Day Fifteen - "By the way..." Updates!

Morgan Community Network Updates:

• Don't forget to vote  for McKenna and $10K for Morgan High School!  Today's the last day...  How:  http://www.werutah.com/ , RUTalented link, click on scroll down bar, click VOTE, click on small dot next to "MHS video", scroll to bottom and click on VOTE to submit (do not use arrow keys as it may change your vote).  Vote as many times as you can and on every email account and cell phone!
• Don't forget Richard and Linda Eyre are coming Tuesday, October 25th at 7pm to the Morgan High School auditorium!  Learn how to stop entitlement in your home.  Especially for adults.  Doors open at 6:30pm.  100 free copies of the Eyre's recent book The Entitlement Trap will be given to those in attendance.
• Morgan School District (MSD) Board of Education voted on 10/11/11 to have all MES (Morgan Elementary School) busses go back to the original pick-up times for MES school children.  The school busses will no longer be picking up MES children 10 minutes early (refer to 9/14/11 post).  The board was reassured that there would still be sufficient time for implementing the MES school breakfast program; there is a 10 minute average time period between original school bus arrival time at MES and the start of classes.
• MSD Board of Education had a work session on 10/18/11 to review and adjust / update their current "Acceptable Use" policy for public school buildings and property in our school district.  At the last board meeting on 10/11/11, numerous members of our community who currently use school district buildings and property voiced their concerns that the Board ensure the new Acceptable Use policy reflects the needs and budget of community organizations (such as scouts, basketball, AYSO, Morgan Chamber Orchestra, Morgan Valley Voices children's choir) many of which are non-profit community organizations.  Blog-in for future update on the 10/18 work session results...
• Red Ribbon Week is this coming week:  Monday, October 24th through Friday, October28th.  Parents - Keep up with your kids by asking them each day what they did and what they learned regarding the prevention of drug abuse!  Better yet, attend your child's Red Ribbon Week assembly at his/her school, and ask his/her teacher what information will be discussed in the classroom.  This is a great way to:   1)  learn what your kids are learning, 2)  connect with your kids, and  3)  ensure your children are processing the information correctly for their age and maturity level.  (True Example:  Last year my kindergartener picked up a bottle of glue her father was using to glue storage shelves together and asked her dad, "Dad?  Is this the stuff you sniff?"  She had Red Ribbon Week at her school two weeks previous.  She obviously processed the Red Ribbon Week info in a way definitely not intended.  Fortunately, her father and I were able to help her understand that glue is what we use to glue things together, and that we use our nose for sniffing things like brownies and pizza and home made bread out of the oven!)

Blog-in again for Day Sixteen!