News for the Week of April 11-15

Dates to Remember

Monday, April 11th- In house field study ($4)
Friday, April 15th- Military Appreciation (wear purple)
Thursday, April 21st- Autism Awareness (wear blue)
Friday, April 22nd- Picture Day
Friday, April 29th- Early Dismissal
Friday, May 9th- Mother's Day Tea (9:00)
Friday, June 3rd- 8:30 a.m. Kindergarten program

"In house" Weather field study: Please send in $4 for this fun experience!
Mother's Day Tea: Please send me a baby picture and a recent picture electronically of you and your child!

“Purple Up! For Military Kids” on April 15^th

“Purple Up!” is an annual campaign sponsored by Operation Military Kids (OMK) in support of our military children.  This year’s designated national

“Purple Up! For Military Kids” date is April 15, 2016.

On this day, schools across the nation will plan events that recognize and show appreciation for military students.  Richland Two students, faculty and staff are encouraged to wear purpleon April 15^th as a visible way to show support and thank military children for their resilience and sacrifices.

Tweet pictures of your school’s  “Purple Up!” students, staff and any special activities to recognize military kids: #RichlandTwo

·        #R2DoD  for Richland Two grant-sponsored schools

·        #DoDEA  for the U.S. Dept. of Defense Education Activity organization

**PURPLE UP AT LCE-LOWER CAMPUS**

LCE-L will be honoring our littlest heroes on this day (April 15th). Our military kids clubs will meet during each student's lunch time in Ms. Harper's classroom (108).  The school will be providing pizza and students will be creating their own "Hero Packs" supported by the Victory Initiative Grant.  If you have a student with an active duty military parent and are not yet signed up for the military kids club, please email Ms. Harper at kharper@richland2.org so that your child can be included in this event.  If your military student does not eat pizza, please have them pack a lunch on this day.  Ms. Harper is looking for volunteers to help students build hero packs and pass out pizza on April 15th.  If you would like to volunteer please emailkharper@richland2.org. Thank you!

April is Autism Awareness month. Here is a short video about Autism to share with your child.  We will be discussing it more in dept more in the coming weeks.