Crew News April 16th, 2016

Announcements

Student Led Conferences: We will be doing our spring student-led conferences during the week of April 25th. Please sign up for a 30 minute time slot. Sign up here 

Camp Elim Paperwork: Due April 22nd

Thank you in advance for getting this done on time. It is quite a process to go through all the paperwork to double check everything and follow-up with people for incomplete items. A huge thank you to Ms. Jodie at the front office for doing this!

Dear Parents -  It is time for the Winter Voyages!  We are handling the Voyage paperwork a little differently this year and will be using RevTrak, in addition to a camp hard copy. (The RevTrak system is the same system we use for fee payments in Douglas County School District.)  Please read the important information below and then click on the link at the bottom of the page: 1.  We will need a copy of your child's health insurance card. Please provide a copy (front and back) of the insurance card. 2.  This will be a two step process. 1-Please complete online forms. 2-Return Camp Elim Release hard copy to the office by Friday, April 22nd.(Please feel free to scan and email to me or fax - 303 387 8001.) The links are below. 3.  If your child will be bringing ANY medications (both prescription and non-prescription) on the Voyage, you must have the Student Medication Request and Release Agreement filled out and signed by a physician.  Also, if there have been any changes i.e. dosages, frequency, etc., to a form we currently have on file, please provide a new Student Medication Request and Release Agreement showing the physician's current medication instructions.  This form is linked in this email as well as linked within the electronic documents. ***Important*** - Our Benadryl parameters have changed over the last few years.  We are no longer able to administer Benadryl to children under the age of 10 years old without a doctor's order.  Although it is not mandatory that we have approval to administer Benadryl, we highly recommend that you supply a Student Medication Request and Release Agreement for Benadryl, signed by a physician, in the event of an unknown allergic reaction while on Voyage. If your child has any significant food allergies, and you have questions or concerns, please call or email me. Please let us know if you have any problems viewing the documents, links, etc.  as this is the first year we are using this system. Thank you! Winter Voyage Online Paperwork

Calendar

Apr 20th: Community Reading

Apr 22th: No School
Apr 26-29: Student Led Conferences

Apr 27th: Community Reading 8:30-8:55 and The Beat at 9:15 

May 18-19th: Overnight Voyage to Camp Elim

May 20th: Day of Rest/ No School for Kindies

May 30th: No School/ Memorial Day

Jun 1st: Last day of kindergarten!!!

Crew Highlights

The beginning and end of each day... 

If you come in at the beginning or end of the day, this is what you might see.

Opportunities to work/play together deepen friendships and contribute to our feeling of crew.

Learning through exploration builds understanding of how things work and cause & effect.

Thank you for the donations to our "take a-part station." 

More donations are welcome!

Happy Birthday Max!

Thank you Tia for coming in to read to us and help us celebrate Max's birthday! :)

Ms. Diana visits on Tuesdays

We are so lucky to have our librarian visit our crew on Tuesdays. She comes with wonderful stories, activities, and learning. 

(This is not to be confused with when we check-out books, which is on Thursdays.)

 Showing Growth

To get ready for student-led conferences, we have been doing a variety of diagnostic assessments, including one-on-one conferences and using online tools. We look forward to sharing growth and next steps with you! I am so proud of our learners!

Elephant & Piggie Plays with Ms. Chelsea in Music

A Big Guy Took My Ball!

Alex, Sophia, & Skylar

Watch Me Throw the Ball!

Asher & Alivia

Elephants Cannot Dance!

Cody, Ava, River, & Lis

Can I Play Too?

Elija, Delaney, & Ms. Chelsea

I'm a Frog!

Ella & Connor

I Am Going!

Lily & Myles

I Love My New Toy!

Max, Gretchen, & Maya

I Will Surprise My Friend!

Calvin & Nikelle, Maddie, & Miles

Wow Ms. Chelsea! I am so impressed with your work in facilitating these plays! Our kindergartners did a fantastic job of expression, passion, and comedic timing. They knew their parts and were easily able to read/follow along with the books. The confidence they displayed was priceless! A huge kudos to Ms. Chelsea- she simply is the best! Also thank you to Ms. Michelle's 6th grade volunteers who supported the performances by holding and turning the pages of the book. What a great way to end the week!

 Expedition: May the Force Move You

This week, we took some more time to explore wheels & axles. At the beginning of the week, our challenge was to find out which  wheels roll the best. Students created Lego cars and tested 4 different types of wheels. We graphed the data to show our results.

For our next challenge, students helped me create a rubric for a car that could carry a load without breaking over a distance of two ruler lengths. Then a bonus challenge was to have their car roll safely down an incline plane.

Students did a great job of problem-solving and using creativity with their car creations.

With a group, each student shared their car creation, and we evaluated their car using the rubric. It was impressive to hear students using the language of being apprentice, developing, or independent. They reflected on what went well or what they would change for next time. Be sure to ask your child about it! :)

Please be safe, and have a great snowy weekend! :)