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Breakfast Update

Breakfast has been very successful.  As noted in the permission slip, the breakfast program will be piloted from December 1st to January 30th.  If we have enough participants, we will continue the program the remainder of the year.  The average number of students participating has continued to increase since we began the program.  Therefore, it is highly probable breakfast will be an embedded program.  If you have not done so, you can send in your permission form at any time.    

Cost:

$1.70 per breakfast/ $.30 for reduced breakfast.  Students will pay for breakfast

using their normal lunch accounts.  Students that qualify for free and reduced lunch also qualify for free and reduced breakfast.   

Parade of Nations

As usual, Passport Night was a HUGE success.  Equally successful, we hosted our fourth annual Passport Parade on Friday.  Each year more and more students participate.  I personally love these events.  I really enjoy learning about new cultures.  However, maybe more important, I value having a personal connection with members of our Reed Family.  Both provide forums for our Reed Families to share with others what makes them unique and special.

As special opportunities arise within the classroom or in your family’s traditions and celebrations, we encourage you to contact your classroom teacher to have your child share a 5–10 minute presentation. Please contact your child’s teacher a week beforehand to schedule a convenient time. Through the gift of sharing, we develop a stronger understanding of one another and increase our sense of community.  Thank you for considering sharing your family’s traditions throughout the year and being part of our Reed community.

Sharing Holiday Happiness

All of us at Reed understand that even though the holiday season is a joyous time of year, it also can be stressful and financially burdensome.  Over the years, several of our parents and staff members have reached out to assist families in need through local charity organizations.  Although the contributions were incredible and helped many families outside our district, we continue to have parents and staff members asking how they can do more to help families who attend the Ladue School District.  As a result, we at Reed are making a school wide initiative to help Ladue School District families have a joyous holiday season. 

Here is how you can be involved:

1.    Select a snowflake located in the hallway next to the gym.  Snowflakes will be available starting December 5^th.  Each snowflake has one item that reflects someone’s dreams (need or want off his/her wish list).  Purchase the item and return it to Reed unwrapped with the original snowflake by December 16^th.  The District Social Worker, Maxine Birdsong, will deliver each item privately to the family.  All names will remain confidential.

2.    Volunteer to help organize snowflakes and/or donations. Please contact Susan Gartenberg, (counselor), Katie Ciorba (parent), Julie Higginbotham (parent), or Dr. Chris Schreiner (principal), if you are interested in helping. 

3.    If your family would benefit from holiday assistance from your “Reed Family”, please contact Maxine Birdsong and/or Susan Gartenberg.

Thank you so much for supporting our community!

Dr. Chris Schreiner      314-983-5561 or cschreiner@ladueschools.net

Susan Gartenberg       314-983-5569 or sgartenberg@ladueschools.net

Maxine Birdsong          314-983-5320 or mbirdsong@ladueschools.net

Katie Ciorba                 314-775-9517 or ciorbafamily@gmail.com

Julie Higginbotham       318-547-4550 or julieehigginbotham@yahoo.com

Summary

Why:          To help Ladue School District Families have a joyous holiday season. 

When:        December 5^th – December 16^th

Where:       Requested Items are written on snowflakes and are located in the front

                   entrance of our school.

How:          Select a snowflake, purchase the item, and return it to Reed in Mrs.

                  Gartenberg’s office, unwrapped with the original snowflake, by December 16^th.   

Your Child is Invited to BREAKFAST at REED!

Find it challenging to prepare breakfast for your children in the morning?  If you are like many parents, you find it challenging to wake up your children, get them dressed, have them gather their supplies, prepare and have them eat breakfast, and to push them out the door so they are able to arrive to school on time.  Unfortunately I cannot help with many of these challenges, HOWEVER, I can help with breakfast. 

I am very excited to announce that on December 1st we will begin piloting a breakfast program provided by Chartwells at Reed.  Here is what you need to know about the breakfast program.

Cost:                
$1.70 per breakfast/ $.30 for reduced breakfast.  Students will pay for breakfast using their normal lunch accounts.  Students that qualify for free and reduced lunch also qualify for free and reduced breakfast.

Time:               
Students enrolled in BASK will be served as early as 8:25 a.m.  All other students will be served after 8:35 a.m. (when they are first allowed in the building).  Carpool and Walkers must arrive before 8:45 a.m. to be served.  Students who ride a bus will be served when their buses arrive. 

Who:                
Only students who have permission slips on file may purchase a breakfast.  Permission slips will be on the back of the menu each month.  Permission slips are required one time and can be sent in at anytime.  Expect a hard copy in your child's folder soon.   

Menu:              
The breakfast menu will be printed on the back of the lunch menu. 

Pilot:                 
The breakfast program will be piloted from December 1st to January 30th.  If we have enough participants, we will continue the program the remainder of the year. 

Summer Building and Campus Changes

·       As a result of adding an additional section of first grade, Mr. Kurt Garner, Spanish Teacher will travel to each room to teach Spanish.

·       Mrs. Sumner and Ms. Hesser, Special School District Resource Teachers, will be in room 117.

·       Mrs. Hoeflinger, Second Grade Teacher, will be in room 126.  

·       Mrs. Dennett will be in room 150, Mrs. Silvey will be in room 136, and Mrs. Poteet will be in room 136.

·       Our stage was sanded and refinished.  It looks great!!

·       We planted five trees around campus.  We are looking forward to watching them grow.