Camanche Community School District

Camanche Elementary Newsletter

NEWSLETTER #25-9

October 24, 2024

FALL FEST

            Camanche Elementary will be celebrating fall with a Fall Fest on Friday, November 1^st. Any family that would like to purchase a snack and drink for their student’s classroom, please contact the CES main office. Cost is $1.10 per student. For example, a classroom that has 20 students would cost $22. All orders are due by Friday, October 25^th.

            Nonfood items such as erasers, pencils, silly straws, stickers, play-doh, and other similar treats are welcome at celebrations as well. Thank you for keeping our students safe!

TIME TO FALL BACK ~

            Sunday, November 3^rd, it will be time to FALL BACK for Daylight Savings Time. Be sure to set your clocks back one hour! Just a reminder that school starts each morning at 7:58 and the tardy bell is 8:03.

NEW FROM THE PTA

            Club Choice Fundraiser starts Friday, October 25^th and runs through Friday, November 8^th. This is a catalog sale with kitchen supplies, gifts, wrapping paper, and food. Students can earn prizes along the way. Pick up for the fundraiser items will be Wednesday, December 18^th.

            The next PTA meeting is November 12^th 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, Aimee Dohse, and Erin Ohsann. Two 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 discuss with your student what it means to recognize my strengths and weaknesses. There are many positive benefits for identifying your strengths and weaknesses. Encouraging children to become aware of their strengths helps them to develop more self-confidence and self-awareness, as well as a deeper appreciation and value for how each of us is different (Peterson and Seligman, 2004). Visit https://positivepsychology.com/what-are-your-strengths/ to read more about the benefits of identifying and tools to help you measure your strengths.

Here are some books to read together:

·       Study Skilled… NOT!!!! by Julia Cook

·       Hooray for You by Marianne Richmond

·       I’m Special, I’m Me by Ann Meek and Sarah Massini

·       I am Human by Susan Verde

Here is a video you could watch together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLUOlLRbazA

DATES TO REMEMBER

Oct 25^th-Nov 8^th         PTA Club Choice Fundraiser

Nov 12^th                       PTA Meeting at 6:00pm in CES Cafeteria

Nov 25^th & 26^th           Parent-Teacher Conferences 1:15 Dismissal

Nov 27^th-29^th              NO SCHOOL

Dec 2^nd                        NO SCHOOL

Dec 12^th                        Music Program – Kindergarten – 1:00 & 5:30

Dec 12^th                        Music Program – 1^st Grade – 1:30 & 6:30

Dec 12^th                        Music Program – 4^th Grade – 2:00 & 7:30

Dec 16^th                        Music Program – 2^nd Grade – 1:30 & 5:30

Dec 16^th                        Music Program – 3^rd Grade – 2:00 & 6:30

Dec 18^th                        PTA Fundraiser Pick Up

Yours in education,

Aimee Dohse – Principal