Hi all,

MATCHING GRANT STATUS
Thank you to all of you who have made contributions toward our matching grant! We are currently at $5615 and have heard rumors of a few additional generous donations coming our way, so we are feeling cautiously optimistic that we will meet our goal! What a tremendous opportunity for the school-- thank you to all of you who have contributed and most especially to the anonymous donor who made this possible.

SELL CARDS AT THE MARKET-- LAST CHANCE!
Please contact Betsy Carlson at 301-5517 if you can help out this Saturday-- several slots are available between 9:30-2. This is the last Saturday of the season for the market and the weather forecast looks good, so it should be a fun day and an easy way to sell your cards!

12:30 DISMISSAL TODAY
I don't think we can keep these kids contained for a minute beyond 12:30 today!

SURVEY While you're sitting home relaxing during the holidays... how about completing the online survey? Your feedback is very important to us and we're hoping the ease and convenience of having it online will improve the return rate. Please take a moment to click the links below and fill out the survey! The survey must be completed in two parts:
Part 1: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/C832FZL
Part 2: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/C832FZL

CELL PHONE DRIVE
Please start collecting any unused and unwanted cellphones for an upcoming Swan School fundraiser. After winter break, we will be setting up collection boxes and sending the phones we gather to a refurbisher who will pay the school money for many phones and recycle in an environmentally responsible way the rest. We will not need to collect charger cords or other accessories. Please consider deleting your contacts before turning the phones in. Feel free to call Cynthia Osterman at 344-4094 with any questions or if you would like to help with this effort.

BACK TO SCHOOL JAN. 4
Our first day back will be Monday January 4.

I think that's it... have a wonderful break and enjoy spending some time with your terrific kids. We've had a great start to the year, and look forward to hitting the ground running and continuing to build on our accomplishments in 2010! Safe and happy holidays to you all.