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Reading Workshop

Middle School Fundraiser

Recycle Products

Remember—you can turn your trash into cash for our school!!!!!

Empty inkjet printer cartridges can be turned into cash. Have your student bring them in—we will recycle them and your student will get his/her name in a drawing!!

Box Tops for Education—be sure and clip those box tops. Your students teacher has a special place for them in your room!!

Cell phone—we take them too!!! We will take them off your hands and receive cash for our school.

Preparing Students for Success In A Changing World by

· Fostering a secure and caring environment

· Advocating life-long learning

· Challenging student to maximize their potential

· Promoting responsibility

· Building positive relationships

· Valuing individual differences

January 17	NO SCHOOL—Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 18	Boys Basketball @ Coulee City vs Lind/Ritzville
January 20	Boys Basketball @ Wilbur
January 24	Boys Basketball @ Almira vs Lamont/Harrington
January 27	Author Day w/ Corinne Isaak
January 31	Boys Basketball @ Reardan

Text Box: ENRICHMENT CLASSES Although we do not have a music teacher in our school on a regular basis, we are fortunate to have a music teacher in our community who has agreed to offer a series of music classes through our after-school enrichment program. Denise Jordan graduated from college in November and is now a certified music teacher. Ms. Jordan will be teaching two enrichment programs starting

Text Box: corresponds to a musical that students will perform for friends and family also about the middle of May. More information will be sent home with students as we approach the time for classes to start. There will be no cost for students, and all who are interested are encouraged to participate.

Text Box: READING WORKSHOP Reading workshop volunteers are needed. Tutors are needed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and/or Thursdays in half hour sessions from 12:30-1:30 PM. Any session or day commitment would be appreciated. If you like children’s books or enjoy being a special friend to a student, please call 632-5231 to volunteer to make a difference. If you have questions or want to see what is involved with the program, please give us a call. FROM THE 4th GRADE The 4th grade class voted to forego the traditional gift exchange and bought small gifts to send to needy children through the “Operation Christmas Child” program. Instead of bringing a gift for a classmate, each student brought a small, unwrapped gift. These were placed in an appropriate “girl” or “boy” shoebox until the boxes were full. Then, they were sent to Operation Christmas Child for distribution to boys and girls around the world

Text Box: LITERACY CELEBRATION Thursday, January 27, 2004 Thursday, January 27, Corinne Isaak, our local author of two published books, and others interested in children’s literature will be here to lead an assembly and kick off our Family Literacy Day/Night. The first event will be a 45-minute K-8 assembly in the gym. Next, similar grade level classes will be combined to participate in small workshops. There will also be a concluding assembly during the last 15 minutes of the day. That evening, children and their families will be invited to school to attend an evening of reading, storytelling, and other literacy activities. Make plans to join us for our Family Literacy Program.

in February. One for grades kindergarten through third grade, will be held on Wednesdays from 3:00 until 4:00 PM and will conclude with an evening performance for friends and family about the middle of May.

The second program will be for students in grades 4 through 8. Classes will be held on Mondays from 3:00 until 4:30 PM and will focus upon music theory and/or rhythm reading and jazz history that