Newsletter, October 1st

A Peek At What We are Doing in Fifth Grade

Wednesday is the big day, ECO WEEK! I hope everyone is at least half as excited as I am.

Please plan to arrive about 8:55 on Wednesday. With everyone else inside the school, we’ll have plenty of room to get everyone in the right place.

Your child should be wearing his or her Eco Week shirt and have a backpack/ daypack with gloves, jacket, hat, lunch, snack, 2 water bottles, and lip balm. Everything else should be in his or her luggage.

When you arrive, please remember to have your child carry his or her luggage from the car. Your first stop will be to put a tag on your luggage (Boys - Green & Girls - Blue) and put the luggage in line for the luggage bus. After we get the luggage bus loaded, we’ll have the kids get on the other buses. The kids ride on the bus with their Eco Week group -wolves and pika are on one bus and the moose and bears are on the other. The kids should know their group. If your child is unsure which group is his or hers, please ask a staff member. Buses usually head out about 9:20. Keep in mind that a quick kiss and a hug goodbye is sometimes best, but you are welcome to hang around and wave goodbye as we leave.

Please be at the school by 2:00 on Friday to pick up your child. They’ll be very tired and ready to go home.

You can find all the newsletters for the year and other fun pictures including a video of Juliet’s “Who Knew” at our classroom blog http://khalesclass.blogspot.com/.

Dates to Remember
Eco Week - Wednesday, October 3rd - Friday, October 5th
Parent/ Teacher conferences are Tuesday, October 16th or Wednesday, October 17th.

Chemistry Presentation

Thank you to Juliet's grandparents for volunteering their time and talent to teach us about chemistry.

Here are a few pictures of our fun afternoon.

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday, Juliet!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Libby!

Newsletter, September 14th

We need all Eco Week forms returned by Thursday, September 20th. Medication forms and the actual medicine need to be brought to the office by Wednesday, September 19th. You can pay for Eco Week in School Pay or send a check made out to Zach Elementary for $120. We will never let cost stand in the way of this amazing opportunity. Please let me know if you have any concerns about the cost.

Just two other quick reminders about Eco Week. If your child is going to be wearing hiking boots, it’s a good idea to start wearing them now to get the nice and broken in. Encourage your child to start drinking extra water now. Altitude sickness is no fun.

You can find all the newsletters for the year and other fun pictures including a video of Natalie’s and Brody’s “Who Knew” at our classroom blog http://khalesclass.blogspot.com/.

Dates to Remember
Eco Week Medication form and medicine due to the office - Wednesday, September 19th
Eco Week forms and payment due - Thursday, September 20th
Collaboration Day - No School - Friday, September 21st
Eco Week - Wednesday, October 3rd - Friday, October 5th

Student of the Week

Our very own Bella was a Student of the Week.  Love the crown.

Safety Week!

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday, Brody and Natalie!

Newsletter, September 7th

A Peek At What We are Doing in Fifth Grade

We are three weeks into the year and it feels like time is flying by. I just have a few pieces of information for you this week.

Thank you to all the parents who said they were available to volunteer this year. If you’d like to volunteer but haven’t signed up, please visit our online form at https://tinyurl.com/zach5vol.

Thank you for taking the time out of your evening to attend the Eco Week meeting with your child. I hope you found it informative and that your child is getting excited. If you are sending your first child to Eco Week you may have a few questions that we didn’t answer. If you do, please email or call me. Just a few reminders. We need all forms returned by Thursday, September 20th. Medication forms and the actual medicine need to be brought to the office by Wednesday, September 19th. You can pay for Eco Week in School Pay or send a check made out to Zach Elementary for $120. We will never let cost stand in the way of this amazing opportunity. Please let me know if you have any concerns about the cost.

Please remind your child that all cell phones need to be in their backpacks (on silent mode) when at school (8:40 -3:38). We understand if a student needs to check in with you when they arrive at school, but we ask that they then store their phones safely away in their backpacks. Thanks for your help with this!

PTO News: The Zach Enrichment Fund (ZEF) campaign is in full swing right now until Sept. 30. We are only halfway to our schoolwide ZEF goal and still need to raise about $23,000 more. If you have not donated to ZEF yet, please consider doing so. ZEF provides each teacher with money to use in their classroom and directly on students. A suggested donation of $100 per child is recommended and you can pay via School Pay, cash, or check to Zach Elementary. Thank you!

Our Classroom blog is https://khalesclass.blogspot.com.

Dates to Remember
Collaboration Day - No School - Friday, September 21st
Eco Week - Wednesday, October 3rd - Friday, October 5th