A Night Full of Food, Fun and Learning
Alpine
Family
Event
Both Aid
and
Activities
A Night
Full
ofProvides
Food, Fun
and
Learning
Winter
2016
Winter 2016
by Charles Honey (photos by John Corriveau)
Alpine Family Event Provides Both Aid and Activities Besides choosing clothes provided by Faith United
by Charles Honey (photos by John Corriveau)
Susan
Reed came to Alpine Elementary for a night of fun
activities
withcame
her children.
came home
hats and
Susan Reed
to Alpine She
Elementary
for awith
nighttwo
of fun
two
sweaters
forher
them,
compliments
ofhome
a freewith
clothing
bank.
activities
with
children.
She came
two hats
and
two sweaters for them, compliments of a free clothing bank.
“You can never have too many hats and gloves and sweaters”
with
winter
coming
while
her first-grader
“You
can never
haveon,
tooReed
manysaid,
hats and
gloves
and sweaters”
with winter
coming
on, Reed
said,
while aher
first-grader
Liana
munched
on cookies
after
visiting
book
fair. “I’m
Lianaimpressed
munched on
cookies
after visiting
a book
“I’m
really
with
how many
things there
arefair.
to do.”
really impressed with how many things there are to do.”
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of God and
others,
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tables full
Besides
clothes
provided
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of cabbages,
andparents
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trucked
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and others,
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America.
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students
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cabbages,
potatoes
and apples
in by
matched Alpine
by a donation
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raised
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DeWys
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help,School
as wereServices
volunteers
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Chemical
help, as were volunteers from Chemical Bank.
Providing assistance was a way to attract more families
Providing
assistance
was a way
to attract
more families
to the evening’s
academic
activities,
Principal
Jason
toSnyder
the evening’s
academicwe
activities,
Principal
Jason
said. “Anytime
have a school
event,
the
Snyder
said.
we havewith
a school
the that’s
more we
can“Anytime
connect families
basicevent,
services,
more
families
with
basic
services,
that’s
goingwe
tocan
helpconnect
kids too,”
Snyder
said.
“We
want to
be
going
to
help
kids
too,”
Snyder
said.
“We
want
to
be
able to make our school the hub of the community.”
able to make our school the hub of the community.”
Liana, Susan and baby Myra Reed enjoyed Wild About Learning night at Alpine.
Liana, Susan and baby Myra Reed enjoyed Wild About Learning night at Alpine.
Those included math board games, writing on Play-Doh
Those included math board games, writing on Play-Doh
with golf tees, and a “book walk” where students circled
with golf tees, and a “book walk” where students circled
totomusic
and won books by landing on them. The event,
music and won books by landing on them. The event,
called
“We’re
parents
called “We’reWild
Wildabout
about Learning,”
Learning,” provided
provided parents
with
basic
necessities
along
with
things
to
do
with
their
with basic necessities along with things to do with their
children.
children.
Kindergarten Arianna Rice and mother Rochelle practice writing letters.
Kindergarten Arianna Rice and mother Rochelle practice writing letters.
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