Caywood Chronicle November 6, 2015

James A. Caywood Elementary3300 Turkeyfoot Rd.Edgewood, KY 41017Phone: 859-341-7062Fax: 859-344-3151  

Principal's Message

Dear Families,The first grading period is coming to an end next Friday, Nov. 13th. Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held beginning the week of Nov. 16th. It is very important that you take the time to meet with your child’s teacher to discuss their progress in meeting their academic goals! We look forward to seeing all of you at our PTA Turkey Bingo and Masquerade Ball next Friday evening as we hope to raise money for our Family Resource Center! Your support of our school is very important as we strive to achieve our Mission: Distinguished!!

Veteran’s Day Reminder

Caywood will be celebrating Veteran’s Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11 th at 1:45 p.m.! We have several Veterans’ signed up to be in attendance, so we hope to see you all

MARK THE CALENDAR!Nov. 10-1st Butterfly Meeting-4:00 at Heartland PointeNov. 11-Veteran’s Day Assembly 1:45 p.m.Nov. 12- Edgewood Mayor Visit to 2nd GradeNov. 12- PTA Night @Buffalo Wings & Rings Nov. 13- First Grading Period Ends-report cards go

home on Nov. 20th

Nov. 13-PTA Turkey Bingo and Dance 6:00-8:00 pmNov. 16-20-Canned Food DriveNov. 16-Dec. 2-Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser for FRC

(more info coming home soon)Nov. 20- Report Cards home to parentsNov. 20- School Spelling Bee- 2:00 pmNov. 25-27 Thanksgiving Holiday Break

3rd, 4th and 5th grade parents:

If you registered for the Monarch Butterfly/Prevention program, the first one will be Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 4:00 p.m. at Heartland Pointe Community Room (113 Sioux Trail, Elsmere). Someone will be contacting you in the next week to confirm your registration and give further details. If

PtA Turkey Bingo and Masquerade Ball!

Join us on Friday Evening, Nov. 13th for our annual Turkey Bingo and

Masquerade Ball from 6:00-8:00pm! Please look for a flyer from the PTA

coming home soon!

Workshop #2Building Relationships

Tuesday Nov. 10, 2015FREE Dinner Provided by The Kidz Club

Do you have a child under the age of 5? Do you want help make sure your child is ready for kindergarten?

If so, join us for the Born Learning® Academy! Parent Workshops are held on the second Tuesday of every month beginning in October. We provide a FREE

dinner and childcare as well as GREAT door prizes!

If you are interested, please contact Leah Langdon to register your family at 957-0035.

October was a GREAT month for Box Tops--we collected $425! Thanksgiving is coming

soon, which means a lot of cooking and baking! Popular brands with Box Tops

labels, include Green Giant, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker and Land O’Lakes-just to name a few. Clip, save & turn them in! We earn

$.10 for each Box Top. The top classroom is awarded the BTFE trophy and the top

student receives a $25 gift card to Toys R Us or Walmart.

October Box Tops Contest winners are:Classroom: Mrs. Zink-2nd GradeStudent: Foster Mills-4th Grade

Honorable Mentions:Pieter Snyder Nate Cole Sarah Foster

Jordan Palacios Peyton Thompson

Jordan Ellis Joseph Cain Thomas Dykes Halle Gill

Caywood’s 2015-2016 goal is to collect

CAYWOOD CANNED FOOD

DRIVE

NOVEMBER 16 th - NOVEMBER 20 th

ALL CANNED GOODS & NON-PERISHABLE FOOD DONATIONS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED, BUT THESE SPECIFIC ITEMS ARE NEEDED AT THIS

TIME:

CORN, GREEN BEANS, PEAS, GRAVY, BOXED POTATOES, PASTA, CEREAL, CANNED FRUIT, TOMATO SAUCE, PEANUT BUTTER, HAMBURGER HELPER.

**PLEASE PLACE ALL ITEMS IN YOUR HOMEROOM BOX! THE PRIMARY & INTERMEDIATE CLASS

THAT BRINGS IN THE MOST ITEMS WILL WIN A PARTY OF THEIR CHOICE!!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT!

If you are in need of food or help with the holidays, please contact Leah Langdon at 859-

Caywood School Spelling Bee is buzzing around the corner!

Classroom winners from 4th and 5th

grades will participate in our school wide spelling bee on Friday, November 20th at

2:00pm. We will also have a District Spelling Bee Cover Design Contest! The

District Bee will be held on Tuesday, December 8th at Turkeyfoot Middle

School.