Monroe Elementary Newsletter
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Trait of the Quarter: Kindness
Looking Ahead!!!
October 1 -31 Book It Forward Book Drive
October 13 - 16 Mobile Rec 3:15
October 15 Monroe PTO 4 PM
October 16 Popcorn Sales
October 18 End of Quarter - No School K-6
October 23 - 24 Parent/Teacher Conferences (4:00-7:00) **Look for Sign Up Genius on Email.
October 23 No Kindergarten classes
October 24 No School K-6 **Look for Sign Up Genius
October 25 No School K-12
October 29 Picture Retakes
November 1 Monroe Night at Idaho Steelheads
November 4 - 8 Monroe Fall Book Fair
November 4 Readathon begins
November 4-10--Read-a-thon PLEDGE Week
November 8 Rake Up Boise (Students will be working on this throughout the day!)
November 11-17--READ, READ, READ Week
November 18-22--FUND WEEK
November 22--All Funds, Pledges and Reading Due Today!
THANKSGIVING BREAK --November 18-22!
Monroe Rakes Up Boise
This year, several classes will be participating in Rake Up Boise 2019 to show our KINDNESS in the community. On Friday, November 8th, we will rake up the leaves at our assigned houses. PLEASE join us or send a rake, bags, gloves with your child. It is going to be an amazing day!
Idaho Steelheads Vs Utah Grizzlies
Join Monroe at the Idaho Steelheads!!
Monroe Elementary Night With The Idaho Steelheads!
Friday November 1st - 7PM @ CenturyLink Arena
All friends, family, students, staff and alumni of Monroe Elementary School are invited to cheer on the Idaho Steelheads as they take on the Utah Grizzlies!
$15 gets you a ticket to the game and a meal voucher for the concession stands.
No limit to how many tickets you can purchase!
$5 from every ticket sold goes back to the school!
To Place an Order…
Fill out an order form and return it to school with cash, credit card number, or check made payable to Idaho Steelheads.
Turn order form in no later than Tuesday, October 29th.
No limit to the number of tickets you can purchase for the game!
Thank you for supporting Monroe Elementary School!
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:
ERIK DIEHL – IDAHO STEELHEADS – 208-472-3363 – ERIKD@IDAHOSTEELHEADS.COM
Book It Forward
Book It Forward has now begun! Book It Forward is a non profit organization that helps get books to kids who don’t have them. Did you know that 14% of people in the United States cannot read or write? We learned that the majority of brain growth happens before the age of five, so kids need to be looking at and hearing books read when they are little to have the best chance to become literate. If you can’t read or write as you get older, it is much harder for you to have a successful life. Idaho is one of only 6 states that does not fund public preschool, so lots of Idaho kids aren’t seeing or hearing any books when they are little. In order to help, we need to get more books to children who don’t have books in their home.
You can help by donating children’s books throughout the month of October by bringing them in and putting them in the large metal bins located around the school. The books can be gently used and do not need to be new. But they need to be in decent shape. Books can be in Spanish or French or other languages too. Think about what books you may have at home that you no longer read. Ask your neighbors if they have children’s books they no longer use. Make sure the books are appropriate for children ages 0-12. Our goal is to collect 1200 books to give to kids who need them, but we will bump that up if we get lots and lots of donations from everyone. Make sure to check with your parents before you bring in those books. Let’s all help kids in our community build literacy!
Fall Book Fair
Come see the amazing selection of books to purchase from Idaho Book Fairs. The fair will be open daily from 8:15 am to 3:40 pm, with extended hours the evening of the Harvest Dance on November 8.
Spirit Wear Friday
Rugby
Please clean up after your dog
Box Tops for Education!
Dear Monroe Families,
The Box Tops for Education program is changing the way we can earn cash for our school!
Over the summer, participating brands have begun to change their packaging from the traditional Box Tops clip to the new Box Tops label.
Going forward, instead of clipping from packages and checking expiration dates, all Box Tops will be earned digitally by scanning your receipt with a new and improved mobile app.
Look for the Box Tops for Education app in your app store. When you scan your receipt, it will instantly credit your Box Top purchases to Monroe.
During the transition, please continue to send in any clipped Box Tops that you have because they are still worth $.10 each for Monroe!
We won’t hold class competitions any more, but each classroom will still benefit from all Box Top earnings!