Update for Friday, September 3

Hello and happy Friday! This week we have been learning about the five senses and apples. We had lots of fun learning one sense each day--we sampled different foods, guessed what items were based on their smells, and lots of other activities. We also graphed our favorite color of apples and learned about how apples are grown. In math, we started working on location words. We will continue this next week. Next week is also Bear Week. We will be making bear crafts and even having a Teddy Bear Picnic on Friday (more info to come on this next week).

A few reminders and important info:

--Please look for a gray or black folder today in your child's backpack. This is his homework folder. The first page lists the directoins and all info, so if you have any questions, please let me know! I also explained it to the children today. The only thing I forgot to include on the info sheet-- Please do not have your child complete an entire week's homework in one evening. It is important to stick to the calendar so that your child does not have too much work to do in one evening. We also may not learn how to do the homework until later in the week, so they may not know how to do it until that day.

--The Book Bags that came home last week can stay at home. You do not need to send these back and forth to school. Just keep them in a safe place so that your child can easily find his/her books when it is time to practice.

--If you have not yet paid your child's milk money, you received a notice from the cafeteria this week. Please make sure you pay this ASAP, as it is past due and your child has been drinking milk with no money in his account.

--If you are going to send in treats for your child's birthday, please let me know ahead of time so that I can plan for it. You also do not need to send in drinks if it is before Christmas break, because the children get milk every day until then.

--I know some of you are still having email problems. I have been working with technology to get it all figured out. The problem happened when they changed my name this summer, so they are trying to work out all the kinks. Thanks for your patience as they try to get it all figured out!

--I updated a few things on the website. I added more websites for you and your child to check out, and I also added a schedule of the order we will learn the letters and popcorn words. This will start with the letter S and the word "I" on Monday, September 13. My next project is to add pictures from this school year. Thanks for your patience as I work to get everything updated! If you have any suggestions for things you would like to see on the website, please let me know! I want to make this as useful for you as possible, so any input from you will definitely be appreciated.

--Here is some info sent from the office today about the fundraiser that came home yesterday:

Entertainment Book orders clarification:

1. Entertainment Books for this sale are $30.00!!

2. The prices listed on the inside of the order envelope are for Out of Town Editions Only! (for example, if your grandma in Miami, Florida – edition #0154 – wants to purchase a book, the cost for her Florida book is $35.00)

3. Use the enclosed Entertainment Book as a SAMPLE to show family, friends and neighbors. You may sell the sample book to your last customer (or yourself) or return it with your order form.

4. All orders will be filled at the end of the sale. Please enclose payments in your order envelope.

5. The sample book is NOT a free item – it must be returned at the end of the sale if you do not buy it or sell it to your last customer.

Thank you for your support of this Danville Community Education Foundation fundraiser!


--I placed the Scholastic book order this afternoon. The books usually take about a week or so to come in, so I will send those home as soon as the order arrives. This was a huge order! I am so glad to see that you are supporting your children by reading to them at home! I will be placing orders at the beginning of each month, so the next order booklet will come home in the next few weeks.

Have a fantastic (much needed!) 3-day weekend! As always, email me if you have any questions/comments/concerns (or ideas for the website)!