, fourth
grade and any new students that have not provided a physical from their health care provider. Your child will or
may have already brought home a notice that they will require a physical exam. Please call with any questions
or concerns.
KINDERGARTENERS
I hope to start routine school screening for HT, WT, vision, and hearing for all our K-Kids.
You will be notified if there are any concerns.
SCOLIOSIS SCREENING
I am beginning to prepare for the annual scoliosis screening. Scoliosis is curvature of the spine. It is a simple
exam preformed mainly by observation and inspection of the back.
New York State requires all students in grades 5 through 9 have an annual scoliosis screening.
.
Fifth grade students are screened privately, one on one with the school nurse. Students do need to have
their torso exposed in order to view the spine effectively. When in private, your child will be asked to remove
their shirt. If your child is uncomfortable, they will not be forced to remove any clothing.
You will be notified if there is a suspicion of scoliosis, so you may follow up with your health care provider.
Please feel free to call if you have any questions or concerns.
LOOKING FOR
Used sneakers in smaller sizes, but will take any size.
Sweat pants or jogging pants in any size, but the smaller sizes are what I need the most.
Gently used boys underwear (I have plenty of girls)
T-shirts
If you have any of the above items, please drop them off in the Nurse’s Office!
Thanks!
Guardino Elementary
February
ART NEWS
The Sculptures Are Coming!
Kindergartners have learned to draw dinosaurs and
animals using an oval as the base shape and adding to
the parts needed to create the dinosaur or animal.
They will then select a dinosaur or animal for their
sculptures.
Ask a Kindergartner: What dinosaur or animal have
you selected for your sculpture project? Why do you
think you were taught to draw dinosaurs and animals
using an oval?
First Graders will be figure drawing. They will draw
each other using shapes. They will be learning how to
draw different poses. This is in preparation for
creating their person sculpture. Their person sculpture
is required to “be doing something not just standing”.
Ask a First Grader: What active position do you
think you will choose for your person sculpture?
Second Graders sketched their ideas for a realistic or
fiesta animal pose. Each student will be creating the
foundation for their sculptures. If you have any
interesting shapes in your recyclable bin (quart and
half gallon maximum size) please save them for your
child’s animal sculpture. After the foundation is taped,
they will be applying the plaster craft to make their
foundation into a more permanent, hard paintable
surface.
Ask a Second Grader: What animal did you select
for your sculpture? Did you choose a realistic or
fiesta pose? What shape do you think would be best
for your animal’s body?
Every art lesson focuses on one or more of the
7 Elements of Art: Line, Shape, Space, Form, Color,
Texture and Value. Every grade 2 through grade 5
student should know these 7 Elements of Art.
Third Graders have completed working on their stilllife paintings. They will be using a shadowing effect to
create the illusion of 3D (three dimensional) objects on
a flat piece of paper (Form). Next, they will utilize the
Texture element of art as they draw animal faces and
prepare to create their cultural masks.
Ask a Third Grader: Which of the 7 Elements of Art
did you use in your still-life and landscapes? What
elements do you focus on when contour drawing? If
you are creating the illusion of objects using shadow,
how does that fit into the definition of form?
Fourth Graders completed a still-life painting using
triangle composition. They will be drawing animals
using a Line drawing method. Students will be
selecting an animal indigenous to New York State.
The animal they select will be used as their totem
animal. The Iroquois Indians were indigenous people
to New York State. Students will sketch an idea using
that animal for an Iroquois totem necklace.
Ask a Fourth Grader: What does indigenous mean?
What animals do you think are indigenous to New
York State? What animal are you considering for your
totem necklace?
Fifth Graders will be creating their final bug
drawing. They have learned many ways to draw
animals, birds and bugs. It’s amazing to see the
difference between their first animal drawing and their
final animal drawing. Next, they will create a sketch
of the pose they would like to create as a sculpture.
Ask a Fifth Grader: What pose do you think you will
choose for your sculpture? What "action" will it
portray? Have you thought of a good title for your
sculpture?
Thank you for your support!
Ms. Colvin
“The Art Teacher”
Telephone 315 686-5578 ext. 3218 or
email [email protected]
Music Notes
All of our students are working hard on putting together their concert pieces with movement,
instrumental parts and dances. The singing is improving by leaps and bounds … remind them to keep
working on the verses to their songs.
Recorder playing is going well and the fourth and fifth grade students should be practicing their
recorder pieces at home too. If they are squeaking, then they know that they are blowing too hard …
have them quiet down.
March is “Music in Our Schools” Month, be sure you stop in and see a concert! Here is the
schedule for the Concerts at Guardino Elementary:
March 18, 2015 – Grade 5 Concert - 7pm
March 19, 2015 – Grade 1 and 2 Concert – 7pm
March 26, 2015 – Grade 3 and 4 Concert – 7pm
Mrs. Beerman
GYM DANDIES
Ms. Grover / Mr. Hauck
We have all seemed to make the adjustment to 2015 rather nicely! Classes are continuing units in
basketball, tumbling and challenges. We hope to be skating this month with the 4th and 5th graders;
more info to follow. Snow fell during January but we have not been able to begin our sledding and
snowshoeing units to date. When we have adequate conditions and weather, we will try to get
outside and enjoy the North Country winter. Notice will be given in advance to allow students to
bring in the appropriate outdoor apparel which includes a winter coat, hat, mittens, boots and snow
pants if available. As always, our fitness unit remains ongoing.
A quick reminder that sneakers and layered clothes continue to be necessary for our regular classes.
If you have any questions/concerns, please feel free to contact us at 686-5578, Ext. 3640.
The next PTO meeting is scheduled for
Thursday March 26 at 8:00 am. We hope you can be
in attendance. Our agenda includes: Treasurer’s
Report, update on Cherrydale fundraiser sales, and
discussion of end of year events. We welcome your
thoughts and suggestions. Please contact the main
office if you have comments to add to our scheduled
meeting agenda. Thank you!
February Viking Corner
The February “Viking Corner” will be on Friday, February 6. The school store will be
open for First – Fifth Graders from 11:30am—1:10pm. The boys and girls may shop during
their lunch time. There are a few new items for sale: mini notebooks, dry erase markers,
wild animal pencil toppers, scented pencils, eraser brushes, snowman pens (grades 3-5) and
pencils, and wallets. The items range in price from $0.05-$1.00. It helps if the boys and girls
have their money in an envelope with their name and their teacher’s name on the front.
All monies from Viking Corner go to our Guardino PTO. The PTO is responsible for
River Rat Readers, school-wide reading events, and assemblies. Thank you for your
continued support of our students!
We are always in need of volunteers to help our shoppers. If you would like to help
out at the monthly Viking Corner please contact Mrs. Keszler (686-5578, ext. 3003) to set up
a time.
SCHOOL CLOSING / DELAY / EARLY RELEASE:
The decision for closing or delaying the school will normally be made by 6:00am. If
school is closed or delayed, the announcement will be made over Radio Stations:
Stevens Media - 790 AM WTNY, 93.3 FM WCIZ, 97.5 FM WFRY; Community
Broadcasters: 1240 AM WATN, 103.1/104.3 FM WTOJ Majic, 106.7 FM
WBDI/WBDB The Border, 94. FM WOTT Rock, The FOX 100.7 FM, and North
Country Public Radio.
TV Stations: TV 7 WWNY, TV 50 WWTI, TV 3 WSTM Syracuse, and TV 10 YNN.
Webpage: Thousand Islands CSD and Watertown Daily Times
If school is closed due to inclement weather or other extenuating circumstances,
this also affects the schedule of our six-day instructional cycle. If Wednesday is
Day 1 and school is closed, Thursday will become Day 1 and so on. You can also
check the cycle day on our website at www.1000islandsschools.org
IN THE EVENT THAT SCHOOL IS DELAYED,
IT WILL ALWAYS BE A TWO HOUR DELAY.
Bus students will be picked up two hours later than normal. The delayed opening
schedule for the two hour delay is: Grades K - 5: 10:50 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.
In addition, school can close early due to weather conditions, power failures,
interruptions in water service, etc. Please be sure you have on file with the
office any emergency plans in the event that your child arrives home
early.
(Discuss with your child what he or she should do if you are not
home for any reason when he or she arrives. Plan ahead!)
All such closing, delays or early releases are announced on the local
radio and TV stations. Call a neighbor and spread the word!
Kindergarten Registration
Parents of children eligible to enter school in
September 2015 are asked to call the schools
listed below to register their child. Children are
eligible to enroll if born on or before December 1,
2010 or will be five years old by December 1, 2015.
The following information is needed when
contacting the school: child’s given name, gender,
parent or guardian’s name with address
(mailing and 911), child’s date of birth, telephone
number and email address.
Please call Guardino Elementary School at
(315) 686-5578 ext. 3001 or Cape Vincent
Elementary School at (315) 654-2142 ext. 2001.
MONDAY
2
TUESDAY
3
Ham Sandwich
or
Shrimp Poppers
w/ Cocktail Sauce
Rice
Green Beans
Turkey Sandwich
or
Soft Shell Taco w/
Lettuce, Cheese and
Salsa
Baked Beans
9
10
Ham Sandwich
or
Bosco Cheese Filled
Breadsticks
Spaghetti Sauce
Green Beans
16
4
Ham Sandwich
or
Grilled Cheese
Sandwich
Tomato Soup
11
Turkey Sandwich
or
BBQ Rib Sandwich
Seasoned Corn
17
NO SCHOOL
WEDNESDAY
18
NO SCHOOL
5
Turkey Sandwich
or
Hamburger on a
Whole Wheat Bun
Tater Tots
Carrot Sticks
12
Ham Sandwich
or
Chicken Patty on a
Bun
French Fries
Carrot Sticks
FRIDAY
February 2015
Tuna Sandwich
or
Cheese Pizza
Romaine Salad w/
Dressing
Thousand Islands
K-8
Lunch Menu
THURSDAY
6
13
Turkey Sandwich
or
Hot Dog on a Bun
Macaroni and
Cheese
Baked Beans
19
NO SCHOOL
Daily Entree Choices
Tuna Sandwich
or
Stuffed Crust Pizza
Romaine Salad w/
Dressing
-PBJ Sandwich
-Yogurt Parfait
-Salad w/ Grilled Chicken
& Dinner Roll
Choice Of Sides
20
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
-Fresh Fruit
-Canned Fruit
-Applesauce Cup
Choice Of
23
24
Ham Sandwich
or
French Toast Sticks
w/ Syrup
Sausage Patty
Hash Brown
Turkey Sandwich
or
Nacho Grande w/
Cheese and Salsa
Baked Beans
25
Ham Sandwich
or
Cheeseburger on a
Whole Grain Bun
Waffle Fries
26
27
Turkey Sandwich
or
Chicken Nuggets
Mashed Potato w/
Gravy
Green Beans
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Tuna Sandwich
or
Personal Pan Pizza
Romaine Salad w/
Dressing Cup
-Fat Free White Milk
-1% White Milk
-Fat Free Chocolate Milk
Menu Is Subject
To Change
Without Notice