Happy New Year and welcome back! I missed my students over break and was thrilled to see your happy faces today! :)
As an extension to our Habitats Unit, we have asked the third graders to research something interesting about the rainforest. On Dec. 18th, the students brought home a letter on green paper about a creative project on the Rainforest. This project is to be completed at home and is a great chance for students to show their creativity. The projects are due on Jan. 22nd. The students will present their projects and knowledge to the class. The letter gives them various options, but students are free to choose rainforest topics that are not on the list. Please encourage your child to be creative! Students may use a variety of resources to help them with their project.
Animal Research- The students will be also be researching an animal from the rainforest. We will devote some time in class to finding resources, but students are encouraged to look for resources at home. The children can bring home their flashdrives so that they can store any information or pictures that they find. They will have time to research a bit during school, and then they will create a power point presentation at school using a template that we created.
There will not be a spelling test this week: Jan. 7th - 11th. Instead, we will review previous lists and skills and play some spelling games!
Have a wonderful week!
Miss Anco
Dear
Parents,
On Friday,
December 21, we will be holding our holiday parties from 2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
for all our students. Two room parents or their designees will run the parties
for the children. Due to space limitations, we ask that you refrain from
attending these parties.
The PTA
will be providing the students with cupcakes and a Capri Sun during the party.
The cupcakes are from * Whole Foods Market in Naperville. The ingredients are
as follows for the cupcakes: vanilla cupcakes contain eggs, milk, soy and
wheat, sugar, enriched wheat flour, dry egg whites, palm oil, leavening,
dextrose, modified food starch, dry egg yolk, natural flavor, salt, non-fat
milk solids, sorbitan monostearate, soy lecithin, soybean oil, cellulose gum,
xanthan gum, water, and canola oil. The frosting consists of powdered sugar,
palm oil shortening, unsalted butter, vanilla extract, sea salt and annatto
(natural plant based food color).
If your
child is unable to have the treat provided because of allergies, please send
the school nurse a note informing us of this no later than Thursday, December 13, 2012. She needs to
compile a list of what students cannot have the cupcakes. You are asked to
provide your child with a treat that he/she can have if they have allergies to
the cupcakes being served.
Please
do not send in any other treats for the classrooms because of possible food
allergies. Treats brought to school will be sent home.
Finally,
alternative activities will be planned for children whose families choose not
to participate in this event beginning at 2:30 p.m. Please contact Mr. LeCrone
through email in order that appropriate activities can be arranged no later
than Monday, December 17, 2012. His email address is: brian_lecrone@ipsd.org.
As a
reminder, winter break begins on Friday, December 21, and classes will resume
on Monday, January 7, 2013.
We wish
you and your family a safe and restful winter break.
Sincerely,
The May Watts Staff
*We would
like to thank Whole Foods Market in Naperville for partnering with the PTA.
Whole Foods offered a tremendous price break in order to provide our children
with a healthier, more natural and delectable party treat. – Mrs. Moranchek,
Room Parent Coordinator.
Manna Cards Fundraiser:
Want a
fundraiser that makes money for the PTA, but doesn’t cost you anything extra?!?
That’s exactly what Manna Gift Cards are. Businesses sell their gift cards –
you pay only face value of the card. The PTA earns a % of the value of the sale
as a reward for selling the card. You get gift cards and we all benefit from
the PTA programs at May Watts. Gift cards will be delivered December 14th,
in time for holiday gift giving. You can purchase for a variety of businesses
such as Target, Meier, Walmart, Jewel, and Starbucks.
More Info: Manna Cards Fundraiser
Thank you to the following parents
and grandparents for assisting with our Math Olympics: Mrs. Freedlund, Dr.
Kulla, Mrs. Nosek, Mrs. Swords, Mrs. Zgraggen, and Grandma Zgraggen.
Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Nosek for your
generous donation of measuring tapes to our third graders! We are putting them
to good use!
