Mrs. Niederstadt's
Parent Letter

March 6, 2009 

Dear Parents,

The animal research projects look fantastic!  I took pictures of the students with their project last Monday.  You can visit our website at http://www.onekama.k12.mi.us/
e2009/Mrs.Niederstadt/AnimalProject/Photos.htm to see their pictures.  The written reports should be coming soon.  This week we began transferring their animal information into their hard-covered books (also known as BARE books) in the afternoon.  We’ll continue into next week.  I hope we finish by the end of next week, because I would like our class to buddy read our BARE books with Mrs. Eichberger’s class.  This would help us practice reading our books before Young Author’s Night on Tuesday, March 24th.  Attached is the rubric that I used to grade your child’s project.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Yesterday your child took our Unit 5 written assessment (math test).  Today we reviewed the answers.  Enclosed are your child’s results. 

March is reading month.  We have many elementary activities planned throughout the month such as newspaper day, book swap, read me day, PJ day and many others.  Our classroom will have its own activities such as Camp Read-A-Lot and a field trip to Pizza Hut and the Manistee Public Library.  Next week we will have Newspaper Day on Monday.  We’ll discuss what is inside a newspaper.  On Wednesday 8th grade students will read us a story.  On Thursday we’ll read about a famous person.  On Friday we’ll have a book swap.  Please bring a gently used book to swap with a friend in our classroom.

On Wednesday, March 11th will have a presentation by Michigan State University Extension about leader dog school.  This is a Manistee County 4-H sponsored program that raises leader dogs for the blind.  Students will learn about raising puppies, training leader dogs, and watch a leader dog in action.  Our presentation will be from 9:00-9:30 in the media center.

Mrs. N's Main Page for this school year

The Main Elementary Page for 2008-2009

On Friday, March 13th we will go to Pizza Hut for lunch to celebrate everyone reaching his or her goal for all six months of the Book-It program.  Congratulate your child on a job well done!  Your child will be using her/her March Pizza Award Certificate to receive a personal pan pizza; I have it at school.  I will purchase the drinks.  If your child does not like pizza, then s/he can bring a packed lunch.  Afterwards we will visit the Manistee Public Library.  We will tour the library and have the opportunity to check out three books.  We will leave the school at 10:30 a.m. and should return to school at approximately 2:00 p.m.  If you are available to chaperone, then we would love to have you join us. 

Kaleva Norman Dickson School, Bear Lake School & Onekama Consolidated School proudly presents their production of Wizard of Oz on April 23, 24 & 26 at Brethren High School.  Students from all three schools ranging from 4th to 12th grade have auditioned for various parts.  Be sure to mark your calendars!

Enclosed is a flyer from United Way of Manistee County.   They have a new program titled 2-1-1 to help families in need.  If you know someone who would benefit from this program, then please pass this information on to them.  The economy has been really hard on some of our local families.  I am thankful that they have a program in place to help them and their family.

The following are dates that you may want to add to your calendar:

  • Class Store – March 13
  • Manistee Public Library/Pizza Hut field trip – March 13
  • Class Store – March 20
  • Camp Read-a-Lot – March 20
  • Young Author’s Night – March 24 at 6-7 p.m.
  • Substitute (Ms. Catanese) – March 26 & 27
  • Spring Break – March 30 – April 6
  • Parent-Teacher Conferences at 5-8 pm – April 15
  • Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) – April 13-17
  • Wizard of Oz – April 23, 24 & 26

 Warmly,
Mrs. N

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