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Last Updated November 16, 2009
Looking for a Challenge? Try Destination Imagination! - STILL TIME TO JOIN
Students from grades K to 5 are invited to join Destination Imagination (DI). This national school-friendly program builds creativity, teamwork and problem solving skills through hands-on activities that solve unique challenges. Teams consisting of 5-7 members select one of five challenges, and meet weekly to learn the skills they need to solve their challenge.
For more information, please view this flyer that was recently sent home. Please return your form as soon as possible so that teams can be formed.
Come see "A Christmas Carol" at Stadium Theatre
We are proud to offer tickets to the 2009 staging of A Christmas Carol at Stadium Theatre in Woonsocket, RI. This year’s tickets are for the Friday night performance, December 11th at 7:30 p.m. We have reserved 100 discounted tickets, which we expect to go fast, so get your order in early! Don’t miss a fun and festive holiday night enjoying the theater.
Please return the order form with your check by Friday, November 20th.
Destination Book Fair
Take a trip to Community School’s 2009 Scholastic Book Fair, sponsored by the CSA. There you will find many wonderful offerings: popular and award-winning books for children, adult fiction and hardcover books, holiday classics, teaching materials and more. The fair will be open all week and during the annual family event, the Holiday Fair, on Saturday, December 5th.
More details can be found in this letter recently sent home.
We Need YOUR Help to Make the Book Fair a Success
Please consider volunteering some of your time. Sign up by filling out this form and returning it by Wednesday, November 18th. Thank you!
Scholastic Book Fair Shopping Hours
You can view the complete schedule when the Book Fair is open here. Students in grades 1-5 will attend the Fair during their regularly scheduled library period. Feel free to bring your kindergartner to the fair during any “OPEN” time. Adults are welcome to come and shop at any time during Book Fair hours. Note that the Fair is open during Parent Teacher Conference night and during the Holiday Fair.
Please sign in at the office during school hours.
For the latest details about the Book Fair, check out the Community School Scholastic Book Fair website at: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/publish/communityschool.
Holiday Fair - Saturday, December 5, 2009
The CSA is excited to announce that on Saturday, December 5th, the Annual Holiday Fair will take place at Community School from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. There are many exciting & fun-filled family events planned throughout the day including:
o Holiday arts and crafts
o Reindeer Games
o Lollipop Tree
o Reindeer Raffle
o Bake Sale
o Holiday Story Time—featuring special guest readers from the community
o Santa & Mrs. Claus
Look for more information coming home soon in your child's backpack!
Did You Return your Your Yellow Dental Card?
Mrs. Wharton, School Nurse, would like to remind you to make sure you returned your yellow dental card filled out by your child's dentist. Any child who has NOT returned his or her card will be screened by the school dentist on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4th. If you have misplaced the card, additional cards are available from Mrs. Wharton, or can be downloaded here.
Cumberland Happy Basket Program
Community School will once again be participating in the Cumberland Happy Basket program this year. The program, which is in its 18th year, provides holiday dinners at Thanksgiving and Christmas, and gifts during the Christmas season, to more than 400 families in the Cumberland area.
Please donate non-perishable food items or toys for needy families via backpack or by dropping items off at the school. Collection boxes will be in the school foyer (and available during teacher conferences, the Book Fair and the Holiday Fair).
For your convenience, a copy of the flyer sent home can be found here.
We will continue to collect donations through Friday, December 11.
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