The Green
Valley
Phone: 240-236-3400 Fax:
240-236-3401
A joint publication of Green Valley Elementary School and
the Green Valley Parent Teacher Association
November 20, 2009
We wanted to
thank all of the parents and family members who participated during American
Education Week. We enjoyed having you
visit our school and our classrooms.
We enjoyed having
many parents join us for the Thanksgiving lunch as well as the Muffins for Mom
events. Thank you to the PTA for making
Muffins for Mom such a great success.
We are fortunate
to have such great staff, families and students at GVES. I hope everyone has a nice holiday break!!
Sincerely,
Leigh Warren
Important Upcoming Dates
Monday, November 23rd
Market Day
Pickup: 7:00-8:00 p.m.: Gym
November 25th – 27th
Thanksgiving
Break: Schools Closed
Monday, November 30th
2 hour early
dismissal for students
Wednesday, December 2nd
GVES Science Fair:
6:30 -8:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 3rd
PTA Exec Mtg: 6:30 p.m.
Friday, December 4th
Show Your School
Spirit: Pajama Day
Monday, December 7th
2 hour early
dismissal for students
GVES Chorus Concert: 7:00 p.m. at UHS
Upcoming Lunch Menus
November 23
Fresh Pepperoni
Pizzeria Pizza, Chicken Patty on Bun,
Scrumptious Golden
Corn, Chilled Fruit, Milk
November 24
Oven Baked Chicken
Nuggets, Hot Dog on Bun,
Fluffy Whipped
Potatoes, Dinner Roll, Fresh Apple, Milk
November 25,
26, 27
No School
November 30
Chicken Patty on
Bun, Fresh Pizzeria Pizza, Crispy Tater Tots,
Chilled Fruit,
Milk
December 1
Soft Shell Taco w/cheese and rice, Fresh Pizzeria Pizza,
Corn, Fruit, Milk
December 2
Hamburger or Cheeseburger on Bun, Stuffed Crust Pizza,
Tossed Salad, Fruit, Milk
December 3
Oven Baked Popcorn Chicken Bites, Pizzeria Pizza,
Deli
December 4
Deep Dish Pizza, Macaroni & Beef Casserole w/bread,
Deli Ham on Bun, Green Beans,
From the Staff Appreciation Committee
The staff appreciation committee is in need of some help in
the form of pies! We would like to send each
Come
one; come all to this year's "Holiday Celebration"! Don't miss
a great performance from
Chorus
Students & Parents
With
1 rehearsal remaining before the show, please remember that it is essential for
all students to be present at the last rehearsal.
Junior Chorus: Friday December
4 @ 8:00 a.m.
4th and 5th grade Chorus:
Tuesday December 1 @ 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
Market
Day
Thank you for your
Market Day order this month! We are looking forward to seeing you when you
pick up your order on 11/23 between 7p - 8p. We will be in the gym as
usual. If you have any questions, please call Vicki Kline at
301/607-8748.
From the Cafeteria
Does your child
have a food allergy that you would like the cafeteria staff to know about?
Please send in a
note from your doctor stating what foods the child has an allergy or
intolerance to. The cafeteria staff needs the official documentation to
come from a doctor to be eligible to enter this information in our computer
system. This could be for those students that are lactose intolerant,
require gluten free diets, or has intolerance for specific foods. If your
child has an Epi Pen for a severe food allergy, that
information has already been shared with the Cafeteria staff. If you have
any questions please contact Sue Goundry, Cafeteria
Manager at 240-236-3415.
“Toys for Tots”
GVES will be collecting donations starting Mon. Nov.16 through Mon.
Dec.7. Place your new, unwrapped toy in a bag with your homeroom teacher’s name
on the bag. There will be a bin in the front lobby of the school with a red bow
for donations. The homeroom with the most donations will win a cookie party and
a GVE $20 class buck.
Birthday Book Club
Reminder!
If
your child’s birthday is in the month of November or was in August,
September, or October, now is the time you may purchase a book from the
library media center’s Birthday Book Club shelf in honor of his/her special day. Your child may select a
book from the Birthday Book Club
shelf in the library and a note will be sent home about the title and cost. You
will send a check for the amount of the book and then a special label will be
placed in the book to indicate it was bought in honor of your child’s birthday.
He/she will be the first one to check it out, and when it’s returned it will be
available for others to borrow.
Children
with summer birthdays may participate during the month of their half birthday
or any other time it is convenient for you. If you have any questions, please
call Ms. Gattens at 240-236-3411.
Last Call for Entertainment
Books!
Send in your order NOW for these popular coupon books. These books contain savings coupons for
Ink Cartridge Recycling
Thanks to everyone who has been donating their printer ink
cartridges. By recycling these cartridges, the PTA earned over $300 and
many products from Staples over the past year. Remember, we will take any
brand ink jet or laser printer cartridge. Please drop your donations in
the large bin in the front lobby. Questions?
E-mail Jeannie Pellicier at jeannieandvic@comcast.net
Junior Troop 81794 and Daisy Troop 81618 are collecting
hats, mittens, and scarves for a local shelter in
Our GVE girls in Junior Troop 81034 are collecting
food for the
Used Book
Urbana High School
Orchestra Boosters is holding a Used Book Sale - great for
Help
for Parents
The Federal Trade Commission is introducing Net Cetera: Chatting with
Kids About Being Online. This free booklet is
chock-full of practical tips to help parents help their kids navigate the
online world – from dealing with social networking and cyber bullying to
talking about sexting and file-sharing. The guide is
at http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/net-cetera.aspx.
Net Cetera is also available in Spanish at http://www.alertaenlinea.gov/topics/net-cetera.aspx.
Are you missing something?
Please remember to check our Lost
and Found area for any missing jackets or lunchboxes.
We will be donating unclaimed items at the end of each month to local
charities.
Please remember to LABEL your child’s jackets and lunchboxes so that
lost items can be returned to their owners when found at school.
MLK
Celebration Contests
Frederick County Public Schools is accepting entries for the
annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration art and written expression contests.
These contests are open to
The theme for this year’s program is “From Vision to
Action.” If you have questions about the contests or the celebration, please
contact Ted Luck, Frederick County Public Schools, at 301-696-6891.
School
Delays and Closings
For the fastest, most reliable school status information, check:
Internet: www.fcps.org
(Sign up for FindOutFirst: free email notifications at home and work)
Television: Cable Channel 18
Evening Activities: School- and FCPS-sponsored after-school/evening
activities (sports, plays, Board of Ed meetings, etc.) and evening
instructional programs (such as Flexible Evening HS & the Twilight Program)
are generally canceled on days when school is canceled or closes early.