ANOTHER BUSY WEEK

Wow! What a week. The book fair/ice cream social was a wonderful success. The PTO put together a terrific evening and fun was had by all!!!

Today I ate lunch with 1st and 2nd graders who celebrated September birthdays. It sounds like they all had great birthdays or have fun parties planned for this weekend. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all of you!

Please remember that Tuesday is the final turn-in day for magazine orders. This is the largest fund raiser for our district so please contribute in anyway that you can.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!!

FALL BOOK FAIR / ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Our Fall Book Fair and Ice Cream Social will take place TOMORROW, Wednesday, September 26th from 6:30 - 8:00. PTO will have Ide Gear available for purchase. Please come out and support this fundraising event!!!

Also, our 1st magazine turn-in day was a success. Remember our next turn-in day is Thursday, September 27th. So please SELL SELL SELL!!!!

FUN FRIDAY

Last Friday I ate lunch with the students who had birthdays in August. A fun time was had by all!!! This coming Friday I will be celebrating with the September birthdays. Invitations will be sent home today. When participating in a birthday lunch please send a "peanut free" lunch.

A little sad news. Those of you who have had 2nd graders in the past may remember our May bake sale which was a fundraiser for Retired Greyhounds as Pets (REGAP). A representative of REGAP always came to do an assembly at which we presented them with a check. On that day my greyhound, Dotty, would spend the day with the students. This past weekend Dotty passed away. She was a sweet dog and wonderful REGAP spokes"dog". I just want to thank all of you who participated in the bake sale in anyway. It meant a lot to me and the greyhounds you helped!

THIS WEEK'S EVENTS

Tomorrow is School Picture Day here at Elizabeth Ide. Classes will be having their pictures taken at various times throughout the day. Please make sure your students are dressed the way you'd like them to be for pictures when you send them to school.

Don't forget our Magazine Drive!!! Have fun shopping this weekend - our first turn in day is Tuesday the 25th!

Friday I will be eating lunch with first and second graders who celebrated their birthdays in August. If you're student is participating please make sure you send them with a peanut free lunch!!!

EARLY DISMISSAL

Good Morning! Just a reminder that today, Tuesday, September 18th, is an early dismissal day. Bus students will be leave at noon, while pick-up students may be picked up at 12:10.

Also, please remember that Thursday, September 20th is picture day.

END OF WEEK 3

Tonight's 2nd grade curriculum night went very well! Thank you to both the teachers and parents for making this event such a success.

I will be out of the office at a workshop on Thursday and Friday, but will be checking my emails if anyone needs to reach me. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend after a very busy week!

2ND GRADE CURRICULUM NIGHT

Last night's 1st grade curriculum night was terrific. Thank you to both the teachers and parents for making this event such a success.

I would like to invite all second grade parents to attend the 2nd Grade Curriculum Night this evening, Wednesday, September 12th. This will be an informative event that will give you a better understanding of your child's daily routine and what is expected in second grade. Curriculum Night is for PARENTS ONLY, begins at 6:30 and will last about an hour. I look forward to seeing all of you this evening!

1ST GRADE CURRICULUM NIGHT

Last night's kindergarten curriculum night was a success. I would like to thank all of the teachers and parents who participated in this wonderful evening!

I would like to invite all first grade parents to attend the 1st Grade Curriculum Night this evening, Tuesday, September 11th. This will be an informative event that will give you a better understanding of your child's daily routine and what is expected in first grade. Curriculum Night is for PARENTS ONLY, begins at 6:30 and will last about an hour. I look forward to seeing all of you this evening!

KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM NIGHT

I would like to invite all kindergarten parents to attend Kindergarten Curriculum Night this evening, Monday, September 10th. This will be an informative event that will give you a better understanding of your child's daily routine and what is expected in kindergarten. Curriculum Night is for PARENTS ONLY, begins at 6:30 and will last about an hour. I look forward to meeting all of you this evening!

NEWS FROM WEEK 2

After returning from a long weekend, the staff and students were refreshed and ready to go!!!

I was able to read to more classes this week and will visit all of the classrooms at least once by the end of September.

Wednesday we had an assembly from The Kids on the Block which focused on the differences in people, accepting others and how bullying hurts others. All grade levels were able to attend and learn some valuable life lessons.

Next week we have our 3 Curriculum Nights. The purpose of these evenings is to introduce you to the daily life of your students and what they will be learning this year. Teachers explain the day to day routines of the classroom and their classroom procedures. These evenings are very informative and I highly recommend attending. All three evenings begin in the gymnasium at 6:30. Kindergarten takes place on Monday the 10th; 1st Grade takes place on Tuesday the 11th ; and 2nd Grade takes place on Wednesday the 12th.

Have a great weekend and I hope to see you all next week!