Week 34 News
5/2/16-5/6/16
Open house THIS THURSDAY! see you there!!
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NEWS
5/11 Substitute to Accompany students on Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Field Trip
Unfortunately, I have school business and a training that conflict with our Cabrillo Marine Aquarium field trip on 5/11. I have discussed this matter with Ms. Apodaca and she will be assigning a reliable substitute to accompany the class on their field trip. Ms. June Kiesel (our teacher's aide whom our students are familiar with) will also be accompanying the students in addition to two parent chaperones from our class. Ms. Fu's class will also be on the same field trip. I will be preparing the students for this, so they understand what to expect. I completely understand if this change would alter how you feel about your child attending the field trip. If so, please feel free to submit a new permission slip. Students who do not go on the field trip will be placed in another kinder class for the day.
IMPORTANT Open House Help NEEDED
Is anyone able to lend a helping hand tomorrow after school? I would GREATLY appreciate it! I've made a special request with the LEARNs afterschool program coordinator for them to use another classroom tomorrow afternoon, so we can have volunteers help prepare for Open House! This will be the only day this week they are NOT in the classroom after school besides Thursday. (My goal is for the bulk of the work to be done before Thursday to prevent feeling rushed.)
Brenda informed me that we haven't had any volunteers sign up. I know everyone is terribly busy with various responsibilities and hate to be a bother, but if anyone is able to come help at least for some time (15 minutes, 30 minutes, etc.) it will make a BIG difference! I will truly appreciate any form of help. :)
If we can get enough volunteers to help with the items tomorrow, the prep on Thursday will be much simpler and smoother! With more helping hands, we can work more efficiently! Please sign-up online if you are available--thank you very much!
We need help with the following:
1. Tidy/clean up patio/garden (dust up dirt, throw away old planters)
2. Wipe down all furniture and surfaces (take off pencil marks, marker marks, etc.)
3. Arrange toys/books
4. Change desk name plates
Thurs., 5/5 (12:30-1:30) Preparations
- Put up remaining classwork/projects
- wipe down any students' desks that need extra wiping
- wipe down any furniture and surfaces that need extra wiping
THANK YOU SO MUCH for your support in all that you do!
DUE TOMORROW--Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Permission Slip
aluminum cans needed!!!
Star of the Day Presentations
Project guidelines can be found HERE
Our Star of the Day presentations will begin on Monday, 4/18! Posters can be turned in on Mon., 4/18 OR on your child’s presentation day! (You may want to opt for the latter, so your child has the poster at home for practice.)
Please see below for your child's presentation date. The dates are assigned by student number. If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know!
5/2: Student 13
5/3: Student 12
5/4: Student 11
5/5: Student 10
5/6: Student 8
5/9: Student 7
5/10: Student 6
5/12: Students 5 and 4
5/13: Student 3
5/16: Student 2
5/17: Student 1
MIN'D'CRAFT BOOK FAIR SPONSORED BY PTA
Mrs. Nelson's Book Fair Company
& New Simplified Chinese titles!
Stock up on books for summer & beyond!
Hours for the Book Fair are:
Monday 11:30-2:00
Tuesday 11:30-1:30; 5:00-7:00pm
Wednesday 10:00 (tea & scones); 11:30-1:30; 2:30-4:30pm
Thursday 5:00-8:00pm
Friday 8:00-10:00; 11:30-1:30, 2:30-4:30.
We still need volunteers! Please sign up for a shift:http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4ba4ad2caa8-spring
Questions? Samantha-vocelka@yahoo.com
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
Khan Academy (OPTIONAL)
As a supplemental resource, I will be assigning Math work from khanacademy.org. This is a wonderful resource for students who would like more practice with the concepts taught at school or would like more challenging Math work.
The website adapts the questions based on each child's level. The more questions students answer correctly, the harder the problems will get. The program will also make problems easier if students are struggling with correctly answering the problems.
Please see below on how to sign up. This information will also be posted on our class site under "Parent Resources".
- Sign up at khanacademy.org (or log in with their existing accounts)
- Visit khanacademy.org/coaches
- There, in the "Add a coach" field, enter the class code XEEF4D
UPCOMING EVENTS
Open House
Minimum Day: Dismissal @ 12:25
The entire family is welcomed to see the hard work students have been doing in class! I know students will feel very proud to give friends and families a tour. :) This is also a perfect time to visit first grade classrooms and teachers as well.
SEE YOU THERE! :)
Thursday, May 5, 2016, 06:00 PM
C21
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Field Trip
Wednesday, May 11, 2016, 08:45 AM
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Memorial Day--NO SCHOOL
Monday, May 30, 2016, 12:00 AM
Field Elementary School, East Sierra Madre Boulevard, Pasadena, CA, United States
Better Chinese Online Reading
Please have your child work on Chinese reading as part of their daily homework! Once you log-in you will see the information under "Assignment Messages".
This is a resource the school has purchased to assist parents in supporting Mandarin learning at home. Please utilize this special resource! CLICK HERE
**I have learned that the Better Chinese website is accessible on iPads by using "Puffin Web Browser." It's a free app so you don't have to pay for the premium version!**
C21 on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
Follow us on our class social media sites to connect with one another and catch glimpses of what is happening inside C21! :)
Class Website (tinyurl.com/wu2015)
To help simplify things, I just wanted to mention that any information regarding our class (including HW uploads, photos, Ms. Kang's English class information, weekly content, volunteering, donations, etc.) can be found at www.tinyurl.com/wu2015.
This is your ONE STOP SHOP for everything you need regarding our class! No need to memorize/bookmark any other links! :)
Enjoy the week! :)
巫老师 Ms. Wu
Email: wu.april@pusd.us
Website: instagram.com/msaprilwu
Location: Room C21
Phone: 626-396-5860
Facebook: facebook.com/missaprilwu
Twitter: @msaprilwu