Action Packed Thursday!!

Don't forget that our Thanksgiving Dinner for grades PreK-3 is this Thursday, November 17th. Also remember that we ask that each student have a maximum of 2 visitors on this day, this is to ensure that we properly accommodate as many people as possible.

8th Grade Sponsored Christmas Portraits will be Thursday, so make sure you and your siblings dress appropriately! Packages start at $15, checks need to be made payable to PCK8, proofs and order forms will be returned to parents on Nov 21st, Orders are due back NO later than DEC 1ST, and portraits will be delivered to the parents Dec 8th. For questions or to schedule a specific time contact Mrs. Pauletta Dowdy or Patty Melton 931-864-3496.

Last but not least is the US CELLULAR Celebration Activities. These will take place in the gym Thursday afternoon around 1:30 pm. Mr. Tompkins will be getting his new "DO" during the celebration. There will also be several representatives from US Cellular here to join us in our celebration.

2011 Basketball Homecoming

The Pickett Co Jr. High Bobcats hosted the Pine Haven Eagles on Monday, November 14th. During halftime of the boys' game the annual Homecoming Activities were held. This year the 5th Grade attendants were: Brianna Bowers, Sara LaPeer, and Emma Zachary. 6th grade attendants: Emilee Anderson, Savannah Hammock, and Liz Logan. 7th grade attendants: Jodi Daniels, Ashton Gunter, and Mackenzie Manis. 8th grade attendants: Sydne Denney, Tristan McClellan, and Blake Vitatoe. Both the boys and girls teams came away with victories, and so did each of these young ladies who were chosen to represent their classes.
At end of the Homecoming Activities Emma Zachary, Savannah Hammock, Jodi Daniels, and Sydne Denney were crowned class Princesses, and
Tristan McClellan was crowned as the 2011-12 Homecoming Queen.

The 3 silly things in the back just had to have their pictures taken with all the pretty girls! :)

2011 Halloween Parade Continued

Picture Orders

Fall Yearbook Portrait orders are due tomorrow, November 3rd!

November Newsletter

PICKETT COUNTY K-8

NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER

Dear Families,

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to everyone who worked so hard to help us win the US Cellular Contest. We are so excited to have won $50,000.00. The celebration will be Thursday, Nov. 17th at 1:30 p.m. We want everyone to come to the K-8 and help us celebrate. We will be giving out prizes to the students who turned in the most cards in Pre-k through 4 and 5-8. We have a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for each category. We will also award the classrooms with the most cards in each category with a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. I will be getting a Mohawk in front of the whole school that day as well.

We have some classroom fundraisers going on in the month of November. The 6th grade will be selling Rada from now until Nov. 1oth. Kindergarten will be taking orders for Krispy Kreme doughnuts beginning Nov. 14th until Nov. 22nd. The 8th grade will be sponsoring Christmas Portraits, which will be taken on Nov. 17th. The 2nd grade will be having a bake sale at B&K Grocery on Nov. 23rd beginning at 8:00 a.m.

The Homecoming basketball game is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 14th at 6:00 p.m. against Pine Haven. Thanksgiving lunch will be Thursday, Nov. 17th for grades Pre-k through 3rd. Please look for a form in the near future with more information. Progress reports will go home on Monday, Nov. 21st. Remember there will be no school on Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11th. Thanksgiving break will be Wed. Nov. 23rd through Fri. Nov. 25th.

Important dates for November:

Nov. 1-10—6^th grade Rada Sales

Nov. 1—5/6 basketball game-home-Pine Haven-5:00 p.m.

Nov. 1—jump rope team performs at home basketball game

Nov. 4—7/8 basketball game-away-Clinton Co.-5:00 p.m.

Nov. 5—5/6 basketball game-home-Cornerstone-10:00 a.m.

Nov. 7—7/8 basketball game-away-Cornerstone-6:00 p.m.

Nov. 10—7/8 basketball game-home-Clinton Co.-5:00 p.m.

Nov. 11—Veterans Day—No School

Nov. 12—7/8 basketball game-home-Celina-6:00 p.m.

Nov. 14-22—Kindergarten doughnut sales

Nov. 14—Homecoming-7/8-Pine Haven-6:00 p.m.

Nov. 17—Christmas Portraits sponsored by 8^th grade

Nov. 17—Thanksgiving lunch for grades Pre-k through 3^rd

Nov. 17—US Cellular celebration-1:30 p.m.

Nov. 17—5/6/7/8 basketball game-away-Livingston-5:30 p.m.

Nov. 21—Progress Reports go home

Nov. 21—7/8 basketball game-home-Cornerstone-4:00 p.m.

Nov. 22—5/6/7/8 basketball game-away-Allons-5:30 p.m.

Nov. 23—2^nd grade bake sale at B&K-8:00 a.m.

Nov. 23-25—Thanksgiving Break

Nov. 28—5/6/7/8 basketball game-home-Allons-5:30 p.m.

Nov. 28—jump rope team performs at home basketball game

Kenny Tompkins, Principal

K8 Halloween Parade 2011

Monday was our annual Halloween Parade at the K8. Each year we are amazed at the Halloween costumes parents and students come up with, and this year was no different, there were lots of great costumes! Between myself and Mrs. Rena we made about 750 pictures of just the parade, so these are only a few of the pictures that I have to share on the blog.

As I was adding these pictures to the blog, I took time and looked back at the Halloween Parades from the previous years, and, Wow!!, time sure does fly!! If you have time, take it to look back at the Halloween parades from 2010, 2009, and 2008! When working with the students everyday it is hard to see how much they change in such a short period of time, but just a quick look back has all the proof you need!! Be sure to check back here, I will add more pictures of the 2011 Parade and the Parties that followed over the next couple of days....