October Newsletter Back to School Bonanza Our second annual Back to School Bonanza /Open House was quite successful. PTO did an exceptional job of organizing this event. They served approximately 750 sundaes. We appreciate parents making time to come and visit our school. Parents who attended had the opportunity to sign up for first quarter parent-teacher conferences. If you were unable to attend please contact your child's teacher to schedule a conference time for October 25 or October 26 (3:30-7:30). In the past we have had 98% of parents attend conferences. We'd like to have 100% this year. The monthly PTO meeting for October has been rescheduled for October 19 at 7:00. All parents and teachers are invited to attend. Reminder: Pizza/fund raiser order forms are due October 4! All orders will be delivered Tuesday, October 26 between 3:00-6:00. All orders must be paid for at that time. Parents will be responsible for collecting money from people who ordered and for delivery of items. We encourage you and your families to participate in this fund-raising event. PTO would also like to announce that Miss Heavin's second grade class won $40 for having the most volunteer survey sheets turned in. The class voted to spend part of their prize money on a hamster. Miss Heavin is thrilled. Congratulations Miss Heavin's class! PE Information September: Students worked on skills related to soccer including activities involving a variety of ball handling techniques. Games played were Boundary Bomber, Soccer Golf and Pinball Soccer. The third and fourth graders ended the unit with Line Soccer. All others played Circle Soccer and one on one soccer. October: We'll continue our ball handling skills with different varieties of kickball. K-1 students will be learning fielding positions and base running in addition to playing a game called Line It Up Kickball, Indian Club Kickball and traditional kickball. At the end of the month, we'll be starting a unit on pre-football skills. We will not be playing organized football at this level of play. Remember: We'll be going outside even when the weather is chilly, so make sure your child is dressed properly! Check out the Mark Twain newsletter each month to see what's happening in your child's P.E. class.