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PANTHER DASH RECAP! Thank you!

ParentCrew’s fundraiser, Panther Dash, was a success! This year’s event took place on Friday, September, 22, and featured three huge bouncy houses, a fun obstacle course led by an enthusiastic certified physical trainer, delicious, healthy handmade treats from Le Pops, and an energetic dance party fueled by an amazing DJ. ParentCrew gave each student, teacher, and staff member a Panther Dash t-shirt to wear during the event. There are adult shirts left to purchase in the front office.

ParentCrew

will be announcing the official amount of money raised as well as winners of the fundraising contest at this year’s Family Fun Night on Monday, October 9, so stay tuned! ParentCrew would like to thank the amazing sponsors and hard-working volunteers, who made this event a success. Also, thank you to all the parents and students who submitted labels.

CALENDAR 10/5 - 10/13/2017 Book Fair 10/5/17 MS Volleyball Game 10/7/17 6th Grade Volleyball Game 10/9/17 Family Fun Night 10/9/17 MS Tennis Match 10/10/17 MSM to Visit 8th Grade 10/11/17 GrandGuest Day (PreK-K) 10/11/17 MS Volleyball Game 10/11/17 MS XC Meet 10/12/17 GrandGuest Day (1st-3rd) 10/12/17 GrandGuest Day (4th-5th) 10/13/17 End of 1st Quarter 10/13/17 Field Trip - PreK3 to BoBrook Farms 10/13/17 Field Trip - PreK4 to BoBrook Farms 10/13/17 GrandGuest Day (MS) 10/14/17 6th Grade Volleyball Game Cont. on Page 2

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ParentCrew News

Get involved! A huge THANK YOU to all

PreK-3, PreK-4, and Kindergarten parents who put on a fantastic Trail Mix Bar for the teachers last week. Each grade will have the opportunity to serve and honor our teachers in the upcoming months so keep an eye for an email from your Teacher Appreciation Chair, Liz Schultz.

CALENDAR (CONT.) 10/16/17 6th Grade Parent Meeting for Space Camp 10/16/17 MS Volleyball Game 10/19/17 Middle School Play, Shrek Jr. - VIP Night 10/20/17 Middle School Play, Shrek Jr. 10/21/17 6th Grade Volleyball Tournament 10/22/17 Middle School Play, Shrek Jr. 10/23/17 Flu Clinic 10/24/17 Early Childhood through 5th Grade Preview Event 10/25/17 MS XC Meet 10/26/17 Field Trip - 5th Grade to Heifer 10/27/17 Field Trip - 4th Grade AR Symphony Children's Concert 10/27/17 Field Trip - Kindergarten to Motley's Farm Pumpkin Patch

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Announcements October is a BUSY month at TAS!

GRANDGUEST DAYS: OCTOBER 11-13 October is a special time where we welcome grandparents (and other “grandguests”) to TAS! Please be sure ANYONE attending RSVP’s. Here is the schedule:

PreK - K: Wednesday (10/11) at 8:15 AM 1st - 3rd Grade: Thursday (10/12) at 8:15 AM

4th & 5th Grade: Thursday (10/12) at 9:30 AM Middle School: Friday (10/13) at 9:00 AM

RSVP’s can be given online at: http://www.anthonyschool.org/GrandguestDays.aspx or by emailing Kari Bryde at karib@anthonyschool.org. We look forward to seeing everyone!

ANTHONY AV IS BEGINNING! Anthony AV is beginning this week in preparation for the school play and the fall season. We still have

violin and graduations performances for sale on DVD. Contact Ashton Winklemeyer at ashtonw@anthonyschool.org.

HELP SUPPORT 8TH GRADE WITH SOME FUN-DRAISING! 8th grade has started off with some great 8th grade fun-draising and they appreciate everyone’s support! Below are some important 8th grade fundraising events you might want to put on you calendar: Sabine Valley Concert at Vinos – Saturday, October 28th Ready for some Halloween fun, music and costumes? Sabine Valley and Vino’s have agreed to donate 100% of Cover Charge to the TAS 8th grade! AND there is a costume contest. The concert is open to all ages. Board & Brush – Thursday, November 9th The first TAS Board & Brush event was a huge hit! Don’t miss this second chance. There are so many signs to choose and some great holiday signs! Use this link to register: http://boardandbrush.com/littlerock/6635. Come alone or get a few friends together for a fun evening out! First Friday at Pizza Hut – Friday, October 6th The first Friday of every month - order pizza for the office or home from Pizza Hut at www.PizzaHut.com. When ordering use code 1025 in the coupon code section. Pizza Hut will donate a portion of the sales back to TAS 8th grade. Share with co-workers, friends and neighbors!

5th GRADE IS PERFORMING 5th grade will be singing at the Rockefeller Cancer Institute on December 14, 2017, at 1:00 and at The Manor House (assisted living center) at 1401 Labelle Drive on December 14, at 1:30. Come hear us!

¡DIA DE LOS MUERTOS! This year has really been moving by quickly! The end of our first nine weeks is just around the corner. Can you believe it? This also means that we have a cultural holiday approaching, Day of the Dead.

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The Spanish classes have been learning about some of the cultural concepts of the Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead, which is not Mexican Halloween, but is an ancient Mayan and Aztec holiday adapted by the Spanish. Culturally, it is very interesting and not at all scary!! 7th and 8th grade students will create their own altars or tombstones, dedicated to a famous Hispanic that has passed away. Some of the work will be done in class, but a lot of the work should be done at home. The projects are all due Friday, November 3. I have plenty of markers, crayons and glue, but if they’d like anything extra to decorate their altars or tombstones with, that should be provide on their own (i.e. glitter, construction paper, etc.). El Día de los Muertos is celebrated on November 1 and 2, but we will present our projects Friday, November 3 & Monday, November 6. If there are any questions, comments, or concerns about this project, please do not hesitate to contact me. Again, we are really looking forward to opening our classes to a wonderful opportunity for a cultural experience. Thank you, again, for sharing your children with us. We at The Anthony School certainly enjoy them! ¡Muchísimas gracias! Señora López lindal@anthonyschool.org

TAS Athletics Panther Pride

MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL We have a combined 7th and 8th grade team this

volleyball season with four returning 8th graders. This team has pulled together and competed against some of the biggest schools in our area. Their hard work and determination shows on the court. We have two games left in the season (Oct. 11 and Oct. 16), so please come out and support the volleyball team!

MIDDLE SCHOOL TENNIS MS Tennis has a match coming up on October 9th against

Pulaski Academy at Rebsamen Tennis Center. MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL Our 7th and 8th grade boys play football on the Holy Souls football team. We will have a recap when the

season ends.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY We’ve had a great season thus far! Both the girls’ and boys’ teams

have run hard and put forth amazing effort! Claire Barnes is 2-0, winning her first 2 races this year! We’ll have a total of 5 races (weather permitting). We run at Two Rivers Park, on the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Christ Lutheran school campuses and on the infield at Oaklawn in Hot Springs. Cross Country season is my favorite time of year! Come out and support our running Panthers if you can!

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHEER Congratulations to our 2017-18 cheer squad!

Caroline Carper Lindsey Duran Ella Holyfield Anjana Patel Cordelia Pope Kate Sanderson Zoe Seibert Isabel Wilcox

Student News A day in the life of a TAS student...

REPTILES! PreK3 had a visit from the Museum of Discovery! The children learned

about reptiles and got to pet a blue-tongued skink from Australia! CHESS CLUB The Anthony School Chess team started their season with two

tournaments. Nikolaus Franco, Ethan Haslauer, Christian Kasten, JP Lyon, Dylan Patel, and Jacob Razer are members the 2017-18 team. We are proud to announce Dylan Patel placed 1st in the opening middle school tournament held this season. As the season progresses students will participate in tournaments held around the city. The players meet on Tuesday and Thursday during A & E to

complete against their own teammates. KINDERGARTEN BUILDS ANTHONYVILLE Kindergarten has been very busy constructing their own town while learning

about different communities. Anthonyville was created using the talents and imaginations of some amazing kids. We recycled boxes to make our buildings: a school, house, hospital, toy store, zoo, museum, police station, vet’s office, grocery store, and an airport. Then we added roads, parks, people, cars, animals and plants. This was such a fun project that helped us learn all about communities and what makes them so special. You can visit Anthonyville in the atrium between Kindergarten and First Grade.

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PREK4 LEARNS ABOUT COMMUNITY HELPERS! During the month of September, our PreK4 and Transition

classes learned about the helpers in our community. To enhance their study, parents and friends were invited to share details about their job. The children learned to decorate a cupcake from a pastry chef and how to approach an unknown dog from Able Paws. They have also learned what an analyst, doctor, scientist and policeman do to make our community better.

After learning about those jobs

as well as the jobs their parents do, our PreK4 students decided they wanted to do. The most popular careers were: police officer (6), doctor (4), firefighter (3), daddy (3), ballerina/dance teacher (3), scientist (2), teacher (2), mommy (2), and Barbie (2). Other careers that interested this PreK4 group include: author, bath tub washer, businessman, chef, construction worker, guitar seller, ninja, nurse, painter, Pokémon, queen, Rescuebot, soldier and zookeeper.

2017-2018 STUDENT COUNCIL President - Ellen Brady Vice President - William Romain Recording Secretary - Olivia Bulloch Corresponding Secretary - Joseph Buchmann 6th grade Liasions - Faith Dunlap and Josh McNeil Members at Large: Zane Alsebai Ruth Buchner Milton Rodriguez Boston Tillemans John Volpe Sophie Peacock Dalton Salisbury During the week of September 4-8, 13 middle school students campaigned for elected positions in the

2017-2018 TAS Student Council. On Thursday, students gave speeches and rallied with their peers. Friday, elections were held and new officers were chosen. The newly elected officers were inducted on Thursday, September 14.

The Student Council will participate in a variety of activities throughout the school year. Upcoming events include being school ambassadors on Grandguests Days and planning and hosting the

Middle School Halloween Dance.

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Alumni News The Tradition of Loving to Learn Continues

GRANT NOLEN (CLASS OF 2014) Anthony School graduate, Grant Nolen, has been elected

Student Body President of Catholic High School. Grant began attending The Anthony School in PreK3 and graduated in 2014 and is now a senior. His younger brother, Brock Nolen, is a current 2nd grader at Anthony. Jack Nolen (two years younger than Grant) also attended TAS. Grant is also the captain of Catholic High’s Physical Fitness Team and Cadet Captain in their Marine Corp JROTC. He plans to major in Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Shana Nolen, Grant’s mother, is our Technology and STEAM teacher. We are very proud of you, Grant!