October 18, 2007

Notes from Ms. Heffron

October 18, 2007

Bay Ball: Thank you to all who have donated to the Bay Ball Baskets! If you would still like to contribute please do so by bringing in a check (to the office) payable to WFB Public Education Foundation. Some of the basket themes will be combined due to a decrease in contributions. The last day to make a donation is Monday, October 22^nd. If you have any questions please call Chris Armstrong at 964-5584.

Art cardboard: Thanks parents and students for helping the art department recycle and create a lesson out of cereal type boxes! The boxes have been collected and the lesson is underway, so we no longer are in need of this type of material. Thank you so much for all your collections and support! Sincerely, Mrs. Purney

Halloween: The school wide program and individual classroom parties will be held on October 24^th. Any costumes should be safe (no face covering masks or other things that make it difficult for students to move about) and appropriate for all to see, including our youngest students. This means no guts or gore. Weapons of any kind, even as part of costume, are not permitted. The parade across the playground will take place around 2:30. Because of space constraints, parents are not invited to the assembly.

Testing: On various dates from October 29^th through November 16^th students in 3^rd-5^th grades will be taking the state required/federally mandated WKCE standardized test. Even if your children are not in these grades, you can help us have the best conditions for testing by being quiet in the halls if you are here. Also, it is very helpful to have all students and younger siblings stay away from the slope and windows in the front of the school from 8:15-3:15 as students in these classrooms will be participating in the testing. This also pertains to younger siblings with parents waiting for Kindergarten drop off and pick up. We'd also appreciate extra help with keeping younger siblings quiet in and around the building during the weeks of testing. Thanks for your help with this.