Dear Parents,
I can honestly say that Artist Day is one of my favorite days of the year. This is a wonderful opportunity for the kids to see various artists perform/create. Each activity is 15 minutes with 5 minutes built in for time to transition. This schedule works beautifully because the periods are short so the kids do not have enough time to get antsy, but rather stay enthralled with the whole process. The kids loved traveling to seeing the different artists. In the morning we saw a painter, violin and piano duet, outside play time, a potter creating a clay jug, reggae band (steel drum, drum set, and electric guitar), and a story teller. After a lunch break and a little bit of down time we then saw a woman make orgami, a guitarist, more outside time, dancers from North Springs High School, and Chinese instruments. Ask them which was their favorite!
Also look in the next couple of days for a manilla envelope in your student's backpack. Our Teacher in training Ms. Alex is heading to college (University of Alabama) this fall to start her degree in special education. She has been a wonderful asset to the classroom and your kids truly love her. Please decorate this piece of construction paper (do not fold and keep horizontal) for us to make a special book for her. Please include a picture of your child somewhere in it, but please do not put anything 3D on it because we will be laminating it for her to keep safe. Please return by Thursday, May 10. We will be presenting it to her as a class and have a small ice cream celebration.
Also please remind your child there are 3 weeks left in school so I still expect wonderful behavior. I know we are getting close to the end, but there is still learning to be done.
Upcoming Events:
May 7- Field Day- 9-10:30am, come join us for a day of fun outdoor events, consider volunteering for an event, make sure your child is wearing sneakers, sunscreen, and a hat, I will not be applying sunscreen to the children
May 9- Mother's Day Snack at 10am in Mrs. Massey's class- come join us for a special performance and snack to help celebrate Mother's Day
May 10- Return Ms. Alex's page for book
May 11- Water Day- send your student in a bathing suit with a swim diaper and shoes that can get wet that have a back strap (no flip flops) and a change of clothes, we will be getting wet
May 14- Pajamas Day- send your child to school in their pajamas
May 15- Favorite Color Day- wear your favorite color outfit
May 16- Picnic for lunch at Roswell Park for afternoon students
May 17- Class Party- 10am- contact Claire's mom or Tucker's mom for more details
May 18- Last Day of School- no backpacks! Send lunch/snack in a brown paper bag!
Friday, April 27, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Happy Friday!
Thank you for contributing to the Hungry Caterpillar snack today. The kids loved trying/eating all the food. Thank you so much!
USED BOOK SALE! READ AND RECYCLE! Too many books on your child’s book shelf? Need new summer reading? Please donate books already read to the RNE Used Book Sale! We especially need chapter books for older readers! Bring them by the school library media center anytime. It’s a great sale with great bargains! Our goal is a book for every student. Bring ‘em on in!
USED BOOK SALE! READ AND RECYCLE! Too many books on your child’s book shelf? Need new summer reading? Please donate books already read to the RNE Used Book Sale! We especially need chapter books for older readers! Bring them by the school library media center anytime. It’s a great sale with great bargains! Our goal is a book for every student. Bring ‘em on in!
Our art project is online. Go to the foundations website and bid online if you are unable to attend the main event. The min. bid for the set of these starts at $25, and goes up by $5 increments. Also look at the other amazing projects the classes have created.
Upcoming Events:
April 27- Artist Day- Students are able to walk around and see different artists/musicians/creative people
May 4- send in a empty spray bottle for water day
May 7- Field Day- 9-10:30am, come join us for a day of fun outdoor events, consider volunteering for an event, make sure your child is wearing sneakers, sunscreen, and a hat, I will not be applying sunscreen to the children
May 9- Mother's Day Snack at 10am in Mrs. Massey's class- come join us for a special snack to help celebrate Mother's Day
May 11- Water Day- send your student in a bathing suit with a swim diaper and shoes that can get wet that have a back strap (no flip flops) and a change of clothes, we will be getting wet
May 14- Pajamas Day- send your child to school in their pajamas
May 15- Favorite Color Day- wear your favorite color outfit
May 16- Picnic for lunch at Roswell Park
May 17- Class Party- 10am- contact Claire's mom or Tucker's mom for more details
May 18- Last Day of School
Upcoming Events:
April 27- Artist Day- Students are able to walk around and see different artists/musicians/creative people
May 4- send in a empty spray bottle for water day
May 7- Field Day- 9-10:30am, come join us for a day of fun outdoor events, consider volunteering for an event, make sure your child is wearing sneakers, sunscreen, and a hat, I will not be applying sunscreen to the children
May 9- Mother's Day Snack at 10am in Mrs. Massey's class- come join us for a special snack to help celebrate Mother's Day
May 11- Water Day- send your student in a bathing suit with a swim diaper and shoes that can get wet that have a back strap (no flip flops) and a change of clothes, we will be getting wet
May 14- Pajamas Day- send your child to school in their pajamas
May 15- Favorite Color Day- wear your favorite color outfit
May 16- Picnic for lunch at Roswell Park
May 17- Class Party- 10am- contact Claire's mom or Tucker's mom for more details
May 18- Last Day of School
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Updates
Parents-
We are having a great week and enjoying our time together. On Monday we planted seeds in milk cartons. We are eagerly anticipating them to turn into flowers. Wednesday we performed "magic". We put vinegar in a bottle and then tipped baking soda in with a balloon on top while saying the magic words. Then the balloon blew up and the vinegar bubbled to our amazement the balloon blew up.
Please return all picture packets or picture money ASAP! I need to turn those in.
Field Day is Monday, May 7, 2012 from 9-10:30am. Please put sunscreen on your child and a hat on. Your child must wear tennis shoes to participate. They are not allowed to wear tennis shoes I will be changing them into their tie dyed t-shirt. You are more than welcome to come watch and support.
We will be having Mother's Day snack on Wednesday, May 11 at 10am. Please come join us for our mini performance and snack. Please make sure you are on time we will be starting right at 10am.
Please send your child in their bathing suit with a swim diaper and shoes that can get wet (for example water shoes, sandals with back straps; not flip flops). Also if anyone could send in some empty spray bottles for water day please send them by Friday, May 4. We will be using them to spray water.
Upcoming Events:
April 20- Hungry Caterpillar Snack- you will be receiving a note asking you to send in one of the food items from the very hungry caterpillar for the kids to share with the class
April 27- Artist Day- students are able to walk around and see different artists/musicians/creative people
May 7- Field Day- come join us for a day of fun outdoor events
May 9- Mother's Day Snack at 10am in Mrs. Massey's class- come join us for a special snack to help celebrate Mother's Day
May 11- Water Day- send your student in a bathing suit with an extra pair of clothes- we are getting wet
May 14- Pajamas Day- send your child to school in their pajamas
May 15- Favorite Color Day- wear your favorite color outfit
May 16- Picnic for lunch at Roswell Park
May 17- Class Party- 10am- contact Claire's mom or Tucker's mom for more details
May 18- Last Day of School
We are having a great week and enjoying our time together. On Monday we planted seeds in milk cartons. We are eagerly anticipating them to turn into flowers. Wednesday we performed "magic". We put vinegar in a bottle and then tipped baking soda in with a balloon on top while saying the magic words. Then the balloon blew up and the vinegar bubbled to our amazement the balloon blew up.
Please return all picture packets or picture money ASAP! I need to turn those in.
Field Day is Monday, May 7, 2012 from 9-10:30am. Please put sunscreen on your child and a hat on. Your child must wear tennis shoes to participate. They are not allowed to wear tennis shoes I will be changing them into their tie dyed t-shirt. You are more than welcome to come watch and support.
We will be having Mother's Day snack on Wednesday, May 11 at 10am. Please come join us for our mini performance and snack. Please make sure you are on time we will be starting right at 10am.
Please send your child in their bathing suit with a swim diaper and shoes that can get wet (for example water shoes, sandals with back straps; not flip flops). Also if anyone could send in some empty spray bottles for water day please send them by Friday, May 4. We will be using them to spray water.
Upcoming Events:
April 20- Hungry Caterpillar Snack- you will be receiving a note asking you to send in one of the food items from the very hungry caterpillar for the kids to share with the class
April 27- Artist Day- students are able to walk around and see different artists/musicians/creative people
May 7- Field Day- come join us for a day of fun outdoor events
May 9- Mother's Day Snack at 10am in Mrs. Massey's class- come join us for a special snack to help celebrate Mother's Day
May 11- Water Day- send your student in a bathing suit with an extra pair of clothes- we are getting wet
May 14- Pajamas Day- send your child to school in their pajamas
May 15- Favorite Color Day- wear your favorite color outfit
May 16- Picnic for lunch at Roswell Park
May 17- Class Party- 10am- contact Claire's mom or Tucker's mom for more details
May 18- Last Day of School
Friday, April 13, 2012
Reminders
Today was another fun music day. We love our time with Mr. David. We got to play rhythm sticks, hit bells, sing, and dance. Afterwards we worked on our colors and patterning on our caterpillar worksheet.
In the afternoon we collected the recycling from around the school. This is a great time to talk about saving the planet. In the afternoon we drew pictures of rabbits and talked about circles and ovals.
Reminders:
Don't forget to send back in pictures you do not want. If you pay for yours online please send a note or an e-mail so I know and don't continue to bother you.
Watch your child's balance on their lunch account. It is very important that they have money so they can buy breakfast and/or lunch. If your child does not have money I will have to call you and ask you to bring money and/or food up to the school.
Don't forget to come to the soiree or at least bid on our precious note cards online!
Please continue to send in boxtops as you collect them! They will go towards our total for next year.
Upcoming Events:
April 20- Hungry Caterpillar Snack- you will be receiving a note asking you to send in one of the food items from the very hungry caterpillar for the kids to share with the class
April 27- Artist Day- students are able to walk around and see different artists/musicians/creative people
May 7- Field Day- come join us for a day of fun outdoor events
May 9- Mother's Day Snack at 10am in Mrs. Massey's class- come join us for a special snack to help celebrate Mother's Day
May 11- Water Day- send your student in a bathing suit with an extra pair of clothes- we are getting wet
May 17- Class Party- 10am- contact Claire's mom or Tucker's mom for more details
May 18- Last Day of School
In the afternoon we collected the recycling from around the school. This is a great time to talk about saving the planet. In the afternoon we drew pictures of rabbits and talked about circles and ovals.
Reminders:
Don't forget to send back in pictures you do not want. If you pay for yours online please send a note or an e-mail so I know and don't continue to bother you.
Watch your child's balance on their lunch account. It is very important that they have money so they can buy breakfast and/or lunch. If your child does not have money I will have to call you and ask you to bring money and/or food up to the school.
Don't forget to come to the soiree or at least bid on our precious note cards online!
Please continue to send in boxtops as you collect them! They will go towards our total for next year.
Upcoming Events:
April 20- Hungry Caterpillar Snack- you will be receiving a note asking you to send in one of the food items from the very hungry caterpillar for the kids to share with the class
April 27- Artist Day- students are able to walk around and see different artists/musicians/creative people
May 7- Field Day- come join us for a day of fun outdoor events
May 9- Mother's Day Snack at 10am in Mrs. Massey's class- come join us for a special snack to help celebrate Mother's Day
May 11- Water Day- send your student in a bathing suit with an extra pair of clothes- we are getting wet
May 17- Class Party- 10am- contact Claire's mom or Tucker's mom for more details
May 18- Last Day of School
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Spring time
Dear Parents,
I strongly encourage you to attend the art soiree and silent auction if possible it is lots of fun. You can download the invitation off the the foundations website. If you are unable to go and want to bid on the class note cards then go to http://www.rnefoundation.com/ , and click the Soiree Art button on the home page. The note cards are absolutely adorable. They should be posted on the website in the next day or two.
Also you should receive in your take home folder a request for you to send in an item for our hungry caterpillar snack next Friday. Each child has been asked to bring in a specific item from the book to share with his/her friends.
Also if you have any old books at home you would like to donate to the used book sale feel free to send them in. The used book sale will take place in May and used books are sold in the media center. These are books families are no longer using. Some books sell for 50 cents and some for a dollar.
As the school year comes to a close please watch the calendar closely. Some dates will be changing and updated so continue to check our calendar.
Upcoming Events:
April 20- Hungry Caterpillar Snack- you will be receiving a note asking you to send in one of the food items from the very hungry caterpillar for the kids to share with the class
April 27- Artist Day- students are able to walk around and see different artists/musicians/creative people
May 7- Field Day- come join us for a day of fun outdoor events
May 9- Mother's Day Snack at 10am in Mrs. Massey's class- come join us for a special snack to help celebrate Mother's Day
May 11- Water Day- send your student in a bathing suit with an extra pair of clothes- we are getting wet
May 17- Class Party- 10am- contact Claire's mom or Tucker's mom for more details
May 18- Last Day of School
I strongly encourage you to attend the art soiree and silent auction if possible it is lots of fun. You can download the invitation off the the foundations website. If you are unable to go and want to bid on the class note cards then go to http://www.rnefoundation.com/ , and click the Soiree Art button on the home page. The note cards are absolutely adorable. They should be posted on the website in the next day or two.
Also you should receive in your take home folder a request for you to send in an item for our hungry caterpillar snack next Friday. Each child has been asked to bring in a specific item from the book to share with his/her friends.
Also if you have any old books at home you would like to donate to the used book sale feel free to send them in. The used book sale will take place in May and used books are sold in the media center. These are books families are no longer using. Some books sell for 50 cents and some for a dollar.
As the school year comes to a close please watch the calendar closely. Some dates will be changing and updated so continue to check our calendar.
Upcoming Events:
April 20- Hungry Caterpillar Snack- you will be receiving a note asking you to send in one of the food items from the very hungry caterpillar for the kids to share with the class
April 27- Artist Day- students are able to walk around and see different artists/musicians/creative people
May 7- Field Day- come join us for a day of fun outdoor events
May 9- Mother's Day Snack at 10am in Mrs. Massey's class- come join us for a special snack to help celebrate Mother's Day
May 11- Water Day- send your student in a bathing suit with an extra pair of clothes- we are getting wet
May 17- Class Party- 10am- contact Claire's mom or Tucker's mom for more details
May 18- Last Day of School
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Spring Day
Parents-
We continued our spring discussion by making birds today. Students colored and glued to piece together birds. They are becoming beautiful projects.
School pictures have been sent home. Please either return your package or send in money to pay for your package. Also if you have changed your mind and want a class picture please send in $12.
Please keep track of how much lunch money your child has left. Breakfast is $1.05 and Lunch is $2.10. Starting next Monday if your child eats breakfast and lunch they need $78.25. If your child eats only breakfast they need $26.25. If your child needs and eat and does not have any money I will be calling you to come bring food or money. If you want to make sure your child has enough money in their lunch account you may put a couple dollars in their folder each day marked as emergency lunch money. This money will not be used unless your child needs it for food.
Check the calendar below for some dates that have been changed!
April 20- Hungry Caterpillar Snack- you will be receiving a note asking you to send in one of the food items from the very hungry caterpillar for the kids to share with the class
April 27- Artist Day- students are able to walk around and see different artists/musicians/creative people
May 9- Mother's Day Snack- 10am- Moms please plan to come in and eat snack with your child that day
May 11- Field Day- put sunscreen on your child and join us for a morning of fun
May 16- Water Day- send your student in a bathing suit with an extra pair of clothes- we are getting wet
May 17- Class Party- 10am- contact Claire's mom or Tucker's mom for more details
May 18- Last Day of School!
We continued our spring discussion by making birds today. Students colored and glued to piece together birds. They are becoming beautiful projects.
School pictures have been sent home. Please either return your package or send in money to pay for your package. Also if you have changed your mind and want a class picture please send in $12.
Please keep track of how much lunch money your child has left. Breakfast is $1.05 and Lunch is $2.10. Starting next Monday if your child eats breakfast and lunch they need $78.25. If your child eats only breakfast they need $26.25. If your child needs and eat and does not have any money I will be calling you to come bring food or money. If you want to make sure your child has enough money in their lunch account you may put a couple dollars in their folder each day marked as emergency lunch money. This money will not be used unless your child needs it for food.
Check the calendar below for some dates that have been changed!
April 20- Hungry Caterpillar Snack- you will be receiving a note asking you to send in one of the food items from the very hungry caterpillar for the kids to share with the class
April 27- Artist Day- students are able to walk around and see different artists/musicians/creative people
May 9- Mother's Day Snack- 10am- Moms please plan to come in and eat snack with your child that day
May 11- Field Day- put sunscreen on your child and join us for a morning of fun
May 16- Water Day- send your student in a bathing suit with an extra pair of clothes- we are getting wet
May 17- Class Party- 10am- contact Claire's mom or Tucker's mom for more details
May 18- Last Day of School!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Spring Time
Dear Parents,
We started with our spring unit today. The students worked together to create a bird's nest in a basket with paper grass and stuffed birds. Then the students went and hunted for eggs. After they collected all the eggs we went inside to make edible bird's nests out of chow mein noodles. Students had to be willing to get very sticky and messy while doing this project. Some were very excited to eat their project while others were content to take theirs home.
For the month of April we will be reading the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and learning about spring. I encourage you to read this book at home with your students. It is an enjoyable book with lots of math concepts included.
Parents please keep track of your child's balance in the cafeteria. As we get towards the end of the year they will not allow us to charge for lunches/breakfasts so if your child has a negative balance I will have to call you and ask you bring up food or bring up money.
April 20- Hungry Caterpillar Snack- you will be receiving a note asking you to send in one of the food items from the very hungry caterpillar for the kids to share with the class
April 27- Artist Day- students are able to walk around and see different artists/musicians/creative people
May 11- Water Day- send your student in a bathing suit with an extra pair of clothes- we are getting wet
May 16- Field Day- come join us for a day of fun outdoor events
May 17- Class Party- 10am- contact Claire's mom or Tucker's mom for more details
May 18- Last Day of School
We started with our spring unit today. The students worked together to create a bird's nest in a basket with paper grass and stuffed birds. Then the students went and hunted for eggs. After they collected all the eggs we went inside to make edible bird's nests out of chow mein noodles. Students had to be willing to get very sticky and messy while doing this project. Some were very excited to eat their project while others were content to take theirs home.
For the month of April we will be reading the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and learning about spring. I encourage you to read this book at home with your students. It is an enjoyable book with lots of math concepts included.
Parents please keep track of your child's balance in the cafeteria. As we get towards the end of the year they will not allow us to charge for lunches/breakfasts so if your child has a negative balance I will have to call you and ask you bring up food or bring up money.
April 20- Hungry Caterpillar Snack- you will be receiving a note asking you to send in one of the food items from the very hungry caterpillar for the kids to share with the class
April 27- Artist Day- students are able to walk around and see different artists/musicians/creative people
May 11- Water Day- send your student in a bathing suit with an extra pair of clothes- we are getting wet
May 16- Field Day- come join us for a day of fun outdoor events
May 17- Class Party- 10am- contact Claire's mom or Tucker's mom for more details
May 18- Last Day of School
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