Southworth Review
January 20th, 2023
January:
23rd-27th: Kindness Week
25th: 1 Hour Late Start
27th: Records Day/Half day: Release at 11:35
30th: 3rd Quarter begins
February:
1st: 1 Hour Late Start
6th/7th: Ballet Northwest Visit
8th: 1 Hour Late Start
13th: Kid's Heart Challenge Kick off
15th: 1 Hour Late Start
20th: Presidents' Day - No School
Kindness Week: January 23rd - 27th
Activities include:
** Spirit Days:
Monday 1/23 - Crazy for Kindness: Crazy Hair Day
Tuesday 1/24 - Brighten Someone's Day with Kindness: Wear bright or neon colors
Wednesday 1/25 - Make Kindness a Pattern: Wear stripes, plaid, polka dots
Thursday 1/26 - Bee Kind Day: Dress as a bee or a favorite bug
Friday 1/27 - We Dream of Kindness: Wear Pajamas
** Activity Stations during recess
* * Kindness Photos
* * Kindness Challenge Checklist
End of Quarter/Report Cards
December STAR and GRIT Award Recipients
Kids Heart Challange
Hi Southworth Families!
Thank you for your participation in Kids Heart Challenge at Southworth Elementary last year! We are getting ready to kick off the program for this year on February 13th and can’t wait to learn more about helping people with special hearts!
If your student has been impacted by heart disease, stroke, or CHD, we would love the opportunity to share their story with the Southworth community.
We often find that when we introduce a student with their own personal connection/story, it makes a bigger impact in helping families understand who they are helping through Kids Heart Challenge. We want to help our students make the connection to who they are helping through this program, while also empowering our local “heart heroes”!
For example, we can share a written story like the one below through email or printed communication. If your child is open to it, we would love to highlight them at the kickoff assembly as well!
If you are open to doing something like this, please let me know. We will be kicking off Kids Heart Challenge soon, so please let me know when you get the chance!
Mrs. Holmes
Ballet Northwest Visit
Dear Southworth Elementary School Community,
Ballet Northwest is a non-profit dance company based in Olympia and is the oldest ballet company in the state. Thanks to a grant from the Washington State Arts Commission obtained by Ballet Northwest, Southworth Elementary will be participating in a whole school dance residency!
This exciting learning event will occur February 6th & 7th. Ballet Northwest’s experienced Teaching Artist Carolyn Fry will guide students to experience:
-Movement is a form of expression available to everyone.
-Dance is its own subject matter and can be used as a means to investigate other subjects.
-Dance is made up of time, space, and energy and has its own vocabulary and history.
-Dance promotes healthy physicality and physical competence.
-Dance is a way to experience joy in community.
-Movement classes provide opportunities to practice respect for self and others, focus, creativity, problem solving, making strong choices, and collaboration.
On February 6th & 7th students should come to school dressed in comfortable clothing, and ready to try some fun, new things. When you ask your child about their day in school, be sure to ask what they learned from Ballet Northwest! We look forward to moving with you!
Should you or your child wish to explore movement further, check out our diverse class offerings from Johansen Olympia Dance Center at www.olympiadancecenter.com. There are classes for everyone – ballet, pre-ballet, hip-hop, contemporary, tap, jazz, creative dance, parent/toddler, Musical Theatre, Flamenco, Barre Time, and Downs' at Dance.
Sincerely,
Ken & Josie Johnson Carolyn Fry
Booster Club
Next Meeting: Monday, February 6th, 2023 at 6:00 pm
Popcorn Fridays!
Popcorn is $.50 per bag or $14.50 for the entire year (1 bag every Popcorn Friday for the year).
Please send the money with your student to give to their teacher.
There is no popcorn on half days.
Charles Cook, Principal
Traci Schultz, Assistant Principal
Southworth Elementary
13849 Yelm Hwy, SE
PO BOX 476
Yelm, WA 98597
360.458.2500
Dorine Hunt, Editor
Nondiscrimination Statement
Yelm Community Schools does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or use of a trained guide dog or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee(s) has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights: Julie Mondry, 360-458-1900, julie_mondry@ycs.wednet.edu; 504 Coordinator: Shannon Powell, 360-458-6124, shannon_powell@ycs.wednet.edu; Title IX Coordinator: Lisa Cadero-Smith, 360-458-6120, lisa_cadero-smith@ycs.wednet.edu; Address: 107 First St. N., PO Box 476, Yelm, WA 98597