All Moore Families...we need your help.

Over the past couple of months, we are noticing a large amount of silverware being tossed into the trash during lunches, instead of being placed into the collection bin.  We have addressed this several times with the students - across the whole school.  Unfortunately, we will see a change for a bit...but then we start seeing the silverware disappear again.  So, we're asking for your support in addressing this at home with your children.  We do not wish to have be forced to use plastic-ware...but if this problem does not improve, we may be forced to do so.

Since the beginning of the school year, we've had to purchase 551 replacement utensils for the school.  Including last year, when the problem started to appear...we've had to replace over 700 pieces of silverware.  This attributes to almost one piece for every student.  Obviously, the money used to purchase this is from the school/District, and your pockets (taxpayers).  I would prefer to use that money towards items to enhance your student's education!

So, if you could please take a moment and discuss this with your child, so that hopefully we can see a turnaround.  We pride ourselves at Moore as being a family - we look out for one another and help each other out when needed...as well as empower our students to speak up when they see things that "aren't right".  It is our hope that through our combined efforts, we can nip this in the bud now.  So please encourage your students to place their trash in the garbage cans, their trays on the counter, and their silverware in the bin at lunch...and speak up if they see someone not following these Moore Pride expectations.

Thank you for your help and support!!

Our Special Gifts

Mrs. Longacre's Kindergarten class would like to share their "Special Gifts" with all of you for this Holiday season!

Enjoy!

Moore Pride Days!

This school year, we will be celebrating our SWPBS program - Moore Pride - with Show your Moore Pride days throughout the school year. Students and staff will be asked to wear either their Moore Pride t-shirts (which have been ordered, and should be here by the end of the month) or Moore attire (black/red). This is a way for all of us to show our pride in our school, our work, and our behavior. Below is a listing of all of the days we will be observing as Moore Pride days throughout the school year.

Friday, October 3rd
Friday, November 7th
* Tuesday, November 25th - Black/Orange day to support our KKids
Friday, December 5th
Friday, January 9th
Friday, February 6th
Friday, March 6th
Friday, April 10th
Friday, May 1st (students in Grades 5 and 6 have their panoramic photo this day...so they can wear their grade-level shirts if they choose)

Please note that Tuesday, November 25th is a Black and Orange day, and we support our Northampton Football team as they participate in their annual Thanksgiving Day football game vs. Catasauqua.

Throughout the year, we will also celebrate our SWPBS program with incentive days for the students - specifically as a reward for those students who continually show their Moore Pride in their positive behavior and actions, as well as for those students who have zero (0) discipline referrals. Please be on the look-out for more information to come home with your children prior to those incentive days!

ALS Challenge Accepted and Completed!

Moore Elementary School Principal, Mr. Dimmick and faculty members Mrs. Dremock and Mrs. Whitworth participated in the ALS Ice-Bucket Challenge.  Mr. Dimmick was nominated by NASD Superintendent, Mr. Kovalchik...and Mrs. Dremock/Mrs. Whitworth were nominated by NAHS teacher, Mr. Thrash.

All three accepted the challenge...and upon success, challenged the following people -
Mr. Dimmick challenges - Moore PTA President, Stacy Harrison...Moore Twp. Police Officer and Moore DARE Officer, Manny Varkanis...and NASD Athletic Director, Todd Bowser.

Mrs. Dremock challenged any/all Moore Elementary Math teachers

Mrs. Whitworth challenged the Moore Grade 6 teachers - Ms. Craig, Mrs. Figueroa, Ms. Golas, and Mr. Muschlitz.

Moore Elementary School Faculty/Staff also raised $221.00 for ALS Research that will be donated in Moore Elementary's name!

The video of the ALS Challenge is in the works...so stay tuned for it's posting!

In the interim, here is a photo of our challenge conducted today - enjoy!

Moore Pride Website has Launched

Moore Elementary School has launched a School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) website called "Moore Pride". Below is a link to the site which will provide valuable information for students and parents in order to properly support our Moore Pride behavior expectations. We will continually update the website throughout the year - including short video clips that show the Moore Pride expectations! We're very excited to have this available for everyone...so we hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

https://sites.google.com/a/nasdschools.org/moore-pride/

ALS Ice-Bucket Challenge Alert!

Mr. Kovalchik, our Superintendent of schools has issued an ALS Ice-Bucket Challenge to all of the Principals and Asst. Principals of the Northampton Area School District!

Mr. Kovalchik, along with Mrs. Hanner (our Dir. of Curriculum) and Mr. Trash (a HS Social Studies teacher and President of the Teacher's Association) were nominated on the first day of school by Mr. Paccio, our Dir. of Technology.  They accepted the challenge and completed the challenge and their made their own challenges yesterday afternoon.

Below is a link to the video posted on our District website.

 http://www.nasdschools.org/spotlight.cfm?sp=84

Needless to say, Mr. Dimmick accepts Mr. Kovalchik's challenge...and will be completing the ALS Ice-Bucket Challenge (and making his own challenge).  Keep checking back to the Moore Facebook page for updates and Mr. Dimmick's video!

HOMEROOM ASSIGNMENTS POSTED

The homeroom assignments for the 2014-2015 school year are now posted.  You can access your child's homeroom assignment in one of three ways:

1. The rosters are posted on the lobby doors of Moore Elementary School.

2. You can click on the link (or copy/paste the link into your browser), which will take you to the Moore Elementary School's District website (homeroom rosters are listed as an option in the menu to the left of the screen) 
http://www.nasdschools.org/moore.cfm?subpage=12718

3. You can access the NASD Community Portal through Sapphire, which will not only list your child's homeroom...but also their class schedule for the year.

In order to determine your child's homeroom assignment, you will need to know your child's Student ID number.  This number is specific to your student, and is confidential.  If you do not (or your child does not) know this number, it is printed on the previous year's report card.  If you cannot find the report card, you can contact the Moore Elementary School Main Office beginning Tuesday, August 12th at 8:00am.

Homeroom assignments will not be changed upon request.  If you have a question about the assignment, please contact the Moore Elementary School Main Office.

Homerooms Will Be Posted August 7th

As the summer continues to roll along, Moore Elementary would like to let everyone know that the Homeroom Assignments will be posted on the front doors of the school at 4:00pm on Thursday, August 7th.  Students/parents will need to know their Student ID in order to determine which homeroom you or your child has been assigned to for the 2014-2015 school year.  If you do not know your student ID, please check your 2013-2014 report card sent home on the last day of school - the ID is printed on the report card.

We thank you in advance for your cooperation, and look forward to seeing all of you on Monday, August 25th for our first day back to school for the 2014-2015 school year!

PTA REFLECTIONS: 2014-2015

"The World Would Be A Better Place If..."

If you are looking for something to do this summer, participating in Moore PTA's Reflections Program could be just the thing!  It's a theme-based Arts in Education Program with winning entries that can move up to nationals.  Get a head start now to make it easier for you to participate once school starts.

Visit www.papta.org/reflections for detailed information.

Moore PTA Reflections Chair

Amy Cozze

cozzecakes@gmail.com

Spring Events!

Field day Volunteers needed! If you would like to volunteer to help with your child's field day please return the orange volunteer form that was sent home last week. Volunteers are asked to travel around with their child's group and help with the station events. 

Moore Elementary Talent Show! Friday April 25th at 6:30pm in the Moore APR. Donations for My Stuff Bags (charity that provides essential items for foster children) will be taken at the door. Come out and show your support for our talented 5th and 6th graders!!!

Yearbook Orders are Due!

Reminder!

Moore Elementary Yearbook

orders are due

Friday April 11^th.

Yearbooks $12

or

Online at  ybpay.lifetouch.com

ID Code: 11145314

Here is a sneak-peak of this year's Yearbook cover!

April Specials Calendar

Here is the April, 2014 Specials Calendar.  It should be safe to say that we won't need to update the calendar this month due to snow...but one never knows!!

"Welcome to Moore Elementary School" Video

UPDATED

The "Welcome to Moore Elementary School" video has undergone its final revisions and edits, and is now available for public viewing!  We will be posting the link to the YouTube version on our school's website (www.http://nasdschools.org/moore.cfm?subpage=92) and on our Facebook page.

We hope you enjoy the video as much as the students and staff here at Moore.

A special thank you to our Middle School students who created the video for us, and their teacher-advisors who assisted them in the process.

Here is the link to the video through YouTube.

http://youtu.be/0YFtblA0uQs

Thanks, and enjoy!

Alex's Lemonade Stand

Moore Elementary School will be holding our annual "Alex's Lemonade Stand" during lunches on Tuesday, April 1st.  Lemonade will be available to our students and staff for $.25/cup.  Please feel free to send some change into school with your student(s) this day in order for them to participate in the lemonade stand.  Some teachers may send home specific instructions on how to send the money into school - so please be on the look out for that information to arrive home in your student's backpack/folder (especially the younger classes).

If you are interested in making a donation to the Alex's Lemonade Stand on behalf of Moore Elementary, please visit the following webpage:  

http://www.alexslemonade.org/mypage/1112566

Alex's Lemonade Stand was founded by Alex Scott, a courageous little girl who started her lemonade stand to raise money to help other children with cancer. Our school hopes to carry on her dream by holding our own lemonade stand in the spring and by taking donations. We thank you for your support of our students, our school, and our goal of helping children with cancer.

We thank you for your support!

Lehigh Valley IronPigs - "Paint the Pig" Contest

Ryan Kovach, one of our 5th Grade students here at Moore Elementary School, recently entered the Morning Call's "Paint the Pig" contest for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.  Well, we are excited to announce that Ryan is one of the top-five finalists!  His entry was featured in March 12th's Morning Call, and now he must rely on the online voting process to see if he will be determined the overall winner.

If you'd like, you can enter a vote online for Ryan by visiting the following website: http://www.mcvip.me/paintthepig

You'll need to enter your email and a password...and only one vote is permitted per email entered.  Voting ends Sunday March 16th.

The winner will receive game tickets, throw a pre-game pitch and their design painted on a pig on display at the stadium - just inside of the main gates!

Congratulations to Ryan, and thank you for your help/support.

*This message was distributed with the permission of Ryan's mother*

Medication Disposal Event for Moore Township Police Department

Have any old medication in your bathroom or kitchen cabinet? Don't know what to do with it - because we all know you shouldn't flush it or dump it down the sink? Here's your chance to dispose of it properly! 

Moore Township Police Department is offering a medication disposal at the Southmoore Pharmacy (in Southmoore Plaza - located at 2453 Plaza Court in Bath) on April 26th from 10:00am - 2:00pm.

SAVE THE DATE - Moore Spring Carnival

The Moore Elementary Spring Carnival will be held on Thursday, June 5th from 4:00-8:00pm at the school. Volunteers will definitely be needed...so more information will be coming out/home very soon (keep an eye out for it in your child's backpack)!

Spaghetti Dinner a HUGE Success

Congratulations to our 6th Grade students for providing an outstanding Spaghetti Dinner this past Saturday night! There was a great turn-out, the baskets were awesome, the food was excellent, and everyone did an amazing job of serving the guests! A special thank you to the parents of the 6th Grade students (6th Grade Committee and volunteers) who made the evening run as smoothly as it did. I'm sure you all were exhausted by the end of the evening, but it was certainly worth it! You all were fantastic and certainly showed your MOORE PRIDE!

Great job everyone...Spaghetti Dinner, a Moore tradition!

Lehigh Valley Kid's Race

Mark your calendars for the Lehigh Valley Kid's Race!!!!

What is it? A free fun run for kids ages 3-14

When is it? Saturday April 26th at 2:40 pm (You must register between 1:00-2:15pm!!!!)

Where is it? Hamilton and 9th street in Allentown

Why should we sign up? To promote a healthy lifestyle and introduced the sport of running. The school with the most children competing in the run will win $750 towards their Physical Education program!

Permission slips will be sent home March 31st and will be due back to Mrs. Valimont by April 9th.

Environmental Club Meeting on Tuesday

With the inclement weather today, and the threat of additional
inclement weather arriving later Tuesday and into Wednesday, the
Environmental Club meeting for Tuesday has been cancelled. If you know
of anyone involved in E.C. that does not view the blog or Facebook
page, please pass along this information.

We are unsure if Mad Science and Ski Club will cancel...we will have
to wait and see, unless I am informed this evening. As soon as I hear,
I will post the information on the blog and Facebook.

Yearbook News!

Do you have pictures from a Moore Event or Activity?  Email them to Mrs. Dalton  at daltone@nasdschools.org and they may be included in this year's yearbook.  Pictures need to be received by March 28th.  Thanks for your help!

Early Dismissal - Tuesday, January 21st

Due to inclement weather, the Northampton Area School District will have an early dismissal today.  Secondary schools will dismiss at10:00 AM and Elementary Schools will dismissal at 11:00 AM.

March of Dimes

Once again Moore Elementary School will be helping to raise money for the March of Dimes.  From February 3rd to February 7th, Moore Elementary will be collecting change to help support the March of Dimes and the work that they do to make sure all babies are born healthy.  The classroom that raises the most money for the March of Dimes will receive a special classroom party.  We are also encouraging students to wear purple on Friday, February 7th to show their support for healthy babies.  Thank you for your support of this worthwhile cause.

SKI CLUB CANCELLED FOR TODAY

ATTENTION SKI CLUB PARENTS...
Ski Club for Moore Elementary School students has been CANCELLED today due to poor weather. More information will be sent home with your students by the Ski Club advisors at a later date with regards to a make-up date.

Moore Spelling Bee Champion Crowned!

Moore Elementary School held their annual school Spelling Bee this afternoon, and we are proud to announce that our 2013-2014 winner is 5th Grade student Samuel Schoenen!  Sam survived a grueling competition that had fourteen students from Grades 5 and 6 go through 109 words until he was able to spell his winning word - logical - in the championship round.  Sam faced-off against 6th Grade winner Lois Krieger in the finals.

Congratulations to all of our classroom winners - Ryan A., Jordyn B., Milan L., Brandon M., Makayla N., Sam S., Cody S., and Isabella T. from 5th Grade...and Tyler A., Lois K., Logan M., Andrew S., Madalyn S., and Alyssa T. from 6th Grade!

We wish Sam the best of luck as he moves onto the next round - Moore Elementary is behind you 100%!

Samuel Schoenen - 5th Grade

Welcome Back #2

We will be welcoming back the students and staff for a second time this New Year, tomorrow! Just a friendly reminder that it will be a "B" day for students.

The January Specials calendar will be posted this week - just want to wait another day or two, just in case :-)

Stay safe and warm Moore Mountain Lions!

Toys for Tots - THANK YOU!

Moore Elementary School is excited to announce that our students, staff and families donated over 1,000 toys for the Toys for Tots drive!  This exceeded our expectations, and it is a testament to the caring spirit and warm hearts that we have here at Moore!

Thank you!