December Newsletter

PICKETT COUNTY K-8

DECEMBER NEWSLETTER

Dear Families,

It is very hard to believe that December is already here. We have only three weeks until Christmas Break.

We are having our annual Christmas Tree Ornament Contest again this year. Each grade will have a 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place. First place will receive a $15 gift card, 2^nd place will receive a $10 gift card, and 3^rd place will receive a $5 gift card. Deadline for entering ornaments will be Wednesday, December 3^rd at 8:55 a.m.

The 5^th grade will be going to The Cumberland County Playhouse on Wednesday, December 3^rd. They will return to school before the end of the day. Kindergarten and pre-k will be going to Jamestown to the movies on Friday, December 5^th. They will return to school before the end of the day. The 6^th grade will be going to Cookeville for a bowling trip on Tuesday, December 9^th. They will return to school before the end of the day. The 4^th grade will be going to Jamestown to the movies on Friday, December 12^th. They will

return to school before the end of the day.

Students who qualified for the PEACE Trip need to get their forms turned in on Friday, December 5^th by 3:00 p.m. To qualify for the trip, students in kindergarten through 3^rd grades had to attend the PEACE Program a total of 15 days through October 31^st. Students in 4^th through 8^th grades had to attend the PEACE Program a total of 25 days through October 31^st.

Christmas lunch will be served on Tuesday, December 16^th. Students in grades 5^th through 8^th will be allowed to have 2 guests eat with them that day. We will send home letters in the near future to get a count of guests who will be attending.

We will have a Christmas Music Program on Wednesday, December 17^th at 2:00 p.m. The program will consist of singing in grades kindergarten through 6^th, and Christmas Music provided by the band.

Thursday, December 18^th will be our traditional Christmas Party day. Each teacher will send home notes about each specific party. We will also have a Jump Rope program at 2:00 p.m. in the gym on this day as well.

Buses will run at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, December 19^th to begin our Christmas

Break!

Important dates to remember:

 12-1—6^th girls/7/8 basketball game-away-Allons-5:30 p.m.

 12-3—8:55 a.m. deadline for Christmas Ornament Contest

 12-3—5^th grade trip to playhouse

 12-4—12-8—7/8 Dale Hallow Classic

 12-5—kindergarten and pre-k trip to movies

 12-9—6^th grade trip bowling

 12-12—4^th grade trip to movies

 12-12—6^th girls/7/8 basketball game-away-Rickman-5:30 p.m.

 12-13—PEACE Trip to playhouse

 12-13—5/6/7/8 basketball game-home-Van Buren-10:00 a.m.

 12-15—5/6/7/8 basketball game-away-York-5:00 p.m.

 12-16—Christmas Lunch—5^th through 8^th guests

 12-16—7/8 basketball game-away-Allardt-6;00 p.m.

 12-17—Christmas Music Program-2:00 p.m. in gym

 12-18—Christmas Party Day/ Jump Rope Program 2:00 p.m. in gym

 12-19—Abbreviated day—busses run at 9:00 a.m.

 12-22—1-2—Christmas Break

 1-5—return to school from Christmas Break

           Kenny Tompkins, Principal