The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think - rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men.    -Bill Beattie  

NEWS

 Welcome Back! We hope everyone had a wonderful fall break.  

There are still baking pans in the small kitchen left from the Bake Sale. If you brought goodies in a reusable pan, please stop by the small kitchen to find it.  

Food for Thought: An interesting article from Time magazine about parenting:  http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1940395-4,00.html 

THANK YOU ThF 2s for a wonderful Staff Meeting dinner! 

COMMUNITY EVENTS

 Family Fun Friday to benefit Birthday Blessings: Friday, December 04, 2009:  10am-8pm. All Monkey Joe's locations: $5 admission. www.birthdayblessings.org Monkey Joe's fundraiser helps Birthday Blessings, a nonprofit that celebrates birthdays of homeless children. Enjoy half off admission and $2 pizza, nachos and pretzels. 

Progressive Community School Open House: Thursday, December 3, 2009  4:00-5:30 p.m. and another at 7:00-8:00 p.m.  At the Piedmont UU Church, 9704 Mallard Creek Rd.For information: Irina.ceproject@yahoo.com