Author: nickeld

Weekly schedule—November 23-27, 2009
Bus duty: Mrs. Jody schmidt

Volume 13, issue 11

COMING:
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 10:15 3rd Grade Grandparent Day
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 NO SCHOOL
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26 Thanksgiving Vacation
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Thanksgiving Vacation

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

UPCOMING EVENTS:
▪Nov. 24—3rd Grade Grandparent Day, beginning at 10:15 a.m. Please let Mr. Wiens know the number of grandparents coming. Grandparents should check in at the office when they arrive and pay $2.85 for their meal.
▪November 25—NO School. Students and Staff will be awarded to a Reward Day for high achievement in Kansas Assessment scores last year.
▪December 15, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. The GES will have their Christmas program. Please note that the 5th grade band will play at this concert, NOT at the November 24 JR HI Concert.
SCHOOL NEWS:
▪H1N1 immunization will be offered later in December for the 2nd dose for children 9 years old and younger. There may also be an opportunity for those who didn’t get the immunization the first time, to receive one. We will let you know the exact date the first week of December.
▪Check our voice mail to keep up to date with GES news and changes caused by weather, 367-2818. Website: USD411.org.
COMMUNITY NEWS:
▪Christmas Giving Tree is back. The Goessel Ministerial Alliance and the Crossroads Credit Union are again sponsoring a "Christmas Giving Tree". They would like to ask all parents who feel they could use a little help with Christmas expenses to fill out an application. Applications are available at the Goessel, Tabor and Alexanderwhol Mennonite Churches, the Citizens State Bank, Crossroads Credit Union and the school office. Applications need to be turned in by Friday, December 11 to any of the churches or in a sealed envelope marked "Christmas Giving Tree" at the Crossroads Credit Union. The names of the children will not be on the tag.
PTO NEWS:
▪December 2-11—PTO Food Drive.
▪If you have not picked up your Cookbook(s), please pick up from the school office. There are a few extras if you want to purchase more.
▪Continue to collect
Boxtops.
People don’t know how much you know until they know how much you care.. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Kindergarteners
enjoy learning in the classroom with Teddy Bear activities.

Accelerated Reader Store —Students who gather points from reading and taking AR tests can redeem their points.

4th Grade Field Trip to Lawrence and Topeka