BEAR TRACKS. Attention Parents. SSI Meeting Monday at 6 PM in Library. of 3rd and 5th Graders. Topic: Mandatory. STAAR Tests

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1 Volume 17, Issue 7 October 10, 2014 Amy Northcutt, Principal Dustin Carr, Interim Superintendent BEAR TRACKS Sulphur Bluff School Building Brighter Futures Daily Breakfast Option: Cereal & Toast, Fruit, Juice, Milk Grab n 8:48-9:00 Bkfst Bar & Gogurt, Fruit, Juice, Milk Monday, Oct. 13 Breakfast Breakfast Burrito Lunch Corn Dog, Baked Beans, Salad Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only Hot Pocket Tuesday, Oct. 14 Breakfast Biscuit/Chicken Patty Lunch Chicken Nuggets/Filets, Potatoes, Spinach Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only McRib Sandwich Wednesday, Oct. 15 Breakfast Eggstravaganza, Tortilla Lunch Enchiladas, Mexican Corn, Charro Beans Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only Burritos Thursday, Oct. 16 Breakfast Cinnamon Roll Lunch Chicken Alfredo, Veggie Blend, Salad Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only Corn Dog Friday, Oct.17 Breakfast EARLY RELEASE! Breakfast Pizza Lunch Chicken Patty, Sandwich Fixings, Potato Crinkles, Ranch Beans Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only Chef Salad Breakfast includes Fruit, Juice, Milk. Lunch includes Fruit, Milk. All menu items subject to change according to availability of foods. Upcoming Events Oct. 10 HS Detroit 4:30 Oct. 11 Cross Country-HS, Paul Pewitt Oct. 13 JH Baseball Here vs. Avery; JH James Bowie Oct. 14 HS VB Here 4:30 vs. Avery Oct. 15 Beta After-School Meeting Oct. 16 Fire Simulation Presentation by Donnie Powers & Chris 8 AM-Fire Prevention Month Oct. 17 Early 12:50; Halloween Carnival: Stew 5:30-7:00; Booths 6:00-8:00; Bingo 7:30-9:00; Monster Bash Dance for HS Only 9PM-12AM Attention Parents of 3rd and 5th Graders SSI Meeting Monday at 6 PM in Library Rockin It 50 s Style High school students served at last Saturday night s Sulphur Bluff Scholarship Foundation auction and dinner. Pictured above are l-r Tyler Kelley, Jase Neal, Yesenia Castillo, Hunter Powers, Jaden Goldsmith, Morgan Krantz, and Taylor Self. Left is Terry Goldsmith, SBSF board member, and Wade Bartley, auctioneer. SBSF wants to thank all who came, sponsors, and helpers. The organization cleared about $10,500. For more pictures, see page 4. Topic: Mandatory Passing of STAAR Tests

2 Andy Emery, firefighter from Lancaster Fire Department and Hagansport Volunteer Fire Department, presented a program to grades Pre-K through 2nd this week. Mr. Emery put on all his gear and showed the student what he looks like when he rescues someone from a burning building. When he put on his mask, he let the children hear how he sounded like Darth Vader. He wanted to be sure that students knew not to fear the firemen even though they can look and even sound a little bit scary when they have on all of their gear. Mr. Emery is the husband of Mrs. Emery, our 2nd grade teacher. Page 2

3 Community Welcome Firefighters Powers, Bassham to Present Fire Simulation Program Thursday, October 16 Our students will be treated to a first-hand look at a Fire Simulation Presentation on Thursday, October 16. Donnie Powers, school board member and father of senior student Hunter, will be demonstrating how to react if you find yourself caught in a fire. Chris Bassham, father of kindergarten student Holli, wanted to let the students and the community know the steps to take to be safe. Mr. Bassham and Mr. Powers are firefighters in Commerce. They have been presenting this program in the area for seven years, and house fires in kitchens have dropped 50% since then. Kids have become really good at learning and even educating their parents. We do everything we can to try to keep children safe, says Bassham. They teach kitchen safety and chemical safety. They also teach how best to behave if you are in a smoky room. Should you escape through your closed bedroom door? They teach how to know if you can safely do so. The community parents and others interested in learning fire safety are welcome to come out and see the fire simulation presentation. These firefighters know first-hand how things can go wrong and are determined to make sure that the children and other members of our community are safe. Page 3

4 L-R Hudson Northcutt, Raney Cortez, Justin Goldsmith, Lexi Earley. Leah Gore Jason Cunningham, Kim Bryant Cody Vance Skylar Evans, Tori Dorner Page 4 Tressie South, Amy Northcutt

5 FFA Plans Feast-Chili Cook-off, Show Clinic for November 22 Mr. Stanley says the FFA had a successful meeting on Thursday night. Students had lots of good ideas and were enthusiastic about the rest of this school year. One activity that everyone agreed on is the FFA Feast to be held on November 22 in conjunction with the FFA Show Clinic. First is the Show Clinic that day. Then the chili cook-off begins. Last year, steaks were served at the traditional feast, but this year, the chapter will have chili as the feast. Prizes will be awarded in the cook-off. October 24 is the deadline for FFA dues. Mr. Stanley said that there are some extra FFA t-shirts. They are $15 each, and it s first come, first serve. There is at least one shirt of each size except for the XXL. There are no XXL s left. Goat validation is October 21. Anyone needing me to take the goats and/or the students to the validation, let me know at least 24 hours in advance, said Mr. Stanley. The students have decided to begin gathering donation items now for the auction in May. If anyone has any donations for them, please let the FFA know. The FFA calendar has a change. The FFA Banquet will be on May 14 now to accommodate the senior class trip. The chapter received a thank-you note from Mrs. Cox for the dinner that was prepared for the faculty and staff during in-service week before school started. Help Sulphur Bluff Go Green Recycle your old, used printer and toner cartridges. Proceeds will be used to buy needed classroom materials. See Mrs. Weeks for donations or questions. Page 5

6 Lady Bears Play Today at Detroit at 4:30 Page 6

7 Yearbooks For Sale $40 5th & 6th Grade Students Need Your Help As They Study Eco- Friendly Practices Recycle Your Old Dried-Up Markers Notice to FFA Members NETLA Lamb & Goat Validation October 21 They will be sent to Crayola, who will use them to make into clean-burning fuel. Collection boxes will be set up in the office and by Mrs. Weeks classroom. Mark it on your calendar Page 7

8 The Country Store Needs Your Help Mrs. Green asks that you send donations to The Country Store. She would like to have gently-used garage sale-type items. No clothing or food, please. Suggestions are DVD s, Video Tapes, Toys, Stuffed Animals, Décor Items, Cologne, Jewelry, etc. Help us recreate the country store of yesteryear. FCCLA Holiday Fundraiser in Progress Christmas Poinsettias Tall w/5 Blooms in Foil Pot Deadline to Order Oct. 20 $10 $10ea. Delivery December 1-12 Page 8

9 Beta Blanket & Coat Drive To Benefit For Gently Used Blankets and Coats Can Help in Sulphur Springs Page 9

10 PTO Raffle Underway Students will be bringing home 10 raffle tickets (see above). They are asked to sell these tickets and then get more to sell so that their class gets the chance to win a party! The students even get to pick what kind of party they want. Each week, the PTO bulletin board will show which grade is in the lead. The winning class will be announced on Monday, October 20! This is no small prize for the ticket buyers either a $250 Visa gift card! Be sure to get yours! Official School Calendar Change Old Early Release Days of September 19 and October 31 Changed To Oct. 17 & Oct. 24-New Early Release Dates Early Release Time is 12:50 Page 10

11 Please send money in an envelope with filled-out order form and address the envelope to Sulphur Bluff PTO. Monster Bash Every Thursday is College Day Show support that college can be an important step in a successful life by wearing your college shirt every Thursday. Fri., Oct. 17 Halloween Dance and Costume Contest 9:00PM- 12:00AM New Gym Foyer High School Only and their +1 Costume Prizes Awarded, Can Purchase Pictures, Tickets $3 or $5/couple. Tickets higher at door. Page 11

12 Come out and see JH Baseball on October 13 vs. Avery Page 12

13 Fab Friday Page 13

14 $50 $50 Page 14