November 14, 2008
11/21/08 School Store!!
11/21/08 PTA Movie Night 6:30-8:30 p.m. featuring Kung Fu Panda
11/24/08 E.L. Board of Education Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
11/26/08 Early Dismissal at 1:40 p.m. for Thanksgiving Break
11/27 & 11/28 No School
12/4/08 Grade 1 to Garde Arts, 9:20-11:30
12/6/08 PTA Elf Shelf, 9:00-1:00
12/8/08 E.L. Board of Education Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
12/9/08 PTA Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
Notice to All Parents/Guardians – If your child is late to school, you must come in to school and sign your child in. Otherwise your child will be marked absent--Thank you!
Sorry for the inconvenience of our Voicemail system being down this week. They are working on restoring the system. Thank you for your patience.
Grade 2 News: Thank you for your support of our Veterans Day Walk-a-thon. All contributions will be mailed to the Veterans Hospital in Rocky Hill.
Save your quarters! The School Store is here! The next date for the School Store is Friday, November 21st from 8:45 to 9:15 am in the cafeteria. The school store sells popcorn, school supplies, and novelties including holiday-themed items priced from 25 cents to $1.50 and is run by parents of fourth graders. Thank you for your support!
Congratulation to the East Lyme Viking Micro Cheerleading Squad for winning 1st place at the SNEYFC 2008 Cheerleading Competition that was held on Saturday, November 8th. We are all very proud of the girls, especially our Lillie B. Haynes girls: Hailey Gordon, Amelia Patterson, Rachael Silva, Abbi Sheehan, Michaela Super, Ashley Toback, Lauren Urbina, Emily Wargo and Anna Yuhas.
The Fall Smart Start catalogue, which contains offerings for Grades PreK-3, was sent home last week.
Please take a few moments to look over the flyer sent home with your child. Send your order to Mrs.
Chiappone at school, with a check made out to 'Scholastic Software'. Your order will come to me and then be delivered to your child's classroom (in about two weeks) for them to take home, unless a note indicates it is a gift. Extra catalogues are available outside the computer lab. All orders are due by Friday, December 5, 2008.
Contact Annemarie Gucwa (739-6748) if you have any questions.
From the Nurse: Many people get chapped lips from time to time. Lips may become chapped for many reasons- for example licking your lips, dehydration, exposure to wind, sun, or cold dry air. There are many things parents can do to treat and prevent chapped lips--Please consider these tips:
v Protect your child’s lips with an oil based lubricating cream or lip balm containing petrolatum or beeswax. Consider having your child apply lip balm prior to school, after school and before bedtime.
v Please do not send your children to school with medicated chapped stick.
v Cover your child’s mouth with a scarf before going outside in the cold and dry weather.
v Stay hydrated! Drink plenty of fluids and moisten the air in your home with a humidifier.
v Encourage your child to avoid licking their lips. Avoid flavor lip balm- which may tempt your child to lick their lips even more.
PTA NEWS
MOVIE NIGHT MOVIE NIGHT
On November 21, 2008, FridayLBH PTA presents KUNG FU PANDA.
This event will be held in the LBH cafeteria from 6.30pm- 8.30pm. Admission will be $1 per person.(Under 4free).
Popcorn and snacks will be available for purchase at 50 cents each.
Please note, this is a family event, you must stay with your child/children
**Bring asoft blanket to be comfortable in the cafeteria.**
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Admission for one person free with the purchase of a PTA Gift Card.
We will have PTA Gift cards for sale for $20. LBH PTA will receive $2 from each card sale. These Gift Cards can be used to purchase DVDs from the PTA Video Store @ http://www.ptavideostore.com.
LILLIE B.HAYNES PTA FUNDRAISER POINSETTIA & WREATH SALE
Decorate your home for the Holidays
with our beautiful poinsettias and wreaths
The poinsettias are available in white, pink & traditional red. They come in a 6.5 inch pot with 6-8 blooms per pot.
The wreaths have a 22inch diameter and 12inch center and are decorated with a red bow. This is a standard door size wreath. You can order these from now to November 25th. Order forms went home last week, but you can get more from the school office. You can pick up your order during the Elf Shelf event on Saturday, December 6th in the school cafeteria 9am to noon. Any questions, please call Elaine Murphy 739 6176-- Thank you for your support!!
Don’t forget, you can join the PTA at any time during the school year, membership forms are on the PTA board in the school lobby and can be emailed to you to print out or sent home with your child. It’s $7 for membership.
For more information on LBH PTA go to www.eastlymeschools.org click on Our schools - LBH - PTA link
For more information on PTA go to www.ctpta.com or www.pta.com
Please remember our Care and Share Food for Kids Drive—We are looking for non-perishable food donations that KIDS LIKE. The collection will benefit Care and Share of East Lyme. Care and Share provides local families in need with food and other help. The amount of families in need has almost doubled this year. Some food suggestions: Mac & Cheese, Pasta and sauce, PB&J jars, cereals, cookies, cake mixes.
Many thanks, Paula, President LBH PTA 739 0692
Toy Drive collection for Women’s center of SE CT will commence on 24th Nov – more info to come on this
Community News:
Help the East Lyme High School Bands: Donate your Deposit Bottles and Cans!
Where? East Lyme High School Parking Lot, behind the Baseball Field
When? The 2nd and 4th Sat. of Every Month, 9am to 1pm
Upcoming Dates? Nov. 8th, Nov. 22nd, Dec. 13th, Dec. 27th
Why? Support the Arts, 100% of the money earned goes to support the ELHS Concert and Marching Bands!
Save the time and hassle of returning deposit bottles and cans to the supermarket. Volunteers will collect the bags from your car! Recycling helps the environment!
Questions? Call Rick Connell @ 739-8481
East Lyme Youth Wrestling season will begin soon! Wrestling is held Tues and Thursday evenings, in the Flanders gym. Registration will be at theE.L. Community Center - near the Library entrance, on the following dates:
November 13, November 18, November 25---All from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Please contact Corey Reitmeyer ( or 739.3229) with any questions.
Got an old Cell Phone, Empty Inkjet or Toner Cartridge? Recycle it today!
Support Lillie B. Haynes Elementary School by donating these items today. This fundraiser is easy, free and helps us earn hundreds, even thousands of dollars. The more we collect the more we earn. Just ask neighbors, friends, family and coworkers for these items and they will be happy to donate them. Recycling these items today builds a strong future for our kids and ensures a clean environment; it’s up to you to make a difference today.
*Please pass on this flyer to your employer, family and friends or anyone that can help.
Drop-off location: Lillie B. Haynes Elemetary School
Or call (860) 739-1579 For more details
Sponsored by: www.recycle4charity.com