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11/24/2009 - Student Early Release
11/24/2009 - Service Above Self Award
11/25/2009 - No School for Students
11/26/2009 - Thanksgiving
11/27/2009 - No School
12/9/2009 - Progress Reports Issued
12/23/2009 - Winter Break
12/24/2009 - Winter Break
12/25/2009 - Winter Break
12/28/2009 - Winter Break
12/29/2009 - Winter Break
12/30/2009 - Winter Break
12/31/2009 - Winter Break
1/1/2010 - Winter Break
1/4/2010 - Teacher Workday
1/5/2010 - Students return/End of 4th month
1/18/2010 - MLK Birthday/No School
1/20/2010 - End of 2nd quarter
1/21/2010 - Teacher Workday
1/22/2010 - Teacher Workday
2/2/2010 - 2nd Report Card Issued
2/5/2010 - End of 5th month
2/15/2010 - Teacher Workday
2/18/2010 - Class Picture Day
2/19/2010 - Blood Drive
2/24/2010 - Progress Reports Issued
3/8/2010 - End of 6th Month
3/15/2010 - Bookfair
3/16/2010 - Bookfair
3/17/2010 - Bookfair
3/17/2010 - Early Release
3/18/2010 - Bookfair
3/19/2010 - Bookfair
3/29/2010 - End of 3rd Quarter
4/1/2010 - Early Release
4/2/2010 - Teacher Workday
4/5/2010 - Spring Break
4/6/2010 - Spring Brea
4/7/2010 - Spring Brea
4/8/2010 - Spring Brea
4/9/2010 - Spring Brea
4/13/2010 - End of 7th Month
4/20/2010 - 3rd Report Card Issued
4/30/2010 - Relay for Life
5/1/2010 - Relay for Life
5/4/2010 - Teacher Workday
5/6/2010 - Progress Reports Issued
5/12/2010 - End of 8th Month
5/31/2010 - Memorial Day
6/8/2010 - Tentative for Field Day
6/10/2010 - Last Day of School
6/10/2010 - End of Year Award Assemblies
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OVERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL November 14, 2009 Join Our Fantastic Voyage; Overton where your journey of discovery takes off. Dream, Believe, Dare and Do! Vision: “EACH CHILD A SUCCESS" School Hours for Students: 7:40 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Bookfair Please join your child for lunch November 16th - 17th and shop at Overton's bookfair. The bookfair will also be open the evening of November 17th. There is a wide variety of excellent books this year. Spirit Shirts Flyers were sent home with students for the purchase of special School Spirit shirts. These shirts can be worn on Fridays to show school spirit and on other days designated by the principal. The A+ Fit School website is now live and we have added a map showing the location of our designees and grantees from Phase 1. Go to www.aplusfitschoolsnc.org and click on the heading at the top "A+ Fit Schools". You will see the information about Overton's A+ grant and designation. Pictures will be submitted shortly of students using the climbing wall and Dance, Dance Revolution. Habit of Mind for October Questioning and Posing Problems: “Nothing shapes our journey through life so much as thequestions we ask.” Greg Levoy Our goal in teaching students to think and perform at a higherlevel is for them to have curiosity and ask questions. Students need to have aquestioning attitude, know what information is needed and develop questioningstrategies to find the information. We need them to find problems to solve.They need to ask themselves how do I know? Persisting (All Year): Stick to it until you do it! Here are examples of some books that have the Habits of Mind for Questioning and Posing Problems: Airmail To The Moon by Tom Birdseye, Amelia Bedelia by PeggyParrish, Anna Banana and Me by Lenore Blegvad, Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner by Amy Schwartz, Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott, Autumn Harvest by AlvinTresselt, Big Al by Andrew Clements, Brave Irene by William Steig, Busybody Nora by Johanna Hurwitz, Charlotte's Web by E. B. White, Curious George by H.A. Rey, The Fisherman and His Wife & The Four Clever Brothers by Mitsumasa Anno, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. B. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg and Jumangi by Chris VanAllsburg.
Music for November During the month of November as our children arrive and have breakfast, we will listen to the masterpieces of Antonio Vivaldi. Parent Conferences for Report Cards All parents areencouraged to make an appointment for a parent/teacher conference to go over the first-quarter report cards and other student assessments. We will hold the November 10th report cards until these conferences can be held. Downtown Pocket Park If you have not seen the beautiful wall downtown with our Overton students' handmade tiles you are in for a treat. The tiles are so well done with so much variety. Landscaping, brickpavers and the bronze marker are now in place. Congratulations to the Overton students whose tiles are displayed: Katie Bullock, Kariana Williams, and Tessa Halpin. A dedication of the pocket park will take place November 21st. Blue Planet – November 21, 2009 From the unique vantage point of 200 miles aboveEarth's surface, we see how natural forces - volcanoes, earthquakes and hurricanes - affect our world, and how a powerful new force - human kind - has begun to alter the face of the planet. Blue Planet offers an eloquent reminder--and a cautionary warning--that the planet Earth is a delicate living organism, constantly reshaped and rejuvenated by the awesome forces of nature. The Earth's delicacy is emphasized by stunning views from space, filmed by NASA astronauts in orbit above the Earth's surface. Blue Planet inspires a new appreciation of life on Earth, our only home. White Christmas Canned Food Drive Overton will participate in the Salvation Army’s canned food drive. Nonperishable food items will be collected beginning November 1st. This drive is one of the many ways Overton students are showing empathy and compassion to others in need.Thank you in advance for your support! Save the Date "Just the Thing" teaching store will be hosting an Overton Family Game Night Fundraiser on Thursday, December 10th from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Bring friends and family to play games, have fun, and do your Christmas shopping! Overton will receive 30% of all sales during this 2 hour timeframe!!! Early Release Days During the 2009-2010 school year there are four days that students will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m. The school staff will use the remainder of the day for staff development. Those days are November 24th, March 17th andApril 1st. Students will be fed lunch before they are dismissed. School Improvement Team Parents are always welcome to attend School Improvement Meetings as visitors. Meeting dates are December 14, January 11, February 8, March 8, April 12, and May 20 at 2:30 p.m. Parents are also always welcome to attend School Improvement Meetings as a visitor. World Book Online Allschools now have access to World Book Online. This is a great resource for allgrade levels and may be used at school and at home. There are three differentlevels including World Book Kids, World Book Student, and World Book Advanced.To access thesite, go to www.worldbookonline.com The user name is rsmedia and the passwordis rsmedia. Ways Parents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Friends, and Neighbors can help Overton 1. Please link or relink your Food Lion MVP Card (Lion Shop and Share) to Overton Elementary by going online to www.foodlion.com, then "Lion Shop and Share", and then "Register MVP Cards". 2. Please link or relink your Harris Teeter VIC Card (Together in Education) to Overton Elementary. Overton's ID number is 1816. You may link at Harris Teeteras you purchase groceries or go online towww.harristeeter.com/community/together_in_education/link_to_your_school.aspx 3. Please check your cereal, cake mix boxes, flour bags, and other grocery items tosee if they have the logo for "Box Tops for Education." If you see this logo, please cut it out and send it to school. Our PTA can redeem these Box Tops to help our children. 4. Please provide Overton's ID number (70062374) while shopping at Office Depot.Overton receives 5% of the purchase. 5. Please link your Target card to Overton. Overton receives a % of the purchase. 6. Please collect and send in Flip Tabs from canned drinks. Our student government collects these flip tabs to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. 7. Attend Family Dinner Nights at Sonic, Frost Bites, McDonald's, Chick-Fil-A, and Jersey Mike's for fun fellowship and the school receives a % back! 8. Buy an Overton magnet for $5 each. Contact the office to purchase. Keep up to date on a weekly basis by onlineaccess: http://new.schoolnotes.com/bettytunks/
Dates to Remember: November 17th 7:00 PTA Meeting/ Musical Entertainment and Bookfair open November 18th Student Council Meeting, 2:15 - 3:15 p.m. November 20th End of 3rd Month November 23rd 5:00 p.m. Board of Education Meeting November 24th Early Release Day, 11:45 dismissal Service Above Self Awards, 6:30 November 25th -27th Thanksgiving Days Off
Mission Statement: The Overton staff, in partnership with students and their families, will provide a safe and orderly environment in which all students have the opportunity to achieve academic success and to develop the character, which will enable them to become responsible members of society. PUBLIC NOTICE In compliance with federal law, the Rowan-Salisbury School System administers all educational programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination because of race, religion, national or ethnicorigin, color, age, military service, disability, or gender, except where exemption is appropriate and allowed by law. Overton's Fantastic Voyages Fun Run Fundraiser Fun Run Sponsors Overton PTA would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their support of the Overton Fun Run: From Here to Infinity Sponsors Wal-mart - $2,000.00 International Sponsors $500 - $999 •Rushco Markets •Mary Sue Leonard & the Kiwanis Club •Kohls' Department Store
National Sponsors $100 -$499 •Alan F. Burke, CPA, PA · Chambers Realty · Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Colwell · Global Contact Services, LLC · Innes Street Drug • John Leatherman State Farm · Just The Thing · Medicine Shoppe · Salisbury Pediatric Associates · Dr. and Mrs. Willard Thompson II Donations · Advantage Gymnastics · Baylee's Steakhouse and Sports Theater · Belk Department Store · Biscuitville · Caniche · Catawba College Athletics · Cheerwine · Chick-Fil-A · Dairy Queen · Discovery Place · First Baptist Church · Food Lion · Frost Bites · Cress and Lori Goodnight · Great Wolf Lodge · Kathy Green · Harris Teeter · Horizon's Unlimited · Ivan's Restaurant · Jersey Mike's · Just the Thing · Koko Java Coffee Shop · LA Murphs · Lazy 5 Ranch · Mr. Gatti's · NC Zoo · Office Depot · Piedmont Players Theatre · Rowan County Parks and Recreation (Dan Nicholas Park) · Salisbury Animal Hospital · Salisbury Parks and Recreation · Sam's Car Wash - East Innes · Sam's Car Wash - West Innes · Saving Grace Stables · John Leatherman State Farm · Sweet Sk8s Fun Center · Tinseltown USA • Waterworks Visual Arts Center • Woodleaf Lanes • Xtreme Play
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