Janaury 28th

Well time has certainly gone by pretty quick since my last post. We had an excellent spelling bee that was won by Ryan Witner a 7th grade student. Ryan was our runner-up last year and he stepped up his game to take the coveted first place trophy this year. Our second place speller was also a seventh grader, Alex Ferdenzi. This sets up quite a battle for next year!!

The snow has wreaked some havoc on our schedule, but not the marking period. The marking period did end last Tuesday, January 27th. Report cards will be coming home soon.

The weather has had an impact on the calendar. It looks like we will definitely have school on March 27th. March 27th was supposed to be a built-in snow day. If we did not need it, we would have the day off. Well, that's not going to happen. Wake the kids up on that Friday and push them out the door.

Finally, I have been working with the minor league baseball team up north in Augusta, NJ--The Sussex Skyhawks! They have offered to give each student who gets an "A" on their report card 2--that's right--TWO tickets to a game up at the stadium. This is a great opportunity since many times these types of promotions have the parents buying an additional ticket just to get their child into the game. This allows two tickets for the "A"
Just so we get it right--if you get a "A" you get two tickets. There is no cumulative effect! If your child gets 5 "A's" that does NOT mean you get to take the whole neighborhood for free! The school that has the most kids go to the park will be eligible for a $1,000 donation from Skylands Bank and the Skyhawks.
This is a great promotion!

Till next time...