October Bulldog Bark

Dr. Millers Message

 

What a great start to the year we have had.  Of our 232 returning students, we had 147 that maintained or increased their reading level this summer.  This is 63.6%.  As your children are working hard in school to learn to read more complex text, it is essential that they continue to practice these skills at home.  You can help your student by asking them questions about what they are reading and encouraging them to find at least 20 minutes a day to read at home.  

We have parent teacher conferences this month.  We look forward to each of you coming to find out about your child's academic strengths and challenges and finding ways to work together to push our students to their fullest potential.  If you do not have a conference time scheduled with your child's teacher, please give them a call or shoot them an email to make this arrangement.  It takes all of us focused on the same goal to have every student reach his/her greatest levels.

All of our teachers are sending home homework this year.  Your child will be bringing home their Writer's Notebook several times a week and there is an expectation for daily outside reading and extra math practice.  If you do not have access to anything on-line, please let your child's teacher know and we will send home some hard copies of work for extra practice.

This month we have our Bully Night, skating party, end of quarter party and our Booster Club garage sale.  You are welcome to participate in each one.  Thanks to all who joined our Bulldog Boosters this year.  We are looking forward to growing our organization so any parent can find a way to be more involved at Topping

Thanks for a great first quarter.  Looking forward to great things happening for our kids the rest of the year.

 

Mid Continent Library News

 

Have you gotten your flu shot yet? Walgreens of Claycomo will be administering flu shots here on Monday, October 7 from 4-6 pm. This will be FREE for people without insurance. Insured people are welcome, too. Walgreens will provide insurance claim forms and government vouchers.

The American Red Cross will administer flu shots at the library on Tuesday, October 22 from 10-11 am. There will be a $30 fee; if you want to bill your insurance, please bring your insurance card with you.

Patron of the Month: Krystal F.

Krystal recommends . . . Books by Wanda Brunstetter and the WOW hits: Christian artists series on CD.

Krystal loves the library because . . . The library offers great resources for the classroom and gives her children the opportunity to read books without having to buy them.

Events
Create with LEGOs—Halloween
Learn, play, & build! For kids, ages 6+.
Saturday, Oct. 19, 10—11 am
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Extreme Jams
We’ll learn canning techniques, share recipes, and taste some yummy jams!
Thursday, Oct. 24, 7—8 pm

Beaded Spider
Make your own decorative creepy-crawly! Materials fee $2.50.
Saturday, Oct. 26, 10—11:30 am
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Preschool Storytime
Join Miss Stacey for stories & crafts! This fall, we’re reading Building Block Award books.
Every Thursday morning, 10—11 am

Just for Teens:
Join us for a Teen Read-in! We’ll provide the snacks. Saturday, Oct. 12 at 10 am.
Zombie Night @ the Library! We’ll make Zombie t-shirts, play Zombie dice, and enjoy some candy. Thursday, Oct. 31 at 7 pm.

New York Times Bestsellers
 

Fiction:
Never Go Back by Lee Child
The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
Styxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Dark Lycan by Christine Feehan
Seduced by Melody Anne

Non-Fiction:
Si-cology 1 by Si Robertson with Mark Schlabach
The Liberty Amendments by Mark R. Levin
Happy, Happy, Happy by Phil Robertson
Zealot by Reza Aslan



Hours:
Monday & Thursday: 9 am—9 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday: 9 am—6 pm
Saturday: 9 am—5 pm