April 2010 Newsletter

The character word for the month of April is: PERSEVERANCE.
This means that you continue to do something in spite of difficulties or obstacles. Perseverance means to keep trying and to never give up.

The March 2010 Career Week was a huge hit. The Career Fair was wonderful and very informative. Thank you to all of our speakers and volunteers. We had: Emily from Newberry County Hospital, A Dog Groomer, T. Sam Ziady from Newberry County Library, The Silverstreet Fire Department – Johnnie Wix & Dave Westgate, Lindsay Willyerd groomed Peanut, Lee Mayer with his extra large tractor, the Newberry County Police Department – Major Todd Johnson & Connie Johnson, Erin Whitaker from the Whitaker Funeral Home, Ashley Fulmer with photography, and Coach Eargle talked about being a professional athlete and a sports coach.

Mrs. Swieringa’s class was the winning class for Pennies For Patients with a little over $163! Reuben Elementary collected $590.40 for this amazing cause. We did AWESOME!!!!
May PASS testing is just around the corner and we want our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students to be as prepared as possible. We will be holding a PASS parent and student education night. This night will consist of:
• Parent and student review and learning of how PASS testing works and what are the core areas learned to prepare for PASS.
• Tokens/gifts will be provided by the school for drawing during the parent session.
• Packets will be given to parents with materials from your school as well as the Family Literacy program.
The schedule is as follows:
• 6:30: Parents and students arrive:
• 6:45: Parent Discussion led by Rita Saddler
• Students will report to designated classrooms with teachers
• 7:15: parents will join their student in a grade level class for, "Who is smarter than a 5th (4th)(3rd) Grader?” game.
• 8:15pm: wrap up and go home

Parents and Teachers can work together to make sure our students are getting the best preparation possible for their future academics. We look forward to seeing you there!

Don’t forget about Spring Fling on Saturday, April 24th from 9am to 1:30pm. This will be a great time to bring the family and have some fun at Reuben Elementary!

Congratulations to the March 2010 Students of the Month:
Joshua Hedgepath, Parker Kinard, Layla Franklin, Samantha Moore, Megan Hunter, JoJo Luna, Latajah Oliver, Coye Cutshall, Maria Mendez, Taylor Bouknight, and Nicholas Paul.