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Natcher Notes - March 8, 2010 
Our most recent Site Base Decision Making Council minutes are attached to this email. The next meeting is March 15th at 6:00 pm and as always, is an open meeting.
WKU Baseball and Softball Complimentary Tickets: April 11th and April 13th games are designated "Education Days!" Order forms for free student tickets and $3.00 family member tickets are available in our front lobby.
Natcher Registration for next year: April 12-16th, 10:00-2:00 pm daily at our school. That week, please plan to register for any new kinder, preschooler, or other new students that will begin attending Natcher next year. Please tell your neighbors if you know of someone who has a school aged child starting school for the first time. It is important for families to register early so we can plan ahead.
Jump Rope for Heart Event is this week!  March 9 -K-2nd grades -1:00-2:00 pm.  March 10th - 3rd/4th grades -9:00-11:00 am.  March 11th - 5th/6th grades - 9:00-11:00 am
Relay for Life Natcher Team: We need your help! You can join our team by going to www.relayforlife.org/warrenky.   Also, you can help us in raising money in several ways. We are raffling a beautiful Natcher blue and orange handmade quilt -$1.00 per chance or 6 chances for $5.00. Also, we will have a Zumbathon on Friday, April 23rd, 6:00-7:30 pm. More details coming soon!
Thanks to all families who supported our recent service projects! We raised $263 for "Helping Hands for Haiti" with just spare change being donated! We also collected many, many boxes of canned goods for the local food banks.   We are blessed with very generous families and appreciate your support in helping us teach the students about the importance of community service.
Silent Auction Prints and Canvases: We still have many of these not picked up from our front office. PTO chose not to send home with students so they would not get damaged. Please notify the office if you would like for us to send it home with your child, however. Or you can pick it up anytime between 7:45- 4:00 daily.
PTO Meeting - Tonight at 6:00 pm! Please plan to attend!
International Night - March 16th at 6:00 pm. Plan to come learn more about the wonderful diversity at Natcher!
Spring Break - April 5th-9th. No other days off are planned until this Spring Break. March 18th and 19th, which were previously scheduled days off, have been put back into our school calendar as snow make up days. Please plan accordingly.
School starts promptly at 8:15 daily. Please be sure your child is on time. Thanks!

 Natcher Notes - March 1, 2010 PTO News: ** Silent Auction- if you purchased a classroom print or the actual canvas painting, they are ready for pick up in our office.  ** Family Movie Night – March 5th 6:00 p.m.   Come as a family, to enjoy a free movie (“G-Force” Rated PG). Bring your lawn chairs and blankets! Popcorn and drinks will be available for a small fee.  ** PTO meeting – March 8th 6:00 p.m.  Academic Team Congratulations:  Our 4th/5th grade team competed against Cumberland Trace, Briarwood and Foundation Christian Academy on Saturday. The team came in first place in Quick Recall and in the overall competition!  The following students earned medals on written assessments. Congratulations to these awesome students: Kenly Chau (1st place Math and Science) Nate Robb (1st place in Social Studies, 3rd place in Arts and Humanities) Peter Guthrie (2nd place in Social Studies, 5th place in Math) Alton Taing (2nd place Science, 3rd place Language Arts) Noah Henry (5th place Science) Jack Eason (2nd place Language Arts) Rileigh Stivers (1st place Language Arts) Amanda Harder (5th place Written Composition)  The team now advances to the Regional Competition with 16 teams competing on March 20th! Go Jaguars!    Natcher Notes - Feb. 22, 2010 It is the Mission of Natcher Elementary to provide a safe, caring environment for life-long learners to succeed.  School website: www.warren.k12.ky.us/%7enatcher/  PTO News: •       Silent Auction- if you purchased a classroom print or the actual canvas painting, they are ready for pick up in our office.  •       Family Movie Night – March 5th 6:00 p.m.   Come as a family, to enjoy a free movie (“G-Force” Rated PG). Popcorn and drinks will be available for a small fee.  •       PTO meeting – March 8th 6:00 p.m.  Family Math Night: Tuesday night at 6:00 p.m. Fun activities and math games for all grade levels!  Congratulations to: Caroline Haas, Noah Haas, Emma Willgruber and Jax Willgruber who ran in the Nashville Predators Fangtastic 5K recently. They were all top finishers for their age groups!  WKU Girls in Science Day: March 20th for grades 4th-7th. This is an exciting and fun day held on WKU’s campus and is only $5 per student, which includes lunch and a t-shirt. There are 12 hands-on classes to choose from with a spectacular Chemistry Show at the end of the day. Registration packets are available by contacting our office.   Make-up Days: A new calendar has been created to make up the recent snow days. School will be in session on previously scheduled days off, March 18th and 19th. The last day of school at this time is Friday, May 28th. Should we miss any more days of school, this calendar will be altered again. This new calendar and answers regarding the district’s decision of when to close due to weather, is on our district website at www.warren.kyschools.us.  Student Service Projects both locally and globally:  1.      Canned food drive collection for local food pantries sponsored by Greenwood High School Band Boosters. Students may bring in non-perishable food items all week to help with this cause.  2.      Loose change collection for Haiti: On Monday, the students watched a short power point about the need in Haiti created by a Drakes Creek student who has challenged all the Warren County Schools to raise funds for the children of Haiti.   Collections will take place before morning meeting each day this week and next, for students who want to donate to this cause.  Sink Cancer! Our school has formed a Relay for Life team and needs your help! A flyer is coming home this week with more information. If you would like to join our team, please go on-line to www.relayforlife.org/warenky.  Kindergarten Registration for Next School Year: April 12-16th More info. coming soon!  Calendar: Feb. 22: Site Base Decision Making Council – 6:00 p.m. in library Feb. 23: Family Math Night – 6:00 p.m.  Feb. 26: Primary Progress Reports (grades K-3) will be sent home   Natcher Notes - Feb. 8, 2010 It is the Mission of Natcher Elementary to provide a safe, caring environment for life-long learners to succeed.  School website: www.warren.k12.ky.us/%7enatcher/  PTO News: •       Thank you for another great Natcher event! The Spaghetti Dinner was a wonderful success and we want to thank everyone who helped and participated.  •       Silent Auction – the PTO will be sending home an order form for color copies of the canvas paintings. So, if you were unable to win the actual painting for your child’s classroom, you can still get one!  •       PTO meeting tonight at 6 p.m. in the library – hope to see you there!  Family Resource News: •       The Boys and Girls Club is very interested in getting Natcher students involved at the Club. Ten students are needed in order for the Boys and Girls Club to provide transportation after school to take them to the Boys and Girls Club. Mrs. Tabor has 6 students signed up now and only needs 1 more application! If you are interested in your child participating, call Susan Tabor, Family Resource Center 842-3178.  •       Family Enrichment Center – our school will be collecting money this week for Buckets of Hope, the yearly fundraiser for this important local organization. Your child brought home a blue note on Friday to remind families to send their spare change or a check made out to the Family Enrichment Center. The classroom that collects the most money will receive a Wendy's lunch. The Family Enrichment Center thanks you for your support!  Congratulations to: Addison Carter, Carly Bell, Jessica Rampenthal and Jenna Rampenthal who have all earned a part in the Capital Art’s Jungle Book presentation.  Safety Reminders:  1.      We start school promptly at 8:15 every morning in our Morning Meeting. Students who enter the school building after this time are marked tardy. Every child who is late for school must be walked into the school and signed in by an adult.  2.      We are asking for photo identification to match the emergency card when you pick up a child early or if you visit the school for any reason, including lunchtime. We have a new receptionist at our front desk and it will take her awhile to become familiar with everyone. However, if any staff member is unsure, they will continue to ask. This is for the safety of all of our students and staff.  We appreciate your cooperation with both these matters!  Follow the great things happening in the Warren County School District on Twitter at www.twitter.com/WarrenCoSchools. You will find the latest updates on who is making news as well as quick announcements and resources.  Calendar: Feb. 8: PTO Meeting - 6:00 p.m. in the library – TONIGHT! Feb. 12: Twin Day sponsored by Student Council Feb. 12: Valentine Parties – 2:15 p.m. Feb. 16: Site Base Decision Making Council – 6:00 p.m. in library Feb. 23: Family Math Night – 6:00 p.m. (More details coming soon – mark your calendars!)   

Natcher Notes - Jan. 13, 2010  It is the Mission of Natcher Elementary to provide a safe, caring environment for life-long learners to succeed.  School website: www.warren.k12.ky.us/%7enatcher/  PTO News: •       “Night in Italy” Spaghetti Supper: – January 29th. 6:00-8:00 p.m. Mark your calendars to attend! Book Fair starts that night as well!  •       Natcher Spirit Night at Buckhead - Feb.1st, 5-8 p.m. Natcher will earn 10% of all receipts that are put in the receipt box that night between 5 and 8!  •       Box Tops – please keep saving and turning these in. We are saving for our second laptop this year to be included on the portable laptop cart!  Family Resource News: •       The Boys and Girls Club is very interested in getting Natcher students involved at the Club. Ten students are needed in order for the Boys and Girls Club to provide transportation after school to take them to the Boys and Girls Club. Mrs. Tabor has 6 students signed up now and only needs 4 more! If you are interested in your child participating, call Susan Tabor, Family Resource Center 842-3178.  •       "Give Kids A Smile": A local dentist is providing dental services for children under 18, with no dental coverage - which includes no medical card, parents must be able to be with the child the day of the treatment and sign a consent form for treatment. There are 2 days that will be scheduled: January 20th and January 27th. Contact Mrs. Tabor if you are interested in your child participating.  •       Warm Coats, Gloves and Hats: Please be sure to let Mrs. Tabor know if your child is in need of any of these items. Our lost and found area is overflowing with items without names in them. Please be sure to put your child’s name inside coats so we can help replace them when lost.  •       Lost Glasses: We also have unclaimed eye glasses in our front office.  Safety Reminders:  1.      We start school promptly at 8:15 every morning in our Morning Meeting. Students who enter the school building after this time are marked tardy. Every child who is late for school must be walked into the school and signed in by an adult.  2.      We are asking for photo identification to match the emergency card when you pick up a child early or if you visit the school for any reason, including lunchtime. We have a new receptionist at our front desk and it will take her awhile to become familiar with everyone. However, if any staff member is unsure, they will continue to ask. This is for the safety of all of our students and staff.  We appreciate your cooperation with both these matters!  WKU free tickets: WKU Lady Toppers is sponsoring “Education Day” on Jan. 24th at 2:00 p.m. Order forms for a free student ticket are available in our front lobby for those interested. By using this order form, families may also order additional tickets for $5.00 each.  Capital Arts Youth Theater: Brochures are available in our lobby for many acting classes being offered this semester starting Jan. 14th. This brochure also gives information regarding auditions for several spring productions.  Snow Day Make ups: Due to losing four instructional days this past few weeks, our last day of school is set for May 25th at this time. As long as we do not lose anymore days, this will be the last day for students.  6th annual "Teacher Hero Banquet": The Save Our Kids Coalition is proud of our teachers who are the front line in the defense of our children against drugs. The coalition wants to showcase those teachers who are making the extra effort in the lives of our youth. In addition to receiving the honor of being named “Teacher Hero of the Year”, the winner will also receive $500 to use in their classroom. Students who want to nominate their teacher for the award may nominate one teacher by writing a short, one-page essay describing, “How my teacher encourages me not to use drugs.” The Teacher Hero nominations are due by Thursday, February 18th by mailing the essay to Lisa Mason, The Save Our Kids Coalition, 1818 Campbell Lane, Bowling Green, KY 42104.  Calendar: Jan. 15: Mismatch Day sponsored by Student Council Jan. 15: December Student of the Month – 2:30 p.m. in cafeteria (rescheduled from Jan.8) Jan. 18: NO School – Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Jan. 19: Site Base Decision Making Council – 6:00 p.m. in library Jan. 29: Spaghetti Supper and Book Fair – 6:00 -8:00 p.m.  Natcher Notes - Jan. 4, 2010  It is the Mission of Natcher Elementary to provide a safe, caring environment for life-long learners to succeed.  School website: www.warren.k12.ky.us/%7enatcher/   “Night in Italy” Spaghetti Supper: – January 29th. Mark your calendars to attend! PTO will sponsor a delicious spaghetti meal in the Italian Cafe (cafeteria) and the teachers will be sponsoring games and silent auction baskets in the gym. Proceeds from the games and silent auction will go into classroom activity accounts. The food sales go back into the PTO budget to help pay for additional school-wide activities. Mrs. Marcum will also host a book fair in the library beginning that night and the following week with all proceeds going to author visits and new books for the library.  Box Tops (General Mills products) Update: Individual winner who earned a gift card to Toys R Us was Hannah McComb in Mrs. Rudolph’s room. The top class this past month who earned the traveling trophy full of treats was Ms. Chavira’s room. Snowball Fun winners were the following classes: Chavira, Scott, Hatler and Hartis-Miller. A special thank you to Sonja Byrd (mom of Hattie in Mrs. Decker’s room and Thorin in Ms. Hurt’s room) and Natalie Boddeker (step-mom of Cassie in Ms. Chavira’s room and Christian in Mrs. Hatler’s room) for being co-organizers of this special fundraising project. So far, we have earned enough to purchase one additional laptop for our mobile cart. We have saved over 12,000 box tops so far! Keep up the great work!  Goodsearch: We just earned $40 for our school using this search engine. If you don’t have it on your computer, please consider using it at home or work. The directions for adding it to your computer are in our student handbook.  Coats and Glasses: We still have several eyeglasses in our office. We also have many coats and jackets unclaimed in the lost and found area. We will need to give these away to a charity in a few weeks to make room for additional items so be sure your child is not missing anything.  Attendance and Tardy Reminder: We start school promptly at 8:15 every morning in our Morning Meeting. Students who enter the school building after this time are marked tardy. Every child who is late for morning meeting must be walked into the school and signed in by a family member. We ask that families monitor closely the amount of days their children are tardy and or absent from school. It is very important that your child is in school on time every day in order for them to have the opportunity to be successful. Thank you for your cooperation.  Report Cards: Second Quarter Report Cards will go home this Wednesday, Jan. 6th for the 6th grade. 4th and 5th Grade report cards will go home on Friday. Some 5th grade students wishing to retake the last math unit test, may do so early this week and still get credit. All Preschool – P4/3rd grade will receive their next report on Feb. 19th.