The Holiday Season

The holiday is season is among us and I hope you all take the opportunity to enjoy the activities with your family. This Friday we have our Christmas programs. Our chorus will perform and the various grade levels will also sing a song that they have been working on in music class. The performance for grades 3-5 will begin around 8:15 and the performance for Kindergarten - 2nd grade will begin around 9:15. There are also numerous classroom and grade level activities going on throughout the week. Please contact your child's teacher for specific dates and times and join us for our Christmas activities.

Season's Readings

We had a great evening with our Season's Readings program last night. This is a family event that is sponsored by our School Improvement Council. Students and their family members got to participate in craft making, visit with Santa and his helpers as Santa read in the library, and sing Christmas carols. Our 5th grade also sponsored a hot dog meal as part of their fundraiser for their overnight trip to Atlanta. The event was well-attended and we had a number of positive comments about the activities.
Christmas is a special time of year and I hope you will enjoy the time with your family and friends. Show your kids the true meaning of the season and it will be a memory they will treasure forever!

December Events

December is a very busy month for everyone. I want to share some of the major events that the school has scheduled during this month.

• December 1st - School Art Show from 6 - 8 pm. Parents and family members can buy framed artwork created by the students.
• December 8th - Season's Readings from 6:00 - 7:30 pm - This is our family activity for the Christmas season. We will have Santa reading, make crafts, enjoy refreshments and sing Christmas carols.
• December 8th - 12th - PTST Santa Shop will be open. Each grade level will have a specific day and time in which they can shop. The money raised goes to our White Christmas fund.
• December 19th - School Christmas program - third through fifth grade will attend at 8:15 and kindergarten through second grade will attend at 9:15.
• There will also be numerous other class and grade level activities during the month.
• Christmas holidays for students and staff will be December 20th - January 4th. School resumes on January 5, 2009.
• Friday, December 19th is a full day for students and staff.

I hope you will plan to join us for some of the many activities we have going on during the month of December!