Friday Night Lights is this Friday from 5:00 - 7:00 pm in the Selwyn bus lot.  Pizza, football ticket and raffle ticket orders are DUE THIS WEDNESDAY.  We expect a large crowd at the Mustang's game as they are enjoying a winning season and it is Homecoming.   Be sure to pick up your ticket bands at Selwyn for both adults and students prior to heading over to MPHS to avoid the lines.  We also need volunteers, so please sign up here.  Details and information went home in backpacks last week.  Copies are linked below:

• Online pizza and football ticket order form
  
• Raffle items PDF
  
• Raffle ticket PDF
  
• Pizza order form PDF
  

Contact Shelly Cole or Melissa Hovey with questions.  

Please reach out to friends and neighbors with children who will enter kindergarten next year and invite them to attend our Selwyn Prospective Parents Open House this Thursday at 9:30 am.  Parents are invited to come listen to our fantastic principal, Mr. Lis, and one of our kindergarten teachers. They can meet and talk with parents whose children are thriving at Selwyn. We look forward to sharing our special school with friends and neighbors!

Come celebrate summer reading with a Selwyn Spirit event at the Rusty Bucket on Wednesday, October 19th (2 days before Red Friday). Selwyn families can dine in or carry out from 5-7:30 pm, with 15% of all sales going back to our school. The Rusty Bucket encourages reading through their Buckateer Bookworms program, in which readers receive a complimentary kids meal with every 5 books they read. The menu has burgers, pizza, soups, salads, sandwiches, gluten free items and more and can be viewed in the link above. The restaurant is located near Corkbuzz and Whole Foods. Parking is available in the parking garages or by valet. Contact Jane Morrison with questions.  See you there!

It's Box Tops collection week, and this Eagle Dad can't wait to sort your Box Tops!  Please check the expiration dates, put your tops in a plastic bag, and write the number you are submitting on the bag. Look for each grade's collection bin in the school entry hall.  Please submit by Friday.  The grade that submits the most will get a treat!

This week all students are encouraged to bring in change to support the A-Team's outreach program for the Autism Speaks Walk.  Collection jars will be in classrooms. 

Selwyn has 24 students on the A-Team, and many of them will be participating in the walk with their families on October 22.  It is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds in the autism community!

Dr. Rick Courtright from the Duke TIP program will discuss social and emotional needs of gifted children on Monday, October 10 from 6-7:30 pm at Elizabeth Traditional.  For more great programs like this, please consider joining MeckPAGE, which provides programs and support for gifted students and their families.  

The parent coffee on girls and bullying was so well attended last year, we thought parents might be interested in a book club to continue the discussion. The book Little Girls Can Be Mean by Michelle Anthony and Reyna Lindert will be used.  PLEASE NOTE: While this book focuses on the interactions between girls, the strategies and suggestions are also great for boys!  Meetings will be bi-weekly or monthly and the time could be morning and/or evening depending on the interest of the group.   If interested, please complete this form by Monday.  Contact Barb Kovach with questions.  

The first early release day of the 2016-17 school year is this Wednesday, October 12.  Selwyn will release 3 hours early with dismissal at 11:45 am.  After school care is available through After School Enrichment Programs (ASEP) for $20 per day for students who are not already registered in the program.  All other students already registered will attend at no additional costs.  Contact the Selwyn ASEP site coordinator, Jacqueline Shepperd for more information.  

This year we will again be recognizing and participating in Bully Prevention and Awareness Week during the week of October 17-21.  During the month of October, counselors will come to your student’s classrooms and present lessons that aim to educate students on this important topic.  On Wednesday, October 19 we will celebrate Unity Day by wearing the color orange.  All students are encouraged to wear orange to show their support that this year’s slogan, “Together against bullying — united for kindness, acceptance and inclusion.”

Please visit this website for more information on Unity Day and, if interested, you can purchase a Unity Day T-Shirt! Please contact Jessica Webster or Barb Kovach with any questions.