March Newsletter

PICKETT COUNTY K-8 MARCH NEWSLETTER
Dear Families,
We hope the snow is over. The plan to make up the first 3 days we missed over our banked snow days is to come to school on April 2nd (Good Friday) and April 12th and 13th (Monday & Tuesday of Spring Break). The plan for making up Thursday, Feb. 25th is pending.

The TCAP test is quickly approaching. It is very important that students be in school if at all possible. We are having several students picked up early in the afternoons and missing some of their 6th period class. Please do not make picking up students early a habit. The students are missing instruction time.

Jr. Pro will begin the week of March 15th and run through April 20thwith a break the week of TCAP (April 5-9) and the week of Spring Break (April 14-16). Jr. Pro games will be played on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.

Miss Cross is hosting a book giveaway to celebrate the success of this year's book fair. You can enter by visiting the K-8 Computer Lab Blog. You will need to leave a comment or send an e-mail to enter. The drawing will be held on Tuesday, March 2 at 1:00 P.M. The giveaway includes a cookbook and 3 easy/chapter books. The url for the computer lab blog is http://k8computerlab.blogspot.com

Important dates at the K-8:
MARCH 1ST—H1N1 FLU CLINIC
MARCH 8TH—END OF 4TH GRADE AVON FUNDRAISER
MARCH 10TH & 11TH—SPRING PICTURES
MARCH 15TH—JR. PRO BEGINS
MARCH 19TH—REPORT CARDS GO HOME
MARCH 25TH—PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES 3-6 P.M.
APRIL 3RD—JR. HIGH FOOTBALL EGG HUNT

Jr. High Football will be sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt on April 3rd at the football field. Start time is 10:00 a.m. with a cost of $3.00 per person. There will be four age groups from 0 to adult and over 1,000 eggs with prizes and candy for each group.

Kenny Tompkins, Principal