MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS January 4, 2013

“BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION: Earn cash for our school every time you shop for groceries. Clip Box Tops from hundreds of your favorite products. Each Box Top is worth 10 cents to our school – and that adds up fast! Bring your Box Tops to the main office or you can give them to Mrs. Whitmore. Thanks for participating.”

Date: Friday, January 04, 2013 Time: 12:30 – 2:40 p.m. Location: Media Center Congratulations to the winners of the 2013 National Geographic School Level Classroom Competition. The winners of the geography bee classroom competition will now compete in the school-wide competition which will be held today. The winner of the National Geography Bee school-wide competition will have a chance to represent their school in the state competition to be held on Friday, April 05, All participants competing in the school-wide competition will receive a pass in their advisory class on the day of the competition. All participants must read the directions on the pass to know what lunch he or she should eat on the day of the competition, before reporting to the library at 12:30. Good luck to all geography bee participants! Mr. Prillman

Attention 6 th graders! Please bring your permission slip and money for outdoor education as soon as possible! The due date is January 11 th by the end of the school day. Remember, if money is a concern, please have your parents write a brief note to Ms. Spencer with the amount you can pay towards the trip so we can apply for financial aid from the county! There is no reason why any student should not come with us. This is the BEST TRIP EVER!!!!! Ms. Spencer Outdoor Ed Coordinator

If you have not turned in your audition sheet to Mr. McAdams, Ms. McDonald, or Ms. Lee, you still have an opportunity to do so. We will accept your audition sheets through Monday, January 7 th. That is the absolute last date on which the directors will take your audition papers, so don’t miss out! Ms. McDonald, Ms. Lee, and Mr. McAdams

All Student Service Learning reflections for hours completed during first semester are DUE Friday, January, 11!! Please get those forms to Ms. O'Leary in room 204.

There are no after school activities or activity buses today.