100th Day of School

Friday (January 20th) will be the 100th day of school. We will be celebrating the number 100 all day through various activities. We will be doing 100 things, saying 100 things, writing 100 things, reading about 100 things, counting 100 things, eating 100 things, etc.

Please help us celebrate the 100th day of school by encouraging your child to create a 100th Day Collection. Some ideas for 100th Day Collections are: cereal (cheerios/fruit loops), pennies, beads, candy, mini-marshmallows, rubber bands, paper clips, erasers, beans, stickers, marbles, cotton balls, etc. Please make sure that one of each item can fit into a one inch square on a Hundred Chart. These 100 items need to be put into a gallon sized Ziploc bag and labeled with your child’s name. We will be displaying our 100 items on a bulletin board in the hallway after we have counted and shared the collections with the class.

Additionally, we need snacks donated for our 100th Day Snack. There will be 10 different types of snacks—the students will count out 10 pieces from the 10 different snacks to total 100 snack pieces. If you can donate any of the snacks listed below please send them in with your child by Thursday. The following snacks will be used (both name brand and generic): mini-marshmallows, M&M’s, raisins, Chex, Cocoa Puffs, Golden Grahams, bagged popcorn, white chocolate chips, chocolate chips, pretzels.

As always if you have any questions please call me at the school or e-mail me @ Melissa.Bazzell@Graves.kyschools.us Thank you for your cooperation!

Mrs. Melissa

Rudolph, Rudolph

With Christmas right around the corner, finding the right gift for everyone on your list can be quite challenging. Relieve yourself from some of that gift scavenging stress and enlist the help of your child. Encourage your child to help you make books to give to relatives, friends, and neighbors. Books are a great way to show off creativity and some of your child's newly acquired reading and writing skills.

Need a good book idea? Check out Rudolph, Rudolph and print out a copy for yourself. All your child needs to do is color Rudolph's nose the color outlined on each page and voila!...one gift is checked off your list.

Have a family member that lives far away? No problem, just check out Vocaroo and record your child reading the book and send it via e-mail or text to your loved one. You can also Skype friends and family, that way your child can read and show off his/her hard work at the same time.

It's a Cuba Cub Christmas!

With Christmas fast approaching, I know that your "To-Do List" is probably getting as long as mine. I wanted to post several holiday events that will be taking place at school in the next few days to help you juggle all the little extras that seem to go hand-in-hand with this season.

• The Christmas Ball will take place on Friday, December 16th beginning at 6:00 p.m. and ending at 8:00 p.m. The admission fee is $2.00 or FREE with a canned food item. The PTO is asking for the students to bring in donations for refreshments. Kindergarten students are asked to bring in chips and dip.


• Polar Express Day will be Monday, December 19th. We ask that each student wear his/her pajamas to school that day to help celebrate a wonderful piece of childhood literature.


• Tuesday, December 20th will be the last day of school before Winter Break. On this day we will be having both our Christmas Program and our Christmas Party. Our program will take place at 9:00 a.m. and will last approximately an hour. Our Christmas Party will begin at 12:30 p.m. Please remember to send in a $5.00 gift with your child on this day.

We have had a wonderfully successful school year so far--thank you for all of your support! Merry Christmas:)

Halloween Safety Video

Check out this video with your child and review safety rules before Trick or Treating this year:)

Red Ribbon Week

This week is Red Ribbon Week. The Red Ribbon Campaign was started when drug traffickers in Mexico City killed DEA agent Kiki Camarena in 1985. This began the continuing tradition of displaying Red Ribbons as a symbol of intolerance towards the use of drugs. The mission of the Red Ribbon Campaign is to present a unified and visible commitment towards the creation of a DRUG-FREE AMERICA.

Red Ribbon Week bracelets will be given to each child, and we would like for them to be worn each day. To show support of a DRUG-FREE AMERICA, please have your child participate in all of the week's fun activities. Thank you!

Monday: "These PAWS Don't Touch Drugs" Cuba Pride (Wear Cuba Shirts)

Tuesday: "Be All You Can Be, Drug Free" (Wear Camo)

Wednesday: "My Future is Bright, Shade Out Drugs" (Wear Sunglasses)

Thursday: "Team Up Against Drugs" (Wear Your Favorite Sports Team)

Friday: "Put a Cap on Drugs" (Wear a Hat)