Weekly Blog 10/19

Dear Wines Families,

I just have a few announcements today, but they are important!

Run-a-Thon Friday

Our annual Run-a-Thon is this Friday. We’ve had a fantastic Spirit Week this week in anticipation of the event. While this is certainly an incredibly fun event, it is also one of our major fundraisers of the year. We are hopeful that EVERY Wines student participates and earns pledges.  The kids received their pledge envelopes last week. Online pledges are also available. Go to: https://squareup.com/market/wines-elementary-school-pto/item/run-a-thon-donation-1 to make a pledge online. You can share this link with friends and family. Please alert your friends and family of your child’s teacher and in the notes section, please have them type in your child’s name.

Run-a-Thon running times:

2^nd grade: 9:30

1^st grade: 9:50

3^rd grade: 10:10

4^th grade: 10:30

Kindergarten: 10:50

5^th grade: 11:10

Halloween Information

We will be celebrating Halloween at Wines on Monday, Oct. 31^st. Students may bring costumes to school to be worn in the afternoon (students may not come to school in costume). We will have an all school parade through the neighborhood beginning at 2:00. Most classroom activities will follow the parade though a few classes will have their activities before the parade. Please refer to information from your child’s teacher regarding plans in the classroom.

We understand and appreciate that not all Wines families celebrate Halloween. If you would like your child not to participate, please let me know as there will be an alternate activity.

Costume Questions??

We would like costumes to be as friendly as possible. Our basic rule is that we do not allow any fake blood or fake weapons. My rule of thumb for parents is this: if you have a question as to whether or not a costume or a prop is appropriate for school, it probably isn’t appropriate!!

Half Day of School Wednesday, Oct. 26

We have a half-day of school on Wednesday, Oct. 26. Our end of day bell will ring at 11:53 AM. Teachers will spend the afternoon engaged in professional development.

Science and Builders Fair: Nov. 10

All students at Wines are welcome to participate in the “Science and Builders Fair” on Thursday November 10^th from 7pm to 8 pm at the school.  Registration is simple and is required.  Fill out the registration form on the event website by November 4th. Parents, please note that you may not be able to access this site from your work computer. (For example, testing revealed that the University of Michigan has a firewall that will prohibit entry.) It works from a mobile device and there is a navigation menu at the top left. 

The website contains all of the details about the fair, registration, volunteer sign up and resources.   http://winesscienceandbuilders.weebly.com/ 

Hope to see you there!

That’s all for this week. I hope to see you at the Run-a-Thon on Friday.

David