DONGES BAY THURSDAY FOLDER

DONGES BAY THURSDAY FOLDER

NEWS NOTES January 23 January 29 End of Quarter Report Cards go home January 29 Orchestra Pasta Dinner at HHS Grades 4-8 January 31 February 2 5 th Grade PPI at HHS Groundhog Day February 5 First Grade Field Trip to Discovery World 9:00-1 February 9 Human Growth and Development 4 th & 5 th grade Parent Preview at Oriole Lane Elementary 6:30pm February 10 PTO Meeting 6:30pm February 11 Fifth Grade Field Trip to First Stage 11-2:15 February 11 Band Collage Concert @ HHS 7-8 February 12 February 13 & 16 February 14 4 th Grade Lumberjack Day! NO SCHOOL! Valentine's Day

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New to Donges Bay: Sport Stacking! What is it? Sport stacking is an individual and team sport that involves stacking specialized plastic cups in specific sequences in as little time as possible. The governing body setting the rules is the WSSA (World Sport Stacking Association). In PE class, we combine sport stacking with fitness based activities to help motivate students to be active and fit. What are the benefits? It s FUN! Improves hand/eye coordination Increases speed and concentration Increases ambidexterity Uses both sides of your brain Has been proven to increase reading test scores Increases reflex speed by 30% on average Promotes good sportsmanship Interesting facts: o Sport Stacking is a Junior Olympic Sport. You can compete as an individual or in doubles with a partner. o Kids as young as 3 years old learn to speed stack o Check out the World Records for the 3-3-3 stack below! Division Time Name(Boys) Time Name(Girls) 6U 1.839 YUNG-TENG LIN (2014) 2.370 Warattaya Tangmongkholphaiboon(20 7-8 1.716 Austin Naber (2013) 1.997 Chien-Yi Huang (2014) 9-10 1.490 Chan Keng Ian (2014) 1.734 Sarina Wang (2014)

Introduction to sport stacking video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym6vb-9xqcq videos of amazing stackers! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9bmtlnuufo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i7001wf_78&list=pl3tj3gh7ck- JFTfhkYacFlhNDtGOP5Cmx&index=10

OT CORNER / January 2015 Hi Everyone, I hope we are all in the swing of the New Year. I want to congratulate your children on making an effort to Sit Strong. I also want to thank you, as parents, for encouraging your child/children. I visited all the classrooms in December with a message about exercises to work on hand dexterity including, finger to thumb, pencil crawls, eraser flips, and moving items about in your hand. These are all exercises that require in hand manipulation. In hand manipulation requires one part of the hand to be active and the other part of the hand to hold and is necessary for coordinated use of the hand. The students received the cutouts of a paintbrush for an artist and a musical note for a musician. These are both jobs where you need to Sit Strong or Stand Tall. This month I will be stressing left-handedness. When your children who are left handed write, they should hold the tablet tilted 35-45 degrees to the left. It places their writing arm in a natural position to be able to write on the lines as they move left to right, without having to excessively hook their wrist. Use of a slant board may also assist them. Like a right-handed child, a left-handed child should also hold the pencil in a tripod grasp, (pinch pencil with index finger and thumb, rest it on the middle finger). This will help develop dynamic finger movements and proper wrist position. However a left-handed student needs to grasp the pencil about 1 to 1.5 inches above the tip of the pencil. If they move their fingers up on the pencil, this allows them to see what they are writing, so they are less likely to have to hook their wrist, in order to have a good view. This should also help them to prevent smudging their writing. If your child keeps forgetting or doesn t know where to put their fingers, put a small sticker at the height they should pinch the pencil, in order to provide a visual cue. Encourage your child to use their right hand as a helper hand to hold down the paper. The more consistently they stabilize their paper, the less likely it is to slide around and cause frustration. When cutting, I recommend using Fiskars scissors, either blunt or pointed handle depending on the age of the child. They are available at Target, Shopko, Walmart, etc. You do not need to order left-handed scissors because these cut either way. Remember that a child who is left-handed needs to cut around a shape starting on the left side of the shape so they are cutting clockwise and a right handed child needs to start cutting on the right side of the paper, or counterclockwise. This prevents them from crossing over their body which makes cutting awkward. With younger children, be sure to focus on activities that encourage the child to pinch with the thumb and index finger (strengthening those tripod muscles), coordinate the use of the right and left hands together (cutting goes in this category), and generally develop the foundational fine motor strength and skill needed for later writing. Thanks for reading my article and will talk to you in February when I will discuss ways to learn letters or improve letter writing without holding a pencil. Joan Tuttle, OTR

We Need Morning Drop Off Volunteers!! We are in need of increased volunteer support for morning drop off duty. Wisconsin winters result in increased traffic in the mornings as well as students arriving heavily burdened with their appropriate winter gear. Additional volunteers assisting students should help to ease the flow of traffic through the parking lot. If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up through VolunteerSpot. Here's how it works in 3 easy steps: 1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/8ramce 2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot) 3. Sign up! Choose your spots - VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy! Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually. Thank you so much to Mr. Burg, Mrs. S. Braun and all of the parent volunteers as well as our 5 th grade crossing guards who help to ensure the safety of our students every morning!

Donges Bay Morning Drop Off Rules Dropping off: Please remember to pull up as far as possible in the drop off lane. Parents are to stay in their vehicles. Students are to exit on the passenger side of the vehicle only. Please have your students ready to exit your vehicle shoes tied, coats/hats/mittens on, back packs ready to go morning conversations/instructions complete We have teachers and parents available to help your students out of the care as well as all of their gear (back packs, instruments, etc.) Please be observant in the parking lot No cell phone conversation You do not need to watch your child walk all the way into school. We have monitors to get them across the bus lane safely. Walking Students In: If you park, please do so only in designated stalls All students are to cross at the one designated crosswalk and are escorted by their drop-off adult (see map). Our Goal is to make sure all our students get into the building safely. Thank you for your help.

EXIT ONLY Donges Bay Road EXIT ONLY BUSES ONLY CAR LANE ENTRANCE NO PARKING --- NO PARKING --- NO PARKING --- NO PARKING --- NO PARKING --- NO PARKING BUSES ONLY BUSES ONLY CAR LANE CAR LANE PARKING LOT If you park, please do so only in designated stalls and escort your student across the one designated cross walk PASSING LANE PASS WITH CAUTION 0 > DROP OFF LANE PULL FAR AHEAD NO CARS BEYOND THIS POINT Morning Student Drop Off Area BUSES ONLY NO PARKING FIRE LANE --- NO PARKING --- FIRE LANE--- NO PARKING --- FIRE LANE NO PARKING NO PARKING NO PARKING NO PARKING Gym Door After School Pick Up Main Entrance DONGES BAY SCHOOL

Attention Trivia Fans! Get your game face on for this year s Trivia Night! ***February 21 st *** Whether you are participating for the first time, or defending your title, it is sure to be a fun night! Name your team and get ready for some friendly competition and laughter amongst fellow parents.

Donges Bay PTO Trivia Night Saturday, February 21, 2015 7:00 pm 9:30 pm Highland House in Mequon 12741 N Port Washington Rd REGISTRATION DEADLINE FEBRUARY 13TH Leave the kids at home and join us for some fun and friendly competition. Light appetizers will be served during the competition. Cost $15.00 per person ** Not limited to Donges Bay families ** Space is limited. Participation is on a first come basis. If you have questions please email jkittleson@wi.rr.com APPETIZERS Please detach this portion and return it to the school office with payment by February 13 th Register your team: Name of team: Names of team members (2 to 8 players per team) Adults Only: 1) TEAM CAPTAIN: Phone #: 2) 6) 3) 7) 4) 8) 5) Cost is $15 per person. Please make checks payable to: Donges Bay PTO. 2401 W. Donges Bay Rd. Mequon, WI 53092

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION NIGHTS Thank you for your participation in Box Tops for Education at your school. As a reward, the MKE Wave would like to offer you an exclusive free ticket offer* for one of the following games: SAT, FEB 14, 2015 1:00 PM vs. Syracuse Silver Knights SAT, FEB 21, 2015 6:00 PM vs. Detroit Waza Flo *All students must be chaperoned by a parent or guardian. Only one (1) free ticket per student. BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION ORDER FORM PARENT NAME CHILD NAME HOME ADDRESS CITY ZIP DAYTIME PHONE EMAIL PAYMENT METHOD CHECK: MAKE PAYABLE TO MKE WAVE VISA MASTERCARD AMEX DISCOVER ACCT # EXP DATE DELIVERY METHOD EMAIL (TICKETFAST) TO WILL CALL NAME MAIL TO: MKE Wave Box Tops - JD 510 W. Kilbourn Ave, Suite B Milwaukee, WI 53203 FAX CREDIT CARD ORDERS TO: 414.224.9290 SCAN AND EMAIL ORDERS TO: johnd@mkesports.com PREMIER TICKET LOCATION PLEASE CHECK GAME CHOICE: SAT, FEB 14 VS. SYRACUSE SAT, FEB 21 VS. DETROIT Box Tops Free Ticket 1 $0 Add'l Tix @ $10 each $ TOTAL PREMIER TICKETS $ UPGRADE: PREFERRED TICKET LOCATION Box Tops Tix Upgrade @ $5 each 1 $5 Add'l Tix @ $15 each $ TOTAL PREFERRED TICKETS $ UPGRADE: VIP TICKET LOCATION Box Tops Tix Upgrade @ $10 each 1 $10 Add'l Tix @ $20 each $ TOTAL VIP TICKETS $ $16.50 Value per ticket $26.50 Value per ticket $31.50 Value per ticket QUESTIONS?: CONTACT JOHN D AT 414.908.6353

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