Fullington Happenings

FULLINGTON HAPPENINGS

Fullington Happenings By Amy S. Thompson

Runs the week of Feb. 4th

Congratulations to Star Student, Lyle Cason and Star Teacher Tonya Jones! We are proud of you! This week the “Pennies for Patients” Campaign begins. For the next few weeks we will be participating in The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Pennies for Patients program. This program teaches students the value of giving to others, while collecting funds for cancer research. Students join together to collect donations in the hopes of finding a cure for blood cancer, such as leukemia, which is the number one killer of children.

Last year over 570 Georgia school came together and raised almost $535,000 to fund blood cancer research and provide services for patients and their families.

In each classroom there is a jar to collect the pennies your child brings to school. Please understand that we are not asking your child to go door-to-door collecting money. We are simply asking for your spare change to make a difference in the life of a child. Each penny counts towards research. There are over 3,000 people in Georgia who a living with blood cancer so thank you in advance for helping your child to be a part of Pennies for Patients. For more information on The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society visit the website at www.LLS.org/ga and for more information on Pennies for Patients, please visit www.schoolandyouth.org/ga. The 6^th-8^th grade math classes are sponsoring the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital Math-A-Thon. If you would like to make a donation, please do so before February 15^th. Good luck to Brittnea Holland and Darrian Bailey who will be representing our school in the GISA Spelling Bee Round 1 on February 7. The Bee will be in Macon at Tattnall Square Academy.

Report Cards for high school students will be sent home on Friday, February 8. Covers must be signed and returned by February 13^th. Comment reports for grades 1^st-8^th will be sent home on this day as well and must be returned also by the 13^th. The first, second, fifth, and sixth graders will be attending the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus in Albany on Feb 8. Attendees need to remember to bring a sack lunch. Best wishes on visiting the “greatest show on earth.” Are you missing something at home? Chances are it could be in the lost and found. Please call the school office you are missing an item that may have been misplaced at school. February 16^th is the Junior Beta dance in the lunchroom from 7-11p.m. Anyone interested in taking piano lesson from Mrs. Leigh Anne Perfect Saye here at the school, may contact her at 478-955-7213 for more information. The cost is $15.00 per weekly session.

February 5^th, the Varsity basketball team will travel to Terrell Academy in Dawson for a 6:30 pm match up. The B-team girls will play at 5:00 pm.

February 8^th the Varsity will be in Damascus at 5:30 pm to play against Southwest Georgia. B-teams girls will play at 4:00 pm. Saturday, February 9 the Junior Pro will have and End of the Year Tournament at Westwood. FA girls vs. Westwood at 9:00 am and the boys to follow against Westwood at 10:00 am. The Girl’s championship game will start at 5:00 pm and the Boy’s championship game starts at 6:00 pm. The Varsity will play against Flint River in Woodbury at 2:00 pm on the same day.