Mrs. Niederstadt's Weekly Parent Letter

January 22, 2010

Dear Parents,

This week we have a Thursday folder since there is no school tomorrow or Monday due to teacher in-services.  Today your child took his/her first spelling test.  On Tuesday your child will bring home his/her test.  There will be no new spelling words until the week of February 1st.

Our Valentine’s party will be on Thursday, February 11th from 11:45 – 2:45.  We will celebrate with a PJ day.  Students are welcome to wear weather appropriate pajamas and slippers for their entire day.  Jill Bronson, Phyllis Cederholm, Amy Evans, Sheila Falk, Deanna Osga, Jason Pate and Jennifer Platz are our helpers.  Phyllis Cederholm, Amy Evans, Sheila Falk and Lynette Maxey will provide the snacks.  Deanna Osga and Jennifer Platz will provide the drink.  Gretchen Burtch will provide plates.  Samantha Alkire will provide the cups.  During our party we are going to create holiday crafts.  We need supplies for our four centers.  These ideas came from Family Fun website.  If you would like to see the crafts, then please visit

http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/season/specialfeature/valentines_gifts_ms/:

Plant One on Me
     (17) Packets of Flower Seeds

Feet-Heart
     Plastic jewels (heart-shaped preferred or circle)

Beading Hearts
     Beads

Bighearted Hello
     Red Cardstock

Attached is a class list to help students address their valentines.  Leslie is in Florida for the winter; she’ll return in the spring.  Please have your child address a valentine to her.  I’ll put them in the mail to her. 

Enclosed is your child’s reading theme test.  Since it was the second test my expectations were higher.  The class average was 80%. 

Next week we will study solid earth.  We’ll watch several video clips in the distance learning room by Discovery Channel.  It’ll discuss solid earth’s properties of materials and how those properties make materials useful.  

Attached are book orders for January & February.  Book orders are due on or before Monday, February 1st.  Please make your check out to Scholastic.  No cash! 

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

  • Report Cards Coming Home – January 29

  • School Store – February 5

  • Good Behavior Ski Day – February 9  (1st, 2nd & 3rd)

  • PJ Day – February 11

  • Valentine’s Day party – February 11 at 11:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

  • Winter Break (No School) – February 12 & 15

  • Pizza Hut/ Manistee Public Library – March 11

  • Substitute (Mrs. Wurstner) – March 25 & 26

  • Spring Break (No School) – March 29 – April 5

Warmly,

Shantel

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