Camanche Community School District

Camanche Elementary Newsletter

NEWSLETTER #25-18

January 16, 2025

NO SCHOOL MONDAY, JANUARY 20^th MLK JR DAY

            There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, January 20^th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

VALENTINE CLASSROOM PARTIES

            Camanche Elementary classrooms will have their Valentine’s Day parties on Thursday, February 13^th. Please call the CES main office if you would like to purchase a snack and drink for your student’s classroom. Cost is $1.10 per student and includes BOTH the snack and drink. For example, a classroom that has 20 students would cost $22.00. All orders are due by FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7^TH. Thank you for keeping our students safe!

            When sending in Valentines please make sure they do not have any food  or candy attached. We encourage nonfood items such as pencils, stickers, or erasers. Please contact CES if you have any questions.

PRESCHOOL INFORMATION NIGHT

            Children who live in Iowa and will turn 4 years old on or before September 15, 2025 qualify for FREE PRESCHOOL. Please join us for a preschool information night on Thursday, February 13^th at 5:00 p.m. in the elementary school library.

KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP

            Kindergarten Round Up will be held on Wednesday, February 12^th at 2:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 5:15 p.m. If you have a child that will turn 5 years old on or before September 15^th, 2025, please call our office to add them to our Round Up list. We can’t wait to meet all of our future kindergarteners!

NEWS FROM THE PTA

            We can be contacted through our Camanche Elementary Facebook Messenger and stormpta@yahoo.com GO STORM!

FROM MRS. MUNSON

            This week builds on last week’s topic of goal setting: “I Can; I Try; I Start; I Finish”. Strong work ethic is another important life skill to teach our children. Empower your child to take a growth mindset approach to any task they are faced with. Believing that they can do the work and then persevering to accomplish the goal is beneficial to their success in life. Talk with your child about the phrase “I Can; I Try; I Start; I Finish”. Remind them of a time when they were challenged with a task. Maybe it was cleaning their room, making a Lego creation, or helping someone. Praise them for believing they could, creating a plan, working hard, and finishing the work!

Here are some fun videos on not giving up:

·       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWp6kkz-pnQ

·       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-gQLqv9f4o

Here are some books to read together:

·       Planning Isn’t My Priority by Julia Cook

·       Time to Get Started by Bryan Smith

·       The Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright

DATES TO REMEMBER

Jan 20^th                      NO SCHOOL – Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Feb 5^th                        100^th Day of School

Feb 12^th                        Kindergarten Round Up in the CES Library

Feb 13^th                        Classroom Valentine Parties

Feb 13^th                        Preschool Information Night 5:00 p.m. in the CES Library

Feb 14^th                        NO SCHOOL – Teacher Professional Learning Day

Feb 17^th                        NO SCHOOL – President’s Day

Mar 12^th & 13^th              Parent-Teacher Conferences 1:15 p.m. Dismissal

Mar 14^th                       NO SCHOOL

Mar 17^th -21^st               NO SCHOOL – Spring Break

Mar 28^th                      Spring Picture Day

Yours in education,

Aimee Dohse – Principal