Monroeton School Family Newsletter

Monroeton School Family Newsletter
November 2011
Issue #3
Events for Your
November
Calendar:
3
6:30 pm PTA Meeting
4
Ident-A-Kid
Spirit Day: Crazy
Sock Day
6
Day Light Savings:
fall back 1 hr.
7
12:30 pm Early
Release Day
End of Grading
Period
11
NO School: Happy
Veteran’s Day
14
5:30-7:30 pm Skate
Night
16
PAPA John’s Night
17
Monroeton Carousel
Night
5:00-5:45 pm Dinner
6:00-7:05 pm
Sessions
A Message from the Principal…
Back by positive feedback from parents who attended the event last year…we will
sponsor a Monroeton Parent Carousel Night: Take II on Thursday, November 17th.
Please be on the look out for more information and a registration form for you and your
family to complete and return to school. Plans are under way in order to offer parents
a variety of opportunities to choose two sessions to attend during the event on the
following topics: Reading Skills, Math Skills, New Common Core Curriculum, PBIS
(positive based intervention support program), AR (accelerator reader program), EOG
(end of grade assessments), childhood health, wellness, and obesity, and the world of
technology (social chats rooms, parental awareness, & use of technology to enhance
student learning). Many of these sessions will be facilitated by instructional support
staff within the Rockingham County School District along with Monroeton staff members.
We hope you will be able to take advantage of this opportunity. The children will be
entertained in the school’s gym while the parents attend the two sessions of their
choice.
November 17, 2011
5:00-5:45 pm Free Family Dinner (school’s cafeteria)
5:00-5:45 pm On Site Registration (you are encouraged to pre-register if
possible)
5:45-6:00 pm Drop children off in school’s gym for entertainment
6:00-6:30 pm Parent Session 1
6:35-7:05 pm Parent Session 2
7:05 pm Drawing for Wal-Mart Gift Cards
With the Thanksgiving season approaching, our staff is grateful to work with
such wonderful children, families, and community members in Monroeton. We
would like to take this opportunity to share with you how we give back to the
community. Each year, a grade level sponsors a community service project.
This year our kindergarten classes will sponsor a school-wide canned food drive
during the months of November and December. Be on the look out for
additional information. Our first graders will sponsor pen pals for local nursing
homes. In January, our second graders will sponsor a “St. Jude’s Math-a-thon.”
Third graders sponsored Red Ribbon Week for the school in October and our
fourth graders will sponsor a Cystic Fibrosis Drive in the spring. Our fifth
graders sponsor Red Cross Blood Drives and Mr. Wray will sponsor a school wide
“Jump Rope for Heart” campaign in February. Our staff also contributes to and
sponsors an annually drive for United Way, Angel Tree Program, and Relay for
Life Campaign. We hope that by involving our children and families in most of
these initiatives, we can give back to the community as we all continue to give
thanks for the wonderful resources and opportunities our children are provided
at Monroeton Elementary School.
If you ever have questions or concerns, please feel free to call, stop in, or
email me at [email protected].
“Whatever It Takes, Our Kids Are Worth It”
Mrs. Robin Finberg
More Monroeton School Family News on the Back…
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November Monroeton School Family Newsletter
MNRT Happenings:
21
Report Cards
23-25
No School: Happy
Thanksgiving
Upcoming
December
Events
1
2
5-9
12
14
21
6:00 pm PTA
Tree Lighting
Ceremony
Spirit Day: PJs
PTA Holiday
Shop
Skate Night
PAPA Johns
Last Day for AR
12:30 pm Early
Release Day
Dec. 22Jan. 2 No
School:
Holiday Break
Jan. 3
Teacher Workday
Jan. 4
Students Return from
Break
Whatever It Takes, Our
Kids Are Worth It.
We hope you will be able to come out
and support your PTA on Thursday,
November 3, 2011 at 6:00 pm in the
school’s media center. So far this year,
the PTA, with the wonderful support of
the Monroeton parents, volunteers, and
community, have sponsored the Family
Campfire Event, the Fire Safety Day for
4th and 5th graders this year, and the
awesome Trunk-or-Treat Event. During
this event you will hear about other
upcoming events such as how you can
get involved in the annual PTA Holiday
Shop and many other activities and
events the PTA is planning for the
children this year. We hope you will be
able to join us.
Mustang News:
On behalf of Monroeton’s Student
Council, thank you to everyone
who came out to donate blood
during our fall blood drive on
October 24th. The student
council exceeded their goal and
collected 33 pints to help our
community.
Thank you to everyone who
supported our fall book fair. We
had a great turn out for the family
book fair/PTA night as well as the
grandparent’s morning.
Congratulations to Katie
Manspile, Dequan Koger, Megan
Combs, and Clay Anderson for
winning the drawing for free
books.
Our first PAPA John’s Night was a
great success. Congratulations to
Ms. Toby’s and Mrs. Lineberry’s
classes for having the highest
percentage of items sold during
the September and October night
who celebrated with a FREE PIZZA
PARTY!
We had a great turn out at our school skate
night on Oct. 10th. Congratulations to the
following sock and/or skate race winners or
contests: Thomas Blackstock, Renee
Springs, Casey Wilson, Taylor Revis, Paul
Barker, Conner Bridges, and Seth Martin.
Ms. Carter’s class had the highest
percentage of students in attendance and
received free skate passes. Our next school
skate night is November 14th from 5:30-7:30
pm at the Roll-a-Bout in Eden.
Monroeton Elementary offers a variety of
student recognition programs through out
the year. Classes are earning Mustang Notes
daily for showing their P.R.I.D.E. Ask your
child about this new recognition program we
have started this year through PBIS and what
PRIDE stands for. Last month several classes
collected 50 or more notes and earned a
special treat with Mrs. Finberg and Mrs.
Reavis. Congratulations to the following
classes for consistently showing their Mustang
PRIDE: Mrs. Wray, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs.
Winters, Mrs. Rideout, and Mrs. Wheless’
classes.
We also kicked off our “Bus Bucks” program
on Monday, October 24, 2011. When students
show their Mustang PRIDE each day they can
earn a “bus buck”. The more “bucks” they
earn through out the year, the more prizes
they will receive. Please continue to
encourage your bus rider to help keep the
school bus safe.
Students and homerooms are also recognized
for having the highest percentage of
students in attendance each month with a
classroom Mustang trophy. The class with
the highest percentage out of the entire
school gets to proudly hang the school’s
attendance banner and individual students
are recognized each six week grading period
and have a chance to win some really cool
prizes! Congratulations to the following
classes who were the winners for the month
of August and September: Mrs. Barham,
Mrs. Lineberry, Mrs. Ireland, Mrs. Hughes,
Ms. Archibald, Ms. Carter, Mrs. Powell, Mrs.
Costenaro, Ms. Aycock, and Ms. Haynes.
Congratulations to the following students
whose names were drawn for prizes during
the attendance and honor roll assembly held
on October 7, 2011: Brooke Fleming,
Stephen Southern, Diamond Martin, James
Jones, Alexis Herbin, Justice Seely, Austin
Pinnix, and Bryon Shelton.
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