Dear Parents and Students of McClellan Elementary School , est Jefferson Hills WEST JEFFERSON HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS – MCCLELLAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Dear Parents and Students of McClellan Elementary School , est Jefferson Hills WEST JEFFERSON HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS – MCCLELLAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
50 West Jefferson Hills
I hope you enjoyed your summer ! I want to be the first to welcome all of our new Kindergarten families to McClellan for the 2016-2017 school year . We can ’ t wait for you to be a part of our family and watch your children grow with us throughout the year . And for those families with returning students , we are planning for another exciting year !
We will continue our OLWEUS Bullying Prevention Program with our theme of “ Be a hero , not a bully .” The teachers are instilling in our students the notion that they can be the hero and stand up for someone being bullied . We need your support in this endeavor , so please discuss the weekly topics with your child . You can be a hero , too ! Along with our anti-bullying campaign , we will continue to reward students for their kind and positive behaviors as well . The Behavior Bingo board will be hanging up in our front hall again this year . Every time a teacher sees someone displaying a positive behavior , they may send the student to the office to get a bingo number . The student places their name and homeroom on the number and places it in our bingo board . Once we get 10 in a row , all ten students get recognized over the intercom and receive a prize . As part of their prize , they color in a bingo board with their name on it . These are displayed around the big board for all to see .
Another way your child can be recognized is through our Accelerated Reader ( AR ) and First in Math ( FIM ) programs . Last year we encouraged our students to be “ M ( AR ) velous Readers ”. All of our prizes for the Accelerated Reader program had a super-hero theme . At our end-of-year celebration we raffled off a lot of wonderful items including super hero toys , books , and gift cards to some of our students ’ favorite stores . Best of all , one student from each grade level went home with a Kindle Fire tablet ! This year ’ s theme is “ Stell ( AR ) Readers ”, so we ’ ll have a lot of Star Wars themed prizes . May the force be with you to reach your goal !!! Once again our homerooms will be competing on the First in Math football field . First in Math is an online math tutorial program that awards stickers for completing math problems in a fun and interactive platform . For every 1000 stickers their class earned , their football moved across the Football field in the front lobby . Mrs . DiSilvestro ’ s third grade class was the only team to score a touchdown this past year , earning over 75,000 stickers – and capturing the Team of the Month trophy for a record 8 times in a row ! Who will be the top team on the FIM Field this year … only time will tell !!!
We also look forward to another year of wonderful assemblies and events planned by our fabulous PTA . We have some new parents on our PTA Board of Directors , and I know they have a lot of fun ideas for this year . We encourage all families to attend our PTA meetings that are conveniently scheduled in the mornings , the afternoons and in the evenings to accommodate everyone ’ s busy schedules . Becoming an active member of the PTA not only helps to keep you involved in your child ’ s school , but it improves the whole educational experience for all of our students . The first PTA meeting is scheduled for Tuesday , September 13 , at 7 p . m . ( there will also be a separate PTA meeting for Kindergarten parents on Monday , September 12 at 7 p . m .) All of our holiday parties and events ( like “ Game Night ” and “ Field Day ”) are not possible without parent volunteers , so start the year off right and join the PTA ! Last year the PTA purchased a TV for our front lobby so that we could display important dates , information , and most importantly , pictures of our students ( FIM Players of the Week and Teams of the Month , Behavior Bingo winners , Citizens of the Month , Artists of the Month , etc .) This year , the PTA is providing some needed additions to our gym and water fountains . Thank you for continuing to improve our school , and for all that you do for all of the students of McClellan Elementary !
Let ’ s have a great year !
Justin Liberatore
Justin Liberatore - Principal