Lower School
Newsletter from Wade Putnal
February 11,
2016
Our mission
at First Presbyterian Day School is to educate and equip students
to change
the world for God’s glory.
SAFETY INFO and REMINDERS: As you know, a top priority at
FPD is keeping all students safe. Thank you for helping us with this. Please be
reminded of these items from our Elementary Handbook:
MEDICINE – as stated in FPD’s Elementary
Handbook (posted on the website), all medication must be administered by school
office personnel or the teacher. The child or parent should deliver the
medication, labeled with name, to the Elementary Office, along with a signed
note from the parent or guardian, and if a prescription, a copy of the
prescription or physician’s directions stating what the medication is for, how
often it is to be taken, and the length of time to be taken. Any special
handling such as refrigeration, dilution, etc., must be placed in writing. IF
you send an email, please send to your child’s teacher, as well as to Carrie
Rogers (carrie.rogers@fpdmacon.org)
AND Betsy Peake (betsy.peake@fpdmacon.org)
with dosage instructions. The office must have written instructions.
Kindergarten building - please send to Lauren Wrabel (lauren.wrabel@fpdmacon.org) and to
your child’s teacher.
FIRE, SEVERE WEATHER, and SAFETY
DRILLS are
procedures in which we have prepared plans at FPD. Please know that we have
specific guidelines for each of these, and we do practice them with the
students. Note: We will have an upcoming SAFETY DRILL. In this drill we will
practice what to do should anything unsafe happen on our campus. You will be
notified beforehand about this drill, in case your child has questions or
shares about it when they get home (you will know it was a drill.) We know how
important it is to practice these with staff and students. Our top priority
being the safety of the students, we also want to conduct practice procedures
in a very serious but non-threatening way for students.
VISITORS: If you are coming to visit a
classroom, bring a birthday treat, eat lunch, etc., all parents and visitors
must enter through the front Elementary Office door, sign in, and get a
visitor’s badge. Please do not try to enter at the carpool door or knock on the
window to be let in. We know your top priority, like ours, is for the safety
and well-being of all our students. Thank you for helping to keep all as safe
as possible.
MATH-A-THON – Please return your donation
envelope and prize order form by February 26th. If you are finished
now, you can go ahead and send it in to the Elementary office.
THE VIKING STORE has extended the Winter
Sale thru this Friday (2/12). All outerwear and long sleeve shirts are 20% off!
“Viking Bucks” spending cards make great gifts for Valentine’s Day or any
occasion. Remember we have everything a Viking needs for cold weather:
headwear, scarves, long sleeve spirit shirts, sweatshirts and jackets (all
uniform-approved) as well as blankets. We carry Land’s End uniform shirts and
girls’ sweaters also. Open school days 7:45am - 3:30pm and located in the MAC
building near the cafeteria. For more info, email renita.eversole@fpdmacon.org or call 478-477-6505 x 177.
LIBRARY NEWS: It’s 5th grade
quilt time! We need volunteers for Miss Brown’s and Mrs. Murnan’s classes.
(Many thanks to Isabel Stokes’ grandmother for volunteering for Mrs.
Hollingsworth’s class!) Each mom or grandmother volunteer will piece together
squares made by a 5th grade class, and then quilt the crib-size
blanket for that class. We provide all supplies, and this can be done by
machine or hand - NO rush. The quilts hang in the library until their junior
year when they are auctioned at the Fall Festival to help fund the
Junior-Senior prom. You may stop by the library to view previous years’ quilts
any time. Please consider volunteering for one of the 5th grade classes. Thank
you!
FPD Center
for Discovery
spring class registration is underway! Open to the community, classes are
available for 3K through adults. Pick up a program guide and registration form
in the Elementary Office or online at: www.fpdmacon.org/center-for-discovery
Please label all jackets,
coats, sweaters, hats, mittens, lunchboxes, etc. If you are missing
something, please check Elementary “Lost & Found.”
*** COMING UP ***
·
Red
Cross Blood Drive – Friday, February 12th, 8am-1pm, Clark Fine Arts
Building
·
President’s
Day Holiday – No School – Monday & Tuesday, February 15th and 16th
·
Dress
Down Day – February 19th – for Daybreak Center for the homeless
·
Cleaning
Out?? Save items for March 4-13th for our Goodwill Donation Drive
Competition! FPD Elementary will compete with other area schools to see who
brings in the most donations.
- “West
Side Story” – Performed by FPD theatre
students in grades 6-12 – is March 10-12, at 7:00 pm. (Parents: This show
is probably most appropriate for older elementary students.) Prices are
$10 for general admission, $15 for premium seating, and free for FPD students,
faculty, and staff.
- Grandparent’s Day: THURSDAY,
March 24th – invitations to come home soon!
