Hello everyone,

• I am sure you are all well aware that this Friday is Remembrance Day, and thus we have a day off! In lieu of Remembrance Day we are having an assembly tomorrow, November 9th at 10:15am.

• Just a reminder that scholastic orders are due tomorrow, November 9th

• Our class has decided to participate in the Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Gift program. I have two shoeboxes, one for a boy and one for a girl age 5 - 9. It would be greatly appreciated if you could go shopping with your child to buy a couple of the items listed. You could probably get many of the items at the dollar store, or superstore! I have assigned which children will bring what - boys will shop for the boy and girls with shop for the girl. If you do not wish to participate, that is no problem as I will be finishing up the boxes at the end and making sure everything we need is in them anyways. I would like to have all of our students items into the boxes by next Monday, November 14th (so you have time to shop over the weekend). Here is the list as follows:

• School supplies (pens, pencils, pencil crayons, notepads, stickers, etc): Joshua, Caleb, Wyatt, Alyssa, Statia, Eliza
• Personal Hygeine (bar soap, toothbrushes, combs, brushes, socks etc): Harrison, Nate, Brad, Mira, Naomi, Ashley,
• Toys and other gifts (stuffed animals, small musical instruments, hair clips, toy jewwelery, and hard wrapped candy): Jacob, Nathan, Brenden, Payton, Jacob, Angelica, Ella, Lauren, Georgina

• Items that are not allowed are toothpaste, food, crumbly or chewy candy, decks of cards, liquids or items that could leak, melt, freeze, or break like lip balm or shampoo, mirrors, glass, etc, as well as war-related toys.

• THANK YOU so much for your participation in this!!!! Like I said participation is voluntary, however your small act of kindness will make a child's Christmas!!! Let me know if you have any questions!

Mrs. Thiessen

PS I have started a parent volunteer schedule and have called a few parents. If you have not been called, do not worry, I will let you know when I need you! Thanks to the parents who have helped out so far! :)