Connect Ed

  Hope you received our message reminding you of our Parent-Teacher Conferences and Professional Development Day.  The Superintendent’s Office will also notify you of school cancellations and delays through Connect Ed.  We hope this will keep you informed of inclement weather situations. 

Magazine Drive

  Don’t forget our annual magazine drive.  Save those magazine subscriptions to help fund raise for our Student Enrichment fund.

Drive begins:  January 26, 2006 and will end on Monday, February 6, 2006.

From the Library…

  We will be having a Fall Scholastic Book Fair in the  J. R. Briggs Library from Tuesday, Nov. 29^th through Monday, Dec. 5^th.  The Book Fair will be open during the evenings of parent conferences.  We hope that many parents will be able to stop by before or after conferences.  Proceeds from the Book Fair allow new resources to be added to the library.

  As in the past, students will be given an opportunity to visit the Book Fair with their teacher.  Also, a teacher “wish list” will be posted.  This gives parents an opportunity to make a donation to their child’s classroom library.

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

Bring a Loved One to Lunch – Dec. 12-16

Monday, Dec. 12^th – 5^th Grade  11:50 a.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 13^th – 2^nd Grade  11:05 a.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 14^th – K & 1^st Grade

            1^st Gr. – 10:40 a.m.

          Kind. – 11:30 a.m.

Thursday, Dec. 15^th – K & 4^th Grade

            Kind. – 11:30 a.m.

            4^th Gr. – 12:35 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 16^th – 3^rd Grade – 12:15 p.m.

·         Student and sibling lunch - $2.00

·         Adult lunch - $3.25

·         Please reserve by Thursday, December 1^st.

INTERNET SAFETY INFORMATION NIGHT FOR PARENTS

Monday December 12, 2005

7 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Oakmont High School, Alumni Auditorium

Ellen Miller of the District Attorneys office will be the speaker on this important subject.

ALL ADULTS ARE WELCOME

COOL WEBSITES…all websites should be monitored by an adult.

http://literacy.owcc.net/famlit/parents/ILA - literacy building projects

www.rif/org/parents/activities  literacy related activities

www.nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav  reinforce math skills

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/parents/search  online literacy, math, science, history, and geography games, activities, and worksheets.

STUDENT COUNCIL

Thank you for supporting our project.  At this time we have generated $232 to support the Heifer Project.  This will enable the student council to purchase some chicks, a goat, a pig, some ducklings, some seedlings or some honeybees.  The decision will be a tough one.  Check next weeks Briggs-At-Large for the final update.

Stay tuned for our December project.

PTO Info

It’s Grade Level Basket Raffle Time

This year’s themes are:

Kindergarten:  Arts and Crafts

1^st Grade:  Scrap Booking

2^nd Grade:  Automobile Travel

3^rd Grade:  Mama Mia that’s Italian

4^th Grade:  A Touch of Chocolate

5^th Grade:  Bath, Body and Spa

Specialists:  Snow Day

If you wish to participate, please send in one item for your child’s grade level and/or specialist theme basket by Wednesday, Nov. 23^rd.  Remember, all monies earned in this raffle go directly to the grade level teams. 

Thank you for your support!

Box Top for Education

  From now until Dec. 31^st, our school can earn an extra 50 cents for each new person who joins the Box Tops Booster Club.  All you have to do is sign up at www.boxtops4education.com

Community Wellness

YOGA classes

Offered Wednesday nights, 6:45 – 8:00 p.m.

Steven’s Memorial Library

All levels welcome

Further information available at the Library.

Project Connect

Project Connect is entering its second year, with the continued goal of promoting mental health in young children.  Once again, we are offering a teacher and parent workshop series.  Our next training will feature Glen Geike, LICSW who will speak on 'Conflict Resolution".  Mr. Geike will address the basic steps of conflict resolution that can be utilized at home and in the classroom.  This presentation will be held on Tuesday, December 6 at Overlook Middle School.  There will be an afternoon session (3:30-5:30) for education and child care professionals and an evening session (7-9pm) for parents.  This presentation is free and open to the public.  No registration is required.  For more information, please contact Jana Harrison at 978-874-7312 or Karen Feeney at 978-874-6427, x1.

Briggs Web Page

You can find the Briggs At Large newsletter, PTO meeting minutes, and other important school announcements at the school's web site. Our address is: www.awrsd.org/jrb.

Mrs. Davis & Mrs. Pinsoneault
Technology Teachers

LOST and FOUND

It is happening again…the number of misplaced items is growing by the day.  Visit our new Lost and Found area.  We have a new rack in the front lobby displaying many articles of clothing.