Principal Newsletter // November 28th, 2023
Upcoming Dates to Remember
Nov. 29 - Deadline to return collected donations
Dec. 5 - 5-7pm Ornament Night
Dec. 13 - 6:00 5th Grade Music Program
Dec. 14 - 4:10 PTA meeting in the Library
Dec. 18 - 4:10 School Accountability Meeting
Dec. 22-Jan. 7 - No School - Christmas Break
Jan. 8-9 - No School - Teacher Workday & In-Service Day
Jan. 10 - Students Return to School
Click on any of the above dates to check out more info on our Events Page!
Dear Appleton Community…
Thank You
We would like to recognize the Grand Junction Realtors Association for their generous donations of Thanksgiving turkeys and meals towards Appleton families during the holiday season. Our Appleton community, like the rest of the nation, faces more families in crisis than ever. That is why the Grand Junction Realtors Association’s generosity comes at the perfect time. I know our entire Appleton community joins me in thanking them for their generous gifts.
Ornament Night - Tuesday, December 5 // 5pm-7pm
As we come into the Holiday season we don’t want you to forget about a fun PTA sponsored event coming up Dec. 5. - Ornament NIght will be from 5-7 pm and this year all the proceeds will go towards purchasing gift cards for Appleton families in need. Sometimes folks are surprised to learn that some Appleton families are really struggling to make ends meet. At any given time, there are Appleton families housed in hotels, shelters, or doubled up with family. So we thought this event might be able to help those families who need a hand this holiday season by collecting grocery gift cards and cash towards groceries during the event. We will have a basket to collect these donations and would love to see it overflowing by the end of the night.
Our hope is that the Appleton community will come together and not only make this event a great and fun event for their kids, but maybe we can also make it a life changing event for some of our own Appleton families in need. So if you can, plan on bringing cash or grocery gift cards to a local grocery store to the event.
As for the event itself, it will be held in our south gym, and we’ll have hot coco, cookies, christmas music and a whole lot of fun. Ornaments are $10 to paint and Angelo’s Pottery Studio will fire them, and get them back to our students in time for putting on your Christmas trees.I really hope to see you all there!
Grocery Cards for Needy Families
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.
Hour of Code-Dec. 4-8
What is Hour of Code? . Hour of Code is an introduction to computer science, using fun tutorials to show that anybody can learn the basics. This grassroots campaign is supported by over 200,000 educators worldwide. Stop in to see your child participate in The Hour of Code with our wonderful computer teacher, Camille Chapman. Click HERE for more information.
American Furniture Warehouse Store Rally for Appleton!
Are you or someone you know looking for new furniture during the holidays? Anyone who purchases at American Furniture Warehouse and mentions Appleton, a portion of their sale will go to Appleton! Check out the flyer HERE for more info!
Spell-A-Thon!!!
Spell-A-Thon dates to remember:
Nov. 29 - Deadline to return collected donations
PTA Meeting Date Changed for December
PTA will now meet on Dec. 14 at 4:10 in the library.
Go Bookworms!
Corey Hafey - Principal, Appleton Elementary School
