Good Afternoon Parents and Friends:

This past Saturday we celebrated our annual Kid’s Christmas and once again it was a roaring success. Thank you to all the parents who contributed to the event’s success and for bringing your child to enjoy the morning shopping. A special thank you to PTA members Bree Clark, Emily Dorothy, and Angie Blint for making Kid’s Christmas happen!!

And just a heads-up, as tomorrow it may be rather chilly, which will be a surprise to our students, who may want to leave home without the proper attire.

This Friday, December 8^th is a 1:30 dismissal, and also note that last leave school on Thursday, December 21, is also an early dismissal, and early departure is not marked  in red on the calendar, but listed in writing  under the heading the Early Release Dates.

Today we had the fortunate opportunity izzard to be visited by the two members of the Henry County Sheriff’s Department Aaron Apalara and Robert Izzard, as they interacted with students in the lunchroom and on the playground, and made every Van Allen student and exemplary sheriff for the day with a stick-on badge

A few notes about upcoming events to keep you abreas,t as the next few weeks will be move  quickly

• Friday, December 8 is Van Allen’s Pack the Gym Night t as the boys will be play Keokuk, as the varsity starts at 7:30.
• Thursday, December 14 is the Elementary Chorus and Band performance at the High School starting at 7:00 pm.
• Wednesday, December 20 is the Van Allen’s Holiday Feast and students asked to wear special attire to celebrate, as we will have the Middle School Band and Van Allen Chorus will perform.
• Thursday, December 21 is the All School Sing-along starting at 1:00 then students will be dismissed starting at 1:30
• Van Allen Student Council canned good drive and pop can and bottle drive until Monday December 18th.