Week of November 14-18
Can you believe it is almost time for Thanksgiving break?! We can't either but we are looking forward to the exciting things that are in store for this week.We hope to see ALL of our families on Thursday night for Family Engineering Night. It is from 5:30-7:00 pm. Your scholar will love to show you what they have been working on and participate in a design challange.
Another exciting opportunity happening this week is Grandparents/Grandfriends Day! This Friday, 11/18 from 8:00-10:00 am, we welcome our grandparents/grandfriends to school for a fun experience. More information about this can be found below.
Finally, our Scholastic Book Fair will be open all week (even on Family Engineering Night)!
We hope everyone has a great week and then a great week off for Thanksgiving! We will see you on Monday the 28th!
Family Engineering Night
Our annual Family Engineering Night is scheduled for this Thursday, November 17th. Cannon families are invited to come to school to participate in a fun engineering design challange with their student(s). This is a great way to learn more about what your scholar is doing at school and what exactly STEM looks like in their classroom. Check out what each grade level will be doing on that night!
Grandparent/Grandfriend Day!
We are excited to invite Grandparents/Grandfriends to come visit out school on Friday, November 18th from 8:00-10:00 am.
Information was sent home on Monday and if you missed it, it can be found here.
Guests should arrive at 8 am and their day will begin in the cafeteria with breakfast refreshments and a special welcome by Mrs. Blizzard. Guests will then be escorted to classrooms of their grandchildren to spend time in their class sharing memeories, and participating in fun activities. Scholars will also be able to take their guest to the Book Fair, as well as a STEM Technology museum we will have set up to showcase the latest and greatest technology we use in school today.
A Note From Nurse Kendra
Our Cannon clinic is running low on clothes and needs donations! If you are cleaning out closets over the holiday break, please consider donating elastic or adjustable waist shorts and pants to Nurse Kendra. all sizes are appreciated! Also, if your scholar borrows clothes from the clinic, please was and return the items. Thanks!
2016 Campus Wide Community Service Project
Each year, our campus participates in a campus-wide community service effort during the holiday season. In the past, we have collected donations to present to organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Soles for Souls, Heifer Foundation, and more! We try to find a way to make a direct classroom connection to each year's project.
This year, our community service project will be to make blanket donations to an organization called Project Linus. Each classroom will be making a "No-Sew Fleece" blanket. We we will collect these handmade blankets & present them to a local chapter of Project Linus. This organization collect blankets locally and distributes them to children in hospitals, shelters, social service agencies, or anywhere that a child might be in need of a big hug. Our scholars will be so excited to know that they had the opportunity to make & donate a blanket that will be used in this way!
If you can help out this effort by donating large pieces of Polar Fleece fabric (1.5 yards or larger - 50"-60" wide), we would greatly appreciate your help! Please leave any donations in the front office before December 1st. Thank you!
Holiday Food Donation
Each year, Cannon staff and students collect food items for holiday baskets to be delivered to a Cannon family in need. Each grade level has specific items that are collected to help create these food baskets. Our counselor and the students in our KC Club will be working together to organize & deliver these holiday baskets during the next several weeks. Please see the lists below for grade level requests. Thank you for your donations to help those in need during the holiday season!