Harrisville

Parents and Students,

We want to remind you that tomorrow, December 6, we will be holding our winter Parent Teacher Conference. It will run from 1:00-6:30. We would love to see everyone come out. This is a great opportunity to work with our teachers. We also have had a lot of lost and found items. They will be located in the main hall by the office. Any item not claimed will be distributed to local families in need.

We wanted to invite everyone to Bates Elementary's Holiday Choir performance on Thursday, December 7, 2017 in the Weber High School Auditorium at 6:30 pm. Mrs. Hoxer, Mrs. Mann and the children have been working hard so you can look forward to a wonderful show!

All students in the show, please arrive at Weber High by 6:00pm.

Please come join us!

Sincerely,

Ms. Wright

Bates Elementary

December 4th-8th, we will be collecting donations to help buy Christmas presents for students at our school who need help this holiday season.

We would like to encourage all families who are able to donate as generously as possible to help families at our school in need.

Peer Leaders will be coming to each class everyday next week to collect donations.

Friday, December 8th, will be dollars for donuts day.
Each student will get one little donut for each dollar donated, and a pack of donuts for each $5 donated.

Eagle Nation,

Our outstanding volleyball team will be playing for the district championship today at 3:30 in the Fremont gymnasium. The entrance fee is $1 that can be paid in the main office at Wahlquist or at the door as you arrive. We would love to have a huge turnout. These athletes have worked so hard to get to this point and we want to show them our support.

The municipal elections, held on November 7th, 2017, brought big changes for Harrisville City and in the life of one particularly accomplished lady.

Michelle Tait, newly elected Harrisville Mayor says, “I felt like the whole day was dragging on and on—would it ever get here?”

Finally, the day did end and the results were in Tait’s favor: she had won the election over Gary L. Robinson. 

Tait tells us, “I don’t want to sit over in the corner and watch life happen…so if I keep pushing myself I can do other things that fall into place naturally.”

We hoped you enjoyed the Thanksgiving Break and time with family. This Wednesday, November 29th any student who brings 5 box tops or more to school may wear crazy socks that day. Look around your house or ask your relatives for box tops, we would like to collect as many as we can. 

Sincerely,

Ms. Wright

Bates Elementary

801-452-4580

Today your family should receive ONE copy of the book Tuesdays at the Castle.  Please read this book with your family to prepare for Literacy Night which will be March 5, 2018.  The author of this book with be here, at Bates, to spend the evening with us to share her thoughts and inspiration. 

Mindi Gifford
Reading Specialist
Bates Elementary
801-452-4580

We had a parent come in today whose son lost a blue FCEXtreme Winter Jacket from Costco.  There is the exact same jacket in the lost and found at Bates but it is a size too small.  If you have a child with this same jacket, would you mind checking to see if the name "Trudgen" and a size 8 is on the inside of the jacket?  And if you haven't already, label all of your children's jackets with their names to help if this situation arises again.  

Thank you!!

Sincerely,

Ms. Wright

This is just a reminder that Bell Photography will be here tomorrow from 11:00-1:00 doing picture retakes for any families who desire them and for students new to Bates.

Also, next week will be a short week with school only being held on Monday and Tuesday for Thanksgiving break. School will resume on Monday, November 27. If you are aware of any absences your child will be having next week, please notify the office so we can mark it and avoid a phone call.

Thank you for all you do and have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

Attached is the PTA Newsletter. Don't forget we have early out this Friday at 1:05pm for teacher training.

If your child submitted an reflections contest entry, we will be recognizing each entry on Monday, November 13th in the Media Center. Parents are welcome to join us. The times are as follows

3rd 8:45-9:00, 4th 9:05-9:20, 5th 9:25-9:40, 2nd 9:45-10:00, 1st 10:00-10:15, 6th 10:15-10:30

Sincerely,

Ms. Wright