Hedges Happenings
March 1, 2017
Important Dates
March 6th- Join us for our monthly PTO Meeting @4pm in the library
March 8th- Enrollment forms need to be returned
March 8th- End of 2nd Trimester
Thursday, March 9th - Monday, March 13th Book Fair
March 9th- Family Literacy Night 6:00-7:30pm
March 17th- Turn in Reading Is the The Ticket tally sheets to classroom teachers
March 17th- Report Cards are sent home
March 17th- Irish Dance Student Presentation @8:45am in the gym
March 17th- PTO ST. Patrick's Day Family Dance Party: 5:30-7:30pm in the gym
March 21st- 2nd Grade Music Performance @2:30 and 6:30pm in the gym
March 23rd- 2nd Grade Music Performance @2:30 and 6:30pm in the gym
March 27th-31st- Spring Break
May 11th- 4th & 5th Grade Music Performance @2:30 and 6:30pm in the gym
Reading Is the Ticket to Silverwood FUN!
Reading Is the Ticket is a recreational reading program designed to encourage K-8 students to read for fun. Studies show that after children learn how to read, the actual time they spend reading declines steadily in successive grades. Furthermore, as technology provides more and more distractions, it has become even harder to get young people to just sit down and enjoy reading a good book.
The Silverwood Reading Is the Ticket program provides a wonderful incentive of a ticket to the Silverwood Theme Park to get our students excited about reading. Getting kids to read for fun, not just for school assignments is an all-important literacy goal. The Reading Is the Ticket program is meant to motivate students to read and to establish a lifelong love of reading.
Our Reading Is the Ticket program began Friday, February 3rd. A parent information letter and student tally sheet was sent home with all of the details. Please be sure to read everything carefully to ensure you understand the specifics of the program. Most importantly, your child’s completed tally sheets must be signed by a parent and turned into his/her classroom teacher no later than Friday, March 17.
If you have any questions about Reading Is the Ticket, please contact your child’s classroom teacher or our Reading Is the Ticket coordinator, Mrs. Burtsfield at 751-4071.
Student Safety
Family Events!
- Family Dance Party in the Hedges Gym - March 17th: 5:00-6:30pm
- Ice Cream Social - June 8th: 5:00-6:30pm
**Please email Nancy Easley to let her know how you can help make these events possible for our students! :) easleyna@gmail.com
Smith's Community Rewards Program
Smith’s Community Rewards Program: Smith’s is giving 1.4 million to local nonprofit organizations.
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