Tis the Season for Box Tops

When I think of holiday traditions, baking and decorating Christmas cookies is at the top of my list. With all the baking I do during this time of year, I certainly gain a few extra pounds but I also clip a few extra Box Tops.

Be on the lookout for all the baking products that feature the Box Top label, such as Betty Crocker cake, cookie, and brownie mixes, Betty Crocker frosting, Gold Medal flour, and Reynolds parchment paper (for more products, visit http://www.boxtops4education.com/participating-products). Each Box Top clipped and turned in earns Discovery classrooms 10 cents. It might not sound like a lot, but they certainly add up.

Thanks for everyone who sent in Box Tops during the classroom contest in November. Mrs. Wright's 5th grade class turned in the most Box Tops and received a pizza party.

The next Discovery Box Top contest has started, and four students will receive free passes to JumpTime. Print out the collection sheet below and tape or glue on your box tops (expired ones won't be counted). Be sure to put your student's name, grade, and teacher on each sheet and turn in by Jan. 30.

Discovery Students Continue Racking up Reading Minutes

Discovery readers are doing a great job working toward their million-minute goal. So far, students have read 293,702 minutes.

The primary and intermediate classes who read the most minutes in November get to wear their pajamas to school. Congratulations to Mrs. Watkins’ 2^nd grade class, which read 5,462 minutes, and Mr. Runyan’s 3^rd grade class, which read 11,739 minutes.

The primary top reader for November was a boy from Mrs. Hoppe’s 2^nd grade class who read 995 minutes. The intermediate top readers were a boy from Mrs. Wright’s 5^th grade class who read 3,714 minutes and a girl from Mr. Runyan’s 3^rd grade class who read 3,972 minutes.

Congratulations to all of our readers! Parents, if you still have November reading calendars at home, please send them in at any point, and those minutes will be counted toward the overall total. Every minute counts!

Keep encouraging your kids to read; a cold day is perfect for snuggling up to read a holiday classic! December calendars have been sent home this week, and they are due back after holiday break on Jan. 5. Every student who turns in a calendar for December will be entered into a drawing for a Pojo’s Family Fun Center certificate for a free kid’s meal with 12 tokens and three ride tickets. Twenty certificates will be given out, and the top two readers also will get to pick out a free book.