It seems like in the blink of an eye we have gone from warm
September days and the beginning of the school year to frost covered cars in
the morning and talking about Thanksgiving. As we start to think about Holiday shopping just realize that it will be Memorial Day before you know it. The days are long, but the weeks and months fly by!
Over the last month of school we have had some terrific
opportunities for our students. On the Friday before Halloween our PTA
sponsored our first ever “Wildcat Spooktacular” featuring a movie in the
cafeteria, open gym, Halloween BINGO, a photo book, lots of food and a costume
contest. We had over 300 students attend!! This event speaks to the creativity,
flexibility and willingness of our PTA to do great things for kids. Our
students and school community are very fortunate to have such a strong partnership.
Tomorrow is a half-day for our students. It is our expectation that students attend school on our half-days. We work to maximize all of the time that we have with our students. Tomorrow will be no exception. With Veterans Day later this week we are going to use the morning as an opportunity to demonstrate our patriotism and unyielding support and appreciation for our veterans. Throughout the morning veterans from various branches of the military with be speaking with our students and answering questions about their experiences. As a school community we have raised money for Clear Path which is Upstate New York's Veteran Resource Center. Tomorrow is an opportunity for us as a school community to give back to those who have made incredible sacrifices for our freedom and to express our gratitude for their service.
Looking forward here are some important dates as we look at the rest of November:
Friday, November 11th - Veterans Day: No School
Thursday, November 17th and Friday, November 18th: 7th graders to WCNY Enterprise America
Thursday, November 17th: Opening Night for WGMS Musical: Annie Jr.
Friday, November 18th and Saturday, November 19th: Annie Jr.
Wednesday, November 23rd through Friday, November 25th - Thanksgiving Break
Thank you for your ongoing support of our students and staff.
Continued Success,
Steve Dunham
Twitter: @Sdunhamwgms
Email: sdunham@westgenesee.org