Elkton Elementary School Newsletter October/November 2010 FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK We have been in school over six weeks, and we are quickly closing in on the first 9 weeks!! Here are some interesting happenings for October and the early part of November:
I want to extend a huge thanks to Mike Davis, the Cline Energy Company and Exxon Mobil for their generous donation of $750.00. We will be using this money to buy a couple of ipads and Apps for classroom use. We appreciate all their support for our math/science and technology departments. Thanks Cline Oil and Exxon Mobil!
We appreciate everyone who helps in the picking up and dropping off of the students in the mornings and afternoons. I do want to remind folks NOT to drop students off at the school BEFORE 8 a.m.!! Thanks again for everyone's help with this matter. PROJECT READ (volunteers needed) We will again be doing "Project Read" this year at EES. This is where the community volunteers come in and read to selected students from 8:00-8:30 a.m. every Tuesday. If you are interested in being part of this Tuesday program, please call Mrs. Sally Brown 298-1511. We thank all our volunteers! THIRD GRADE PERFORMANCE On Monday, Oct. 18, 2010 the Third graders will be performing the program "Oral Traditions". The performance will be at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. There will be a short PTA meeting preceding the performance. This should be a good time for all. Come join us!BOOK FAIR The Elkton Elementary School Book Fair will be held Oct. 18-22 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. It will open from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 18th before the third grade performance. Come support the Book Fair!! The Book Fair will close at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 22, 2010. REPORT CARDS The end of the first marking period is Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010. Report cards will be issued electronically and go home in paper form on Friday, Nov. 5, 2010. Hopefully you can access the report cards, attendance, grades, etc. through your PowerSchool account. If you have any problems with the PowerSchool account, please call Beverly Lam at 298-1511. RED RIBBON ASSEMBLY There will be a Red Ribbon Week assembly on Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. This is an assembly encouraging students to "Just Say No" to drugs. It is from 8:45-9:30 a.m. for K & 1st graders, 9:30-10:20 a.m. for 2nd & 3rd graders, and 10:20-11:00 a.m., for 4th & 5th graders. We thank the PTA for sponsoring this event. MAKE UP SCHOOL PICTURES Picture make up day will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010 in the gym. We will also be doing clubs and class pictures for the yearbook on that day. So everyone should smile and look nice! IDENT-A-KID The Ident-A-Kid Services of America will be at EES on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2010. This is a program where students get an ID card made for identification purposes. There is a $7.00 fee. This is a totally optional program. More information will be coming home closer to the event. PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE DAY Parent/Teacher Conference Day will be held on Monday, Nov. 1, 2010 from 12-7:00 p.m. We look forward to seeing you at school! "YOUR DAY AT SCHOOL, FOR PARENTS" Our Nov. 2, 1010, RCPS will be offering in-service for parents at East Rockingham High School. More information and how to register are on the Rockingham County Public Schools website at www.rockingham.k12.va.us. We hope you can join us! TEACHER WORKDAY Friday, October 29, 2010 is a teacher workday. There is NO school for students! NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK October 11-15, 2010 is National Lunch Week. We hope you can join us in the cafeteria. Eat lunch and help us celebrate the school lunch program! FINAL THOUGHT By working together, we can give children the best of all worlds. It is going to be a fabulous year. See you in school! Ed Powell, Principal
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