December 14

Hello to the week Little River School Community!

We hope that everyone managed well with the recent

winter storm the other week and are ready for a full week of

school this week.

The Little River’s Got Talent Showcase is this Thursday.

I hope to see everyone out supporting our Little River

talent!

Our lost and found is overflowing! Please check for items

that might be missing by Tuesday. Remaining items after

that time will be donated to charity over the winter break.

Winter break is December 24 through January 3. School

will resume on Friday, January 4.

Have a great week of school! And remember to walk the

river way every day in Beaver Nation: to learn respect

and shine!

Kindly,

Dr. C. Hogans

November 30

Hello to the week Little River School Community!

Thank you for coming out to the PTO Little Shops at Little

River event yesterday. Your support is very much

appreciated.

The School Improvement Team will meet on Monday

afternoon at 2:45 while the PTO will meet later on Monday

evening at 6pm. All are welcome to attend.

We are excited to have Rags to Riches theatre company

to come and perform “Stone Soup” for grades Pre-K-4th

grade this Friday during the school day.

Have a great week of school! And remember to walk the

river way every day in Beaver Nation: to learn respect

and shine!

Kindly,

Dr. C. Hogans

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November 21

Hello to the week Little River School Community!

I hope that each of you has had a great Thanksgiving.

Students will continue their work with Habit 2 over the

next few weeks. By now most of you have had opportunity

for conferences with your child(ren)’s teacher about the first

quarter. Soon progress reports for second quarter will be sent

home. Habit 2 provides great opportunity to talk about

performance with your child. I encourage you to keep the

communication open between you and your child(ren)’s

teachers.

Here are some highlights of events this week: 1) Little River

Chorus will sing at Durham’s annual tower lighting at

American Tobacco District this Friday; 2) The PTO Little

Shops event will take place this Saturday.

Thank you to everyone who donated to our recent

annual service project. Have a great week of school!

And remember to walk the river way every day in Beaver

Nation: to learn respect and shine!

Kindly,

Dr. C. Hogans

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November 16

Hello to the week Little River School Community!

I hope that each of you is readying for a joyous

Thanksgiving!

Our school had an opportunity to visit A.B. Combs

Elementary in Wake County, the first Leader in Me

School. We are excited about what we saw there and

how that might enhance our work at Little River. I hope

that each of you is having great opportunities to discuss

Habit 2 at home and how it helps our friends be Wavemakers

in Beaver Nation.

Remember there will be no school on Wednesday,

Thursday and Friday of this week due to the Thanksgiving

Holiday and break. If you are looking for a good post

Thanksgiving holiday activity, Duke Athletics is offering f

ree tickets for the for the November 24th Duke football game

vs. Wake Forest. All the students and families have to do is

visit our school website for the link to register.

Have a great week of school and a wonderful holiday! And

remember to walk the river way every day in Beaver

Nation: to learn respect and shine!

Kindly,

Dr. C. Hogans

November 9

Hello to the week Little River School Community!

Our students are continuing to work on Habit 2, Begin

with the End in Mind. Report cards will go out this week.

As you review and, if need be, follow up with your child(ren)’s

teacher in regards to performance, it is a great time to talk

with your child about how things are going with this habit

and their class’ Wildly Important Goal.

Thank you for your support of our PTO Book Fair as well

as for those of you who made purchases at Moe’s these

last few days! It was shared at our recent PTO meeting that

the Book Fair exceeded its goal. Thank you for your

continued support.

Our cafeteria staff has it’s annual Holiday Meal on the menu

for Thursday. You are invited to partake! Please let your child’s

teacher know if you plan to come in to each lunch with your

child that day so that the staff can prepare.

Have a great week of school! And remember to walk the

river way every day in Beaver Nation: to learn respect and

shine!

Kindly,

Dr. C. Hogans

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November 2

Hello to the week Little River School Community!

Hard to believe, but we have now passed through

the gateway of the holiday season!

Thanks to each of you for your support of our PTO

Book Fair last week. We greatly appreciate your investment

in the school and our teachers by shopping at the Book

Fair.

Here are some items and reminders for this week:

Our School Improvement-Leadership Team will meet Monday afternoon 2:45 pm;

PTO will meet later on Monday evening at 6 pm.
Make up pictures will be Thursday;
Friday is Camo Day, wherein students show their school spirit by dressing in camouflage!

Please remember that  on Tuesday school will be on

a 2 hour delay. School will begin at 9:25.

Have a great week of school! And remember to walk the

river way every day in Beaver Nation: to learn respect and

shine!

Kindly,

Dr. C. Hogans

October 28

Hello to the week Little River School Community!

This past week we have been acknowledging Anti-Bullying Week, 

culminating in wearing orange on Friday. Stopping bullying is up to each 

of us. There is no place for bullying in our Leader in Me school. Please 

talk with your student about what each learned about bullying this week.

Thank you to everyone who came out to the PTO Teach or Treat event 

this past Thursday! It opened our Bookfair with a lot of fun. It was also 

neat to see all of the character costumes on Thursday from student reading. 

The book fair will continue this week, so get your orders in. Your support 

is very much appreciated!

Have a great week of school and have a fun, safe Halloween! And 

remember to walk the river way every day in Beaver Nation: to learn 

respect and shine!

Kindly,

Dr. C. Hogans

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October 19

Hello to the week Little River School Community!

The close of October brings us closer to our PTO Haunted

Bookfair and Teach or Treat event!

As we transition from the first quarter to the second quarter,

our students will be moving from their focus on an overview

of the 7 Habits and Habit 1 into a focus on Habit 2. Ask your

child(ren) about what each is learning about the 7 Habits

and how the Habits can help them to be a WaveMaker in

Beaver Nation.

On Wed afternoon, several of our students will be recognized

by the Dr. Mubenga as their artwork is put on display at Fuller

Bldg. Further, If you make it out to the state fair this year, be

sure to check out tge display of artwork by Little River students.

Here are some other updates for this week:

Also on Wed, the seventh and eighth graders will hold their

piano lab concert at 6:30 here at the school.

As mentioned above, the PTO Bookfair will take begin next Thursday.

The PTO community yard sale will be held Saturday,

October 27 at the school. Check flyers in backpacks for

more information.

Have a great week of school! And remember to walk the

river way every day in Beaver Nation: to learn respect and

shine!

Kindly,

Dr. C. Hogans

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October 12

Hello to the week Little River School Community!

We have had quite the adventure with the recent weather.

I am thankful for a return to the routine of school for our

community. I hope that each of you has endured the weather

safely.

Durham Public Schools is canceling the early release

dates of Wednesday, Oct. 17, and Wednesday, April 3,

to make up for the first date we lost to Hurricane Michael,

Thursday, Oct. 11. DPS is still evaluating options for making

up the instructional time lost on Oct. 12. Listen out for future

announcements regarding the decision on this.

Check our calendar for happenings this week at Little River.

Have a great week of school! And remember to walk the

river way every day in Beaver Nation: to learn respect and shine!

Kindly,

Dr. C. Hogans

October 5

Hello to the week Little River School Community!

It appears that we are starting to see signs of Fall.

With the change in weather comes mid-quarter progress

reports and Fall conferences. This is a great time to check

in with your child’s teacher about how things are going.

Students are continuing to learn about all of the 7 Habits

and doing a great job with practicing using them. We

recognize students for this work through our Wavemaker

recognition. Ask your child about how they can be recognized

a Wavemaker in Beaver Nation. It is what I call ‘walking the

River Way’!

Thanks to everyone who came out to PTO Science Night

last Thursday! It seemed a fun, great event. Thank you to

our parent partners for coordinating this event with PTO,

parents, teachers and Duke University.

Here’s some other news for the upcoming week:

The PTO will meet Monday at 6pm in the school media center;

Congratulations to the following artists who will have their

artwork displayed at the NC State Fair in Raleigh: Connor

in 1st grade; Aubrey in kindergarten;  and Genesis and Ryann

in 2nd grade; Grayson in 3rd grade; Victoria in 4th grade; Cal

in 8th grade; Sara, Elijah, and Yazmin in 6th grade; Dayanara

in 7th grade; and former student Emma, now in 9th grade!

Have a great week of school! And remember to walk the river

way every day in Beaver Nation: to learn respect and shine!

Kindly,

Dr. C. Hogans

September 28

Hello to the week Little River School Community!

It is the first week of October this week and students are continuing to learn about all of the 7 Habits. Ask your child about the 7 Habits and look for opportunities to join other parents in our upcoming book studies! With progress reports having been made available last week, it is a great time to talk with your child about class performance and how the 7 Habits connect!

Here are some events taking place this week:

• On Monday, The School Improvement Team will meet at 5 while PTO will meet at 6.
• Also middle grades will host it’s rescheduled curriculum night on Monday.
• This Thursday is our PTO Science Night! Come enjoy a great family event with hands-on learning and fun activities.

Thank you to those of you who came out 5th grade’s curriculum night and for those who came out to enjoy the back to school dance. We also appreciate your support of our PTO with the quarter auction this past Saturday. If you haven’t yet joined our PTO, please consider doing so. It is a great way to support the school and your child’s teacher(s).

Have a great week of school! And remember to walk the river way every day in Beaver Nation: to learn respect and shine!

Kindly,

Dr. C. Hogans

September 21

Hello to the week Little River School Community!

Welcome back to a full week of school!

Thank you to each of you who came out to our

Curriculum Night events last week! Here are some

other updates for this week: For kindergarten and

fifth graders, dental screening will occur this Monday.

Ident-a-Kid ID cards will be taken this Thursday. Also,

Fifth grade will also host it’s rescheduled Curriculum

Night this Thursday as well. The school dance has been

rescheduled for this Friday, September 28. Please check

our website for grade level times. Our great PTO will host

it’s Quarter Auction event this Saturday.

Progress reports are schedule to go home at the end of

this week. Please be sure to check your child’s progress in

PowerSchool regularly and remain in touch with your

child(ren)’s teacher as it relates to your child(ren)’s progress.

Little River is a Leader in Me School. We are currently

overviewing all of the 7 Habits of Highly Successful

People during these opening weeks of school.

I encourage you to learn more about the Leader in Me,

please explore our website!

Have a great week of school! Check our website for

news and calendar updates. And remember to walk the

river way every day in Beaver Nation: to learn respect

and shine!

Kindly,

Dr. C. Hogans