School News for the Week

East Hampton High School
        Two theatrical events are in the making – the Drama Club’s staged reading of “Spoon River Anthology,” which will be performed on Dec. 10 and 11, and this year’s high school musical, “Once Upon A Mattress,” with performances in the spring.
        High school parent-teacher conferences are this week on Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday, there is a high school dance from 7-10 p.m.
        Principal Adam Fine will hold his monthly breakfast with parents on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 8 a.m. in the high school library. Parents are free to bring a brown bag breakfast and participate.

East Hampton Middle School
        The student government has reported that the middle schoolers raised $386.07 from their Halloween Costumes-for-a-Cause fundraiser. This money will be used to help provide Thanksgiving dinners for local families in need, part of a Student Government collaborative with Bonac on Board to Wellness, and students will assemble food baskets for families on the day before Thanksgiving break. 
        The next PTA meeting and principal's breakfast will be held on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 9:30 am. At this meeting, a panel of our middle school staff members — guidance, psychology, social work and health —will discuss their roles in helping kids learn about healthy behaviors, and what how they react when students make poor choices. 
        For those who want to smile for the camera again, picture retakes are on Thursday, Nov. 14.

John M. Marshall Elementary School
        Parents, check those backpacks on Friday, Nov. 15. Report cards should be in there somewhere. And parent teacher conferences are coming up on Tuesday, Nov. 19, and Nov. 25.
        This month also marks the Activities Club “food drive for hunger.” Students are asked to bring in any canned goods to help out.
        On the subject of food, students can begin to collect Nutrition Fact labels from items like granola bars, cereal, macaroni and cheese, frozen pizza, and more, to bring to the science lab. And the Healthy Food for Life program continues at JMMES – parents are welcomed to participate with their child. Contact Ginny Reale at the Wellness Foundation for more information, or check the Gingerbread Express.
        The Art Club is examining the woodland-style art of Norval Morriseau, aka “Copper Thunderbird,” during Native American Month. The 5th grade took a field trip to the Grace Estate on Tuesday, Nov. 12, for forest investigation, while the 1st grade is traveling to the East Hampton Library today, Nov. 13, and next Wednesday in separate class groups.