Take a look inside your student's Friday Folder tonight. Inside you will find a note from your child's teacher with your conference date and time. If for some reason your time will not work, please email your child's teacher.
United Way Week 2013 - October 14-18th
Monstrous Monday - October 14:Let's bring in some Monstrous money donations to help the United Way of Greater Kansas City today! The class that brings in the most donations will win an extra 1/2 hour recess this week! Also, there will be "Black Cats" on a silent auction all this week! We have some cute kittens donated to us that are looking for a good home. For a donation to United WAy, one of these baby kittens could be yours to take home on Friday after school as long as parents give permission! You will receive a phone call on Thursday night if you are a lucky winner!
Trick-or-Treat Tuesday - October 15: A Pop Shop and Candy Corner will be set-up today at recess. Bring your $1.00 donations and get a Fun Treat! You can also guess the weight of the donated pumpkin from Carolyn's Pumpkin Patch for a .50 donation. If you're the closest to guess the actual weight, you will win the pumpkin and a pizza party! 2nd and 3rd place will win a pizza party too!
Wizardly Wednesday - October 16: Are you someone who is extremely skilled at creating things? If so, you can enter the homemade pumpkin decorating contest! Be as creative as you'd like to make/build your own pumpkin (paper, clay, etc. - however you want to create it.) Bring your pumpkin to the office by 9:00 today. Staff members will vote for the top three pumpkins from each grade level to be put in the finals round at recess today. The pumpkins can then be voted on for a .50 donation by all of your Doniphan peers and staff members. The winner from each grade level will win a pizza party and if you vote for the winning pumpkin, you will win a treat too!
Thrilling Thursday - October 17: It's going to be a "Thriller" of a day! A staff constume parade will start at 8:45 a.m. Lollipops will be on sale in the morning and at recess today - $1.00 each. Voting for your favorite Staff Costume will be at recess too. (.50 per vote - vote as many times as you'd like.) If the staff member you vote for wins you will win a treat too!
Freaky Friday and Parent Night Out - October 18: Kids - Wear your must unusual colthing/hairstyle to school today. Parents - You can dontate and participate in leaving your kids at school tonight until 6:00pm to enjoy a Parents Night Out! This event will be supervised by staff members. The cost for the evening is $10.00 for the first K-5 child and $5.00 for each additional K-5 child. Snacks, drinks, music and a movie (Monsters, Inc.) will be provided. Please sign-up by Thursday, October 10th. Please send a check made payable to United Way of Greater KC or cash is fine too. Please send money to the office in an envelope marked: Parents NIght Out!
Upcoming Events
October 10 - Early Out @ 1:35
October 11 - No School
October 14-18 - United Way Week
October 18 - Runnin Club @ 8am
October 19 - KC Kids Marathon
October 22 - Parent Teacher Conferences 4-8
October 24 - Early Out @ 1:35
October 24 - Parent Teacher Conferences 2-8
Thanks for another great week, and for all you do at home!
~Mrs. Rhea
