Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Newsletter tid bits

Picture Make-up Day is Monday, November 10th. Make-ups are for students who have a packet they did not like and will turn it in at the time they are called or for any student who has an envelope with money that missed picture day. Any student that does not have one or the other, will not be photographed.

Save the date...2008 Mark Twain Book Fair will be Monday, December 1st AND Tuesday December 2nd at the Barnes and Noble on W. Holcombe. There will be author readings, signings, magicians, clowns, stories read aloud, violin concerts, raffles, lectures, etc. I hope to see ya'll there!

Yearbooks from last year will be delivered by Thanksgiving. Good grief!

Tomorrow is early dismissal...12:30 pm.

I will be in leadership training all day on Friday. Bingo Night will be that evening at 6:00. It's a fun family event.

Student-Led Conferences are coming up! They will be on Wednesday, November 19th after school. In the red Tuesday folders today you will find time preferences...please choose the one that works best for your family and send it back ASAP. The conference is with your child…not me…and they will have an agenda to follow. This is very important to the kids, and gives you a rare glimpse (not really, if you follow our blog daily!) into their school day! It's the anecdote to "What did you do in school today?" "Nothing". You'll finally see what "nothing" means! We are busy all day long and the kids are proud to show off their “work.”

A quick note about the art planner…the kids are loving it! Be sure to ask them about what artist(s) they are learning about and the artwork they getting to know. I am really stressing to them that ANYTHING can be an influence when we are creating art.

I thought voting would be crazy at our school but I guess there were a lot of early voters! I was concerned about the possibility of a lot of strangers in the building...it was totally not a problem! I was even able to vote during my lunch break...not a single person in line!

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