Red Ribbon Week

We are celebrating Red Ribbon Week at Ravenel. We recite the drug free speech every morning to remind ourselves how important it is to stay drug free. We have several activities planned this week. Monday we will be creating a picture to tell others to stay drug free that will be attached to large pizzas (Papa John's) that will be sent out from October 27 - October 31. On Tuesday, we will write a slogan with our "Say No to Drugs" pencils. On Wednesday, we will enjoy our smartees candy - "I'm too smart to do drugs." On Thursday, we will all sign our drug pledge. On Friday, we will "Plant the Promise". We will plant tulips that will serve as a reminder in the spring that we have pledged to stay drug free.

FALL FESTIVAL

We hope you can join us on Saturday, October 11, 2008 for our annual Fall Festival. The festival hours are 11:00am - 2:00 pm. It is our biggest fundraiser of the year. There will be lots of fun, games, and prizes. A silent auction will be held with items donated by local merchants as well as a bake sale. We will be selling BBQ and hotdog plates. You will need tickets to purhase food and play games.

We hope to see you on Saturday!

Thanks to many local merchants and restaurants for your donations to make this a fun filled family day.

Career Day

We had Career Day at Ravenel. Our class had the opportunity to meet a Seneca Police Officer, volunteer firemen from Corinth Shiloh Fire Department, an EMS worker, a dentist, chemists, and a clinical dietician. We know that school is very important. Many of the speakers told us they use Math, Reading, and Science every day in their career choice.

We would like to thank all of the presenters that took time out of their schedule to share information about their careers. I think you have given many of our students a lot to think about. Thank you for volunteering at Ravenel Elementary School.

Ms. Gibson's class

Important October Dates

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, National Book Month, National Popcorn Poppin' Month, Family Appreciation Month, and National Walking Month.

Please mark the following dates on your calendar:

October 3 – Career Day
October 11 – Fall Festival
October 13 -17 National School Lunch week
October 14 – Family Reading Night – Build a book
October 15 – Sally Foster delivered
October 20-24 Red Ribbon Week
October 20 – Last day of 1st nine weeks
October 27 – 28 Student Holidays/Teacher Inservice
October 29 – Report Cards go home
October 31 - Halloween

Build-a-Book Family Night

We hope you will join us on Tuesday, October 14 from 5:30-7:30 for our “Build-a-Book Family Reading Night”. We are taking orders for the book kits ($6.88 each including tax). If you would like to have dinner here, we are also taking orders for pizzas (pepperoni or cheese - $5.00 each) through Tuesday, October 7. Please turn in all orders for book kits and pizza to your child’s teacher by Tuesday, October 7.

MAP Testing

MAP testing will be finished this week. I will send home a report so that you may view your child's most recent scores. We will test two more times this year, mid-year and end of year. Your child will set a goal each time to improve their score. Encourage them to do their very best while testing. The students are proud of the progress they have made so far. I am proud of them too!

Relay for Life

Relay for Life in May 30 and 31. We will be having spirit week starting on Monday. I hope your child will participate by donating a dollar every day. We will have hat day, PJ day, sunglasses day, crazy socks day, and popsicle day. We will also be selling balloons in honor or memory of someone. We will have a balloon release on Friday afternoon.
All money will go to fund cancer research.