Allenwood Elementary

Week of 10/30 at Allenwood

Hello Allenwood Families!

This past Wednesday, Allenwood had a new Principal for the Day! Congratulations to our 3rd grader, Gabriella DeSimone on being Allenwood Principal for the Day!  The DeSimone Family was the highest bidder for the experience at the Silent Auction during Dragonfest earlier this month.

Friday was a very busy day at Allenwood!
We had a great Spirit Day Assembly where every Allenwood student & class showered Dr. O’Connell with handmade cards for National Principals Month to say “thank you” to and to share all the great things that our students think Dr. O’Connell does for Allenwood!

Thank you so much to everyone who supported the BYOP/Trunk or Treat on Friday night. It was a huge success and we thank every student, parent, teacher, friend, ghost, witch, and goblin who came out to celebrate!! It was the perfect night for some “trunk-or-treating”, dancing in the lot, and enjoying a “yummy mummy” snack from the bake sale while waiting to go on a hayride!!
For everyone that donated candy and allergy friendly goodies, it was greatly appreciated (and needed) as our event was well attended! The special light show projectors that lit up the event were set up and donated to the PTG from Mike Koblan.  Thank you to our volunteers that baked and donated the Halloween goodies and to Mrs. Piermattei and our Bake Sale Chairperson Pieper Waitzel for working our Bake Sale!  Thank you to Dr. O’Connell and our fabulous custodial staff for all of their hard work!

Congratulations to all our trophy winners!!
Costume Winners:
Best Overall: Candy Rapper-Ricky Iglesias
Most Creative: Mrs. Frizzle-Gwen Tchilinguririan
Spookiest: Joker-Jackson Soos
Prettiest: 80’s Girl-Gabby Bonet
Funniest: Aaron Judge-Blake Nitche
Trunk Winners:
Best Overall: Grease-Watt Family
Spookiest: Magic-Gallant Family
Most Boo-tiful: Wizard of Oz-3rd Grade Teachers (Malick, Marini, Kuczko, Tedeschi)
Leap Pad Tablet Raffle Winners: Trunks by the Gallant and Mahoney Families

Thank you again to everyone who worked together to make this event a “howling” success!!

Food Drive
The Fourth Grade Staff is organizing a Thanksgiving Food Drive! All cans and non-perishable items can be dropped off in the Main Office November 1st-17th.

Thanksgiving Food Drive 4th Grade Flyer

TerraCycle Contest going through May 1, 2018!
1. Collect at home and make sure teacher name is marked on the bag.
2. Send labeled bag into school in a bag with kids.
3. Place in contest bin that is located between Library and Gym.
More info on TerraCycle here:

Clothing Drive
In the mood to clean out your closets? We can help! A clothing drive has been scheduled for November 17. Details can be found here.

Please read on to learn about what is happening this week at Allenwood! We hope you have a wonderful week and a very Happy Halloween!!

Book Fair
Monday kicks off our Fall Book Fair!! For those parents wishing to shop with their child, the Book Fair will be open on Thursday night from 5-8 in the gym. Cash, checks and credit cards are accepted.
The committee has a NEW incentive to help fill our teacher’s bookshelves and promote our children to read. For each book that is purchased at the fair from your child’s Teacher Wish List/Bin, the purchasing family will be given a raffle ticket for a chance towards winning the basket shown below that filled with a selection of kid-friendly school supply products and Scholastic books, a $100 value. A win-win!

Halloween Parade/Class Parties, 10/31
DON’T FORGET TO SEND YOUR STUDENT IN WITH HALLOWEEN COSTUME!
Tuesday is the Annual Halloween Parade at 2:00 p.m. All are welcome to gather outside around the track to watch the Allenwood Parade. The children will walk around the track in costume two times and then will go back inside school to finish celebrating the holiday. Class Parties will be held throughout the day.

Looking Ahead:
10/30-Book Fair Preview Day
10/31-Halloween Parade, 2pm and Class Halloween Parties throughout the day
11/1 & 11/2-Book Fair Shopping Days During School
11/2-Book Fair Family Night Shop, 6-8pm
11/3-Book Fair Breakdown
11/7-School Closed-In Service
11/9-11/11-School Closed -NJEA
11/14-11/17-1:05 Dismissal-Conferences
11/14-School Picture Make-Up Day
11/14-FINS Dining Out Initiative
11/16-Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast
11/17-Yankee Candle Pick Up
11/17-Clothing Drive
11/20-Yearbook Online Sales Start
11/23-11/24-School Closed-Thanksgiving

Have a spooktacular week!