I want to remind you that our field trip is tomorrow. All rides please meet us in the North Shore Parking Lot about 11:30 a.m., we will walk the students over at that time. Please remember to sign your child up for a ride here. We will be leaving the Nature Center at 2:00 p.m.
Also, we will be having a group picture taken, for the yearbook, tomorrow morning at 9:20.
Our home projects need to be completed by Friday. Just a reminder that the 27th is the last day before spring break. I would really like to avoid having all the students present on Friday. Please have your child bring their projects in as soon as they are completed. Thank you and have a wonderful weekend.
Our next field trip is Thursday, March 26th. We will be eating lunch, at school, at 11:00 a.m. and then getting ready to join our rides, just after 11:30 a.m. The early childhood classroom rides will be outside at this time, so we will meet all our rides, in the North Shore parking lot. Please arrive no later than 11:35 a.m. Our field trip is scheduled from 12:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m., we want to make certain we arrive on time. Ogden Nature Center has a strict no sibling policy and I must have a clear count on how many chaperones are attending. They ask that all chaperones leave their cellphones off and be respectful of the presentation. I already have the required number of chaperones. If you feel that you are wanting to attend, please email me no later than Friday, so I can make the proper arrangements with Ogden Nature Center. Please note, extra chaperones will need to pay for their own admission, which is $3. Certified drivers, your admission is already arranged. We are so fortunate to have a wonderful group of ladies who will drive your children. Please sign up for a ride here. I already had a few parents email me and ask for rides, please double check that I have placed your child with a driver. If seats fill and you still need a ride, please email me. I do have a parent, she is not a certified driver, but she has given me permission to share her contact information, so you can contact her directly and arrange your own ride. Also, please make certain permission slips are sent soon. If I do not have them by Tuesday morning, your child will not be able to attend.
We have had a wonderful parent, Christine, who has volunteered her time the past two years by giving individual spelling tests to our class. She is sad that her schedule is no longer allowing her to continue. The students are really going to miss her. We really only have about 8 or 9 weeks left for spelling tests. Can you believe how quickly time is passing? Before I go to plan B, I wanted to see if any of you would like to take this on. Ideally, we like to complete the testing on Thursday mornings, but I can be a little flexible. It takes between and hour to an hour and a half, usually, to give each student their test. If you think you could commit to this until the middle of May, please contact me. We would really appreciate it and it is a fun way to get to know the students and their amazing personalities.
I am also looking for a green thumb. I am overwhelmed with all the many things going on and could use some help with a few loose ends. I have some plants that are in serious need of being replanted into larger pots and I am pretty certain they could use some plant food. If you are willing to donate some pots, soil, and time. My plants and botany lesson would love you! This is even something you could do with the students at school or take home and complete. It has been on my to do list and just isn’t happening. Also, if you are interested in helping the students in our garden box, this help is welcomed as well.
Lastly, as you all know, we are currently studying North America. The students did a great job on their fifty state home projects. If any of you are interested or willing to come and visit with the students about any of the countries of North America, please contact me. We love to learn from visitors. We usually like to do these on Friday afternoons, but I can be flexible.
I do want to extend the invitation to all of you, if you have experience or talents that would be beneficial to the students learning, please come share. In the past, we have had parents come and do special projects and presentations, the students love it! Also, keep this in mind for those of you who are returning with us next year. I am already planning for next year and I am really excited for some the of things we are planning and would love to have you all be involved.
As always, thanks for sharing your children with us!
The field trip was great today. I could tell the students really enjoyed themselves. They were so excited when we returned to the classroom, this afternoon, and pulled out the timeline of life. The things they have been studying in history really started to come to life for them. Thank you to all of our certified drivers and all of the support from our families. It was fun to see so many of you today.
In just two weeks we will be heading to the Ogden Nature Center for our Botany lesson on trees. I am currently working on creating a wejoin in sign up with our certified drivers. I think this will make things a little easier for everyone. Ogden Nature is much more strict with their field trip policy and will limit us on the number of chaperons we take. They also have a strict no sibling policy during field trip presentations. We will be at Ogden Nature Center for a total of 2 hours. Once I have a confirmation from our drivers, I will post signs ups for rides.
Reminder that tomorrow is early release at 1:00 p.m.
Families, I would like to strongly encourage you to consider attending this years Gala. It is a fun night out that helps fund a great cause. This years funds will be used for a new computer lab. What a great way to get to know others in our school community, have a night out, and help raise funds for a new computer lab for student use. I hope to see you there!
Our 5th Annual MMA GALA is right right around the corner. The funds for this year’s event are specifically targeted to help purchase a computer lab! Your attendance, financial support, and commitment to this event is greatly appreciated!
Anyone can buy Gala Raffle Tickets to win the following prizes (Grill (picture below), iPad Mini and Samsung Tablet) Tickets – Thursday, Friday and Monday – Thursday next week after school 3:00-3:15pm! $2.00 for 1 ticket 3 tickets for $5!
Purchase your GALA tickets and GALA Raffle Tickets on the following dates:
Saturday, March 14th at Smiths from 10:00am-4:00pm
Friday, March 13th after school at North Shore and in the school’s main lobby.
Friday, March 20th after school at North Shore and in the school’s main lobby.
You can also purchase your GALA tickets online using the link below!
https://squareup.com/market/mapa/gala-attendee-ticke
Here is a teaser – Below are samples of the Art Work for the Live Auction! You want to be sure to walk away with a piece of art work your child helped create!
Thank you for getting in your permission slips for our upcoming field trip on Thursday. I have just a few students who still need to bring theirs in by Monday morning. Also, I will be sending home another permission slip for our field trip to Ogden Nature Center. These new permission slips will be sent home on Monday, in their take home folders. Our following field trip is scheduled for Thursday, March 26th. We will be leaving the school around 11:30 in order to arrive at Ogden Nature Center at 12:00 p.m., for our scheduled program.
We have 3 certified drivers who are available to drive students. These parents are cleared through the school and have completed a back ground check. Please let me know, as soon as possible, if you are wanting your child to ride with one of our certified drivers, otherwise, you will need to make your own arrangements.
Just a reminder to be working on home projects. Have a wonderful weekend!
Thanks for all the hard work and support for our February home projects. They were fantastic! Our March home project is posted on the home project page of our blog. I will be explaining this new project on Monday to the class.