THIS week at Christensen - Nov. 23-27, 2009

Monday, November 23

• ESL class for parents in the Activity Room, 8:15-11:15
• Dental sealant applications in the Activity Room, 12:00-3:00

Tuesday, November 24

• Dental sealant applications in the Activity Room, 8:45-12:30
• Thankful Feast in Ms. Brodman's classroom, 10:00

Wednesday, November 25

• NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Thursday, November 26

• NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Friday, November 27

• NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

THIS week at Christensen - Nov. 16-20, 2009

RED RIBBON WEEK!

Monday, November 16

• ESL class for parents in the Activity Room, 8:15-11:15

Tuesday,  November 17

• Dental sealant applications in the Activity Room, 8:45-12:30
• Annual Thanksgiving luncheon in the Cafeteria, 11:15, 12:15

Wednesday, November 18

• PTIO meeting in the Library, 5:30
• Band, Strings and Choir concert in the Gym, 6:00

Thursday, November 19

• Dental sealant applications in the Activity Room, 8:45-12:30 
• FAST program for families in the Library, 5:30-8:30

Friday, November 20

• REPORT CARDS GO HOME TODAY!
  
• Thankful Feast in Mrs. Townsend's class, 10:30
• Early release for school improvement and planning, 12:25
  

Friday the 13th Trivia (or, What is Triskaidekaphobia?)

Today is Friday the 13th day of November 2009.  For the record, February 13, 2009, was also a Friday the 13th.

Did you know?

• Triskaidekaphobia (say it: tris-kie- (like pie) deck-ah-fo-bee-ah) means fear of the number 13.
  
• The specific fear of the date "Friday the 13th" is called paraskavedekatriaphobia.
• The Code of Hammurabi, one of the oldest sets of laws, written almost 4000 years ago, contains over 200 laws but doesn't have a law #13.
  
• Japanese car-makers don't use 13 millimeter nuts and bolts in their cars, but German auto-makers use 13mm bolts a lot.
• Many tall buildings all over the world don't have a floor numbered 13, the elevator buttons skip from 12 to 14.
  
• In Formula 1 automobile racing there are no cars numbered 13.
• Many cities rename 13th Street or 13th Avenue to avoid using the number 13 (for example, the streets might be labeled: 12th Street, Marigold Street, 14th Street).
• In Japan, China, and Korea many people are tetraphobic, afraid of the number 4, but in most Asian cultures people are not triskaidekaphobic.
  
• In Italy, the number 17, or the Roman numeral XVII, is considered unlucky not the number 13.
• In some Spanish-speaking countries, Tuesday the 13th, not Friday the 13th is considered unlucky.
• Every year has at least one, and some years may have as many as three Fridays the 13th.
• The cycle of Fridays the 13th always repeats itself every 28 years.
• If a month begins on a Sunday, it will always have a Friday the 13th.
• In any 400 year cycle there will be 688 Fridays the 13th, more than any other day of the week.

via Wikipedia

THIS week at Christensen - Nov. 9-13, 2009

Monday, November 9

• ESL class for parents in the Activity Room, 8:15-11:15

Tuesday, November 10

• Dental sealant applications in the Activity Room, 8:45-12:30

Wednesday, November 11

• NO SCHOOL -- Veteran's Day

Thursday, November 12

• Picture retakes in the Activity Room, all day
• Fifth and Sixth Grades Pirate Buck Party at Harkins Theater, 11:00-2:00
• FAST Program for families in the Library, 4:00-9:30

Friday, November 13

• Early release for school improvement and planning, 12:25
• Medically Fragile Training for teachers in the Library, 1:00-3:30
  

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