"MEWS" from Mrs. Kirkus

Picture Day-October 10  Please send your money on that day if you want to buy the pictures.  Everyone will have their picture taken to be in the yearbook.  Smile!

Student Holiday/Teacher Workday-Friday, October 13   

Conference Week-October 16-20  Students will be dismissed at 12:20 that week.  I will see you  conference week.  If you haven't returned the conference forms or contacted me, please do so.

Book Fair-The book fair will be in our media center during conference week.  If you would like to purchase any books for your child, you could do so before or after our conference.  Please plan to visit the book fair.

Dowell Math Night-Thursday, October 19  Bring your family to Publix to participate in a math activity and take home a goodie bag.  The PTA meeting will be at 7:00-7:20 in the storage room of  Publix.  The times to participate coincide with your last name. (A-M 6:00-6:50 and N-Z 7:20-8:00)

Mable House-Children' s Storytelling Festival  Saturday, October 7 at 11:00-4:00.  Free Admission.

Accelerated Reader-Please encourage your child to bring a library book home to read "2" times to have better comprehension.  You may read the book to your child or with your child.  If the book is a chapter book,  it may be read just once.  Your child may then take the AR test when he/she returns to school.