Health Kits for Haiti

If you would like to help the people of Haiti, Mrs. Jamie Evans, in second grade has a way you and your family can become involved. Her church is collecting  health kits and they will be delivered to Haiti by her church's organization. The information you need is below. You may send your kits to her or bring them by the school. She needs to have donations by January 25th. Jamie will get them to the right location. This is an excellent way to give your children an opportunity to help out with this relief effort. They have seen the devastation on the news and this is a simple and easy way to help.

UMCOR Health Kits for Haiti

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A HEALTH KIT TO SEND PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW AND DROP THE BAG OFF WITH ME BY MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010

Kit Contents

Place these items inside a sealed one-gallon plastic bag.

**** ALL ITEMS MUST BE NEW***

1 hand towel (15” x 25” up to 17” x 27”, no kitchen towels)

1 washcloth

1 comb (large and sturdy, not pocket-sized)

1 nail file or fingernail clippers (no emery boards or toenail clippers)

1 bath-size bar of soap (3 oz. and up)

1 toothbrush (single brushes only in original wrapper, no child-size brushes)

6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages

$1.00 * See note below

(NOTE: UMCOR Sager Brown is now purchasing toothpaste in bulk to be added to health kits before shipping to ensure that the product does not expire before it is sent. Please include $1 for each kit you send toward the purchase of toothpaste.)

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO e-mail Miss Jamie at

jevans@k12tn.net

January Newsletter

PICKETT COUNTY K-8 JANUARY NEWSLETTER

Dear Families,

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas break. I hope everyone had a wonderful snow break as well. January is already half gone and we are just getting started back after the holidays.
The snow has caused report cards to go home later than planned.
Expect report cards to go home on Tuesday, January 19th. Remember
there is no school on Monday, January 18th. We are scheduled to be
out for Martin Luther King day.
The following are important dates coming up in the near future:

Jan. 18th—no school—Martin Luther King day
Jan. 19th—report cards go home
Jan. 21st—5/6 girls, 7/8 girls/boys—makeup game—
Allons—home—5:30 p.m.
Feb. 2nd—TCAP writing assessment—grades 5 & 8
Feb. 15th—no school—President’s Day


Kenny Tompkins, Principal

Monday Holiday

On Monday January 18th we will be closed for Martin Luther King Day.

Mark your calendar

Mark your calendar and start saving your money, because the book fair will be here soon. It will begin on February 3rd and last until February 12th. Family day will be on Saturday, February 6th.
It will be a Scholastic Book Fair, like those in the past and the proceeds from the fair will be used to buy books and supplies for the library. There's always something for everyone, even adults at the book fair.
This year Miss Cross will be offering parents the opportunity to select a book/books for delivery to your child as a Valentine's Day gift on February 12th. More information will be coming in the next few weeks.

2 hours late

School is 2 hours late on Thursday, January 14th.

Another Snow Day

Wednesday, January 13th will be snow day number 7! Are you bored yet?

Anticipation

There is much hope and anticipation around here about snow! If the forecast is wrong many students hopes will be dashed and disappointment will rule. They are even looking up the weather in the computer lab during their free time!

Update on Jan.5

An announcement from the sheriff's office just came on the scanner(9:00 A.M), saying that all students who were on the buses now will be returned to their bus stops.
The snow began falling just at the time buses would be running on delay. I know that making decisions like this is very difficult for Mrs. Elder and she always has the safety of all students as the number one priority.

2 Hours Late

Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 5th school will begin 2 hours late-- we can all get a little extra sleep to begin the first day back from Christmas break.

Monday, January 4th--First Snow Day