CALDECOTT CARNIVAL

We are very excited to hold our second annual Caldecott Carnival on Tuesday, January 28, from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Our students have been learning about the Caldecott Award, which is given annually to the best illustrated children’s book. From a selection of 18 choices, your child will have the opportunity at our Caldecott Carnival to do three amazing art activities based on some of these award winning books. All of the activities have been shown on our morning news show this week, so your child probably already knows what he/she wants to do! This is a drop-in event. In other words, you move through your selected activities at your own pace. Within the two-hour time frame, you come when you can and leave when you must. You will have the opportunity to pre-order Marco’s Pizza so that dinner isn’t an obstacle. Please see this flyer for more details, including the order form for pizza, which must be returned to school by Thursday, January 23. The link to sign up for the activities is listed below. Please individually register each child. We can’t wait to see you!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0548AEAF29A13-caldecott2

Literacy Week January 27-31

Each morning on our WRES news show, we will present trivia questions about books and/or book characters. We will also have an author scavenger hunt in the media center on Thursday, January 30. Your child will learn information about popular authors from class-made posters.

See the schedule below for our dress up days. These will culminate on Friday, January 31 with our annual Book Character Parade. On that day, the students and staff will dress up as book characters and parade around the courtyard. The parade will begin at 8:35 a.m. and we would love to have many parents and other family members cheering us on. Come and join the fun!

DRESS UP DAYS
Monday – “Team Up With a Good Book”  (wear a sports team shirt)
Tuesday – “Hats Off to Books”  (wear a hat)
Wednesday – “We’re Wild About Reading”  (wear wacky-tacky clothes)
Thursday – “Reading Makes Your Dreams Come True”  (wear pajamas)
Friday – Book Character Parade

Daddy Daughter Dance

February 7th 6:30pm

See Flyer

LATE NIGHT LIBRARY

Your media center will be open extended hours on Tuesday, February 4 and Thursday, February 27. The hours for both evenings are 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Late Night Library is a great opportunity for your child to work on AR goals.

GIRLS ON THE RUN

GIRLS ON THE RUN OF THE BIG BEND is back for the Spring Season at ROES! GOTR is a transformational after-school program for girls in grades 3-8! At GOTR, girls are encouraged to be joyful, healthy and confident, and this occurs through the use of an experience-based curriculum that incorporates running in a non-competitive way. Our team will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting February 24 and ending with our Celebratory 5k on May 8!

Signups are starting now! Head over here to do so:  https://www.raceplanner.com/register/index/XEC0M6JHD7QZVPS?sid=80ef67c1153a498a90b9a3690dcd17c6

*Teams are limited to 20 girls and this operates on a first come, first serve basis*

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

We are proud and excited to provide a variety of memory-making events throughout the year for our Red Foxes. As can be imagined, these events require many hands, hearts and heads to ensure success. In other words, we need you!!! If you are willing and able to volunteer your time and talent, we would greatly appreciate it. There are opportunities to fit every interest and ability.

Please click on the link below and complete the required volunteer application form:

https://volunteers.leonschools.net/Volunteers/

UPCOMING EVENTS - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:

EDEP ONLINE PAYMENTS – very important change!
The online EDEP payment page will now be accessible through the FOCUS parent portal.  Custodial parents and guardians, if you do not already have access, please contact your school’s registrar to obtain the necessary information to set up a custodial parent/guardian FOCUS account.  Beginning March 1, this will be the ONLY way to access the online payment portal.