Volume 6, Issue 6                 Grayside Elementary School                 February 2008

                             (608) 847-5616, Press 2

Lunch Account Update

Meal prices for students in grades 3-5 are listed below.  Please deposit money in your family lunch account when your balance is low.  Costs for this month are as follows:

 

Milk        20 days x $  .40 = $  8.00

Breakfast    20 days x $1.35 = $27.00

Lunch      20 days x $2.10 = $42.00

 

Total = $77.00

 

Book Fair

Our LMC will sponsor another book fair in conjunction with parent-teacher conferences January 31 and February 5.  Our profits will be focused on new audiovisual equipment and books for our building.  The fair will arrive January 28 and run through February 8.  Many thanks to our devoted volunteers, Lois Lawton and Pam McGinley, who make the book fair possible!

 

Homework Club

Beginning Tuesday, February 5, Homework Club, which is currently offered on Wednesday evenings after school, will move to Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30 PM, to make it available to more students.  This program is designed to assist students of all ability levels with their daily homework.  Students not currently signed up for Homework Club may do so on February 5 during parent-teacher conferences.  Mrs. Murphy, our district reading specialist, will have permission slips in room A02.  If you would like your child to participate in this program at any point during the year, we must have signed permission from the parent or guardian.  Please contact Mrs. Murphy at extension 2228 if you have any questions about this program or would like a permission slip sent home with your child.

Upcoming Events

February

  4-PTC Meeting, 6:00 in Grayside Commons

  5-Donuts for Dads, 7:00-8:00 AM 

  5-Homework Club, 3:30-4:30

  5-Parent-Teacher Conferences, 4:00-7:00

11-Butter Braid Sale Begins

12-Homework Club, 3:30-4:30

18-School Board Meeting

19-Homework Club, 3:30-4:30

21-PTC Winter Carnival, 5:00-8:00

22-NO SCHOOL, Teacher In-service Day

26-Third Grade Invention Fair

26-Homework Club, 3:30-4:30

 

From the Principal

January was quite the weather adventure. As we head into February thoughts of warmer weather start creeping into my mind. We have been busy here at Grayside. We just completed our winter MAP testing. It is so nice to see growth in the children. The year is half over and we have lots to do before the summer break. I hope those of you who attend  conferences find them to be informative and helpful. I want to thank all of you for supporting your children in their education. Learning is much more successful if we are partners. I also hope all the moms and grandmas or aunts that attended Muffins for Moms had a good time. We are looking forward to Donuts with Dads on the 5th of February.

 

On January 28 we recognized 84 students with perfect attendance for the second quarter. That is awesome!  We will recognize students with perfect attendance again at the end of the third quarter.  If your child is unable to come to school, please call to let us know.

 

Have a great February!     

                    Cathy Wenzel