Good morning,
This week’s Backpack Express is ready for your reading pleasure:
Book Fair: Next week is our annual Book Fair. Here are some bits of information for you:
Classroom Visits: All classrooms will visit the Fair next week. To see when your child’s class will visit, click here.
Wallet: If you prefer not to send cash with your child to school to purchase books, you can set up an e-wallet. You can find out how by clicking here. Please let your child know you set up the wallet so they can tell the cashier.
Volunteers: Volunteers are still needed to assist during the day and for family night. Volunteer sign up may be found here.
Family Night: On Thursday, November 14 from 5:00-7:00, families may visit the Book Fair.
Harvest Feast: Each year on a rotating basis, one of the elementary schools hosts a Harvest Feast. This year, Sowams will be hosting on November 20, 2024 during lunch. Because this is different from our regular hot lunch, it does need to be ordered in advance to ensure we have the correct amount of food. Please complete this order form if your child is going to purchase the Harvest Feast. It needs to be returned to the school by Wednesday, November 13, 2024.
Picture Retakes: We have our picture retakes scheduled for Monday, November 18, 2024, first thing in the morning. If your child was absent on our original day, they will have their picture taken. If you want your child’s picture taken again, you need to send back the original picture package with your child in order for their picture to be taken. Information may be found on the Coffee Pond website.
Tap In Thanksgiving Food Drive: Once again this year, we will be collecting food for Tap In in order to support local families during this holiday season. We will collect food starting tomorrow until Monday, November 18, 2024. Information may be found here.
Candy Collection: Although it is a little past Halloween, we will be doing a candy collection. We will collect candy through November 13, 2024. Candy may be put in one of the boxes in our school’s foyer. Candy will go to various local organizations to be included in Thanksgiving Day baskets. More information may be found here.
November No School Days: As a reminder, the following days are no school day: November 11 (Veterans Day) and November 28 and 29 (Thanksgiving).
PTO Calendar: The PTO has put together a calendar for the month of November, You may access it here.
Have a wonderful day.
Best,
Jim Callahan
Principal
Sowams School Mission: Everyone learns every day.
Sowams School Vision: Sowams School will engage students to be their best selves.