June, 2009
Important dates
June
1 Fifth Grade Graduation at CDMS
3 Mind, Body, Soccer assembly, all-school program
4 Last day for Kindergarten PM Students
4 Classroom parties, K-AM 10:30 to 11:30 am, K-PM—5 2:30 to 3:30 pm
5 Last day of school, half day!!! Dismissal at noon-- Happy Summer Break :0)
August 31, 2009 Welcome Back Wildcats!!! First day of school!!!
FIFTH GRADE TRIVIA WINNERS
The 5th graders participated in a Trivia Contestfor a week in May. The questions were things to remember from their wonderful years at West Hanover and questions for their upcoming experience at Central Dauphin Middle School. The prizes were logo'd items donated from West Hanover Elementary and CD Middle School. Congratulations to the following students who won:Dylan L, Colton A, Krishnal Z, Dalton Z, Sarah F, Justin M, Sarah H, Fernando G, Mary Beth C, and Ricky H.
THANKS FOR A WONDERFUL YEAR!!
Thank you to all the students for a great year here at West Hanover. A huge thank you to the staff for all you do to make West Hanover the best in the district!! To all of our PTA volunteers, THANK YOU!! PTA succeeds for our children because of caring, involved parents like you. Best wishes to our fifth graders and their parents as they move on to CDMS. We will miss you here at West Hanover! Lastly, welcome to Pam Shafer who will be our new PTA treasurer in the fall. Joan Kime, thank you for your service to the PTA and West Hanover as treasurer these last two years. Everyone, enjoy your summer break and see you in August!
Sue Pazuchanics, PTA president
COMMITTEE SHEETS FOR 2009-10 SCHOOLYEAR
Attached to this newsletter is the committee list for the 2009-10 school year. Thank you to all who volunteered!
NOTES FROM MR. C
It is hard to believe that another school year has come and gone in a blink! Summer vacation is just a few days away! Thank you to all of the students, teachers, parents, and the entire WH community for another great year! Many thanks to our fabulous PTA for all they do for the school, our teachers and students!
While summer is here, please encourage your children to continue learning over the summer by spending time a few days a week writing or practicing their math facts. Of course, I know the students will continue to read daily for enjoyment. If you are vacationing this summer, use those experiences as a learning opportunity. If not, use your daily travels as a learning experience.
We at WH would like to wish Mrs. B. (Mrs. Bezsylko-library aide) a happy retirement. Thank you for all of the years you have given to the students and teachers at both WH and Fishing Creek El. We will miss your smiling face, your energy and all of your stories next year, but know that you may come and visit whenever you wish as you will always be a special part of the WH family!
Finally, I will close by wishing the 5th graders much luck and success at CD Middle School next year. You will certainly be missed but we look forward to hearing about your successes, as well as your struggles, as nothing in life comes without hard work! Always remember the positive experiences you had at WH while using any negative experiences as a learning experience!
From everyone here at WH, we wish you all a great summer! See you on August 31 for another great year. Remember:
“LEARN LIKE A CHAMPION THIS SUMMER!”
“MR. C.”
BAKE AND SUB SALE
Thank you to everyone who made the May Election Day Sub sale a huge success. We sold over 800 subs and lots of baked goods for a total profit of $1,684.50. The two Election Day sub sales held this year at West Hanover have earned close to $3500 for our PTA. Again, thank you to everyone who purchased subs, donated items to sell, worked, etc. It really does benefit your school and your children.
CONSUMER REWARDS
BOX TOPS: We had a great year with Box Tops. Please remember to keep collecting in the summer for next year.
MAYFAIR
The 2009 May Fair was a huge success! Thank you to all of theMANY volunteers who came out and helped. We want to especially thank the CD Rams cheerleaders and the football and soccer players for volunteering their time to help out. Big thanks for the dunk tank participants; Mick Iskric, CD basketball and soccer coach, Tom Russell from WHP TV21 and Mr. Correale. Thanks to everyone who came out and had a good time. Congratulations to all of the raffle winners and thank you to everyone who made contributions towards the classroom raffle baskets. We were able to raise over $4,000 for the PTA. We look forward to seeing you all again next year at the May Fair on May 15, 2010!
SCHOLARSHIP
The winner of the John Baumgardner scholarship is CDHS graduating senior Samantha Green. Samantha will be attending Emory University in the fall. Congratulations to all of the applicants on your achievements.
SCHOOL STORE
Thank you to all the fifth grade students who helped to operate the school store this year. The students at West Hanover enjoyed stopping by in the morning before class to make their purchases! Thank you for taking your commitment and responsibility seriously. Good luck as you move on to CDMS next year! We’ll miss you!
SERVICE PROJECT
Thank you to everyone who participated in our magazine collections, canned food drives for Life Pointe Church and the Grantville Food Bank and our Pennies for Patient’s campaign to benefit the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society this year. Our committee has grown over the past three years and we look forward to participating in more opportunities in which we can teach our students to give back to their community. Consider becoming a member of this committee next year if you have some good ideas on giving back to our community and can be available to help implement programs throughout the year.
STAFF APPRECIATION
Our committee gave a big thanks to West Hanover teachers and staff in early May, celebrating with a luncheon, grab & go breakfast, gift card drawing and desserts for National Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week. We also gave small thank you's to our nursing staff onNational School Nurses Day. Don't forget to check the "West Hanover Students Say Thanks..." bulletin board to see the final group of teachers who are highlighted, as well as Mr. Correale and Mrs. Shuller. And finally, to close the school year,we'll share a cool treat with teachers and staff in early June. Here's toa wonderful and relaxing summer for everyone at West Hanover Elementary!
STAFF SUMMER BIRTHDAYS
JUNE JULY AUGUST
10 Sharon Hutchins 04 Diane Hamer 02 Tina Bechtel
23 Linda Moore 08 Elizabeth Andino 05 Tammy Harper
27 Patty Light 15 Pat Bruno Gretchen Santomieri
22 Kenda Solimeo 19 Deb Hauf
24 Karin McCormick
25 Valerie Ciana-Hand