Upcoming Events & Projects

We have a few upcoming events.  Take a look:

Valentine's Box

On Tuesday, February 14th we will be having a small Valentine's Day exchange.  We are requesting that you help your child decorate his/her Valentine's box at home.  Be sure to send the boxes back by Friday, February 10th.
Here are some supplies that may help:
*re-purposed box (shoebox, tissue box, cereal box, etc.)
*wrapping paper, construction paper, or colored foil
*heart-shaped cut-outs
*Valentine's stickers
*sparkles, glitter, etc.
*glue/tape
Cut a hole in the top of the box where the Valentine's cards may be inserted.  Also, be sure that your child's name is clearly on the box somewhere.

For Tuesday, February 14th, your child should also bring in 25 Valentine's cards to exchange with his/her friends.  Please have your child write his/her name on the "from" slot and leave the "to" slot blank.  No candy please.

Feel free to get creative!  Click the links below to see some ideas for boxes:
http://www.housingaforest.com/valentines-card-holders/
http://tipjunkie.com/14-creative-valentine-box-ideas-preschool-amp-home/

Bring Your Parent to School

We invite you to join your child in the afternoon for a “mini” work session.  There are two sessions available during the afternoon of Wednesday, February the 15th: 1:00 – 1:45PM  OR  2:00 – 2:45PM.  You will shadow your child as he or she presents three complete work cycles of his or her choice.  Due to space, only 1 parent or special family member needs to sign up and attend.

Please sign up using the sign-up genius here:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c45aba62da0f94-bring1



As a reminder, Peacemaker projects are due this upcoming Monday, January 30th!

Back to School!

We hope you had a restful and happy break with your families!  We had a great couple days back to school this week.

This week, we spent time reviewing classroom expectations.  Although we have been working on these all year, we wrote down some classroom commitments that we will review each day to help us learn and support each other in the classroom.
Take some time to talk about these at home:
1. Listen carefully the first time.
2. Make safe choices.
3. Take care of materials.
4. Do your best.
5. Respect others' work.
6. Solve problems peacefully.
7. Be kind and helpful.
Ask your child to give you some examples of each commitment!

We also began discussing this month's character trait: Using Good Judgement.  We read the Ant and the Grasshopper.  Click to see the Aseop Fable.  We discussed that using good judgement includes thinking before acting and thinking about the consequences for yourself or others in order to make a good choice.  Take some time to talk about using good judgment at home.

Take a look at our busy workers this week:

Upcoming January Events:

*Monday, January16th: MLK Day - No School for Students

*Friday, January 20th: NWEA MAP Math Test

*Monday, January 23rd: NWEA MAP Reading Test

New Enrichment Courses will begin

*Friday, January 27th: Toyoda Gosei Outreach Field Trip (in-house)

*Monday, January 30th: Peacemakers Monthly Project Due

(information coming home this Monday!)

NWEA MAP Testing

Our next round of testing is upcoming.  For more information about this adaptive, standards-based test, click here.  Your child can also practice some sample questions with your child here.

Please avoid scheduling appointments or absences for the morning of testing dates above.