PRINCIPAL'S NEWS
By: Mrs. Lee Marker
December is such a magical time of the year. This year our students have taken on a project to help others in our local community. Our student council will be collecting personal care items that will be given out at the Helping Hands Pantry with holiday baskets. Personal care items include things such as toothpaste, deodorant, combs, bubble bath, and shampoo. One way that children can take part is to do extra chores to raise money and help in the purchase of personal care items.
I hope this season provides you the opportunity to see the holidays through children’s eyes.
Mrs. Lee Marker and Mr. Saylor
PTO News:
We will be having our next PTO meeting on Thursday, January 8th at 6:30 pm. All are welcome! Carrie Arthur continues to work hard with the carnival committee so that we have the best Bauer Carnival yet! We thank Carrie Arthur and any of the other parents who helped with the Science Fair. We couldn’t do it without you! Thank you!
Book Fair: Mark your calendars -the Spring Book Fair will be the week of May18-22.
Market Day: A big thank you goes out to all the families that made Market Day purchases. Market Day pick up for the month of December will be on the 9th from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the school gym. A big thanks to Rachelle Welsh for all her help with the Cookie Dough fund raiser, too!
Campbell’s Labels: Please send in your Campbell’s labels with your child. We are looking at options of what to do with the money we earn. We will let you know what the money will go towards once we have made a decision. Thank you for your support.
School Store: The school store will be open on Thursday, December 18th during lunchtime. This year the school store will be open on the third Thursday of every month during lunch.
Box Tops: It’s that time of the year when we all do a lot of cooking and baking. Save those Box Tops! The new Box Top competition will take place after the first of the year. Be looking for more information to come home.
Holiday Shop: Thanks to Janice King for her work in coordinating the Holiday Shoppe this year. Thank you, too all the volunteers who help run the shop. It’s because of you that we can provide this wonderful shopping opportunity to the students at Bauer.
PTO wishes all the families at Bauer a Happy and Wonderful Holiday Season.
COUNSELOR CORNER-OCTOBER 2008
By Beth Myers
As we have entered the holiday season, we have also entered an extremely busy and hectic time of the year. It can be a very enjoyable time filled with decorating, cookie baking, shopping, parties, etc. However, it can also be a time of stress for parents who are trying to “do it all” in order to make the holidays special for their family. Please keep in mind that this stress can filter down to our children in a variety of ways.
Take the time to relax and enjoy time with family and friends. Take care of yourself and your children. Get plenty of sleep, keep your children’s routine as close to normal as possible, remember good nutrition and exercise, and spend time enjoying family traditions. If you don’t have any, this would be a great time to start some.
Remember that your children have a few more weeks of school before the winter break. Give them the time and the tools to be successful in their school work, homework, quizzes, tests, etc. Assist them in getting ready for the next day by having them pack their backpacks, choose their outfits and prepare their lunches the night before. This will make for a much smoother and less stressful morning and a great start to the day for everyone.
Bauer Elementary will have special guests from the University of Dayton Women’s basketball team on December 4th. The players will have lunch
and play games with thirty 3rd, 4th and 5th grade girls. The lucky girls will
then get to attend a game at the UD Arena on December 10th to watch these athletes in action against the Miami Redhawks. The girls will also take part in a special “Learning Can Take You Higher with Rudy Flyer” Day. This is a great opportunity for students to learn the important role that academics can play in athletics.
State Standards for Fine Arts
Fine Arts grades for music and art classes are based on the Ohio State Standards. Students need to come to class prepared and take part in the lessons. Completion of assignments is critical and time on task is essential.
Reminders:
• Be sure that your child is dressed for the weather. As the weather gets cooler it is important that
children have hats, coat, boots and gloves.
• Please use the crosswalk when dropping off your child. This is for everyone’s safety.
• Be sure to call the office by 9:00 a.m. if your child is ill. Feel free to leave a message on our school
answering machine which is on 24 hours a day. If your child was seen by the doctor please send in the
doctor/medical note when your child returns to school.
• Notes to school must include parent and student’s first and last name, teacher’s name, and must be
dated.
• Thanks to everyone who supports the Target Education Program. The last check came for over $175
and will be used to purchase indoor recess games.
Bus Information
As the holidays approach one vital item that Bauer faces is that of "Holiday-Mall Traffic." Please be patient with the buses. Many times it takes longer than expected to drive up and down State Route 741 at this time of the year. That may mean that buses will be running a bit later at the end of the school day. We ask for your understanding in this manner. Keep in mind the closer we get to the holidays the busier the roads will be. There will be days, in which the mall traffic will back up to the driveway of Bauer making it tougher on the buses to enter and exit at the end of the day. Our building flashers run from 3:20-4:00 p.m. daily in an effort to help parents, buses and staff exit the property.
Upcoming Events
December 9 Market Day Pick Up-6:30-7:30 p.m.
December 10th UD girls Basketball math event-girls Buddy Club event at UD arena
December 10th Wear your favorite sports Jersey Day
December 11th District Science Fair 3:30 p.m. at Medlar View gym
December 12th Interims go home
December 12th Buddy Club for boys as lunchtime
December 18th Fifth grade Holiday Concert 7:00 p.m.
December 19th Jim Basketball Jones morning assemblies
December 19th Classroom Winter Parties 2:45 p.m.
December 22nd-January 2nd Winter Break
January 5th School Resumes
January 8th PTO general meeting at 6:30 p.m.-library