COMMUNITY R-VI NEWSLETTER
Equal Opportunity Institution
December 19, 2008

School Reach has two types of calls.  One is School Reach and the other is School Reach Urgent Call.  School Reach will only call the numbers which are listed as the  home phone number on the SISK12 Parent Portal.  This call is usually placed around 6:30 and is usually a reminder, such as a scheduled early release the following day.  School Reach Urgent Call will only be used if the school needs to contact parents about something that can't wait until the parents get home, such as early dismissal due to inclement weather or an emergency situation at school.  
The School Reach Urgent Call will call the home phone and parent cell phone numbers that the school has listed on the SISK12 Parent Portal.  On Tuesday, December 16, we used the School Reach Urgent Call to contact parents during school hours to notify them that school would be dismissed at 12:30.  There were several families that we were not able to contact due to the fact that we do not have current phone numbers.  If you did not receive a call on Tuesday morning, please contact the school to check what numbers are currently listed on the SISK12 Parent Portal.  Also, if you want an additional/different number called, please contact the school.  You may email this information to Mr. Provancha at provancha@cr6.net, send a note or call.

Five students each from 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade have advanced from classroom spelling bees to compete in the Community R-VI Elementary Spelling Bee, which will be held on January 6, 2009, at 1:00 P.M. in the school's cafeteria.  Those students are:  Ivy Stathem, Erika Byrd, Charley Ann Stone, Alissa Curtis, Hallie Riutcel, Andrew Clark, Justin Dawson, Johnny Hicks, Destiny Poole, Katilyn Foreman, Anthony Fairchild, Gage Graves, Karissa Graves, Racheal Levings,  and Stephanie Smith.  Congratulations to all.  The school is no longer participating in the regional bee.  This will be a local spelling bee only.

PTO Corner
"We are currently looking for volunteers to head committees for our spring carnival that will be held in April.  We will have several openings and would like to get a good start for this event.  If you would not like to head a committee but would like to volunteer, we would be more than happy to assign you to a committee of your choice.  Please call Sara Toler at 373-5547 to get signed up.  Thank you."

It's Mini Cheer Camp time! Any K-5 student interested in becoming a mini cheerleader can sign up to attend the Mini Cheer Camp and join the squad! The Camp will be on Saturday, January 31 from 9-11 a.m. in the cafeteria. The mini cheerleaders will perform on Tuesday, February 3 between the varsity girls’ and boys’ game. The cost of the camp is $12.00. The students will be getting a t-shirt to wear during their performance. Please have the sign up form and cost for the camp turned in by Friday, January 9th.

There will not be peewee basketball practice this Saturday due to the JV Tournament.  The 3-4 grade boys will not practice again until January 10 at 10:00 AM.

BREAKFAST (milk and juice served with each meal)
Monday, Jan. 5 – Cereal, toast, fruit
Tuesday, Jan. 6 – French toast strips, bacon, fruit
Wednesday, Jan. 7 – Biscuits & gravy, fruit
Thursday, Jan. 8 – Scrambled eggs, sausage, toast, fruit
Friday, Jan. 9 – Cereal, cinnamon toast, fruit
LUNCH (chocolate or white milk served with each meal)
Monday, Jan. 5 – Pizza, green beans, fruit    ALTERNATE:  Wiener wink
Tuesday, Jan. 6 – Chicken patty, potato smiles, corn, fruit    ALTERNATE:  Tuna salad sandwiches
Wednesday, Jan. 7 – Spaghetti w/ meat sauce, bread stick, tossed salad, fruit    ALTERNATE:  Fish nuggets
Thursday, Jan. 8 – Shredded pork, sun chips, peas, fruit    ALTERNATE:  Juicy burger
Friday, Jan. 9 – Chili, crackers, ½ peanut butter sandwich, celery sticks, cookie, banana    ALTERNATE:  Chicken noodle soup
ALTERNATE EACH DAY OF PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY SANDWICH

Merry Christmas From the School House,
We are conducting comprehensive exams this week.  Our annual Christmas program will be Thursday December 18th at 6PM. We rescheduled the JV basketball tourney due to weather. The first two rounds of the tournament will be Wednesday 12/17 and Saturday 12/20.  On behalf of the staff, “Best Wishes for a safe and happy holiday season to everyone.”
Dr. Steve Wolf
These are the meal prices and the totals due for the month of January.  Please remember to send meal money with your student!

DATES TO REMEMBER:
12/22 – 1/4, NO SCHOOL  (see ya’ next year!)
1/5, School resumes  (is it next year already?!?)
1/5-10, HS Basketball, v/g-b, Madison Tournament, TBA
1/12, HS Basketball, jv/g-b, Paris, away, 6 p.m.
1/13, HS Basketball, v/g-b, Monroe City, home, 6 p.m.
1/15, HS Basketball, jv-v/g, Centralia, home, 6 p.m.
1/16, HS Basketball, jv/b, v/g-b, Silex, away, 5 p.m.

Santa Claus will be at the Martinsburg Fire House Dec. 21 at 6 p.m.