Dear Families,
Tomorrow is our free day at the San Diego Zoo. We will be leaving right after attendance and getting organized in volunteers' cars. Please remember to pack a lunch that requires neither a microwave or can opener. If you have a backpack, please put your child's lunch in it, along with at least two bottles of water. Finally, please remember sunscreen!
Tuesday, June 7th is our final Family Night of the year. A pizza dinner will be available from 5-6pm. Tickets can be purchased ahead with Donna at the front desk. During that time be sure to stop by our classroom to see your child's latest project. I'm sure you have heard about the Passion Project as the students have been so excited about it. They have written amazing informational reports, created Power Points, made dioramas, and designed posters to represent their interests. This is the first time I have seen students at this grade level create visual representations that vary from one another! Yay! Oops, I have trangressed- back to the Family Night! Christine will speak at 6pm regarding our new facility in Scripps Ranch and performances from our CAMPS program will take place at 6:30pm (Hip-Hop, Glee Club, etc..). I hope you will all come and enjoy yourselves.
Next, on Monday, June 13th we will be having our annual Field Day at Allied Gardens Recreational Center. Each teacher at IA has come up with a station for a field activity. Mine will be an egg relay race. Students will have to transport eggs on spoons to one another without dropping them. I need help with donations - we need approximately 10 dozen eggs, plastic spoons, and larger kitchen spoons if you can spare them! Please committ to bringing eggs right away, but don't actually bring them until the Friday before or on the day of the race! I also need drivers to transport children there. We will leave at 9:45am and return at 2:00pm, so driver's will need to be prepared to drive both ways. I also need two volunteers to help with stations - thanks ahead of time!
On Tuesday, June 14th, I have a graphic artist coming into the classroom to work with the children. Deborah Mori is Kainoa's mom and has generously offered to share her craft in our classroom. Children will be creating collage type pieces using their own designs and paint. If possible, I need a parent to donate 81/2" X 11" white cardstock paper for this fun experience.
Finally, on Friday, June 17th we are headed to the park for a picnic/playday!!!! A sign-up sheet is on my big table for food contributions. I would also like to have parents bring balls and ideas for games. This should be great fun as the children love the park. We will leave right after morning meeting and stay until it is time to come back to school for some stories and good-byes.
I believe that it is for now,
Kim
