In This Issue
Halloween at Sullins
Transformations
Bake Sale
The Spanish Corner
Eagle Day
Call for Yearbook Ads
Original Works
The Week in Pictures
Notes of Interest from the Library
3rd Grade Update
Theme Baskets Extended!!
Upcoming Events
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Faculty/Administration Participation in 2013-14 Annual Giving Campaign
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Did you know that the first egg drop contest was performed from the 4th floor at Martin Hall on Glenway Avenue?
Did you know that Ed Powers' (Becca Powers husband)
grandmother was one of the first faculty members at Episcopal Day School? Julia Callahan is also Judson and Milly Rainero's great-grandmother!TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT!--This might be the perfect time to bid on those 5 tardy passes! :)
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Sullins Academy Mission
To ensure success for our children in the global community, the mission of Sullins Academy is to provide a positive educational environment, fostering academic excellence while maintaining a commitment to the core values of integrity, honesty, respect, responsibility, and service to others. We develop minds and character while providing inspiration for a lifetime.
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Greetings!
Here is your news for Nov. 4 - 8 at Sullins Academy.
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Halloween at Sullins;
Children Being Children
It has been years since I dressed up on Halloween. I think I had as much fun as the children as the administrative staff welcomed the trick-or-treaters to the Land of Oz. We live in a cynical world and watch too much T.V. news! Halloween for me, therefore, was an opportunity to watch children enjoy the magic of childhood. The youngest wondered why mommy had dressed them up and why they were marching through all the people. As each grade level progressed down the hall, the magic increased. Children being children - a magical moment.
I want to include special thank-yous to our faculty for dressing up and being children for the day. School is so much more than reading and math instruction. For our students, we adults created childhood memories that they will treasure in old age. What a privilege!
Thanks also to our middle schoolers for their Haunted House Hallway. They transformed the middle school wing into an adventure in all things haunted. Again, for one special day our sixth, seventh and eighth graders quit trying to grow up too fast and simply returned to childhood fun.
With the students, faculty and staff working together, we shared a wonderful Halloween memory. This is an example of why I tell my educator friends that Sullins Academy is the hidden jewel of Virginia's independent schools. Thanks to all!
--Dr. Ronald Sykes
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Middle School Halloween Transformations
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Too Much Fun... A MUST Watch!
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 The Most Delicious Part of Grandparents' Day
The annual Sullins Academy Bake Sale is scheduled for Grandparents' Day - Tuesday, November 26. The sale will begin immediately following morning drop-off. Items will be available for purchase in the cafeteria until the program starts. All proceeds benefit the Sullins Parents Association.
Your Thanksgiving Break will be off to a great start with the purchase of a fresh homemade dessert.
Anyone interested in helping set up, assist or bring item(s) in, please call or text Katy Davidson at 276-356-2404.
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The Spanish Corner
Where in the World is the 8th Grade Today?
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Maija and Abby
discuss their adventures abroad
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 EAGLE DAY
Tuesday, November 5, will be our first 'Eagle Day' of the year. Eagle Days are occasions on which Sullins students, in grades 1-8, are encouraged to bring a friend to school. Ideally, the guest will be a peer who is interested in learning more about Sullins. November 5 is Election Day; therefore, the VA public schools are out for the day. If you have referred a neighbor, co-worker, or friend to Sullins Academy, this is the perfect opportunity for a student to experience a day as an Eagle! Dr. Sykes and I will be available to talk with parents, give tours, and our faculty is ready to provide a wonderful day for our guests!
If your child is planning on bringing a friend, please let Becca Powers know by next Friday, November 1, so our teachers can prepare. Thank you! Becca Powers Director of Admissions rpowers@sullinsacademy.org |
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It's Time!
It's time to reserve a spot for your personal or business ad in the 2013-2014 Sullins Academy Blazer. Please print and fill out the page below and return to your child's teacher or advisor by December 2, 2013. Space is limited, so reservations will be on a first come, first serve basis.
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 Original Works of Art by Your Student and Just in Time for Christmas!!
We are pleased to announce that this fall we will be running the Original Works Program at Sullins Academy. In business since 1989, Original Works is the #1 art based fundraising company in the country, and currently works with thousands of schools and hundreds of thousands of students each year.
Through the Original Works program, each child has the opportunity to have their very own artwork reproduced onto a variety of high quality products. The products range from magnets, mugs and mouse pads, to ceramic tiles, t-shirts, note cards and nearly two dozen other products.
Each child is eligible to participate in this wonderful program. (It is optional for middle school students.) Once the artwork is created, parents and children may select the product(s) on which they would like the artwork to be featured. The program is designed to encourage creativity and student self-esteem. The resulting products make unique gifts that are practical for any season or occasion.
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THIS WEEK IN PICTURES
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Halloween hilarity in the pool!
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Trick-or-Treat in the Land of Oz
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Making mathematical predictions with pumpkins in the 3rd grade got a little messy!
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The 2nd graders enjoyed showing off their very creative costumes.
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The Halloween Parade was fun for all ages!
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**Notes of Interest from the Library**
Kindergarten - 5th grade
Please turn in your Pizza Hut BOOKIT! program reading calendars for October.See the link below to copy the November calendar.
Parents of
Junior Kindergarten - 4th Grade Students:
The author, David M. Sargent, Jr., will be at Sullins on Thursday, November 7, at 12:30. There is still time to get your orders in if you wish to buy books, a poster or a bookmark. All items purchased will be autographed by the author. We are pleased that he was able to reschedule a visit with our school. Again, feel free to drop by the gym or the library after the assembly and meet Mr. Sargent and the little dogs.
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Birthday Book Club News
If you participated in the Birthday Book Club and your child has a May birthday, they will be getting their book in November on their 6 month birthday. I am doing this since we will be getting out of school in May. I didn't want the late May birthdays to have to be rushed with their birthday books. June birthdays will receive books in December, July in January, and August in February.
Thank you to everyone who participated in this activity. I know the children really enjoy getting the recognition of a birthday book on their special day.
--Judy Stamper
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 3rd Grade Update
This week in Mrs. Sanders class, students were getting messy with mathematics! Students completed a pumpkin project that had them making predictions and then comparing their predictions to their own measurements. Students worked in groups to predict and then measure the height, circumference, and weight of their pumpkins. Then it was time to predict how many seeds their pumpkin contained, followed by counting the seeds! As an introduction to the concept of division, students had to divide their seeds equally among group members, which led to some rich group discussion. Afterwards it was time to get creative and students decorated their own small pumpkins.
--Shannon Sanders
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Theme Baskets Extended!!
The Sullins Parents Association has decided to extend the final day for purchasing Theme Basket tickets to next
Wednesday, November 6. Tickets may be purchased until 12:00 noon that day. The drawing for the baskets will take place that afternoon and winners may take the baskets home at dismissal. Silent Auction bids will be closed at noon as well.
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 Monday, 11/4-Cheerleading practice, 3:00-4:45
-Swim Team practice, 6:00-7:30 at TN High School Tuesday, 11/5 -Eagle Day - Bring a friend to school for the day. You need to let Mrs. Powers know and have the proper paperwork completed by Tuesday
-Basketball practice, boys, 3:30-5:00
Wednesday, 11/6
-Deadline for Theme Basket Tickets and Silent Auction items
-Swim Team practice, 6:00-7:30 at TN High School
Thursday, 11/7 -Arkansas Author David M. Sargent, Jr. will be here to speak with K-3rd in the gym. He will have books for sale and will sign them as well. Paperback prices for his books are $7.00 each, three for $20, four for $25 or five for $30. All taxes are included in pricing. You may send your money with your child on or before Thursday.
-Basketball practice, boys, 3:00-5:00
-Swim Meet - Sullins vs. Vance and Virginia Middle at TN High, warm up at 4:15 and meet at 5:30
Friday, 11/8
-Cupcakes for a Cure committee meeting at 7:45 a.m. in Mrs. Looney's room
-Cheerleading practice, 3:00-5:00
This is an ongoing fundraiser for our school. Stop by the office and get your cards; they spend the same as cash at Food City.
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If you have any items of interest that you would like included in the "Eagle's Nest", please feel free to send your suggestions to me at mbarrett@sullinsacademy.org by noon on Wednesday.
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