A GREAT MESSAGE

The Elizabeth Ide PTO treated us to a wonderful assembly today - "Ease the Tease". This assembly, put on by Imagination Theater of Chicago, taught the students some wonderful ways to handle being teased, as well as showing how teasing hurts others. They role played incidents that frequently occur on the bus, at recess, in the lunchroom and even took ideas from our students. They gave our students 8 ways to handle someone teasing them and I have outlined them below.

See the future Ide actors at work (Berkay, Emily, Adrian, Samantha and Jordan).

1) IGNORE- Ignore the tease and walk away

2) TAKE IT AS A COMPLIMENT - Say "Thanks!" and walk away.

3) ANSWER WITH A COMPLIMENT - Wow! You're good at that!

4) AGREE WITH THE FACTS - Yes I am bad at basketball.

5) USE AN "I" MESSAGE - I feel sad when you tease me.

6) SAY "SO" - Say so without emotion or anger.

7) USE SELF-TALK - Think "I know I'm being teased"; "I'm not going to let the teaser know I'm upset"; "I'm smart and I can handle this."

8) REPORT IT TO AN ADULT

BUSY WEEK AT ELIZABETH IDE

Although last week was busy, there were many fun things that took place.

FRIENDLY VISITORS

Mrs. Tran and Isabella and Mrs. Olsen and Evalina came by to say hi to everybody. Everyone was all smiles and had a great time.

SNOWFLAKE BALL

Saturday night the gym was transformed into a magical, snowy place for the annual Snowflake Ball. The girls looked very beautiful in their dresses and the boys were handsome in their outfits. A big thank you to all of the volunteers especially Mrs. Tumbali who chaired the event and made the night possible. Also, thank you to Mrs. Amish, Mrs. Hull and Miss Smeltzer for coming out and sharing the evening with us.

Ide Events

I always think things are going to slow down after the holidays, but as I look at the events happening this week I realize it never slows down!

Here's a reminder of what is going on:

Tuesday, February 24th - Board Meeting at PV 7:00

Thursday, February 26th - Spring Picture Day

Thursday, February 26th - RtI Parent Link at PV 7:00

Saturday, February 28th - Snowflake Ball at Ide 6:00 - 8:00

I hope to see many of you at this special event!

FEBRUARY IS A BUSY MONTH

Wow I didn't realize how much is packed into the shortest month of the year!

Monday, February 2nd - Groundhog Day - Oh no 6 more weeks of winter

Saturday, February 7th - Market Day Pick-Up at PV - 9:30 - 10:30

Monday, February 9th - 13th - IOWA Week (PTO provides snack on the 12th)

Friday, February 13th - Valentine's Day Parties 2:00 - 3:00

Party volunteers may arrive at 1:50 and are the only ones allowed down to the room

Monday, February 16th - NO SCHOOL - President's Day

Thursday, February 19th - PTO Meeting @ 3:45

Thursday, February 26th - Spring Picture Day

Saturday, February 28th - Snowflake Ball - 6:00 - 8:00

There's not enough room to put in pictures for all of those events!!!!

Well we definitely won't be bored.

I will be out of the office until Friday the 13th in order to babysit my nephews in Michigan while my brother and sister-in-law fly off to England and France (who got the better end of the deal)? Please call the office if you need anything and if need be they can get hold of me. I hope you all have a wonderful week and find some time to relax!!!!

ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL ADDITION

Ten tiny little fingers that always want to play,That never stop exploring the wonder of today.Ten tiny little fingers that from the very start,Will reach out for tomorrow yet always hold your heart.-- Author Unknown

Our Elizabeth Ide family welcomed another beautiful baby girl on Wednesday!

Mrs. Tran and her husband Tuan are the proud parents of Isabella Mai Tran;

A 6lb 10oz 19 inch bundle of joy! Congratulations!

PREVIEW OF NEXT WEEK

Tuesday, January 27th - Board Meeting @ Ide 7:00

Friday, January 30th - Ide Movie Night @ PV 6:45

Wallace and Grommit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit

Reading Classroom Changes

RtI Update

Last week we completed our winter reading benchmarking and this week the data was reviewed and analyzed. Beginning Tuesday, January 20th many students will be changing reading classrooms. If your child is changing rooms, a letter is being sent home with them today. Students needing more interventions will receive two letters. The changes are based on the progress and/or needs of the students. As the work becomes more difficult, there are students who need extra interventions and small group instruction to help them comprehend the new strategies being taught. Other students have made enough progress to stop receiving interventions. However, all students are receiving the same curriculum and have the same reading expectations. In each grade level, the weekly newsletters explain what will be worked on in reading and language arts and that is what you should focus on at home. Please feel free to call me with any questions or concerns.

Preview of Next Week

Monday, January 19th - NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Friday, January 23rd - Reading with Ronald Assembly

WELCOME BACK

January is Here!

I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing break. Our break started early due to the snow day on Friday, December 19th. Fortunately, the students got to enjoy a day playing in the snow; unfortunately we did miss our holiday parties. We will not be rescheduling the parties. The midyear benchmarking and other curriculum issues this week prevent us from doing so. I'm sure the students all had a wonderful holiday season filled with fun and treats and they can all look forward to our Valentine Day parties in February! Thank you for your understanding.

Also, thank you for all of the wonderful gifts and treats. I truly appreciate your thoughtfulness and generosity.

UPCOMING EVENTS

01/10 - Market Day Pickup @ LV 9:30 - 10:30

01/13 - School Board Meeting @ PV 7:00

01/16 - Vision/Hearing Screening

01/19 - NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

01/27 - School Board Meeting @ PV 7:00

01/30 - Ide Movie Night @ PV 6:45