Field Trip Correction

Hello again. The date of the field trip is THURSDAY, November 6. I had the date right, but wrote down the wrong day. Sorry about that!

Field Trip Coming Up

Hello! Hope you are enjoying the calming weekend before Halloween comes. The energy levels will be high this week, so please remind your children that they we will be working hard until Thursday. Then we can celebrate this fun tradition. Thank you to Kelly and Jen for organizing the party.

I wanted to give you a heads up about an upcoming field trip on Friday, November 6. Our class will be going for a hike in Nisene Marks. We will have a docent taking us along a trail teaching about Aptos History. I believe the hike is from 9:30-11:30. So, we'll need parent drivers from 9:00 until 12:00. If you are interested in coming along, be sure to sign the parent driver form. I will send home permission slips this week.(Sorry for the late notice)

Have a great week!

Updates

Hello parents! Hope you are all enjoying this nice fall weekend. It was great talking with you during conferences about your child. Your children are a delight to work with and have many funny stories to share with me each day.

This week things are back to "normal". As much as your children loved getting out early each day and eating on the playground at lunch, it's nice to be back to our regular routine.

The Halloween Party next week seems to be under way. Thanks you Mrs. Gaeckle and Mrs. Spinelli for organizing this fun event. If you are still interested in volunteering, please let us know by this Friday. Also, if you volunteer for Lit. Circles on Thursdays, they'll be a slight change in schedule on Oct. 30. Since the party will be before lunch, I will do lit. circles after lunch at 12:20. If you can make it, great! Otherwise, don't worry about it. The students seem pretty comfortable running it themselves.

Don't forget, October reading logs are due next week. If you've misplaced the log, you can either get a new one from me or use a piece of paper.

Have a great week!

Conference Week

I look forward to sitting down with you all to discuss the progress of your child. Please be sure to show up on time, as I have many conferences back to back. If you need to cancel for any reason, let me know in advance so we can set up a new time. Thank you for taking the time to fill out the questionnaire sent home last week. I will discuss any needs or concerns that you have about your child.

Next Monday I will not be sending home a weekly report due to early dismissal during conference week. Also, I only heard from 4 parents who check the blog on a weekly basis. I usually update every Sunday evening. I will continue to let you know about upcoming events, but will keep it brief.

See you soon!

Quick Survey

Hello parents!

I wanted to know how many of you check this blog and how often. If you check on a regular/weekly basis, please email me so I can continue to update you with information. Also, if you would like to continue receiving weekly reports for your child, let me know. I will not be filling them out during conference week, but will continue after that. They take time to prepare and if you are not looking at them, then I can discontinue this for you. My district email is finally working, so please contact me at athena_maraldo@pvusd.net

Upcoming events:
Landform projects due this week, October 7
Book orders due October 10

Mrs. Gaeckle and I have been talking about Halloween festivities for October 30. If you have any ideas for center activities or would like to help, let us know. I would like to keep things relatively low key.

Again, I'd like to thank all of you who are able to volunteer your time as well as donate items to the classroom. I received some paper cups and a print cartridge this week. Thank you parents!