8/10/2019 Beagle Elementary School Newsletter November 14th

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8/10/2019 Beagle Elementary School Newsletter November 14th

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Beagle Elementary School • 600 South Street, Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 • www.glcomets.net Phone (517) 925-5480 • Fax (517) 925-5523

Teaching your Kids to be ThankfulThanksgiving is the perfect time to teach your kids

about being thankful. Here are some ideas to teach yourchildren how to appreciate the blessings in their lives.

Thankful Paper ChainOne way to remind your children of their blessings is tocreate a paper chain. This is similar to a regular paperchain – where you cut strips of paper and connect themtogether as loops, but there’s one difference. You write onthe strips of paper before you connect them. Write thethings you are thankful for with your children. Forinstance, “Grandma plays games with me” or “My teacher

is nice.” The fun part of this activity is to make the chainas long as possible – showing all your blessings. If you’dlike to keep this up during Christmas, just use red, greenand white paper.

Thanksgiving TreeThis is another take on the ideaabove and works really well if youhave several kids in the family.Have each child trace their handon yellow, red, or brownconstruction paper. Cut out thehand shapes and write (or have thechild write) what they are thankfulfor on the hand shape. Cut a treetrunk shape out of brown

construction paper. Glue it on a large piece of poster board. Let the kids add their hand shapes as leaves abovethe tree trunk, turning it into a beautiful fall colored tree.

Thankful BookThis idea is similar to the others, except it’s more of akeepsake. Purchase a photo album or scrapbook kit andmake a “blessings” theme. Add photos of loved ones,including stories about why they are special to you.Also, include pages of your favorite foods, favoritestories, favorite movies and all the other things thatmake you happy. Any time your kids feel down, you canopen your blessing book to see all the reasons you haveto be happy – and thankful for the blessings in your life.

BEAGLE PTO NEWS

The next Box Top contest is under way! Pleaselook for the flyer in your child’s Friday folder.Contest ends on Friday, December 19, and theclassroom that collects the most Box Tops willwin hot chocolate and cookies!

Look in Friday Folders for “Five Below” flyers.Shop between 12/3 – 12/9 and 10% of purchaseswill be donated to our PTO.

SHOPPING TOUR TOY OLLE TION

There are many young children in Grand Ledgewho do not know the joy ofreceiving presents at the holidays.Beagle would like to bring some

joy to these girls and boys bycollecting toys for the Grand

Ledge Shopping Tour to distribute at their annualHoliday Party. Needy children in grades K-5th willeach receive a new toy from Santa at the party.This would be a wonderful opportunity for thewhole family to get involved in the spirit of givingto those less fortunate. You and/or your childrenmay bring NEW UN-WRAPPED toys to schooand place them in the tub in the office throughDecember 9 . Thank You!

COUNSELOR’S CORNER

~ Sandy Husted ~

LUNCH MENU

11/24 ~ Cheese Pizza or Ham & Cheese Sub11/25 ~ Macaroni & Cheese w/Roll or Hamburger11/26 ~ No Students – Thanksgiving Break11/27 ~ No Students – Happy Thanksgiving!11/28 ~ No Students – Thanksgiving Break12/01 ~ Chicken Nuggets w/Roll or Turkey/Cheese Sub

12/02 ~ Pancakes & Egg Patties or Ham & Cheese Salad12/03 ~ Pepperoni Pizza or Chicken Taco 12/04 ~ Cheese Quesadilla or Breaded Chicken Sandwich12/05 ~ Grilled Cheese or Corn Dog Nuggets

Our Beagle PTO … R.O.C.K.S!

Beagle Elementary has the best parents ever!! Thanksto everyone for their time,effort and food you

provided for our staffduring conference week.

It was very much appreciated!!