February 2013 Maysville Monthly

February Issue 2012-2013

An Update to the Community

A Message from the Superintendent Winter in Ohio can be challenging due to snow and icy conditions leading to several days out of school. Spring is around the corner and our students are back in the classroom and excited to learn. Currently we have missed 4 days of school due to weather conditions. We are forgiven 5 of those days so currently we have no days to make up.

As we enter the month of March, the 10th grade Ohio Graduation Test or O.G.T is upon us. The O.G.T test is the accountability measure in high schools across the state. We have worked very hard preparing our students for success on that test and I am very confident that we will achieve excellence.

I am very pleased with the accomplishments of our students not only in the classroom but also in the many activities that they do outside of the classroom. Our students are achieving at high levels in the things that they do and I want to congratulate them for their success. I am very proud when I go to various meetings around the county and state and people are talking about what is happening at Maysville.

The Maysville Local School district hosted a school safety forum on February 7th. The event was well attended and I want to thank everyone who participated in this event. I also would like to invite the community to attend future forums hosted by the District. We will announce those dates soon.

Congratulations to all Spelling Bee participants! The Maysville Schools District Spelling Bee was held January 8, 2013. Students in grades 4-8 participated in grade level bees and building bees in order to qualify for the district bee. The grade level winners are: Grade 4 - Hannah Tonneman, Grade 5 - Steele Shreve, Grade 6 - Aaron Robinson, Grade 7 - Marissa Meredith, and Grade 8 - Wesley Wiseman. The Grand Champion is eighth grader Matthew Pitcock, who correctly spelled the winning word, vaporize. On March 16, Matthew will represent our district at the 2013 Scripps College of Communication Regional Spelling Bee in Athens, OH. The champion of the Regional Spelling Bee will represent the area at the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Good Luck, Matthew! We’re proud of you!

Fit Kids’ Workout!

It may be chilly outside, but it's heating up in the third grade classrooms during inside recess as the students are taking advantage of our new Fit Kids' Workout videos and balance boards! The third graders would like to send a huge thank you to The Muskingum County Health Department (Kris Bell and Kylie Jones) for helping to keep them active during inside recess. A grant made it possible for these ladies to purchase balance boards, videos, books and listening center materials for our classrooms to encourage health and fitness.

BUDDY OR BULLY The fifth grade students at Maysville Elementary participated in classroom discussions of Bullying. They were given statistics and valuable information revolving around the types of bullying and the potential lasting effects that can occur when bullying is not understood or stopped. Bullying can take on many forms: • • •

Direct bullying---physical and verbal Indirect bullying---gossip and rumor Cyber bullying---any electronic device, including gaming systems, that aim to threaten or bully by way of words.

After the discussions were over, each child was given writing prompts to continue to educate, and to be a reminder that bullying is a serious and harmful form of violence that can cause long term problems and depression.

Mrs. Warne and Mr. Stanton created a bulletin board to foster the Elementary School’s commitment to being a bully free school. The Motto being: BUDDY OR BULLY

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Volleyball Camp for grades 4-12 will be June 24-27 in the mornings. Muskingum Coach Elizabeth Zicha and her staff will be conducting the camp.

Registration forms will be available in the April Maysville Monthly.

Kindergarten and Preschool Registration Registration for kindergarten and preschool will be held on the following dates/times: Tuesday, March 19th from 4-7pm Wednesday, March 20th from 9am-3pm Thursday, March 21st from 4-7pm All registrations will be held at Maysville Elementary.

Please bring originals of the following documents: • • • • • •

child’s birth certificate child’s social security card child’s immunization record custody papers (if applicable) proof of residence in the Maysville district (ex., utility bill, rental agreement, tax statement) **For preschool only – income information to determine tuition

Kindergarten screening will be held at Maysville Elementary on May 1st and 2nd from 4pm-8pm or May 3rd from 9am-3pm. When you come in to register you will choose a 1-hour time slot on one of these days.

Preschool screening will take place at the Administration/Preschool building on August 6th, 7th or 8th. You will sign your preschooler up for a screening time when you come in to register.

Registration packets for both preschool and kindergarten will be available beginning March 1st at Maysville Elementary.

Maysville Key Club Serves Seniors The MHS Key Club presented Valentine goodie bags to residents at the Abbott Home in Zanesville. Students decorated traditional white valentine goodie bags with stickers and markers, then filled them with cards, cookies, candy treats and Valentine wishes! Key Club Member, Victoria Himmelspach, noted that she enjoyed working on the project and that it made her feel good to think of others during this special time.

Cathy Monroe and Victoria Himmelspach pack goodie bags for delivery to the Abbott Home.

Second Grade Students Creating Power Point Presentations In Keyboarding class, second grade students were very busy the second nine weeks creating Power Point Presentations about the animals brought

by The Wilds to the elementary on October 25th.

Eight animal species from the “Wilds on Adventure” provided students with up-close encounters. In Mrs. Birchfield’s class the 2nd grade students from each classroom were divided into eight groups and they selected one of the animals from the program. Students researched their animal, and collaborated together so each group member could add at least one fact about the animal to a Power Point slide. Pictures of their animal were researched and also added to the slide, adjusting as needed to create an attractive slide. Group member’s names were added and font features were explored. Slides were combined per classrooms and an overall design was added. When students returned from Christmas break, each class was able to present their facts and slide during keyboarding class. Slide transitions were voted on by each class and added to the presentation. Students are very proud of their informative Power Point Presentations.

These are available to view and download on Mrs. Birchfield’s web page at http://www.maysville.k12. oh.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=2641, and have also been shared on Maysville’s Facebook page.

Heard in the lab...

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When asking 1st graders if they knew what software was, a couple of replies I received was “something soft that you wear” and “like pajamas.”

On several occasions we have heard kindergartners helping classmates navigate on a website telling them to “squirrel down” instead of “scroll down.”

Pathways to Engineering Luncheon The annual Pathways to Engineering luncheon was held on February 11th, where area guidance counselors and administrators could talk with the Pathways students about this great program. The Pathways to Engineering program is a partnership between Zane State College and Mid-East Career and Technology Centers.

Maysville High School has 7 students participating in the program at this time. Students in the program will finish high school with not only a high school diploma, but an Associate’s Degree in Technical Studies. Maysville Seniors in this program are Aaron Harper, Skyler Hill, Matthew West and Reisce Barnes. Maysville Juniors in the program are Justin Bonifield, Justin Graham and Kahler Smith (not pictured). Sophomores who are interested in entering the program as a Junior should speak to their guidance counselor about the application process.

Pen Club Maysville High School’s Pen Club met at the Muskingum County Library to work on ekphrastic writing--writing inspired by photos or paintings. Members are Emily Muse, Shala Daniels, Haven Labaki, Allyson Landkrohn, Breighanna Houston, Caitlin Kimble. Not photographed: Kyle and Megan Church. The advisor is Cynthia Rucker.

Valentines!

Mrs. Dixon’s Class made Valentine cards for the senior citizens who receive home delivered meals. They made 450 Valentines! We visited the Senior Center and delivered the valentines to the drivers. They shared reading stories, had lunch with the seniors, cheered on their bowling league, and later did word searches while the seniors shared their knitting, painting and exercise talents.

MHS Accepted Into Quill and Scroll

Maysville High School has been accepted into Quill and Scroll, the International Honor Society for High School Journalists. Newspaper/Journalism teacher, Myra Warne, submitted the application on behalf of Panther Press (newspaper), Conatus (yearbook), Maysville in the Morning (broadcast ) and Literary Magazine.

Quill and Scroll was founded in 1926 by a group of high school journalism advisors.

Quill and Scroll is headquartered at the University of Iowa, School of Journalism.

Newspaper staffers examine Quill and Scroll certificate of acceptance.

The Last Valentine’s Day Party Mrs. Warne’s Senior English class celebrated Valentine’s Day with sonnets and snacks. The students expressed a desire to have one last Valentine’s Day party.

Students decorated their own bags with original poetry and designs. They exchanged valentines and enjoyed treats Seniors Jacob Waltemire, Lindsey Driggs, Katarina Herda while discussing poetry, giving credence and Paul Russell share a Valentine’s Day laugh. to the old adage “you’re never too old…

Maysville 1st Grade Celebrates the 100th day of School!

In our primary classrooms, counting the days of school has become an important math class ritual.

Students count each day of school, looking for number patterns on the calendar, and counting the days by twos, fives, and tens. Many classes celebrated the 100th Day with special activities centered on the 100 theme. While the 100th Day is a lot of fun, it is important for our children to remember the mathematical significance of the celebration. Counting up to 100 for the 100th day of school gives us opportunities to investigate place value. By celebrating this day, we are helping our children to see that 100 is a special number in the Base 10 number system. Our 1st grade students did this by participating in some of these 100th day activities: 1. Making cereal necklaces with 100 pieces 2. Reading Pigs in Hiding, searching for 100 pigs in the classroom and then placing them all in numerical order 3. Sorting 100 objects into groups 4. Writing activity: If I had $100.....

5. Draw a picture of what I would look like at 100 years old 6. Made t-shirts with 100 items glued on it 7. Read several 100 days of school books 8. 100’s day snack mix which contained 10 pieces of 10 different items 9. Students were asked to stay quiet for 100 seconds and hop 100 times 10. Writing activity: I wish I had 100_____, I wish I had 100 _____, but I am glad I do NOT have 100 _____!

The picture is of students placing the 100 hiding pigs in order to 100!

Extended Care We have been very blessed with a donation of dress up clothes from one of our students’ sister. The girls love to play dress up and pretend they are princesses, having tea parties and just twirlling around the room. We are looking forward to Spring and being able to go outside to play on the new playground.

Kindergarten Students Learn About Recycling Kindergarten students received a presentation on Recycling this month from Wanda Schaad of the Southeastern Ohio Joint Solid Waste Management District. The students learned about the different types of materials that can be recycled and listened to a story about recycling. Wanda brought several examples of items that can be recycled to show the children. The Kindergarten students really enjoyed the presentation!

It’s not too late to purchase your ticket for a chance to win $5,000.00.

On March 16th from 1:00 to 5:00, 36 cash prizes will be given away every five minutes for a total of $11,000.00. Free pizza and breadsticks from 2:00 - 4:00 with your ticket purchase. Support the archers by playing games and shooting at the archery range and taking chances to win donations from 45 area businesses at the Chinese Auction. For hunting enthusiasts take a chance to win a gun or bow to support your hobby. You can purchase a ticket at Maysville 6-12, Maysville Elementary, T & K Guns and Archery, or from any Maysville Archer.

Thanks, Melissa Spring, Booster Secretary

Maysville High School presented with the 2012-2013 ACT Red Quill Award Maysville High School is one of 21 High Schools in the 9 state Midwest Region to be honored with the highest award from ACT. ACT is honoring Maysville High School for its diligent analysis of data and willingness to develop and enhance curriculum and instruction based on the needs of our students. Maysville Schools incorporate the Explore, PLAN, ACT, End of Course Exams, and also offer preparatory classes to help students rise to the career and college ready benchmark levels. Maysville High School graduating seniors have shown great improvements in ACT scoring over the last 5 years.

Through the use of ACT and an increase in classroom rigor and instruction, our goal is for every Maysville Graduate to reach the goal of Career and or College Ready.

Dollar General Supports Reading at Maysville in a Big Way “The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” –Dr. Seuss Dollar General – You made a difference in the lives of our students!

Thanks to the generous donations of Dollar General, Maysville Elementary was able to purchase 3,000 books through Reading Is Fundamental (RIF). Although they have been a past sponsor of this program, matching government funds, they believed so much in the importance of putting books in our student’s hands that when this program was removed from government funding, they stepped up and found a way to help us purchase 3 new books to send home with each child. We can’t thank Dollar General enough for helping us enrich our children’s lives by putting books in their hands and homes!

The High School Aspirations Team The High School Aspirations Team is a combined team of students and teachers working together to improve our school.

The Aspirations team gives the student body a voice on school issues. Student voice is an important part of making positive changes in our school community. On Feb. 14, the High School Aspirations team met with two consultants from the Quaglia Institute for Student Aspirations, Mickey and Susan. They came to see what we have accomplished as a team and to teach us how to grow as leaders in our school. Our group uses Aspirations tools such as online surveys called My Voice to identify areas of concern. The results of the survey lead the team to choose targets for improvement, such as the removal of the 50% floor from summative grades. Our team works together to develop solutions that provide students with support to help them succeed as they take responsibility for their learning.

Students with their Deer Harvest Collage by Chris Skinner

March 16

Market Day ES

March 18

6th Grade Terra Nova

March 3

Archery Boosters 1:00 MES

March 6

6-12 IC 2:30-5:30

March 8

OMEA Large Group Contest

7th Grade Terra Nova

End of 3rd 9 week grading period

MES P.T.O. 6:30

MES Book Fair begins March 19

PK-5 Parent Conferences 4-7:30

March 9

OMEA Large Group Contest

March 20

8th Grade Terra Nova

March 10

Daylight Savings Time begins

March 21

PK-5 Parent Conferences 4-7:30

March 11

OGT Week

March 25-29

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Band Boosters 7:00

March 30

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March 12

MS Student-Led Conferences

March 31

Easter

March 14

MS Student-Led Conferences

April 1

NO SCHOOL Conferences

March 15

Spring Break

Board of Education 7:30 at 6-12 Bldg.

BB/SB Crooksville JV A Var H

MES Grade Cards

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Seniors Recognized at Annual Prayer Breakfast On January 21st, four of our Maysville High School Seniors were recognized at the 19th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Fund Prayer Breakfast which was held at Hallowed Hills. Students are recognized and awarded with a $500 book scholarship to help with the purchase of college textbooks.

The students who were honored this year are Devan Castillo, Amy Smith, Kira Brown and Taylor Harlan. Taylor was unable to attend the breakfast and is not in the picture, but was still honored with his peers.

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