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November 13, 2017
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Mark Your Calendar

THIS WEEK

ALL WEEK - Food Drive

11/15 (Wed) - Fall Make-up Pictures

11/15 (Wed) - Thanksgiving Teacher Luncheon

11/15 (Wed) - Square One Art Orders Due (Most Classes)

UPCOMING DATES

11/21 (Tue) - Square One Art Orders Due (Select Classes)

11/21 (Tue) - Money Due For Dewey's Cake Orders

11/22 (Wed) - 11/24 (Fri) - Thanksgiving Holiday (NO SCHOOL)

12/4 (Mon) - 12/8 (Fri) - Winter Book Fair

12/6 (Wed), 11:45 am - Early Release Day

12/6 (Wed) - Spirit Event: California Pizza Kitchen
Eagle Events
THIS WEEK! Food Drive
Selwyn will be collecting food items for donation to the Loaves & Fishes food pantry all this week . While 1st Graders are leading this effort, all students are encouraged to participate!

All 1st Graders should take donation items to their classroom. Other students may place donations in the bin located outside the Parent Room in the rotunda.

Most needed food items: Canned Fruit, Canned Meat, Canned Pastas, Corn Muffin Mix, Powdered Milk, Cereal, and 100% Juice. No glass, please.
Eagle News
Square One Art Makes A Great Gift For The Holidays!
Your Kindergarten through 3rd Grade child has completed a special piece of art in art class, and through the Square One Art program, you may purchase novelty items displaying your child’s artwork. Selwyn is placing orders prior to the holidays to allow families to purchase items as holiday gifts.

Your child’s artwork and order forms were sent home last week. Most orders are due this Wednesday, November 15 . For students in the following classes, orders are due Tuesday, November 21: Patton, Vruwink, Headd, Shockley, Chalfant, Smyth, McDonald and Schmidt . 
The A-Team Needs YOU!
Our Selwyn A-Team could really use your help! You need no special training to volunteer to help the A-Team - just an open heart and a little time. Here are a few volunteer opportunities we still need to fill:

Thursday Lunch Volunteers : Help the A-Team during lunch on Thursdays (12:30 - 1:20 pm) to allow an A-Team teacher and/or assistant an opportunity to recharge for the afternoon!
Art Volunteers : Assist the Art teacher (Swing) and A-Team Assistants as they help the A-Team students work on art projects or prepare materials for class (cutting, organizing materials, etc.).
Other: Assist during the Selwyn teacher Thanksgiving lunch, chaperone upcoming field trips, or help with other special events.

Worried you might not 'do it right' or you will be unprepared? You're not alone, so don't let that stop you. Find out what to expect and exactly what being a Lunch Volunteer for the A-Team involves. Please put your time, talents, and heart to work for our beautiful Selwyn A-Team students and teachers!
Sweets for Teachers and Staff
Selwyn will again be partnering with Dewey’s Bakery in Winston-Salem to provide each of our Selwyn and Billingsville teachers and staff with a Moravian Sugar Cake. It's a small token to show our appreciation for all they do!
We must purchase 210 cakes to ensure everyone receives one. Please help us by donating $5 (the cost of one cake) or more by the order due date, Tuesday, November 21 .

There are two easy ways to donate:
  1. Check - Payable to Selwyn PTA -”Sugar Cakes” in memo line
  2. Paypal - Instructions
Questions? Please contact Mary Ellen McElroy.
Here Comes The Bus!
As the days are getting colder, wouldn't it be nice to know when the bus is coming in order to minimize the wait at the bus stop? Now you can!

Track your child's bus with Here Comes the Bus , the new app used by CMS to let you locate your bus on the route and estimate arrival time.

Download instructions will help you install the app on your phone.
Missing Something?
The Selwyn Lost and Found collection is growing, and we need your help to clear it out. It is bursting with lunch boxes, water bottles, jackets, sweatshirts, and more. Please have your child check for and claim any missing items before Friday, December 1. Any unclaimed items will be donated the first week of December.  
Reminders
We Need Your Feedback!
Help us create a better experience for you. The Counseling Department at Selwyn Elementary would like you to take a minute to complete a survey . The information gathered from this survey will be used to identify ways to best meet the needs of our students and families.  

Thank you in advance for your feedback and support! Questions? Please contact Jessica Webster or Jenny Baer.
Please Don't Block the Dock!
The AG cafeteria has not been able to get their food deliveries in the morning due to parents blocking the loading entrance to the cafeteria. To those parents who park at AG in the early morning and walk your student(s) to school, please park in designated parking areas only!  
Health & Wellness Tip

How much physical activity is your child getting each day? To increase it, challenge them to a “Move Challenge” where they swap screen time for more active time. Ideas include standing up to do homework, playing a family game of kick the can, going for a bike ride with a friend, or walking backwards around the block. Use a chart to track progress!