Announcements 11-30-2017

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30th

STANDARD BREAKFASTS Monday- Cereal or Bagel Tuesday- Homemade Muffin or Bagel Wednesday- Breakfast Round or Bagel Thursday- Yogurt Meal or Bagel Friday- Cinnamon Bun or Bagel

SNACKS - PLUMS FOR THURSDAY Plum is rich source of vitamins C and K and dietary fibers. Sugar content depends on the variety. Plums can be used raw or in the form of juices, jellies, marmalades and cakes. Dried plums are known as prunes. They are often consumed during the winter, when fresh fruit is not available. Reference: http://www.softschools.com/facts/plants/plum_facts/667/

LUNCH

EXPECTED RECESS WEATHER Dress warmly and head outside for recess. The recess shed will be open. Again, please return all equipment to the recess shed when your recess time is over.  Thank you.

IMPORTANT DATES NOVEMBER Students and Staff: Drama Performance - Pirates Past Noon Thursday, November 30th.  9:30 to 10:30 am. Location: Large Gym DECEMBER Everyone: Drama Performance - Pirates Past Noon Friday, December 1st.  6:00 to 7:00 pm. Location: Large Gym Everyone: Walking Wednesday (Weather Dependent) Wednesday, December 6th. Location: from all over the city. Link to Map and Times Everyone: Day of Code Thursday, December 7th. 7:30 to 2:55 pm. Locations: School-Wide PCC Meeting Thursday, December 7th. 6:00 to 7:30 pm. Location: Professional Library. School Mall: December 14th. 4:00 to 6:00 pm.  Locations: School-Wide

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING OPEN DOORS: (this is the first week of Session 2) Thursday - Winter Ecology, Kids Cooking, Homework Club Friday - Drama student cast party and play preparation (come to cafeteria as usual) ATHLETICS: Thursday (11/30) 5-8 Cheer, 3:00-4:30 (small gym) 5/6 Girls Basketball, 4:30-5:45 (large gym) 7/8 Grade Girls Basketball, 5:30-7:00 (small gym) 7th Grade Boys Basketball, 5:45-7:00 (large gym) 8th Grade Boys Basketball, 7:00-8:15 (large gym) Friday (12/1) NO PRACTICES because of the 2nd-4th grade performance of Pirates past noon (6-7 p.m., free admission) 7/8 Girls will NOT practice on 12/1 Students who need to take the late bus must register for it before 12:00 noon - there is no late bus on Fridays. Please contact Alisha Sawyer with any questions or for more information. asawyer@maplerun.org.

BAND There will be only 2 music lessons with Mr. Mehaffey this morning, before the musical. Lionel has a lesson at 8 and Ella Poston at 8:30. Violins have lessons after lunch, normally, and Connor has cello at 1. Full Orchestra is this afternoon at 2. All beginning cellos have their lessons together today at 2:50.

EVENTS OR NOTICES OPERATION HAPPINESS Please help our school reach its goal of 1,500 food items by bringing in a can or non-perishable food item. Look for the collection box in your community. Non-perishable food items: pasta canned vegetables and fruit pasta pasta sauce cereal baby food soup pre-made meals gravy baking mixes ROCKS ON THE SLEDDING HILL We will soon be able to use the snow tubes. It will be very helpful if you can pick up any rocks you see on the sledding hill and return them to the pathway edges. These rocks will damage the bottom of our snow tubes if left on the hill. Thank you.

PICTURES AND REPORTS 7th and 8th GRADE  THROWBACK THURSDAY PICTURES Everyone has grown up so much since these pictures were taken.

NORMAL SCHOOL HOURS

3 & 4-year-old Pre-K students Session 1. 8:00 A.M. - 10:45 A.M. Session 2. 11:15 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.

Full Pre-K (4-year-olds) and Kindergarten 8:00 A.M - 2:00 P.M.

1st - 8th Grade 7:30 A.M - 2:50 P.M.

Half Day School Hours are 7:30 A.M. - 10:50 A.M.