Small Town Times November 2017

Small Town Times NEW TEACHER NEWS By: Siarah Willenberg November 2017 Issue 3-4 The “Thanksgiving” Edition Litchfield Public Schools PO Box 167 Litchfield, NE 68852-0167 Phone: 308-446-2244 Newsletter Advisor: Mrs. Nikia Hunt [email protected] Student Editors: Rachel Linden, Siarah Willenberg Marrisa Zentz, Chanachon “Nam” Boonphakdee Inside this Issue 1 New Teacher News National Adoption Day 2 Senior Spotlight National Espresso Day 3 4 Thanksgiving Day 5 General Funds Superintendent’s Report 6 Principal’s Report 7 8 Counselor’s Corner 9 November Lunch Menu 10 11 12 Mrs. May is the 7-12 science teacher at Litchfield Public school. Her favorite color is Kelly Green. Mrs. May likes teaching science because she likes interacting with the kids and sparking an interest in science in them. This is so they can relate it to their everyday life. She went to high school in Holdrege and went to UNK and she got her undergraduate/masters. Mrs. May also taught at UNK before teaching at Litchfield. She likes teaching at Litchfield because it is small and she gets to build relationships with her students and watch them grow for seven years into young adults. School Board Minutes College Bulletin FFA News & Events November Activities & Events Calendar Early Years Preschool Newsletter National Adoption Day By : Marrisa Zentz On this special day the courts come together to finalize the adoption of children. There are over 300 events hosted each year for adoption day. National adoption day was started in 2000, by a coalition of national partners that include Alliance for children’s rights and Children’s action network. There are also many more. In 2011 National adoption day was celebrated throughout the United States. More than 40,000 children have been adopted on National Adoption Day from foster care. In tradition National Adoption Day is celebrated on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. 1