email School Secretary Mrs. Beard
email Principal's Secretary Mrs. Howell
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| May 22, 2008- Issue #37 |
| Principal’s Corner TWO WEEKS and COUNTING: I am sure the students may have been counting for a month now, but as we close out the year, I am reminded of “The Little Engine That Could.” His task was difficult, but he took on the perspective of “I think I can” which became “I know I can” which developed into “I did it!” As I look back on the year, there have been challenges that our students have faced, overcame and continued to move forward. It may have been a difficult project that was assigned, a sport event that was the ”big game,” a physical difficulty that needed to be dealt with or perhaps interpersonal issues with other students or staff. However, through all the ups and downs of the school year, our students have been successful and have had a good year at Hart-Ransom. I love each of our students and am proud of the accomplishments, both academically and personally, that have been made. Next week’s HR NEWS will be the last of the year and I’ll share some ideas about what to do during those “dog days of summer.” Have a great week.
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YEARBOOK SIGNING PARTY Students 6-8th grade that have purchased their yearbooks by May 28th will have an extended lunch period on May 30th. They will receive their book early and get an extra 20 minutes of lunch. Yearbooks are $35.00 so buy one now! |
| HART-RANSOM HEROS: § Carlos Aldana – Attentive - Mr. Martins § Meghan Carter- Honesty - Mrs. Barber § Jeffery Cosio – Forgiving - Mrs. Word § Maycie La Bass – Self-Motivated – Mrs. Bullock § Tamara Lazzarino – Mr. Wesson – Kindness § Morgan Sawicki – Initiative – Mrs. Montgomery § Emmalie Ciccarelli – Positive – Mr. Brown § Emily Howell – Perseverance – Mrs. Medeiros § Vanessa Lightfoot – Respectful – Ms. Laude § Lissa Biard – Self-Motivated – Mrs. Martin § Joseph Yi – Respectful – Mr. Nard |
| The next time you’re in the office check out our montage eagle. This is created from the photos of all our staff and students. Can you find a friend or relative? |
| DRESS CODE REMINDER Spring is on the way! We have had some beautiful sunny days already and we all love to be outside in the great weather. We do need to remember that although it is getting warmer, our dress code is the same all year long. Some reminders: § Shorts and skirts should be mid-thigh length. § Shirts and blouses must be modest and appropriate without spaghetti straps showing. § Pants must fit correctly and not sag. § Jeans should not have holes in them. Let's have a great spring, enjoy the weather and make good choices in the way we dress. |
| LOOKING AHEAD… · 6/3 KINDERGARTEN CELEBRATION · 6/4 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL / 8TH GRADUATION · 7/14 – 8/ 1 JUMPSTART (REMEDIAL SUMMERSCHOOL) · 8/18 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 2008-2009 |
| HART-RANSOM HEROS: Haylee Crews - Respectful / Martins Braden Phillips – Perserverance / Barber Sydney Fultz - Kindness / Word Sabrina Sordello - Initiative / Bullock Dashauna Burks – Self-Motivation / Wesson Noe Garcia - Perseverance / Montgomery Courtney Nielson - Attentiveness / Brown Nick Ringer - Positive / Medeiros Rikki Collins - Cooperative / Laude Joseph Suratt - Perserverance / Martin Andrienna Castenada - Respect / Nard |
5/12 Attendance average 96% Week’s loss $3,346.30 Year to date loss is $128,571.60 |
| SEE HART-RANSOM’S OWN NEWS TEAM ON THE
INTERNET!
A quick link to our own school-tube website is hartransom.schooltube.com
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| HEALTH EXAMS AT HART-RANSOM We will be scheduling a limited number of Health Exams at Hart-Ransom School on Monday, April 28, 2008. A Nurse Practitioner from SCOE’s CHDP Program will be here performing the physical assessments and coordinating necessary medical and dental referrals. Your child may be eligible for a free check-up. Please contact Ginger Logue, R.N. our school nurse, if you are interested in scheduling an appointment. Mrs. Logue, can be reached at 523-9979 ext 155.
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| Congratulations to our January Jr. High HART-RANSOM
HEROS Brittney Phillips—Mr. Martins—Respectful Garrett Cook—Mrs. Barber—Cooperative Stephanie Velasco—Mrs. Word—Positive Morgan Negele—Mrs. Bullock—Positive Fiona Espinosa—Mr. Wesson—Positive Kayla Zissis—Mrs. Montgomery—Cooperative Zach Cornejo—Mr. Brown—Persistence Freddy Lemmo—Mrs. Medeiros—Honesty Megan Lee—Ms. Laude—Cooperative Irving Rodriguez—Mrs. Martin—Respectful Jason Mendes—Mr. Nard--Perseverance |
| REMINDER TO PICK UP YOUR CHILD: This trimester there are many after school activities at Hart-Ransom with different beginning and ending times. Students must be picked up promptly after the activity is over. Additionally, students may not be on campus until 10 minutes prior to late starting events such as practice that begins at 4:30. Students must leave then return. We encourage promptness for your child’s safety. |
| YEARBOOK ORDERS You can still order awesome yearbooks for this 2007-2008 school year for only $35.00. HURRY! The forms are available in the school office |
| MORNING DROP OFF: For the safety of our children we request that parents not drop off children earlier than 7:45 in the morning as we do not have supervision earlier than that time. |
| IT’S EASY TO DESIGNATE! There are several “free” ways you can make money for Hart-Ransom. Target & Washington Mutual’s Visa card programs will let you designate a portion of your credit card purchases to Hart-Ransom Elementary School. Office Depot will donate a percentage of any purchace made with or without a credit card if you tell the checker at the time of purchase. Don’t forget that Box Tops for Education labels and Campbells Soup’s UPC labels bring in several hundred dollars to our reward’s program every year. Thanks for your participation!
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| FOOD TO SHARE The State of California requires that every school establish a Wellness Policy based on certain criteria. According to this policy, students may not share food with others. Lately we have had a number of incidents in which food, such as pizza or other fast food, has been brought for a student and friends. Unfortunately, we cannot allow this. If parents want to bring food to students – you may only bring for your own child and it must be brought to the office. Thank you for your cooperation. |
| LUNCH ACCOUNTS Mrs. Figures, our cafeteria cashier, has an e-mail address: sfigures@hartransom.org Feel free to contact her if you have any questions or concerns about your child’s lunch account. |
| ADULT ED ENGLISH CLASSES Beginning September 4th Adult English Learning classes are being offered in Room #7 6:00 – 8:00 PM every Tuesday and Thursday. If you have any questions contact Bill McCourt 576-4622. Clase de Ingles para ara adultos 4 de Septiembre, a la 6:00 – 8:00 en la tarde. Quarto #7. Preguntas llama Bill McCourt 576-4622 |
| MINIMUM DAYS HOLIDAYS September 19 September 3 |
ASTHMA FLAGS In support of good health we have the Asthma Flag Program at Hart-Ransom. Each day we fly the color flag advised by the Stanislaus County Asthma Coalition. Parents of the most sensitive group are asked to fill out the form in today’s red folder. Only children with this permission slip returned will be allowed to spend red flag days at a designated indoor place. The four flags are described in the handout. |
| JUNIOR HIGH SPORTS We have always been pleased to provide an after school sports program for our 6th – 8th grade students and we will continue to offer this. However, because of the inadequacy of our facilities, in that we do not have indoor volleyball courts and the minimal size of our gym, some safety issues for the players have come into question by the league. As a result, the league, which we have been a part of, has decided not to include us in the league rotation. Other schools do not want their students playing on our campus and do not want to host all of our “home games.” We are currently searching out schools that will be willing to play our volleyball and basketball teams. |
| ODDS & ENDS………… REMINDERS: Late Students: Any late student MUST be accompanied by a parent/adult
to the office to sign in to school. You may not drop and run. Also, a
doctor/dentist appointment note should be brought in after the appointment.
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RED FOLDER INFORMATION WILL COME HOME EVERY THURSDAY FOR GRADES K-8. PLEASE ASK YOUR CHILD FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS. |
| DRESS CODE HIGHLIGHTS: (for all grades) Girls: Modesty Makes a Difference ü No spaghetti straps ü No midriffs showing (Even with arms raised) ü Shorts and skirts must be mid-thigh Boys: Neat is Nice Everybody: Safety is Significant |
CELL PHONE DONATIONS: Did you or someone in your family get a new cell phone? If so, are you
wondering what to do with your old one? Please let us recycle it for you.
Hart-Ransom partners with the Funding Factory to recycle used cell phones
as well as empty ink cartridges. In return, we earn points for lots of
free things like digital cameras and even new ink for our school printers.
Items can be turned in to Mrs. Martin in the computer lab or at the school
office. Thanks for helping us help the environment and our school. |
| CAMPBELL’S LABELS AND BOXTOPS This is just a reminder to keep sending in those Campbell’s Labels. (NOTE: All you need to send in for Campbell’s is the UPC code on products like soup, V8, Pepperidge Farm, Swanson, Prego, Market Day and Franco American. See the blue insert in this red folder.) And… Box Tops for Education still wants their little labels. Your participation in these two programs has brought our school several hundred dollars over the past couple years. Thank you to Deanna Tiry for cutting, sorting, and processing these contributions. |
| Reminder: If you are picking up your student during the school day, please come into the office to sign him/her out. Our policy is to call the student out of class only when the parent/guardian has arrived in the office. |
| BULLETIN -BOARD If you have newspaper articles or photos of Hart-Ransom students or staff, current or alumni, we would like to post it on our breezeway bulletin board. Please send it into the office anytime or give it to Kelley Lemmo. |
| REMINDERS Cell Phones are not allowed on campus. If necessary, there
is always a phone available to students. Any cell phones found will be
kept in the office until a parent picks it up. |
| FOGGY DAYS The following radio stations will broadcast information about foggy day bus delays: ESPN Sports 970 AM HAWK 104.1 FM KHOP 95.1 FM KAT Country 103.3 FM You may also call the H-R Transportation Department at 523-9971 for additional information. |
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