Swenke Paw Print May 25, 2017 Issue #35 Check us out on the web at: http://swenke.cfisd.net/en/ Mission Statement: Preparing the kids of today to adapt and succeed in an ever changing world. New student registration August 15 August 18, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meet the Teacher for 2017 2018 August 24: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. OR August 25: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. August 18: Homeroom postcards will be mailed to students. Last Friday 3rd grade got to erupt their own volcano. We got to create them at home and erupt them at school. It was exciting to watch our classmates erupt their volcanos. It was a fun experience! By: Linley Adams and Sydney Nguyen At a Glance: May 25 End of Year parties and Last Day of School! June 23 Last day to order online school supplies 1st day of school for 2017 2018 August 28, 7:50 a.m. doors open New PTO Board for 2017 2018 school year President Mark Stine VP Membership Dianna Erwin VIPS Liz Eisenhart VP Primary Fundraising Bree Griffin VP Secondary Fundraising Jennifer Skelton VP Special Events Marina Tatum Secretary Amanda Austin Treasurer Amy Matthews We have several chair positions open for next school year. If you are interested, please email Mark Stine at swenkepresident@gmail.com. Thank you for the many ways, large and small, you helped to make Swenke a wonderful place for our students! Have a great summer! Our Swenke 5th grade Clap Out was led by former Swenke 5th graders who are now Seniors 17! Imagine Believe Achieve
Library by the Numbers 5 Authors visited grades K through 5 27 Library volunteers (who are amazing!) 508 Students in the birthday book club 1,305 Storytimes/booktalks this year 24,945 Gross dollars made at the Spring Book Fair (we keep a portion of that!) 52,639 Library books checked out since August 2016 *Find your child s Summer Reading list in their report card **And look for my newsletter to find THINGS YOU CAN DO THIS SUMMER to avoid the SUMMER SLIDE!!! ********************************************************************************** Mrs. Arnett s Summer Reading You can probably guess that I have STACKS of books I want to read over the summer, but here s my list of 10 books where you can read along with me. I try to choose 1 nonfiction, 1 biography, and the rest fiction (all different genres). And, be sure to follow the Swenke Library Facebook page (Swenke Elementary Library) and on Twitter (@Swenkeliblady). Have a great summer! 1. Lincoln and Kennedy: A Pair to Compare by Gene Barretta 2. The First Step by Susan Goodman 3. Liberty by Kirby Larson 4. The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd 5. The Great Shelby Holmes by Elizabeth Eulberg 6. The Wild Robot by Peter Brown 7. The Thing About Georgie by Lisa Graff 8. Class Dismissed by Allan Woodrow 9. All the Answers by Kate Messner 10. A New Class by Jarrett Krosoczka *********************************************************************** *********************
Free Days at the Museum Children s Museum Every Thursday 5pm-8pm Fine Arts Museum Every Thursday 10am-9pm Health Museum Every Thursday 2-7pm Natural Science Museum Every Thursday 2pm-5pm
1 st Grade: Hayden Johnson Chase Flach Living Above the Line- 4th Nine Weeks Darby McInnis Sandra Pham Olivia Rawlins Anais Zarindast Kevin Padron 2 nd Grade: Gage Harr William Oliver Dayton Oprea Payton Davis 3 rd Grade: Destiny Foster Anna Holmes Grace Kwan Christopher Godsey
4 th Grade Oluwatomiwa Sodeinde Vianey Cabrera 5 th Grade Moises Cevallos Matthew Davis
Swenke Think Through Math Achievements Top class in the Whole School: Mrs. Nichols class with 1,474 passed lessons Top 4 Students With the Most Passed Lessons in the Whole School: Grace Kwan Nichols 372 passed lessons Pratyush Manake Raymond Chou Ayan Ahmad Mrs. Parker s Class Mrs. Letona s Class Mrs. Stanley s Class 306 passed lessons 303 passed lessons 211 passed lessons Students passing 100+ lessons:
Melina Simmons Nichols 163 Fiona Battle Nichols 115 Alexander Luck Nichols 103 Kwamina Onumah Price 170 Sam Bonilla Price 143 Zack Miller Letona 163 Keenan Nguyen Stanley 161 Lili Cates Stanley 115 James Duffy Stanley 105 Juan Brioso Hoppers 142 Marshall Fondren Thurwalker 122 Sydney Nguyen Thurwalker 117 Kevin Shu Thurwalker 107 Andrew Coen Parker 126 Ethan Baylis Parker 103 Kyler Armstrong Mathews 110 Furthermore, 3 rd grade had a 2 1/2 week contest to see which class could pass the most lessons from April 13 th to May 5 th. Mr. Hoppers class won with 298 passed lessons and enjoyed an ice cream party on Monday, May 22! Way to go Swenke Snow Leopards!!!! Please keep working on your summer pathway over the summer, so you will be ready for your next grade level when school starts back up!!!! Have a GREAT SUMMER
Teacher Approved Supplies Avoid Shopping Hassles Custom Packed For Each Student Quality Products Save Time & Money SWENKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUPPLY FLYER 2017-2018 Grade Level Cost of Each PPCD $28 K $52 1st $55 2nd $51 3rd $55 4th $53 5th $54 Life Skills $35 School Supply Shopping is Easier When You Buy Next Year s School Supplies Today! Each shrink-wrapped custom school supply pack contains required items selected by our teachers in each grade. Orders will be online only through EPI. To order go to www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks enter the School ID: SWE024 then click GO. ORDERS ACCEPTED THROUGH JUNE 23RD ONLY! If you have any questions, please contact Shelly DeLoach at 281-213-1201 shelly.deloach@cfisd.net Brought to you by
Swenke Elementary 2017-2018 School Supply List Kinder 1st Grade 12 No. 2 Wood Pencils (latex free) 36 No. 2 Mirado Black Warrior Pencils 4 Crayola Crayons, 24 ct. 5 8x10 5/8" ruled spiral comp book red bl K-1st,40 ct 1 8 Color Crayola Washable Watercolors 1 Crayola Washable Thick Classic Markers, 8 ct 1 Crayola Washable Thick Classic Markers, 8 ct. 4 Crayola crayons, 24 ct. 1 Scissors: 5" sharp (Colorations or Fiskars type) 1 Scissors - Blunt 5" (Fiskar or Colorations type) 1 Plastic School Box: 8.5 x 5.5 x 2.5" 1 Pink Bevel Eraser (latex free) 4 Black Expo fine tip dry erase marker 1 Nylon pencil bag 7.25 x 10.25 2 Folders w/ pockets & brads: 1 blue, 1 red 5 EXPO black fine point markers 1 Plastic green folder w/ pockets and brads 5 Plastic folders w/ pocket & brads: 1 purple, 1 blue, 1 Plastic yellow folder w/ pockets and brads 1 yellow, 1 red, 1 green 6 Small Elmer s glue sticks 11 Small Elmer s Glue Stick 1 Four color pack of PlayDoh, 5 oz. cans 10 8.5 x 11" Top load clear sheet protectors 10 8.5 X 11" Top load clear sheet protectors 1 pkg. 12 x 18" Manilla paper 50 ct. 1 Ream (500 sheets) of Xerographic paper 1 pkg. 9" x 12" black construction paper 1 pkg. 12 X 18" Manilla paper, 20 ct. 1 pkg. 9" x 12" brown construction paper 1 pkg. 12 x 18" assorted color construction paper, 50 ct. 12 2 gallon Ziplock reclosable freezer bags 1 pkg. 9 x 12 bright white construction paper, 50 ct. 2 Kleenex tissue, 100 count 1 Ziploc 2 gallon freezer bags, box of 10 ct. 1 Kleenex tissue, 100 count box 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 36 No. 2 Mirado Black Warrior pencils 4 Bic red medium point pen 3 Pink bevel eraser (latex free) 60 No. 2 Mirado Black Warrior pencils 1 Crayola Washable Fine Tip Classic Markers - 8 ct. 1 Crayola Crayons, 24 count 2 Crayola crayons, 24 count 1 Crayola Washable Fine Tip Classic markers, 8 ct. 1 Scissors: sharp 5 (Colorations or Fiskars type) 2 Pink Bevel Eraser (latex free) 4 EXPO black chisel tip dry erase markers 1 Scissors - 5 sharp (colorations or fisker type) 1 Blue Plastic Pocket Folder 3 EXPO black chisel tip dry erase markers 1 Yellow plastic folder with pockets and brads 2 Yellow highlighters, Sharpie Accent Pen style 1 Wide rule black marble comp book, 100 ct. 1 Purple plastic folder with 3 holes 1 Pencil bag 2 Plastic pocket and brad folders - 1 blue, 1 red 6 Small Elmer s Glue Sticks 1 Yellow plastic pocket folder 10 8.5 x 11" Top load clear sheet protectors 4 Elmers glue sticks, 0.77 oz. 4 Spiral books, 70 pgs wide rule - 1 green, 1 red, 1 9x12 yellow construction paper 1 purple, 1 blue 10 8.5 x 11 Top Load Clear Sheet Protectors 1 ream (500 sheets) of Xerographic paper, white 4 Spiral wide rule notebook: green, blue, red, yellow 1 9x12 manila paper, 50 count 1 Pkg. 200 Ct. Wide rule notebook filler paper 1 9x12 blue construction paper 1 Ream (500 sheets) Xerox paper, white 1 9x12 lilac construction paper 1 pkg. 12 x 18" Manila paper, 50 ct. 1 9x12 bright white construction paper, 50 ct. 1 8 oz. waterless hand sanitizer w/ pump 1 8 oz. Waterless hand sanitizer with pump 2 Kleenex tissue, 100 ct. 1 Kleenex tissue, 100 count *1 2" or 2 1/2" Zipper binder *1 pencil bag * Not included in EPI pre-ordered school supplies packet
Swenke Elementary 2017-2018 School Supply List 4th Grade 5th Grade 3 BIC red medium point pen 2 Red ballpoint pens, medium point 48 No 2 Black Mirado Warrior pencils 1 Black Expo2 Low Odor chisel dry erase marker 1 7" Crayola presharpened colored pencils, 12 count 60 Ticonderoga No.2 Wood pencils (latex free) 1 Crayloa Washable Fine Tip Classic Markers, 8ct. 1 box 7" presharpened colored pencils, 12 ct. 2 Fluorescent yellow highlighter 1 11 x 7.25 pencil bag 1 Scissors: sharp 5" (Colorations or Fiskars type) 2 Plastic folders w/ pocket & brads: 1 blue, 1 red 3 Black Expo2 low odor chisel point dry erase marker 2 Pocket and brad folder: blue and yellow 3 Plastic pocket folders - 1 yellow, 1 red, 1 green 1 100 ct. black marble composition book, 4x4 graph 1 Purple plastic folder w/ 3 holes 3 120 ct. 3 subject non-perforated notebooks, wide rule: 2 Plastic pocket and brad folder - 1 blue, 1 orange 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 green 10 8.5 x 11" top load clear sheet protectors 1 70 ct. spiral notebook, wide rule 5 100 page Black Marble Composition Book Wide Rule 1 Ream (500 sheets) Xerox paper, white 1 pkg of 5 tab multi-colored dividers 1 pkg. 120 count wide-rule filler paper 1 pkg. 200 count wide-rule filler paper 1 pkg. 9 x 12" Bright White construction paper 50 ct 1 Reams (500 sheets) of xerographic paper 10 8.5x11 top load clear sheet protectors 1 pkg. 12 x 18" manilla paper, 50 count pkg. 3 Elmer's glue stick, 0.77oz. 1 4 oz Elmer's school glue 1 Scissors - 7 1/4 sharp (colorations or fisker type) 1 Pink bevel eraser (latex free) 1 Pink bevel eraser (latex free) 1 9x12 raspberry hot pink construction paper 1 Pencil sharpener with receptacle 1 9x12 orange construction paper 1 9x12 holiday red construction paper 1 8 oz waterless hand sanitizer with pump 1 Kleenex tissues - 100 count box 2 Kleenex tissue, 100 count box *1 2 1/2" Zip binder *1 1" 3 ring poly binder * Not included in EPI pre-ordered school supplies packet PPCD Life Skills 1 pkg. 4 color Expo fine tip dry erase markers 1 Ream (500 sheets) xerographic paper, white 1 4 oz. Elmer's School Glue 3 Kleenex tissue, 100 ct.box 4 Small Elmer's glue stick 1 Expo low odor chisel tip dry erase markers - 4 pack 2 Crayola Crayons 24 ct. 4 Black magnetic EXPO fine tip with eraser tip 1 Crayola Washable Watercolors, 8 ct. 1 65 lb. white 8.5"x11" cardstock, 25 sheets 1 Four color pack of PlayDoh, 5 oz. cans 1 100 ct black marble composition book, wide rule 1 Germex hand sanitizer non-foaming with pump 2 Kleenex tissues, 100 ct. box 3 Rolls of paper towels