Harvest Party This FRIDAY :)

EVERYONE bring lots of food- 

{but it is a buffet so you don’t have to bring 60 of everything}

No scary or gory costumes, please!

 

Harvest Party for all online and cottage students and their families

Friday, October 28^th at 1:40pm

Pumpkin carving contest –Pumpkins must be in place on tables at 7:45 AM judging is at 8am(Afternoon schedule: Older cottage class 11:10 Arrive in costume 11:30 Art 12:10 Break 12:20 Science 12:45-1:00 p.m. Recess 1:00 Science continued)

1:40 ALL YOUNG COTTAGE STUDENTS & ONLINE STUDENTS ALL ARRIVE IN COSTUME

Most PARENTS STAY IN ROOM AND SET UP PARTY/FOOD

1:50 p.m. ALL STUDENTS AND MRS. STRUBLE GO TO Costume Parade in the gym.

Classes will sit in order of grade level and parade in order up on the stage. 

Party will be in classroom after the parade

SCIENCE EXPERIMENT THEN EATING 

End of the day reminder – please have the children take their pumpkins home – any pumpkins left at the end of the day get put in the trash. 

Treat Street at WP High School at 6-7:30

Health Screening Volunteers Needed

GIVE Members,  We are still looking for Volunteers to help with Health Screenings next week!  Please use the Slyreply link below to sign up or contact Nancy Lecky at nancy.lecky@leckyconsulting.com. 

Please note that the times have changed just a bit as indicated below in red.  If you would like to help but cannot make an entire shift, just indicate the time you are planning to come in the comments area when using the sign-up on Slyreply.

Health Screening – Sept. 28-29 (8:00 to 11:45 and 12:30 to 2:45)  Sign up here -> http://www.slyreply.com/Event/EventDetails.aspx?eid=idSFHWj6wPA%3d

Please contact Nancy Lecky at nancy.lecky@leckyconsulting.com if you have any questions.

Constitution Day

Read the actual document as many commentaries/texts/abridged versions do not include the actual complete principles/facts

Celebrate Constitution Day!

This Saturday, September 17^th is Constitution Day!

The U. S. Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787 – Constitution Day! Federal law requires public schools to observe that day, but studies show that up to 90 percent of schools ignore the law.

This year as we celebrate the 224^th anniversary of the Constitution, take time to read this document, study it with your

Play Park Rake Day

Play Park Rake Day

Becky Drummond, our Gateway Building Manager, has asked for volunteers to help rearrange the wood chips under the play areas in the wooden Playpark next to Gateway.  This is to help keep the park as safe as possible under the slides, swings, etc;   Our students are priveldged to be able to use this park for one recess each week, even though it is closed to the public during school hours.  If you are available to help, it would be greatly appreciated!

When:  Friday, Sept 16th

Time:  9:30 - 11:30

Equipment:  Rake, Gloves, Water  - We have extra rakes if you cannot bring one!

Thank you for helping keep our kids safe!

G.I.V.E.

Hello GIVE Members!  Welcome to an exciting new year at Gateway Elementary.  You are receiving this email because you have signed up to join GIVE, Gateway Inspires Volunteers Everyday.  We will be sending out emails throughout the year to keep you posted on the Events, Activities and Volunteer Opportunities at Gateway.  If you ever have any comments, questions or concerns, please email us at give@wpsdk12.org.   We will also have information posted on the school's website at http://gateway.woodlandparkschools.org/index.php/parents/pto.html. 

Thank you for your support in helping to build our school community!

 

 

MONTHLY GIVE MEETING

Please join us this Friday, Sept 2nd at 8am for our next GIVE meeting in the Panther Den.  Free Childcare is available for children over 1yr old.  Please meet Mrs. Flanagan in the PAL room at 7:50 with your child(ren).  If you are not able to attend, please look for meeting minutes and volunteer opportunities on our webpage, http://gateway.woodlandparkschools.org/index.php/parents/pto.html

SPIRIT WEAR

Spirit wear will be for sale this Friday, Sept 2nd after school.  We will be outside or inside near the media center weather depending.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

 

Read Naturally – Beginning Sept 13th

Eve Owen, our Instructional Resource Teacher, needs 3 volunteers from 8-11am on Tues/Wed/Thur throughout the school year to help guide students through the online Read Naturally program.  Please contact Kathleen Edie at edie1994@q.com if you are interested in helping.  Flexible schedules are available. 

Read Naturally Training - Sept. 8 (8:00 am)  

If you cannot make the training on Sept 8th, we will accommodate your schedule to get you trained!  Please contact Kathleen Edie at edie1994@q.com.

Health Screening – Sept. 28-29 (7:45 to 11:00 and 12:00 to 2:30)

Misty McMahan, our school nurse, needs 8 volunteers during two shifts to help at various health check stations with the students.  Please contact Nancy Lecky at nancy.lecky@leckyconsulting.com if you are able to help.

                                                       

Media Center - Ongoing - Flexible schedule

Lori Lays, our Librarian, needs volunteers to assist with several areas in the media center; restocking books, stamping new materials, etc;  Anytime you are available to help during the school day for 30 min to 2 hrs would be appreciated.  Please contact Lori Lays at llays@wpsdk12.org if you are able to help.

Box Tops - Ongoing - Flexible schedule

We are looking for someone to help with our Box Top fundraising effort at Gateway.  This is a very flexible commitment which can be done anytime.  Please contact Paula Levy at palbunch@hotmail.com if you are able to help.

COMING IN OCTOBER!

Pumpkin Carving Contest

Fall Book Fair

Fall Conference Dinner for Staff

Kindergarten Colors & GIVE Meeting, but first...

No school on Sept. 5^th or 6th

The Kindergarten in the school is learning colors and all students are invited to participate in our Fall Color Days-so wear you colors these days if you can .

KINDERGARTEN COLOR DAYS

                                                                                Monday, Aug. 29 – RED

                                                                                Tuesday, Aug. 30 – YELLOW

                                                                                Wednesday, Aug. 31 – BLUE

                                                                                Thursday, Sept. 1 – BROWN

                                                                                Friday, Sept. 2 –GREEN

                                                                                Wednesday, Sept. 7- ORANGE

                                                                                Thursday, Sept. 8– – PINK/PURPLE

                                                                                Friday, Sept. 9 -- BLACK/WHITE

GIVE Meeting Sept. 2^nd at 8:00 AM

ALL Volunteers to help Gateway be the greatest school around AND you meet Great Parents who have great kidsJ

Come get involved-there are lots of ways –some at home, at school, during school day, or any time, or place, or just come to be social,

Or just come with ideas

August 22nd, Open House!

ToNIGHT!! Open house! Come meet Sandy Struble. If you are enrolled in the cottage school program, come see your class room and bring your school supplies to put in your cubbie :) Does any one need supplies? Let us know! We have some.

Please pack a complete snack/lunch every day for your child when he/she has cottage class. At about 1:20 we have a snack break in the classroom before they go out to play at recess.

Open House is Monday, August 22nd, 4:30-6:30. It is not required, but just a good time to meet and see the classroom/office associated with the Cottage/Online Programs.

 

Cottage 1  is Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11:10-2:55

 

Cottage 2 is Thursdays and Fridays from 11:10-2:55

 

Students should line up at 11:10 along the white fence directly in front of Gateway's front door. I will come out and Greet the class and walk them in. Pick up at 2:55 is a one way flow lane that can take 10-15 minutes. First few days I'll walk the class to the flag pole and have them point out your car as you pull through. If you want to get out of your car, park in the parking lot across the road from the front of the school & use the cross walk.

 

Children may bring in a "Show-n-tell" one time each week. I especially encourage Book Reports or other academic related items to share. Sometimes the kids read their book or a portion of it, tell about it, act it out, draw a picture, or a traditional written 'report' in the older cottage class. Kindergartners can even give a talk about a book read to them. Many show-n-tells end up being toys, but we have had a variety including, interesting rocks, crafts from home, etc.

 

Thanks,

Sandy

 

Back To School Picnic

Dear Wonderful Parents, I have a GREAT!!! group of online and cottage school families.

I want all of you to meet each other.

I am inviting past program parents, other homeschoolers, & other families to meet and have kids meet.

Some are new to the community, so lets esp. welcome them!!

All Families and Homeschooler Friends

Unorganized-no sponsoring group (I say this 'cause this is just my thing not a school thing)

Picnic Tuesday, August 16th

@ 10:30 -1:00-or any time within

Green Mountain Falls Park area

by the Swimming Pool

(going east from WP take first GMF exit. Going downhill you will pass Rocky Mtn. Christian Center/Joyland church on your left, then tennis courts, a basketball court, then the swimming pool.

Around the curve, right after the pool on your left, you will see the "Pool Parking", picnic tables, a creek, grassy lawn, and, maybe me and other folks. You can park along there.

The pool is $4 if you want to go in to swim, but the park/creek is free and very pleasant. Bring yourself, your kids, your friends,

your own picnic lunch, lawn games for backyard sized areas.

Sports Physicals

Hello,

I hope you have all had a fantastic summer. We are offering Sports Physicals for any student who will need one to participate in sports during the 2011-12 school year.

DATE: AUGUST 4, 2011

TIME: 6:00-8:00 PM

LOCATION: WOODLAND PARK HIGH SCHOOL, PLEASE ENTER THROUGH THE CLOCK TOWER

PLEASE CALL RAGAN NEIL AT 686-2016 TO RSVP.

All of the doctors are generous enough to donate their time and the money collected goes to our Athletic Training Program.

Please spread the word.

Thank you,

Ragan Neil

Athletic/Activities Secretary

Woodland Park High School

719-686-2016

Summer Space Programs

Summer 2011 SPACE PROGRAMS  Entering GRADES 1-2 Toys In Space                  May 31 - June 3, 8:30-11:30am* July 18 - 22, 12:30-3:30 pm Do toys work the same in space as they do here on earth? See astronauts experiment with toys as they orbit the Earth. You will help to create and experiment with your own space toys as we explore the basics of Newton's laws of motion and discuss the effects of micro-gravity on your playthings.   Includes Push/Pull Day and See You at the Races. (limited to 24 students per session) Cost:  (*4 day session $145)  $180  Space Adventures Plus May 31 - June 3, 12:30-3:30 pm* July 18 - 22, 8:30-11:30am Build your own functional and tasty Mars rover!  Cook with a solar oven as you study the Sun.  Explore the solar system, study basic principals of flight, and ponder living in space with hands-on experiences.  In our Space Station simulator you will conduct scientific experiments such as analyzing gases using spectral analysis.  You will be actively engaged while learning more about the Earth and other planets using our Stellar Portal e-planetarium.    (limit of 24 students per session) Cost:  (*4 day session $145)  $180  Entering GRADES 3-4   THIS SPECIAL PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE ONLY AT PEYTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN PEYTON, CO --  Moon, Mars & Beyond      JUST ADDED  MAY 31-JUNE 3, 8AM-3PM Moon, Mars, and Beyond  will help students learn about our solar system and understand the challenges of space exploration.  Then they will apply that knowledge as they join the "NASA" team for an absolutely critical assignment.  Mission Control has lost contact with the astronauts aboard a research ship studying the outer planets of our solar system.  They need help!  Does your student have what it takes to explore beyond the Moon and Mars?  Can your student help locate and save the missing crew? (Moon, Mars & Beyond  is limited to 28 students.) Cost: $125 Moonbase Crisis                 June 20-24, 12:30-3:30 pm July 11-15, 8:30-11:30am Join Commander Zota and your teammates in this futuristic adventure to the moon.  The week's activities are based on the Star Challengers Moonbase Crisis book by best-selling authors Rebecca Moesta and Kevin J. Anderson.  You will conduct lunar research, perform experiments, solve problems, build a moonbase model, and receive a signed copy of the book which was inspired by our local Challenger Learning Center in Colorado Springs. (limited to 28 students per session) Cost:  $180   Rocketeers Plus  June 20-24, 8:30-11:30am July 11-15, 12:30-3:30 pm Rockets, rockets, and more rockets!  Investigate the principles of flight and rocketry that have made possible mankind's exploration of space.  You will build and launch several different kinds of rockets, including a NEW Estes model.  Also, experience a variety of "travels" in our Stellar Portal. limited to 28 students per session) Cost:  $180     Entering GRADES 5-8 Lego ™ Robotics                  JUST ADDED  June 13 - 17, 8:30am-3:30 pm (Bring a sack lunch)  Due to popular demand, we added another robotics camp!  If you have experience building Legos™ or are interested in the basics of programming robots, we have a camp for you.  You will be using Lego Mindstorm™ Robotics kits to create and design various robots.  Working as a team, you will program the robots to attempt numerous challenges, culminating in a final challenge which will have you thinking about robots for weeks to come!    (limited to 28 students) Cost:  $290  Lego ™ Robotics                    FULL  June 27-July 1, 8:30am-3:30 pm (Bring a sack lunch)  Due to popular demand, we have created a robotics camp!  If you have experience building Legos™ or are interested in the basics of programming robots, we have a camp for you.  You will be using Lego Mindstorm™ Robotics kits to create and design various robots.  Working as a team, you will program the robots to attempt numerous challenges, culminating in a final challenge which will have you thinking about robots for weeks to come!    (limited to 28 students) Cost:  $290     Moon Walkers July 25-29, 8:30-11:30 am As a Moon Walker, you will look at Moon exploration, both current and future; study lunar geology; search for natural resource treasures while geocaching with real GPS satellites; perform space exercises; create your own lunar craters; and fly a mission in our simulator to deliver a probe to the surface of the Moon.  (limited to 28 students per session) Cost:  $180  Mars 2076 JULY 25-29, 12:30-3:30pm Be a crewmember on the next mission to Mars!  You will learn about Martian geology and meteorology at the Mars Base, the affects of microgravity on the body, and the navigation skills needed to successfully operate the Mars Transport Vehicle.  You will also design and build a lander to survive planetary impact. Do you have the right stuff? (limited to 28 students per session) Cost:  $180     Entering GRADES 9-12   Space Engineering Odyssey JUNE 6-10, 9:00 am-2:00 pm (Bring a sack lunch) Emergency!  Apply physics, biology, chemistry and computer modeling to make informed decisions while you work to save the International Space Station crew during a simulated space mission crisis.  You will experience space-based simulations and apply technology as they explore engineering opportunities in aerospace industries.  Guest speakers will include aerospace professionals who will provide current information and answer questions regarding their various specialties.  Space Engineering Odyssey is a must for high school students considering high-tech careers.  You will improve your applied science skills and have fun doing it!  (limited to 20 students) Cost:  $220 NOTE:  College credits are optional.  For successful completion of Space Engineering Odyssey coursework, UCCS awards 2 elective physics credits.  An additional fee of $130 applies.           Crew Members Needed for our next Space Mission                                     Rendezvous with a Comet                                    Saturday, June 18, 2011                                              9am - 12noon                             $20 students (age 10+) and $25 for adults                                  Call 719-598-9755 to Register                                   The Crew Members of The Challenger Learning Center of Colorado 719-598-9755  www.clccs.org

Testing Dates

Online students all must be tested in all required school tests. These tests satisfy all state requirements for homeschoolers as well.

The testing schedules are:

The 3rd grade reading CSAP will be February 24th from 8:30 to 11:00
The 3rd grade writing CSAP will be March 7th from 8:30 to 11:00
The 3rd grade math CSAP will be March 8th from 8:30 to 11:00

The 4th & 5th grade CSAP’s will be Monday through Thursday February 28th 8:00 am to 12:00 noon, March 1st, 2nd and 3rd from 8:00-12:00
Then on Friday, March 4th, 5th grade will come to do Science CSAP 8-12.

The 1st, 2nd, K Grade BEAR (Reading Assessment) will be 8:00-11:00

2nd Grade is April 4th

1st Grade is April 5th

Kindergarten is April 6th.

The 4th & 5th grade GRADE Assessments will be April 14th 8:00-11:00
Possibly, Friday 4/15, to finish.

The 2nd Grade writing assessment will be April 19th & 20th 9:00-11:00

Dibels (10 minute reading tests) ALL online-only students by appointment April 22nd. Email your time choice and I will verify.
Dibels (10 minute reading tests) during Cottage class for students that are enrolled as both Cottage and Online


The best resource for test prep and practice tests is the CDE website that has old tests available:
Colorado Department of Education: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/released_items.html

Please check it out for some pre-testing practice and ideas. This way you can prepare your student at home in what they need most and without more scheduling impactsJ

Valentine’s Party

All Cottage and Online are invited to come on Friday, February 11th @ 2:00 p.m. for
Valentine’s Party. Please bring a snack for the class. Parents can help set up @ 1:40 p.m. during recess. Cottage classes will make decorated lunch bags for
their cards this week. If you’d like to make a different project at home and bring it to hold their Valentine cards, that is fine also.

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No K-2 Cottage Class on Tuesday, February
22nd:

Monday, February 21st is President’s Day and also a school vacation day. Tuesday, February 22nd is a scheduled Teacher Collaboration Day and there will be
no K-2 Cottage Class that day.

Retro Night Update

Retro Night Friday, Feb 4th

Dinner Begins at 5:30

Hot Dog Meal - $4

Hamburger Meal - $5

(Meal includes chips, cookie and drink)

Dinner will be Cash or Check (No advance purchase necessary!)  

Games On at 6:30!

DON'T MISS......

...Basket Silent Auction -  Bring your checkbook!  Bid High and WIN!

Check out the Baskets for ALL the amazing items that our Woodland Park and Gateway Community contributed!!

WalMart – Gift Card *  City Market - Gift Card * Starbucks - Travel Mug/Coffee/Tea * Edge the Salon and Spa - Swedish Massage * Studio West Aveda - Massage, Facial, Mani-Pedi

* City of WP Park and Recreation - Sport Bag and Certificate for Sport Registration * Panther Soccer Camp/Pappadakis - 2 Certificates for Soccer Camp

* Windows of Heaven Christain Bookstore - 4 Books * Tweeds - 3 Decorative Ski Signs * Manitou Art Theatre - Family Pack Show Tickets * Salus (Manitou Springs) - Body Care Items/Soaps/Lotions

* Gateway's Fabulous Families and Awesome Teachers - Countless Wonderful Gifts

...Photo Booth (just like at the Mall)! -  Buy a few extra tickets and get in line for these Wild and Crazy photos of you and All your friends!

Free Entrance Days in the National Parks

America's Best Idea – the national parks – gets even better with several fee-free days at more than 100 national parks that usually charge entrance fees.*

Mark your calendar for these fee-free days in 2011:

* January 15-17
(Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday weekend)
* April 16-24
(National Park Week)
* June 21
(First day of summer)
* September 24
(Public Lands Day)
* November 11-13
(Veterans Day weekend)

Making the fun even more affordable, many national park concessionaires are joining the National Park Service in welcoming visitors with their own special offers.

Here's a tip – many of your 394 national parks NEVER charge an entrance fee. So start Planning Your Visit!

*Fee waiver includes: entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise.

Colorado FREE days!

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

2001 Colorado Boulevard
Denver
(303) 322-7009
http://www.dmns.org/

January 9
January 31
February 14
February 27
Apri 17
August 22
August 28
September 18
September 26
October 31
November 13
December 5

Denver Botanic Gardens

1007 York Street, Denver
(720) 865-3500
http://www.botanicgardens.org/

January 17
February 21
March 20
April 22
July 19
August 29
September 26
October 10


Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield

8500 Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton
(303) 973-3705
http://www.botanicgardens.org/

January 7
February 4
March 4
April 22
June 3
July 1
August 5
November 4


Denver Art Museum

100 West 14th Avenue Parkway, Denver
(720) 865-5000
http://www.denverartmuseum.org/

January 1
February 5
March 5
April 2
April 24
May 7
June 4
July 2
August 6
September 3
September 10
October 1
November 5
December 3

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts

SCFD 10 for $10
Each Tuesday at 10am, The Denver Center for the Performing Arts will release a limited number of $10 tickets. Ten seats for every Denver Center Theatre Company performance in the coming week will qualify (up to 25 shows per week). Use code SCFD.

Tonight! Retro Night!!

As always EVERYONE IS WELCOME (online & cottage –both levels)

Monday Jan. 31:

Last chance to donate to the baskets they will auction off at the Retro Night

Silent Action Basket donation Ideas:

§ Bath products

§ Chocolates

§ Sports items

§ Tools

§ Candles

§ Kitchen items

§ Snacks

§ Coffee/Tea items

§ ????

Kids’ Raffle Basket donation Ideas:

§ Games

§ Candy

§ Sports items

§ Craft items

§ Stuffed animals

§ Books

§ Toys

Thursday Feb. 3:

Chinese New Year Parade @ 2:15 p.m. Don’t be late if you are coming in for it as it is briefJ

Gung Hay Fa Choy (sp)! Wear RED and BLACK. Our older cottage class will be in the parade.

Friday Feb. 4:

Retro Day! Dress –up in 5o’s, 60’s, 70’s or 80’s styles--all day and for the carnival/dance at night !!!

Mrs. Becker’s Health Class will be presenting their annual Health Fair in the gym during specials time(11:30-12:15) Retro Fun!!!

Retro Night - Friday, February 4th, 2011 (5:30 – 8:30)



5:30 – Dinner

Hot Dog Meal - $4

Hamburger Meal - $5

(Meals include chips, cookie and drink)



6:30 – 8:30 – Games, Contests & Special Guest DJ



Parking and Entrance: @ The Back Door of Gateway by Bus Loop ONLY

(There will be No Entry through the front doors of school)



Admission is FREE but you will need tickets to play the games or purchase snacks.



BUY EARLY AND SAVE!



5 Tickets for $1.00

Retro Case w/25 Tickets for $5.00



Advance Tickets will be on sale in the hallway in front of the library or outside, weather permitting:



Jan 31 – Feb 4 (2:30 – 3:15)



Tickets will be 4 for $1.00 night of event



Retro Night Volunteer Needs:

Food Service: Help will be needed with Food Set-Up (5:30 - 6:00), Food Service(6:00 - 7:30 w/30 min shifts) and Food Clean-Up(7:30 - 8:00). Coordinator: Nancy Lecky, nancy.lecky@leckyconsulting.com, 332-8562



Games: Help is needed to run the games (6:30 - 7:30 & 7:30 - 8:30). Coordinator: Amy Thorpe, thorpefamily@mywdo.com, 686-0784


Decorations: Help is needed to organize and decorate the Cafe and Gym prior to event. Coordinator: Stacy Schubloom, bsjsch@msn.com, 687-0261



Theme Baskets: Help is needed to create/manage Baskets for our Silent Auction and Raffle prior to and during the event. Coordinator: Paula Levy, palbunch@hotmail.com, 331-3640

Assesment Meeting follow-up

Thank you for coming to our first writing assessment meeting. I’d love feedback.

I hope it was somewhat useful. My goal was to make a connection between what you are teaching (the curriculum) and what assessments ask the children to do. Also, I wanted to emphasize the teaching of writing.


Writing does take time. Students in second grade and up can fit a plan, a writing, and an edited writing into your schooling once a week or more.

It probably is within their work somewhere already.

They can start doing this independently and like anything else it takes practice. So let them practice.

I meant to have Pippi Howard, my assistant, share her success. Within ONE week of the same discussion we all had, she saw HUGE growth in her second grader’s independent writing ability. Your kids will amaze you. She just gave a prompt, suggested a plan, gave time to write, and is yet to edit the writing. It was easy and had great results. Hope it wasn’t overwhelming.


Do remember to mention to your student that a “plan” can be a web, cluster, brainstorm list, pro/cons type list, alike/different list, OUTLINE (especially in older grades), or pre-writing. I really want the students to know that what they are doing may be referred to as a plan or planning their writing.


The site Eve suggested for CSAP examples and info.
Colorado Department of Education: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/released_items.html



The books she mentioned:
· "Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!" by Dr. Suess, Jack Prelutsky, and Lane Smith, 1998, Scholastic Inc.

· "Testing Miss Malarkey" by Judy Finchler, 2000, Scholastic Inc.

Her info:

Eve Owen,
Gateway IRT
686-2053
ecowen@wpsdk12.org

Tips & Great reminders

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Writing Assesment [& Other testing] meeting

Meeting Reminder!!!

I am very excited to invite all of you to an informative meeting about students’ writing expectations this Wednesday at 10:15.

Every year the online students are required to take tests asking them to write from a prompt with a plan and I watch their blank stares.

I am so thankful that Eve Owen The Instructional Resource Teacher here will show all of us homeschoolers what to expect so our kids are more prepared and less “freaked out” when encountering the writing portion of assessments.

I also am excited because in all my years of homeschooling and teaching I have seen writing as the most neglected subject despite how important it is in school and in life.

Hope to see you on Wed. January 26^th at 10:15 to just get some background and ideas from Eve. I hope to also provide a bridge between the curriculum you use and its presentation of writing and what the assessments ask for –so as not to make more work for anyone, but to help simplify it all.

Please come for info. if you are in assessment grades (2^nd grade has a writing assessment coming up in April and 3^rd -5^th have writing on the CSAP)

Kindergarten and 1^st Grades have writing to look forward toJ and be prepared for. It’s all goodJ

Yes, of course bring your children. I will probably be in the back of the room watching them ALL play but yet not missing the meeting (questions , answers, concerns for my own benefit) but I will try not to be too disruptive with them while parents sit toward the front and try to listen.

FREE housecleaning for cancer patients

CLEANING FOR A REASON
http://www.cleaningforareason.org/

If you know any woman currently undergoing chemotherapy, please pass the word to her that there is a cleaning service that provides FREE housecleaning - once per month for 4 months while she is in treatment. All she has to do is sign up and have her doctor fax a note confirming the treatment. Cleaning for a Reason will have a participating maid service in her zip code area arrange for the service. This organization serves the entire USA and currently has 547 partners to help these women. It's our job to pass the word and let them know that there are people out there that care. Be a blessing to someone and pass this information along.

Great information. You may not know someone going through chemo, but someone on your email list might.