From the principal's desk:

   "The birds are gone, The ground is white
    The winds are wild, They chill and bite;
    The ground is thick with slush and sleet,
    And I can barely feel my feet."
         -winter poems

That often sounds like the kind of January that many of us are used to; doesn't it? The fact is that while January is often bleak and cold, there are still many exciting events going on at Mulberry Grove Elementary and I would like to remind you of them.

Of course, the students return to school on January 6, 2009 for the beginning of the second semester of the school year. Report cards will be given to the students on Friday, January 9. That will also be the beginning of the Spelling Bee Season. Students in grades four, five, and six will be given a test to determine whom will represent their class in the school spelling bee.
The Pre-K program will have an Open Gym Night on January 13 from 6:00 to 7:00 PM. This is only for the students in the Pre-K program, of course, but it is a chance for students and their parents to have some special time together and get some great exercise.
On Friday, January 16, at 9:00 AM, we will have an Honors Assembly in the gym for the students in grades 4-5-6. We will be recognizing students who have earned High Honors and Honors for the first semester.
There will be no school on Monday, January 19, 2009 as we honor the great civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
We will conduct the Mulberry Grove Elementary School Spelling Bee at 9:00 AM on Friday, January 23. The pronouncer will be Mrs. Rice, and the judges will be Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Hartlieb, and Mrs. Whited. Mrs. Kirsch will be the recorder for the event.
We will begin our Elementary Basketball season on January 26 with a 4:00 PM game at Ramsey and then we will have our first home game on Thursday, January 29 with a 4:00 PM game against Vandalia in our gym.
During our basketball season, students will not be allowed to stay after school unless they are one of the ballplayers or cheerleaders.

We are looking forward to the month of January and the bleak coldness of that month is actually a thing of beauty and an inspiration to many poets. We should remind students to wear warm coats, hats, and gloves since we never can anticipate the weather in that month.

January is the beginning of the second semester and I hope that all of us will dedicate ourselves to do our best and to treat others as well as we can.
 

Principal

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