62 February 4 - 17, 2012 Humphrey Marshalls
Fitness fun – Humphrey has been chosen as one of 16 NFL Play 60 schools. Fitness Trail Fridays are being planned, using a fitness trail that Humphrey was given by the PTO for the school’s 25th anniversary. An indoor “fitness trail” has been posted in the school as well. In addition, a mock 3-Day Breast Cancer walk is also planned to help support a Humphrey teacher who participates in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure.
—Christine Diaz
Youth Tarwater Toros Navarrete Nighthawks
Centennial celebration – Navarrete families are invited to join the school’s Centennial Sock Hop from 6 to 8 p.m. Fri., Feb. 10 to commemorate the 100th birthday of the State of Arizona and the City of Chandler. Guests are encouraged to dress in a costume from a favorite decade and join the fun. Tickets are $1 per child and $2 per adult. Movie Night – Join Navarrete for a viewing of “Puss in Boots” at Movie Night at 6:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 24 in the Multipurpose Room. Super spellers - Congrats to Navarrete’s Spelling Bee winner Jin Ni and runner-up Casey Sullivan. Calendar
Feb. 10: Centennial Sock Hop, 6-8 p.m., Multipurpose Room Feb. 24: Movie Night: “Puss in Boots,” 6:30 p.m., Multipurpose Room —Kerry Kester
Kindie call – Kindergarten registration is underway for children who turn 5 years old by Aug. 31. Registration packets are available for pickup in the school office. Children who turn 5 between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31 may be assessed to determine readiness for early entrance into kindergarten. Online registration for early entrance begins Feb. 13. All Kindergarten Readiness Test registration is done online at www.
cusdcommunity.com. Music notes – Congrats to the Tarwater students who auditioned and were chosen to perform in this year’s CUSD 6th Grade Honor Band: Sarah Alwin, Mikaela Best, Xen Brennan, Cody Grande, Natalie Hart, Alex Poole, Delaney Smith, Megan Tonkinson, Maddie Uthe and Marina Watts. The Honor Band will perform in a concert at 7 p.m. Thu., Feb. 23 at Chandler Center for the Arts. High honors – Congrats to the Tarwater students who auditioned and were chosen to perform in this year’s CUSD 6th Grade Honor Orchestra: Kaiya Bullock, Abbey Hayashi, Ellie Hayashi, Ryan Garcia, Christopher Loo, Shirel Lichaa, Ariel Fisher, Evan Bushey and Gavin Anderson. Busy kindies – Kindergarteners and their teachers recently celebrated the 100th day of school and went on a fieldtrip to the Phoenix Children’s Museum using tax credit donations. Class notes – Second-graders are using their science and math skills to get their marbles rolling. Using recycled materials such as paper towel and wrapping paper tubes, classes created ramps to get a marble to move. Fourth-graders have been busy conducting and displaying their science fair experiments, with some classes focusing on electromagnetism and others investigating the water capacity of soil. Students also researched the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and his significance in U.S. history, and created posters celebrating his contributions to the civil rights movement. Tax credits – A big thanks to all who donated through tax credit donations in 2011. Calendar
Feb. 7: Dilly’s Deli PTO fundraiser, mention Tarwater at purchase Feb. 10: Jump Rope for Heart
Feb. 21: Running Club race, 3:45 p.m., Tumbleweed Park —Robyn Kelly
Weinberg Wranglers
Birthday bash – Students have been preparing for Arizona’s 100th birthday by creating timeline quilts. Each class discussed an important event in Arizona history and created a quilt with pictures of that event. This walking timeline is on display in the Media Center. Weinberg celebrates Arizona’s Centennial Feb. 14 with a Centennial Sprint; families are encouraged to join their children on the run. Kindie capers – All four kindergarten classes at Weinberg will take a field trip on Tue., Feb. 21 to the Phoenix Zoo as a culminating activity to their study of animals. The bus will depart from the school at around 9 a.m. and will return by 1:30 p.m. All parents are welcome to chaperone but will need to provide their own transportation to and from the zoo. Fair fun – Weinberg recently held its annual art and science fair, where students in kindergarten to sixth grade displayed their artistic abilities and demonstrated the science projects on which they have worked so hard. Thanks to Carrabba’s restaurant for offering a wonderful dinner for the event, to Mrs. Fisher for her dedication to Art Masterpiece and to Weinberg’s PTO for helping to organize a great evening. Class notes – Fourth-graders took a special field trip recently to Kartchner Caverns, where they explored the Throne Room on a guided tour, played in the Discovery Center and enjoyed the scenery of the Whetstone Mountains. Comedy hour – Sixth-graders got a special treat recently when the National Comedy Theater came to the school and held a two-hour improvisation workshop with each of the sixth-grade classes. Classes worked on team-building and creative thought through play. —Tammy Douglas, Nasreen Wahid, Laura Thornburg
Word whizzes Submitted photo
FOR A SPELL: Eighth-grader Erika Walker of Payne Junior High is the winner of the recent Chandler Unified School District Spelling Bee at Perry High School in Chandler. Erika correctly spelled “alabaster” in the 10th round, edging out runner-up Ashley Nguyen of Andersen Junior High. The top nine spellers advance to the Maricopa County Region 6 Spelling Bee, to be held at 6:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 17 at Mesquite Junior High in Gilbert. Regional qualifiers, left to right, include Erika Walker, Payne Junior High; Ashley Nguyen, Andersen Junior High; G.W. Williams, CTA-
Goodman; Ritika Bharati, Hamilton Prep; Madeline Snyder, Hancock Elementary; Gavin Vogt, Jacobson Elementary; Rahul Ramesh, Bogle Junior High; and Christopher Smith, CTA-Liberty.
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