GETTYSBURG - that's the (not-so-secret) secret word for this week. heehee! :o)

Read-a-Thon

Be picking out a few good books! Prepare to READ! The upcoming Read-a-Thon begins in March 8th for Track 4. I believe you will have the opportunity to ask friends and family to pledge for each page/book/time you read. Money will then be collected and put to good use here at our school. Actual read-a-thon duration: March 8-19. Final money collection day is March 23. More information will be shared soon (as soon as I know more).

Students - you will begin to see Track 1 & 3 students in the hall who don't have any fashion sense! They have crazy hat and sock days, mismatched clothes day and more! Our jungle celebration days are
Wednesday March 10-crazy hats
Friday March 12 - wild socks
Monday March 15- mismatched clothes
Tuesday March 16 - pajama day
Friday March 19- character day Hmmm...wonder where this idea came from? We seem to have set the example back in October! :o)

Transportation Changes

Dear Parents,
According to the parent handbook, transportation changes need to be done through a hand written note, not email. I know at many times email is more convenient, but Ballentine would like to be consistent on this policy. Thank you for understanding and putting transportation changes in writing!