Alden Update November 28, 2016

Hello Alden Families:

I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and break from school.

Hour of Code:We live in a world surrounded by technology. And we know that whatever field our students choose to go into as adults, their ability to succeed will increasingly depend on understanding how technology works. But only a tiny fraction of us are learninghowtechnology works. That’s why our entire school is joining in on the largest learning event in history: The Hour of Code, during Computer Science Education Week (December 5-11). More than 100 million students worldwide have already tried an Hour of Code. Our Hour of Code is making a statement that Alden School is ready to teach these foundational 21st century skills. See details, and help spread the word.

Our upcoming spirit days:

Nov. 30 -Mr. Sulkala's class has chosen Career Day as the spirit day for the month of November. Dress in the manner of a career you would like.

Dec. 5 – Watts/Kelly/JEN/Redman classes have chosen “Show your Alden spirit day and wear green. Our respect assembly is Dec. 5 and the theme is spirit.

After school notes: If your child is staying for Battle of the Books, Girl/Boy Scouts, etc. please send in a note. Dismissal time is very busy and if the student does not have a note we will send them to their regular after school location. Thank you for your support.

Welcome to Yvonne Higgins – Yvonne begins Dec. 7th as the new Alden/Chandler Team Chairperson. We welcome her to the Duxbury community. She comes with a wealth of special education knowledge.

Coffee Pond Picture Re-take day has been scheduled forDecember 1. If you choose to have your child re-photographed, please send him/her in with the individual prints they received or disc with images onDec. 1to be exchanged for new ones. If your child was absent on the original Picture Day, this is your opportunity to have him/her photographed. Please send your child in with either the order form received in September or fill out an order form online.

Parents w/questions (late orders; missing orders, refunds etc.) should contact our dedicated Lifeguards:

By phone they can reach our Customer Care Department directly at:

1-800-632-2323ext "0"

By Email:

By US Mail:

Lifeguards

Coffee Pond Productions, Inc.

19 Strathmore Road

Natick, MA 01760

Thank you –Thank you – Thank you to the PTA for a wonderful Alden Double Dare event, the custodian appreciation week and the Kids Care Club Food Drive.

Upcoming Dates:

Dec. 2 – Fifth grade band/strings rehearsal – 7:50am

Dec. 5 – Early dismissal for students at 10:35am. Professional Development for

teachers. Hour of Code this week.

Dec. 7 - Fifth grade band/strings rehearsal – 7:50am

Dec. 9 – Report cards posted

Dec. 12 – Fifth grade concert – 7pm

Dec. 14 – PTA meeting 1-2pm

Dec. 22 – Fifth grade health movie

Dec. 23 - Early dismissal at 10:35

PTA UPDATE

Buy a Duxbury hat, pants or blanket for the holidays! We’re taking orders for flannel pjs/lounge pants, flannel blankets and pom-pom hats – check them out! And we’re offering a bundle price, too, if you buy both the blanket and the pants – so make some people very happy this holiday season! Deadline to order is next Monday, 12/5.

Holiday Teacher Appreciation. Alden PTA would like to do a couple of things to show our appreciation to the Alden staff as we approach the holiday season and we're hoping you can help.On Wed, 12/7 after school we're going to provide snacks and treats for the Alden Faculty meeting. Please consider signing up to bring a (home-baked or store-bought)yummy item, donate a gift card for coffee or food, or to come and help set-up or clean up. Items can be dropped off any time before noon (or sent in via backpack in the case of $ or gift cards.) Later in December we're going to offer our Supply Cart, where we go door to door with a cart of office supplies for teachers to replenish their stock. Please consider signing up to donateitems or gift cards to purchase items for the supply cart. Thank you!

Donate a toy for a local child.We’re supporting the Duxbury Interfaith Council efforts to collect much-needed holiday presents for local families. If you would like to participate, please send in a NEW, UNWRAPPED gift appropriate for a 7-11 year old. Gift ideas include classic toys, puzzles, books, board games, gloves, hats, sport balls. The donation box will be located in the Alden lobby from Thursday, Dec 1 - Friday, December 9.

The Passport Club needs help with Map Checks this week. This is a quick, fun opportunity to work with students! No previous geography knowledge is required – honest! Click here to learn more or click here to sign up to help.

Community News:

Please check out the Hot Topics on the Alden web site to find additional information regarding:

Sports Wall Fundraiser

DSU Program news

Have a great day and thank you for all of your support, Karen