IMPORTANT DATES

3/3 Choral Festival 11:30-1:30 @MHS
MGWS/No Learning Lab/Late Bus

3/10 Early Release Day

3/12 MGWS 2nd Trimester Ends

3/14 Daylight Saving Time Begins

3/22 MGWS 4 Wishes Assembly 10:00-10:45

3/24 Parent Conferences PK-5 4-7:30

3/30 MGWS Walk to School
Morrison/Visciano - Augusta Trip

3/31 Johnson/Manero - Augusta Trip

Saturday May 15, 2010

Doors open at 2pm

Drawings begin at 4:30 pm-you must be present to win!
Admission is free...Friends and families are welcome!

How does the Penny Sale work?

The Penny Sale is a fun raffle game in which numbered tickets can be purchased at the cost of 25 tickets for $1 in advance or 25 tickets for $2 at the door. You can purchase as many tickets as you would like. There are tons of items on display, and each item has its own raffle bucket. Place your numbered tickets in the buckets of the items you'd like to try to win! We will have lots of great items and services that are generously donated by local businesses and families for this fundraiser.

Plus:
**Silent Auction**Door Prize**50/50 raffle**Refreshments**
Tickets on sale at the Great Works School!

Testing dates:

February 1 - 8

Make up Dates:

February 9 - 11

On Friday, January 22, 2010 at 6:30pm, MGWS will be showing:

"Night at the Museum-Battle of the Smithsonian"

Enjoy some milk and cookies while watching one of the funniest movies with your friends and family!!!!

Please note: you cannot drop-off your child, you must stay with your child during the Movie.

Friday, January 15th: Hat Day for Haiti
Money collected will be sent to an organization to help with the earthquake disaster that just took place!

Friday, Feb 12th: I Love to Read Day
We will start the day at 8:50am with about a half hour assembly in the gym on the school in Haiti that we have sponsored in the past.

Wednesday, March 3rd: All District Choral Festival at Marshwood High School
Chorus will leave about 11:15 and return about 1:30.

Monday, March 22nd: "Four Wishes" assembly sponsored by the PTO.
This will take place at 10:00am and last for 45 minutes or so. The show is about 4 New England Abenaki men who make certain wishes. Packets will be sent out later.

Tuesday/Wednesday, April 6 and 7: The Ocean Guy: Grade 4
He will also do an evening show on April 6th.

December 24 - January 1 -Holiday Vacation
January 6 - School Board Meeting @ MHS
January 6 - No Learning Lab/Late Bus
January 7 - Geography Bee @ 3:00pm
PTO Meeting 6:30pm
January 13 - Parent Pinkham Notch Meeting 6:30pm
January 18 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day-No School
January 20 - School Board meeting @ MHS
January 22 - Movie Night 6:30pm
Early Release Day
January 29 - Walk to School

There will be a parent meeting in the cafeteria on Wednesday, January 13th at 6:30 to explain the details. There will be a slide show of the trip, explaining items kids would need to take, and answering any questions you might have.