NDLE Monday Memo

North DeSoto Lower Elementary

Our Mission Statement:

The Little Griffin Family serves, cares, and educates; creating a love for learning, leading to graduation.

Monday Memo for December 4-December 8, 2023                                                                                                                                                                                               

Dates to Remember                                                                                                                                         

Dec.  6   PK and First Grade parents Christmas Lunch 

              Christmas Santa Pictures *students can wear an outfit of their choice 

         7   PTA Meeting 6 pm in the Cafeteria

         8   Kona Ice

        11  Kindergarten Field Trip to Piney Park

              First Grade Christmas Musical 6:30-7:00 pm in the gym

                   *Mrs. Anderson, Bickham, Burford, Eubanks, and Fogleman’s classes

        12  First Grade Christmas Musical 6:30-7:00 pm in the gym

                   *Mrs. Chambers, Odom, Register, Warren, and Wheeler’s classes

        18-Jan. 5 Christmas Break

PTA News

Our next meeting is Dec. 7 at 6 pm in the cafeteria. Use the entrance by the bus parking lot. All students of parents who attend will have a free dress day on December 8th. 

PK and First Grade Christmas Lunch Dec. 6

We invite parents to dine with PK and First grade students for lunch on Wednesday, Dec. 6. Contact your child’s teacher or the office (925-2383) if you plan to attend but did not sign up on the Google form on last week’s Monday Memo.   

Christmas Santa Pictures Dec. 6

Cowen photography will be back on December 6 to take Santa pictures with our Little Griffins. All students will take a picture and bring home a QR code for parents to access and order photos. 

First Grade Christmas Musical Performances Dec. 11 and 12

First Graders will perform the musical ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas by: Albrecht and Althouse using the words to the famous poem by Clement Clarke Moore. All students who attend the performance will wear Christmas pajamas because our setting is getting ready for bed on Christmas Eve.

Monday, December 11  First Grade Christmas Musical 6:30-7:00 pm in the gym

      *Mrs. Anderson, Bickham, Burford, Eubanks, and Fogleman’s classes     

Tuesday, December 12  First Grade Christmas Musical 6:30-7:00 pm in the gym

                   *Mrs. Chambers, Odom, Register, Warren, and Wheeler’s classes

If you have any questions about the Christmas musical, you can email Mrs. Brawley tara.brawley@desotopsb.com or send a Rooms Message to Mrs. Brawley.

Teachers’ Favorite Things

If you are looking for that perfect present for your child’s teacher, you can see our favorite things on the NDLE website under the “Our School” option at the top. Or you can click this link: 23-24 Favorite things (Responses)

Breakfast Menu

Dec. 5 - pancake on a stick, tropical fruit cup, syrup, juice/milk

        6 - waffles, applesauce & sausage patty, pears, syrup, juice/milk

        7 -  cereal & graham crackers, string cheese or yogurt cup, pineapple chunks, juice/milk

        8 -  muffin, fruity yogurt, applesauce, juice/milk

       11 - cereal & graham crackers, string cheese, applesauce, juice/mik 

      

Lunch Menu

       Dec. 5 - spaghetti & meatsauce, buttered broccoli, green beans, garlic toast or dinner roll, frozen fruit cup, ranch dressing, milk

               6 - burrito, spanish rice, taco fiesta beans or seasoned chili beans, sugar snap peas, chilled fruit mix, milk

               7 - chicken spaghetti,. Carrot sticks & dip, green beans, garlic toast or dinner roll, pears, milk

               8 - bbq rib sandwich, tater tots, carrot sticks & dip, mandarin oranges, banana, milk

              11 - deli sandwich, hashbrown patty, sandwich salad cup, sugar snap peas, apple slices, , milk