OB Weekly News 10-31

November

2-Daylight Saving Time Ends- FALL BACK! 
3-Riverview Gardens Collection Begins 
6-Picture Retake Day
11- Passport Night-Volunteer Info Mtg., 7p.m. 
12- Diversity Committee Mtg. 4p.m.
14- NO SCHOOL- Prof. Development Day 
18-UnSorted Performance @ LHWHS, 7p.m.
Announcements:
Halloween candy
After Halloween, do you still have candy around your house?
Are you thinking that you have had enough, but don't want it to go to waste?
Are you aware that there are children that don't get to go trick-or-treating and would love a few treats?
We have a solution!
Bring candy to the office by Wednesday, November 5. All candy will be boxed up and taken to the local Ronald McDonald House for other children and families in our community to enjoy.
Please do not buy any candy for this activity. Save that money to buy real food for our Thanksgiving drive! Questions? Contact Ms. Boudinet at dboudinet@ladueschools.net
Start our community giving today!

Operation Outreach
Old Bonhomme will be collecting new or gently used outerwear (hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves) for Riverview Gardens School District. Donations can be dropped off outside the library starting Monday, November 3 and ending Monday, November 24. This outreach will benefit the K-12 students of the Riverview Gardens School District, and will NOT replace our Annual Giving Assembly which will begin collecting on Monday, November 17. If you have any questions re: Operation Outreach please contact Mrs. Butz at sbutz@ladueschools.net.
OB's Got Character!
November's Character Word of the Month is GENEROSITY! Please consider being GENEROUS with your time and joining us on Tuesday, November 18, at 7pm, at LHWHS for a special performance of UnSorted! The OBPTO and LEF were GENEROUS with their funds to support this performance and we want to be sure to make the most of it! It's the SORT of experience you won't want to miss, and your OB children would greatly benefit from seeing again! Please also consider bringing along siblings, and encourage your neighbors to attend, even if they don't currently have students attending any of the Ladue Schools! We want to be GENEROUS to our wonderful community and extend this opportunity to all community members. This play ends its tour at the end of November, so this will be your last opportunity to see it! We hope you will step into the "mixety" world of UnSorted with us while you still can!!! It truly is the SORT of experience you won't want to miss out on! Thank you in advance for helping to spread the word, and we hope to see all of you there! Please email Lori Humphrey at lhumphrey@ladueschools.net if you have any questions.

Picture Retakes
Picture Retake day is coming up on Thursday, November 6. If you would like your child’s picture retaken, please send in the unwanted picture packet with your child on picture day to be given to the photographer before the new picture is taken. Also, if your child was absent on picture day they will called down as well to have their picture taken on this day. Photo packages can be ordered online at lifetouch.com using our school ID: JO014099Y1
Birthday Treats
At the beginning of the year, a paper was sent home with students asking for $10 to cover the monthly birthdays treats in the classroom for the school year. Currently we still have 115 students that have NOT paid. In order for the birthday treats to be offered for all students all year long we really need 100% participation. If there is a hardship please let the office know. If you would like to verify if you have already paid, please contact Mrs. Rowe in the office at lrowe@ladueschools.net Thank you for your support!
Bowling for Bonhomme Party Openings
Parent Parties
Codi, the Boutique – Thursday, January 22, 2015 from 6-8p.m., $20 per person. 12 spaces available
Jenny & Rakesh’s Indian Street Bazaar Cooking Party- Saturday, February 21. $50 per person. 1 slot available from 10a.m.-12p.m. and 1 slot from 2-4p.m.
Vegetarian Cooking Class – Friday, April 24, 2015, $50 per person. 2 spaces available.
Blue Ribbon Recipe Exchange – Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 7p.m., $20 per person. 7 spaces available.

White Elephant Party – Friday, January 9, 2015 at 7p.m., $20 per person. 17 spaces available.
RIPPED Workout Class – Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 2p.m. at the JCC, $15 per person. 16 spaces available.
Vegetarian & Vegan Cooking Class - Four Sessions: First session, Monday, November 17, 2014, $50 per person. 5 spaces available.
Kid Parties
Kindergarten Ice Cream Party – Last day of school, unlimited amount of spaces, $10 per child
Third Grade Fun, Food & Celebration – Friday, May 22, 2015 from 5-7p.m., $20 per child, unlimited number of spaces.
Fourth Grade Luau Graduation Party – Friday, May 22, 2015, $50 per family, 5 spaces available.
Popsicles with Mrs. K - $10 per child, unlimited number of spaces
Chomp & Stomp Your Way to School with Mrs. Arnold - May 12, 2015 at 8a.m., $15 per child, 9 spaces available.
Lego Build Blocks and Chess Class at MindsAhead Academy- $15/child (plus an additional $45.00/child for registration charges), 1 space available
If interested in signing up for a party please contact Sarah Glasser at smteal@yahoo.com
Thank you
Thank you to the Missouri Botanical Gardens who shared some of their bulbs with our students! Our wonderful PTO will be planting the bulbs this weekend here at Old Bonhomme!

The Ladue School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, socioeconomic status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs or activities. Inquiries related to the district’s employment practices may be directed to Ken Rossics, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources. Inquiries related to district student programs may be directed to Dr. Laura Brock, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction. Both administrators can be reached at Ladue Schools Administrative Center, 9703 Conway Road, Saint Louis, MO 63124; 314-994-7080. 

OB Weekly News 10-23

October

23- Early Dismissal, 1:15p.m.
Parent/Teacher Conferences, 1:15-6:30p.m.
24- NO SCHOOL- (Conference Compensation Day) 
31-Fall Parties, 2:30-3:30p.m.
November
6-Picture Retake Day
11- Passport Night-Volunteer Info Mtg., 7p.m. 
12- Diversity Committee Mtg. 4p.m.
14- NO SCHOOL- Prof. Development Day

Announcements:
BASK Reminder-
Parents, just a reminder that all students must be signed in for BASK in the morning and not just dropped off.

Thank you-
A HUGE OBPTO thank you to Sarah Glasser and the Bowling for Bonhomme Part Deux Committee! We had an amazing event last weekend that raised thousands of dollars for our OB students. Thank you to everyone who bid in the online auction and those who came to the event and bought raffle tickets, signed up for parties and made the evening so fun! If you have not picked up your auction items yet, or have any questions please contact Sarah Glasser directly at smteal@yahoo.com. Receipts and itemized statements should be coming home in student backpacks today.

Thank you also to Cindy Follman and her committee for chairing the Innisbrook

fundraiser. Your purchases helped to raise $2,500 to support the OBPTO and the work we do for the Old Bonhomme Community. Enjoy your products!

Red Ribbon Week-
OB Eagles SOAR Drug Free
Old Bonhomme will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week October 27-October 31. Red Ribbon Week is a national campaign to bring awareness and education about drug prevention to students, educators, and families. Your child can participate by dressing up on each of our special theme days.
Monday, October 27
Theme: OB Eagles; LOVE yourself and be drug free. What to Wear: Students are encouraged to wear red clothes to kick off Red Ribbon Week.
Tuesday, October 28
Theme: OB Eagles are too BRIGHT to use drugs.
What to Wear: Students are encouraged to wear bright colored clothes to school.
Wednesday, October 29
Theme: OB Eagles are wild about being healthy.
What to Wear: Students are encouraged to wear animal and/or camouflage print clothes.
Thursday, October 30
Theme: OB Eagles Soar Drug Free
What to Wear: Wear Old Bonhomme T-Shirts.
Friday, October 31
Theme: OB Eagles Slam a Book on Drugs.
What to Wear: Students are encouraged to save 15 soar tickets to turn in and dress up like your favorite book character.

The Ladue School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, socioeconomic status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs or activities. Inquiries related to the district’s employment practices may be directed to Ken Rossics, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources. Inquiries related to district student programs may be directed to Dr. Laura Brock, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction. Both administrators can be reached at Ladue Schools Administrative Center, 9703 Conway Road, Saint Louis, MO 63124; 314-994-7080. 

OB Weekly News 10-17

October

18- Bowling for Bonhomme Event, 7p.m. (Parents ONLY)
21- Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4-8p.m.
22- Walk in the Park (during PE)
23- Early Dismissal, 1:15p.m.
Parent/Teacher Conferences, 1:15-6:30p.m.
24- NO SCHOOL- (Conference Compensation Day) 
31-Fall Parties, 2:30-3:30p.m.
Announcements:
Parent Portal-
If you have not signed up for a Parent Portal account please take a moment to stop by the office to sign up. We currently only have 41% of our parents signed up.

Thank you-
Thank you to Gretchen Mueller for coordinating the 4th grade Home Alone Class last week!

Winter Basketball League-
D & A Little Hoopsters Basketball League is for Ladue Schools boys and girls, grades 1-3, only. The program runs from January 10 to March 7, 2015. For the registration form and additional information go to www.laduehoops.org and click on "D & A Little Hoopsters." The deadline for registration is December 1, 2014. Questions? Email Chad Anderson (boys) at canderson@ladueschools.net or Cord Dockery (girls) at cdockery@ladueschools.net.

Innisbrook Order Pick-up
If you made purchases during the Innisbrook fundraiser, merchandise will be available for pick up between 4:00 and 6:00 PM on Monday, October 20 and Tuesday, October 21 in the front hall of the school. Questions? Contact Cindy Follman at follcm@charter.net or 314-650-1509.

OB's Got Character
Thanks to a generous grant from the Ladue Education Foundation (LEF) and the OBPTO, Old Bonhomme students and staff were treated last week to a live performance of Metro Theater Company's new play, UnSORTed! The day after the performance we "mixed things up" at OB by having a “Mixety” dress day.
While some students chose to dress “mixety” on the outside, others came to school with their "mixety-ness" inside of them! It was a great example of how all of us have a bit of "mixety" in us, whether inside, outside or BOTH!
The UnSorted performance is the SORT of performance that would be exciting for our entire community to have the opportunity to experience! Thanks once again to the LEF and OBPTO, our OB families and community members will have that opportunity! Please mark your calendars for a special FREE evening performance of UnSorted on Tuesday, November 18, at 7p.m., at Ladue Horton Watkins High School, in the auditorium. A flyer containing more detailed information will be coming home next week, but for now, please MARK YOUR CALENDARS to SAVE THE DATE! We hope you can attend!

We look forward to seeing you at the OBPTO Bowling for Bonhomme event on Saturday night and Parent-Teacher Conferences next week!

The Ladue School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, socioeconomic status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs or activities. Inquiries related to the district’s employment practices may be directed to Ken Rossics, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources. Inquiries related to district student programs may be directed to Dr. Laura Brock, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction. Both administrators can be reached at Ladue Schools Administrative Center, 9703 Conway Road, Saint Louis, MO 63124; 314-994-7080. 

OB Weekly News 10-10

October
10- Early Dismissal 1:15p.m. (Records Day)
Quarter 1 ends
14- 3rd Gr. Musical, 7p.m.
18- Bowling for Bonhomme Event, 7p.m. (Parents ONLY) 
21- Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4-8p.m.
22- Walk in the Park (during PE)
23- Early Dismissal, 1:15p.m.
Parent/Teacher Conferences, 1:15-6:30p.m.
24- NO SCHOOL- (Conference Compensation Day)
31-Fall Parties, 2:30-3:30p.m.
Announcements:
THANK YOU-
A BIG thank you goes out to Coach Jander and Coach Prange for organizing another great Field Day event this year, even though the weather decided not to cooperate! And also a special thanks to our AWESOME PTO for surprising our students and staff with STL250 “Meet Me at Field Day” T-Shirts! Our PTO Rocks!
Thank you Sharon Rosenberg and Al Snyder and their committee for an awesome Kindergarten Social with Juggling Jeff.
Thank you to Jen Jim and Jenny Kissel and the First Grade Social committee for a terrifying night with Serengeti Steve and his reptilian friends.
CURE MEETING
The CURE parent group is a networking opportunity for parents/guardians of African American students. Meetings, facilitated by Superintendent Dr. Donna Jahnke, involve the exchange of information and ideas. CURE will meet on Thursday, October 16, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Administrative Center. More information about CURE can be found on the district’s website under “Parent Information” and “Organizations.”

October SOAR Event-
October’s SOAR event is sure to be full of character, book characters that is! Students can exchange 15 SOAR tickets for the opportunity to dress up as their favorite book character on Friday, October 31. All dress-up outfits should be appropriate for school and should not include masks, contain weapons of any type, or be of a gory nature. Students are encouraged to bring the book, picture of the book, or a drawing of the favorite part of the book that their character comes from. Classroom teachers will be using this event to generate conversations about new books kids may want to read. You might even spy a teacher or two turning into a favorite book character!
Did you know that one of the best parts of earning a SOAR ticket is the fact that students get to choose what they do with it? Students can turn their SOAR ticket into the weekly drawing box and have the chance to hear their name announced over the intercom, they then get to pick out an item of their choosing to take back to class. Many students choose to save their tickets to participate in the monthly SOAR event. These events cost anywhere from 5-15 tickets and change each year. The Eagle’s Nest is another option for those that like to save their tickets. Items in the Eagle’s Nest cost more SOAR tickets but they are designed to help kids make special memories with staff.
A Note From BASK-
Attention BASK Parents, please remember to notify the BASK Director, as well as the classroom teacher, when your child will NOT be attending BASK for any reason. The BASK Director can be reached by email at leddins@ladueschools.net.

The Ladue School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, socioeconomic status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs or activities. Inquiries related to the district’s employment practices may be directed to Ken Rossics, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources. Inquiries related to district student programs may be directed to Dr. Laura Brock, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction. Both administrators can be reached at Ladue Schools Administrative Center, 9703 Conway Road, Saint Louis, MO 63124; 314-994-7080. 

OB Weekly News 10-3

October

7- After-School Classes begin, 3:55-4:55p.m. 
First Grade Social, 7-8p.m.
8- OBPTO Mtg. 9a.m.
Diversity Committee Mtg. 4p.m.
10- Early Dismissal 1:15p.m. (Records Day) 
Quarter 1 ends
Announcements:
THANK YOU-
The OBPTO thanks Lisa Hirshberg and her committee for coordinating OB Picture Day. We appreciate all of the collar straightening and hair tidying that you did for our kiddos!
OB’s Got Character!
October's Character Word of the Month is RESPONSIBILITY. Old Bonhomme students are responsible at school for being in control of their bodies, being in control of their voices and doing their work. Consider sharing with your child what your responsibilities include during the day. Do you share any of the same responsibilities?
Did you know Metro Theater Company's new play, UnSORTed, is coming to Old Bonhomme? On October 9, we will be SORTing it out at OB! It's the SORT of performance we are all looking forward to! The Ladue Education Foundation, along with our OBPTO, are RESPONSIBLE for funding this extraordinary opportunity for OB! OB is very thankful for them accepting OB's grant request to bring this performance to our school! For more detailed information about the play, please visit Metro Theater's website at http://metrotheatercompany.org/performances/touring-productions/unsorted-2/. By the day of the performance at OB, all students will have participated in Pre- SORTing activities within individual classrooms and/or with their buddy classes. Ask your child about them! Consider having a SORT in your own home!

It would be SORT of exciting for our entire community to have the opportunity to see UnSORTed, wouldn't it? Thanks to the LEF and OBPTO, our community will have that opportunity! Stay tuned for the announcement of the date of our upcoming evening performance!!
Got Ladue Spirit? Consider showing your spirit during the Ladue Horton Watkins High School Homecoming Parade on Saturday, October 11! The parade begins at 12p.m. at Ladue Middle School and ends at the High School parking lot. The parade route will go west on Conway Road and then south on Warson Road. All are encouraged to show their spirit along the parade route! Old Bonhomme fourth grade students have the opportunity to represent our school by walking in the parade. Permission slips were handed out to fourth graders last week, and were due to the office on Friday, October 3.
Lost & Found- With the weather turning colder, don’t forget to label your child’s things and to stop by the Lost and Found in the Primary Hallway to look for any missing items. Also, don’t forget to check the office for items like eyeglasses, cell phones, jewelry etc.

The Ladue School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, socioeconomic status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs or activities. Inquiries related to the district’s employment practices may be directed to Ken Rossics, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources. Inquiries related to district student programs may be directed to Dr. Laura Brock, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction. Both administrators can be reached at Ladue Schools Administrative Center, 9703 Conway Road, Saint Louis, MO 63124; 314-994-7080.