Text Box: The 4 School Rules   Keep hands, feet and objects to yourself. 2. Listen and follow directions.  3. Respect others and yourself. 4. Take care of our school.   Each classroom also has additional rules but these are our core rules. Please review them with your children  - Thanks     www.myLunchMoney.com                   Home Work Club Form                     Measurement Night Form

Text Box: Quote for the Week:  212° Focus= “Having a simple, clearly defined goal can capture the imagination and inspire passion. It can cut through the fog like a beacon in the night.” –Mac Anderson Text Box: Principal’s Penguin Post   Montgomery County Public Schools Division of Food and Nutrition Services will be participating in Maryland Homegrown School Lunch Week September 22nd through 26th.  During the week, cafeterias will be promoting Maryland agriculture through school meals by featuring various Maryland homegrown seasonal fruits and vegetables daily on the lunch menu. Morning announcements will inform students of the menu items that are being featured each day as Maryland Homegrown Products. We look forward to introducing the students to these products and hope they enjoy a taste of Maryland’s finest.  Also from our food services department:   Announcing …myLunchMoney.com   myLunchMoney is a new service to make prepayments to your child’s cafeteria account using your credit card.  The service is easy to use, convenient, private, and secure.  Simply go to www.myLunchMoney.com to enroll and start using the site to deposit funds into your child’s cafeteria account.  Once your account is established, you can check balances and fund the account anytime from your computer.  Your child’s information is safe and your personal and payment card information is protected by the most advanced Internet security.  There is a $1.95 convenience fee per transaction.  Using myLunchMoney.com is optional for families interested in this service.  You can still send checks or cash to school, but online payments save time and are convenient. For more information about how to use this exciting new service, visit www.myLunchMoney.com. We will also have information available tonight at Back to School Night. Don’t forget that BTSN is TONIGHT beginning promptly at 7:00 pm in the school’s All Purpose Room.  See you there!

Text Box: Pengy asks – Do you know the 4 main school rules? Text Box: Mrs. I’s. Counselor Corner  BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT -  I  am sorry I will not meet many of you at our Back to School Night.  I will be attending my daughter’s BTSN.  Please stop by outside of my office to fill out a Counselor Survey and pick up a few handouts you may find helpful.  PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ THE COUNSELOR CORNER FOR INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM.  THANK YOU!!  GRADE 3 CLASSROOM GUIDANCE CONTINUES…………….FOR GRADE 3 PARENTS …………Hopefully, at this time your children have talked with you about some of the things we have been working on.  This week we will be working on Interpersonal Development.  We will talk about how important it is for students to be accountable for the consequences of their behavior.  The objective of this lesson will be students will be able to indicate through a written prompt the effect of what they say/think, how they look at others, and what they do, on their own reputation (how others see them).  Look for a handout in their take-home folder after their lesson.  

Text Box: Cultural Corner Rosh Hashanah   from  - http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday2.htm  In Hebrew, Rosh Hashanah means, literally, "head of the year" or "first of the year." Rosh Hashanah is commonly known as the Jewish New Year. This name is somewhat deceptive, because there is little similarity between Rosh Hashanah, one of the holiest days of the year, and the American midnight. There is, however, one important similarity between the Jewish New Year and the American one: Many Americans use the New Year as a time to plan a better life, making "resolutions." Likewise, the Jewish New Year is a time to begin introspection, looking back at the mistakes of the past year and planning the changes to make in the new year.

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Text Box: Homework Club Ever wish you had a teacher around to help with homework? Beginning in October, your wish may be granted!  If there is sufficient interest, Ms. Poznansky, W.T. Page’s own Reading Support Specialist, will begin a Homework Club that will meet on Tuesdays after school from 3 – 4 pm.  Parents of 2nd – 5th graders, just please fill in the enrollment form below, send it in with your student and you will be contacted with a confirmation message in early October.  Please sign up soon … this group is just forming, but it will not happen if there isn’t adequate enrollment! Hit the Home Work Club link up top to get the form   Text Box: Important Dates ·         September 23: PTA meeting/Back To School Night Open House, 7-9 pm ·         September 29: Early Release Day/grading, planning, reporting ·         September 30: Rosh Hashanah Holiday/no school ·         October 7: PTA Meeting - Reading Night too

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Text Box: Text Box: Meet your PTA – 2008/2009 PTA     Executive Board   President   Ms. Pat Scully Executive VP Ms. Amelia McGhee VP Ways & Means Ms. Anna Paige VP Human Relations Mr. Edwin Chavous VP Programs TBD Treasurer   Ms. Veda Russ Audit Committee Ms. Anna Paige Recording Secr Ms. Alex Skowronski Corresponding Secr Ms. Sharon McKenzie Cluster Rep. Mr. Robert Paulsen MCCPTA Rep. Mr. Edwin Chavous   Text Box: EDITOR’S NOTE The Ice Page is distributed every Tuesday. Deadline: Thursday at 3:00 PM   Anyone can submit items: teachers, staff, parents, students, etc.  To have an item included: Leave typewritten info in The Ice Page mailbox in the school office OR send by e-mail to: Robert.Paulsen@verizon.net OR acmcghee@verizon.net    Editors: Rob Paulsen, (301) 351-7139 Amelia Mcghee

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Text Box: PTA/Reading Night on October 7 2008.   Reading Night 7-8:30, with a presentation for parents about reading curriculum and the literacy goals from the SIT committee. Executive Board Meeting (all welcome)6:30-7pm  

Text Box: MEASUREMENT NIGHT FOR FAMILIES W.T. Page Elementary School (Columbus Day)    Monday October 13, 2008 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm  DO MATH ACTIVITIES AND EAT PIZZA WITH YOUR CHILD More information next issue and at the link up top