11/9/11

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

News

• Thank You to Grand Canyon Drivers/Chaperones: Special thanks to Steve Donovan, Hollin Zimmerman, Michael Shields, Mary Beattie, Tracey McGillvray, Karin Wendell, Rich Collister, Sylvia Slavlova, Laura Adams, Nancy Zielinski, and Shawn Wendell for providing a Pink Jeep for us to travel in.

• Thanksgiving Feast Potluck: Parents and Guardians are invited to our annual Thanksgiving Feast Potluck will take place in our classroom on Friday, Novermber 18th at noon. We will provide drinks and utensils; please contribute the following items to ensure a full meal for everyone:

• 6th Years: Meat, Cheese, and/or Bread
• 5th Years: Chicken Noodle and/or Vegetarian Vegetable Soup
• 4th Years: Desserts

• Parent Help Needed: We are looking for parent volunteers to help out with various tasks (tutoring students, grading, roving) within our classroom Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 8:00-12:00 (or any increment of time between these hours). If you are interested, please email us.

• Red Rock Fantasy Set Up: We will be setting up this year's entry to Red Rock Fantasy at Tlaquepaque this Saturday between 12pm and 5pm. Please meet at the fountain when you arrive. We are still in need of holiday lights, brightly colored outdoor or indoor paints, and plywood, or tax-credit-eligible donations to buy these supplies.

• Intra/Inter-Personal Courses: We are asking all 6th Year parents/guardians to donate at least $100 of their tax-credit money to these courses.

Volunteer Opportunities

    50 Parent/Guardian Volunteer Hours per year are required for each SCS student unless other arrangements are made with the Principal Educator. Below are the current volunteer opportunities for the UE classroom. Be sure to log your hours in the main office!

• Classroom Library Organization: We need help organizing our classroom library which includes ordering and coding our wide variety of novels.
• Laminating/Hole Punching: If you are available to help us with laminating during the school day, please let us know or drop by and check in with Marsha. 

• Friday Electives: We are in need of volunteers to run Friday electives from 2:00-3:00pm for next semester. If you can commit to the entire semester (January-April) and would like to lead one of the following classes or have an idea of your own, please email us.

-Art

-Nature Walk/Hiking

-Cooking

-Newspaper

-New Global Citizens

-Technology

-Digital Photography

-Yoga 

-Sports

Upcoming Events

• Oliver Twist Performance: The Grail Theater of Britain will be performing Charles  Dickens' classic Oliver Twist for the entire school on Thursday, November 16th at 1:30 pm.

• Thanksgiving Feast Potluck: Parents and Guardians are invited to our annual Thanksgiving Feast Potluck will take place in our classroom on Friday, Novermber 18th at noon. We will provide drinks and utensils; please contribute the following items to ensure a full meal for everyone:

• 6th Years: Meat, Cheese, and/or Bread
• 5th Years: Chicken Noodle and/or Vegetarian Vegetable Soup
• 4th Years: Desserts

Jacki, Marsha, Bill, and Andrea