Happy Love the Bus Month Mr. and Mrs Blackwell, Ms. Jones, Mr. Vaughters!

Good Luck Marcus Corry at the District Spelling Bee!

Music forFebruary                       

During the month of February, Black History month we will enjoy music from various African-American artists. We begin the month with the music of  Motown, and B. B. King, a pioneer of blues.

 “The future is not some place we are going to but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found,  but made, and the activity of making them changes both the maker and the destination.”

 John Schaar, Political Scientist, University of Santa Clara, Author, Loyalty inAmerica

FOOD LION STUDENTS OFTHE MONTH

Our wonderful partnership with the Food Lion Store #1 on Mahaley Avenue allows us to recognize the most improved students each month. Congratulations to our Food Lion Students of the Month for December and January. Stop by and see their pictures on the Overton bulletin board at Food Lion.

Ahmari Smith has shown tremendous improvement this year.  Not only is she a pretty little girl, she’s smart and has a good attitude. Ahmari is in Mrs. Preslar’s  2nd grade class.  Her favorite subject is Science and she hopes to use that knowledge to become a doctor.  Ahmari loves to eat apples and she really likes basketball. When asked to share something special about her, she replied, “I care for myfamily.”

Rayshun Mason has shown tremendous improvement this year.  Not only is he a handsome young man, he’s smart, has a good sense of humor and has a great attitude. Rayshun is in Mrs. Zimmerman-Clark’s 3rd grade class.  His favorite subject is Science. He hopes to be a Gamestop storeowner one day.  Hot dogs are Rayshun’s favorite food.  He really enjoys soccer.  When asked to share something special about himself, hereplied, “I’m a quick learner.”

Explorers of the Month

Congratulations to the following students for being chosen as their classroom’s  Explorer of the Month for December: Keshawn Holli, Hayes Hartpence, Ella Trainor, Alex Blumenthal, Lilly Rusher, Maggie Engwall, Ella Earnhardt, Brandon White, Sydney Sims, Mazen Hannawi, Reggie Everhart, Carolina Cruz-Alvarado, Domaneke Morris, Ava Holtzman, Jared Hensley, Mykel Jones, Cristian Gonzales, Magenta Godfrey,Emily Rodriguez, Salicia Batten, and Ty’Quan Jones. The students had lunch with Mrs. Tunks on January15^th.

Overton Student Council Projects

Student Council has taken on another project. We are collecting new or gently used teddy bears or beanie babies for Hospice.  Most of you know that Hospice provides care for patients, and the families of patients, facing a life-limiting illness.  They will use the teddy bears to provide emotional support to the children of these families.  Please encourage your children to participate in this service project. We will collect them until the beginning of March.  At that time, the officers will go room to room and gather all the bears.

Other items weare collecting for the whole year:

Box Tops for money for Overton

Pop Tops for money for Ronald McDonald House

Soup Labels for community organizations

Bottle Tops to help pay for a little girl's chemo treatments.  (Think of a Gatorade bottle top.)

Toiletries and dish detergent for Rowan Helping Ministries and the Battered Women's Shelter

Boxes of large trash bags for the Battered Women's Shelter

Thank you to everyone that has helped with our service projects.

Second Quarter All A’sHonor Roll

Congratulations to thefollowing students from grades three, four and five who made “All A’s” on their second-quarter report card:

Third Grade:  Kiera Cherry, Blake Clark, Brian Engwall, Allison Green, Jared Hensley, David Holden, Evan Hollingsworth, Ava Holtzman, Briggs Hudson, Donovan Kerns, Kenzie Ratliff, Rachel Seifert, Ian Walser, Lacee Whitlatch

Fourth Grade:  Katana Alexander, Keshaia Daniels, Magenta Godfrey, Cole Goodnight, Julia Honeycutt, Ryan Lewis, Simon Post,  Bethanie Stauffer, Isabel Temple, Samiyah  Wordsworth

Fifth Grade:  KatieBullock, Will Casmus, Daniel Engwall, Dakota Insley, Lara Koontz, Isis Wilson

Second Quarter All A’s orB’s Honor Roll

Congratulations to the following students from grades three, four and five who made “All A’s or B’s”on their second-quarter report card:

Third Grade:  Sydney Baskins, Christian Bennett, Laura Bullock, Steven Camacho, Carolina Cruz-Alvarado, John-Luke Deneen, Madison Eudy, Jessica Gonzalez, Timothy Green, Luke Grenoble, Meredith Gross, Gavin Lutz, Jonnesha Mcentyre, Domaneke Morris, Skye Mowery, Kaitlyn Pryor, Bo Rusher,  Jeffrey Whittington

Fourth Grade:  Zarrek Barger, Dhason Boler, Alex Burnham, Christion Burns, Jaquan Cuthbertson-Banks, Kaden Dunlap, Cristian Gonzalez, Veronica Hannawi, Alexis Jones,  Alyssa Lang, Rebecca Lewis, Ethan McGee, Griffin Myers, Meliya Parker, Juliana Peele, Cristian Ramirez-Orellana, Aydrian Reynolds, Briana Richmond, Johannes Roberts, Saleema Sabakada, , Hayley Sain, Samantha Schaffer, Andrew Sharpe, Olivia Shearer, Aniaya Toney, Shelby Vogel,  Zoey Watson, Mikayla Young

Fifth Grade:  Eric Allen, Marcus Corry, Tessa Halpin, Elisabeth Harper, Danariae Livingston, Anthony McKeithan, Boothe Phaff

 COIN CHALLENGE-February 8 – 12      ATTENTION STUDENTS &PARENTS!!!     Collect all your loose change, rolled coins and dollar bills ($1, $5, $10, and $20 bills)!!!  It is time for our annual coin challenge.  Help your child’s class to raise the most money during the week of Feb 8-12.  Thisis a fun competition between the classes and the money raised will go toward technology and the purchase of peripherals (Active Expressions, iPods) for the Promethean Boards in the classrooms.  This is a fun event for our students so please support them and our school with your participation.  Every little bit helps and is greatly appreciated.

OvertonFundraiser Day at College Bar-B-Cue -- February 16^th

Come for breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner on February 16^th and College Bar-B-Cue will donate 10% of the proceeds to Overton. All you have to do is tell your waitress you are from Overton Elementary and they will credit the school. Tell your friends,f amily and co-workers that it is Overton Day at College Bar-B-Cue All Day!

Food Lion Rewards Program Has Changed!

Food Lion has changed its school rewards program.  Due to this change, it is important that each person re-link his or her Food Lion MVPcard to Overton Elementary School (school code 214002).  Simply go to www.foodlion.com and select MVP Rewards to link your card to Overton.  If you do not have access to the Internet, you can complete a form in the office and we will be happy to link the MVP card for you.

This is an easy way to raise money for our school!  Simply use your MVP card when shopping at Food Lion.  All Food Lion Brand products will earn a share of $1,000,000 for Overton.  These brands include: Food Lion Brand, Healthy Accents, Home 360, Nature’s Place, On the Go Bistro, Smart Option and Taste of Inspirations.  

Box Tops 4 Education Giving Away $5,000!

Would you like to help Overton Elementary School win $5,000? You can with a click of a button!

Box Tops for Education will randomly select 2 schools to win 50,000 Box Tops and one could be Overton. Simply go to the website www.boxtops4education.com. At the bottom select the 100K Box Tops Give Away and complete the "Join Now" section on the right of your screen. When you join, be sure to select CT Overton Elementary School. Once you join you will need to go back into the 100K Box Tops Give Away and with only one click of a button you enter to win.

The key to success is to enter every day between now and February 28. So keep this as a reminder or enter the website www.boxtops4education.com in your favorites and enter to win $5,000 for Overton Elementary School each day!

Pass this information along to your family and friends so they can help us - the more we enter the greater our chances!

February PTA Meeting

We hope all Overton family members can attend our PTA meeting and Reading Night at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 23rd.  Kindergarten will receive a pictionary (Woodson Grant) if their parents attend the workshop. First graders will receive a Juney B. Jones book if their parents attend(donated by Communities in Schools). Miriam Gonzalez our ESL teacher will be here to translate for our Hispanic parents. We look forward to seeing you onFebruary 23^rd.

PTA Gold Key Award

The North Carolina PTA awarded the Gold Key Award to Overton’s PTA. The award is a commendation for successful increase of membership. Thank you for a well-run membership campaign. Congratulations to our PTA for their service, leadership, and dedication.

Ways Parents,Grandparents, and Relatives 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”. brands include: Food Lion Brand, Healthy Accents, Home 360, Nature’s Place, On the Go Bistro, Smart Option and Taste of Inspirations.  
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 Teeter as you purchase groceries or go online to www.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 to see 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 and a percentage of your purchase will go to the school.
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. Please collect and send in soda caps. The student council is providing them to a church to help pay for chemotherapy of cancer patients.
8. Attend Overton Family nights for fellowship and the school receives a percentage back on any of your purchases.
9. Buy an Overton magnet for $5.           

Keep up to date on a weekly basis byonline access: http://new.schoolnotes.com/bettytunks/

Dates to Remember:

February 8^th – 12^th:  Coin Challenge

February 8th: School Improvement Team Meeting, 2:30 in room 201

February 9^th:            6:00 p.m., District Spelling Bee at RCCC in Teaching Auditorium,  

February 10^th:          Student Council, 2:15 –3:00 p.m.

February 12th: Honor Roll Assemblies: 3^rd, 4^th, and 5th 8:00 a.m.; K-2nd 9:15a.m.

February 15^th:            Makeup day (January 25^th) for students

February 16^th:            Overton Day at College Barbecue (breakfast, lunch or dinner)

February 17^th:             4^th and 5^th Grade Attend Play at Piedmont Players

February 18^th:            Group Pictures

February 19^th:            Overton Student Council Blood Drive

February 22^nd:            District Science Fair at Horizons

                                        Board of Education Meeting, 5:00 p.m.

February 23^rd:            PTAMeeting and Kindergarten/First Grade Parent Reading Workshops, 6:30 p.m.

February 24^th:            Mid Quarter Progress Reports Issued

February 25^th:            District Writing Assessment for 3^rd and 5^th Grade Students

Mission Statement:  The Overton staff, inpartnership 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 Incompliance with federal law, the Rowan-Salisbury School System administers all educational programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination because of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, color,age, military service, disability, or gender, except where exemption is appropriate and allowed by law.