Ms. Vanessa's Biweekly Class Update
for the weeks of 2/10/13 & 2/17/13
Updates
Class starts promptly at 8:15am
Bring in a box for decorating by Weds!
Please send in a box that will be used to decorate and collect valentines: a shoe box, Kleenex box or cereal box will do. Please mark your child's name on the bottom. The kids will be decorating their boxes on Weds, Feb 13th. If you have extra boxes, please bring as well in case anyone forgets one.
Feeling Crafty? Valentine's Day Help Wanted
Also, we need one or two parents to bring 24 small bags of popcorn and 24 juice boxes for the party. Please contact Laura (casperlomeli@yahoo.com). Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Golden Goal
"Do your best in line." Ask your child what it means to them. You will likely receive this response as part of your interesting conversation: To do your best in line, you do four things: 1. bubble 2. taco style or hands behind back 3. face forward 4. walking feet.
We'll update you on the golden goals as they change.
New! Monthly Assembly
Homework, Homework, Homework!
There is also a new homework wall going up in our class. It will feature ~four examples of homework from the week. Please remember to email photos to Ms. Vanessa (vanessa.goldberg@gmail.com) & Ms. Ruth (lerdahl@gmail.com) if you aren't able to include your homework project in the folder, such as math and sight word projects. They want to see and feature your child's hard work!
And, finally, be on the lookout for homework appreciation certificates.
Lots of fun with homework!
Teach for Understanding (TfU)
New! Scholastic Book Club & Free Book Offer
Your Help is Needed on February 26th
Star of the Week--What is it?
Wanted: Unifix Cubes & Magnetic Letters
Unifix cubes: http://tinyurl.com/ad3nqwx
Letters: http://tinyurl.com/b2zownt
We also really need skinny black expo dry erase markers: http://tinyurl.com/bb6heks
Emergency Kits
Need to check the status of your Read Around the World Pledges?
Events
CWCSL Town Hall Meeting--February 12, 2013 @ 5:00-6:30
Please join us for our second town hall at the Assistance League. Come and learn about CWC's history, its new discipline handbook and program, volunteer opportunities and more.
Stay after to join in a fun, family potluck celebration--it is Mardi Gras after all!
Christina will have a sign up sheet on Monday, on our front door.
Limited childcare will be provided. Please contact Jen Lim at 323-668-1553 to reserve a childcare spot.
Ms. V's Class Valentine's Day Party
We're having a Valentine's Day party on 2/14 at 1:15pm. The kids will make a box to collect valentines and exchange cards. Please have your kids make 22 valentines (plus teachers and, at your discretion, any staff, such as PE, administration, art). As a reminder, we are a no candy/sugar treats school.
Children's names were included in last week's homework folder.
Laura, Roman's mom, is coordinating the party. Her email is: casperlomeli@yahoo.com
If you would like to help or have ideas.
Who to Contact
Our Room Parents
Under the leadership of Ms. Vanessa, our Room Parents are: Christina (Zosia), Laura (Roman), Susan (Colton) and Tamara (Jaffe).
Christina (czankowski@gmail.com) helps with: Organizing parent volunteers (i.e. drop off, tutors, clean up, lunches, and mystery reader) and organizing parents nights out and child play dates
Laura (casperlomeli@yahoo.com) helps with: Organizing parties for the classroom, translation of the newsletter and co-coordinating field trips
Susan (sdheine@gmail.com) helps with: Newsletter, organizing scholastic book orders, and maintaining class wishlist
Tamara (tcbick@gmail.com) helps with: Representing our class at Friday Parent Meetings, emailing notes from those meetings to room parents, coordinating Find and Remind, co-coordinating field trips and is our treasurer