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October
26, 2009
Dear
Parents,
Welcome
back! I hope you and your family are feeling well. This week your
child will take our first theme test. This test assesses your child’s
comprehension, phonics/decoding, and writing. This is one of four theme
tests to be taken this year. It is one of the tools used to measure
your child’s reading abilities. During parent-teacher conferences, I
will review your child’s results with you.
Our theme test will begin on
Tuesday and should be completed by Thursday. Please be sure that your
child is to school on time and has had a good breakfast. Parent
volunteers will have this week off due to testing.
This will be a busy week. Our
enrichment schedule will be different this week. Please find the
enclosed schedule. Today we went to the Onekama Village Fire
Department. On Thursday we will walk to the Onekama Public Library.
Our Halloween party is Friday from 11:45 to 3:00. Your child is invited
to wear his/her costume all day. If your child has a weapon as part of
his/her costume, it needs to stay at home. We need several items to
make our holiday crafts: sandwich-sized ziploc bags, black piper
cleaners (80), Tootsie pops (20), and large block pom poms (20).
Enclosed is a letter about our
ski club program. This is a fun and cost-effective way to get your
child skiing at Crystal Mountain. Each ski night begins with a ski
lesson. Please take a few minutes to look over the letter.
Beginning November 1st, we will start
a computerized lunch program, Meal Magic. On the computer system will
be each student’s name and picture (from school pictures). As the
elementary students walk through the line, the lunch personal will touch
the picture of each student as s/he walks through the line. This will
deduct money from your child’s account to pay for his/her lunch. Also
it should help move the students through the line quicker. In the
middle and high school, the students will have a four-digit code to
enter to pay for their lunches. In order for this system to work
smoothly, you’ll need to pre-pay for your child’s lunch as many of you
do already. Each Monday please be sure to send lunch money in with your
child. All lunch money should be in an envelope or plastic bag with
your child’s name and amount written on the outside. As with any new
system, your patience is appreciated as we work through any “kinks.”
Also I would send checks rather than cash. Checks are a good way to
keep records. As more information is available, I’ll keep you posted.
Each week Mrs. Hagen sends out an email regarding
all the notes and dates on Fridays. If you would like to receive this
email, then please feel free to contact her at ghagen@manistee.org.
The
following are dates that you may want to add to your calendar:
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Onekama
Village Fire Department – October 26 at 11:45 – 1:30 p.m.
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Onekama
Public Library – October 29 at 11:45-1:30 p.m.
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Halloween
Party – October 30 at 11:45 – 3:00 p.m.
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Substitute –
November 4 at 8-11 a.m.
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School Store
– November 6
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Early
Dismissal – November 24 at 12:30 p.m.
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Parent-Teacher Conference – November 24 at 5-8 p.m.
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Parent-Teacher Conference – November 25 at 8-11 a.m.
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No School
(Thanksgiving Break) – November 25, 26 & 27
Warmly,
Shantel Mrs.
Niederstadt's Class Page
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