Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving!

It was wonderful meeting all of you at Report Card Pick-up last week. I hope you found that taking time out of your busy schedules was worth your while. Having strong communication between home and school is one way to increase your child's success in school.

As Thanksgiving approaches, it is time for us to reflect on what we have and what we are thankful for. At Pershing West we feel thankful to have a wonderful school, staff, and student body. As we are reading in "Three Cups of Tea," not all individuals are that lucky. Please send your spare pennies to school to help us raise money for these individuals as part of our "Pennies for Peace" campaign. Thank you to those of you who have already donated.

We hope to see you at our Harvest Assembly on Wednesday morning at 9:00 am where we will tell the story of "Three Cups of Tea."

Finally, we have a field trip planned for Thursday, December 9th to the Museum of Science and Industry. This time we are definitely going! (If you recall, I had an earlier trip planned, but it got cancelled.) I'm looking for parent volunteers, so please let me know if you are available as soon as possible at svera@cps.edu. We appreciate your support.

Have a very happy Thanksgiving!