The Weekly Cat Tales

October 20: 5th Grade Open Gym (6:00-7:30pm)

October 27: Spooktacular Event (6:00pm-8:00pm)

October 31st: 11:30 Dismissal

November 10th: 9:oo Veterans Day Assembly (MUST RSVP)

November 20-24th: THANKSGIVING BREAK

On Wednesday November 1st we will have Chicken Quesadilla or Bosco Sticks, with Black Beans On Thursday November 2nd we will have Pizza Dippers or Chicken Sandwich with Mixed Veggies.

As Veterans Day approaches, it is our desire to honor the men and women who have served so faithfully in our armed forces. As part of our upcoming Veterans Day assembly, we would like to present a slideshow honoring members of our country's armed forces, both past and present from our community. If you would like to help with this project, please email a photo of a family member or friend (in uniform if possible) who has served or is currently serving in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. Please email the picture, students name, Veteran’s name, branch, years served, and relationship to the student to aholland@d123.org. All photos are due no later than Friday, November 3rd at 4:00pm. On Friday, November 10th at 9:00am, we will have a short assembly honoring this special day. Students are welcome to invite family or friends who are Veterans to join us. If you have a Veteran that would like to attend our assembly, please complete the form on the back of this page by November 3rd at 4:00pm.

1. Avoid violent or bloody images. It is okay to look "scary," but there is a difference between frightening and gruesome.

2. Makeup should be minimal and applied at home. For the safety of our students and staff, MASKS ARE NOT ALLOWED!!!!

3. Please make sure that your child's costume has nothing hanging below the wrist or ankle. We don't want our students to trip.

4. Props (if any) must be manageable.

5. Weapons of any kind are not permitted.

Due to allergies...Food treats are NOT ALLOWED.

You may send your child with small trinkets to share with their friends.

Our annual Halloween Parade will begin in the school at 9:30am. The students will walk through each classroom before heading outside. We will exit out the main doors and head north and go around the building following the sidewalk. You are welcome to view the parade once we go outside.

All parent volunteers have already been pre-assigned for this event. Any parents who are working the classroom party should stop into the office ahead of October 31st with their driver's license so we can put you into our system. This will allow us to have your badges printed and ready for you upon arrival and will allow you to get to the rooms faster.

Last year D123 began using the Visitor Aware program to immediately identify visitors, along with when they arrived, and where they are going

In order to ensure a smooth visit to the school, please use THIS LINK to complete the pre-registration for Visitor Aware.

Once pre-registered, you will be prompted to take a picture of yourself and answer the questions, including DL#. Once you do this they will be in the system. You will receive their QR code via text and email. This QR code is what you will use when checking into the school for a visit.

If you have any questions, please contact the front office.

• Spooktacular Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/392GY3WIMXBUL?ref_=wl_share
• Spooktacular Sign-up Here is the link for that volunteer sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BA5A62FA4FDCE9-44704743-spooktacular
• The PTO will be providing teachers and staff with Jimmy John’s as the main dinner. We also created a sign up genius, like in the past, asking for Covington families to also donate to the Conference Dinners: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BA5A62FA4FDCE9-44733921-family







Any questions? Please contact Barbie Dorencz at covingtonschoolpto@gmail.com.