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**__ Week of: September 8, 2008 __** **__ amy.rugaard@mnps.org __****   __353-2066 ext: 1116__ ** __ September 10 __ : Progress Reports come home __ September 12 __ : LAST DAY to turn in Smart Cards __ September 22 __ : Candy Bar Kick Off **__ Poetry Folder __** Our class is off and running with our Poetry Folders. We practice reading the poems each day in class while pointing to each word. If you find that your child is having trouble remembering the words, read the poem to your child while they point to each word. I do not expect them to fluently read the long poems. This activity is to practice pointing to each word. As time goes by, your child will get better and better at read the poems and you can always go back to old ones and try them again. Just have fun!! *    **  __PTO__ ** I have to brag and say that our class had the most parents out of the whole school at our 1st PTO Meeting this past Thursday Night. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, October 16, so mark your calendars! || __ Box Tops __ The easiest way for our school to earn extra money is to simply collect the Box Tops off of every day items that you purchase at the grocery store. We have started an “unofficial contest” and we want Kindergarten to “win”  J  We will send home a Box Tops collection page for you to fill up with your Box Tops each month and return to school. So…start collecting!!!!! __ Candy Bar Sale __ Westmeade will kick off our annual Candy Bar Sale on September 22. More information will be coming home in the next few days. __ Cheeseburger Charley’s __** We have a new Pencil Partner this year…Cheeseburger Charley’s… and we are very excited!! They have a new location in the Belle Meade Plaza. We will have Westmeade Nights there when a percentage of the dinner sales will come back to Westmeade. We will let you know when those nights will be.  ||
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