Posted by MrLynch | Posted in Weekly Newsletter | Posted on November 15, 2014
Parent/Teacher Conferences are in a couple of weeks. They are officially December 4-5, but I offered conference times that entire week (before school) as well to give a bit more flexibility. If you haven’t signed up for a conference time please refer back to my previous e-mails on how to sign up (and what the password is). Click here for the link to my conference sign-up page.
Friday was our team’s first Z-Day. Z-Days are special events that our team puts on to help students build both class and team camaraderie. Students competed in a variety of mental and physical challenges (as a class) with three of the four events being held indoors.
Last week students learned about the Holiday Bear Project, which is a charity that sponsors children who need a little holiday boost. We will be sponsoring a girl and a boy whose families are having a difficult time and would be hard pressed to provide gifts for their kids during the holidays. What most classes do who are involved in projects like this is to have students bring in wrapped gifts. While this is very effective, I do this a little differently. Along with altruism and empathy, I want students to utilize this opportunity to learn some other lessons, too.
I understand that not every student will be able to make it to Walmart on December 2 and that is absolutely fine. You’ll hear more from the room parents later about carpooling opportunities. Either way, all students will be involved in the process both before and after. Let me know if you have any questions about this worthy cause.
Upcoming Events
Holiday Bear Project – Tuesday, December 2 at 3:30 PM
Parent/Teacher Conferences – Thursday and Friday, December 4-5 (and many mornings that week)