September 4, 2007
 

Open House

Open House is scheduled for this Thursday evening, September 6, 2007 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM.  This is an evening for teachers to present information about their classes, expectations for the year, and policies and procedures.  There will not be time for one-on-one conferences.  Please feel free to set up a time to meet with your child’s teacher individually if necessary.

  • 5:30 – 6:00       2 year-old, 3 year-old, and Pre Kindergarten meet the teacher in classroom
  • 6:00 – 6:30       All parents and teachers assemble in the Parish Hall for a general meeting
  • 6:30 – 7:00       Kindergarten through 6th Grade meet the teacher in the classroom
  • 7:00 – 7:30       All teachers will be available in the classrooms until 7:30 for anyone who could not attend an earlier session.

All co-curricular teachers (Spanish, Art, Music, Computers, P.E., Christian Education, and Library) will be in the Parish Hall from 5:30 until 7:30 to meet with parents as needed.  When parents are not visiting the classroom they could be visiting with co-curricular teachers.

 

Dress Code Information

Please be certain that you child comes to school each day dressed appropriately.  Remember that tennis shoes and socks are required everyday – there are no other acceptable options.

Carpool Reminders

We need your help in keeping our children safe during carpool times.  Please drive very carefully as children are difficult to see at times.  When you are dropping off or picking up at carpool, please remain in your car so that we can keep the lines moving.  If you must get out of your car to come into the school, please pull into a parking space.  Do not leave your car unattended in the carpool line.

 

IB in Action

Each week in the Monday Morning Memo, we'll bring you a little picture of how our classes are using the IB curriculum. This week, we're pleased to report that 9 teachers attended IB training throughout the summer. Debbie Bennett, Susan Cleveland, Becky Hankins, Sherrell Huff, and Shelly Negrete attended Level One Training where they learned the theories and standard practices of the IB program. Jamie Burnett and Leah Delafield attended Level Two Inquiry Training. They took what they learned and presented it to the teachers during In-Service. You can see some of the work the teachers did hanging in the Parish Hall this week. Melisa Bennett and Hilary Gardner attended Level Three Early Childhood Training and brought back many ideas for incorporating the IB program into our pre-primary classes.

We are also excited to announce that our Three Year Olds will begin incorporating elements of the IB curriculum in their class this year. They will have four units, families, celebrations, light and dark, and food. If you have any ideas for these new units, please feel free to share them with us.

 
What a Busy Week We Had!


Three Year Olds played with shaving cream!

 


3rd Grade explored what happens to crackers in various liquids

 

6th Graders worked to complete a geography assignment.
 

Some Two Year Old friends enjoyed a story from Mrs. Penny.
 


Second graders practiced listening and following oral directions.

 


Kindergarten students did lots of reading!

 

Pre-K students played in centers.
 

Fifth Grade worked on their first Internet research project.