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Pattie Elementary ~ Where Small Hands Make Big Impressions
Panther Prints
September 5, 2014
John F. Pattie Sr. Elementary School
Pattie Phone: 703-670-3173
Pattie Absentee Line: 703-670-3437
Please do not call the absentee line during school
hours. Your call is important to us and we don’t
want to miss it.
16125 Dumfries Road
Dumfries, VA 22025
Volume XXVII Issue 1
*NEW* Washington Reid Phone
& Absentee Line 703-590-4672
*NEW* Washington Reid Fax
703-590-4673
Pattie Fax: 703-583-7233
A Welcome from the Principal
Welcome to the new school year at John F. Pattie, Sr. Elementary School! Whether you are a new or returning Pattie family, I
want to welcome you and say we are off to a great start for the
2014-2015 school year! We have already held two events
before the school year has even started: our 1 st – 5th grade
Meet & Greet and our Kindergarten Orientation! We had a
wonderful turnout at both events with students and families
visiting new teachers, and returning students visiting their former teachers! PTCO had their BOO HOO Breakfast for Kindergarten parents the first day of school, some parents with tears
of joy and some with tears of happiness!
We are pleased to welcome our newest staff members to our
Pattie family: Joe Burton (School Counselor), Rusty Canny
(Special Ed teacher), Amy Cofer (3rd grade teacher), Jackie
Comer (2nd grade teacher), Jennifer Glover (4th grade teacher), Madelyn Metzger (2nd grade teacher), Krista Rhodenhizer (Library Media Assistant), and Emily Richwine (4th grade
teacher). Welcome everyone to Pattie Elementary!!
As we begin our new school year, we will continue to support
the mission of Pattie Elementary: The mission of John F.
Pattie Sr. Elementary School is to provide a safe and nurturing environment with high expectations where every
child can be successful academically, socially, and physically. Through a partnership of family, staff, and community we enable our students to become contributing members of a changing global society and to continue our tradition of community service. With your help and support at
home, we will continue to teach and model respect, responsibility, generosity, compassion, trust, integrity, and cooperation.
Student motivation, parent support, and staff dedication are all
equal components for academic success at Pattie Elementary.
We appreciate all that you do at home to help support your
child’s success at school!
We will continue our Positive Behavior Intervention Support
program emphasizing positive behavior in a more proactive
manner! The mission of our program is PATTIE: Personally
Achieving Teamwork Trust Integrity & Effort. Our mission will
be achieved through teaching mini-lessons and modeling our
vision of the PURR-fect Panther: Polite, United, Respectful
and Responsible. With your support we will continue to work
towards reducing referrals to the office, while increasing instructional time in the classroom! We have reviewed and revised our PURR-fect Panther program to better meet the
needs of all our students.
Please continue to look to official PWCS communications if an
emergency situation should arise in the county. I would like to
encourage all parents/guardians and staff members to register
your mobile devices for PWCS E-News or text feeds. You can
currently follow PWCS on Twitter or go to their Facebook page,
and soon you will be able to access individual PWCS school
APPS. More information will be sent home to you, once it has
been received! Please only pass on official PWCS communication, as even well-intended rumors can create unnecessary concern and complication. Classroom teachers at Pattie Elementary
will also be creating a parent email group to notify you of classroom events, as well as possible early release from school if inclement weather should unexpectedly arise. The last couple of
years we have had inclement weather in September or October,
so please share your contact information with your child’s classroom teacher early in the year!! Thank you for your attention to the
safety of all students at Pattie!!
Our Pattie Elementary website is currently up and running! Grade
level and classroom websites will be updated weekly. Please take
time to visit our website at http://pattiees.schools.pwcs.edu/ for
updates on grade level and specialist information, school announcements, and important calendar events. We are working to
update the website in a timely manner so it can be used as an
information source and an educational link for our students and
families. Please check out our Pattie Parent Handbook to help
answer your Questions from A-Z. A copy will be sent home with
the youngest in each family and a copy has been posted under
Parent Resources on our website.
If you are a returning Pattie family, I know that you have noticed
the three trees to the right of the main doors that have been removed. Two of the trees were completely diseased and the third
was infected. With the advice of the PWCS Grounds Supervisor,
we had them removed with the hope of replacing them in October
with additional flowering shrubs and bushes. Please share any
ideas that you may have for beautifying the entrance to Big Pattie!
Again, thank you for your personal commitment to your child’s
success and I look forward to working closely with you this year.
With your help and cooperation, this will be an excellent school
year!
Sincerely,
Margie Otterblad
Una bienvenida de la Principal
¡Bienvenidos a un nuevo año escolar en la Escuela Elemental
John F. Pattie, Sr.! ¡Sea usted nuevo o una familia que regrese a
Pattie, les quiero darles la bienvenida y decirles que hemos tenido
un gran comienzo para el año escolar 2014-2015! ¡Ya hemos
tenido dos eventos antes de comenzar el año escolar: nuestra
casa abierta de Conocer y Saludar grados 1ro -5to y nuestra
Orientación para el Kindergarten! ¡Tuvimos una participación
maravillosa en ambos eventos con estudiantes y familiares visitando a sus nuevos maestros, y estudiantes que regresaron a
saludar a sus maestros pasados! El PTCO tuvo su Desayuno
“BOO HOO” el primer día de clases, algunos padres con lágrimas
de gozo otros con lágrimas de alegría!
Estamos orgullosos de darle la bienvenida a nuestros nuevos
miembros de personal en nuestra familia de Pattie: Joe Burton
( Consejero Escolar), Rusty Canny ( maestra de Educación Especial), Amy Cofer( maestra de 3er grado), Jackie Comer
( maestra de 2do grado), Jennifer Glover ( maestra de 4to grado),
Madely Metzger ( maestra de 2do grado), Krista Rhodenhizer
(Asistente de Biblioteca), y Emily Richwine (maestra de 4to grado). ¡Bienvenidos todos a la Escuela Elemental Pattie!!
Según comencemos nuestro nuevo año escolar, continuaremos
apoyando nuestra misión en la Escuela Elemental Pattie: La misión de la Escuela Elemental John F. Pattie Sr. es de proveer
un ambiente con altas expectaciones donde cada estudiante
pueda prosperar académicamente, socialmente, y físicamente. Por medio de la asociación de la familia, personal escolar,
y la comunidad le permitimos a nuestros estudiantes a convertirse en contribuyentes de una sociedad en un mundo
llenos de cambios y a continuar con nuestra tradición como
servicio a la comunidad. Con su ayuda y apoyo en el hogar,
continuaremos enseñando y mostrando modelos de respecto,
responsabilidad, generosidad, compasión, confianza, integridad, y
cooperación. La motivación de los estudiantes, el apoyo de los
padres y la dedicación del personal son componentes iguales
para el éxito académico. ¡Apreciamos todo lo que usted hace en
el hogar para ayudar apoyar el éxito de su hijo/a en la escuela!
¡Continuaremos con nuestro programa de conducta Efectivo para
toda la Escuela de Disciplina positiva de manera más proactiva!
La misión de nuestro programa es PATTIE: Personalidad Lograda, Trabajo en Equipo, Integridad, Confianza, y Esfuerzo. Nuestra misión se lograra a través de la enseñanza de mini-lecciones y
el modelado de nuestra visión de la PURR-fecta amable, Unidos,
Respetuoso y Responsable. ¡El año pasado nuestros referidos a
la oficina redujo en gran número, mientras el tiempo de instrucción creció en los salones! Hemos revisado nuestro programa de
las PURR-fectas Panteras para responder mejor a las necesidades de todos nuestros estudiantes.
Por favor continúe observando por cualquier medio de comunicación oficial para PWCS en caso de cualquier situación de emergencia que surja en el condado. Me gustaría alentar a todos los
padres/guardianes y a los miembros de personal a registrar sus
dispositivos móviles para las Noticias-E de PWCS o textos. Usted puede actualmente seguir al PWCS en Twitter o en la página
de Facebook, y rápidamente puede acceder a las aplicaciones
individuales de PWCS. ¡Más información será enviada al hogar
para usted, una vez la recibamos! Por favor solo pase información
oficial de PWCS, ya que aunque con buenas intenciones se pueden crear rumores innecesarios creando preocupaciones y complicaciones. Los maestros de salón hogar aquí en la Escuela Pattie también estarán creando un email de grupo para padres
para notificarles de eventos en el salón de clases, al igual que
la posibilidad de salida temprana de la escuela en caso de mal
tiempo que puede cambiar sorpresivamente. ¡Los pasados
años el tiempo hemos tenido mal tiempo en septiembre y octubre, por favor comparta la información de contactos de sus niños con el maestro de salón hogar temprano en el año!!
¡Gracias por su atención en la seguridad de todos los estudiantes de Pattie!!
¡Nuestra página de internet de la Escuela elemental Pattie está
actualmente trabajando! Las páginas de los niveles de grado
serán actualizadas semanalmente. Por favor tome tiempo para
visitar nuestra página al http://pattiees.schools.pwcs.edu/ por
ultimas noticias en el nivel de grado e información de los especialistas, anuncios escolares, y eventos especiales del calendario. Estamos trabajando para actualizar la página de internet de
manera rápida para que la información se pueda usar para ayudar en la educación de nuestros estudiantes y familias. Por
favor revise nuestra Guía de Pattie para Padres para ayudar a
contestar sus preguntas de la A-Z. Una copia será enviada al
hogar con el miembro más joven de la familia y una copia será
puesta en la página de internet debajo de Recursos para Padres.
Si usted es una familia que está regresando a Pattie, sé que ha
notado que los tres árboles que estaban a la derecha de la
puerta principal han sido removidos. Dos de los arboles estaban completamente muertos, y el tercero estaba infectado.
¡Con la advertencia del Supervisor de Terrenos de PWCS, los
removimos con la esperanza de poder remplazarlos en octubre
con arbustos y flores adicionales. Por favor comparta con nosotros cualquier idea que usted tenga para embellecer nuestra
entrada en Pattie!
Una vez más gracias por su compromiso personal en el éxito
de su hijo/a y esperamos trabajar de cerca con usted este año.
¡Con la ayuda y cooperación, este será un excelente año escolar!
Sinceramente,
Margie Otterblad
Principal
Guidance word of the month
POLITE
Back to School Nights
Back to School Nights at
Pattie and Washington-Reid
are 7:00-8:00 p.m.
on the dates listed below.
This is an opportunity for parents
(No children please!!)
to meet their child's teacher
and visit the classroom.
Mon. Sept. 29 Grades Kindergarten & 2
Tues. Sept. 30 Grades 1 & 3
Thurs. Oct. 3 Grades 4 & 5
~ CLINIC NEWS ~
Medication - Any medication to be administered to your child must be brought to school
by an adult. Forms are available in the office
and on my website for you or your physician
to complete. Please be sure to fill this form out when
dropping off over-the-counter medication. A doctor’s signature will be required for prescription medication. Students are expected to be responsible to remember to
come to the office to take their medication – we will remind them if they forget. If a student takes a daily medication, please notify the teacher. Students are not allowed to bring medications to school. Only adults should
transport medication.
Students may bring cough drops, lotion, sunscreen, and
chapstick to school for personal use only. This does not
require a form, but please emphasize to your student that
they are not to be shared or they will be confiscated .
The Lions Club will be coming to the main
Pattie building on Tuesday, October 1, 2014
to do vision and hearing screenings on all
3rd grade students and students who are
new to PWCS. If you would like to volunteer
to help that day, please email me at
[email protected]. Our school collects
used eyeglasses and hearing aids all year long! Please
send them to the clinic and they will be repurposed for
other people to use.
Melinda Brownell, RN - School Nurse
Volunteer Information Session
Pattie Elementary is extremely fortunate to have highly
trained and qualified volunteers who work with students
and assist with a variety of school activities. To make
this time rewarding for our students, staff, and parents,
volunteers are required to go through an information
session. If you are interested in volunteering and have
not attended any of the volunteer information sessions
offered in the past, or if you have not signed the Volunteer Guidelines form, please try to attend one of the two
volunteer information sessions we are offering this year.
The first session will be on Monday, September 23rd
at 9:30 am at Big Pattie. The date of the second session
will be announced later in September. Each session will
last approximately 20-30 minutes.
If you attended this training in the past and signed the
Volunteer Guidelines form at the conclusion of the session, you do not need to
do it again.
We appreciate your support! Please contact Ms.
Turner if you have any
questions 703-670-3173.
Free & Reduced Meal Applications
Parents of Prince William County Public
School students wishing to apply for free and
reduced-price meals can complete and submit
their application online. The process can help
families avoid delays they may encounter by
mailing in an application and will ensure that
applications are complete because applicants
will be prompted to submit all of the necessary
information required. To apply online, go to
pwcs.menus.schoolfusion.us, click on the
“Meal Applications” button on the left side of the page and
select the English or Spanish version. All information
transmitted will be kept confidential and made available
only to the Office of School Food and Nutrition Services.
If you wish to complete a traditional paper application you
can obtain a copy from your child’s school office or from
the School Food and Nutrition Services Office at
703.791.7319.
Notes from the Music Room
2014 Performance Dates
11/14 - 5th Grade Tango
12/9 - 4th Grade Merengue
12/17 – Dinner Theatre at Pattie
~ Guidance ~
Hello Panthers and Families,
We are very excited to begin the 2014-15 school year here at
Pattie. As your Professional School Counselors, we are excited
to have another wonderful opportunity to work with parents and
students to promote great learning and success for this school
year. Enhancing good behavior and character traits through
school wide activities and lessons will be an area of focus this
year.
Please visit the School Counseling Page located on the Pattie
website for updates on guidance activities during each month. In
addition, we have a link to the Helping Students Learn Newsletter, which provides helpful information about school success.
Each month, we will be focusing on a specific character trait. In
September, we will be talking about being POLITE. Polite is the
first trait for our PURR-fect Panther. Students will learn about the
importance of manners and how they help create a positive environment at school.
Communication is essential for the development and success of
your children and we encourage and welcome it. Please feel free
to contact us anytime.
Mr. Burton is available at the Main Pattie building Monday
through Friday from 7:45 a.m. through 3:15 p.m. and can be
reached at 703-670-3173.
Mrs. Chmelko is available at the Washington Reid Annex building on Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 7:45 a.m.
through 3:15 p.m. and can be reached at 703-221-3104.
*NEW PHONE & FAX #s at Little Pattie/Washington Reid Annex*
New Litte Pattie Phone 703-590-4672
New Little Pattie Fax 703-590-4673
Right to Special Programs/Services
The Prince William County Public Schools Division is required to inform the community of a student’s right to a free,
appropriate public education and the availability of programs
and services, including a special education.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
(IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section
504) are federal laws that give the School Division certain
responsibilities with respect to providing such educational
programs to students with disabilities. Under the IDEA and
Section 504, the School Division has the responsibility to
actively and continuously identify, locate, and evaluate those
children, infant to age 21, living in Prince William County
who may be in need of special education and/or related services, or adaptations or accommodations to regular education services.
These laws also require the School Division to:
• Refer for possible evaluation any student of school age
living in the School Division who a school staff member suspects may be disabled.
• Provide appropriate educational and school‐related opportunities to students with disabilities in an inclusive setting to
the maximum extent appropriate.
• Provide notice of the availability of services and types and
location of services to nearby private schools, pediatricians,
and the Health Department.
• Provide parents/guardians of students with disabilities with
notice of their rights annually, and prior to their student’s
evaluation and placement, or any significant change in their
student’s placement.
• Develop and implement procedural safeguards with respect to actions regarding the identification, evaluation, and
placement of students with disabilities.
• Provide written notice of the School Division’s procedural
safeguards to parents or guardians.
If you suspect that your student may have a disability affecting your student’s development or academic performance,
or may have a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits a major life activity, please contact the Director of
Special Education at 703.791.7287 for further information.
El Derecho a los Programas Especiales/
Servicios
Se requiere que la División de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Prince William les informe a las comunidades de los
derechos gratis para los estudiantes, la educación apropiada
pública y la disponibilidad de programas y servicios, incluyendo
la educación especial.
El Acta para la Educación de la Mejora de Individuos con Incapacitad (IDEA) y la Sección 504 del Acta de Rehabilitación
(Sección 504) son leyes federales que le da a la División Escolar ciertas responsabilidades con respecto a proveer tales programas educacionales con estudiantes con incapacidad. Debajo de IDEA y la Sección 504, la División Escolar tiene la responsabilidad de identificar activamente y continuamente, localizar y evaluar a esos niños, infantes hasta la edad de 21, que
vivan en el Condado de Prince William que puedan necesitar la
educación especial y/o servicios relacionados, o adaptaciones
o acomodaciones a los servicios de educación regular.
Estas leyes también requieren que la División Escolar:
 Referir para una posible evaluación a cualquier estudiante
con edad escolar en la División Escolar del cual un miembro del personal halla sospechado que sea deshabilitado.
 Proveer educación apropiada y oportunidades relacionadas con la escuela a estudiantes con incapacitados en un
ambiente inclusivo con la máxima extensión apropiada.
 Proveer avisos de la disponibilidad de servicios y tipos y de
las localidades de servicios cercas de las escuelas privadas, pediatras, y el Departamento de Salud.
 Proveerle a los padres/guardianes de los estudiantes incapacitados con una notificación de sus derechos anualmente, y antes de la evaluación y colocación del estudiante, o
cualquier cambio significante de la colocación del estudiante.
 Desarrollar e implementar un procedimiento garantizado
con respecto a las acciones relacionadas con la identificación, evaluación, y colocación de los estudiantes con incapacidades.
 Proveer avisos escritos de los procedimientos garantizados
de la División Escolar a los padres o guardianes.
Si usted sospecha que su estudiante pueda tener alguna incapacidad que afecte el desarrollo y la actuación académica del
estudiante, o pueda tener alguna discapacidad mental o física
que substancialmente limite alguna actividad principal de la
vida, por favor contacte al Director de Educación Especial al
703.791.7287 para información adicional.
Transportation
Those students who live in designated walking
areas should follow these rules:
1. Walk directly to and from school. Do not wander off planned route.
2. Always use sidewalks where available. If none
available, walk on the left side of the road facing traffic.
3. Never play or run suddenly into the street.
4. Never stop and talk to strangers or accept rides
from those you do not know (report this to an
adult).
5. Cross the street at a corner unless a crossing
is supervised by a crossing guard or staff member.
6. Cooperate with crossing guards, safety patrols
and staff members on duty. Obey their instructions.
Students arriving by car in the morning should use
the Kiss and Ride lane on the side of Big Pattie. All
students who are car riders MUST be signed out
in the office. Students at Big Pattie will no longer
be released to walk out to the car unaccompanied.
We are not able to alter a student’s regular mode
of transportation unless we have instructions
from the adult responsible for the student.
Therefore, if there is a change in your child’s routine,
we need specific directions in writing. Only in an
emergency will a phone call be accepted. Please
call before 2 p.m. as dismissal can be a chaotic process with many phone calls and announcements.
Bus transportation to PWC
Schools is a privilege.
The right to ride a bus is conditioned
on good behavior and the observance of the rules and regulations. Students who violate any rule
will be reported and will run the risk
of having their bus privileges suspended.
1. Arrive at designated bus stop no more than 5
minutes before pick-up time.
2. Assemble in an orderly manner at the pick-up
point, remain out of the road until the bus
comes to a complete stop. Parents please supervise your children at the bus stop.
3. Enter the bus in an orderly fashion, go directly
to a seat, sit down and face forward.
4. Remain seated until the bus stops.
5. Students are not permitted to carry glass articles
or eat on the bus. Students are also prohibited
from carrying large objects on the bus.
6. Loud talking, profanity, scuffling, throwing objects, standing, and changing seats are examples
of misconduct that draw the attention of the driver
from the task of safely operating the bus.
At Big Pattie, no motor vehicles are allowed
to enter the bus circle between the hours of
7:45-8:30 a.m., 2:30-3:15 p.m. or anytime buses are present. REMEMBER, IT IS ILLEGAL
TO PASS A SCHOOL BUS WHEN THE RED
LIGHTS ARE FLASHING. Thank you for your
assistance with this safety procedure!
Emergency Card / Code of Behavior
Please complete all of the information on the
emergency card and return it to your teacher as
soon as possible. We would like all emergency
cards to be turned in no later than September 5th.
Should there be changes as the year progresses (i.e.
phone numbers or baby sitter), please send that information in a letter to the school office so that your
child’s card will be up to date. It is important that this
card be accurate so that we are able to contact you
immediately in case of an emergency involving your
child.
The Code of Behavior contains information regarding the responsibilities of the school, parents and students. It also contains the rules and regulations for
student conduct, which emphasize the seriousness of
offenses involving weapons and harassment. The
bus regulations have been included in the Code of
Behavior and will not be coming as a separate item.
Should you have questions please give the office a
call.
Please read the Code of Behavior and sign the
statement on the back of the emergency card. This
indicates that you understand the rules contained in
the Code of Behavior as well as those in the student
handbook. A link to the Code of Behavior can be
found on the Pattie webpage.
~ Library News ~
It is an exciting time in the Pattie
libraries. We are very pleased to
announce that Mrs. Krista
Rhodenhizer is the Library Assistant in the Little Pattie library. As
our PALS tutor, she sponsored a
building-wide reading incentive at
Little Pattie and is a valuable addition to the Pattie staff. With the
Encore rotation change, guidance
and library will share a block so all
students will have regular access
to the library.
Reading is an important life skill
that we need to encourage with our
boys and girls. The library experience is such an important part of
children’s education; parents also
play an essential role in this learning process. All ages love to be
read to. Unfortunately, this precious time has often
been eliminated because of families’ busy lives. You
would be amazed at the good children’s literature that is
available. There isn’t anything better than to see a child
excited about a book and being able to read it.
Parents can make reading and the library a rewarding
time by helping your children to:
· Find a special, safe place at home for library books
· Take care of books, teaching responsibility
· Return books on time
Reading can be a rewarding activity for everyone. Working together, we can help the children to grow and to
develop a key to success in school.
Important Dates:
Scholastic Book Fair-October 20-30
K-2 Pete the Cat Reading Incentive-TBD-Early November
Thank you for your support of the Pattie libraries. Pattie
parents are the best!
Mrs. Kellogg, Librarian
Mrs. Snyder, Library Assistant, Big Pattie
Mrs. Rhodenhizer, Library Assistant, Little Pattie
Check Acceptance
Policy
We welcome your checks, but unfortunately we have received a
number of returned checks this
school year and it is becoming a
problem.
Due to this continuing concern, if your check
is returned for insufficient funds, we will be
using a service called Transmodus to electronically present it to your bank for the face value
plus a $35 processing fee and any protest or
bad check return fee charged by your financial
institution. Transmodus is used by all Prince
William County Schools. This action will be
taken without further notice.
All returned checks referred for collection are
subject to a $35 processing fee, any protest or
bad check return fee charged by your financial
institution, and all other charges, interest, and
attorney's fees allowed by law.
Strings Class for 5th Grade
All 5th grade students at Pattie
have the opportunity to learn
an instrument in Strings class!
This week, I met with your child
to discuss the Strings program
and sent home a permission
form to join Strings. Permission forms are due on Wednesday, September 10. Students
can choose to play the violin,
viola, or cello. Your child will
need an instrument, which can
be rented from various music
stores in the area. Pattie Elementary also has a limited
number of instruments to rent directly from the
school, which are distributed based on need. No
student is turned away from the Strings program
due to financial reasons. If you have any questions
about the Strings program, please feel free to email
me at [email protected]. I am looking forward to
an exciting year making music in Strings class at
Pattie Elementary!
Christopher M. Dixon
Strings Teacher
John F. Pattie Sr., Mary F. Williams, & River Oaks Elementary Schools
Welcome Back To Physical Education!
It’s such an exciting time for the PE department as
we prepare for a fun and active school year in Physical Education class. I would like to start by recognizing our 4th and 5th grade students from last year who
did an awesome job on their individual physical fitness test. These students helped bring our school
average above and beyond all county and state
benchmarks in each of the 4 areas assessed. At the
elementary level we assess all 4th and 5th graders in
aerobic endurance, upper body strength, abdominal
strength, and flexibility. This year we are really looking forward to continuing to grow and reaching high
levels of personal physical fitness at all levels, Kindergarten through 5th grade. Every year in physical education class, we try our best to provide students with
exposure to a variety of activities, with the intention
of creating as many positive experiences associated
with physical activities as possible. A major focus this
year in physical education class will be to reach and
maintain high levels of physical fitness and to continue to develop our teamwork/sportsmanship skills. To
begin the 2014-15 school year, we will be participating in many icebreaker and cooperative activities
as a way to help build relationships amongst students
and classes. These relationships will be very important as they will have a significant impact on student success in physical education class as well as
within their classrooms.
All students will have two 45 minute physical education classes a week. Students will be expected to
come to class prepared with appropriate shoes and
clothes in order to participate safely. After about the
first week of school, weather permitting, we will be
having class outside as much as possible. I recommend students bring a water bottle with them to
each class, although this will be optional. Parents, if
you have any questions about what we are doing in
class, or would like to know more about how your
child is doing in Physical Education, please do not
hesitate to email me at [email protected]. Thank
you so much for your support!
Sincerely,
Mr. Halse
Mrs. Sutherland
I am very excited, once again,
to have the opportunity to work
with your children in art. This
year we will continue to learn
about the elements of art and
principles of design as well as practice our "art
making" skills. We will also study artists, artifacts
and architecture, categories of art, and aesthetics.
We're having fun in art here at Pattie!
Bonnie Klakowicz
Art Specialist
Welcome to ESOL!
Welcome back to school! We hope you and your family
had a fun and safe summer. We are looking forward to
learning and growing this year and hope you are ready
too! Mrs. Foremny, Mrs. Mazzenga, and Mrs. Tadayon
are the ESOL teachers this year. This year Mrs.
Mazzenga will be working with Kindergarten and First
Grades, Mrs. Foremny will be working with Second
Grade and Fourth Grade and Mrs. Tadayon will be
working with Third and Fifth Grades. Please stop by
and say hello. We are looking forward to seeing you!
ESOL Open House information will be sent home soon.
This evening school visit is a chance to meet the ESOL
teachers and learn about our program.
¡Bienvenidos a ESOL!
¡Bienvenidos de regreso a la escuela! Esperamos que
tú y tu familia hayan tenido un verano divertido y seguro. ¡Esperamos con ansias aprender y crecer este año
y esperamos que tú también estés listo! La Sra. Foremny, la Sra. Mazzenga y Sra. Tadayon son las maestras
de ESOL este año. Este año la Sra. Mazzenga estará
trabajando con Kindergarten y Primer grado, Sra. Tadayon estará trabajando con Tercer Grado y Quinto
Grado y la Sra. Foremny trabajara con Segundo y
Cuarto Grado. ¡Por favor pase a saludarnos, estamos
ansiosos de verlos!
Enviaremos al hogar información de nuestra Casa
Abierta de ESOL muy pronto. La visita a la escuela esta noche le da la oportunidad de conocer a los maestros de ESOL y aprender de nuestro programa.
Please check the calendar on our website for the most current information.
http://PattieES.schools.pwcs.edu/
Student Insurance
Student accident insurance is becoming more and more
important to families due to lack of other insurance for
their children, or having major medical plans with everincreasing deductibles and co-insurance requirements.
Student accident insurance will be available July 1 for
parents to enroll their students for the 2014–15 school
year. Markel (PWCS student accident insurance provider) has an electronic enrollment process through the
Markel Web site http://markel.sevencorners.com/ or by
calling 877.444.5014.
This Web site allows parents to:
• View all of the coverage and premium options;
• Review a “Frequently Asked Questions” section; and
• Purchase the insurance using a credit/debit card and
receive an instant and printable confirmation of what
they purchased.
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El seguro para accidentes de estudiantes
El seguro para accidentes de estudiantes está siendo
más y más importante para las familias debido a la falta
de otros seguros para niños, o tener planes médicos
mayores con deducibles cada vez más altos y requisitos
de coaseguros. Los seguros de accidentes para estudiantes estarán disponibles el 1ro de julio para que los
padres inscriban a sus estudiantes para el año escolar
2014–15. Markel (PWCS proveedor de seguros de accidentes para estudiantes) tiene un proceso de matrícula
electrónica por medio de su página Web de Markel
http://markel.sevencorners.com/ o llamando al
877.444.5014.
Esta página de Web le permite a los padres:
• Mirar todas las opciones de cobertura y prima;
• Revisar la sección de “Preguntas de más Frecuencia”;
y
• Compre el seguro usando su tarjeta de crédito/tarjeta
de débito y recibir confirmación instantánea e imprimible
de lo que ha comprado.
Advisory Council
The first Advisory Council Meeting will be on
October 9th at 3:15pm in the Big Pattie Library.
If you wish to speak at the meeting, contact the
main office at 703.670.3173. Please look for a
list of Council Members and information on
meetings in the October issue of the Prints.
We currently have 4 openings for parents who
are interested in joining the Advisory Council.
Please contact the front office or Mrs. Otterblad
if you would like to volunteer for Advisory
Council, 703.670.3173.
From the Cafeteria
WELCOME BACK PATTIE FAMILIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope everyone’s summer was happy and of course healthy.
I’m excited to begin my second year here at Pattie Elementary. This is going to be a great year. I have a few changes
that need to be announced. A LA CARTE snacks will now be
available at Big Pattie and Little Pattie. These snacks are
available for purchase to any lunch buying student as well as
packers. The snack prices range from $.40 to $.75. The
snacks are nutritious and healthy as well as delicious.
Full Priced Breakfast is $ 1.40 and Full Priced Lunch is
$2.40. For a month meal only ticket for Breakfast and Lunch
it would be $76.00. Reduced Priced Breakfast is $.30 and
Reduced Priced Lunch is $.40. A Reduced Price month meal
ticket for Breakfast and Lunch would be $14.00.
Back to School Night we will be open for Dinner by Reservation ONLY. Information will be coming home soon. The Cafeteria will be open for tours and questions. I will also have
stations set up for MYLUNCHMONEY.com and applying for
Free and Reduced Lunch.
We will continue to offer snacks for your child’s birthday celebrations you would like to do with their class. You are encouraged to come in and have lunch with your child anytime.
I am Bobbie Tucker the Cafeteria Manager. My telephone
number is 703-586-6520 my email is [email protected]
(temporarily it will change soon I will send an update when it
is changed). I am available for any questions, concerns,
comments, and suggestions every day until 2pm. I’m looking
forward to a great year with you and your student.
Pennies for Pattie
John F Pattie Sr. Elementary has a
long heritage of community involvement. We would like for that trend to
continue. The Pennies for Pattie
drive is a long-standing tradition at our
school. We collect money in all forms,
but our drive focuses primarily on collecting change. The money collected benefits students in
need at a school in a less fortunate area of Virginia. This
project reminds all of us that giving and sharing is one of
the most important things we can do as caring citizens.
The Pennies for Pattie drive will begin around the end of
October and continue until Winter Break. Start saving your
pennies now and we thank all of our amazing Pattie families for your support!
John F. Pattie Sr. Elementary
16125 Dumfries Road
Dumfries, VA 22025
-------------------Pattie Phone: 703-670-3173
Absentee Line: 703-670-3437
Pattie Fax: 703-583-7233
Washington Reid Phone: 703-221-3104
Leave WR absences at this number.
Washington Reid Fax: 703-441-9452
Cafeteria: 703-670-6769
Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) does not
discriminate in employment or in its educational programs
and activities against qualified individuals on the basis of
race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability. PWCS provides equal access to
the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The
following individual(s) will handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies, including Section 504 and Title IX:
Associate Superintendent for Human Resources
Prince William County Public Schools
P.O. Box 389
Manassas, VA 20108
Please do not call the absentee line during
school hours. Your call is important to us
and we don’t want to miss it.
September
Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
According to the AHERA, our school is required to have
an Asbestos Management Plan. Following the AHERA
requirements, this notice is to inform you that Asbestos
Containing Building Material is present in our building.
Building material found to contain asbestos or assumed to
contain asbestos in our school includes floor tile and mastic and fire doors. For further information you may contact
our Local Education Agency’s designated person, Mr. Ray
Edelstein. You may also contact our Environmental Project Manager, Mr. Andrew Uglow, at 703.791.8801.
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PTCO Back to School Social, 10am-12pm, Little Pattie
Patriot's Day
Robotics Team Begins
PTCO, 7pm
PTCO Spirit Night at SweetFrog
Volunteer Info Session, 9:30am
Back to School Night, Grades K & 2, 7-8pm
Back to School Night, Grades 1 & 3, 7-8pm
National Hispanic Heritage Month 9/15-10/15
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Lion's Club Vision & Hearing Screenings, Big Pattie
Back to School Night, Grades 4 & 5, 7-8pm
Fall Picture Day
Advisory Council, 3:15pm
Interims sent home
Columbus Day/Teacher Work Day/NO SCHOOL for students
PTCO Jog-a-thon
Book Fair Begins
Pennies for Pattie Begins
PTCO Mtg, 7pm
Principal's State of the School, 7-8pm
Book Fair Family Night/PTCO Ice Cream Social
Book Fair Ends
Please check the calendar on our website for the most current information.
http://PattieES.schools.pwcs.edu/
Help us do our part
to save the
environment!!
The Panther Prints will be posted on the Pattie
website http://PattieES.schools.pwcs.edu/ by the
end of the day on the first Friday of every month.
In an effort to conserve paper, we are asking that
you let us know if you want to receive a
paper copy. It will be assumed you will access the
electronic copy unless we receive this paper back
from you.
If you desire a paper copy, please request only
ONE COPY PER FAMILY.
Please provide a paper copy of the Panther Prints
to my family.
Child’s Name _____________________________
Teacher _________________________________