Edinburg Eagles School News
Mr. R. W. Teetz, Superintendent

 
February 2012

Edinburg Family and Friends,

    Our annual Spelling Bee was held on January 9, 2012 and was coordinated by Mrs. Colson.  Our winner this year was John Bace and runner-up was Avery Bradt.  Congratulations to both students for doing an excellent job.  John Bace will represent Edinburg Common School at the Capital Region Spelling Bee at Proctor’s Theater on Tuesday, February 7, 2012.

   The Edinburg Teachers will be involved in professional development during the afternoons that the students have early dismissal.  We appreciate your support as we strive to improve our teaching and learning standards at Edinburg Common School.  The professional development afternoons will allow the teachers to comply with the New York State Education Department mandates in curriculum implementation.  The curriculum work will increase the learning standards, which in turn will have a positive affect on your child’s growth.

  Edinburg Common School will be having their weekly school budget meetings starting January 23.  The meetings will be held on Mondays, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in the school library.  The Budget meetings are open to the public; please feel free to come to a meeting.  The Budget Committee members are: Sandy Moore, Margaret Duesler, Patricia Colson, Shawna Fleck, Rebecca Haley, Wendy Ferguson, Eileen & Jim Quinlivan, Randy Teetz, and Cynthia Frasier.  

    With the arrival of winter weather, school closings and delays can be viewed on all four local channels.  When the roads are snowy plan to take a little extra time driving!

Students of the Month for December:

Character Education focused on “Responsibility”

First Grade
Jenna Bell

Second Grade
Daniel VanNostrand

Third Grade
Kaydince Williams-LaBrake

Fourth Grade
Karissa Ginter

Intermediate
Elizabeth Finley

Fifth Grade
Avery Bradt

Sixth Grade
Haley Monacchio    

                                                                The Eagle’s Eye on Second Grade 
                                                                      by Ms. Michelle Collins

          How time flies when we are having fun.  With the first half of the year behind us, the students in the second grade have been working hard and settling nicely into our new reading unit.  In this unit, Our World, Our Home, we not only discover interesting facts about types of neighborhoods, but we also read a chapter, People on the Move, which introduces us to the life in the day of an immigrant.  Given a daily scenario, the children will create a diary of their thoughts and feelings about their move as if they were an immigrant.  We will also be reunited with one of our favorite characters in the reading series, Miss Tam.  Through song and dance, we will follow Miss Tam on an adventure to Africa, where we will learn about the traditions in Ghana.  We cannot wait to see where she takes us next. 

            In Science, students have been working on the Energy and Motion unit.  The students participated in a series of labs that helped them understand how light travels.  We predicted and classified how well light can travel through different objects such as construction paper, tissue paper, newspaper, aluminum foil, wax paper, clear plastic wrap, mirrors, water, and milk.  In the upcoming weeks, the students will observe and identify objects in motion.  We will spend some time collecting, recording, and interpreting data for a better understanding of ways to measure things that are moving. 

            Where there is work, there must be play.  We will have a Valentine exchange and enjoy healthy snacks in order to honor the American Heart Association’s: National Healthy Heart Month.  The children are looking forward to enjoying a nice winter break the week of February 20th through the 24th.  We hope we have lots of snow, so we can play outside on our break. 

Have a safe and healthy February and Happy Valentine’s Day from Ms. Collins’ second grade! 

• February 3, Honor Roll Recognition at 8:30 a.m.

• February 3, Discovery Kids Pre-school at 1:00 p.m.
• February 7, Capital Region Spelling Bee at Proctor's Theater, 5:00 p.m.