Nutcracker Reminders from Fine Arts

Students will be performing the Nutcracker during school on Monday, December 6th and during the evening on Tuesday, December 7th.

Monday (12/6/10) performances:
8:30 a.m. and 9:20ish a.m.
Parents, please do not take pictures during or after either of these performances.

Tuesday (12/7/10) evening performance: 7:00 p.m. following PTA meeting which begins at 6:30.
Please no pictures during the performance.

Monday morning:
All students should report to their assigned dressing rooms at 7:45 a.m. with hair already done.
Tuesday evening:
All students should report to their assigned dressing rooms at 6:15 p.m. with hair already done.

Following the evening performance parents are welcome to take pictures.
All students will need to change back into their street clothes and turn in their costume and props before being
served refreshments.

Cesar Rincon is filming on Monday morning and the DVD’s are available for purchase. Order blanks were sent home this week.
Please return those by Wednesday, Dec. 8th so that the orders can be delivered before we go home for winter holiday.

The children have been working hard and are excited to perform next week.
A special thanks to Karen Miller and Molly Hermes for heading up and doing so much of the “foot work” behind the scenes with costuming and staging!!! Thanks to their wonderful crew for decorating the cafeteria with the handiwork of the 4th grade students.

It truly takes a community to put on a show of this caliber! Thanks to ALL!

Lunch

We have students with life threatening food restrictions that need respect and monitoring. Elementary Student and Parent Handbook states, “State and Federal regulations prohibit meals and snacks provided by parents/guardians from being shared with classmates during lunch.” In other words, you can bring lunch to school for your own child but not for any other students even if you have parent permission. It is a safety issue, but it also causes hurt feelings when all the other children are excluded. Thank you, in advance, for following this rule.

Supplies Needed

Parents,
We are collecting a couple of things for upcoming projects. We need 2 Liter bottles (we are not sure if our project will work with the new Coke bottles- other brands are ok, but please remove the label) and colored comics (from the Sunday paper). Please help us "reuse" these resources at school. We need the bottles in January and the Color Comics by November 22nd.

Thanks!

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Talent Show

The 4th Grade Talent Show is TODAY, 11/3 @ 2:00.

Sack Lunches on 11/2/10

Election Day Sack Lunch Menu

Chicken Sandwich
Sandwich Trimmings
Baby Carrots
Fresh Apple
Cookie (Chocolate Chip)
Choice of 1% unflavored, fat free unflavored or chocolate Milk
Straw, napkin, Ketchup, Mustard, Mayonnaise and Ranch Dressing included in sack lunch bag