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09/19-10/01
3rd grade NNAT3 Testing
09/30
September Birthday Celebrations
10/04
5th grade Ameritowne Primary Elections
10/05
Count Day- Make sure your student comes to school!
10/05
PTO Meeting (4:00pm-5:00pm)
10/05
CSC Meeting (5:30-6:30pm)
10/07
HGT Nomination Deadline!
10/08
Moose is Loose Carnival! (2:00pm-5:00pm)
Letter from the Principal
Carnival Is Approaching!
*Conference Sign Ups!*
Don't forget to sign up for parent teacher conferences in the main hall.
Conferences will be in November.
Mighty Moose Winners
Ayub Mansur Leila Perez Olivia Colbert
Samiya Osman Electra Forsey-Gardner Jeremy Odell
Hailey Carson Addie Weber Anani Harris
Lucy Blakemore Sotiria Marlangoutsos Rowan Weigle
Trenton Anderson Molly Winslow Adriana Nash
Norah Anhstedt Lacey Arritola Makayla Vasquez
Tyler stone Elizabeth Pozzi Edwin Morales-Folgar
Artist of the week!
Ella Storey
2nd grade
-Attention Kinder Parents!
All kindergarten students will be given the NNAT3 testing at school in October.
This is the test that can identify a student as HGT magnet eligible. Please see the link below
If you have any questions about the test.
Below is the schedule for testing.
*Tuesday, October 4th-Ms. Hencmann 10:30-11:40 & 12:40-1:40
*Wednesday, October 5th –Ms. Brady 10:30-11:40 & 12:40-1:40
*Thursday, October 6th – Hoover 10:30-11:40 & 12:40-1:40
-Gifted and Talented Testing
Testing for Gifted and Highly Gifted identification and for the HGT Magnet program must be applied for by filling out a nomination form.
Click on the Gifted and Talented Magnet Site Programing title and it will take you to the page with the nomination form.
It is suggested that you fill out the form and send it online rather than printing it and trying to deliver it by hand.
Nomination forms are due to the district by 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 7. No exceptions will be made.
Students may take the CogAt test multiple times during their school career.
It will be administered at Southmoor during a window period from November 1 to November 11 this year.
Our exact testing schedule has not been set. If you have questions you may contact the district GT Office or Paul Schmidt, the Southmoor GT Coordinator.
-Moose Tech tip of the Week!
Please go to the following link for this week's tech tip
DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Department of Nursing and Student Health Services
Whole Child Supports
2016-2017
Southmoor Elementary
Dear Parent(s),
Incidents of head lice have occurred in our school. Head lice in school children is increasing nationwide.
In Colorado, the problem of head lice control has arisen in several communities.
In an effort to assist parents in understanding the problem, we are sending you this information on control and prevention.
___Beth Ball, RN, BSN___
School Nurse
*WHAT ARE THEY? When a person has head lice or pediculosis, it means a certain kind of louse has
gotten into the hair and is laying eggs called ""nits"" which hatch into more lice. A louse is a small insect about l/l6th of an inch with an oval, grayish body.
*WHERE ARE THEY FOUND? Head lice are found on the scalp and first show up in the hair over the ears or the hairline of the neck.
If not killed, they spread to all parts of the scalp and hair. The nits or eggs can be seen along the hairs like tiny beads on a thread.
The nits are shiny, oval in shape, and gray or white in color.
*WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? l. Itching of the scalp 2. Nits along the hair shaft
Dandruff can be removed by a light snap of the finger against a hair, but nits stick and can be removed
only by sliding them the length of a hair as you would slide beads off a string.
Anyone can get lice. It has been said, "It is no disgrace to get lice, but it is a disgrace to keep them".
If lice are brought into the household, they can spread among all members of a family.
*WHAT IS THE TREATMENT? The infected child and all members of the family should have their
hair shampooed with medicated shampoo that can be bought over the counter, obtained from
your family health care source or the school. The lice and nits must be killed or they will rehatch in about 7 days
and a new batch of lice will again start the condition. To prevent reinfestation, hats, caps, scarves, and
other head coverings and combs and brushes should be treated to destroy lice and nits.
All clothing and bedding used within a month of infestation should be laundered in hot, soapy water or dry cleaned.
SUGGESTIONS: Short hair aids control measures.
Shampoo hair once with regular shampoo before using medicated shampoo.
Shampoo with warmest possible water. Then using an electric hair dryer may help.
Rinsing with a vinegar rinse may help loosen nits.
Following shampoo, nits must be combed out with a fine-tooth comb or pulled out with fingernails the full length of the hair.
Nit removal is essential for successful treatment.
If head lice persist after one treatment, review shampooing procedures to make certain it was done properly.
-Art News!
Notes to Know
<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>I follow the Colorado & Denver Public Schools art standards-based curriculum.
All students will be exposed to a wide variety of artists, cultures, art history, media and techniques.
<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Throughout the school year, students' artwork will be on display around the building.
Be sure to check out the halls in the next week or two!
<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>I display student artwork in the community as well. If you know of a local business willing to display student artwork,
please use the email address listed below to contact me.
<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Lastly, in May, we will have our annual school-wide art show.
Every student (K through 5th grade) will have at least one piece of art on display during Southmoor Arts week!
It is sure to be a spectacular week J
Trash-errific!
(Additional art supplies needed)
*Paper Towel Rolls * Mat board
*Corrugated Cardboard * Pencil Sharpeners
*New paper plates *New Foam Board & Poster Board
*New pantyhose or tights
Thank you!
