Chief Weekly

The 3rd Grade Musical Performance is now set for Monday, November 18th 6-7pm at Zitzman Elementary Gym.

The 1st Trimester Celebration Day will now be on Friday November 15th! All students can come in their pajamas, we will provide every student with popcorn to enjoy with their class, and play all kinds of games! We will be holding grade level core value recognition assembly's by grade with: k-2 @ 9am and 3-4 @ 10am.

Veteran's Day, VIP Days, Book Fair, Thanksgiving Food Drive AND Parent/Teacher Conference Week

Monday - B Day | Veterans Day Ceremony @ 1:30 | Good News Club 3:45 - 4:45 PM **Boxed Macaroni & Cheese Donation Day!

Tuesday - C Day I VIP Book Fair Day 1: A-H 7:05-8:05 AM | Girls on the Run Practice 5K Day 3:45 - 5:00 PM **Boxed Dressing, Canned Gravy or Gravy Mix, and Canned Cranberries Donation Day!

Wednesday - D Day I VIP Book Fair Day 2: I-Q 7:05-8:05 AM **Boxed Potatoes & Canned Sweet Potatoes Donation Day!

Thursday - A Day I VIP Book Fair Day 3: R-Z 7:05-8:05 AM I Report Cards are Emailed Out! *Book Fair Bonus Night 4-7pm **Canned Veggies (ideas: green beans, cream soup and fried onions, or corn and cornbread mix, etc) Donation Day!

Friday - B Day | Full Moon! End of Trimester Celebration Day: Pajamas, Popcorn & Game Day I Read, Right, Run Club 7:30 AM I K-2 Trimester Assembly 9-10 AM I 3-4 Trimester Assembly 10-11 AM **Dessert (ideas: Pie Filling and Shelf-Stable Pie Crust) Donation Day!

Saturday - Girls on the Run RACE DAY!

Counseling Week: Purple

We will be honoring our Veterans and active service personnel on Monday, November 11th. If you have a Veteran or active service person in your family, and would like to attend the event, please complete the Google Form by 8:00 PM on Thursday November 7.

Event Details

• 1:30 Cookies & Lemonade with Patriots in the cafeteria/Poster Contest Voting

• 1:50 Pledge of Allegiance, Flag Ceremony, Veteran Recognition, Poster Winners Announced

• 2:15 Veterans Clap Out

We will announce each Veteran, branch of the military and years served during the Veteran Recognition.

Use your creativity to show your Patriotic Pride for our Veterans! ALL posters will be on display in the cafeteria during our celebration on November 11th. We will allow our guests to vote. Patriotic-themed prizes will be handed out for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. The top 3 will also be featured in our Chief Weekly. Posters should be on a 22 x 28 poster board OR whatever size you can find. If you are in need of a poster board, please contact the office we have some to give students

Students are encouraged to draw large and use bold colors so posters are easily visible from a distance. Feel free to use any art supplies you may have at home. Student name and homeroom teacher name should be displayed on the BACK of the poster.

ALL POSTERS ARE DUE TO THE OFFICE BY 8:35 ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11.

VIP (Very Important Parents, Grandparents, or Person in your student's life) Book Fair Days

Your student is invited to bring a VIP (max of 4) to enjoy Donuts, Books and Fun!

Please follow the VIP Days below based on your last name.

Tuesday Nov. 12th is for students with Last Names A-H

Wednesday Nov. 13th is for students with Last Names I-Q

Thursday Nov. 14th is for students with Last Names R-Z

All sessions will be from 7:05-8:05am

**Since this event will take place prior to the start of the school day, visitors will not be required to sign in through our Kid Account system, but will need to exit the building by 8:05am when our doors open for the school day to start.

**Also parking will be available on our front lot, side lot, and back by SACC. You may also use Pacific Intermediate's parking as overflow if needed. All guests will enter through the GYM DOORS where we will have table activities, donuts, coffee and water where you can hang out and take pictures before you head over to the book fair in our Library! Students need to stay with their visitor until 8:05am as the teachers and staff are not available to monitor the students until that time.

In order for us to best prepare please RSVP by Thursday November 7th so that we can have an accurate head count for coffee and donuts and best prepare for the crowd.

Here is the link for the RSVP form: https://forms.gle/o6oWDChFC4j9PTQBA

There will be a bonus Book Fair shopping opportunity for your student on Thursday November 14 from 4:00 - 7:00 PM during our Parent Teacher Conference Night. If you or a VIP are not able to make the above time and date specific for your student then feel free to come on Thursday from 4-7pm. You do not have to RSVP for the Thursday afternoon date as this is an open shopping time for any and all!

We're in need of about 25 volunteers to assist with all things book fair. If you are interested in helping shoppers check out, setting up and packing up the book fair please click on the link below!

All students were sent home with an Adopt-A-Family form in their Thursday Folder. This is for families to fill out and send back Zitzman Elementary if your family is needing assistance this year during the holiday season.

Please complete this registration form below if you are interested in your child participating in the Little League Basketball Program.
Girls and boys in grades 1st through 4th grade from our elementary buildings are eligible to participate.
All games will be played on Saturdays at Riverbend School (2085 Highway N in Pacific).
Student participation will determine program organization and scheduling of games.

1ST AND 2ND GRADE STUDENTS:
Students in 1st and 2nd grades will form teams to compete against each other.
The basketball season for 1st and 2nd grade will start in January after Winter Break and conclude in February.

3RD AND 4TH GRADE STUDENTS:
Students in 3rd and 4th grades will form teams to compete against each other.
The basketball season for 3rd and 4th grades will start in late February and finish in March.

Registration is open now through December 1st.
There will be a $25.00 fee due once registration is complete.

**More information on payment when you click the button below to register!

Mark your calendars , grab those UGLY SWEATERS and join us on November 16th at 8am for the 2nd Annual Holiday Hygiene Drive 5K.

Where: 111 N. First Street (we will post the route soon).

Entry: One or more hygiene items (think items like: toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs, deodorant).

Regular meetings will occur on the third Wednesday of each month at 4:00pm. There will be childcare provided by PTO if you are unable to find childcare for you kiddo and want to attend!

Reach out to PTO at zitzmanelempto@gmail.com

See the list of upcoming events below and use the button to sign up for the event you are interested in through our 'givebutter' links!

We have designated drop boxes around the building if you want to send some with your student or bring them up and drop them off!

With the spontaneous days off and the weekend ahead, I sincerely hope everyone stays safe and we can find opportunities as a community to come together and serve others.

Some ideas for the month of November to make more memories this November:

1. Mud sliding!
2. Pranking: Do an affectionate prank together.
3. Bowl-free ice cream party
   • After dinner, scrub the table clean or cover with a plastic sheet. Then pile with scoops of ice cream and toppings.
   • No plates or bowls allowed. Just spoons!
4. The affirmation web
   • You will need a ball of string or yarn.
   • Hold the starting end of the string, toss it to another family member and then say something encouraging about that person. Repeat until the yarn is gone or kids are losing interest.
5. Hide-and-Seek (or Sardines if running is out of the question)
6. Fancy dinner:
   • Plan a special dinner with fancy dishes and sparkling juice for the kids.
   • Use instrumental music, flowers, and candles to create ambiance.
   • If your kids are game, consider making it a black-and-white affair.
   • Make the focus on what you are thankful for.
7. Old-fashioned dance-off:
   • Put on a 50’s playlist and start dancing.
   • Or teach your kids the polka or Macarena. (Why do we have to wait for a wedding dance to have that kind of inter-generational fun?!)
8. The affirmation plate
   • Designate one plate as the special “affirmation” plate at dinner.
   • Have it rotate around the family and come out at random, unexpected times.
   • This helps kids learn that it’s okay, and even fun, when someone else is on the receiving end of encouragement.
9. A fun fight
   • Nerf wars
   • Newspaper ball fights
   • Snowball forts and fight
   • Whatever you do, include plenty of whooping, hollering and dramatic “injuries” when your kids score a hit.
10. Make silly t-shirts and wear them someplace really fun!

• November 8 - End of First Trimester | Early Release @ 1:10
  
• November 11-15 - Conference Week | Book Fair Week
• November 20 - PTO Meeting
• November 25-29 - No School | Thanksgiving Break

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