Thank you for sensitively leading your students through a difficult week. I deeply appreciate your protection over the hearts of the children in your class and each of their unique emotional needs. I will bring the canvas to the funeral home today with a card for the Kanis family from all of us. We pray they find comfort in the truth of these words.
For those who would like to attend Caroline's funeral and sit together, I will be at South Side tomorrow morning at 9:20. We will depart at 9:25 for Central Wesleyan. Please feel free to text me if you need to know our whereabouts. 616-510-1593.
Report Cards and P/T Conferences
Cards are being printed, envelopes are being stuffed. They can go home today.
I am eager for our parent/teacher conversations. We have much to celebrate but our work is not done. As you always do, please open in prayer, celebrate the JOYS that each child brings to our community and share with truth and grace how each young one is doing in our "home away from home". Please let me know if I can help you answer questions or pursue solutions.
Data Meetings
As running records have just been completed, we will again hold data meetings to check in on our kiddos. You have been sent an invitation by me if you are a K-2 teacher. If you have a conflict, don't hesitate to ask that we go back to the drawing board to select a new time and day.
Staff Meeting
Our next staff meeting will be Thursday, April 13 over the lunch hour.
Running Records
I have already asked several of you. I'll be asking the rest after spring break. ;) May I attempt to do running records side by side with you when you would authentically give them to your readers? I would like to help us reach consistency with the way with administer running records. In particular as we close the year and prepare to pass this data on to the next grade level. We want accuracy and consistency. More info coming....
Mark Your Calendars! Look at Next Week's Reading Fun!
Monday, March 27 - Michelle is working on an art project that will enrich the story, "Miss Rumphius." We are hoping that spring lupines will be lining our hallways!
Tuesday, March 28 - Curiosity Day - We have our very own Man with the Yellow Hat coming to celebrate Curious George's 75th birthday by reading one of his favorite stories of this very curious monkey. Our sweet Mary Hoffman will be pulling the Curious George books for extra reading if you desire, and we will have a file of activities to choose from if you wish to do some of those activities. Also, this might be a day to encourage curiosity by having the kids do a Make activity.
Wednesday, March 29 - A special treat for all students will be to hear Pam Krikke, grandmother to Kellen Eldean, share about her book, "Gracie Brave." We will be meeting in the library by grade levels for this event. K students at 12:45, 1st students at 1:15, and 2nd graders at 2:00. She is so excited to come here from Florida just to share her story with our kiddos!
Thursday, March 30 - Sandy is working on securing a movie as a special treat for our hard working students. K teachers will be able to view after lunch recess and 1st and 2nd graders will be able to view it at the end of the day, 2:00-3:00 (ish).
One other thing we would like to promote throughout the week, is DEAR time. We thought it would be really sweet to have a few children from each class announce this event each day from the office. Our thoughts were to have it at consistent times each day: 8:35 and 11:15. (We are open to other view points.) This is the schedule of announcers that we were thinking:
Monday, 8:35 - Strikwerda
11:15 - Johnson
Tuesday, 8:35 - Sapp
11:15 - Becksfort
Wednesday, 8:35 - VanMeeteren
11:15 - Dreyer
Thursday, 8:35 - Snoeyink
11:15 - Ritsema
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