Dear parents,
There have been issues regarding pictures and files on the blog that were resolved over the weekend. You may have received older posts from the beginning of the year via your email (I received emails about posts on August 19th and 20th, then September 25th and October 8th) and I apologize if you did. During the restoration, the blog’s feedburner must have been tripped to send out what it thought were updates.
PTC is going on at the moment, along with the book fair. If you haven’t had a chance to sign up, or missed your slot today, there are still slots open Tuesday and Wednesday to sign up for (https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/dqvad). If you haven’t been to the book fair, please check it out. It’s open from 1-7 pm and there are so many wonderful books out there for children. It’s great to see how much children still love their books!
The next field trip is coming up to Tracey Aviary on October 31st. The children will be receiving the permission slips on Tuesday, and, as usual, please try to get them signed and returned ASAP. We will be traveling by First School Bus, which is scheduled to leave at 8.20 am from the North Shore parking lot. The tours at Tracey Aviary begin at 9.30, so we need to be there in a timely manner. The students will need to have a sack lunch and wear appropriate clothing according to the weather. Even though this is Halloween, as per the school dress code, costumes are not allowed to be worn. Friday dress code with jeans is appropriate.
The cost of the trip is approximately $6/student and donations towards this cost are gratefully received. There will be an online payment link set up, if you wish to donate that way. Otherwise, donations can be made through the front office by cash or check. Here are the cover letter and permission slip, if they don’t make it back to you:
Tracey Aviary cover letter. Tracy Aviary permission slip
The children also received their next home project. This one is called, “All about the elements” and asks the students to research an element and present their research in the form of either a poster OR a diorama. The handout suggests they do both. This is incorrect – they need to do one or the other, but no PowerPoints! Each student has received their element (please email me if they don’t know what it is and they forget to ask me) and this presentation is due November 10th.
The school Fall Festival is just around the corner on Friday 27th from 4-7 pm and MAPA (the school’s parents association) have asked the teachers to post the following information:
- Wristbands – allow access to bounce houses, dunk tank, and climbing wall – provided by Custom Events
- Tickets – allow access to all other events and goodies, including haunted house, root bier garden, cotton candy and more
Lastly, there is no school on Thursday and Friday.
Thanks and enjoy the break!
John