Newsletter
17/04/09 10:03
| PermalinkFrom Carol’s Desk
We've had a great start to the new school year! We've settled into a routine and moving right along with our learning. We have been focusing on setting up class routines and community building. I have also begun class assessments in reading, spelling, and math. These assessments will help us better meet the needs of each child.
As most of you know, we have a student teacher again this year - Kyla Senecal. I am excited to host another student as this is a great opportunity for everyone.
We have a couple of long-term themes that we will be working on this year. We'll be starting with wolves - learning about wolves in both fiction and non-fiction. We will be working with Jamie's 4/5 class on a webquest about wolves. We have a zoo trip planned for Friday, Sept. 18. I will send permission slips home in the near future - cost will be $8 per child and $9 for chaperones. Zoo passes will not be accepted as this will be a guided tour. Please wait to send money until the permission forms go home. At that time, if you would like to add any extra money to cover chaperones, we would appreciate it.
We will also be working on a year long study of plants. We will use this topic to connect with our buddies at Tanaina Child Development Center. We will be visiting the pre-school once a month. Details to follow soon.
Thanks to all of you who have returned your paperwork as well as to those families to donated to cover to the supply costs. Please make sure to send in your info - I will add everyone to e-mail list to send notices. I will also begin to use our web page for newsletters in the coming weeks.