Weekly RoaR
Week ending August 12, 2016
Coming up...
Teacher In-Service
Please see updated schedule below.
August 18
PTA Membership Luncheon, 11:30 AM
Meet the Teacher, 4 to 6 PM (Be here by 3:30 to get parking.)
August 22
First Day of School! First Day of School!
August 26
Welcome DinoBeat, 8:00 AM
September 2
Celebrate Reading Day!!
More info below.
Updated PD Schedule for August 15-19
First Day of School
So, please be ready to welcome your kids at 7:00 AM on Monday, August 22. This will also ensure that you get a parking spot! If you do not have a classroom or assigned morning duty, please find a way to serve our students and welcome our families. You could:
- Greet students in the car line for those not being walked in by parents.
- Help walk students to their rooms, if needed.
- Stand at the end of each grade level hallway to provide directions to new families.
- Help students in the cafeteria.
Celebrate Reading Day
Since the event is 3 weeks from tomorrow, we will begin pushing out Skyward blasts and Facebook posts next week. Also, I will have a flier for you to give to your parents on Meet the Teacher Night.
The purpose of the day is to get students excited about reading and to kick off our AR program for the year. We would like to encourage you to incorporate other activities throughout the day to support this initiative. Here are some ideas:
- "Beach" reading - bring towels and lie on the floor to read...and if it isn't 10000 degrees, you could take the party outside!
- Camp Read-a-Lot - tents, pillows
- Mystery readers - invite parents to secretly come up to read a picture book to the class.
- Video conference an author. Many authors are willing to Skype with your class!
- Reading buddies - Kinder can pair with 2nd! 1st with 4th! Mix it up! Find a class to pair up and read.
Have any other ideas for our school or individual classrooms? Please share them here!