Mrs. Niederstadt's Weekly Parent Letter

October 30, 2009

 Dear Parents,

We’ve successful completed our first theme test.  Next week we will begin a new reading unit called “The World Outside My Door.”  It includes stories called My River, Citybook, and Listen to the Desert.  Also poems such as “Sleeping Outdoors,” and “I Love the World.”  Over the next few weeks, you will see four books come home: Our Plants, A Fish Trip, A Walk in the City and Hats Hats Hats.  These books will include new vocabulary words.   Attached is a list of the vocabulary words.

On Monday your child will learn about personal safety.  Sadly, sexual abuse of children takes place more often than we would like to believe.  School programs help children learn to stay safe from abuse.  This lesson presents material on the children’s level.  The skills needed to prevent abuse are taught in a safe and simple way.  Through this lesson, students will learn:

  • How to judge between a safe and unsafe touch
  • How to protect themselves
  • Who to go to for help

I hope you will take a minute to read the materials sent home today.  Please discuss personal safety with your child at home.

On Wednesday there will be a substitute in the morning.  I am attending a team meeting from 8 – 11 a.m. in the school.

For those of you who like to shop online, I’ve learned about a new website that will benefit our school.  This website is Box Tops for Education.   They have links to other popular web sites such as Target, Lands End, Limited Too, Disney, GAP, Shutterfly, and many others.  They donated a percentage of the sale back to our school.  You will need to sign up in order for us to receive the benefits.  Please check out the following web site:

http://www.boxtops4education.com/Marketplace/Default.aspx

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

  • Substitute – November 4 at 8-11 a.m.

  • School Store – November 6

  • Onekama Public Library – November 19 at 11:45 – 1:30

  • Early Dismissal – November 24 at 12:30 p.m.

  • Parent-Teacher Conference – November 24 at 5-8 p.m.

  • Parent-Teacher Conference – November 25 at 8-11 a.m.

  • No School (Thanksgiving Break) – November 25, 26 & 27

Warmly,

Shantel

 

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