November 7, 2014

Mrs. Dawn Kennaugh, Principal

DATES TO REMEMBER
Wed. Nov. 12
Thurs. Nov. 13
Tues. Nov. 18
Wed. Nov. 19
Thurs. Nov. 20
Fri. Nov. 21
Fri. Nov. 21
Tues. Nov. 25
Nov. 26-28
Thurs. Dec. 11
Dec. 22 Jan 2
Mon. Jan. 19
Wed. Feb. 4
Mon. Feb. 16
Tue. Mar. 10
Thurs. Mar. 12
Thurs. Mar. 12
Fri. Mar. 13

Two-Hour Delay *10:40 am start time

PTO Meeting @ 6:30 pm
K-6 Conferences (5 8 pm)
Dentists R Us
K-6 Conferences (5 8 pm)
K-6 Conferences (1 4 pm)
Day for Students Dismissed at 11:55
BEACH DAY!
Thanksgiving Break No Students
PTO Meeting @ 6:30 pm
Holiday Recess
No Students MLK Day
Two-Hour Delay *10:40 am start time
No Students Winter Recess
K-6 Conferences (5 8 pm)
K-6 Conferences (5 8 pm)
Day for Students Dismissed at 11:55
K-6 Conferences (8 11 am)

MESSAGE FROM MRS. KENNAUGH

With Parent-Teacher conferences sneaking up on us,
please be sure to go online to schedule a conference with
your childs teacher. You may access the link from
Beagles webpage or by going to
http://ptcfast.com/schools/Beagle_Elementary. We
look forward to talking with you about your childs
progress thus far this year. Please see the enclosed ParentTeacher conference tips (Maximize Parent-Teacher
Conferences) from the National Association of Elementary
School Principals.
Our staff recently celebrated some exciting data. We track
students misbehavior so that we can use that data to make
sound decisions to improve our learning environment. For
example, last year we noticed some issues spiking at the
end of recess, so our end-of-recess routine changed; we
began having first and second graders go into the cafeteria
in the mornings to lessen the noise and opportunity for
misbehavior before school. Other tweaks have also been
made to help students be successful at meeting our
behavior expectations. Our students did a fantastic job

through September, which had our daily average of

incidences at a point that was below the national
norm for a school of our size. Recognizing students
for doing the right thing and explicitly teaching
our expectations is having a positive impact, and
our staff is thrilled! Our PBIS team and staff will
continue to monitor the data to help ensure students
academic and behavioral success.
As a friendly reminder to parents who pick up their
children at the end of the day, if you come into the
building, please go into our cafeteria until the bell
rings. Clearing the hallways makes a safer, more
organized dismissal for our students. Thank you!
Sometimes, students forget their homework and
need to come back into the school to retrieve it. If
that is the case, please escort your child to his/her
classroom.
As always, if you have any questions or would like
to discuss any concerns, please contact me.

11/10 ~ Breaded Chicken Patty Sandwich or

Hot Ham & Cheese Bagel
11/11 ~ Chicken Nuggets w/Roll or
Turkey & Cheese Sub
11/12 ~ Cheese Pizza or
Yogurt, String Cheese w/Roll and crackers
11/13 ~ French Toast Sticks & Scrambled Eggs or
Hot Dog on a Bun
11/14 ~ Mini Corn Dogs or Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Beagle Elementary School 600 South Street, Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 www.glcomets.net
Phone (517) 925-5480 Fax (517) 925-5523

FALL BOOK FAIR IS COMING!

Its time for the Fall Book Fair and it will be BIGGER and
BETTER than ever before! We invite you to visit our
Scholastic Book Fair during conferences and check out
hundreds of fun, engaging, affordable books for the whole
family to enjoy.
Book Fair Family Shopping hours will be:
Tuesday, Nov. 18th 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 20th 5:00-8:00 p.m.

STOP IN THE CAFETERIA DURING CONFERENCES

PLEASE check out our lost and found area when
you are here for conferences. We will have
everything spread out in the cafeteria. Remaining
items will be donated to Kens closet.
Also located in the cafeteria during conferences will
be a collection of pictures that Mrs. Horanburg has
taken of our students over the past years. Parents
are welcome to stop in and see if there are any
pictures they would like.

Friday, Nov. 21st 12:00-3:00 p.m.

Scholastic continues to offer the ONLINE BOOK FAIR
shopping too! Beginning November 12th, you can log in
to:
http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/beagleeleme
ntaryschool1 to preview the Fair and shop online from
the comfort of your own home! Purchase your holiday
gifts ahead of the rush, even after the Fair has closed at
school, through December 2nd! Pick up those last few
items that were sold out at the Fair. Purchases will be
shipped to the school for you to pick up.
We hope you will consider donating a book to your childs
classroom. Our teachers will have a display in the Media
Center with books they have chosen that they would love
to add to their library of books in their classroom.
Plan to come and enjoy the Book Fair and get a great start
on holiday shopping while helping our library grow with
the profits we receive from the Fair. Thank you for your
support for our school!
DENTISTS R US
Dentists R Us is a community-based mobile
dentist program that is coming to Beagle on
Wednesday, November 19. Licensed dentists
and hygienists will provide dental services
with portable equipment on site that day.
Dental treatment includes an oral exam, cleaning, fluoride,
sealants, and necessary x-rays. An oral health report and
free toothbrush will be provided to each child. Forms
went home last week.

HONORS GALORE AT
BEAGLE!!
First, congratulations to Lisa
Scholten for winning the
Excellence in Education award
sponsored by the Michigan
Lottery! She won $500 for her classroom and $500
for Beagle! She was honored and given the prize at
the Breslin Center this past Tuesday. None other
than Tom Izzo presented her with the check. How
exciting!!!
Our own Diane Horanburg and Patrick Monroe
were honored at a Volunteer Appreciation Award
Ceremony/Breakfast this last Saturday.
Diane was honored for the numerous hours she
spends taking pictures of our students and making
those beautiful bulletin boards, for clipping coupons
and giving LOTS of stuff away to others, and for
being just plain wonderful! THANK YOU FOR
MAKING OUR BUILDING MORE BEAUTIFUL
and for all your selfless acts of volunteerism in our
community, DIANE!
Patrick and his wife have donated many hours to
this community through the arts and Mudge's
Follies. Thanks to both Patrick and his wife for
lending their creative energies to our community!
It's a better place because of folks like YOU!

Beagle Elementary School 600 South Street, Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 www.glcomets.net
Phone (517) 925-5480 Fax (517) 925-5523

Beagle Elementary School 600 South Street, Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 www.glcomets.net
Phone (517) 925-5480 Fax (517) 925-5523