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📚🎨 Book Character in a Box! 📦✨

This year, our Pre-K through 2nd grade students will be bringing their favorite book characters to life with a fun Book Character in a Box family project instead of pumpkin decorating! 📖

📅 Due: Tuesday, October 27
🏆 The 3 most creative characters from EACH grade level will receive a prize!

🕯️🌼 Day of the Dead Family Altar Project! 🌼🕯️

Our 3rd–5th grade Blue Jays are invited to celebrate Día de los Muertos by creating a special family altar to honor and remember a loved one, pet, or public figure who has passed away. 💙

📦 Project Guidelines:
🧡 Create your altar inside a cardboard box.
🌼 Decorate using materials and items from home.
🖼️ Include a picture, name, and years lived.
✏️ Write an acrostic poem using their name.
🍞 No real food! Use replicas of their favorite things.
✨ Be creative and make your altar resemble a traditional Día de los Muertos altar!

Let’s celebrate beautiful memories, family traditions, and the lives of those we hold dear! 💕🦋

📸🍂 Picture Order Money Due Wednesday!

Blue Jay families, please send your picture order form and payment by Wednesday, October 21! 💙

💙🥪 5th & 4th Grade Lunch with Your Child! 🍎💕
We’re kicking off our Lunch with Your Child days this week!

🗓️ 5th Grade: Monday, October 19
🗓️ 4th Grade: Friday, October 23
⏰ 12:20–1:00 PM
📌 Reminders:
🍽️ Lunch Time: 12:20–1:00 PM
👨‍👩‍👧 Maximum of 2 adults per child.
🥪 Parents may bring outside lunch for themselves and their child.
🚫 Other siblings or relatives attending Cantu Elementary will not be allowed to join.

📱 You MUST RSVP with your child’s teacher through ClassDojo!

🍎 Lunch with Your Child! 🥪

Get ready to make sweet memories over lunch with your little Blue Jay! We can’t wait to welcome you! 🥰

🗓️ Check the flyer for your child’s scheduled date!
📌 Important Reminders:
🍽️ Lunch Time: 12:20–1:00 PM
👨‍👩‍👧 Maximum of 2 adults per child.
🥪 Parents may bring outside lunch for themselves and their child.
🚫 Other siblings or relatives attending Cantu Elementary will not be allowed to join.

📱 You MUST RSVP with your child’s teacher through ClassDojo!

We can’t wait to see our Blue Jay families enjoying this special time together! 💙✨

🧡 Unity Days: Wear Orange! 🧡

Calling all Blue Jays! 💙 Let’s come together and celebrate kindness, inclusion, and unity! 🌎✨

Wear your ORANGE on Wednesday, October 21, as we show that everyone belongs!

Let’s fill Cantu Elementary with orange and spread kindness! 🧡

📖 Author's Visit October 20! ✨

We’re thrilled to welcome award-winning children’s author Claudia Villarreal, author of “The Bully Who Learned to Love,” on Tuesday, October 20! 📖❤️

🕐 Grades K–2: 1:00 PM
🕑 Grades 3–5: 2:00 PM

Books and other fun items will be available for purchase! Families can also PREORDER using the order form sent home with students!

Get ready for an exciting afternoon filled with stories, inspiration, and a love for reading! 💙✨

💙 Happy National Boss’s Day! 💙

Today, we recognize and thank our principal, Mr. Enrique Alvarez, for his leadership, dedication, and continued support of our students, staff, and families.

We appreciate all that you do to make Cantu Elementary a wonderful place to learn and grow! 🌟

📚 Last Day of the Book Fair! 🛍️

Blue Jays, today is the LAST DAY of our Scholastic Book Fair! 💙📖 Don’t miss your chance to grab your favorite books and discover new adventures before the fair closes! ✨

Happy reading, Blue Jays! 💙

📚🌟 Dual Language Parent Meeting – Tomorrow!

Parents and families, join us tomorrow, Thursday, October 15, for a special Dual Language Parent Meeting! 💙

Learn how to support your child's reading and literacy skills at home with presenter Fernando Perez from Teacher Created Materials!

📍 AM Session – Leal Elementary
🕘 9:00–11:00 AM
📍 PM Session – Cavazos Elementary
🕐 1:00–2:30 PM

🎒 Parents who attend will receive a backpack kit filled with learning materials!
Choose the session that works best for you! We hope to see you there! 💙