November 21, 2024 
Good afternoon, RJ Grey Families:

I hope you are doing well. As I am writing, it is Thursday morning and I am sitting in an ELA class, covering for a teacher who needs to be somewhere else for a bit. The students are quietly working on their "quick write" assignment, where they must describe a tradition that they follow and its purpose. A few students were stuck on what to write, so we did a quick brainstorm where students talked about annual travel plans, who cooks what for Thanksgiving, and their favorite ways to watch a sports event. I know that these students all have important and memorable traditions that matter to them - getting them to write about these traditions is the work of the day. The tradition I mentioned during the brainstorming is that my family always gets our Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving. Given how late Thanksgiving is this year, we may break our tradition and get it this weekend! Our usual go-to spot for picking out a tree has permanently closed, so why not break two traditions this year? 

A tradition at RJ Grey is that we host grade-level assemblies in the gym on the day before Thanksgiving. This student-only assembly features our band, chorus, and orchestra students as they each perform a piece or two. Along with a few student speakers, a turkey drawing contest, and an all-out relay race with a frozen turkey, pie, cans of cranberry sauce, and potatoes on spoons, the assembly is a great time! We ask students to wear colors representing their team (7 Red, 8 Blue, etc). We then dismiss at 11:10 before we head off to hopefully enjoy some time with family and friends over the long weekend.

Our annual school musical will be coming up right after Thanksgiving, with shows at 7 pm on December 5, 6, 7, and at 2 pm on Sunday, December 8. Frozen, Jr is sure to be a great show. I hope you can join us to see our student actors, singers, dancers, and crew. Tickets will be sold at the door or after school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 2:45 - 3:30 pm. Tickets for adults cost $15 each and $10 for students. We accept cash or checks. 

If your student takes part in any of our after-school clubs or activities, please remember that we are collecting a $50 activity fee for participation in an after-school program. If you've already paid this fee, thank you. If you haven't paid yet, you'll start hearing from us next week about the fee. You are welcome to send in cash or check with your student to their club advisor, or you can pay online. Thank you in advance for your help.

Finally, if your student is applying to a private school for next year, we want to make sure you are aware of the procedures for doing so. Please find the procedure for doing so HERE on the Counseling website. The first step is completing the counseling department's form at least 20 days before the school application is due. When completing the private school's application, be sure to list our Registrar's name and contact info (Kerry Lewis, [email protected]) for transcript requests. 

Take care and have a Happy Thanksgiving,

Jim

Posted by jmarcotte On 21 November, 2024 at 1:03 PM  

 
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