Stop Bullying

Students in Kindergarten, First, Second and Third grades watch an assembly Friday,, October 28th on bullying prevention. The "Box Out Bullying" program taught our students how to identify and stop bullying in our school. Today's assembly was a kick-off to our Olweus bullying prevention program being implemented at Moore this year. Thanks to Tom and his cousin Jerry for coming to Moore...we all had a blast!

Help Out Our Schools

We have quite a few announcements to make!

First, a reminder that this weekend has two (2) programs for the Grade 6 Events committee.  One is the "Trunk or Treat" being held Friday night in the parking lot of the school, and the second is the "Halloween Dance" being held on Saturday night in the APR.  Both events require prior registration, so we hope that you were able to purchase your tickets!

Second, Moore Elementary has signed-up for the A+ School Rewards program through Giant Food Stores.  A letter will be coming home this week providing instructions on how you can link your Bonus Card from Giant to Moore in order to raise money for the school!

Third, the end of the first Marking Period will be Friday, November 4th.  Report Cards will be sent home on Monday, November 14th and conferences are scheduled for November 15th through the 18th.  

Fourth, there are early dismissals (noon) on the following days:

     Friday, October 28th

     Tuesday, November 15th

     Wednesday, November 16th

     Thursday, November 17th

...and no school for students on:

     Friday, November 18th

     Thursday, November 24th

     Friday, November 25th

     Monday, November 28th

Lastly,  Ms. Lisa Jones, a Kindergarten teacher at Lehigh Elementary School hasI entered a "Del Monte Teacher Monday" contest in order to win $1000 for her classroom, and possibly other prizes for their school.  She is in need of votes!!  The contest runs from Monday to Monday - ending on November 7th.  The website to check out is Fruits.com.  You must set up an account to vote - which is very easy.  Look for her essay and vote every day.  We try to help all of the schools in our District in some way, so why not take a moment and vote for Ms. Jones!

Moore would like to thank all of the volunteers that have been helping in the cafeteria, and through PTA with the Pumpkin Painting and Parent Visitation.  We certainly could not do many of the events and programs we offer if it were not for you!  Thanks, you are greatly appreciated!

Our First "Lion King"!

As part of our School-Wide Positive Behavior Support, students are able to cash-in 150 paw tickets and become the "Lion King" for a day during lunch.  Students are served their lunch by Mr. Dimmick while seated at the throne located on the stage, where they are able to "rule" over their loyal subjects.  As seen in this photo below, Jeffrey (grade 6) was our first Lion King of the school year...and he certainly enjoyed himself!

PANCAKE BREAKFAST!

Join Moore Elementary's 6th Grade students and parents this Saturday morning, October 22nd for an ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT pancake breakfast at Applebee's!  The breakfast will go from 8am-10am at the Applebee's in Wilson (off of rt. 248), next to Wal-Mart.  Tickets will be available at the door, so bring the whole family for a delicious pancake breakfast!  The event is sponsored by our 6th Grade Events Committee (PTA), and is a fundraiser for this year's trip and events.

Hope to see you there!

Pumpkin Painting with Pop

Monday night, the APR was invaded by over 300 students and "pops" for our annual painting program. The annual event, sponsored over the past several years by the PTA, had students decorate their pumpkins along with their pops (dads, grandfathers, uncles, brothers and such) with art materials nd one prop.

The pumpkins were placed into one of four categories - scariest, sports, glamorous and funniest. Winners werevchosen in each category...in each of the two sessions...and for each group (K-3 and 4-6). We hope everyone had fun, and look forward to seeing you at future paintings!

October PTA Meeting Minutes

Art for Cancer

On Friday, October 7th, Moore hosted an art auction at the school to
raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. We are proud to
announce that the auction raised over $1,200 with almost an additional
$150 in donations, brining our total effort to almost $1,400! The
night was truly amazing, and everyone in attendance enjoyed the event
and raved at the art-work, which was created by our students and their
families. In total, we had 36 pieces auctioned, with prices ranging
from $15 to $130!

We thank everyone who was involved, and we hope to bring the art show
to Moore in the future!

6th Grade Events Committee Meeting

A reminder from the PTA's "6th grade Events"commitee...

There is meeting on Wednesday, October 5th at 6:00pm in the library.

Pie in His Eyes (and mouth, nose, ears)

On Friday, September 30th, all students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 at Moore were given the oppotunity to throw a pie in the face of their Principal, Mr. Dimmick!  This was a reward for those students being able to help Moore achieve AYP status on last year's PSSA's in Math and Reading.  As a school, Moore reached AYP for the 4th consecutive year, and the 8th out of the last 9 years.

Mr. Dimmick challenged the students last Spring to "do the best they can" on the PSSA's, and if they achieved the AYP status for the school...they could "throw a pie in (his) face".  According to some, he even said he'd wear a dress for the event (although he doesn't recall saying that)!  He also stated that if they reached 100% proficiency on either Math or Reading, he'd shave his beard...and if they hit 100% on both, he'd shave his head.  Fortunately for him (and us), that did not happen - many don't think he'd look the same to us without his beard and hair!

The students seemed to enjoy the event, as did the many volunteers and teachers.  The teachers liked it so much, they decided to get into the fray by using what remained in the cans to coat Mr. Dimmick in whipped cream.  We're still trying to determine whether or not it was some form of payback for something he made the teachers do...but we all guess that if you have a chance to spray whipped cream on your boss, why not go for it!

All in all, it was a lot of fun for everyone...and even Mr. Dimmick said he'd "do it again" in order to help motivate the students to do their best and achieve AYP status for another year!

Congratulations to all, and great shot with your pies!