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School Zone March 30, 2016 A monthly newsletter covering Cottage Grove-area schools Harrison Elementary School Bohemia Elementary School Principal Heather Bridgens Gentleman’s Playday Three of our 3rd grade stu- dents, who are impacted by Au- tism, were treated to a Gentle- man’s Playday at Bohemia with their superstar volunteer, friend and mentor Max Monson-Dan- iels. Max has taken these three young men under his wing and is teaching them valuable social skill lessons. The boys had su- pervision on their President’s Day by our highly skilled tem- porary EA Rosalie Juhl. The boys did art, ate lunch, read books and talked about the things most important to them. Buddies Bohemia teachers and stu- dents are embracing the idea of buddies. Our teachers pair up primary and intermediate classrooms to complete reading, technology, art, nutrition and P.E. lessons. Students love it! Spirit Week Staff and students partici- pated in Spirit Week during the week of February 8-12. Dress up days included Fan Day, Pa- jama Day, Wildcat Day, Crazy Hair Day and Rainbow Day. Kindness Week February 16-19 was kindness week at Bohemia. Staff and stu- dents planned acts of kindness for those around them and stu- dents focused on acts of kind- ness throughout their day. As a reward, students earned “warm and fuzzies”, little fuzzy pom- poms to fi ll their classroom jar. Penny Drive During Spirit Week, students brought in coins as a way to fundraise for fi eld trips at Bo- hemia. Each penny counted as a positive point and each silver coin contributed to the sabotage as negative points. The winning grade level was Kindergarten for the 2nd year in a row. Bo- hemia elementary brought in nearly $1000.00. Verizon Supply Boxes We are so proud of our Bohe- mia Elementary School teach- ers, Mrs. Olsen, Mrs. Strickland, Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Hankins, who won Verizon School Sup- ply Boxes. The teachers were surprised with their school sup- plies last week by Verizon man- agers. One of the Verizon man- agers was a former student of Mrs. Strickland! Teachers were nominated by Verizon store cus- tomers. Principal Ali Nice Verizon supply boxes show up at Bohemia OBOB Congratulations to the Bohe- mia Oregon Battle of the Books champions! The Dragon Read- ers, Everett Heegard, Eli Wil- liams, Carter Bengston, and Payton Bickford, will be rep- resenting Bohemia Elementary School at Regionals on March 12. Gentleman's Playday with Max Monson-Daniels Dorena Stu- dents Bowl over the Staff at the Cottage Bowl Principal Kim Scrima On a February 26th fi eld trip to Ophelia’s Place Brings the the Cottage Bowl, Dorena stu- dents impressed the staff with Allies Presentation to Dorena On March 9th, Ophelia’s place their respectable behavior and gave a presentation to our mid- good manners. The manager dle school and fourth and fi fth reported that Dorena students graders. The presentation, en- were the most well behaved, po- titled Peers As Allies, helps stop lite students that have ever vis- bullying behaviors. This presen- ited the bowling alley. The CATCH program funded tation defi nes the many different types of bullying, discrimina- our Bowling Field Trip. It was tion and harassment, and helps a celebration of the efforts of students build skills to stand up our school students to improve for each other. Typically pre- their nutrition and fi tness levels sented in 2 days of 45 minutes at school and out in the com- each, students work together to munity. It was also an incentive defi ne peer aggression and role- for all of our students who had play strategies for intervention.. no unexcused absences and no Teachers will also participate in behavioral referrals. Dorena a training that builds awareness School students showed that making healthy decisions is and unifying strategies. fun. They had a great time at Celebrating the Good Doctor the Cottage Bowl as you could Students and Staff celebrate see from their smiles. Many of Dr. Seuss’ Birthday by mak- the students were bowling for ing Bartholomew’s oobleck, their fi rst time and they had a wearing striped hats, and most splendid debut, clad in their spe- importantly, reading Dr. Seuss cial bowling shoes and colorful books. The middle school will bowling balls. The younger stu- read their favorites to the K/1 dents even had the opportunity class, and the 4/5 students will to sit in a Life Flight helicopter pair up with our 2/3 classes. and learn more about what they Students are adding to their list do for our community. Butch of books that they are reading Cardoza, the owner of the Cot- for reading competitions like tage Bowl, thanked the teachers Sluggo’s Homerun and Books for having such polite and gra- cious students. Thank you stu- for Bikes. dents for representing Dorena Kids In Transition to School School with pride while out in the community. (KITS) Preschool students at Dorena Home Activity Journals Ar- are signed up for the KITS sum- mer school program. The pro- ticle All students in second to gram offers instruction on pre- paring young students for full fi fth grades brought home their day kindergarten and classes Home Activity Journals recently. and support for parents and fam- As a part of our CATCH grant ilies. The goal is to support our these students are recording young preschool age students in their physical activities outside preparing to start kindergarten. of school time. For fi ve weeks If you have a child who will be students will be recording and entering kindergarten next year graphing their active time after and are interested in the pro- school. They are trying to share gram, contact Jackie Lester at their enthusiasm for fi tness and A Primary Connection or Kim healthy choices with others by including others in their activi- Scrima at Dorena. ties and recording extra points for their participation because Dorena School they all know that fi tness is more likely to stick if you do it with someone you enjoy spend- ing time with. Students will receive prizes for participation and for best activity levels at the end of the 5 weeks. Par- ents and families can help them with their “PE Homework” by encouraging physical activity, joining in for family fi tness and helping guide them in their dai- ly activity record keeping and graphing. Join Dorena School in doing the most we can for the health of our kids. March is Nutritional Aware- ness Month Students at Dorena continue to work on the year’s nutrition and fi tness. Since this month is nutritional awareness month, we are focusing on food awareness at lunch. Our cafeteria manager has displayed informational posters and is engaging students in discussion about nutrition. Our Harvest of the Month sam- pling will be on March 17; stu- dents will be sampling Oregon cabbage in a yummy coleslaw. In February, students were in- troduced to the Oregon pear and Shrek Smoothies, a combina- tion of spinach, kale, and fruits. Students loved the smoothies. Eighth Grade Parent Night at CGHS Cottage Grove High School will host the Eighth Grade Par- ent Night on Tuesday, April 12th at 6:30 p.m. Elective teachers will be available beforehand to showcase their programs. The eighth graders will also visit the high school on April 8th. We will meet in the cafetorium for introductions by our Princi- pal, Iton Udosenata. Following this, parents/students will go to breakout sessions (assigned classrooms) to hear more about electives, complete registra- tion forms and have questions answered. This evening will give you an opportunity to learn more about curriculum choices, hear about the Link Crew Ori- entation Program, meet admin- istrators and explore opportu- nities that the high school can provide for your student. You will be registering your students for elective choices so it is criti- cal to attend. If you have any questions, please contact Vicki Evans, CGHS Counselor 942-3391 ext. 134. March is Music in our Schools Month! Dorena School is excited to announce that, next year, we will be adding an additional day of music to our schedules! Currently, every grade level at Dorena receives 30 minutes of music enrichment per week, and some are able to partici- pate in an additional 30 minute FAD enrichment class on most Fridays. We have an upcom- ing performance in April and a school-wide performance at The Beat Goes On is planned for June 3rd. Dental health instruction keeps kids smiling! First and second grade students were treated with a visit from Terra Hoy, dental health educator, and her assistants. They created fun, interactive stations for students to visit and learn about how to take care of their teeth in a way that will help them last a life- time. Our students had a great time learning how to keep their “pearly whites” strong! Fifth grade teachers and high school counselors team up for a fun night of Bingo to support Outdoor School! Everyone en- joyed a great dinner and night of games, and funds were raised to support our fi fth grade Outdoor School program. Each year the fi fth grade class must raise ap- proximately $12,000 to provide this 4-day experience of learn- ing away from campus. We are looking forward to the lifetime memories we will be making this year! Dorena Students pay tribute to Dr. Seuss. Kindergartners Celebrate the 100th Day of School! The Middle School Thinks Dorena is For the Birds! Thanks to Peggy and Bruce Cameron, the middle school is enhancing the school garden areas by adding bird houses. Bruce and Peggy Cameron pro- vided the materials, and stu- dent built and painted the bird houses. They are, now, working with our custodian Barb Rohr to display them throughout the garden and play areas. Take Us Back to College Special Digital Subscription Rates for Students Your digital subscription keeps you connected to the people and places you know and love with unlimited access for as little as $10.00 per year! Cottage Grove Sentinel Dorena students were the most well behaved at the Cottage Bowl! Your Hometown News In Print, Online & Mobile 541.942.3325 • www.cgsentinel.com
