Appreciation...Learning, Volunteers, Blankets & Conferences

Dear Families,

This week we are learning about North Carolina’s government, Constitution, and the election, writing critiques on narrative stories, and researching animals and animal behaviors.

Please allow us to extend a huge thank you to everyone who volunteered time, food, supplies, and/or attended last Thursday night’s dinner theatre. The children were well-prepared and charmingly entertained us, the food was delicious, and the performance was well-attended. We raised $1381.72 for the end-of-year 6^th grade trip. Special thanks to Margaret Heifferon who coordinated our volunteers, Lisa and Greg Barmer who organized the kitchen, stage and tables set-up, and sound system at First Baptist Church, and to Michele Rhem and her son, Christian, who provided violin and guitar interludes during the plays.

Over the next few weeks, the children will be sewing baby blankets for Beaufort County Hospital as our Thanksgiving project. If you have fleecy fabric or appropriate “baby” print (36”x36”), please send it in by your student. Also, if you are a seamstress (very basic sewing needed) and are available to volunteer, please let us know. Thanks!

Thank you all for participating in the coat/blanket drive for the victims of Superstorm Sandy. As reported in our note home earlier this week, a former student from our class and current middle schooler, McKenna Castellow, invited us to participate in this effort. Her father will be leaving tomorrow, Friday, for New Jersey as part of Coast Guard Relief and will actually transport the items with his team. We wish the Relief Team well and again, to you all, thank you!

We appreciate the opportunity to meet with you this week during parent conferences. As always, thank you for everything you do for the children,

Amy and Darla

Heads Up:

Mon-Fri (11-5 to 11-9): parent-teacher conferences

Mon, 11-5: $3.75 due for Friday’s hot lunch

Wed, 11-7  MPTO meeting at 3:45 in the middle school

Thurs, 11-8: Community meeting at 6:45 p.m.

Fri, 11-9: Baked potato hot lunch (9-12 sponsored)

Mon, 11-12: Veterans’ Day—no school

Tues, 11-13: Barnes and Nobles book fair