November 7, 2022

2022 Fall Book Fair

Mark your calendars for the Fall Book Fair November 15 - 18.

Be sure you're purchasing books from our Online Bookstore in the meantime!

We would love volunteers to assist the Book Fair Committee with decorating, cashiering, and setup/breakdown. Tap below to sign up!

Volunteer for the Book Fair!

We're thrilled to welcome Alex Leach to campus the week of November 7th and the Book Fair. She will be visiting our campus to read her two books to PS3-2^nd grade students during the week of November 7. She will also be at the Book Fair with signed copies of her books for sale on Tuesday, November 15 from 2 - 4 p.m. and Thursday, November 17 from 2 - 4 p.m.

Grandparents and Special Friends Day will be a morning of fun activities for our Eagle families and friends! In addition to various happenings across campus on November 18th, we will be offering a light fare for purchase.

This year’s menu is catered by Music to Your Mouth Catering and includes a charcuterie box with a complimenting variety of cured meats, cheeses, fresh fruit, crackers, and seasonal accoutrements. Guests may choose how many to purchase (feeds 1-2).

Drinks will also be provided.

Please be sure to RSVP for attendees and purchase your charcuterie boxes ahead of time. You may do so below, on the school app, or via the QR code coming to your mailboxes SOON!

RSVP For Grandparents and Special Friends Day

The Parents Association needs volunteers for setting up the day before Grandparents and Special Friends Day as well as the day of. We would love for our Eagle moms and dads to volunteer to help! Tap below for opportunities:

Volunteer for Grandparents and Special Friends Day

Friendly Reminder:

You received an email last week with details about a parent survey. We value your feedback and want to hear about your experience at Southfield School this school year.

This survey will take 10-15 minutes to complete. Your participation is very important to us. Please click on the following link to complete the survey by Friday, November 11.

Take the Survey

Book Fair, Grandparents and Special Friends Day, and CASINO NIGHT is on the horizon! Join us this week to hear all about how you can be involved.

Congratulations to our first-quarter Middle School Honor Roll students! Tap the image to enlarge.

School-wide

Woody's Home for Veterans is a non-profit that provides a stable home environment for homeless veterans in need of ongoing psychiatric care. We will collect t-shirts (all adult sizes and colors) and deliver them on Veterans Day.

PS-2nd Grade

Roy's Kids is a local non-profit organization dedicated to helping children in need experience a happy Christmas. We will collect unwrapped gifts from November 7- December 1. Collection boxes will be located around campus.

3rd-4th Grade

Spring Lake Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center focuses on recovery and comfort with individualized short-term rehabilitation and long-term care. Students will collect toiletries and decorate toiletry bags to deliver in person, and will also play Bingo with the residents while at the facility.

Middle School

CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocate, is a service through Volunteers for Youth Justice. Each year the CASA program fulfills wish lists for nearly 300 local children in foster care due to abuse and/or neglect. Our middle school advisory groups have adopted 14 foster children for whom we will provide Christmas gifts.

Hall of Fame Ceremony

Southfield School will hold a Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Friday, November 18th in the Margaret Shaffer Dickson Theater. Inductees, Debbie Davis, with 47 years of service, and Susan Murrell, with 36 years, have been developing a lifelong love of learning with the students of Southfield for so long that generations of families do not know Southfield without them. We are honored to celebrate them in the Hall of Fame for their immeasurable contributions to our beloved community.

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