We’re loving the energy here at school for our last full week of October! Reminder that there’s no school for students on November 2nd or November 3rd.
How We Shine in the Cafeteria!
Lunchtime is a great part of our day, and we are focusing on how we can work together to make our cafeteria a fantastic place to eat and recharge! Please talk with your student about how we make lunch a success every day:
How we sit for success: We keep our bottoms on the seat with our knees tucked under the table so everyone has plenty of personal space.
How we keep everyone safe: We enjoy our own delicious lunches and save our food for ourselves to help protect friends with food allergies.
How we show respect: We listen carefully and politely to our cafeteria monitors whenever they are giving directions.
How we save our energy: We save our exciting recess energy for the playground and focus on safe, calm choices while we eat.
Thank you for helping us practice how to be cafeteria champions at home!
Pictures! Pictures!
Class pictures are on sale now through November 12th!
To place your order, follow these easy steps:
Go to Strawbridge.net.
Click “Order Pictures.”
Enter code FM529667.
Be sure to place your order by November 12th!
November 12th is makeup picture day for yearbook pictures.
Fundraiser Pick Up: Items ordered through our recent school fundraiser will be available for pick up on November 2nd from 12pm-7pm, our Parent Teacher Conference day. Follow the signs that day to pick up your items in the multi-purpose room in the red hallway.
Costume Guidelines & Upcoming Dress-Up Days
Monday-Anything but a Bookbag
Tuesday- Look Alike Day
Wednesday-Mix Match Day
Thursday-Neon Day
Friday-Book Character Day
We love seeing our students’ creativity this week!
Our annual Book Character Day will be on Friday, October 30th. On this day, both students and staff are invited to come to school dressed as their favorite book character.
Your family might be starting to shop or craft Halloween costumes. If they’re planning to also wear that costume to school for Book Character Day on October 30, please keep our school-wide safety and comfort guidelines in mind. To ensure a safe, fun, and distraction-free environment for all students, the following items are not permitted at school:
No Inflatable Costumes: These create space and visibility issues in hallways and classrooms and can prevent students from sitting in class and lunch.
No Face Masks: Staff must be able to identify all students easily.
No Scary or Overly Gory Costumes: We want to keep the day fun and welcoming for our younger learners.
Upcoming Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held Monday, November 2nd from 12:00-7:00pm. We would like for every parent to attend conferences if possible so that we can share report card information and beginning of the year data. Make sure to reach out to your child’s teacher to schedule a conference. Looking forward to seeing everyone!
Fall Book Fair–a message from Ms. King
Get ready – the Fall Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school! This is a great opportunity to build your child’s home library with new books they’ll want to read again and again.
Location: John C. Myers Elementary Library
Dates: Monday, November 2 - Tuesday, November 10
Times: Monday (2nd) - 12:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Wednesday - Thursday 7:55 AM - 3:45 PM
Friday - 7:55 AM - 2:45 PM
Monday - Tuesday (10th & 11th) - 7:55 AM - 3:45 PM
Extended Shop Time: Conference Day - Monday, November 2, 12:00 PM - 6:45 PM
The easiest way to let your child shop the book fair independently is to create an eWallet. It’s easy to set up and easy for other family members etc. to add funds for your child to shop the Book Fair.
For full details, to browse books, and to create an eWallet, visit our Book Fair homepage:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/johnmyerselementaryschool
Thank you for supporting our Library and getting your kids reading! Looking forward to a great Fall Scholastic Book Fair!
–Miss King
Librarian
John C. Myers Elementary
Celebrating Our "One Book, One School" Adventure!
We have officially wrapped up our schoolwide reading of The Chocolate Touch! Our students had a fantastic time diving into John Midas's sweet story. Ask your student about some of the fun ways we celebrated:
Sweet Beginnings: We kicked off our reading journey with a special student treat trolley!
Trivia Champions: Students earned chocolate coins by answering daily story trivia questions.
A Magical Touch: A few items (and even Mrs. Rinker!) in our hallways magically got "chocolate touched"!
Deep Connections: Classes compared John's story to the classic myth of King Midas.
A huge thank you to our Title I Reading Team and the Holly Hatcher Educational Foundation for making this schoolwide reading event possible and showing our students how exciting reading can be!
Happy Fall!
Liza Coffman, Principal – lcoffman@rockingham.k12.va.us
Jenna Rinker, Assistant Principal – jrinker@rockingham.k12.va.us