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WELCOME TO ELSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL Today is
Tuesday January 24, 2012 www.mcas.k12.in.us/Elst
on Building Success One Student at a Time


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Elston Information

• Principal Kelly Martin- Fargo
• Assistant Principal Theresa Jamieson

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Elston Information

• School Nickname Wolves
• School Colors Navy Blue, Gray and White
• School Mascot Warren Wolfie Jones

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• P ractice respect
• A ccept responsibility
• W ork together
• S afety Matters

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Chapter After Book Club

• WHO Any interested student
• WHAT Read the same books and discuss
• WHERE A302 Mrs. Clinkerts classroom
• WHEN Every Tuesday after school from 230
  until 300

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Elston Middle SchoolPAWS Menu

5 PAWS 30 PAWS Mechanical pencil PAWS
t-shirt Folder Basketball with 3
friends PAWS bracelet PAWS drawstring
backpack 10 PAWS 40 PAWS Shout out
Wii with a friend Eat lunch with a
teacher Notebook Lanyard PAWS water bottle
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Who Wants to be a MillionaireREADER?

• Prizes for all students who have read 1,000,000
  words this year.
• Prizes for all students who have read 500,000
  words this year.
• All word counts are taken from AR and RC book
  tests that have been passed.
• Pizza party this week!

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VFW Contest WinnersAre You Proud of Your
Country

• Elston has three winners in the VFW Essay
  Contest.
• Winners will be recognized on Saturday, February
  4 at the VFW.
• Winners will receive 25.00 at the luncheon.
• Congratulations to
• Kalee Callahan Kempty McKay
• Autumn Wilson

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EMS Green Club

• Did you know Green Team collects used batteries,
  old cell phones, used printer cartridges, and
  broken small electronics for recycling?Please
  bring these items directly to Mrs. Triemstra in
  A204.  

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EMS Green Club

• Applications for 2nd semester are available now
  from any science teacher.
• Apps are due back to Mrs. Triemstra in Rm A204 by
  Tuesday, Jan. 24.
• Space is limited, fill out your app NOW!
• If you are currently on GREEN TEAM you must
  reapply for 2nd semester.
• New members will be announced on Thursday, Jan.
  26.

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Spelling Bee

• EMS 9th annual Spelling Bee
• Thursday, Jan. 26
• EMS auditorium
• 230 until 345
• Spelling words available from team leaders

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6BStudents of the Month

• Elston Middle School Team 6B proudly announces
  their December Students of the Month
• Rebecca Borman
• Nathan Schoff
• Lauren Odle

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7AStudents of the Month

• Team 7A would proudly like to announce their
  academic All Stars and Super Citizens for the
  month of December. These students have been
  working hard in the classroom and have been
  following PAWS.
• Academic All Stars Super Citizens
• Jacob Durham Devin King
• Dreshawn Dabney Ben Boyd
• Jakela Lewis Kaitlyn Hren

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8AStudents of the Month

• Elston Middle School Team 8A announces their
  Students of the Month for December
• Sean Coleman
• Jocelyn Langford

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8BStudents of the Month

• Elston Middle School Team 8B proudly announces
  their Students of the Month for December
• Tarnesha Ratney
• Livan Arteaga
• Carlie Vittatoe
• Kalie Swanson

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Homework Help

• 1-877-ASK-ROSE

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Michigan CityPublic Library

• You may return your MCPL books to the Elston
  Media Center.
• We will return the MCPL books on Thursday.
• Give your books to Mrs. St.Peter before noon on
  Thursday!

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Breakfast Served Daily

• Students 1.35 Reduced .30
• All meals served with juice and milk.
• Cereal and yogurt available daily.
• Monday French Toast
• Tuesday Breakfast Pizza
• Wednesday Breakfast Burrito
• Thursday Sausage Pancakes
• Friday Biscuit Quiche

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Todays Lunch Menu
Students 2.00 Reduced .40 Tuesdays
Menu Chicago Chili Firedog Chicken Filet
Sandwich Broccoli Salad Tossed Salad
Greens Variety of Fruit Vegetables Choice or
Juice and Milk Deli Express Salads / Sandwiches
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Howler

• The Howler is in need of student writers. This
  is a great way to publish your writing.
• Meetings on Tuesday and Thursday
• See Ms. Hert in G114

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Box Tops for Education

• Team 7B is collecting Box Tops for Education
• These can be found on many products.
• Jewel and Meijer will give you a cash register
  receipt with bonus points!!
• Please clip, save, and give to Mrs. Peo.

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Words of the Day

• As we introduce new Words of the Day you will
  se them listed below on this slide.

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EMS Yearbooks

• It is time to order your Elston yearbook.
• Order envelopes may be picked up in the Paw Pad
  or the Guidance office.
• Cost is 20.00
• Yearbooks will be delivered in May, 2012.

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Club Discovery

• Meets Mon., Tues., and Wed.
• From 220PM until 530PM
• Transportation provided
• FREE
• Snacks, Apangea, Computers, Mentoring, Science
  Labs, Project Ignite, Robotics, Music Recording

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Washington D.C. Trip

• Trip will be during
• Spring Break (first week in
  April)
• Talk with Mrs. Markovich in room A222 for details.

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School closing and delay announcements

• Check the mcas.k12.in.us webpage
• or
• Sign up for the text alert service provided by
  Fox 28 news
• http//www.fox28.com/Global/link.asp?L411033

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Euchre / Chess Club

• Club will meet every Tuesday from 220 until
  330.
• Room A201
• Sponsored by Mr. Gillman and Ms. Curran
• Students from all grades are welcome to attend.

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6th Grade READ 180 Social Studies

• These students took their 2nd SRI test and
  increased their scores.
• 1st 2nd hour
• Jalen Sanders increased 161 points
• Clinton Rouse increased 164 points
• Alijah George increased 124 points
• Lavendar Hill increased 199 points

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6th Grade READ 180 Social Studies

• 4th and 5th hour
• Sean Stacker increased 161 points
• Kali Davis increased 152
• Mia Fleming increased 113
• Deanna Jenkins increased 95 points

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EMS Girls Volleyball

• EMS girls held a fundraiser and raised
  1324.90. A drawing was held for the top
  salespeople. Congratulations to
• Brittney Adams (6th) - 20.00
• Shelby Brooks (7th) - 20.00
• Kerigan Wise (8th) - 10.00
• Come out next season and see our NEW uniforms!

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MCAS New Website

• MCAS will be unveiling a new web site Jan.
  25th.
• Keep watching
• mcas.k12.in.us
• to see our new look!

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After School Band

• After School Band
• Meets Every Tues. and Thurs.
• From 230 until 300
• Have you rides here promptly
• At 300

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Intramurals

• Watch for our next session to begin.

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Black History MonthPoster Contest

• Each poster should express one idea.
• All letters should be clearly written
• Each poster must have an entry form staples on to
  it
• All entries must be in the EMS office by Friday,
  Jan. 27
• Posters must not exceed 11 X 17

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Lost and Found

• Please check the Lost and Found box in the
  commons area. It is behind one of the big
  pillars.
• Items are donated to charity as the box fills
  up.

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After SchoolTutorama!

• FREE after school homework tutoring
• Mon. January 30, 2012
• From 230 until 300
• Meet in the Media Center

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News DispatchGuest Writers

• Destiny Harvel
• Jasmine McLemore
• Tamira Hall
• Samantha Farmer
• Alexis Gazarkiewicz

News Dispatch
News Dispatch
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Student Council

• Here are your Student Council Reps!
• 6A 6B
• Darby Woolslayer Korbin Williams
• Celeste Corona Myshayla Thompson
• 7A 7B
• Kaelie Winebrenner Yasmine Ramos
• Shelby Brooks Katie Brunn
• 8A 8B
• Alexis Gazarkiewicz Ryan Solano
• Jysica Zacariaz Cameron Wilcher

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EMS 2010-11Tardy Policy
Excessive tardiness in a particular class during
a grading period will result in the following
disciplinary action 3rd Tardy written 3rd tardy
notice and teacher will contact the home (phone,
e-mail, etc.) 4th Tardy student assigned
Tuesday/Wednesday night school 5th Tardy student
assigned 1 day in Academic Alternative
program 6th Tardy student will be assigned 2
days in Academic Alternative program
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Labels for Education
Labels can be found on Campbells soup,
Pop-Secret popcorn, BIC pens, Post cereals and
V8 juice
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Todays Chuckle

• Why were the early days of history called the
  dark ages?
• Because there were so many
  knights!

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Ronald McDonaldHouse Charities

• Save your pop tops until April 30, 2012.
• Club Discovery will collect the tabs and keep a
  count.
• The winning school will get an assembly with
  Ronald McDonald

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Daily Announcements

• You may view these Daily Announcements at home
  by logging in to
• www.mcas.k12.in.us/Elston