Mark Your Calendar. 8:25 a.m. Jammin Jays. Thursday, December 3 8:25 a.m. Jammin Jays. Monday, January 5 School Resumes

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2 Mark Your Calendar Thursday, December 3 8:25 a.m. Jammin Jays Friday, December 5 5:00-9:00 p.m. Barnes & Noble Book Fair Monday, December 8 8:15 a.m. Student Council Meeting 9:20 a.m. 1st Grade Macomb Community Performing Arts play Tuesday, December 9 PTO Holiday Shop during school hours-lgi Wednesday, December 10 PTO Holiday Shop during school hours-lgi 8:25 a.m. Jammin Jays Thursday, December 11 3:30-4:30 p.m.-market Day pick up Friday, December 12 9:30-11:15 a.m. Joe Reilly assembly (K-2/3-5) 1:30-2:30 p.m. Joe Nipote assembly 3rd, 4th & 5th Tuesday, December 16 8:25 a.m. Jammin Jays Friday, December 19 9:30-12:00 p.m th grade Safe at Home 10:15 a.m. 4th grade Fashion Show-cafeteria (2-4) Monday, December 22 8:25 a.m. Jammin Jays 2:00-4:00 p.m. Holiday Parties & Sing-A-Long Tuesday, December 23 Last full day before Winter Break Monday, January 5 School Resumes Wednesday, January 7 8:25 a.m.-jammin Jays Wednesday, January 13 8:25 a.m. Jammin Jays Friday, January 16 9:30 a.m.-pto Meeting Monday, January 19 NO SCHOOL Martin Luther King Day Tuesday, January 20 8:15 a.m. Student Council meeting 8:25 a.m. Jammin Jays Thursday, January 22 1/2 day of school-end of 2nd marking period 12:45 p.m. dismissal 9:30-11:30 a.m. 4th Grade Choose Wisely Market Day Pick-Up Friday, January 23 1/2 day of school-begin 3rd marking period 12:45 p.m. dismissal Monday, January 26 7:00 p.m. Festival of Songs at Athens H.S. Friday, January 30 8:25 a.m. Jammin Jays Wednesday, December 24-January 2, 2015 NO SCHOOL-Winter Break

3 Our apologies for misspelling Mara s name for the 3rd grade student council election!! Here are our candidates once again: Student Council Members We proudly announce our Student Council Members for the 1st Semester (October-January): CONGRATULATIONS!! We wish to extend congratulations to the following students whose art work was selected to be displayed at Troy Schools Administration Building and Superintendent s Office Lobby! Kindergarten: Mia L. Ariana M. Jonathan V. First Grade: Gretchen N. Sara G. Second Grade: Maggie R. Ryan S. Dilayia D. Yash A. Sam HB. 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade Sophie P. Ayaan S. Stephen S. Rachel H. Mara F. Ismail Q. Dhurva N. Nick A. Douglas M. Neha M. Cadence F. Rachel C. Juliana I. Julianna C. Jacob S. Erica P. Michael D. Hannah D. Yahya A. Veronica W. Third Grade: Thomas S. Kristen R. Molly S. Anna M.

4 ATTENTION PARENTS...We need your help! We have several students that come to the office on a daily basis complaining about head and stomach aches and just generally not feeling well. These students inform us that they have not had breakfast, because they didn t have time. Below is an article as a reminder of how important breakfast is and why it really is the most important meal of our day. Five Reasons Why it's Important to Eat Breakfast Each Day Have you ever heard anyone say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day? Well, if you have, know that they were right! Breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day. Here are five reasons why you should join the millions of people who eat breakfast each and every morning! Reason Number One... There is a brand new day ahead of you each morning. Eating breakfast can help you to have a great day. Our bodies cannot run on empty until lunch time. How many people eat a really healthy lunch? When our bodies do not have proper nutrition they do not function to their fullest. We will not feel good if we do not eat breakfast. No one wants to not feel good half the day. We are not as productive when we don't feel well. Reason Number Two... Our energy level. Breakfast gives our bodies nutrition and substance. This is where our energy comes from. People who do not eat breakfast have considerably less energy than people who do. Think about it. Breakfast is the meal after dinner. We eat dinner then sleep through the night. That's eight or more hours with out eating. Our bodies need to be nourished in the morning. They've gone without for hours. If we do not eat in the morning our bodies will not be able to produce the energy we need for the day. Reason Number Three... Concentration. People who do not eat breakfast often have a hard time concentrating. They also have difficulty learning because they are scatterbrained. People who do eat breakfast tend to be much more focused on the task at hand. They do not have trouble concentrating nearly as much as those who do not eat breakfast. We think a lot each day. This is really something to think about! Reason Number Four... Your mood. Did you know that hunger can cause mood swings and irritability. So can running on empty. Your body is lacking something. This affects your whole system. People who do eat breakfast tend to be much less irritable than those who do not. They tend to be in a better mood. No one around you wants you to be irritable. No one likes it when people mood swing. DO yourself and those around you a favor each day, eat breakfast :) Reason Number Five... Breakfast is at the very beginning of the day. Families can sit down and enjoy this meal together, grasping a little bit of quality time each morning. See, breakfast can help you to have a great day in more ways than one! What better way to start your day!

5 4th Graders and UNICEF Every year since the early 1980 s, our Barnard students have been collecting money in the Trick or Treat for UNICEF campaign. Our fourth graders carry the orange boxes on Halloween night to get donations for this worthy children s charity. This follows an in-class unit focusing on the needs of children all around the world and the problems that some families face due to famine, war and disease. We are so proud of our students this year! Considering the horrible (and we mean weather we had, the kids did great! We had a goal of $1000 and we exceeded that to $ We are very proud of our students for thinking of these children and making the effort to ask for assistance on their behalf. Thanks to the Barnard Community for your ongoing support. You are the best! ATTENTION PARENTS There is no better way to prepare a student to engage in learning and give good effort, than to make sure their basic needs are met. In a hectic life, we often lose sight of how important adequate sleep is. Does it change a student s IQ? Unlikely, but does it allow a student access the intellectual resources they have? Absolutely! Research on learning and memory also evidences that transmission of learned information into long-term retrieval occurs best during sleep. Our sleep deprived students who are not doing well could actually improve in the long run by rearranging their priorities and schedules. An established sleep schedule can be a very important starting point for all our students You can click on the link below and read an article about sleep and the impact it has on the quality of student life and learning. While we consider study habits and organizational skills as crucial to the learning process, we need to look at other things, too.

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7 It s almost the most wonderful time of the year that s right the Barnard Barnes & Noble Book Fair is coming up quickly! Join us on Friday, December 5th a night full of fun with your Barnard family. This is a tradition that many have grown to love, and that new families come to enjoy. This is a great opportunity to get some shopping done for the holidays, while also helping to support your school. Barnard gets a portion of all sales, and you get access to some great gift ideas. It s not all about the shopping for a night of fun is planned too that the whole family will enjoy! There are some fun activities planned for the kids including a hunt, mystery readers, and an amazing performance by the Jammin Jays. You also get the opportunity to see other families from Barnard and be part of one of our favorite events. If you can t make it, you can still use our special code to get in on some great holiday shopping and support our school in the process. This is a great opportunity to be part of a fundraiser that helps you to cross names off your shopping list so don t miss out on all the fun and support our great school! Holiday Shop The Holiday Shop is coming on December 9th and 10th!! Students love this fun opportunity to shop independently and buy Holiday gifts for their families, teachers and friends!! Every item costs $1.00 and the shopping is done during school. We have tons of wonderful gifts to choose from this year! Look for an order form and envelope to come home this week. The envelope will indicate which day your child is shopping. Purchases will be sent home with your child the same day. Scrip Orders Scrip refers to gift certificates or gift cards. Our school is able to purchase gift cards from hundreds of retailers nationwide at a discount, which you can then buy at face value. These are the same gift cards that you would purchase if you went to the retailer directly. By purchasing these gift cards before you shop for your everyday items - like groceries, gas, clothes, restaurants we raise money, without you having to spend a penny extra. See flyer for details and how to order! Orders due Monday, December 15th. Restaurant Night This month s restaurant night is at Hungry Howie s! Wednesday, December 17th, from 10am to midnight at the Hungry Howies located at Rochester and Colebrook (south of Wattles), Barnard gets 20% back! Make sure you mention Barnard before you order so we can get credit. Sounds like a great day for pizza! (See flyer) Spirit Sticks Sale Spirit stick sale Friday, December 19th during lunch. Back by popular demand will be the Soccer sticks! Other sticks offered will be Winter Penguins, Girl Scouts*, Gymnastics, and Super Heros. As always, sticks will be $1 each and there is a limit of 5 sticks per student. *Unfortunately, Spirit Monkey is no longer offering Boy Scout sticks (by request of the Boy Scouts), so we are only able to offer Girl Scout sticks at this time. My apologies to the Boy Scouts! Friday, January 16th, at 9: Don t forget to join our PTO meeting! Questions? Want to help out? barnardpto@gmail.com 30am in the LGI Room!

8 Wednesday, December 17th is Hungry Howie s Night! Give mom a break from cooking, order dinner from Hungry Howie s at the corner of Colebrook and Rochester Road south of Wattles Barnard gets 20% back on our purchases all day (10am Midnight). Both pick up and delivery orders count but this offer is ONLY good at this Hungry Howie s. Their phone number is Rochester Rd, Troy, MI For Barnard to get credit for your purchase, you must tell them you are from Barnard when you place your order.

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10 1. 1. Chicken Nuggets w/ Breadstick or 2. Grilled Cheese Sandwich or 3. Chicken Caesar Salad Turkey Hot Dog on a Bun or 2. Cheesy Breadsticks w/marinara Sauce or 3. Chef Salad w/ Breadstick Baked Beans, Celery Sticks, Banana, or w/ Breadstick Mashed Potatoes with Chicken Gravy, Baby Carrots, Applesauce or Orange Smiles Mandarin Oranges Blue Raspberry Frozen Fruit Popcorn Chicken w/ Breadstick or 2. Grilled Cheese or 3. Chicken Caesar w/marinara Sauce or 3. Chef Salad w/ Breadstick Refried Beans, Celery Sticks, Grapes or Apple Slices Sweet Potato Fries, Broccoli, Orange Smiles or Fresh Apple Hamburger, Cheeseburger w/bun or Veggie Burger w/bun 2. Grilled Cheese or 3. Chicken Caesar Salad w/ Breadstick Baked Beans, Baby Carrots, Fresh Apple or Pineapple Tidbits Chicken Nuggets w/ Breadstick 2. Grilled Cheese Salad w/ Breadstick Mashed Potatoes with Chicken Gravy, Baby Carrots, Orange Smiles, Diced Peaches Breadstick or 2. Cheesy Breadsticks w/marinara Sauce or 3. Chef Salad w/ Breadstick Steamed Green Beans, Baby Carrots, Diced Pears, or Banana Fish Nuggets w/ Breadstick or 2. Cheesy Breadsticks Salad w/ Breadstick Baby Carrots, Celery Sticks, Apple Slices or Grapes Soft Pretzel Sticks w/ Cheese Dipping Sauce & Yogurt Cup or 2. Cheesy Breadsticks w/marinara Sauce or 3. Garden Tossed Salad w/ Egg & Breadstick Broccoli, Orange Smiles, Grapes, Baby Carrots French Toast Sticks w/ Syrup Turkey Sausage or Yogurt or 2. Grilled Cheese Sandwich or 3. Peppi Pizza Salad w/ Breadstick Baby Carrots, Celery Sticks, Grapes or Apple Slices Cheese or Pepperoni 1. Macaroni & Cheese 1. Pancakes w/ Syrup Pizza w/ Small Mixed Greens or 2. Grilled Cheese Sandwich or w/ Breadstick or 2. Cheesy Breadsticks Turkey Sausage or Yogurt 2. Grilled Cheese Sandwich or 3. Poppin Chicken Salad w/ Breadstick Broccoli, Baby Carrots Pineapple, or Apple Slices w/marinara Sauce or 3. Garden Tossed Salad w/ Egg & Breadstick Pinto Beans, Broccoli, Grapes or Orange Smiles Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza w/ Small Mixed Greens or 2. Grilled Cheese Sandwich or 3. Poppin Chicken Salad w/ Breadstick Baby Carrots, Celery Sticks, Apple Slices or Peaches Chicken Patty Sandwich or 2. Cheesy Breadsticks w/marinara Sauce or 3. Garden Tossed Salad w/egg & Breadstick Tater Tots, Cucumber Slices, Orange Smiles, Winter Recess th w/ Breadstick Hash Browns, Baby Carrots, Applesauce or Peaches Mini Maple Waffles w/ Syrup, Turkey Sausage or Yogurt or 2. Grilled Cheese or 3. Peppi Pizza Salad w/ Breadstick Cucumbers, Broccoli, Grapes, Apple Slices or Orange Smiles or Grapes Peppi Pizza Salad 25. Winter Recess 26. Winter Recess Dec. 24 -Jan. 2nd 3. Chef Salad w/ Breadstick Steamed Green Beans, Baby Carrots, Fresh Apple or Mandarin Oranges Blue Raspberry Frozen Fruit 29. Winter Recess 3. Poppin Chicken Cheese Lasagna w/ w/marinara Sauce or Sandwich or 3. Chicken Caesar Pizza w/ Small Mixed Greens or 2. Grilled Cheese Sandwich or Nachos w/ Beef & Cheese or Beans or 2. Cheesy Breadsticks Salad w/ Breadstick Cheese or Pepperoni 30. Winter Recess 31. Winter Recess Student Lunch Consists of: Five Components Including Milk (1% White or Fat-Free Chocolate) Students May Choose 3 of the 5 Components, or may take all 5 if they would like. Student Lunch Price - $2.25 Reduced Lunch Price - $.40 Free & Reduced Applications are available at your school office, or call the Food Service A La Carte Prices: Milk -$.35/Juice - $.50 Dasani Water - $.50 Menu subject to change upon availability Each student Must have ½ cup of Fruit and/or Vegetable on their lunch tray each day. Green Items on menu are Vegetarian Entrée Options

11 News from the gnews from the Gymym UPCOMING SKILLS: Basketball K-1: Hand dribble, shooting hoops, fitness pre-test continuous jog and jump rope. 2 nd -3 rd : Hand dribble, fitness pre-test plank and jump rope. 4 th -5 th: Hand dribble, shooting hoops, basketball, lightning, fitness pre-test plank, jump rope, sit & reach. WHAT WE VE BEEN UP TO We have been practicing our 5 fitness tests in all grades since the beginning of the school year. All students are in the process of taking their fitness test. We are also finishing up our soccer unit and starting basketball. Students in grades 2-5 were either introduced to the foot dribbling skill or reviewing the skill. We have been discussing the importance of flexibility and how we all want to be flexible like a rubber band! J The Flexed-Arm Hang 3rd Graders working on the Sit-N-Reach Sleep For a Better You! Did you know that physical activity can have a positive effect on how well you sleep? In one study, almost 50 percent of people who engaged in regular exercise reported improved sleep. Sleep can also contribute to body composition. A study from the University of Michigan found that a person who sleeps one extra hour can burn 147 calories more per day than someone who spends that extra hour watching television or playing videogames. Food For Thought: Make Healthy Eating Choices Make ½ your plate fruits & vegetables. Eat whole grain cereals and breads. Limit sweets and salt. Drink water instead of sugary drinks. Eat protein with each meal. Drink fat-free and low-fat milk.

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