Mark Twain News

January 24, 2020

Next Friday's treat will be Circus Animal Cookies (50 cents/bag)

Spiva Art Center

Our students will travel to Spiva Art Center in Joplin on Tuesday and Wednesday.  They will experience the work of Patty Carroll, a Kansas City and Chicago based photographer.

Tuesday, January 28th: Wednesday, January 29th:

9:00 a.m.  Ebbs, Burke, & Brockmiller 9:00 a.m.- Goggins & Flynn

12:00 p.m.- Allen & Mahurin 12:00 p.m.- Carpenter & Shull

                   Please note lunch times will be changed on these two days.

Parent teacher conferences will be held February 10 and 11 from 3:15-7:00 p.m. These conferences are STUDENT LED. Please indicate your first three choices of conference days and times:

My child's name:  _____________________________________

My child's teacher:  ___________________________________

My phone number:  ___________________________________

My first choice is ___________ at _____________ p.m.

                                (day)                          (time)

My second choice is ___________ at _____________ p.m.

                                      (day)                    (time)

My third choice is ___________ at _____________ p.m.

                                (day)                          (time)

Mark Twain News

January 17, 2020

PTO Meeting

Our next PTO meeting will be Tuesday, January 21 at 5:30 p.m.  We will plan the Valentine's Day room parties. Hope to see you there!

Friday Treat

Next Friday's treat will be Famous Amos cookies 

(50 cents/bag)

Dates to Remember

January 20           NO SCHOOL

January 21            PTO Meeting 5:30 p.m.

January 22           Smart Club 3:00 p.m.

Mark Twain particpates in the annual Great Kindness Challenge.  We challenge you to perform as many kind acts as you can in one week.  Use the checklist and check off your acts of kindness as you go.  Have fun!

Smile at 25 people

Slip a nice note in your friend's backpack

Give 5 people a compliment

Pick up 10 pieces of trash at school

Say hi to someone you don't know

Tell a kind joke and make someone laugh

Be kind to yourself  - eat a healthy snack

Learn something new about your teacher

Draw a picture and give it to someone

Help a younger student

Give a kind handshake to a classmate

Recycle your trash

Help another student who is struggling

Pick up trash outside your school

Cut out 10 hearts - give them to friends

Entertain someone with a happy dance

Make a kind poster for cafeteria helpers

Get some form of exercise

Say good morning to 15 people

Design a thank you for parent helpers

Make a wish for kids in other countries

Say thank you to the door greeters

Invite a new friend to hang out with you

Clean your desk without being asked

Write the custodian a note saying how great things look

Play with a new friend at recess

Read a book to a younger child

Give an apple or note to your teacher

Stand up for someone in need

Make a kindness matters sign

Carry your friend's books

Offer to help your PE teacher

Make a bookmark for a friend

Hold the door open for someone

Pat yourself on the back

Thank a bus driver or car pool driver

Make thank you band aids for the nurse

Listen to your teacher the first time

Whisper thank you to the librarian

Say please and thank you all week

Lend a pencil or a school supply to a friend

Learn to say hello in a new language

Bring a flower to the office staff

Show appreciation to your principal

Offer to help your teacher

Be on time for school

Say thank you to a volunteer

Give your friend a high five

Make a friendship gift for someone

Create your own kind deed!

Mark Twain News

January 10, 2020

Report cards went home today.  Please feel free to contact your child's teacher with questions or suggestions.

The third quarter AR party will be a sock hop. Please encourage your child to read a few minutes each evening!

Dates to Remember

January 15         Smart Club 3:00 p.m.

January 20        NO SCHOOL