Sunday, January 11, 2009

SOPG Weekly Update: January 12-16

Lots of things happening this week at your Susitna Optional Program!

Monday, January 12
8:30-8:50am – “Meaningful Mornings” - Spend quality learning time with your child, drink coffee and connect with other parents. Parents must stay with their children in one classroom, together, to ensure safety.

In K/1 classes, parents and children will write in their journals and then transition to exploration time.

In 2/3 and 3/4 classes, children and parents will do one or two of the following activities:
  • Read with your child
  • Share student written stories
  • Write a story together
  • Do math activities
  • Play a literacy game
  • Play a math game
  • Play with pattern blocks
  • Play dominoes
  • Play word games
  • Finish math journal pages
  • Finish homework
6:30-8:00pm – Optional Program Family Get-together – Come meet in Sarah’s and Ingrid’s rooms for an opportunity to chat with other parents and teachers. Pizza will be provided so you don’t have to worry about cooking dinner tonight! We hope you’ll come join us!

Tuesday, January 13
8:30-8:50am – “Meaningful Mornings” - Spend quality learning time with your child, drink coffee and connect with other parents. Parents must stay with their children in one classroom, together, to ensure safety.

Wednesday, January 14
8:30-8:50am – “Meaningful Mornings” - Spend quality learning time with your child, drink coffee and connect with other parents. Parents must stay with their children in one classroom, together, to ensure safety.

Thursday, January 15
8:30-8:50am – “Meaningful Mornings” - Spend quality learning time with your child, drink coffee and connect with other parents. Parents must stay with their children in one classroom, together, to ensure safety.

2:15-3:15pm – Susitna Geography Bee – Come out and cheer on the students at this year’s Geography Bee, held in the multi-purpose room (aka the cafeteria).

Note that PACT has been rescheduled to next Thursday, January 22 due to the conflict with the Geography Bee.

Friday, January 16
8:50-9:15am – Optional Program Community Celebration - Come to Ingrid’s classroom to find out which student entry has been selected as the new Optional Program Song and to enjoy other songs, poems and readings from students.

Have a great week and we’ll look forward to seeing you at school!


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