Cubs Weekly Newsletter
Friday, March 17, 2023
Thanks to our helpers outside who spread grass seed on our slopes!
March 17, 2023
Dear NFM@Crawford Families,
CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) is coming up on our calendar!!
The English Language Arts part will happen on Tues March 28, Wed March 29, and Thurs March 30th. The math section will happen on Tues April 4, Wed March 5, and Thurs March 6th. Only fifth graders will participate in the Science Section on Tues April 11, Wed April 12, and Thurs April 13. Testing will take place in the mornings.
A few reminders - Please have your child get a good night's sleep and a good breakfast. We will be providing additional snacks. Please see the sign up genius link below to sign up for Snacks:
SNACKS LINK: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F44A5AD2FA1FC1-cmas1
REGISTRATION: Do you have a 3 or 4 year old? REGISTRATION for Pre-School NOW open! See instructions below for important information about registration. Please pass information along to other families.
CLASS PHOTOS:
Please check out this link to view class photos:
https://wildcountryphotography.shootproof.com/nfmc23
Order forms should be in Friday folders to purchase!
Upcoming Important Dates!
LOVE AND LOGIC CLASS: This Wednesday, March 22 from 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Wednesdays until April 12th: LOVE and LOGIC class 6:00 - 7:30. VIRTUAL Only! Attend 4 of the 6 classes to receive a gift card to Black Cat Pizza or Hungry Bird Pizza! See our flyer on our website.
The LINK for class:
MONDAY March 20: NO SCHOOL THIS DAY!
FRIDAY March 24: Coffee with the Principal 7:30 at Breadworks in Paonia, CO. See flyer on the website. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nJQwURewZHHTusFIYVOYEi0yFq87-TU7/view?usp=share_link
SUNDAY March 26: Benefit Tea Party for Bell Family
TUES March 28, WED March 29, THURS March 30: CMAS Testing for ELA (English Language Arts)
VERY IMPORTANT!
Tuesday, April 11, Crow Canyon and CIMI Parent Meetings. 5:30 6th grade Cimi and 6:00 4th and 5th Crow Canyon Parent Meeting. (Both meetings will be offered in person and virtually)
April 25 - 29: Crow Canyon Overnight FIELD TRIP! (4th and 5th grade)
May 7 - 13 - CIMI California Overnight FIELD TRIP! (6th grade)
AWARD: Very exciting news that we received the CDE Governor's AWARD! We exceeded in every area on the CMAS, resulting in highest scores in our Delta County School District!
https://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeawards/distinguishedimprovement
Please check our website https://nfmc.deltaschools.com for all kinds of information about our school, district, and community. Click "calendars" and you will see details about our school events and happenings.
We have a posted position for a SPED position - Time 5.5 Hours per Day. Please contact Denise if you are interested. Check out the link for more details. https://www.applitrack.com/deltaschools/onlineapp/jobpostings/view.asp?internaltransferform.Url=
NFM@C Staff
“Respect for Self, Others, Community, and Environment”
Classroom Links:
Lower El: https://www.smore.com/3mpfr
Upper El: https://www.smore.com/ujdcs
Visitors on our playground!
More wildlife
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Kindergarteners work together to hang artwork
Students and Jack love our new stools!
Thanks Ms. Fran for our music lessons!
LOVE AND LOGIC
For Week 2 we learned about the power of empathy. Love and Logic is not a punitive approach. Love and Logic is not a permissive approach.
Love and Logic is an approach where children experience firm limits and accountability
within the context of incredibly loving and encouraging relationships.
Some examples:
This is so sad. I love you so much. You left your bike out all night and it got stolen.
How are you planning to pay for another one?
Oh, man. This is sad. I talked to your teacher today. The sad thing is that the time I
spent talking to her about your behavior was the time I had set aside to clean up the
dog poop out in the yard. When do you expect to have that done for me?
I’m so thankful that you are okay. It must have been really scary when you ran into
that other car. I love you, and I want you to be able to drive again as soon as possible.
Just as soon as you have that damage paid for, you’ll be back on the road.
These super successful parents had slightly different styles, but all of them managed to
convey a quick yet sincere dose of empathy BEFORE they delivered consequences. In
essence, each had a simple empathetic statement.., or sound... on the tip of their
tongue. Listed below are some examples:
• That is so sad...
• What a bummer...
• How sad...
• Oh, man...
• Dang...
• This stinks...
• Oh... that’s never good...
• Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh...
Empathy allows your child’s poor decision to remain the “bad guy” while allowing you to remain the “good guy.” Try some of these prompts this coming week. Our online Love and Logic class is still open to join! If you are interested in joining up-coming classes, they are all online Wednesday nights at 6PM for the next 5 weeks. Parents can attend as many as they want. Reach out to Denise if interested.
Pre-School Registration Instructions!
NEW!!
Pre - School and Kindergarten Students for School Year 2023-2024
Registration is now OPEN!
Click link below!
https://www.deltaschools.com/registration-a475a689
Look for Kindergarten / Preschool Registration Site.
The registration will go through the PowerSchool platform.
Choose NFM@Crawford when registering.
Yearbooks for Sale!
YEARBOOKS!
North Fork Montessori @ Crawford Yearbooks are being designed by 5th and 6th graders at our school!! The Yearbook Staff is very excited about organizing and creating a yearbook for the 2022-2023 School Year!
It's Time to Order a Yearbook!
There are 2 ways to order a yearbook . . .
1. ONLINE - Order online at this link below: The process is easy on this link. You can create an account to pay or checkout as a guest.
https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A06099256
The yearbook costs $18.00 (THIS is a 10% decrease from last year’s price!) :)
2. You can also purchase a yearbook by writing a check to our school. Make checks out to NFM@Crawford. Yearbooks are $18.00.
Thanks for your support!
PLEASE ORDER AS SOON AS YOU CAN!
DEADLINE to ORDER Online is
APRIL 14th , 2023.
Thank you,
2022-2023 Yearbook Staff
If you have any questions, email jack.bair@deltaschools.com or jennifer.chavez@deltaschools.com