Dear Families,
It looks like I am going to need some assistance this year, so I am looking for help in the following areas:
1. Lunch support from 12:15-1:00pm M,T,TH, & F. Our fourth grade class is now having lunch with the kindergarten class. Students eat from 12:15-12:30pm and then move to the playground. When students move to the playground, DeeDee and I have a chance to eat our lunches. I would like to have supervision on the playground I can count on - can you help?
2. I need some help in the classroom with reviewing student work and recording, filing, posting vocabulary words, etc...can you help?
3. A parent of a fourth grade student is interested in starting a student used book store. She is looking for help! Let me know if I can give her your name.
4. I am still looking for art supplies for the oil-painting classes I would like to have for the fourth graders. Michaels has 50% off coupons if you go to their site. I will print some so that they are available in my classroom. Oil paints are $8.99 per tube. I need Ultramarine Blue, Titanium White, and Cadmium Red. We need something to clean brushes and last year I purchased a product that was safer than turpentine, so if someone could check into the options for this and donate it, that would be great. Finally, 11x14 canvasses cost $7.99-10.99 depending on the type you want. If each parent could supply one canvas we will be able to get started. If possible, I would like these supplies by the end of January!
5. Bookbags have been graciously donated by Leisa Mitchell (Landon's mom). They are the perfect size; however, I need the handles changed, so they can hang on the back of the chairs. Is there anyone who can possibly work on this job? Please let me know.
6. I am starting to plan a field trip to the Julian mines for a tour. This will be an all-day field trip and I would like to go the last week of January, perhaps on Thursday, January 28th. Please check your calendar as we will need drivers. I will update you by next Monday on details such as cost, the time we will be leaving and get back, and the specifics of the field trip.
There is a parent meeting this Thursday which includes a Spaghetti Dinner starting at 5pm. The dinner is sponsored by the 5th grade class. I hope you are able to attend.
Sincerely,
Kim
3 comments:
hi kim,
i checked the michael's site and saw a 40% coupon (on any reg. priced item), and 40% off most paints (e.g., those oil paints we need)-the 40% can be off the whole paint order. not bad. how many paint tubes do you think we need (i.e., of each of the three colors you identified)?
second thing, i could put in an hour this friday or next Monday morning (say, 9-10am) to help with some of that reviewing/recording/filing/posting work you mentioned needing help with. would that work?
thank you for all you do. you are such a wonderful teacher.
best,
leslie (quinlan's momma)
I can help on Thursday's with lunch duty. Depending on my work schedule I could possibly help with other days for lunch when I'm free. I would love to help record work and post items. I will talk to you about times. And, I will try to stop by Michaels this weekend to get supplies.
The used book store idea is great! We have lots of books that we would love our friends to enjoy as much as we have. Would the store be worked by the 4th graders or parents? Please pass my name and number on.
Elisa Brent
hi Elisa,
i'm the parent (Leslie, Quinlan's mom) that proposed the idea of the used book store. i envisioned the 4th graders both organizing and "personing" it, with help from parents and kim as they go. i thought it would help them learn how to organize and run a business, how to recognize and categorize different genres, etc. for a language arts piece, they could each read and review one of books every couple of weeks and the reviews could be posted so potential buyers could see what the books are about. finally, i thought we could all donate books (and we could collect donations from other parents, etc.), and then that students could vote on how to use the profits (e.g., maybe 25-50% to some charity(ies), and the rest to go on fieldtrips, have a class party, etc.
let's see if we can get a few other parents interested and then we can plan some sort of a meeting (maybe a morning meeting with the kids to do some planning).
take care,
leslie
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