Parent Letter

Dear Parents,

Hello everyone!  I hope you enjoyed the weekend.  It sounds like it is supposed to be nice this week with warmer temperatures.  Yah!

This week is “Character Counts” week.  To celebrate “Character Counts” at the elementary, we are having our own “dress up days.”  These days are as follows:

Monday, October 22nd – Hats off to Respect and being Drug Free!

* It is also Red Ribbon week, so what better way to start off Character Counts week by celebrating being drug free and respecting ourselves and others!  Students are encouraged to wear hats this day to show support for a drug free school and community where people respect each other!

Tuesday October 23rd – Trustworthy Team Tuesday 

* Come to school in your favorite team jersey or sportswear.  We will celebrate the pillar of Trustworthiness!

Wednesday, October 24th – Responsible Rock Star Day and Rock the Vote!

* Show us your glitter, sunglasses, and music themed clothing as we celebrate the pillar of Responsibility.  Our future’s so bright we gotta wear shades!  Please remember NO face painting.

Thursday, October 25th – Caring Citizens Career Day!

* What is your dream job?  Come dressed as what you want to be when you enter the world of work!  We will be celebrating being a citizen who contributes to our community!

Friday, October 26th– Fairness Friday! - Show your school spirit by wearing your Cadet clothes, or just wear our school colors: Blue, White and/or Black.  We will celebrate the pillar of Fairness! 

Along with the dress-up days, there will be a "Character Counts Project" that Mrs. McCabe, the guidance counselor, will be organizing.  The "Character Counts Project" we will participate in during Character Counts week is, “Supplies and Snacks for Soldiers, Howard-Winneshiek Cares."  Through this project the students are asked to please bring in tasty snack foods and/or toiletries for our soldiers overseas and residents of the Veterans homes located in Marshalltown and Des Moines, Iowa.  These items are to be dropped off at Crestwood Elementary.  There will be a snack donation box at the building.  The drop off date begins on October 22nd and runs through Ocotober 26th.  The local VFW chapter in Cresco will receive the snacks and toiletries that we have collected, and will sort and mail them to our soldiers this year.  Thank you VFW!!!!!!

We are going to partake in our first field trip for the year.  The third graders will be traveling to Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Friday, October 26th.  We are going to see the play "Bunnicula," which will be based off the chapter book, Bunnicula.  (We have not read the book, but have looked at a movie trailer explaining what it is about so we have a little background knowledge.)  There will be a note being sent home tonight explaining what your child should bring with him or her for this bus trip.  PLEASE SEE THE NOTE!  We are leaving school around 10:30 AM and returning in time for dismissal around 3:15 PM.  Your child WILL need to bring his/her own school lunch for that day.  PLEASE READ THE NOTE REGARDING WHAT YOUR CHILD CAN AND CANNOT BRING.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.  Thank you!

Picture retakes will take place on Tuesday, October 23rd.  If you would like your child to have his or her pictures retaken, please plan accordingly for that day.  Thank you!

                                            

·     Please remember to visit our student blogs.  This week, the students will be posting text evidence from their story in literacy.  Please remember that you will have the opportunity to comment back to them.  They would LOVE a comment from you on something that they have posted.  To view and/or write on our student blog page, please go to http://cmccarville.blogspot.com/ (our blog page) and then click on "Student Blog Page."  Ask your child to show you, have fun with it, and enjoy!

If you have not scheduled a parent teacher conference time, please do so as soon as possible.  If you are unable to schedule online, please call the elementary office and set up a time that works for you.  If something does not work, please let me know so I can rearrange/reschedule a time that best fits your schedule as conferences are next week.  Regarding the report cards that will be sent next week, if you have any questions about your child’s grades, we can discuss the questions at conferences time.  Thanks!

We are nearing the end of the month soon so please see that your child is continuing to read for his/her reading calendar.  Remember that the reading calendar is optional, but it is important that your child be reading every night to help his/her reading.  Thanks!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.  I am available anytime.  Thanks for everything, and have a fantastic week!

Sincerely, 

Mrs. McCarville