Trunk or Treat-  Thank you to all of you who donated candy, volunteered or participated in the Trunk or Treat.  The event was a great success and a great time was had by all that attended. A big thank you to Mrs. Fairbanks and Mrs. Blank for organizing the event.

Red Ribbon Week Theme of the Day:

• Monday - Celebrate the kickoff by wearing red

• Tuesday - Dress like twins day - Friends don't let friends make unsafe choices

• Wednesday - Team up against unsafe choices - Wear your favorite team gear

• Thursday - Say boo to bad choices- Wear a Halloween themed outfit 

• Friday - Take pride in making healthy choices- Wear your Tiger Gear

Halloween Parties - This year our Halloween parade and parties will take place on October 26th. The parade will  begin at 1:30 pm at the football stadium. Parents and family members are welcome to join us.  Teachers will be sending home specific information regarding parties and activities as it relates to their classroom/grade. Costumes may not have any type of weapon or contain vulgar/offensive pictures. 

Sideways Stories from the Wayside School:  Thank you to everyone who is supporting their student with reading each night.  Our kids are doing a great job answering the morning trivia question.  We would love for you to share pictures of you and your student reading together.  Please email any pictures to wittl@nfschools.org or send with your child to school. These will be used to decorate our building.  

IReady Incentive-  In the month of October, students passing 8 lessons in ELA and 8 in Math will get to participate in a root beer float party.  Students in Kindergarten are working towards passing 3 lessons in each.  Any house that has 90% of the students earning the incentive will receive 10 points for their house;  houses with  75% of students earning the incentive will earn 7 points and any house having 60% of students earning the incentive will earn 5 points. 

Backpack Program:  In conjunction with our local Kiwanis, we are happy to announce that we will again be able to provide goody bags to some students a couple of times a month. If you are interested in receiving one of these bags,  please complete and return the attached form.