Monarch Mail

Oct. 8-12th Monarch Mail 

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This Week:

PTA MEETING - MONDAY, OCTOBER 8th at 6:30pm - Focus on HEALTH and FITNESS

Please join us for a Zumba demonstration, nutrition tips, and much more.  We will also get a glimpse of what the students do when they need a "brain break."

We will have three 20 minute breakout sessions:
1. Gym - Zumba
2. Lunchroom - Nutrition, healthy snacks, smoothies
3. Outside - Walk at School - safety while walking

***Please plan to wear your Monarch Spirit wear, Monday,

 Oct. 8th. *** 

REFLECTIONS Due Monday, October 8th :

For those of you who may be unfamiliar with "Reflections," it is a nationwide arts recognition and achievement program in which all of our students here at Monarch Elementary are eligible to participate. Although the program does follow a 'contest' format, the main goal of the program is participation, not winning! It gives every student the opportunity to create a work of art based on a specific theme and to feel good about it.

This year's theme is "The Magic of a Moment" and there are six arts areas in which students may participate:

     - Literature

     - Musical Composition

     - Photography

     - Visual Arts

     - Dance Choreography

     -Film/Video Production

Students are divided and judged in two different age groups:

     - K-2

     - 3-5

We would like to encourage EVERY student to enter as many times as they would like!! We will be offering a variety of incentives & prizes for students and classrooms that participate!! ALL entries are DUE Monday October 8th. We will be in the atrium of the school during the morning for the students to submit their Reflections projects.  For the program rules and entry forms please see the link on the school web site.

If you have any questions at all please feel free to contact either Milana Parsons: milana55@bellsouth.net or Nancy Roy: Nroy107@cs.com

Thanks so much! We are looking forward to seeing all the great work of art!!

Reflections Chairs - Milana Parsons and Nancy Roy

The first grade classes at Monarch are so excited! They will be hosting an Alex’s Honey Lemonade Stand to benefit the Foundation for Childhood Cancer next week, October 8 – 12, in the Monarch Cafeteria. The lemonade will be available during all lunch times to all students and employees for 25 cents a cup.  While bravely battling her own cancer, Alex was a little girl who hosted an annual lemonade stand in her front yard to benefit childhood cancer research. The first graders will be following her lead as we work together for this wonderful cause. To find out more about Alex visit www.AlexsLemonade.org

Box Tops due Friday, Oct. 12th        

Attention Monarch Families…Save your Box Tops!!  

We are kicking off the new school year with a Box Top contest. The top two students in the school who bring in the most Box Tops will each receive a $25 gift card to the place of their choice. The contest will end on Friday, October 12. Please make sure your Box Tops are cut on the dotted line and are not expired.  Don’t forget to include your child’s name and teacher’s name on the bag. Remember to ask friends and relatives to save their Box Tops.

School Store 

The school store opened to great success! The store will be open every Friday  from 7:15-7:50am.    Items range in price from .10 to $4.00.  The school store will also carry school magnets.  We are looking for colorful iPad chargers and will keep you updated once we have those available.  We want to make sure we have them at a reasonable cost.

Gently Used Books Needed 

Mrs. White, our Instructional Coach, has asked for families to turn in any gently used books.  Our hope is to outfit reading centers in each of the classrooms.  There are many first year teachers at Monarch and this is a great way to help out in their classrooms.  Any and every level of book is greatly appreciated.

Boosterthon:   

Change in Run Date - Oct. 26th

Mark you calendars for our number one fundraiser of the year.  Boosterthon will kick-off October 15th and culminate with the FUN RUN on October 26th.  This year's theme is Highway USA, "on the road to good choices."  Boosterthon Fun Run students will be “on the road to good choices.” On the road of life, students will be faced with a lot of choices to make, and Highway USA teaches them to make the choices that count. Highway USA will crisscross our students all over America,visiting cities and landmarks, and learning about five historical leaders who made the right choice at one time in their lives.  The historical leaders are: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, Glenn Cunningham and Amelia Earhart.

Furman Football Game, "Tobacco Free Kids Game" is on October 13th and begins at 11:30am.  This is an program sponsored by Greenville Health Partnerships and is designed to encourage children to lead a healthy lifestyle.  There will be food and activities for the children, and the cost is FREE!  There is no limit on the tickets and they can be reproduced.  This would be a good opportunity to show school spirit by wearing school shirts during the event.  The teachers will send out an email with more details.

"Red Ribbon Week" is a nationally recognized program that celebrates and continues the work of Agent Kiki Camarena.  Kiki gave his life helping others and taking a stand against bad choices while fighting against illegal drugs.  Monarch will honor this tradition by exploring wise choices for our children.  Our theme this year will be:  

"Monarch Marathoners have better things to do than...."

• Program will start on Friday October 26th
• We have some donations for the "Treat Treat" bags, however if parents or their companies would like to donate healthy snacks or other items, (bags, pencils, frisbees, bookmarks, etc), we would appreciate it.

They can reach me at andreagatlin.anderson@gmail.com and I will forward the information to our Red Ribbon Chair, Alecia Brewster.

 

SEED STORE

The 4K Class will be making a Seed Store as part of a Fall Farming unit in October. We could use the following items for our Dramatic Play area!

Plastic flowers, water cans, seed packets, flower/gardening magazines, plastic vases; order/receipt books; plastic pots; baskets. Thanks so much! I'll post pictures!  Please send items to Mrs. Riley Grant - K4.

Unique and Special requests:

-We are looking for a parent volunteer who is knowledgeable about gardening and would be interested in helping us start our school garden.  If you are interested, please contact Jennifer Street - streetjn@gmail.com

-The Monarch butterflies are out and about preparing for their journey to Mexico.  If you see one, please take a picture and turn it in to the PTA.  We would love to make a butterfly collage and frame it for the school.  You can also click on this link to learn more about the fascinating Monarch butterfly.

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Special thanks to the following Monarch supporters:

-Twisted Cup has graciously given each Monarch Elementary student a gift certificate for a free 7oz. yogurt for their birthday!  The teachers will distribute these on the birthdays.  A HUGE thank you to Twisted Cup for making our students feel special on their special day!!

Mark your calendars for these special events:

January 11th - Monarch Mother/Son (or the whole family) night at the Road Warriors Hockey Game

February 8th - Father/Daughter Dance, 6:30pm, Monarch Gymnasium

April 19th - Monarch Carnival at Monarch Elementary School, 5pm-8pm

Culinary Creations Lunch Menu

Monday, October 8th

Hamburger 
Veggie Burger Lettuce & Tomato 
Vegetation Station w/ Chicken Noodle Soup 
Pinto Beans 
Apple or Sliced Pears 
Milk 

Tuesday, October 9th

Pizza
Black Bean Burger 
Vegetation Station w/ Southwest Chicken and Brown Rice Soup 
Vegetable Medley 
Oranges or Pineapple Tidbits 
Milk 

Wednesday, October 10th

Teriyaki Chicken 
Vegetarian Chili Brown Rice (both) 
Vegetation Station w/ Tomato Basil Soup 
Carrots 
Bananas or Sliced Peaches 
Milk 

Thursday, October 11th

Pasta Marinara 
Vegetable Frittata 
Vegetation Station w/ Chicken Vegetable Soup 
WG BreadstickFor All 
Green Beans 
Fresh Fruit or Fruit Cocktail 
Milk 

Friday, October 12th

Pizza 
Vegetable Quesadilla 
Vegetation Station w/ Ham & Bean Soup
Peas 
Oranges or Applesauce 
Milk 

COMING IN OCTOBER

October  8                   PTA Meeting - Health and Fitness, 6:30pm
Oct. 12th - Boxtops Due
Oct.12^th – Teacher Fiesta Lunch
Oct. 15th - Boosterthon Kick-off
Oct. 17^th – African Acrobats
Oct. 18^th, 19^th – Fall Break
Oct. 23^rd – Chick-fil-A Spirit Night, 4:30pm - 8pm
Oct. 26th - Boosterthon Fun Run
Nov. 2^nd – Boosterthon Count Day
Nov. 6^th – Election Day – no school