The Paw Print. Litchfield Community Schools. Fall Festival. Homeward Bound Books By: Julia Chamberlain

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1 The Paw Print Litchfield Community Schools October 2017 K-12 newsletter written for students by students Homeward Bound Books By: Julia Chamberlain This year Litchfield Elementary School will be kicking off a new program that is called the Homeward Bound Book Club. It will be for students in grades 1-5. The primary goal is to get all the children to be more involved in reading. Each student will be able to pick out a book at his or her reading level with the help of Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Eichler. Students are able to take the books home to their parents so they can read the books together. For more information please contact Mrs. Shaw or Mrs. Eichler. Fall Festival By: Jaden Travelbee On Monday, October 30th, from 6:00 to 8:00pm, there will be a fall festival hosted in the lower gymnasium. During the fall festival, students and families will have the opportunity to play many different games. Coach Lennard and the football team are going to be doing a football contest while Coach Tefft will be doing a basketball contest. Mrs. Sitkiewicz will be handing out free books to students who attend the fall festival. Mrs. Abbeg and the cafeteria staff will be making a dinner for the event as well.the cheerleaders are going to be princesses and are going to be available to paint girls fingernails. Plus there s going to be a photo booth.there will also be Robotics and legos and some of the vendors from the community.there will also be a petting zoo and FREE prizes for everybody.teachers will be passing out goodies and youth sports will be happening.

2 I AM Students in Mrs. Miller s art classes have been working diligently on their I Am projects. The students had to describe themselves by selecting different colors for their project. Each student created a unique poster with personalized character traits. Sports Highlights By: Destiney Walston As the volleyball team continues to progress, the Lady Terriers volleyball season record so far is 4-4. The team works hard to accomplish their goals and look forward to become a better team. Maddy Bevard 20 Maddy enjoys playing volleyball and has played since 6th grade. What interests her the most is the quick pace. She is the setter for the LHS varsity team. Noah Smith with his Mom, Tenysha. Varsity Football By: Heather Demkowski & Kaytlin Johnson Even though the season for the football team hasn't been perfect they are getting better.there are a lot of hard parts and rough patches that the team has to work on and it's a hard game to play. For senior Noah Smith, football is more than a sport it's one of the things he loves the most. He has been playing flag football since 2nd grade and started tackle football in 6th and has played ever since. Noah says the hardest part about football is remembering all of the plays and the part he is best at is running the ball. Noah plays quarterback,

3 running back, wide receiver, slot receiver, cornerback, safety, kick return, and punt return. Sophomore Ian Dillon has been part of the Litchfield varsity team for two years now. His wins and losses have shaped him into the football player he is today. According to him the easiest thing about football is making mistakes and the hardest is knowing that you have done something wrong. This season may be hard, but it isn't impossible. - Ian Dillon Athlete of the week! By: Destiney Walston September 11, 2017 Hunter Duke 86 yards passing, 59 yards rushing, 1 interception, 1 passing touchdown and a 67 yard fumble recovery for a touchdown. He also added 5 solo tackles on defense. Senior Allie Vanous has been playing football for Litchfield for two years now. She enjoys playing because she can be herself out on the field and she stays true to herself and her team. Allie s hardest thing to see throughout the season is watching her teammates get hurt, Allie personally enjoys her time out on the field with her brothers doing what they love most. Allie says everyone needs to have more self motivation if we want to break the streak. September 26, 2017 Eighth grader Colton Seybert set a new eighth grade record and earned medals in his last two cross country invitationals. Congratulations, Colton! Riddle! What did one leaf say to the other?

4 Teacher of the Month We are excited to announce that Mr. Mathews is our September Teacher of the Month! Mr. Mathews teaches 6th - 11th grade science. While he is brand new to Litchfield, he's been teaching for 23 years! He says his favorite part of the job is that there is something new every day. Congrats, Mr. Mathews! Support Staff of the Month We are excited to announce Ms. Keely Golden as our support staff member of the month! Keely has taken on several new roles and has worked hard to learn each role. She never complains, but instead always has constructive feedback, and is looking for ways to improve. She also asks questions to improve both her positions and others that she helps lead. We re very fortunate to have Keely Golden at our school! Contributing to The Paw Print If you would like to contribute information for our next edition of The Paw Print, please send information to: pawprint@litchfieldschools.com. The deadline for contributions is a week prior publication of The Paw Print. Publications occur at the end of every month. Litchfield Community Play Events! All Litchfield families with young children are welcome to join us for hands on literacy learning, parent topics, and music & movement activities. Snacks will be provided for daytime events and a light dinner for evening activities. *Every family will receive free educational items to take home! *Limited number of gas cards available if needed. Dates & Times Monday, October 2nd from 5-7 pm** Monday, October 30th from 10-11:30 AM Monday, November 13th from 5-7 pm** Monday, December 4th from 10-11:30 AM ** Please RSVP for the evening dates at least (3) days in advance by calling x 208 or online at Location: Litchfield Elementary School Library 210 Williams St Litchfield, MI 49252

5 October Calendar of Events Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Litchfield Play Date 5:00-7:00 Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:00-6:00 Tekonsha Parent/Teacher Conferences 5:00-8:00 No school 10am Varsity Cross Hudson 9 MS Bellevue 5:30pm 10 Jackson Christian 11 5pm ms Literacy Night 12 Waldron Varsity St. Philip 7:00 PM School Pictures! 19 Pittsford Quarter Exams MS/HS-Half Day 20 End of first marking period Quarter Exams MS/HS- Half Day 21 8am Varsity Cross Shepherd Varsity Burr Oak 7:00 PM Frontier 27 TBA 30 Fall Festival 6:00-8:00 PM Litchfield Play Date 10:00-11:30 AM 31 Happy Halloween!