All last week my homeroom was pestering me for a Valentine's Day party.  I strongly told them that now that we're in middle school, we don't need to celebrate such things.  We just have too much to do.  Students seemed a little confused as normally I'm all about having some fun around times like this, but I was stubbornly holding to my position.  Little did they know that we had a few parents who had a surprise party already planned.  I was just doing my part to keep the surprise!

On Thursday morning parents had a surprise breakfast laid out in the Library for our students! It was so much fun!  The setup was thoughtful and individualized for students.  The snacks (especially the apple juice ) were delicious, and our students got to "hang-out" like they always want.  What a wonderful way to start off our Valentine's Day.  Thank you to Julie Walker, Chris Dublin, Debbie Hood, and any other parents who helped that I don't know about.  We so appreciated it!

The dance was a HUGE hit!  We had close to 40 students in attendance and they ALL DANCED!  A huge thank you to the group of 6th grade girls who made it happen, as well as the parents who pitched in (our YouTube DJ Chris, pizza fetching Darla, and more)!  The students had a great time and Mr. Oldham has some pretty fantastic videos I'm trying to get him to put on a private youtube channel.   I'd love to post the links on here!  For now though, enjoy a few of the pictures from the photo booth.  

Monday, February 18th

• NO SCHOOL-PRESIDENTS DAY

Tuesday, February 19th

• Subway Lunch orders due no later than 3:00 p.m. (later orders will not be accepted) – Please pay separate from your pizza order and only 1 week at a time.
• Homework Club 3-4 pm
• 6:30 PM Board Meeting

Wednesday, February 20th

• Pizza orders and money due no later than 1:30 p.m. (late orders will not be accepted) Please pay separate from your subway order.
• Exclusion Day! If you have not updated your child(s) immunization informa- tion after receiving a letter you student(s) will be excluded from school.
• Early Release-1:00 PM

Thursday, February 21st     

• 6:00 to 7:00 PM Open House

Friday, February 22nd

• Pizza Lunch     
• Dress Down Friday
  
• Homework Club 3-4 pm   
• All School Dance 7:00 to 9:00 PM

Future Dates:
March 1st - Family Movie Night   
March 4th - 2:00 p.m. Auction Meeting for homeroom parents
March 4th - 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. MRA Open House for new families
March 4th—15th - Talent Show Tryouts in Ms. Blythe’s room at lunchtime 
March 13th - Booster Meeting 
March 15th - Deadline for updated Applications
April 9th - Public Lottery    
April 5th - MRA Talent Show MRA
April 20th - 4th Annual Auction—A Wild West Bonanza