A Community Update on Maysville Local Schools November 2014Panthers

Message from the Superintendent

Th ank You Dollar General for making a diff erence in the lives of our students!

Maysville Helping Hands It is not too late to help! Th is project helps provide Christmas to qualifi ed Maysville children. Anyone who would like to adopt a child through Maysville's Helping Hands program, please contact Adam Wickham at 454-7999 or awickham@laca.org. Drop off of gift s is December 15th.

“Th e more you read, the more things you will know. Th e more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” –Dr. Seuss

Th anks to the generous donations of Dollar General, Maysville Elemen-tary was able to purchase over 3,500 Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) books for our students. Although the program is no longer sponsored through government funding, Dollar General agreed to fund the entire program for our school. We can’t thank Dollar General enough for helping us en-rich our student’s lives by putting books in their hands and homes! We appreciate your generosity!

The excitement I see refl ected in students‛ eyes comes from more than just holiday anticipation. They are energized about learning, which is gratifying to me every time I go into the Maysville school buildings. With the partnership that parents have established with teachers and the schools, we are giving our children the best gift of all: an excellent education. Holiday programs, concerts, and classroom activities are in full swing and the talent our students are displaying is truly amazing. The winter sports season is upon us and I wish all of our teams the best of luck in their season. If you have an immediate or specifi c question about your child‛s education, please feel free to talk with his/her teacher at any time. We had our fi rst snow day for the year. Please monitor media and the webpage for announcements. We will be sending information home in the future regarding blizzard bags. Warmest wishes for a joyful Christmas and Happy New Year!Mr. Bainter

Christopher Wallin, a fi ft h grade student in Ms. Emler’s home-room and son of Sabrina Woft er, has just completed a solo proj-ect and presentation in Social Studies. Chris met with the gift ed teacher, Mrs. McHugh, several mornings a week for several weeks to research, plan, and create a map of an imaginary con-tinent. Chris used a variety of resources to connect and relate several concepts within the topic of Geography. He used globes and other geographic tools to gather, organize, and report in-formation, create maps, and use latitude and longitude to make generalizations about climate and location. Chris is very inter-ested in Geography and Cartography. Chris’ project displays his signifi cant depth of knowledge in this area.

Social Studies Project

Maysville Elementary Peer Mediators were trained Tuesday, October 14 and Th ursday, Octo-ber 16, at Rolling Plains Church. On Tuesday, 5th grade mediators were trained and on Th ursday 4th grade mediators were trained. Th is is the fi rst year we have trained 4th graders.

Mediators are there to help disputants listen to each other and fi nd a solution to their problem. Mediators do not take sides and are there to help the disputants listen to each others side of the sto-ry so they can see the whole story, not just their point of view. Th e disputants are then responsible for fi nding a fair win/win solution to their prob-lem.

Our mediators will be on duty at recess to help with any confl icts that might arise. Th e following students are our fi ft h grade peer mediators: Mal-lori Bradley, Codah Bunting, Tyler Factor, Kassie Greiner, Ryan Gundlefi nger, Christian Hillis, Luke Huff , Garrett LaFallette, Emma McPeek, Camryn

Mercer, Carin Parks, Connor Rusnak, Karli Sidwell, and Emma Watson.

Th e following students are our 4th grade peer mediators: Ashton Croston, Tanner Greiner, Olivia Heckel, Abby Hoover, Mathew Jar-vis, Kyrie Kepler, Marlee Lawson, Karrah McConiha, Gracie Meredith, Casey Moore, Leandro Ramos, Julie Ramsey, Zailor Val-entine, Kamyn Walker, Kierstin Wayne, and Bryce Wilhite.

Peer Mediators Trained

On October 23, 45 students from Mr. Dreier’s computer graphics classes, Mr. Waite’s photography and engineering classes, Mrs. Ros-siter’s traditional art classes, and Mrs. Seagro’s French classes trav-elled to Pittsburgh for a day packed with cultural experiences that many had never experienced.

Students visited the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, ate at Pittsburgh fa-vorite Primanti Brothers Deli made famous by “Man v. Food” TV show. Aft er travelling up to the top of Mt. Washington via Pitts-burgh’s incline, a cable powered rail car that travel 635 feet at a 78% incline students were also able to ride on the city’s subway.

Student got to experience Pittsburgh also through a unique “DUKW or Ducky” tour. Th e designation of DUKW is not a military pun - the name comes from the model naming terminology used by GMC; the D indicates a vehicle designed in 1942, the U meant "utility (amphibious)", the K indicated all-wheel drive and the W indicated two powered rear axles. Students were

treated to an entertaining guided tour of downtown Pittsburgh on the streets…and then driven into the river in the same vehicle for a short tour of the three rivers of Pittsburgh. Some students were even lucky enough to captain the vehicles while in the rivers.

Th e middle of the day was spent at Pittsburgh’s historic Gothic style First Presbyterian Church which gave students a good feel for what a European Cathedral would look like. First Presbyterian is also the home of 13 Louis Comfort Tiff any (the premiere glass maker at the turn of the 20th century) stained glass windows, along with over 250 other stained glass windows.

Late aft ernoon was spent on the campus of the University of Pitts-burgh and the Cathedral of Higher Learning and Carnegie Mellon which gave the students a little taste of campus life. Th e day fi nished with a docent guided tour of Th e Carnegie Mellon Museum of Art.

Th e day was fi lled with “fi rsts” for the students of Maysville. Th is was just one more way Maysville Local School’s School Board and Admin-istration has shown its commitment to providing its students with great educational experiences both inside and outside the classroom.

Students Experience MemorableDay in Pittsburgh

2013-2014 Maysville Yearbook Staff RecognizedTh e Maysville High School 2013 yearbook staff has been recog-nized by Balfour Yearbooks with an Honorable Mention Certifi -cate of Recognition for its outstanding contribution to scholastic journalism. Th e Maysville High School yearbook is recognized in the 2014 Yearbook Yearbook. Th e yearbook adviser is Greg Waite.

Yearbooks published by Balfour for the 2013 school year were evaluated in one or more of the following areas: theme develop-ment, layout design, photo content, secondary packages and cover design. For their outstanding yearbook achievement, Balfour honors approximately ten percent of yearbook staff s with Honorable Mention recognition in Yearbook Yearbook.

“To be recognized in Yearbook Yearbook, a book isn’t just good, it’s great,” director of marketing Mike Cobb said. “Balfour is proud to honor the best in Yearbook Yearbook. Every yearbook staff receiving Honorable Mention recognition can take pride in knowing that the Maysville High School 2013 yearbook was great when it came out, and it will retain its relevance 50 years from now.”

To kick off a unit on community businesses and economics, third graders recently trav-eled to several area businesses to see produc-tion in action. Th ey were treated to a tour of Conn’s Potato Chips, where they viewed the process that a potato goes through to become a potato chip, then enjoyed tasting chips fresh and hot from the assembly line. Th en they visited 5B’s, and learned about the embroidery business. Students learned how both of these local businesses began as small family enterprises, and grew into successful companies through hard work. Maysville third graders thank both Conn’s and 5B’s for allowing them to visit and learn more about community businesses. Each student will now be working on constructing their own business which will be displayed at our third grade business fair coming up in December!

Th ird Grade VisitsCommunity Businesses

Story time at the Maysville Elementary Media Center!

Reading is so much more fun with friends!

5th grade friends buddy reading to kindergarten friends!

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Father/Daughter

Dance Sunday, January 25th, 2015

3-5pm MHS Cafetorium

Cost: $5 per person

Features: snacks, games, dj, professional photos (additional cost)

MHS Basketball Cheerleaders Amanda Merlo/Krystal Lent amerlo@laca.org

Sponsored By:

Maysville Band News

Th e Maysville Panther March-ing Band traveled to Brunswick, Ohio on Saturday, November 8th for OMEA State Finals Competi-tion. Th ey competed at four lo-cal shows throughout the season earning the right to participate at State Finals here at Band-A-Palooza. Th ey had a great show-ing in Brunswick, and received an “Excellent” Rating. Th e band would like to invite ev-eryone out to their Holiday Con-cert held in the 6-12 Auditeria on December 18th at 7:00.

Financial Aid night for seniors and their parents will be Monday, December 8th at 6:00 p.m. in the high school study hall room. All seniors attending college next year should attend with their parents. Th is is an important night to get information, from a fi nancial aid advisor, on the FAFSA form before completing it.

November 12th was our Senior College Applica-tion Campaign. It was a successful day for our seniors. College admissions representatives were

here from Zane State, Ohio University Zanes-ville, and Muskingum University. Senator, Troy Balderson was present to discuss further plans with students. Mike Jacoby, executive director at the Port Authority spoke to seniors about future job outlook and the importance of training and/or education aft er high school. Students completed college applications, registered for their fi nancial aid identifi cation number, and heard a presenta-tion from Ohio Means Jobs.

MHS GUIDANCE OFFICE NEWSTiki Brown, tdbrown@laca.org

Samantha Mitts, smitts@laca.org454-7999

Twitter Account: @maysvilleguidWebpage: http://www.maysville.k12.oh.us/MHS%20Guidance.aspx

Maysville Early College High School was represented by Junior Riley Perone and Seniors Luke Engle and Paige Morrow at the Ohio School Board Associations Student Achievement Fair. Th e Student Achievement Fair showcases the many innovative projects and pro-grams districts have created to boost student achieve-ment and engage youngsters in learning and growth. Th e fair off ers excellent opportunities to learn about new programs, share ideas and celebrate what public education in Ohio is all about — helping our students achieve. For more information related to Maysville Early College High School please contact either H.S. Guidance Counselor, Tiki Brown, Samantha Mitts or H.S. Principal Jason Bunting at 454-7999.

Maysville Early CollegeHigh School

Th ird Graders in Mrs. Newland’s class have enjoyed learning how to play Scrabble. Th ey have found that word placement and spelling are key skills when play-

ing this board game.

Scrabble helps students with spelling, vocab-ulary, math skills, and teamwork. Th ey work well helping one another create words with their tiles. When playing Scrabble, they have so much fun they don’t even realize they are learning!

Mrs. Melsheimer’sTurkeys are Th ankful

During the Monthof November

Travis Harper, top left , is representing the Harper Family shown with Mrs. Dixon, top center, Mrs. Harlan, top right, and their class, presenting them with a donation for their classroom.

Mrs. Dixon's Special Education Class at Maysville Elementary, has been chosen by the Cory Harper family to receive a donation from the Cory Harp-er Memorial Fund. Each year Cory's family has a golf outing to honor Cory's memory. Th e money raised is used to help local families in need or help with community projects.

Mrs. Dixon's class has been working to earn money to purchase tablets or laptops for their daily use. Th ey have been cooking, sewing, shopping and organizing for staff lunches. Th ey are learning many new jobs during this experience. At this time they are still working towards their goal.

Class Working Towards Goal

Mrs. Melsheimer’s class has been working on many diff erent Th anksgiving topics. We learned how the Pilgrims traveled to Amer-ica and how the First Th anksgiving became a National Holiday. We discussed many diff erent things that Pilgrims are thankful for. As a writing topic each child was asked to write about what they are most thankful for. We also made handprint turkeys and a Native American headband to celebrate Th anksgiving.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2014-15 Spelling Bee

Grand Champion: Miranda Th omas- grade 5Runner up/6th Grade Level Winner: Dylan WatsonGrade 4 Winner: Sage WilkesGrade 5 Winner: Lydia YoungGrade 7: Adelaide PitcockGrade 8 Winner: Caleb McPeck

Th e preschoolers took a fi eld trip to Newton Fire Station! During the fi eld trip the preschoolers took a tour of the fi rehouse, and were able to see where the fi reman kept their special fi re clothing and fi re helmets. Some preschool-ers even tried on the heavy fi re helmets! Each preschooler pretended to put out a fi re with the fi re hose. Th ank you Newton Fire Station for teaching us about fi re safety!

In November our themes have been focused on Restaurant, Grocery Store and Th anks-giving. Th ese themes allow us to relate real life experiences your child has had into the classroom. Each child shared their grocery store and restaurant experiences with their teacher and then as a teacher we are able to watch their true experiences in dramatic

play. We t u r n e d the house area into a pizza res-t a u r a n t . Th e kids pretended to be a chef, waiter, and a customer. With all three of these themes we are able to relate them all together for the chil-dren. We are able to relate them for the children by talking about go-ing to the grocery store to buy the food for restaurants, or to go to the grocery store to buy food for your Th anksgiving dinner. Th e focus of our Th anksgiving theme is to share what we are thankful for, family traditions, and the food we like to eat at Th anksgiving!

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First Graders Involvedwith Helping Hands

Maysville fi rst graders collected money for Helping Hands. Th e fi rst graders were able to partake in two weeks of activi-ties. Th e fi rst week they got to dress wacky, wear their favorite sports team, bring a stuff ed animal and wear a hat. Th e second week the students got to buy raffl e tickets for the chance to win a basket full of activities donated by the fi rst great teachers. Th e student even witnessed a few teachers acting wacky! Th e First Grade team wanted to send out a special thanks to the parents for allowing their students to participate and all the donations.

No Reason Your Children Should Become Bored! As the days get colder and the nights get longer, you may fi nd your family spending more time indoors where it’s warm. Th at is no reason your children should become bored! Maysville Elementary has many options for students to continue to learn and be challenged using online resources during those wintery months. All students have accounts with Raz-Kids, which off ers students the opportunity to develop and sharpen their reading skills.

First through fi ft h graders have accounts with learning.com, which provides interactive learning cours-es in Technology.

Fourth and Fift h Graders also have accounts in TypingMaster, which needs to be entered using the Maysville Elementary Webpage (your child has to login using Maysville Elementary Login Portal) , click on “Teacher Pages,” then click on “Special Areas,” which will take you to Ruth Birchfi eld, Technology Teacher. Click on the red website button to enter the website. Learning.com will be listed fi rst, and then Typ-ingMaster’s login portal will be next. “Keyboarding Fun” is also ac-cessed here; it provides keyboarding resources and games for all levels of learning. All intermediate students are familiar with the website because they use it during Technology Class. If your child cannot re-member his/her login information, or if you have any problems using these resources, feel free to email rbirchfi eld@laca.org.

Kindergarten and 1st & 2nd grade links are also available on the web-page for our primary students, which they use in Technology Class also.

Th e Muskingum County Library also has many learning opportunities; Tumble Books, Searchasaurus, Kidsearch and World Book just to name a few. In a tech savvy world, any opportunity you can provide for your child to strengthen and promote the use of their computer skills will help prepare them for the exciting future that awaits them!

Below are some online resources to sharpen math skill.

www.fun4thebrain.com/index.html www.thatquiz.com http://Mathblaster.com www.aplusmath.com http://mangahigh.com www.mathfactcafe.com www.mathplayground.com www.funbrain.com www.arcademicskillbuilders.com www.coolmath4kids.com www.bigbrainz.com (free version) http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx www.multiplication.com (games) www.hoodamath.com http://MathGameTime.com http://www.nsa.gov/kids/hom.shtml

Maysville High School Basketball Cheerleading

Who: K-6th graders

When: Sunday, February 1st, 2015

Where: MHS Gym

Time: 2-5pm

Cost: $20 per student

* Students will perform between the JV and Varsity games on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015

Name of Student _____________________________________________

Shirt Size: YS YM YL AS AM AL AXL Grade________

Name of Parent/Guardian _____________________________________

Phone Number ________________________________________________

Emergency Contact: Name _______________________________

Phone _______________________________

Additional information: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Make checks payable to Maysville Cheerleading. Mail or drop off forms to Maysville High School c/o Amanda Merlo, 3725 Panther SDrive, Zanesville, Ohio 43701. If you have any questions you may

contact me @ amerlo@laca.org)

Our Kindergarteners sure had a great time visiting Devine Farms located in Hebron, Ohio. Th ank you to the Maysville PTO for sponsoring a large portion of our trip! Th e children had a very educational experience that in-cluded learning about bee pollination, products made from corn, and how pumpkins grow. Th ey were even able to see a real beehive and fi nd the queen bee! Th e children also had a lot of fun picking out their own pump-kin, playing on the playground and riding the barrel train!

Kindergarteners Visit Devine Farms

January 1 NO SCHOOLJanuary 2 NO SCHOOLJanuary 3 Girls BKB at CrooksvilleJanuary 4 Archery Boosters MESJanuary 5 MS BKB Morgan Boys H Girls A FR Boys/Girls BKB at MorganJanuary 6 Boys BKB at MorganJanuary 7 Girls BKB at MorganJanuary 8 Board of Education 6:30 MS BKB Sheridan Boys A Girls H FR Boys/Girls BKB Sheridan H WR Mays/Sheridan at West MJanuary 9 Boys BKB Sheridan HJanuary 10 Girls BKB Sheridan HJanuary 12 Band Boosters 7:00 MS BKB New Lex Boys H Girls A FR Boys/Girls BKB at New LexJanuary 13 Boys BKB at New Lex MES PTO 6:30January 14 Girls BKB at New Lex V WR Mays/Morgan at Crooksville

January 15 MS BKB at Tri-Valley Boys A Girls H FR Boys/Girls BKB Tri-Valley HJanuary 16 Boys BKB Philo HJanuary 17 Girls BKB Tri-Valley H Honors BandJanuary 19 Martin Luther King Day NO SCHOOLJanuary 20 Boys BKB at West MJanuary 21 Girls BKB at West MJanuary 23 End of 2nd 9 wks MESJanuary 24 HS Solo & EnsembleJanuary 26 MS BKB Morgan Boys A Girls H FR Boys/Girls BKB Morgan HJanuary 27 Boys BKB Morgan HJanuary 28 Girls BKB Morgan HJanuary 29 MS BKB Sheridan Boys H Girls A FR Boys/Girls BKB at SheridanJanuary 30 Boys BKB at Sheridan MES Grade Cards HomeJanuary 31 Girls BKB at Sheridan

Aft er School is experiencing a tremendous increase in attendance! It is great having so many attend. Th e average attendance has been 60. We would like to keep growing, so please tell others what we have to off er. Th is session, the students have been receiving help in homework, math and reading during the fi rst hour. During the second hour, they have been participating in hunter safety, cooking, Panthers Make a Diff erence, Mad Scientists, sign language, board games, photography, craft s, fi tness and challenge games. During December we will be off ering homework help only. Papers are avail-able in the offi ce.

Students also went on a fi eldtrip to Blackhand Gorge at the end of the October session. Th ey hiked the beautiful trails for about an hour laughing, and experiencing nature.

January programs are being planned at this time and sign up papers will be out in December. Some of the classes to be off ered in January will be French, cooking, graphic art, craft s, Girl Power, Panthers Make a Diff erence, scrapbooking, and Lego Robotics. Reading, math, and homework help will be the fi rst hour. Th e session begins January 5, our fi rst day back. Don’t forget to sign up.

Aft er School

Maysville Administrative Center - 3715 Panther Drive - Zanesville, OH 43701

December 1 Th anksgiving Break NO SCHOOLDecember 3 Girls BKB New Lex H MES Choir Concert in 6-12 Auditeria 6:30December 4 Choir Concerts 6-12 7:00December 5 FR/JV/V Boys BKB at CambridgeDecember 6 Girls BKB at Philo All County Choir Concert at Secrest AuditoriumDecember 7 Archery Boosters MESDecember 8 Band Boosters 7:00 MS BKB West M Boys A Girls H FR Boys/Girls BKB West M H 2nd Grade Music Program 6:30December 9 Boys BKB West M H 2nd Grade Music Program 6:30December 10 Girls BKB West MDecember 11 Board of Education 6:30 V WR New Lex/Tri-V at MaysvilleDecember 13 Girls BKB Dover H Boys BKB at Rosecrans ACTDecember 15 MS BKB John Glenn Boys A Girls H FR Boys/Girls BKB John Glenn H 3rd Grade Music Program 6:30December 16 Boys BKB John Glenn H 3rd Grade Music Program 6:30December 17 Girls BKB John Glenn H V WR Mays/Philo at John GlennDecember 18 MS Boys BKB Crooksville H FR Boys/Girls BKB at Crooksville 5-12 Band Concert 7:00December 19 Boys BKB at Tri-Valley End of 2nd 9 weeks 6-12December 20 Girls BKB at Tri-Valley

December 22 - January 2 Winter Break NO SCHOOL

December 22 MS BKB Tri-Valley Boys H Girls A FR Boys/Girls BKB at Tri-ValleyDecember 23 Boys BKB at CrooksvilleDecember 27 Boys BKB River View HDecember 29 Girls BKB at Maryland ClassicDecember 30 Boys BKB at Licking Valley Girls BKB at Maryland ClassicJanuary 3 Girls BKB at CrooksvilleJanuary 4 Archery Boosters MES

Money Saver BooksFundraiser

Th e Maysville Middle School students will be selling Money Saver Coupon Books to help with their cost for the Washington, D.C. trip. Th e books contain OVER $2,000.00 in totally free auto services, health and beauty services, gift s, entertainment and a special 2 for 1 din-ing section. Th ere are no discounts in the book; these are totally free off ers or buy one get one free dining all in our local area. Th e books sell for $20.00. Please see any Middle School stu-dent, or contact the 6-8 offi ce 454-7982 or Mrs. Bridwell at 454-7999 for questions or coupon books. Th e coupon books are expected to arrive the fi rst part of December. Would make great stocking stuff ers.