Book Fair

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Dear Parents (and Grandparents),

The PTO is looking for volunteers to help with the upcoming Book Fair.

We are seeking volunteers to help students browse and purchase books on March 21^st, 22^nd, 25^th, 26^th, 27^th, and 28^th from 11:30am-3:00pm. The Book Fair will be set-up in the Library and students will come down with their entire class - - so the more volunteers we have to help, the smoother it will go. If you’d be willing to help out for an afternoon (or partial afternoon) please let us know.

We are also extending our hours on Thursday March 21^st & Thursday March 28^th from 3:00-6:00so that families & community members can browse and shop. We are looking for volunteers to run the fair during these extended hours as well.

If you would be willing to help out with the Book Fair, please contact Sherry Brinks at sherrybrinks@gmail.com (825-2021/884-9566) or LeighAnn Sikkema at lasikkema@mcbain.org(825-8041).

Thanks for supporting your PTO.

4th Grade Update

We are switching up our Reading group.  We used to have our homeroom students.  Now we have looked at a half year of data and had determined we can better meet the needs of all students by switching things up.  You will get a letter home this week telling what reading group you child will be in.

I'm scheduling our box top pizza party for this Friday, January 25.  Students can bring in their own  personal drink.  This will be inplace of our school lunch.

Report cards come home on Friday, January 25.

Middle school girl's basketball.  Mr Devos is keeping stats on his ipad.  These stats can be uploaded to a website.  If you e-mail me I will share the link with you.

Middle School Girls Basketball

Dress up for school on game days.  7th grade be at the school and dressed in your uniforms and ready to go at 5:30pm.  8th grade be to the game by the start of the 7th grade game 6:00pm.  Sit as a team and watch the game.  Talk about what you would do in the game situations. No wandering around.

Coach Fredin

Thank You

I wanted to thank you for an awesome Christmas Party.  It was definitely worth the wait.  It was a very good party with lots of healthy foods... with a nice touch of goodies.  Thank you for the gifts that were given.  We had a good time playing games and opening presents.

Happy New Year!

I just received an e-mail from Mr. Smith and he has directed the elementary teachers to have our Christmas party on Friday, January 4, 2013. The parties will start after lunch. I know the students hated having to miss school on Thursday. This is just a good lesson in patience. We will still do a gift exchange game. So boys bring a gift labeled "boy" and girls bring a gift labeled "girl." The food list is still on my blog.

Box top update: I'm so impressed with how many box top and Campbell points we turned in. We were asking neighbors, relatives, high school teachers with out kids in the elementary, para-pros, librarians, etc. We raised an amazing 8000 + labels. The only problem is that was 90 labels short of first place. I can't believe it.... second place again! The good news for the students is that the PTO is still awarding a pizza party for second place because of the massive amounts of labels turned in. So good job class. Thank you parents for putting up with my campaigning for these labels. Just remember there is a second semester competition too. So keep them coming in.

Have a safe and happy New Year.

Mr. Fredin

Christmas Party

The Christmas party is going to be held on Thursday, December 20, 2012, in the afternoon, with the gift exchange game. A boy brings in a boy gift labeled to a boy, and a girl brings in a girl gift labeled to a girl. Please try to limit the price to $3.00-$5.00.

 

 After the gift exchange game we will have our food party. The following people have volunteered to bring in some items:

Special Treat-Dereck                                               

Special Treat-Kendra   
 Cucumbers-Emylee
Carrots-Alexis                      
2-liter drink-Kaiden
Veggie Dip-Tory                   
 2 liter drink-Gunner
Strawberries-Luke               
Pineapple-Paxton                                                       
Grapes-Justin                      
Fruit Dip- Logan                                                          
Plates & Napkin Kyle       
Cheese-Gwen                                                                         
Crackers- Tristan                
Forks and Knives Grayson             
Cups: ?                                              

 

We have 24 students and sometimes 4 adults so please try to provide enough.

 

On Friday, December 21, 2012 we have a Christmas sing along at 9:30 and then a movie afternoon.

 

Thank you for your support. Have a blessed Christmas and enjoy time with family.

 

 

Mr. Fredin

Christmas

IN THE NEAR FUTURE –December 10 @ 7:00 pm is the Elementary Christmas Concert, be here at 6:45 pm

Delayed Start December 17,

December 20 for afternoon Christmas parties, Boys bring in a boy gift labeled “boy” and girls bring in a girl gift labeled “girl”.  The party signup sheet for goodies is coming.

December 21 School Sing-a-Long @ 9:15 am in lunchroom, and videos in the afternoon. 

Box Tops.  We are so close but so far away.  We’ve invested so much we can’t turn back now.  We have 3750 box tops but that is 1061 behind 1^st place.   We are in 5^th place.  Wow! McBain parents have stepped up.  We have one week to go, let’s see what we can bring in.  Every 20 box tops puts your child’s name into the drawing for gift cards.  If we won our class would get a pizza party and 10,000 point to spend in the Campbell’s catalog for great things for the class.  I know there are grandparents and aunts and uncles that you could ask.  Please, please, please.

8^th Grade Buddies is a chance for us to read with an older student.  A note went home yesterday.

Progress reports are coming home today.  Please look for them.