Welcome Back!

It certainly was nice to see our students and staff this morning. I hope that you had an opportunity to spend time with family and friends over the break.

The upcoming weeks are as busy here as they are at home. Please be sure to check this site and your children's backpacks for important information about upcoming events.

Wednesday will be dime day! Please send those dimes that have spent the last 6 weeks in your car's ashtray or on top of the washer. If every child were able to bring 5 dimes to school, we could collect over $100.00 on Wednesday. Thank you for your generosity!

Congratulations to Ms. Vasko for receiving WYTV's "One Classroom At A Time" classroom grant! She received $500.00 to purchase materials that will help student achievement.

Thank you,
Mr. Masucci

Happy Thanksgiving!

On behalf of our entire staff, I would like to wish our students and their families a Happy Thanksgiving!

Classes resume on Monday, November 26th.

A Short Week

Penny Day was a hit! Please send your nickels in tomorrow. If each student brought in 10, we would collect over $100.00. Thank you in advance.

All library books need to be returned tomorrow. Please be sure your child remembers.

Our building's website is constantly improving. Lori Gawdyda continues to do a wonderful job.

Please keep Thursday, December 13th open on your calendar. Our PTO will be hosting a Holiday Shoppe from 6:oo p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Local vendors and business owners will be on hand. Please plan on stopping in.

Gobble...Gobble!

Report Cards are heading home today! All report cards must be signed and returned as soon as possible. Thank you for your support.

I made a mistake in Wednesday's message that I would like to correct.

Monday, November 19th will be "Penny Day".

Tuesday, November 20th will be "Nickel Day".

I was able to do a bit of coloring today! Another $100.00 has been collected for our Make-A-Wish campaign. Consequnetly, I broke out the red crayon and was able to color yet another line on our thermometer. I shared with our 3rd and 4th graders the fact that it was hard not to smile today as one of our afternoon kindergarten students entered the school. He raced to see the Make-A-Wish poster and, knowing the pennies he had brought in the day before made a difference, said, "It got hotter! It got hotter!"

Thank you,

Mr. Masucci

Visitation Day!

Parent Visitation went very well today. It was nice to see so many parents able to take time out of their schedules to be here. I hope your children took the time to thank you.

From what I understand, there are several nice pictures of some our our school's most recent events in this week's Town Crier. Check them out!

I have recently had quite a few students and parents let me know that they are reading these little messages and look at the building's website each day. I would love to have as many families as possible take advantage of our site to aquire information. I would love to hear from those who are reading these daily messages! I believe a contest to encourage more students to do so is in the works!

Thank you,
Mr. Masucci

Thank You!

The turnout at Barnes & Noble last night was amazing! Each year the crowd seems to grow. Thank you parents! I cannot begin to tell you how much our entire staff appreciates your support. Amy Neral, Barnes & Noble's Community Relations Manager, stated that our school's annual event is always one of the best because of our devoted staff and parents. Thank you again for taking the time to come!

Tomorrow is Visitation day! I hope to see you during the assigned times.

Our Make-A-Wish project is off to a wonderful start. To date, our school has collected several hundred dollars and is expecting more from local business owners who have informed the school that their donations are on the way. A colorful poster with a thermometer on it has been placed in the main hallway and reflects our building's progress. It is nice to watch the students stop in front of it each day and become more and more encouraged.

Monday, November 19th will be "Penny Day". We'll see just how many pennies we can collect!

Tuesday, November 20th will be "Dime Day". I found 6 in my desk this morning!

Thank you,

Mr. Masucci

Cans for Cash!

The results are in! Poland North Elementary School collected a little under 1,400 pounds of aluminum during the "Cans for Cash" contest. This is quite an accomplishment! Our friends to the west collected close to 2,400 pounds. When you consider the fact that Canfield Middle School has 5 times the number of students as Poland North Elementary, it is easy to see how they could have collected more. I am extremely proud of our students, families and community members who helped. Thank you. The teacher at CMS who was responsible for Canfield's participation in the contest called me a few days ago to congratulate our school. While there is certainly a healthy rivalry between the the two communities, it is nice to know that we shared a common goal and ultimatley had our students working together to make the world a better place.

Several days ago I completed the final report and officialy entered our school in the contest. While we certainly are not eligible to receive $5,000 for collecting the most aluminum, we are in the running for a $5,000 prize for being the most creative in our collection efforts and having outstanding media coverage. I will keep you posted. I would like to extend a special thank you to Jill Jenkins for all of her help. She was instrumental in making the event such a success.

Hope to see you at Barnes & Noble tonight! The storytime will begin at 6:30 p.m. and end at 8:00 p.m.