Memory verse for the week:
"Fear not, for I am with you; be not
dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will
uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10
Dear Parents,
Our
first three days last week were very busy learning lots of routines and
procedures. The students did a great job
of listening and following directions. We are now ready to settle into more
normal routines.
This is the first of the weekly
Monday notes. I am sending home a paper
note today. I will post the letter on my blog and e-mail the link to you
today. Please let me know if you do not
receive the e-mail and I will check the address. Also, if you would like the
link sent to a different e-mail address, please let me know. Starting next
week, our newsletters will only be posted to our blogs with the links sent to
you by e-mail (unless you request a paper copy). Thanks for taking the time to read the notes
each week.
This
is the first week that we will record church and Sunday school attendance. At the home visit you received a form to keep
track at home as well. That form should be returned to school at the end of the
quarter. Family worship is a very
important part of your child’s education.
This
week we will start having a memory work assignment. The memory verse for the week will be in the
planner and also with this newsletter.
This week’s verse is our theme verse.
We have been learning some motions to go with it as a help. The students may choose to say it with or without
the motions. Friday is memory work day, so the children will be asked to say
their memory verse to me following our lunch recess on Friday.
On
Wednesday, we will work on our summer posters.
If your child has not brought in the items (pictures, brochures, ticket
stubs, etc.) to make his or her poster, please send those in on or before
Wednesday. We will be making the posters Wednesday afternoon.
The
students look so great in their school uniforms. Remember that on all Fridays the students may
wear other CCLS shirts (as in CCLS t-shirts). The bottoms need to still be
within the dress code guidelines.
Attendance
and lunch counts are being done with our school management system. We are using the Cornerstone school
management for lunch and milk charges. Your
child’s lunch charges will be put into your TADS account. You will receive notification about when the
charges will be sent to your bank account. We are a federally subsidized lunch program so
please feel free to complete the free and reduced lunch forms (located on the
CCLS website) if you think that you might qualify. The guidelines are posted there as well.
Speaking
of food, the children may bring a healthy,
non-peanut or tree nut morning snack to school that they will eat at morning
break time. They are also welcome to bring a water bottle each day. Please be sure that it has a top that can be
closed to prevent it from spilling.
The
book order forms are coming home this week. If you wish to order any books, you
may either send the order to me with a check made out to Scholastic Books. Or you may place your order online and use a
credit card for payment. Either way our
class receives credit and we are able to order books for our classroom
library. If you would ever want me to
hold your books and not give them to your child, just let me know. All book orders should be turned in to me or
placed on line by Wednesday, September 5th.
Be
sure to ask to see your child’s student planner each evening. I will check it
before your child leaves to be sure that the assignments are written correctly.
I was very impressed that everyone remembered to turn in their math homework
last week. This week the students will continue bringing home a math homework
sheet and soon a math fact sheet. Please
have your child do this practice fact
sheet at home. The lesson sheet
should come back to school each day with the homework side completed, but the fact sheet does not need to be
turned in to me as homework.
We
worked together as a class to develop our school rules. Here is our list:
ðBe respectful.
ðBe responsible.
ðBe kind.
ðDo your best.
These
expectations will help us as we strive to show
respect
for others and for our school.
HERE
IS AN IMPORTANT DATE TO PUT ON YOUR CALENDAR. Tuesday, August 28th, is our Elementary
Curriculum night. After a brief
whole-group time, you will be invited to visit your child’s (children’s)
classroom(s) to hear from the teachers. This is an adult only night for you to see
what your child does during the day.
Thanks
for reading this letter. Please let me
know if there are any problems or concerns.
Have a great week!
Yours in His ministry,
Janet Leet
P.S. A few
people still need to bring in their emergency bags of food. Thanks for taking care of this ASAP.
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