March 15, 2013

Mrs. Dawn Kennaugh, Principal

The 6 Grade talent show is next Monday, March 25th @ 7 p.m. The last day for Good News Club is Thursday, March 28th and the Beagle Blood Drive for Monday, March 25th has been cancelled.

Please Note

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LUNCH MENU
3/18 ~ Grilled BBQ Chicken Patty/Bun or Turkey/Gravy over Biscuit 3/19 ~ Chicken Nuggets & Dinner Roll or Turkey & Cheese Sub 3/20 ~ French Bread Cheese Pizza or Hamburger on a Bun 3/21 ~ Breaded Chicken Strips or Cereal Fun Lunch 3/22 ~ Hot Dog or Breaded Fish Stick & Roll

DATES TO REMEMBER
~ MESSAGE FROM MRS KENNAUGH ~
March is Reading Month is in full swing here at Beagle! Author Alan St. Jean conducted writing workshops with every Beagle student this week, two classes at a time. Students and staff enjoyed the visit because it built excitement for reading and writing and was entertaining as well! Thank you to our PTO for paying for his visit! Thank you for supporting our Time for Kids fundraiser by filling out postcards that will be sent to family and friends. Doing this fundraiser each year significantly decreases our Time for Kids costs and allows us to have multiple copies of this monthly, non-fiction text for each grade. If you have not yet turned in postcards, there is still time! Please send them to school with your child ASAP. Thank you! Our food drive begins on Monday with Protein & Peanut Butter day and continues with the following: TuesdayToilet Paper; WednesdayGift cards or checks to GLEAP; ThursdayPasta and Rice; FridayRaid the Pantry. I hope that our Beagle students and staff will contribute to this cause and help those in our community who are in need. As always, if you have any questions or would like to discuss any concerns, please contact me. March 21 March 25 March 29 April 1 5 April 19 April 26 May 27 ~ Beagle Kindergarten Registration ~ 6th Grade Talent Show @ 7 p.m. ~ No Students Good Friday ~ Spring Break ~ PTO Science Night ~ No Students ~ No Students Memorial Day

- Thursday, March 21 st For March is Reading Month Wear a readable shirt to school that day!!

Spring Swim Program 2013 March 16 - May 18

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No classes March 30 - April 6 for spring break. These classes run on Saturdays for eight weeks. Children must be 5yrs old. 9:00- 9:30a.m. Parent & Tot- Starfish (2-5yr old) 9:30-10:00a.m. Parent & Tot- Guppies (2-5yr old) should take starfish first. 10:00-10:45a.m. Pre level I, Levels I & IV 10:45-11:30a.m. Level II, Level III & Private 11:30-12:15p.m. Level I, Levels IV & V 12:15- 1:00p.m. Level II, Level III, Level VI, Springboard Diving Cost- $40.00 for each child in regular lessons, $50.00 for Pre-Level I or Diving, and $36.00 for Parent & Tot. Private $20.00 for 45min, or $18.00 for 30 min. Please contact Community Education at 517-925-5440 to enroll.

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Sixth Grade Talent Show is Monday, March 25th at 7:00 PM in the cafeteria. An all-school assembly is being offered on Tuesday, March 26th at 9:00 AM in the cafeteria for the whole school to watch.

Beagle Elementary School 600 South Street, Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 www.glps.k12.mi.us
Phone (517) 925-5480 Fax (517) 925-5523

SPRING BOOK FAIR SUCCESS!

A big THANK YOU to everyone that visited the Spring Book Fair. This is a great fundraiser for the library and it was a big success! We look forward to filling the library with the books your children love to read. Mrs. Jordan-Thelen POP CAN TAB COLLECTIONS Emma Rodeman, a 6th grader at Beagle, has been selected as a Student Ambassador for People to People Ambassador Program and will be traveling to England and France this summer to represent our community and our country. As part of being an ambassador they must participate in a service project. Their delegation has chosen, as part of their service project, to collect pop can tabs to be donated to Ronald McDonald House. She will be collecting these through April 19th. There will be a collection container in the office for these. Students may also give them to their teachers to be added to the collection. Thank you all for your support!!!!

GRASP SUMMER SCHOOL

(Grand Rapids Academic Summer Programs)

Are you looking for a summer school opportunity for your child? GRASP is an academic correspondence program in reading and mathematics for grades K-8. It is a cost-efficient substitute for traditional summer school. The program helps students retain skills learned during the school year. We are offering this program to Beagle students. Over the summer, your child completes materials and sends them in for scoring. The lessons should take your child approximately one hour per week to complete each weekly lesson. Look for order forms in your students Friday folder. Return forms and fees by April 12, 2013 All materials will be sent home with the child the last week of school. PTO NEWS Science Night has been scheduled for Friday, April 19th from 6:30 8:00 p.m.

The GLPS Spring Food Drive

Just a reminder of the food drive scheduled for: March 18-22, 2013 Monday, 3/18 Protein & Peanut Butter Canned meats such as chicken, fish, ham, etc. Peanut Butter is a favorite pantry item!! Tuesday, 3/19 Toilet Paper This is one of the most needed items for the Food Bank. Wednesday, 3/20 Cold Hard, Cash or Gift Card (Or a check made out to GLEAP, the Grand Ledge Assistance Program) Thursday, 3/21 Pasta & Rice Also, sauces and canned vegetables to make complete dishes. Friday, 3/22 Raid the Pantry: Bring in canned fruits, condiments, or any other non-perishable food you can think of. Other stuff like diapers, toothpaste, deodorant, etc. is also welcome they distribute hygiene products too.

RELAY FOR LIFE

Beagle Elementary is selling adorable t-shirts and sweatshirts (hoodies) for Relay for Life. Beagle Rockers Walking for a Cure can be purchased in grey or purple. Look for order forms in this weeks Friday Folders. They are also selling foot prints for $1.00 each, with a goal of making them go around the whole building! Look for Mrs. Haskell in the cafeteria during your lunch hour if you would like to purchase one. Watch the newsletter for more Relay for Life information.

Jacob Bowlin-Rasmussen, Annamarie Campbell, J.T. Campbell, Zach Dawson, Evan Dean, Dakoda Dhaene, Mitchell Graszler, Abe Hanna, Noah Hicks, Diana Lozano, Riley Merryfield, Lauren Merryfield, Kylee Pierce, Bella Rivera, Connor Sheren, Sierra Appelgreen, Allison Smith, Preston Spotts, Josie Starr, Seamus Turner, Amina Vakili, Blade Wallman.

Beagle Elementary School 600 South Street, Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 www.glps.k12.mi.us
Phone (517) 925-5480 Fax (517) 925-5523