Camanche Elementary Newsletter
NEWSLETTER #25-6
October 3, 2024
SCHOOL PICTURES & RETAKES
School pictures are in and should have come home with your students this week! If you are dissatisfied with your child’s picture or if your child was absent on picture day, Inter-State Studio will return on Thursday, October 17th to take new pictures. All pieces of your original picture packet must be returned for a student to have their picture retaken. If your student was absent on picture day, please order online here: https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/87393VF
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to the following students for earning the Top Reader Award for their high scores on the fall FAST reading test. Congratulations to these readers!
Kindergarten ~ Alyza Anderson, Leah Bark, Emersyn Campie, Arlo Handley, Hope Kelly, Mya Lambert, and Brynn Zahnle received the Top Reader Award.
First grade ~ Aries Cowart, Sophia Gojon, Ashlynn Gravert, Holden Jenness, Deacon Klahn, James Klahn, Daniel Maloy, Evelynn Snodgrass, Thea Sweeney, and Oliver Witt earned the Top Reader Award.
Second grade ~ Kinnick Coffey, Hadley Collins, Emery Drury, Natalie Hagemeier, Declan Handley, Kierstyn Handy, Lily Lambert, Addison McDonnell, Bailee Peterson, Aiden Streed, and Iris Thomson earned the Top Reader Award.
Third grade ~ Malina Andresen, Benjamin Clark, Cully Enlow, Jackson Hayes, Connor Hicks, Brynne Hilgendorf, Jenna Lehmkuhl, Tallon McAllister, Brynlee Michaelsen, Harper Mink, Wyatt Petersen, Greyson Rohde, Mckinley Schwandt, and Garrett Snodgrass earned the Top Reader Award.
Fourth grade ~ Gage Capron, Elizabeth Carstensen, Brayden Costello, Lincoln Petersen, Griffen Stolley, Kain Thompson, Keegan Totten, and Brantley Weller earned the Top Reader Award.
There will be a winter FAST reading test and a spring FAST reading test. Students can earn the Top Reader Award and/or the Great Gains Award for those tests. We would love to have many students earn those awards. The best way to earn those awards is to read every day.
WINTER MUSIC PROGRAM NEWS
In an effort to be more accommodating to families, the winter music program performances will be held on two different dates this year.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12TH MONDAY, DECEMBER 16TH
Kindergarten 1:00pm & 5:30pm 2nd Grade 1:30pm & 5:30pm
1st Grade 1:30pm & 6:30pm 3rd Grade 2:00pm & 6:30pm
4th Grade 2:00pm & 7:30pm
While we understand that this is not a perfect solution, we are hoping this helps alleviate congestion with both seating and parking. Each grade level will perform 3-5 songs and then there will be time between grade levels for families to leave or move seats before the next performance. We encourage anyone that can attend the afternoon performance to do so. Thank you so much for helping to make this a smooth and pleasurable experience for all students and families!
NEW FROM THE PTA
The apple cider donut pick up will be Tuesday, October 15th from 3:30 – 5:30 in the CES gym.
Monster Mash is Saturday, October 19th from 6:00 – 7:30 in the CES gym. Admission is $10 per family if RSVP’d by Tuesday, October 15th. Admission will be $15 at the door. There will be pizza for $2 per slice and $1 water. Halloween theme games will be from 6:00 – 6:30, Glow Dance from 6:30 -7:30. ALL costumes must be school appropriate!! RSVP slips will be sent home soon.
The next PTA meeting is November 12th at 6:00 in the cafeteria. Our current members are Jessica Volz, Angel Spence, Alie Tucker, Sarah Oldsen, Emileigh and Matt Schumacher, Amber Jahns, Misti Wilkening, Erin Bickford, Corie Kooi, and Erin Ohsann. Three members will be leaving at the end of this school year. If you have been interested in joining, now is the time! We can be contacted through our Camanche Elementary Facebook Messenger and stormpta@yahoo.com GO STORM!
FROM MRS. MUNSON
This week help your child understand “my body tells me when I am starting to feel a strong emotion”. Often, we experience physical sensations that are associated with emotions, and we can learn to recognize our feelings based on our physical symptoms. These sensations can include tightness, numbness, agitation, and nausea. Being mindful of these sensations can help us figure out what we need in order to take care of ourselves. Take a minute, close your eyes, and do a quick body scan. Are your muscles tense or relaxed? Are you taking long deep breaths or short shallow breaths? Is your heart racing or beating steady? Our bodies give us lots of clues to how we are feeling. Once we are able to recognize these clues, we can work to name our feelings and find healthy coping strategies. Remember that “all feelings are okay, actions are okay or not okay”. Visit the website below for more information about feeling emotions in your body and how you can calm them: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/emotion-as-information/202002/emotions-are-physical
Here are some books to read together:
· Listening to My Body by Gabi Garci
· In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek
DATES TO REMEMBER
Oct 15th PTA Fundraiser Pick Up in CES Gym 3:30-5:30pm
Oct 17th Picture Retake Day
Oct 18th NO SCHOOL – Teacher Professional Learning Day
Oct 19th PTA Monster Mash 6:00 – 7:30pm in CES Gym
Oct 21st NO SCHOOL
Nov 12th PTA Meeting at 6:00pm in CES Cafeteria
Nov 25th & 26th Parent-Teacher Conferences 1:15 Dismissal
Nov 27th-29th NO SCHOOL
Dec 2nd NO SCHOOL
Yours in education,
Aimee Dohse – Principal