Kerry RubelTop of the World Elementary School...

Kerry Rubel

Top of the World Elementary School students are thankful for many

things. The TOW Student Council created a tremendous turkey poster to

be displayed in the lunch patio area. Students wrote on paper

feathers to share their sentiments about what they were thankful for

and then glued them onto the turkey. The turkey is now about

five-feet wide with turkey feathers.

Sentiments included the following: “I am thankful for food and

love and joy and family and my cats�; “I am thankful for a house and

nice people and our school. Plus pencils and crayons�; “I am thankful

for my family�; and “I am thankful for Thanksgiving�.

TOW kicked off its Toys for Tots drive on Nov. 19 with a visit

from members of U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. New, unwrapped toys for

children and teens are being collected in classrooms to help children

in need. Donations are accepted through Dec. 10. In addition, our

fifth-grade students will be presenting their annual Holiday Charity

Boutique. Students make and sell items or provide a service to

boutique visitors. As individual entrepreneurs, the students learn

about marketing strategies, math skills, supply and demand, profit

and loss, customer relations and decision-making. TOW students will

have an opportunity to purchase these items and services for $.25 to

$2. All proceeds will be given to assist local charities.

Finally, the TOW PTA is still taking sponsorship donations for the

upcoming Jog-A-Thon T-shirts. Businesses and individuals will have

their names printed on the Dolphin banner as well as have their names

printed on the back of our T-shirts. Donations will be accepted until

the Jog-A-Thon in March, but if you want your name on the Dolphin

banner, turn in your donation by Wednesday. For information, call

Monica Snyder at (949) 510-0120.

* KERRY RUBEL is the president of Top of the World PTA.