Principal Newsletter // November 12th, 2024

Nov 11

Dear Appleton Community…

Grocery Cards for Needy Families

Dear Appleton Families,

Thanksgiving and Christmas time can be a hard time for many families in our school. Students who normally get lunch and breakfast at school are now home for the holidays and it can be a stretch for families to provide food for their children. Would you like to donate a gift card to a grocery store? We will give gift cards to our families in need just drop them by the Appleton office.

Thank you for your generosity!

Kate McPhail-Appleton Counselor

Salvation Army Canned Food Drive has started.

Remember, Burton Orthodontics will reward the school with the most weight collected with $1,000. $300 will go to the 2nd and 3rd place schools. The food drive ends December 12. Send in non-parishable food items with your students, and thank you for helping our school, and families in need.

Spell-A-Thon Update

Spell-A-Thon dates to remember:

Nov. 12 - Graded tests go home

Dec. 4 - Deadline to return collected donations

Here are the Spell-A-Thon incentives this year:

All participating students will receive a special treat from the PTA for a great community effort.
Students who spell their words 100% correctly (not including Bonus Words) will have their name displayed on the Top 100% chart and receive a recognition incentive from the PTA.
Classrooms with at least 75% of students earning $5 or more will receive a root beer float party.
Students who earn $100 or more will get to choose three different toys.
Students who earn $250 or more will receive a pizza party with Mr. Hafey.
The class with the highest earnings will receive a party (details TBD).

The student with the highest earnings will receive a trophy and recognition from the school.

Ornament Night - Tuesday, December 10 5pm-7pm

Want a fun night with your kids to get in the festive mood? Then come to Appleton’s Ornament Night. Angelo’s will be at Appleton in the old auditorium from 5-7pm on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Each ornament costs $10 and will be fired and returned to you before the holidays. Look for information in Tuesday folders coming soon.

Go Bookworms!

Weather Prepared Kids

The temperature is really dropping. Inclement weather can come in during the school day making recesses colder than it was when you sent your child off to school. Please send your child prepared to enjoy the outside with the appropriate clothing. We will eventually have several hundred coats in our lost and found by year end. If you write your child’s name inside their coat we have a much easier time getting them back to the correct owners. Thank you.

Go Bookworms!

Corey Hafey -

Principal, Appleton Elementary School