Don't forget! Thursday....Friday....Saturday

THURSDAY:

Just a reminder that there is a PTO meeting this Thursday night at 6:30 at the upper elementary. Please be there! There will be a multitude of things on the agenda! We need your support and input!

FRIDAY:

Also this Friday from 6-8 is the MECC Fall Carnival. The Carnival will be lots of fun and geared towards children ages 7 and under! Bring your young kids to play games and a myriad of other fun fall activities! There will also be a basket silent auction available for bidding! Each class has their own theme and the money from these baskets goes straight back into that specific classroom, so please come and support your ECC teachers! The baskets include:

Mrs. Snyder: coffee & candles
Mrs. Porter: $$ tree
Mrs. Spess: snacks
Ms. Fowler: fall décor
Ms. Merrell: OU
Mrs. Good: Spa
Mrs. Sposato: chocolate
Mrs. Schraeder: OSU
Mrs. Pratt: family/game night

SATURDAY

also, don't forget:

PTO Coat and Book Drive is still going on and we still need your donations!

 



Its an Oasis of Books!! Its Bedlam!! Its the Book Fair!!

The book fair is in full swing but there aren't many days left so hurry on over to the Lower Elementary and check out the selection! There is a wide variety of books, starting with picture books and early reading books for those just starting to read all the way to chapter and series books for 5th-6th-7th graders. There are even books that would interest adults! The students from the lower and upper elementary schools have been allowed to visit the book fair and given "wish lists" to fill out and take home to show parents. We encourage everyone to come and buy a book or two, or three! There really is no limit! Our library gets a "credit" towards scholastic books based on the sales from the book fair that Mrs. Morrow uses to buy books FOR our library to keep those shelves stocked with books for the elementary school kids to browse and check out.

Also, don't forget the Bedlam Change Drive, also through Scholastic. Bring your change and put into the school of your choice! Its a Bedlam battle and the winning team will be announced at the end of the book fair!

The book fair runs from October 4th through October 16th, and it will be open for parents to come during the evenings of Parent/Teacher conferences in case you cant make it during school hours. Parents, also, please check out the teachers wish lists located on the pyramid near the door. If you buy a book off a teacher's list, you will get a grab bag for your child!

PTO Movie night this Friday, October 11th!

Just in time for Halloween, PTO is presenting "Hocus Pocus"! Don't forget to bring you a chair, blanket, or pillow! Remember, extra concessions are available to purchase as well!

Calling All Cars!! Come to the Car Show!

Mannford 3rd graders are hosting a Benefit Car Show on Saturday, October 5th at the Mannford Church of the Nazarene. There will be booths set up with games for the kids as well as concessions and a Jupiter jump! All profits will benefit the 3rd grade classes at Mannford Lower Elementary. A couple of volunteers are still needed to help with booths, so PLEASE, if you can help out, it would be most appreciated!!

Registration starts at 9:00 A.M,

Awards presented at 1:00

Registration Fees- $10.00 plus a generous amount of school Supplies

* The school supplies will be shared by the five 3rd grade classes at the Mannford Elementary School. Suggested school supplies are puzzles, board games, age appropriate books, etc. *

Special Awards will be given for:

Top 5 vehicles

Top 5 Motorcycles

Best of show Car

Best of show Truck

Special Recognition:

Best Mannford Alumni vehicle

Best Rat Rod

Best “Work in Progress”

 

 

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help out with a booth, please call Curtis Martin at 918-729-4122

 

LET'S GO PIRATES! LET'S GO! IT'S HOMECOMING WEEK!!

This week has been dubbed "TRASH THE TROJANS" week for Mannford's homecoming. That means lots of spirit filled activities for the whole family to enjoy. We hope to see everyone out there cheering on our Pirates!

Ongoing all week, the OSU/OU Change Drive through ScholasticOne for books will be collecting loose change. The Library (OSU) vs. the Office (OU) competition has ensued and will take place starting Monday, September 30th, all the way through the end of the Book Fair, on October 16th. Students are encouraged to bring spare change to fill up the tub of their preference, either OSU (GO POKES!) or OU (BOOMER SOONER!). The losing "team" will have to wear the other team's colors to school for one day. The best part is that ScholasticOne will MATCH the amount of the final count that is donated in the buckets. The buckets are displayed in the window of the office at the Lower Elementary.

On Thursday, October 3rd, the district will celebrate with a bonfire at the Four Diamonds Field parking lot. The Bonfire will start at 7pm and there will be games and live music provided by Sean Adair. Concessions will be available.

On Friday, October 4th, at 2pm, the Homecoming Parade will start at the intersection of Hinton and Meadow View St. PTO is excited to have our own entry in the parade this year! We will be meeting at 3:30 on Tuesday, October 1st at Bellamy Land office to discuss ideas for decorating our entry in the parade. Volunteers are needed for decorating and walking with our entry.

There will be a pre-game tailgating party from 5 - 6:30 pm in the High School's west parking lot. PTO will have a booth set up and will be selling our NEWLY designed hoodies and long sleeve t-shirts! Be sure to stop by and purchase yours! Volunteers are needed to help with this booth, please get with Patti if you can help, even if its for a short period of time!

Also at 5 to 8pm is the First Annual Friday Night Lights! Taking place in the Lower Elementary parking lot, Friday Night Lights is a tailgating party to kick off the Book Fair. This is a family event to raise money for the library. There will be hot dogs, candy, pop, Gatorade, water all being sold for $1. Come shop at the opening night of the book fair and if you wear purple, your name will go into a drawing for a "basket o' books"!! If you spend $20 or more, you will get a "freebie" and if you buy a book for a teacher, you will get a grab bag. Teacher's wish list books will be available for viewing all during the book fair. Volunteers are needed to help with this activity, so please get with Patti or Mrs. Morrow if you can help.

The Coronation Ceremony is before the game at 7pm. And then the Kickoff between the Pirates and the Trojans is at 7:30pm. Please show your school spirit and come out and support our Pirates!

 

 

PTO Coat Drive and Book Drive

There is a chill in the air, so it's time for a coat drive. The PTO is organizing a coat drive to help those in need in our community find the perfect coat. If you would like to donate a gently used coat or jacket it can be dropped off at the Lower Elementary, the Upper Elementary, Middle School, and High School. We will have a box near the door to place the coats in for collection. If your child brings a coat in on their own, please attach a note to the item. Our kids are generous and will give the coat off their back to help a friend; and for that reason, we ask that you attach a note so that we know that you know what they are doing. The dry cleaners in Prattville is willing to help us get the coats clean and ready for distribution. We are working with the Ministerial Alliance to get the coat to those in need. If you or someone you know needs a coat, you can send a note to the office of your child's school and we will make sure it gets to the right person. Please include a size and gender along with your name. The coat drive will continue through the month of October. We are collecting coats from all the Mannford Public School sites so we will have a variety of sizes available.

The PTO is also collecting books for a literacy program. If you have books packed away that your child no longer reads and has outgrown, we will have a box for books too. Our book drive will be an ongoing thing throughout the year.

Tonight is PTO MOVIE NIGHT!!

Dont forget, tonight is PTO Movie night!