Eagle News

FEBRUARY 2, 2001


THE PRINCIPAL'S POINTS - Student test results for grades three and four were sent home to parents on January 12. Those results, along with information given by local and state media, can many times be confusing and overwhelming to parents and teachers alike. I would like to take the opportunity to share with you, in a presentation and discussion format, an explanation and summary of White River Elementary School's test results. This presentation will also summarize last year's White River results, those of our school district, as well as state-wide results. Our White River parents are invited to attend this presentation on Tuesday, February 20 at 7 p.m. in our school's cafeteria. We encourage your attendance and value your participation as we strive for continuous improvement.
Mr. Harvey


PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES (GRADES 1-4) FEBRUARY 15 - Our second Parent-Teacher Conference Day for grades 1-4 will take place on Thursday, February 15 from 12:30 - 7 p.m. Students in grades 1-4 will be dismissed on this conference day, as well as on Friday, February 16 at 11:40 a.m. Breakfast and lunch will not be served to students on these two days. Students in KINDERGARTEN and EARLY CHILDHOOD will have a somewhat different than normal schedule to follow. On Thursday (FEBRUARY 15), both A.M. and P.M. kindergarten and early childhood students will attend at regular scheduled times. However, school bus transportation will not be available for our P.M. Kindergarten students. On Friday (FEBRUARY 16), the A.M. classes will attend in the morning (8:40 - 11:15 a.m.), but the P.M. classes will not attend this day. We will resume our regular school schedule for all students on Tuesday, February 20th.


MID-TERM REPORTS TO BE ISSUED - Parents of students in grades 2-4 will receive mid-term progress reports at the Parent-Teacher Conferences on Thursday, February 15th. These reports will be for the middle of the third nine-week's grading period, which ends on Friday, February 9th.


PRESIDENT'S DAY - NO SCHOOL EC-4 - President's Day will be observed on Monday, February 19. Students will not attend school on this day. All students (EC-4) will resume their regular schedule on Tuesday, February 20.


WHITE RIVER RECOGNIZES 4TH GRADE HONOR ROLL STUDENTS - Congratulations to the following 4th grade students for their academic efforts and for successfully receiving the recognition of HONOR ROLL for the second nine weeks' grading period. All A HONOR ROLL: Lauren, Jacob, Ben, Matthew, Turner, Evan, Alex, Jamie, Ashley, Evan, and Amber. A-B HONOR ROLL: Mark, Taylo, Shannon, Travis, Lauren, Timothy, Whitney, Ben, Abigai, Kristi, Kaylee, Tomarra, Sebastian, Heather, Ryan, Kelsey, Jessica, Ricky, Alex, Cody, Tyler, Devon, Elizabeth, Kailyn, Emily, Laura, Kayla, Brandon, Amanda, Adrienne, Jennifer, Samantha, and Krista.


EVAN WINS SPELLING BEE - Congratulations to EVAN, winner of the second annual White River Elementary School Spelling Bee. Evan spelled the words "dribble" and "quarterback" correctly to become school champion. Evan is a 4th grade student in Mrs. Reks' class. Jacob, a 4th grade student in Mrs. Schaeffer's class, is this year's runner-up. Student awards will be presented to all of the White River bee participants on our Student Recognition Day in May. Evan will now represent our school in the Hamilton County Spelling Bee. This will be held on Tuesday, March 6 at Hazel Dell Elementary School, beginning at 7 p.m. GOOD LUCK EVAN!!


SCHOOL BUS DRIVER APPRECIATION WEEK FEBRUARY 5-9 - White River's School Bus Drivers will be recognized throughout the week of February 5-9 for their outstanding contributions to our school. We encourage your support during this week by providing compliments and thanks to our drivers. We're very grateful for every safe trip they make to school and back home each day. Our bus drivers and their bus route numbers are as follows:

Mr. Wiggins Bus # 1 Mr. Kimbrell Bus #52 Mr. Cherry Shuttle
Mrs. Baliff Bus #28 Mr. Wilson Bus #54 Mr. Black Shuttle
Mrs. McClung Bus #43 Mrs. Grant Bus #61 Mrs. Compton Shuttle
Mr. Logomarcino Bus #48 Mrs. Pennington Bus #62 Mrs. Adams E.C.
Mr. Meyer Bus #51 Mr. Ranney Bus #83 Mrs. Castor E.C. Mrs. Hopkins E.C. Mrs. Pierce E.C. Mr. Pierce E.C.


TRANSPORTATION TO BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUB - Students who attend the Boys' and Girls' Club will be transported each afternoon on Bus #62 until further notice. Students will not be required to pay twenty-five cents. Thanks to Mrs. Pennington for assisting our students!


STAFF UPDATE - White River welcomes Miss Molly Alter to our first grade staff as an Instructional Assistant. She is a recent graduate of Indiana University with a degree in Elementary Education. We have two student teachers this semester here at White River. Welcome Miss Mindi Cammack, who is teaching with Mrs. Potter in first grade, and Miss Kylie Denhart, who is teaching with Mrs. Harris in second grade. Both young ladies are seniors at Indiana University.


NOBLESVILLE SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTS GOALS FOR 2001 - The Noblesville Board of School Trustees recently adopoted the following goals for the year 2001. These goals represent the entire learning community and reflect the vision of all Noblesville Schools.
*Formalize, support, and continue to frame expectations to school committees to maximize school improvement plans' value and
impact.
- Support school improvement committees to improve and update programming opportunities.
- Encourage the participation of leaders including administrators, teachers, parents, and community
and business persons in school improvement committees.
*Inform and educate stakeholders concerning school improvement initiative.
- Educate the community concerning the planning process and importance of the school improvement initiative.
- Use repetition - include information in every newsletter and district communication.
*Continue to align academic programming to the standards and expectations necessary for our students.
*Research and identify options for continuous improvement models for Noblesville Schools.
*Continue to stress a culture of customer service orientation through open and continuing communications.
*Continue to evaluate and formulate plans to update current facilities and plan for future needs.
*Pursue opportunities to adopt and implement procedures to minimize, and long-term eliminate, the unfunded
retirement liability for the district's future.
*Continue to recognize outstanding performance of the students, employees, and patrons of Noblesville Schools.
*Complete and implement the athletic evaluation format identified in the 2000 Board Goals.
*Encouarge and support broader communication, collaboration, and cooperation between the school corporation and city officials.


JUMP ROPE FOR HEART - All students watched a video showing how they could help by raising money for the American Heart Association's research and educational fund. Many people, probably you know someone personally, have had their lives extended due to the research that has been done in heart disease.

Today all White River students (Grades 1-4) should bring home a Jump Rope For Heart envelope. The following should be happening now: 1. Sign the Permission Slip , tear it off the envelope, and return it to your classroom teacher. This will be used for prize drawings on Feb. 23. 2. Determine whom you can ask for a donation. (Talk to parents about this) If these people are out of town, phone, write, or e-mail them explaining that you would like their help in collecting donations for the American Heart Association. They can mail donations to you, and you can collect them in your envelope. Any checks need to be payable to the American Heart Association. Do not go door to door. 3. Fill out your envelope--if you have collected $50 or more, be sure to include shirt size. Remember donations are due on Feb. 20, 21, 22, or 23. Bring them to your classroom teacher on those days. The final collecton day will be Friday, March 2. Any donations turned in after that will not be eligible for prizes.



Any questiions may be directed to Mrs. Scott at 770-2080.


MEDIA FAIR - Mrs. Boyd will be available in the Media Center on Monday, February 5th, from 4-6 p.m. to help any Media Fair participant and his/her parent who would like some assistance in coming up with a project idea or clarification of the Media Center rules. The Media Fair is sponsored by the Association of Indiana Media Educators (AIME) each year. This year, our District Media Fair will be held on Saturday, March 10th right here at White River. We are very excited about hosting this event and hope many of our students will chose to participate by creating a Media Fair project. If your child enjoys using a camera, tape recorder, video camera, or computer, this is an activity in which he/she would enjoy participating. If your child is interested in joining the fun, please contact Mrs. Boyd at 770-2080 as soon as possible to request your Media Fair Idea and Planning Packet. Entry forms need to be returned to Mrs. Boyd no later than Friday, February 9th.


MEDIA CENTER NEWS - The White River Tech Team worked very hard last semester to learn the basics of digital video editing using the Avid Cinema program and is now ready to take on the challenge of producing a weekly news program. So, we are proud to announce that we will begin broadcasting the WRTT-TV Weekly News on the morning of Friday, February 2nd. Tech Team member program assignments include: Evan, Anchor; Christopher, Set Design; Levi, Weather; Brandon, Technical Director; Adrienne and Jenny, Sports; Krista, Feature Reporter; and David, Birthdays. Tune in each Friday morning beginning in February to keep up with the latest school news.


SCIENCE FAIR 2001 - The date for the Science Fair, Friday, March 2 is rapidly approaching. There are three remaining help sessions on Tuesday, February 6, Thursday, February 8, and Tuesday, February 13. All participants must also return the Science Fair Project Information Sheet by February 12. This is your actual sign up sheet!! This IMPORTANT two page information sheet will give the Science Fair Committee information regarding your project.


"ABSOLUTELY AWESOME ATTENDANCE"- White River continues to look for ways to improve attendance. We know that students who are here everyday do better academically and are better prepared for the future. The community of Noblesville also realizes this and has offered incentives for students to strive for good attendance. At the end of the last 9 week grading period each student in grade levels 1-4 who has not missed a day, was given a free bowling pass for a game at Stardust Bowl. All students with perfect attendance also got to wear a sticker for the day.


NHS SYMPONY ORCHESTRA - The NHS Symphony Orchestra is presenting its annual Family Concert on Sunday, February 25 at 3:00 in the NHS Auditorium. This is a great way to introduce your children to the orchestra because almost all of the songs come from movies and the concert lasts about 45 minutes! There is also an instrument "petting zoo" available after the concert so children can try out instruments of the orchestra. There also will be free refreshments after the concert. Tickets can be purchased from NHS Orchestra members or at the door. Tickets are $4.00 per person or $15 PER FAMILY. We hope to see you at this musically fun event!


* P.T.O. NEWS *
P.T.O. MEETING - The next P.T.O. Meeting will be on Tuesday, February 6th at 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. Free childcare is provided. Please join us.
MARKET DAY PICK-UP - The next Market Day sale is Monday, February 5, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. If you have signed up to volunteer at this sale, we look forward to seeing you at 5:30 p.m.
FAMILY FUN NIGHT - The P.T.O. sponsored Family Fun Night will be held on Friday, February 9, 2001. The evening will begin at White River Elementary Cafeteria with a spaghetti supper at 5:00 p.m. We will continue the evening at The Mill at Noblesville High School. The JV basketball game against Muncie South begins at 6:30 p.m. The White River Elementary ?hoir Connection?will sing the National Anthem prior to the Varsity Game at about 7:45 p.m. We will be entertained by the Noblesville Super Skippers at half-time. Pre-payment and reservations were required for this event. One hundred fifty reservations have been received! Game tickets, which were reserved, will be distributed the night of the game in the White River Elementary Cafeteria. Thanks to those who will be participating in, and volunteering at this event.
PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA NIGHT - We earned $116 from our last Papa John's Pizza Night. Mrs. Crist's/Ms. Wolfert's class has won the pizza party for having the most participation. Our next pizza night will be on Monday, February 26, 2001. Thank you for supporting this fund-raising event.


JANUARY 19, 2001


THE PRINCIPAL'S POINTS - Several staff member changes have taken place over the last month here at White River. These changes have been brought about through various maternity leaves of absence. Please join me in welcoming those who are new to White River, as well as congratulating those moving from instructional assistants' positions to classroom teaching positions.

Joining our staff with new responsibilities are Mrs. Carol Lohe (F.O.C.U.S.), Ms. Susan Phillips (1st grade teacher), Mrs. Megan Bradley (1st grade teacher), Ms. Heather Wolfert (2nd grade teacher), Mrs. Jennifer Shelton (1st grade teacher), Mrs. Jodi Meehan (1st grade instructional assistant), and Ms. Crystal Osha (special needs instructional assistant).

I would appreciate your support and continued encouragement that would be given to these outstanding professionals.
Mr. Harvey


STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY - EARLY DISMISSAL - NEXT WEDNESDAY - White River's next staff development day is next Wednesday, January 24. Students in grades 1-4 will be dismissed after lunch at 12:50 p.m. Afternoon Early Childhood and Kindergarten students will not meet on this day. PLEASE NOTE: Due to several delayed starting times already this year and the possibility of more, we will not switch our A.M. and P.M. Early Childhood and Kindergarten students for the remaining staff development days as we originally scheduled. Only A.M. Early Childhood and Kindergarten students will attend school on February 27, and March 22, 2001. Hopefully, this will help to balance the number of days these students are in attendance.


SNOW DAY MAKE-UP: A CHANGE IN THE CALENDAR - Our next available flex day in the school calendar, Monday, March 19, will now be a make-up day for all students and staff. This was brought about because of the recent (December 19) snow day. Please note this change on the March calendar. Any future snow or other weather-related day missed will be made-up on the next available flex day, April 23, 2001, per the Noblesville Schools' 2000-01 school-year calendar.


"SCHOOL NURSE DAY" FRIDAY, JANUARY 26 - White River will observe School Nurses Appreciation Week beginning the week of January 22. We have designated Friday, January 26 as "School Nurse Day" here at White River and would encourage your support as we salute MRS. JENKINS, our school nurse. We recognize her as a professional member of our educational team and as a valuable community resource. We firmly believe healthy children learn better! Join us as we recognize one of White River's best!


I.U./PURDUE DAY NEXT TUESDAY - Our next Indiana-Purdue Day will be Tuesday, January 23, the day before the two teams meet for the first time this basketball season. We encourage our students and staff to wear the colors of their favorite team on this day.


ATTENTION: SCIENCE FAIR DATE CHANGED TO: FRIDAY, MARCH 2.


SCIENCE FAIR HELP SESSIONS - This year's Science Fair will be held on Friday, March 2nd. Parents will be able to come to help their child set up their project on Thursday night from 6 - 7 p.m. Judging will take place on Friday morning. A detailed time schedule for that day will be sent home with your child prior to the Science Fair. All students will receive an information packet from their teacher when they return their interest slip.

Science Fair help sessions will be held after school. The sessions are available to assist the students in any phase of their project development, from making the letters to how to write the report. Session dates are January 30, and February 1, 6, 8 and 13 from 3:30 until 4:00 p.m. in the Media Center. Parents are welcome to come. Students can come to any or all of the help sessions.


SCHOOL COUNSELOR APPRECIATION WEEK JANUARY 29 - FEBRUARY 2 The week of January 29 - February 2 has been designated as School Counselor Appreciation Week in the Noblesville Schools. We encourage your participation with the recognition of White River's counselor, MRS. SCHALBURG. We're very grateful for her daily efforts and support of our students, parents, and staff. She has many responsibilities and does each one of them well!


SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS APPRECIATION WEEK JANUARY 29 - FEBRUARY 2 - We also encourage your participation with the recognition of White River's speech pathologists, MRS. SHELHAMER and MRS. S. BOYD.


CAFETERIA/RECESS AIDE NEEDED - White River is in need of a cafeteria/recess aide for the remainder of this school year. This position requires an adult who can work full time, two (2) hours per day Monday through Friday approximately 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. You must be good with children, reliable, kind, and able to supervise in the cafeteria and on the playground for safety and behavior. Please contact Mr. Harvey at 770-2080 if you would like more information.


P.T.O. NEWS
MARKET DAY - Market Day Order Forms will be coming home today. Please return all orders to school by Friday, January 26. You may also place your order on-line at www.marketday.com. White River Elementary's account number is 16163. Please contact Anne Clemence at 776-9448 if you have any questions. This month we will feature Pizza Bonus Days. Our school earns extra profit on all pizza purchases this month. Choose from 13 quality pizza varieties as well as pizza accessories inlcuding a pizza paddle and round cutting board. The pick-up date for this sale is February 5, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. If you have signed up to volunteer at this sale, we look forward to seeing you at 5:00 p.m.


FAMILY FUN NIGHT - The P.T.O. is sponsoring a Family Fun Night on Friday, February 9, 2001. The evening will begin at White River Elementary Cafeteria with a spaghetti supper at 5:00 p.m. We will continue the evening at the Mill at Noblesville High School. The JV basketball game against Muncie South begins at 6:30 p.m. The White River Elementary "Choir Connection" will sing the National Anthem prior to the Varsity Game at about 7:45 p.m. We will be entertained by the Noblesville Super Skippers at half-time. Reservations including prepayment are necessary! Please turn in your Family Fun Night reservation form and payment by Friday, January 26th. Checks should be made payable to "White River Elementary P.T.O." Game tickets will be distributed the night of the game in the White River Elementary Cafeteria.

In order for this event to be successful, we need the help of many volunteers Please call Judy Way at
773-0938 or Danielle Fleming at 770-0919 if you would like to volunteer for set-up from 4:00-5:00 p.m. or to serve from 5:00-6:00 p.m. or for clean-up from 6:00-7:00 p.m.


ENRICHMENT - The P.T.O. will be sponsoring Starlab Planetarium on Tuesday, January 30th. All students will explore the universe from within this inflatable planetarium. Classes will be scheduled for this awesome experience throughout the day. Parents are welcome to attend with their student's classroom.


PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA NIGHT - Please support the P.T.O. by participating in this event by purchasing pizza from Papa John's on Monday, January 22. A flyer is being sent home today. Please remember, any coupons you may already have for Papa John's may be used in conjunction with this fund raiser. The P.T.O. earned $88.00 from Papa John's in December. Ms. Phillips' class will enjoy a pizza party for having the highest participation in December.


BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION AND CAMPBELL SOUP LABELS - Mrs. Reks' class is the winner of a pizza party for collecting and turning in the most labels for the first semester. Please continue to collect these box tops and labels. We will have one more pizza party toward the end of the second semester.


DECEMBER 22, 2000


THE PRINCIPAL'S POINTS - Today's Newsletter will be the last newsletter until Friday, January 19th because of our Christmas holiday vacation. The January 2001 calendar, along with the school breakfast/lunch menus, are also being sent home today. White River students will return to school after the holidays on Tuesday, January 9, 2001 at our regular time.

I would like to wish a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a joyous holiday season to each of our White River families. May we find in the season a time to grow in the spirit of the love and care of children.
Mr. Harvey


END OF 2ND NINE WEEKS & 1ST SEMESTER TODAY --- NO SCHOOL JANUARY 15 - The second nine weeks' grading period and first semester (grades EC-4) ended today, Friday, December 22. Report cards will be issued for our students to bring home on Friday, January 12. Students (EC-4) will not be attending school on Monday, January 15. The observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day will be held that day, and school will resume at its regular time on Tuesday, January 16.


SECOND ANNUAL SPELLING BEE FRIDAY, JANUARY 19 - The second annual White River Elementary
School Spelling Bee will be held in the L.G.I. room on Friday, January 19 at 1:30 p.m. Sixteen, fourth grade students will be vying to be the White River Spelling Bee champion and represent our school at the Hamilton County Spelling Bee on March 6th at Hazel Dell. Our third and fourth grade classrooms, along with interested parents and friends of our school are invited to attend our school bee. Good Luck to the following fourth grade classroom representatives:

Mrs. Sabel: Lauren, Cody, Amber, Jenny
Mrs. Schaeffer: Alex, Ashley, Elizabeth, Jacob
Mrs. Simons: Randy, Kaylee, Alex, Kayla
Mrs. Reks: Evan, Jaime, Sebastian, Emily


STUDENT COUNCIL - We are proud to announce that Kristi is also a member of the fourth grade White River Elementary Student Council. Kristi's name was inadvertently omitted from a previous newsletter.


"READING IN THE ELEMENTARY" PROGRAM BEGINS JANUARY 16 - White River is proud to welcome Noblesville High School students beginning Tuesday, January 16, as a part of the Noblesville "Reading In The Elementary" program. This program, offered by N.H.S. teachers, Mrs. Carol Land and Mr. Dave McCollough, offers an encouragement for the love of reading through good role models, as well as opportunities for older and younger students to interact positively in an academic setting. Their weekly, one hour visits will allow these high school students to individually interact by reading to a classroom of students for a fifteen minute period. Approximately twenty-four classes will be visited each Tuesday for six consecutive weeks.

We're very excited about this cooperative program with N.H.S., and hope to see this as being the first of several N.H.S. - White River teaming activities.


SCIENCE FAIR INFORMATION - White River Elementary School will offer its second annual Science Fair on Saturday, February 24, 2001. The fair will be for students in grades K-4. Information packets will be sent home soon. Meanwhile, students should be thinking about possible experiments and/or ideas. A good project takes a lot of planning and hard work. Don't delay . . . . get started soon!


A SPECIAL REQUEST - We have been receiving numerous calls at the end of the school day from parents requesting us to remind their child to attend club meetings, to be a car rider, to turn in permission notes to their teacher, etc. Due to the nature of these requests and the time at which they are made, we will ONLY honor emergency messages in the immediate future. Our phone lines are busy because of these "requests to remind . . .", and emergency calls cannot be received, nor can we guarantee that students will receive them before the end of the day. Classes will only be interruped for emergency purposes, as determined by Mr. Harvey. Please honor this request and allow us to serve our students in a truly helpful way.


BILLY KELLER BASKETBALL CHRISTMAS CLINICS are being offered to any boy or girl presently in grades 1-8. For information or to receive a free Christmas Clinic flyer, call the Billy Keller Basketball Camp office at (317) PRO-BALL (776-2255).


SNOW DAY MAKE-UP: A CHANGE IN THE CALENDAR - Our next available flex day in the school calendar, Monday, March 19, will now be a make-up day for all students and staff. This was brought about because of the recent (December 19) snow day. Please note this change on the March calendar. Any future snow or other weather-related day missed will be made-up on the next available flex day, April 23, 2001, per the Noblesville Schools' 2000-01 school-year calendar.


SHARE THE JOY WITH MUSIC! This holiday season, PEPSI is offering a program called "Share the Joy with Music". Please continue to look for "Pepsi Notes" - eighth-note symbols on the packaging of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay snack products. Please collect these symbols over the Christmas Vacation and return them to school in January, where they will be redeemed for FREE MUSIC SUPPLIES such as instruments, sheet music, software, and other items. Products containing "Pepsi Notes" will be sold until January 7, 2001 or while supplies last. Please help our school by collecting and turning in "Pepsi Notes"! Thank you! Mrs. Hensley


* P.T.O. NEWS *

NEXT P.T.O. MEETING: JANUARY 9, 2001 - The next White River Elementary P.T.O. meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2001 at 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria. Free childcare is provided. At the upcoming meetings, we will be discussing plans for the remainder of the school year. We have many exciting events planned, including the Family Fun Night on February 9th, Valentine's Parties on February 14th, the Family Fun Carnival on April 27th , the Fun Run/Walk, Mother's Day Flower Sale, and 4th Grade Farewell in May.


PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA NIGHT - Our third Papa John's Pizza Night was held on Monday, December 18th. The P.T.O. earned approximately $80.00 by participating in the program this month. Thank you for supporting White River Elementary P.T.O. Our next Papa John's Pizza Night will be on Monday, January 22, 2001.


MARKET DAY - Order forms were due today. If you missed the chance to send your order in, please submit your order on line at www.marketday.com. White River Elementary's account number is 16163. Or you may contact Anne Clemence at 776-9448 by January 4th to place an order. Thank you for your support.


Happy Holidays!




DECEMBER 8, 2000


THE PRINCIPAL'S POINTS - All students in grades one through four are bringing home today Indiana's Academic Standards in English/Language Arts and Mathematics that were adopted by the Indiana State Board of Education this past summer.

These standards have been rated among the best in the nation by the Fordham Foundation and Achieve, Inc. These grade-by-grade standards are being distributed to our parents as the law requires. They outline what your child should know and be able to do in each subject, at each grade level. We are beginning to work toward meeting these new standards, many of which have been achieved with past and best practices in our classrooms. However, learning doesn't take place only in the classroom. Our students spend far more time at home than they do in school. How they spend their time at home can make a difference. That's why your help and involvement are so important. Listed within these standards are several things you can do to help your child succeed. Please become involved with his or her education. Use this guide, along with supporting our efforts to provide the best opportunities for your child and our students to succeed today and in the future.

Mr. Harvey


PARENTS: WE NEED YOUR HELP! - Have you had a change of telephone number, change of address, or change of employment since the beginning of this school year? Did you notify the school office of that change? We have had several situations already this year when a child became ill, injured, or missed a bus, and the telephone numbers on your child's enrollment form were either disconnected or changed. For us to contact you in emergency situations, you must provide the school with any changes that would affect our ability to contact you. Please send a note with any changes so we can update our records. Thanks for your assistance!


HOLIDAY SING! NEXT TUESDAY AND THURSDAY - The 2nd Grade Holiday Sing will be on Tuesday, December 12th at 7:00 p.m. in the gymnasium. Dress Rehearsal will be at 2:00 p.m. The 1st Grade Holiday Sing will be on Thursday, December 14th at 7:00 p.m. in the gymnasium. Dress Rehearsal will be at 2:00 p.m.


FOOD DRIVE A HUGE SUCCESS! - White River's Student Council and the Noblesville Fire Department would like to say THANK YOU to all of our students who brought in food for the food drive. Your response was overwhelming! Over 1,000 items of food were contributed. Thank you for being such a caring group of people for all families of our Noblesville and White River community.


MEDIA CENTER NEWS - In order to be sure our students will have plenty of books to read over the long Christmas Break, the Media Center will be hosting a "Book Swap" on Monday and Tuesday, December 18th and 19th. Each of our students is encouraged to bring in one to five (1-5) gently used books to the Media Center staff sometime during the week of December 11th-15th. We will be keeping a record of how many books each student brings in to us. Then, on either the 18th or 19th, each classroom teacher will receive an envelope containing tickets for each student who is participating in the Book Swap. Students will receive one ticket for each book they have brought in to the Media Center. They will then be able to trade each ticket in for another book to read over Christmas vacation.

The Media Center will also be hosting an All-School-Christmas-Read-Aloud on Thursday, December 21st. Guest readers will include: Mr. Harvey, our Principal; Mrs. Marge Cox, Media Services Coordinator; and Mrs. Jane Linville, Elementary Technology Specialist.


BOOK FAIR NEWS - Our Fall Scholastic Book Fair, held on November 6th-10th, was a great success earning approximately $3,000.00 in books and instructional materials for our Media Center. Anne Clemence and Kathy Baker, Book Fair Chairs, and Kristi Boyd, Media Specialist, would like to thank White River's teachers, parents, students, and community for supporting the Book Fair. They would also like to thank the many volunteers who staffed the Book Fair, including: Denise Wethington, Judy Way, Jackie Bates, Michelle Prater, Betsy Horton, Lori Pappas, Sarah Carter, Becky Kahlo, Robin Moser, Barb Tallman, Mary Ogle, Brenda Christenson, Carol Schmidt, Patty Garlick, Carol Haney, Mary Doty, Jennifer Potee, Gennie Ball, Julie Karns, Barb Behrends, Dani McKiernan, Karla Wallace, Tiffany Thomas, Barb Erney, Bill Crumbo, Nanci Browne, Melissa Hiller, Peggy Wood, Renee Reks, Carol Johnson, and Danielle Fleming. Plans are already under way for our Spring Book Fair which will be held in April.


ART ROOM REQUEST - If you have a wall calendar that you are planning on throwing out, please consider donating it to the art room. Many calendars have great photographs that the students can look at as they draw. Animals and flowers are favorite subjects, but I can use many other themes. I am also looking for scraps of material, buttons or yarn, so if you have any of these items that you would like to get rid of, please send them my way. Thank you. Ms. Smeltzer


GYMNASTICS TEAM HOSTS CLINIC -The Noblesville High School gymnastics team is sponsoring a gymnastics clinic for children in grades 1-8 to raise funds for the team. The clinic will be from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, December 9, in the west gymnasium at Noblesville Intermediate School. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. Team members and coaches will be on hand to assist with basic skills on bars, vault, beam, and floor. A group routine will be performed with music at 2:30 p.m. The cost is $20. Participants will receive a T-shirt and a pass for all of this year's home gymnastics meets. Participants are to take a sack lunch and a beverage. For more information, please contact Jodi Brooks at 773-0872, ext. 131, or Jenni Gaskill at
867-0021, ext. 218.


"HOOSIER PRIDE" DAY MONDAY - On, Monday, December 11th, Indiana will celebrate its birthday into statehood. We are encouraging all White River students to join together in recognition of this day by having a "Hoosier Pride" day. All students are encouraged to wear anything that represents Indiana: Colts, Pacers, I.U., Purdue, Notre Dame, etc. The colors blue and gold (state colors) will be supportive as well.


P.T.O. NEWS

ENRICHMENT PROGRAM - The P.T.O. will be sponsoring Madcap Puppets' production of "Three Tales with Tails" in our school gymnasium on Wednesday, December 20th at 2:15 p.m. Pre-school age children, along with morning kindergarten students, are invited to join our early childhood through fourth grade students to attend
this entertaining program.


PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA NIGHT - Our next Papa John's Pizza Night will be on Monday, December 18th. Last month, the P.T.O. earned $174.00 from this event. Mrs. Griffey's class was the winner of a pizza party for the second time! Let's see who will win this month!


MARKET DAY - Our next Market Day flyer will be coming home today. Order forms are due back to school by Monday, December 18th. Orders may also be placed on the Internet until noon on January 5th, at www.marketday.com. White River Elementary's account number is 16163 The P.T.O. has earned over $1,500.00 from the Market Day program in our first four sales. Why not stock up on delicious Market Day products for the Super Bowl! Great Super Bowl Party recipes can be found on-line.


NEXT P.T.O. MEETING - Our next P.T.O. meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2001. This will be our students' first day back to school in the New Year. We encourage you to become involved in your sons' and daughters' education by attending these meetings. The Executive Committee, the Chairpersons, Committee Members and volunteers of the P.T.O. are a dedicated group of administrators, teachers and parents working together to enhance the education of all of our students. Your attendance and participation is welcome and encouraged! Happy Holidays and THANK YOU for all of the support you have given to the White River Elementary P.T.O. this year! Judy Way, President.













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