Newstelling Begins (October 8th)
Chaperone volunteer slips due (October 10th)
Field Trip Permission Slips Due (October 10th)
NO SCHOOL - Staff Work Day (October 12th)
NO SCHOOL - Staff Work Day (October 15th)
First Reading Log due (October 22nd)

 

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Last Updated 12/6/2007

The December schedule gets a bit confusing! Kindergarten’s schedule is different from everybody else’s. These changes are not indicated on the district calendar. December 17th and 18th are half days for grades 1-6. Kindergarten stays at school the entire day both of those days. December 19th and 20th are half days for grades K-6th school is dismissed at 11:50 on those days.

Half Day Information

If your child wishes to buy hot lunch on any of the half days (including the days we stay all day) your family must pre – order those lunches. (That form should be coming home soon)

Bus routes will be the same on all half days, however because the buses will only be carrying kindergartners on the 17th and 18th expect the buses to arrive a little early at the stops.

I will be offering short conferences with every family. This is a great time of for us to touch base. Sue Woodbury will be calling your family to schedule a conference with me.

These conferences are for parents and teachers. We discourage your kindergartner being at the conference. We find that we can communicate more honestly and openly without your child’s presence. That being said, we of course understand if you are unable to find childcare we still want to meet with you!

Gingerbread Houses

We will be beginning our volunteers the week of October 8th. I am including what you have signed up for. I look forward to seeing you at your time. If you have something that has come up please let me know. We still have another opening on Wednesdays let me know if you would like to join us. Volunteers must have completed a Washington State Patrol Background Check to volunteer in the classroom. ( I am including forms for those of you who have not completed these yet.)

Math Boxes

I am putting together some new boxes for math! I am really excited about what our students will be able to do with these, but I need your help! These boxes take a lot of little things that will be much easier to gather if we combine efforts. Please see the attached list! Do not go out and buy these things! Please send in anything you have that would help put these boxes together.

Materials Needed

Whatever you can send in would be really helpful! I am excited to get these boxes put together so we can use the activities for math. I have tried to organize the list by room, so that it may be easier to gather items. I need multiples of many of these items. Obviously make sure any items you send are clean and in decent shape.  I will let you know when you have gathered all of the tidbits.  Please don't go and buy these things!

Kitchen

  • Cottage cheese cartons (or something of that size)
  • Quart sized milk cartons
  • Bag of lima beans
  • Numeral cookie cutters
  • Clear plastic lids (like the kind you would get from the deli)
  • Cool Whip type lids
  • Small cookie cutters
  • Bread clips
  • Measuring cups
  • Scoops of various sizes
  • Funnels
  • Metal lids
  • Egg cartons (dozen)
  • Baby food jars
  • Small plastic cake decorations

Garage

  • Coarse grit sandpaper
  • Various nuts, washers, bolts

Laundry Room

  • Bleach bottle
  • Clothespins
  • Dark adult socks (stretchy)

Art Room

  • 6x6 samples of patterned gift-wrap
  • Old crayon pieces that are peeled
  • Sticker sets 20 of each sticker for example: 20 smiling jack o lanterns 20 frowning jack o lanterns20 plain hearts, 20 frilly hearts, 20 checked hearts
  • Various rubber stamps

Sewing Room

  • Scraps of dotted Swiss
  • Numerals sold for needlepoint
  • Brightly colored felt
  • Fake fur
  • Brightly colored fabric
  • Buttons
  • Leftover cotton fabric: with tiny designs: calico. Pin dots, solid colors

Misc:

  • Simple counting books
  • Tiny shells
  • Newspaper ads
  • Wooden/metal/cardboard numerals 0-4 (4 of each numeral)
  • Hollow plastic eggs
  • Clear plastic film containers
  • Old game pieces
  • Coin tubes
  • Heavy hot wheel cards

Shape Items:

  • Rectangles: bar of soap, eraser, small box, birthday cards
  • Triangles: old jewelry, swimming pool tiles, buttons etc.
  • Circles: buttons, washers, large head screws, jingle bells, trim balls, lids, etc.
  • Squares: photo slides, die etc.

 

Date Event
October 8th (Monday)Newstelling Begins
October 10th (Wednesday)Chaperone volunteer slips due
October 10th (Wednesday)Field Trip Permission Slips Due
October 12th (Friday)NO SCHOOL - Staff Work Day
October 15th (Monday)NO SCHOOL - Staff Work Day
October 22nd (Monday)First Reading Log due