News, News and More News! Read About it Here! Important Dates Mark your calendar Oct. 26 After-School Program Starts! Oct. 28 Early Release – School out at 12:40 Nov. 2-6 Red Ribbon Week (see dress-up days on opposite side) Nov. 4 GoMath! Online Information Night Please Note: Bruin PRIDE: Perseverance – Keep on trying! Respect – Encourage others! Integrity – Make the right choice! Duty – Do your job! Excellence – Do Your best! We are Bruins!!! There is plenty of news to pass on, so let’s jump right in! This Wednesday, October 28th is an Early Release Day! Please plan on picking students up at 12:40. A quick reminder: although we will be having parties in the afternoon on Friday, students are not permitted to dress up. Thank you for your support! However, please also be aware that there are a few organizations hosting Halloween parties for kids! For more information, please stop by our office! On November 4th, we will be offering a GoMath! Online Information Night. For any parents who would like to learn more about how to use the many online tools, this night should be extremely informative! We will be breaking it into two tutorial sessions: o K-2 (4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.) o 3-5 (5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.) o Please know, however, that we are always happy to accommodate your schedule and would be thrilled for you to attend, whichever time works best! We will have a Bruin PRIDE Assembly next Friday, November 6th at 2:30 p.m. We hope to see you there! Next week (November 2-6) is Red Ribbon Week. That is a time for us as a school to reinforce a message of avoiding drugs and alcohol and taking good care of our bodies. Going along with that overall message, we’ll have the following dress-up days: o Monday – Red Ribbon Day (wear red clothes) o Tuesday – Put a Cap on Drugs (wear a hat) o Wednesday – Sock it to Drugs (wear crazy socks) o Thursday – Friends Don’t Let Friends do Drugs (twin day – wear matching clothes with another student) o Friday – Team Up Against Drugs (wear the clothes of your favorite sports team or teams) If your child is out due to illness, please call our office by 8:30 a.m. It saves us a call and helps our school run smoothly! To help ensure safety and effort, please remember to pack