Back at The Dogfather's...

On Tuesday we returned to The Dogfather's for our No Cook Night! As always the company and food were GREAT! Thanks again to Tony and the crew for your continued support to our school!

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McDonald's Night...

We had our first No-Cook night of the '08-'09 school year at McDonald's on Tuesday night. The weather was perfect for kids to enjoy the playground area. Thanks to all the families and staff who came out to support our fund-raising efforts. As always, I brought my camera along to capture as many smiling faces as possible!

Field Day '08...

Last Thursday we participated in Spring Trail's 12th Annual Field Day events. We jogged, jumped, tossed, tugged and more. Everyone tried hard to do their very best! We had a great time:

Thanks to all the parents for helping out!

The Dogfather pays us a visit...

A few weeks ago, The Dogfather made an unprecedented visit to Spring Trail to help us with our fundraising. He brought along with him his delicious beef, hot dogs and sausage! As always everyone enjoyed the food and fun times with Spring Trail families. We know this was a lot of work and we really appreciate your willingness to help us Tony!

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Thanks Mrs. Borczak for taking the photos while I was busy slicing buns! ;-)

We're Back..at the Mac....

We had a great turn out for the McDonald's No-Cook Night. It was nice to see so many Spring Trail families come out to support our school. Despite the cold weather, the Shamrock shakes seemed to be a BIG hit!

The Dogfather, Part III...

Well, we had another fun "No-Cook Night" at The Dogfather's in Bartlett. Despite the threat of bad weather, many families came out to support our efforts. As always we had loads of laughs and DELICIOUS food! Tony and the crew took very good care of us again. I would like to send a very special "SHOUT" out to Zack, my new Kindergarten friend from Liberty. It was nice to meet you and your parents and to find out our classes have lots in common. Thanks for the lovely picture you drew Zack.
Thanks again to our friends & families and to Tony and his crew (who are becoming like family to us). ;-)

Until the next time.....

Jim Aylesworth Visits...

Yesterday we had a real "treat"....author Jim Aylesworth came to visit our school. We have read many of his books here at school. One of our favorites was his retelling of The Gingerbread Man. In it he wrote a new song for the Gingerbread Man. Be sure to listen to it in our video. Another favorite is The Old Black Fly. He shared with us how he was inspired to write a book about a big nasty fly! You can visit his web site for more details about Jim and all of his books. We didn't know he used to teach first grade! Wow! He even shared with us his next two books that haven't even come out yet. We can't wait to read them in class. It was so wonderful to meet Jim and have him share his books and thoughts with us. He is very funny and you can see by the children's faces how fascinated they were by him.

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The Dogfather, Part II... ;-)

Happy New Year! We are off to a fantastic start in '08. Tonight we had our second "No Cook Night" at The Dogfather in Bartlett. It's always so nice to see so many familiar faces in a place filled with fun, laughter and great food. Thanks to all the families for coming out to support our efforts in raising money for our school. As always, thanks to Tony and "The Crew" for their part in helping us reach our goals!

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We're Lovin' It....

We had another FANTASTIC turn out for our McDonald's No-Cook night. What a great chance for our Spring Trail families to get out of the house and meet up with friends for food and fun. It's so nice to see so many families come out and support our school....We're lovin' it!!

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Family Breakfast...

We had our first ever, FAMILY BREAKFAST at school. There was plenty of food, a raffle, and lots of smiles to go around....

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Happy Halloween...

We had our Halloween parties today. We had fun, you can see for yourself. Thanks to everyone for all you did to help make our parades and parties fun!

AM Class:

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PM Class:

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Veteran's Visit...

On October 11th we had an early Veteran's Day celebration at our school. We had several Veterans come for breakfast, a special school-wide ceremony, classroom visits and lunch. Samantha invited both of her grandpa's to come and visit with us. It was truly a special day!

Here's a link to the Courier Newspaper article: Local Vets Share Their Stories With Kids