Some items in this Tuesday's take-home folder:
Sign and return: Weekly Update, January Reading Logs (in binders)
Review and keep at home: Math fact tests, Math practice pages (varies by walk-to-math class)
No new updates for this short week.
Don't forget to vote! Ballots should be arriving soon and must be postmarked by February 10th to be counted. More information on the school bond here: http://www.svsd410.org/Page/4825 The mystery word is: equality
Save the date: Our Native American Potlatch Ceremony is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, February 11 at 9:30 am in the multi-purpose room (families are invited … we need a patient and encouraging audience).
In a couple of weeks, you should receive an email from our room parents soliciting food/beverage donations and volunteers for this event.
Valentine’s Day will be celebrated on Friday, 2/13 in Room 19.
All students will have a Valentine’s mail sack/bag made and decorated at school. No candy will be distributed at school. Cards only…..more info will be coming in next week’s newsletter.
Box Top Fundraiser: Please turn in any box tops to the collection box at the front of the school, with the student's name, grade and class marked on the paper, baggie, or envelope. Last day for box top turn-in is 2/13/15. Thank you for supporting our CVES learning community!
January and February volunteer calendars: are attached to this week's email. Please let me know if you need any adjustments or can't be here on your day. Thanks again for all you do to support our class's learning - we couldn't do it without you!!!
Attendance Hotline: If your child will be missing school or tardy for any reason, please be sure to call the attendance hotline: 425-831-4108. Due to changes in the district's policy, if a student is absent and the attendance line has not been called, our school secretaries are required to call all the emergency contact numbers in that student's file until they can find a reason for the absence. Please call the attendance line!
Important Dates:
1/30 Seahawks Spirit Day!
2/11 Tentative date for Potlatch Ceremony in the
MPR (9:30-10:15 am) All families are invited
& encouraged to attend
2/13 Last day for Box Top Fundraising
2/16 – 2/20 No school Mid-Winter Break
4/6 – 4/10 No School Spring Break
4/21 & 4/28 SBA state testing (4th grade)
5/6 & 5/13 SBA state testing (4th grade)
Coming Up This Week in Class: We are starting/continuing (depending on math class) Envisions Topic 12, turning our class into a NW Coast "Village" for our social studies storypath, imagining ourselves as characters that might have lived in our village, writing winter haikus in hope of snow, continuing Native American novel studies, finishing revisions of our Community essays, and celebrating the accomplishments and influence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.!
In our partnership to ensure success for your child, good communication is critical. If you ever have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to e-mail me at [email protected]. I’d love to hear from you and look forward to working with you this year.
With thanks,
Emily Larson
[email protected]