Academic Pep Rally 1st 6 Weeks

   Seymour Elementary's 1st 6 Weeks Academic pep rally was held Thursday, October 14, 2010.  The theme of the pep rally was 3 Cheers for College and Careers.  Seymour Elementary wants to encourage students to start making plans about the future and what career path they want to take after graduation.  
   Students were recognized and presented Panther Pride Awards, Perfect Attendance, DQ Reader, and Student of the 6 Weeks.  First grade's Student of the 6 Weeks was Claire Endy. 

Cricket (Brooke Zeissel) leading a cheer for college and careers!

DQ Reader Awards
Back Row: James Miller, Callie Hibbits, Rylan Smart
Bottom Row:  Caden Warren and Breanna Shumate

Michael Strickland was awarded the Panther Pride award for working hard!
Congratulations!

Teagan McMorris and Kennedy Stroebel received the PE Panther Pride Award from Coach Davis.

Breanna Shumate receiving the DQ Reader Award.

Excited students waiting on their name to be announced!

Savanna Jones had perfect attendance the 1st six weeks.  Her name was drawn and she
 was the winner of an inflatable fish.

Rylan Smart participated in the school mall fundraiser.  His name was drawn and he won a scooter!

Congratulations to these 1st 6 Weeks Perfect Attendance winners!
Payton Kincy, Addison Decker, Joseph Quintero, Rylan Smart, Ethan Gwinn
(front row) Teagan McMorris, Savanna Jones, Kyleigh Hernandez, and Breanna Shumate.

Wild About Bulletin Board 2010-11

Our "Wild About" bulletin board is a fun way to learn more about our classmates.  Each student makes a poster and shares photos of families, friends, and their interests. Their poster is showcased for two weeks.

Wild About...Joseph!

Wild About...Landyn!

Wild About...Ethan!

Wild About...Michael!

Wild About....Payton!

 Wild About...Destini!

Wild About...Emily!

Wild About...Ephrian!

Wild About...Kyleigh!

Wild About...Addison!

Wild About...Breanna!

Wild About... Teagan!

Wild About... Rylan!

Wild about...Aubrey!

Wild about...Savanna!

September Birthdays

                Happy September Birthday!!!

Destini

Keki 

Ethan

First Grade Newsletter-Vol. 1-October 2010

Seymour Elementary Students Sailing to Success in 2010-2011

SAIL is the acronym for the new campus-wide positive behavior support initiative that has been put in place at Seymour Elementary during the 2010-2011 school year.

All students will be taught and encouraged to SAIL to Success as they...

S - Show Respect

A - Act Responsibly

I - Interact Appropriately

L - Listen to Learn

The first six weeks of school has passed by quickly!  Learning new rules, routines, teachers, and classmates have been the main focus of this time.  Our new SAIL to Success program has been a great success!  Our hallway, cafeteria, and restroom behavior has improved tremendously.  Students are rewarded with tickets when they are caught behaving good outside of the classroom.  The tickets are given to Mrs. Exum at the end of the week.  On Monday morning, Mrs. Exum draws a name from each grade level and that student gets a prize.  Our first graders are raking in the tickets and we are so proud of their hard work!

New Grading System for 1^st Grade

This year there is a new grading system 1^st grade will use to help evaluate student progress. Number grades may still be used, but it will reflect the following meaning:

95-100 = E  (Exceeds 1^st Grade TEKS expectations/Benchmarks)

80-94 = S  (Satisfies 1^st Grade TEKS expectations/Benchmarks)

70-79 = N  (Needs assistance to meet 1^st Grade TEKS expectations/Benchmarks)

69 or below = U  (Under 1^st grade level TEKS expectations/Benchmarks)

If you have questions about your child’s grades, please contact his/her teacher.

 Upcoming Events:

Oct. 4-8  Fire Prevention Week

Oct. 11- NO SCHOOL-Columbus Day/Teacher Work Day

Oct. 14-  1^st 6 Weeks Academic Pep Rally  1pm

Oct. 25-29- Red Ribbon Week

Oct. 27-1^st Grade Field Trip to Abilene Zoo

Oct. 29-  Halloween Costume Day

Nov. 12-End of the 2^nd 6 Weeks-Report Cards will be mailed on Nov. 17

Happy Halloween!

Students will be allowed to wear their costumes to school on Friday, Oct. 29.  There is no party, but a candy-less treat bag will be given at the end of the day.