December 5, 2008

12/5/08School Store

12/6/08PTA Elf Shelf, 9:00-1:00

12/8/08E.L. Board of Education Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

12/9/08PTA Meeting, 7:00 p.m. in Library

12/13/08Girl Scouts Coat & Sneaker Drive, 9:00-12:00 (Cafeteria)

Girl Scout Troops 1:00-3:00, Holiday Craft (Cafeteria)

12/19/08School Store

12/19/08Lillie B. Haynes Holiday Program at 2:00 in gym—All invited!

12/23/08Classroom Holiday Parties, 2:15 p.m.

Cleaning out the closets for the holidays and need a place to bring all the toys your children do not use anymore? The Successful Beginnings program is looking for gently used puzzles, books, games, videos and toys to use in the classroom for families in the Haynes community. If you have items you would like to donate, please contact Megan by calling 739-1581 or emailing megan.feinglass@eastlymeschools, or you can drop them off in the Successful
Beginnings classroom on Thursdays and Fridays. Many Thanks!

PE Request - I am asking for donations of gently used sneakers that children can borrow for physical education class. Please send them to school with your child or drop them off at the main office. Thank you so much! Judy Deeb, Physical Education Teacher

The EL BOE Calendar Subcommittee has posted the Draft 2009-2010 ELPS Calendar on each school’s website and the district page and is asking for input from staff and the community. Email comments may be sent to . Also, comments will be heard at the BOE Meeting on Monday, December 8, 2008, 7:30 p.m., ELHS, B100. Thank you for your input.

Holiday Program at Lillie B. Haynes will be on Friday, 12/19/08 at 2:00 – All are invited

IMPORTANT NOTE TO ALL PARENTS/GUARDIANS- Please send your child/children with appropriate outdoor clothing for recess: winter coats, hats and gloves. We take the children out every day unless the weather is in climate. Thank you!

PTA NEWS -- SOME REMINDERS !!

Saturday, December 6th, 9 a.m. - 12 noon -- ELF SHELF!!

WREATHS AND POINSETTIAS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICK-UP AT THIS EVENT!

This event offers holiday shopping for your Haynes' student. We have gifts for everyone at very affordable prices - all shopping items are $1.25! Also available: Face Painting .50, tattoos .50, crafts, coloring pages, and Frosty's Cafe (all items .50) 4th grade "elves" will be on hand to help your students with their shopping. Come enjoy a morning of affordable holiday fun! Parents/guardians are required to stay.

Proceeds from this event will benefit the PTA-sponsored enrichment programs at our school. Thank you for supporting the PTA. Any questions, contact Rosemary Littlefield,

PTA Meeting on Tuesday, December 9th at 7:00 p.m. will be in the Library. We will be discussing and voting on how we will be allocating funding for enrichment next school year, 2009-2010. The teachers attending will be our Grade 4 teachers. All are invited!!

More Box Top ways to earn free money for LBH PTA

Box Tops Marketplace is a website thatyou can use to access the online branches ofMANY popular and well knownstores that sell books, gifts, electronics, clothing, etc. Once you register on the websiteand choose Lillie B. Haynes Elementary PTA asthe school you support, you can access any of the affiliated stores tomake purchases. The stores will then credit anywhere from 1% to 8%of your total purchase,dependent on thestore, to our school. That's all there is to it and it is more free money for our school! Log onto the website for Box Tops for Education to register.

As an added bonus, for a limited time, you will find great deals & discounts for many of these stores via the Box Tops website while also earning money for LBH. Just go to for details. You can alsoaccess Holly Deals through the main website listed above. Please consider doing your holiday shopping as well as year-round online shopping through Box Tops for Education to support our school. Contact Kris Stelter 739-0170 or Kathy Doherty 739-3434 with any questions.

TOY DRIVE—(this is still continuing, please support if you are able):

For this holiday season, the Lillie B Haynes Goodwill team are collecting presents for the Women’s Center of S.E.CT

Currently at the center are boys and girls ages infant through 17 years who would appreciate your generosity. So, please, if you are able, donate a gift that would surely brighten the holiday for these children. Monetary donations are also welcomed and will be used to purchase gift cards for the children to spend for themselves.

Collection will run from November 24th to December 19th. The collection box will be in the entrance lobby of the school. If you have any questions please contact me at lisa.moysey @hotmail.com or 739 7040.

Many thanks for your support at this busy time of year. Esti, Lisa, & Janice

Community News:

High Schools in the CL&P area have a chance to win $20,000 towards recycling efforts in the Go Green Challenge. Help the EastLymeHigh School students improve their chances of winning by voting for our local high school’s entry, “Can We Be Green?” at:

Once there, go to the video gallery and vote (up to 3 times per login) for the EastLymeHigh School entry “East Lyme Green Team”. Voting will occur from December 1, 2008 through December 15, 2008. Winners will be notified in January, 2009.Help our East Lyme students make a difference, VOTE TODAY!

Workshop Notice:

How To Talk So Kids Will Listen, and Listen So Kids Will Talk

Begins: Friday , December 5, 2008. Ends: Friday, February 6, 2009

Time: 9:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M. Where: Flanders , Conference Room

Workshop will be conducted by Vidar Haaland, School Psychologist

The book can be found at your local bookstore or ordered on-line:

Faber and Mazlish, How To Talk So Kids Will Listen &Listen So Kids Will Talk

Communication skills, relationship building, and discipline approaches will be the focus of this 7 week workshop.

Week 1: Helping Children Deal with their Feelings

Week 2: Engaging Cooperation

Week 3: Alternatives to Punishment

Week 4: Encouraging Autonomy

Week 5: Praise

Week 6: Freeing Children from Playing Roles

Week 7: Putting It All Together

ALL WELCOME! Call Vidar Haaland to reserve a slot @691-2326; email:

Got an old Cell Phone, Empty Inkjet or Toner Cartridge? Recycle it today!

SupportLillieB.HaynesElementary School by donating these items today. This fundraiser is easy, free and helps us earn hundreds, even thousands of dollars.The more we collect the more we earn. Just ask neighbors, friends, family and coworkers for these items and they will be happy to donate them. Recycling these items today builds a strong future for our kids and ensures a clean environment; it’s up to you to make a difference today.

*Please pass on this flyer to your employer, family and friends or anyone that can help.

Drop-off location:Lillie B. Haynes Elemetary School

Or call (860) 739-1579 For more details

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