Jump Rope for Heart 2012

Thanks to all for the fantastic support of this year's Jump Rope for Heart.  The final tally of funds raised for the American Heart Association is still being made, but the results will be made public soon!

Enjoy these pictures from this year's kick off assembly and recent P.E. classes.  Thanks to Ms. Brzuski for facilitating this program and for the great pics!

Great attention during the kick off assembly!

Look at the teachers & staff getting into the act!

Steps that count

Do you know that it is recommended to get at least 10,000 steps a day to maintain a healthy lifestyle?  Many of our kids sure do know that thanks to Ms. Brzuski!  Here are some pictures from her pedometer club members!

Jumpers!

In addition to teaching the regular P.E. classes, Ms. Brzuski also runs a few clubs, including the Zero Hour Pedometer Club and a fabulous Jump Rope club.  What wonderful opportunities to get your kiddos moving in with such a fun and enthusiastic teacher!  Here are some pictures of some jump ropers in action!

PE Fun

If you didn't know this already, Ms. Brzuski has our kids doing some really fantastic activities during P.E.  She shared some pictures from some recent team-building activities:

Sunview Stars: February 23rd

Blogger was uncooperative, so the Sunview Star for February 23rd had to be posted separately, so here they are!

Student	Nominated by	Reason
Carley W.	Mrs. Bell	Always taking the time to help a classmate tie his or her shoes
Sam B.	Mrs. Ambrose	Strong problem solving
Madison H.	Mrs. Ambrose	Asking a classmae to join game
Mason A.	Mrs. Ambrose	On task and focused
Kylie G.	Ms. Meyer	Working quietly at centers
Bryan G.	Ms. Meyer	Working quietly at centers
Antonio I.	Ms. Meyer	Working quietly at centers
Anthony C.	Ms. Meyer	Working quietly at centers
Aidan B.	Ms. Meyer	Working quietly at centers
Lawrence H.	Mrs. Pollack	Having a great two days in class
Mia T.	Mrs. Pompeani	Good participation and effort
AJ K.	Mrs. Pompeani	Good participation and effort
Kailey G.	Mrs. Argo	Following directions
Makenzie J.	Mrs. Argo	Following directions
Nasie T.	Mrs. Argo	Good cooperation
Dominic O.	Mrs. Argo	Multiplication master
Pj T.	Mrs. Erwin	Always giving 110%
Terrell R.	Mrs. Erwin	Working hard in all subjects
Rown B.	Mrs. Erwin	Working hard in class
Noah M.	Ms. Johnson	Studying so very hard and doing an excellent jon on his science assessment
Ashley W.	Ms. Johnson	Working hard all week long
Paul M.	Ms. Johnson	Helping Ms. Johnson put up chairs a the end of the day
Brittni B.	Mr. Stahl	Helpful to guest teacher
Isy H.	Mr. Stahl	Working hard to resolve a problem
Mason H.	Ms. Wilson	Being a great listener
Charlie G.	Ms. Wilson	Getting all green on his behavior chart
Mimi L.	Ms. Jordan	Bus line role model
Lawrence H.	Ms. Jordan	Bus line role model
Nick D.	Ms. Jordan	Bus line role model
Tim D.	Ms. Jordan	Helping a younger student find something she lost and returning it to her
Iyan T.	Ms. Jordan	Helping a younger student find something she lost and returning it to her

Sunview Stars: February 16th

Today's a two-fer for announcing who the most recent Sunview Stars for the past two weeks!  We've been busy getting ready for Saturday's Carnival (which is going to be so much fun!), so here are the Sunview Stars from not only February 16th, but also February 23rd!

February 16th:

Student	Nominated by	Reason
Alex C.	Mrs. Groudle	Participating so much in class
Ben H.	Mrs. Groudle	Helping to clean out the wooden cubbies
Vincent C.	Mrs. Groudle	Helping Team 2 stay focused
Bryce G.	Mrs. Groudle	Helping another student with her morning work
Kaye F.	Ms. Jordan	Peer role model for all in bus line
Heather L.	Ms. Jordan	Always willing to help others
Natalie S.	Mrs. Pollack	Working so hard
Jeovanni M.	Mrs. Pollack	Improved reading
Angelo F.	Mrs. Pollack	Improved class participation
Antonya S.	Mrs. Argo	Giving a compliment
Chris C.	Mrs. Argo	Following traffic rules
Catelyn C.	Mrs. Argo	Following traffic rules
Heather L.	Mrs. Argo	Following traffic rules
Kaley J.	Mrs. Argo	Following traffic rules
Valerie B.	Mrs. Pomeani	Remembering to raise her hands during class discussions
Alfred M.	Mrs. Pomeani	Shwoing kindness and respect to his classmates and teachers
Monti Y.	Mrs. Pomeani	Good self control
Noah G.	Ms. Meyer	Completing centerwork quietly
Taylar L.	Ms. Meyer	Completing centerwork quietly
Gabby P.	Ms. Meyer	Completing centerwork quietly
Zoey L.	Ms. Meyer	Completing centerwork quietly
Antonio M.	Ms. Meyer	Completing centerwork quietly
Dominick C.	Mrs. Zawacki	Always doing the right thing
Mu'Tazz L.	Mrs. Zawacki	Always saying than you and being polite
Caleb T.	Mrs. Burkholder	Putting forth best effort in reading
Julius J.	Mrs. Burkholder	Always willing to help out friends and in the classroom
Kara S.	Mrs. Burkholder	Gives helpful reminders in order to help teacher and friends
Allison D.	Mrs. Burkholder	Always on task to get work done
Rebecca S.	Mrs. Burkholder	Coming in every morning and getting right to work
Victor F.	Mrs. Tierney	Good cooperation during the terrarium lesson
Hannah D.	Mrs. Tierney	Good cooperation during the terrarium lesson
Jayden W.	Mrs. Tierney	Good cooperation during the terrarium lesson
John D.	Mrs. Tierney	Good cooperation during the terrarium lesson
Kendall T.	Mrs. Tierney	Good cooperation during the terrarium lesson
Cidney W.	Mrs. Tierney	Good cooperation during the terrarium lesson
Rebecca S.	Ms. Jordan	Student role model
Kendall T.	Ms. Jordan	Student role model
Braydon C.	Mrs. Bell	Being excellent role models in the classroom
Asonte S.	Mrs. Bell	Being excellent role models in the classroom
Natalie S.	Ms. Jordan	School hallway role model, every day and always!
Connor B.	Mrs. Grist	Always raising his hand and waiting for the teacher to call on him
Gianna S.	Ms. Johnson	Exemplary behaviour during weekly restroom breaks and for helping to keep our restrooms clean
Ashely W.	Ms. Johnson	Exemplary behaviour during weekly restroom breaks and for helping to keep our restrooms clean
Ja'Dyn H.	Ms. Johnson	Exemplary behaviour during weekly restroom breaks and for helping to keep our restrooms clean
Kyle L.	Ms. Johnson	Exemplary behaviour during weekly restroom breaks and for helping to keep our restrooms clean

Baby, its cold outside!

Don't forget to dress your kiddos in a hat, gloves, snow pants and boots now through April (well, at least until the snow stops flying!).  Kids without boots are not allowed off of the blacktop during recess and that's no fun, so don't forget.  My solution is to send the snow pants and shoes in a separate bag each day and my kiddo changes into shoes at the start of the day and then he's set for recess if the weather is good enough to go out.

Plus, because he had all of his winter gear, he was able to go sledding during recess earlier this week.    Kids in all grade levels were able to go sledding twice this week.  Kudos to Ms. Brzuski for making sledding an option for a recess zone!

February 2 Sunview Stars!

Hurray to the following students for being recognized as Sunview Stars February 2, 2012:

Student	Teacher	Reason
Tyler G.	Mrs. Bell	Being helpful and carrying a heavy bag for a classmate
Connor A.	Mrs. Ambrose	Getting 100% on a math test
Maddie P.	Mrs. Ambrose	Getting 100% on a math test
Ben D.	Mrs. Ambrose	Getting 100% on a math test
Sophie F.	Mrs. Erwin	Working hard on math
Matt. S.	Ms. Jordan	Good role models and leaders
Hailey B.	Ms. Jordan	Good role models and leaders
Kaye F.	Ms. Jordan	Good role models and leaders
Michael D.	Ms. Jordan	Good role models and leaders
Dylan S.	Ms. Jordan	Good citizen in Mrs. Zawacki's class
Brandon M.	Ms. Jordan	Excellent effort in small group
Brady D.	Ms. Jordan	Bus leader
Bryce T.	Mr. Stahl	Saying please and thank you
Julian M.	Mr. Stahl	Having a big smile and working hard
Michael D.	Mr. Stahl	Concentrating durng cursive lessons
Maddie C.	Mr. Stahl	Being a good friend
Mark T.	Mr. Stahl	Turning a bad day into a good one
Jonathan B.	Mrs. Pompeani	Having great self control
Stell	Mrs. Pompeani	Being kind to her peers
Natalie B.	Ms. Meyer	Keeping coat rack clean
Nixk O.	Ms. Meyer	Finishing his work
Hailey S.	Ms. Meyer	Practicing her sight words
Kamryn T.	Ms. Meyer	Sitting quietly during carpet time
Chinedu O.	Mrs. Helmet	Working hard to complete his classwork
Jack D.	Mrs. Burkholder	Excellen job on putting effort into tests.  Got all As on last 3 tests!
Aidan F.	Mrs. Burkholder	Great job on participating for Grammar on carpet
Jathan D.	Mrs. Burkholder	Turning all homework in all week
Megan M.	Mrs. Burkholder	Continues to be a great role model in line, groups, and for making good choices
Michael F.	Mrs. Burkholder	Trying hard to participate at the carpet and in groups.  Excellent focus on getting work done!
Tyler G.	Mrs. Zelinka	Great work on rhyming words
Summerlin P.	Mrs. Zelinka	Doing your best in Reading Club
Marissa B.	Mrs. Zelinka	Practicing you sight wwords
Mia T.	Mrs. Zelinka	Impriving in Reading Club
Isaiah W.	Mrs. Zelinka	Improving in Reading Club
Nicholas G.	Ms. Wilson	Not talking during the fire drill
Hayden H.	Ms. Wilson	Working hard on reading skills
Sammie L.	Mrs. Zawacki	Getting her work done in a timely manner
Brenna S.	Mrs. Zawacki	Doing better at being focused at carpet time
Ferhat G.	Ms. Johnson	Accepting responsibility for his actions, even though it was hard
Danielle B.	Ms. Johnson	Working so very hard to make-up and complete her work after being absent for almost a week!
Holden S.	Mrs. Grist	Superstar effort in reading
Sophia D.	Mrs. Grist	Great job completing all her work to the best of her ability
Stephanie R.	Mrs. Tierney	Finding the spelling of words in the reading passage
Angela H.	Mrs. Tierney	Writing details from reading passage
India J.	Mrs. Tierney	Completing morning on Wednesday
Danny S.	Mrs. Tierney	Completing morning on Wednesday
Antonya S.	Mrs. Argo	Making good choices
Nick D.	Mrs. Argo	Amazing Treasures test scores
Michael C.	Mrs. Argo	Amazing Treasures test scores
Nathan E.	Mrs. Argo	Amazing Treasures test scores
Jared W.	Mrs. Argo	Huge improvement in reading
Alexis E.	Mrs. Bell	Always helping to keep the classroom clean
Christopher R.	Mrs. Bell	Always putting forth his best effort in everything he does
Charlie L.	Mrs. Groudle	Being so kind to Betsy
Vincent Crenshaw	Mrs. Groudle	Always raising his hand before he speaks
Benjamin H.	Mrs. Groudle	Listening to Mrs. Groudel when she asks him to make a better choice- he does!
Lexy R.	Mrs. Groudle	Always thinking "outside the box"
Gio T.	Mrs. Groudle	Helping Mrs. Groudle realize she made a mistake, but being very kind about it
Betsy W.	Mrs. Groudle	Helping Mrs. Groudle realize she made a mistake, but being very kind about it

Pedometer Power Club

Zero Hour Pedometer Power Club has started its 2nd session, involving 23 of our 2nd and 3rd graders.  The Club is an early start to exercise and our day on Wednesday mornings.  The kids come to school at 8:00 a.m. and we are involved in quick and FUN movement activities led by Ms. Brzuski.  The students were given pedometers to track how many steps they take during the club meeting time and continue to wear their pedometers throughout their day.  The program is developed to increase awareness of the importance of exercise and the activities are designed to increase the kids' cardiovascular(heart) strength, muscle strength, flexibility, balance, and create a positive attitude towards lifelong wellness.

In March there will be a sign up for 1st graders to have an opportunity to be a part of the Club.  Stay tuned for info.

Day in the Life: The Sunview Promise

Every morning, the children recite the following promise:

Sunview Promise

Today and everyday,

I will give all adults and

children respect.

I will try my best to be a 

good person.

I will try to be friend to

anyone who needs one.

I will not hurt other

people's feeling.

If someone is being hurt or

bullied, I will tell an adult.

Everyday is a new day to

make good choices.

This is our Sunview Promise.

What a wonderful place the world would be if everyone lived by this!

Ever wonder?

(Part one in a continuing series to give you tidbits and insights into the Day in the Life of a Sunview Student)

Ever wonder how the Sunview Staff keeps nearly 200 students quiet (in the gymnasium!) as they wait to load onto busses at the end of the day?

They have a designated clapper of the day!  Each day, a different student is chosen to lead the group (yes, all 200 of them) with different clap beats.  Its basically an echo game where the leader claps out a rhythm and the rest of the group claps the same rhythm back.  Its very cool to experience this in person because all of the kids participate and are engaged.