"P" is for Pumpkin!

The Annual Fall Fest was a big success. A big thank you to all the parents, volunteers, committees and classrooms who worked so hard this year. Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Noack and Mrs. McDonald put in so much extra time they deserve a big thank you from our class.

We have been very busy in our classroom. After we finished learning about Fire safety, we jumped right into Fall Fun. On Friday we went into Mrs. Bonura's class to learn about pumpkins! We talked about Pumpkin Pulp and "P" is for pumpkin before we cut into the class pumpkin and all had a turn to check in out. Please look at the "P" pumpkin photo album to see for yourself.

This week we have school on Monday and Wednesday. Friday is parent/teacher conferences. The schedule is posted on the door to our classroom. We will be running on a very tight schedule. Please try to come on time and remember we have approximately 20 minutes to talk. If anyone feels they need more time, I can schedule an additional afterschool conference.

Here are some notes and reminders:

1) Please don’t forget to send in your Box Tops. The class that summits the most box tops by Oct 23rd will receive a pizza Party. The money St Matthews earns from the box tops will go to our teachers’ continuous education fund. What a great way to give back to our teachers! Visit http://www.boxtops4education.com/ to earn more points for our school.

2) Book Fair: Erin Brook and Heather Hardeman presented information about our Book Fair. It will happen November 2nd thru 5th. Teacher wish lists for their classrooms will be posted at the Book Fair. This book fair will raise money to purchase books for our new library!

3) Parent Education Seminars: Danette Koebele will be sending out information soon about our next seminar. She hopes to have an Introduction to Love and Logic session at the end of the month.

4) Mentoring: St. Matthew’s has started a new program for new families to St. Matthew’s. If there are any new parents that would like to have mentor family, please get in contact with Missy Ward.

5) Golf Tournament: Our golf tournament will happen Monday, November 9th at Lost Creek Country Club. Tee-off will happen at noon. We are definitely in need of golfers and sponsors. It will be $125 to golf per person, which includes a goody bag and pizza lunch. It costs $500 to sponsor a hole for this tournament. Please see Paul Huggins at Fall Festival (he will have a table) if you have any questions about this event. The funds from this program will go toward our financial aid program.

6) Our Next Parent Council Meeting will be November 12th. Everyone is invited to attend!