Bur's Banter: January 2012

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Wishing Everyone a Happy & Heathly 2012!

Dear Kerby Families and Friends,

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a safe, restful, fun-filled Holiday season. It was great to see the smiles on the boys and girls faces and hear the laughter fill the hallways and classrooms as they shared their vacation memories with one another. Their energy and enthusiasm are truly contagious and are shining examples of why our school is the wonderful place that it is.

The year 2012 provides the opportunity to start “anew” and I look forward to the Kerby community
focusing on putting our best efforts forth and continuing to strive to be the best we can be!

“The happiest people don’t have the best of everything,
they just make the best of everything they have.”

~Anonymous~

Have a Great Month!

Maureen G. Bur

'In's and Out's of Parking'

Please watch all signs around Kerby for proper parking information. Parking on Beaupre to Touraine Court is ONLY for kindergarten parents with a black and green sticker which needs to be displayed in the front window.

Please DO NOT turn onto Kerby or Beaupre while the crossing guard is crossing students.

Yellow zones or cuts on Beaupre and Kerby are for Drop-Off/Pick-Up ONLY. Parents may NOT park or leave their cars in these zones. Parking/dropping-off/picking-up/walking through the parking lot is NOT allowed.

Kerby WOW's

* On Monday, October 31st 47 Kerby Cougars were recognized at our Go Green/Halloween assembly! 43 Kerby Cougars were recognized at our 'Go Green'/All School Choir assembly on Friday, May 20th! *55 Kerby Cougars were recognized at our 'Go Green' assembly on Friday, April 15th! *Kerby will recognize 75 Kerby Cougars at our 'Go Green' assembly on Wednesday, March 16th! *Kerby celebrated 61 Kerby Cougars who were recognized at our 'Go Green' assembly on Friday, October 29th. *Kerby continues to rank near the top of all elementary schools in the State of Michigan!! *Kerby celebrated 76 Kerby Cougars who were recognized at our 'Go Green' assembly on Tuesday, May 18th. *Kerby will celebrate 54 Kerby Cougars who were recognized at an all-school 'Go Green' assembly on Thursday, April 1st. After we celebrate the work of our friends we will enjoy Disney's 'Get Moving' presentation in the gym!! *On Wednesday, February 24th we recognized 61 Kerby Cougars at our 'Go Green' assembly. We are focusing on using our character traits in the hallways, and as we enter and leave the building. I'm confident that as we work hard and do our best, good things will come our way! *The month of December was filled with music! Our 1st, 3rd, 5th graders and choir students sang beautifully at the Winter Concert on December 10th and our 5th grade instrumental students had us 'tapping our feet' at the concert on December 16th! It was during this assembly that we acknowledged our 'Go Green' recipients (34 students in all)!! *We 'kicked off' the holiday season with the annual Thanksgiving Sing on Friday, November 20th! During this wonderful Kerby tradition we recognized and celebrated the character traits of 40 Kerby Cougars. *Kerby's annual Halloween was a huge success and fun was had by all. We held our 2nd Go Green assembly after the assembly and we were able to recognize 23 Kerby students for their Respectful, Responsible, Honest, and Caring behaviors. Way to go Cougars! *Kerby's 1st Go Green assembly was held on Wednesday, September 30th! We recognized 48 who accepted the 'let's read the 4 book challenge over the summer. We also recognized 37 5th graders who were nominated for the 'Give Me Ten' program at Bair Lake Camp. Way to go Kerby Cougars! *A huge thank you to Max Roeske (Kerby class of 2006) and the 5th grade class of 2009 for the GaGa Ball court. This has been a great addition to the playfield and I look forward to all of the laughter and fun kids will have. *Kerby students performed very well on the Fall 2008 MEAP tests; they were at the top of the district in almost every area! Individual student reports were sent home with students on April 30th. *Kerby recognized 12 students for their Self-Discipline as part of our Give Me Ten program on March 6th. * During our annual Jump Rope for Heart the Kerby community raised: $3,543.00 for the American Heart Association!!! As we looked back over the last 15 years of this event, the Kerby Community has raised and donated to the American Heart Association a Grand Total of: $62,048.00 !!!!!! ******This is something we all should be proud of.***** Thanks to each of you for helping us to fight against heart disease and stroke which has plagued people we know and love. *Kerby recognized 13 students for their Respectful behavior as part of our 'Give Me Ten' program on February 13th. *Mrs. Sullivan's 3rd grade class earned $493.65 at their annual bake sale which they donated to help a family in need!!! * 220 Students recognized as outstanding citizens through the 'Give Me Ten' Character Awards program during the 2007-08 school year. * 96.5% Average Student Attendance rate during the 2007-08 school year. * 99% of parents participated in Parent-Teacher conferences in 2007-08.

Booster Seat Law

State law requires that students less than 8 years old or 4’9” (whichever comes first) must use correctly installed booster seats with both a lap and shoulder belt. Booster seats are safest when used in the back seat. The law exempts buses from this requirement. Teachers must make provisions to ensure that the requirements of this law are met for all field trips requiring transportation.

ICHAT forms must be filled out annually by parents/guardians who wish to drive on field trips or chaperone overnight field trips

Bur's Banter

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Wishing Everyone a Happy & Heathly 2012!

"Go Green"

Kerby Elementary School

'In's and Out's of Parking'

Kerby WOW's

Booster Seat Law

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