November Newsletter

Francis J. Varieur 

Newsletter–November, 2022

 

Dear Varieur Families, 

 

I hope this newsletter finds you and your family healthy and well. The school year is going by so quickly and the children are really flourishing.  They are working hard and learning so many new things.  It was wonderful seeing so many of you at Trunk or Treat.  The teachers and I love doing this for the children. 

 

So many children have been doing well with  their nightly reading.  Please continue to have the children read nightly.  Many have earned AR ribbons over the last several weeks.  It is so wonderful to see the children have their names called over the intercom and then come to receive their ribbon.  

 

We celebrated Red Ribbon Week this past week.  Twelve students represented Varieur at Tolman at the Red Ribbon Rally and we are so proud of them. We also had a door decoration contest where children helped their teachers decorate  their classroom door.  What an amazing job everyone did. Mrs. Kissinger’s class came in first place.  Mrs. Dufault’s class came in second place and Mrs. Rivellis’ class came in third place.  Those classes will have a pizza party, however, everyone worked so hard they received a treat from me and Mr. Diko on Monday at lunch.  

 

If your child needs to leave early, please send a note in with your child.  That note should be given to your child’s teacher.  It is very difficult to dismiss children at 3:00 when we are getting children ready for COZ and bus dismissal.  So, please try to avoid that time.   Please remember that children need to be picked up by 3:10 as that is our dismissal time.  If you are going to be late, please call the  school.  You must understand that teachers have meetings to attend, run after school programs etc. so there is no staff to watch the children after school hours..

 

We will be hosting a Fall Bingo Night on Thursday, November 17th from 6:00-7:30 in the cafeteria.  We have some really great prizes and hope you will be able to join us.  It is so much fun!  More information will be going home next week.  

 

It is  that time of year again where we will be collecting food items and making Thanksgiving Baskets for those families in need. We are asking that families that can help, to please donate the following:

 

Kindergarten	Gravy (turkey, chicken, beef), Assorted Soups
1st Grade	Can Goods: Canned vegetables, Canned fruit, Cranberry Sauce
2nd Grade	Boxed Goods:  Mashed Potatoes, Stuffing, Rice, Pasta
3rd Grade	Desserts:  Cake Mixes, Boxed Bread/Muffin Mixes, Brownie Mixes, Pudding / Jell-o Boxes
4th Grade	Drinks:  Assorted Fruit Juices, Coffee, Tea, Bottled Water etc.
5th Grade	Aluminum Foil, Assorted Sizes of Aluminum Pans (turkey, bread, casserole, cake) etc.

 

The following days below are days we do not have school. 

 

Tuesday November 8th -Election day 

Friday November 11th –  Veterans Day

Wednesday November 23rd -25th Thanksgiving Recess

 

In the next several weeks be on the lookout for the parent  teacher conferences appointment sheet.  Our parent teacher conferences this year are December 15th.  More information to follow soon.  

 

I would personally like to wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Sincerely, 

 

Ms. Boucher  M. Ed

Principal