DuVall practicing Thursdays after school.

Whitmore-Bolles practicing Mondays after school 3:40-4:05

Both Whitmore-Bolles and DuVall will have completed the jumping phase of the Jump Rope for Heart on Friday the 11th. The money collection envelopes are due the 17th at Whitmore and the 18th at DuVall. I would like to give a special thanks to all of the students working hard to help such a great cause as heart and stroke education for the American Heart Association.

Bowling booklets coming home with opportunities for free bowling at some local lanes.

We will be practicing and than participating in Jump Rope for Heart(fundraiser for the American Heart Association) in grades 3-5 starting at the end of February and finishing early March. The students in these grades will be bringing home packets soon.

Congratulations to Mr. Higgins and Mrs. Fontaine’s classes for winning the trophy for grades 4 and 5. Ms. Haddad and Mrs. Lucas also tied for grades k-3. NICE JOB AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

The winners for the second semester at DuVall elementary are Mrs. Strez and Mrs. Grahl for grades K-3 and Mrs. Alabakoff for grades 3/4-5. Congratulations!

Both DuVall and Whitmore-Bolles are participating in a two week program called “Bowl for Life”. This program is designed to teach basic fundamentals of bowling along with providing some general knowledge about the game. After the two week program students will receive a bowling booklet with coupons in it for free bowling (nearest lanes are Oxford and Score). Bowling is a good way to stay active in the winter.

Update: The students at Whitmore traveled 575 miles in November getting them from Valdosta,Georgia north to Cincinnati, Ohio. Great work!

Update: In the month of November we traveled 735 miles. This many miles allowed us to make it back to Dearborn and head west towards Disneyland as far as Des Moines, Iowa. Outstanding job!

Dear parents at DuVall and Whitmore-Bolles. On Monay I had emergency oral surgery to remove 4 wisdom teeth one of which was infected giving me great problems. If you would like to meet with me in regards to your child’s grade or for any other reason please leave your name with office and I will set up a time. Sorry for inconvenience. Sincerely, Bryan Tapp