Mrs. Mitchell read a book to the

students on the importance of

good hand washing habits to

prevent germs from spreading.

Then they played a tag game with

germs as the taggers. When the

students got tagged, they had to

go get in a hoop (bathroom for

washing hands) and show us how

to wash their

hands properly

using the ABC

technique (had

to sing the ABC

song while

washing). After

they washed their hands properly,

they could return to the game.

They also read a book on germs

and played a tag game to show

how quickly germs could spread.

This is Jodie Lykes (pictured

above) from Mrs. Stockmans’s

2nd grade class.

Jeremy Brown, a second

grader in Ms. Contreras’

class, looks on as Ruthie

Chesser, also second

grader in Ms. Contreras’

class, receives a Buddy Poppy, which rep-

resents blood spilled on a battleground

from Dee Denison, representing the Vet-

erans of Foreign Wars, during Early Prima-

ry’s Constitution Day Hat parade Septem-

ber 21.

Early I.S. D.

Word in the Herd

Mrs. Campbell's second grade class were the Ear-ly Primary School win-ners of the canned food drive for Good Samaritan in conjunction with the annual Brownwood Re-union Hands on a House competition. Early Prima-ry students participated in a can food drive for Good Samaritan. There was a lot of canned food donat-ed. Mrs. Campbell’s se-cond grade class won the class competition for the most cans brought and will receive a pizza party at a date to be deter-mined.

Primary

We’re exemplary!

Dates to Know

Red Ribbon Week: Red Ribbon

Week, our drug & alcohol free aware-

ness program will be observed the

week of October 22-26, 2012.

Fire Prevention Week: Will be ob-

served October 8-12. Teachers will be

doing activities in class to promote fire

safety. The Early Volunteer Fire Depart-

ment will also be bringing their fire truck

to campus for students to visit and learn

firsthand from firemen how they use the

trucks to perform their jobs.

Bike Giveaway: All students who have

perfect attendance during a six weeks will

have their name put into a drawing for a

free bike. Early Primary is giving a bicycle

away each six weeks for perfect attend-

ance. We will be giving a bike away for the

first six weeks on Friday, October 12th. We

are really proud of our students making

every effort to be here each day so they

don’t miss out on learning. Parents, thank

you for your support and help getting your

child to school each day.

Vision/Hearing Screening: The

Lake Brownwood Lions Club will be

working with Nurse Mangham on

October 1st & 2nd doing our annual

hearing and vision screenings.

Parent Conferences: 1st and 2nd grade

teachers will be conducting parent confer-

ences during the week of October 8 – 12.

Kindergarten parent conferences will be

the week of October 15-19. Parents will be

notified to schedule a conference time.

Parents, this conference is very important

so your child’s teacher can share how he

or she is starting the school year and what

they will be working on this year.

Parent Teacher Club (PTC):

PTC’s next scheduled meeting is Mon-

day, October 8, 2012 at 12:00 P.M. in

Primary’s big workroom. All parents

and/or guardians are welcome.

Students in Mrs. Koch’s class show “ Who’s

Excited” about school! Trista, Drake, and Mar-

cos are pictured showing their artwork. Cam-

eron and Blake show their excitement too!

Mrs. Jennifer Bowden’s class is re-

minded of the important changes

from Kindergarten to First Grade, by

Mrs. Judy Day, Early Primary Counse-

lor.

Kindergarten and

second grade bus

drills!

Constitution Day Hat

Parade: Primary students

concluded their study of

Constitution Week with a

“Patriotic Hat Parade.”

Along with many parents

and family members who

attended, there were

several veterans who

attended as special

guests. Representatives

from the Veterans of

Foreign Wars (VFW)

attended and handed out

poppies to each child to

help them remember the

sacrifices our soldiers

have made.

Edited By:

Maggie Yantis

& Will Donaho!

October 1, 2012 Pg. 1

Our PTC sponsored box top drive

is currently underway. Please

save your box tops as the win-

ning class will receive a prize.

Our PTC Fall

fundraiser will

begin soon. The

PTC is using the

Joe Corbi fund-

raising compa-

ny. This is the

company that

provided the

delicious pizza

and cookie sam-

ples at our

Meet The

Teacher night

prior to school

starting in Au-

gust.

The HPU Lady Jackets Basketball team, led by Coach Josh

Prock came for a visit and read to our 4th grade students.

The “HPU Readers” read an AR book to the students, had

a question and answer time and talked about the book for

comprehension. The students were then able to take an AR

test on the book that was read. They HPU Readers visit

EES twice a semester. Their next reading time is sched-

uled with our 5th graders. The HPU Readers will visit the

surrounding schools to promote a love of reading to stu-

dents all around.

Edited By: Jayslin King & Caleb Callaway

5th Grade practicing

their safe bus es-

cape drills in P.E.

Important Info:

School Phone Number:

325-646-5511

School Begins at 7:50 AM and ends at 3:25 PM.

Parent/Teacher

Conference times:

3rd Grade - 9:50-10:45 AM

4th Grade - 8:50-9:45 AM

5th Grade - 10:45-11:40 AM

Music Notes…….

The Local Vocals are

back! Mrs. Faulkner held

auditions September

19th and 20th with rec-

ord numbers turning out

to vie for a spot. They

have almost doubled in

size, growing from 30 to

56 fourth and fifth grade

members. Look for their

performances around the

community in the up-

coming months.

The 5th graders will

have their annual music

program on October 30th

and the 4th graders will

have their annual Veter-

an’s Day program on

November 13th.

Administration Action…

From Central Office

WELCOME to all of our new educators, students, and families! We know that you will enjoy being part of Early I.S.D.’s family! Thank you for choosing Early I.S.D.!

Sincere APPRECIATION goes to Mrs. Lori Beck and the 8th grade gifted/talented class for volunteering to publish Ear-ly I.S.D.’s monthly newsletter! This is a significant undertaking. Let’s show our support of the efforts of Mrs. Beck and her eighth grade students by submitting multiple photos and arti-cles for the newsletter. It’s much easier to create an important public relations tool with everyone’s participation.

Our new website is outstanding—easy to use and full of important information! We encourage everyone to visit our website often. Thank you to our entire technology department for a job well done!

We all proudly wear the PURPLE and GOLD! We ap-preciate the positive manner in which everyone represents Ear-ly I.S.D. On behalf of the District, thank you for your support for all students in all programs throughout our District! Your support is instrumental in our continued success. Success re-quires all of us working together.

STRIVING FOR THE BEST… ACCEPTING NOTHING LESS!!

Quote Corner:

The will to win, the desire

to succeed, the urge to

reach your full potential...

these are the keys that will

unlock the door to personal

excellence.

Confucius

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HPU Lady Jackets

Basketball team member

reading to eager listeners!

From Mrs. Reed…...

**Calling all sixth grade

music memory students!

Please consider joining the

U.I.L Music Memory team

when U.I.L teams are being

formed. We’ve got a record

of being first, ten out of

twelve years! So, if you’re

serious about being superi-

or, come join us in the Mid-

dle School Choir room!

**About 60 Middle School

choir students will be audi-

tioning for the region 7

TMEA Middle School Region

Honor Choir on Saturday,

October 20th in Weather-

ford, TX. Good luck to these

students as they prepare

for this spectacular event!

**Saturday, Oct. 6th, 16 of

our students will be travel-

ing to Fair Park in Dallas, TX,

to see the touring Broad-

way show, The Addams's

Family.

EMS Builders’ Club challenged our school

to bring nonperishable items for the 2012

Hands-On-A-House School Food Drive.

The tutorial class who collected the most

food was Mrs. Baucom’s. They brought in

over 30 cans of food. Altogether, approxi-

mately 200 food items were donated by

Here’s the rage…

It’s the MIDDLE SCHOOL page!

Early Middle School Robotics is off to a

great start with seven teams and 30 stu-

dents participating. The Challenge this

year is about chemistry and is called

“Molecule Mania.” Students are busy pro-

gramming robots to combine chemical

molecules on the board using checkers.

The first competition is the Invitational

Meet on November 5th in San Angelo.

EHS and EMS Cheerleaders participated in the Brownwood

Reunion Parade on Saturday, September 15th. Pictured are

front row left to right: Longhorn Mascot Sarah Smithy, Callie

Campbell, Jayslin King, Athena Brindle, Tuesdi Tidwell, Cassidy

Henry, Gabrielle Hamilton, Kynadee Bannister, Hunter Dese-

mar. Back row left to right: Hunter Coffee, Preston Smith, Hal-

lie Tyler, Madison Horton, Emily Harris, Libby Underwood,

Hallie Brinson, Aimee Lawrence, Nicole Bowden, Lainey Speck,

Holli Hullum.

EMS Cross Country On The Run.

On September 12, 2012, the Early Middle School 8th

grade girls Cross Country Team competed at their first

meet of the year in Hico. The 8th graders won 2nd

place, with three girls medaling in the top 20.

Riley Philpot– 5th

Meagan Richmond– 7th

Kady Knox– 19th

The following week in May,

three 8th grade girls med-

aled in the top 10.

Rylie Philpot– 3rd

Meagan Richmond– 6th

Jayslin King– 8th

8th grader, Conner Allen,

placed 3rd and 7th grader,

Jayden Satterlee, placed 9th.

Pictured: Rowdy Elkins places

25th in Comanche.

Great Job to our

EMS football

teams!

Keep up the hard

work!

SAVE THE DATE!

The Early Middle School

Drill-Team and Cheerlead-

ers will be hosting the

homecoming dance on

Friday, October 5th, from

10:30 to midnight after the

High School football game!

Please remember there

will be NO adult supervi-

sion until 10:30!

Edited by: Parker Smith,

Cassie Durden, and Danielle

Contreras ☺

Pg. 3

Word in the Herd Early High School

Band Marvels!

Congratulations to the students for making the Region 7 ATSSB All-

Region Jazz Band; Ryan Contreras, Tenor Saxophone, T.J. Love,

Trombone, Abe Cooper, Piano. All three also qualified for Area and

have submitted a recording into the auditions for the All-State Jazz

Band!

Upcoming Band Events: October 13– Heart of Texas Pre-UIL March-

ing Festival at Longhorn Stadium. October 20– UIL Marching Con-

test in Brady.

Choir Notes……….from Mrs. Reed

**Auditions were held the first week of school for the musical,

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, which will be performed No-

vember 10, 11, and 12th in the EHS Student Activity Center.

Tickets will go on sale the first week in November. The cast

includes Ethan Easley and Jakayli King in the lead roles. The

show has a cast of about fifty people. This year, five special

characters will be portrayed by EHS teachers, Edward Yantis,

Keith Taylor, Mary Ceniceros, and a parent, Scott King. Blake

Sanford, husband of EHS teacher Kim Sanford, will also be in

the show. **Seven choir students were successful last month

at the first round of the Texas All-State Choir auditions . They

will travel to Burleson HS on October 13th for the next chal-

lenge, called the Region audition. **A Christmas Concert is

planned for December 6th for all choir students in grades 6-12.

This concert will be open to the public at no charge. We are

looking forward to seeing all of you there!

Pink it Out with the EHS Belles and EHS and BHS Cheerleaders!!

Join the Early & Bangs High School Cheerleaders along with the Early High School Belles Dance team as they

pull together for a community fund raiser. TWO TEAMS WITH ONE GOAL! They are raising funds for Brown-

wood Regional’s Cancer Center to aide Brown County patients who are struggling with cancer. The funds will

help provide wigs, travel expenses, prosthetics, over-night stay expenses and much more. Pink ‘Supporting the

Cause’ t-shirts are available through pre-sales only. They are $13 for sizes YS to AXL, $15 for 2X & $16 for 3X

each and are available to order through Early High School or Bangs High School. Please come to the high

school office to fill out an order form or find the order form on the EISD website and make a payment to the

school office. All orders and payments are due on OCTOBER 8th.

Willie’s T’s will be printing the shirts and also donating $1 for every

shirt sold. The goal is to fill the stands on October 19th at the Early

Longhorns vs. the Bangs Dragons football game. There will be an

observation of cancer survivors during the halftime activities and a

presentation of funds. Let’s “PINK OUT” the Early Stadium and come

together as a community to support one cause. So buy your pink out

shirt from any cheerleader or belle today!

Judy Reed, Early ISD

Choral Director, has been

selected by Region 15

Education Service Center

as Secondary Teacher of

the Year!

EHS Varsity Upcoming Games

OCT 5 Brady @ Early— HOMECOMING!

OCT 12 Grape Creek @ Grape Creek

OCT 19 Bangs @ Early— PINK OUT!

OCT 26 Wall @ Wall

NOV 2 OPEN

NOV 9 Comfort @ Early

Special thanks to Load-

craft Industries for their

generous donation to

our EHS Robotics Team!

We will work diligently

to make you proud!

Edited by: Hallie Tyler, Madison

Horton, and Courtnie Smith

Even if you fall on

your face, you’re

still moving

forward.— Victor

Kiam

EHS Office Staff show

their Longhorn Pride!

October Cross

Country Dates!

3rd @Mason

10th @Blanket

11th @Lampasas

15th @Goldthwaite

22nd District TBA

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Please read the following information provided by Early I.S.D.’s school nurses.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Regarding Children and Insect Repellents

Q. Can insect repellents be used on children? A. Repellent products must state any age restriction. If there is none, EPA has not re-

quired a restriction on the use of the product. According to the label, oil of lemon eucalyptus products should NOT be used on CHIL-

DREN UNDER 3 YEARS. In addition to EPA’s decisions about use of products on children, many consumers also

look to the opinion of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The AAP does have an opinion on the use of DEET in children (see below). AAP has not yet issued specific rec-

ommendations or opinion concerning the use of picaridin or oil of lemon eucalyptus for children. CDC will post a link to such information from the Academy when/if it becomes

available.

Since it is the most widely available repellent, many people ask about the use of prod-ucts containing DEET on children. No definitive studies exist in the scientific literature

about what concentration of DEET is safe for children. No serious illness has been linked

to the use of DEET in children when used according to manufacturer’s recommenda-tions.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Environmental Health has up-dated their recommendation for use of DEET products on children in 2003, citing:

"Insect repellents containing DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide, also known as N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide) with a concentration of 10% appear to be as safe as prod-

ucts with a concentration of 30% when used according to the directions on the product labels." AAP recommends that repellents with DEET should not be used on infants less

than 2 months old. Parents should choose the type and concentration of repellent to be used by taking into

account the amount of time that a child will be outdoors, exposure to mosquitoes, and the risk of mosquito-transmitted disease in the area.

If you are concerned about using repellent products on children you may wish to con-sult a health care provider for advice or contact the National Pesticide Information Cen-

ter (NPIC) through their toll-free number, 1-800-858-7378 or npic.orst.edu

Q. What guidelines are available for using a repellent on children? A. Always follow the recommendations appearing on the product label when using re-

pellent:

• When using repellent on a child, apply it to your own hands and then rub them on your child. Avoid children's eyes and mouth and use it sparingly around their ears.

• Do not apply repellent to children's hands. (Children may tend to put their hands in their mouths.)

• Do not allow young children to apply insect repellent to themselves; have an adult do it for them.

• Keep repellents out of reach of children. • Do not apply repellent under clothing. If repellent is applied to clothing, wash treated

clothing before wearing again. (May vary by product, check label for specific instruc-tions.)

Q. How else can I protect children from mosquito bites?

A. Using repellents on the skin is not the only way to avoid mosquito bites. Children (and adults) can wear clothing with long pants and long sleeves while outdoors. DEET

or other repellents such as permethrin can also be applied to clothing (but is not regis-tered for use on skin), as mosquitoes may bite through thin fabric.

Mosquito netting can be used over infant carriers. Finally, it may be possible to reduce the number of mosquitoes in the area by getting

rid of containers with standing water that provide breeding places for mosquitoes. Q. Can insect repellents be used by pregnant or nursing women?

A. Other than the routine precautions noted earlier, EPA does not recommend any addi-tional precautions for using registered repellents on pregnant or lactating women. Con-

sult your health care provider if you have questions. Insect Repellents containing DEET and Sunscreen

Q. Can I use an insect repellent and a product containing sunscreen at the same time? What are the recommendations for combination sunscreen/insect

repellent products?

A. Yes. People can, and should, use both a sunscreen and an insect repellent when they are outdoors. Follow the instructions on the package for proper application of each

product. In general, the recommendation is to apply sunscreen first, followed by repel-lent.

It is recommended NOT to use a single product that combines insect repellent contain-ing DEET and sunscreen, because the instructions for use of insect repellents and use of

sunscreen are different. In most situations, insect repellent does not need to be reap-plied as frequently as sunscreen. While no recommendations are available at this time

regarding products that combine other active ingredients and sunscreen, it is important to always follow the label on whatever product you are using.

To protect from sun exposure and insect bites, you can also wear long sleeves and long pants. You can also apply insect repellent to your clothing, rather than directly to your

skin. More Information

Q. Where can I get more information about repellents?

A. For more information about using repellents, please consult the Environmental Pro-tection Agency (EPA) Web site or consult the National Pesticide Information Center

(NPIC), which is cooperatively sponsored by Oregon State University and the U.S. EPA. NPIC can be reached at: npic.orst.edu or 1-800-858-7378.