March Madness!

First, thank you to everyone who took the time to vote on election day. We are very grateful for the support. Having an approved budget allows us to move forward with planning for next year, including teacher and para assignments and student class placements. The student placement process begins where it should begin - with the voice of the parents. At conferences, you will receive a parent input form. We really do read all of these, so please take the time to let us know your thoughts about your child's class placement for next year.

Now - on to March madness! We have some special events coming up. On Thursday, March 12th, we hold our second annual "Faculty Follies." This is a faculty 'talent' show! We have music, poetry, and a very humorous skit. The PTO will sell goodies at intermission. All proceeds go to the PTO. Doors open at 6:00 am and the show begins at 6:30. Cost is $3 per person or $10 per family. This is alot of fun, and a great way to beat cabin fever!

On Tuesday, the MVU students who are supporting our anti-vandalism project (increased lighting and web based surveillance) are holding a spaghetti supper to raise money to contribute toward the project. The School Board and PTO gave us the "go ahead" on Monday night, so we will proceed as soon as possible with installation. I hope some of you will consider attending the dinner to support these high school students. The band and choral music concert is the same night, so this could be a fun family outing!

The MVU band and choir performed for students 3-6 today. They did a great job, and hopefully have inspired more of our students to participate in band.

We also had our first "lock down" drill today. It went quite smoothly. The students are very well prepared and we had only a few minor details to clean up - that is what practice drills are for! We tell our youngest students that the "clear the halls" drills are to practice in case a skunk or snake gets in the building. This seems to keep most of them calm, although there were a couple of tears today. The older students seem to have alot of knowledge about school shootings, and are well aware of the real purpose of the drills.

Hope to see many of you on Thursday night!

Mrs. Benay