Camanche Elementary Newsletter
NEWSLETTER #23-11
November 10, 2022
WINTER MUSIC PROGRAM
From the Music Studio: Please mark your calendars! I will be sending more details home starting next week. Please check dojo and your child(ren)’s book bags for paper notes as well. Thank you! -–Miss Jen
Date: Thursday, December 15th
Location: Camanche High School Gym
Times: Afternoon: 1:30 p.m. – This will be a TK-4th grade program (Students will be bussed to and from this program)
Evening: 6:00 p.m. –- TK-2nd Grade
7:00 p.m. -– 3rd-4th Grade
PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held Monday, November 21st and Tuesday, November 22nd from 1:30 – 7:15 p.m. Notices indicating the time and place of your child’s conference should be coming home soon. Please return these notices as soon as possible to confirm your conference time. Report cards will be sent home with students the day before conferences.
DUE TO CONFERENCES, WE WILL BE HAVING AN EARLY DISMISSAL AT 1:08/1:15 ON BOTH DAYS.
THERE WILL BE NO SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD.
FOOD DRIVE
Who can squirrel away the most food at CES? Camanche Elementary School will start its annual food drive for the Camanche Food Pantry on November 7th. The food drive will end on November 18th. The class who brings in the most “nuts” (food or money) will receive the traveling trophy and a special treat! Let’s stuff the tree for winter!
FROM MRS. MUNSON
CES students are learning “I will control my feelings; my feelings will not control me”. All feelings are ok. Experiencing strong feelings is a normal occurrence in life. Encourage your kids that it is ok to have comfortable feelings and uncomfortable feelings. It is normal to have strong feelings, but we need to make sure we handle them in an appropriate way. It is not ok to hurt someone else’s feelings or physically hurt others when we are feeling a strong emotion. Ask your student what strategies they use to help them to stay in control of their feelings. Here are some ways we can help our kids navigate their strong emotions: https://aliciaclarkpsyd.com/12-tips-parenting-child-intense-emotions/
Here are a few books to read with your student on feelings:
· A to Z Do You Ever Feel Like Me? by Bonnie Hausman
· Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis
· Soda Pop Head by Julia Cook
· When I Couldn’t Get Over It I Started Acting Differently by Bryan Smith
· Even Superheroes Have Bad Days by Shelly Becker
Sincerely, Mrs. Munson
PTA NEWS
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Fun Pasta Fundraiser. Congratulations to Emery Drury for selling the most and Alexa Banks was drawn for participating. Pasta can be picked up during fall conferences in the reading nook.
The next field trip fundraiser night is Thursday, November 17th from 4pm-8pm at Imperial Lanes! A percentage of the evening’s sales will be donated for CES field trips. Thank you to Imperial Lanes for supporting our students! There will be a pasta basket raffle - $1 for one ticket or $5 for 6 tickets.
Fall conferences are just around the corner, Monday, November 21st and Tuesday, November 22nd. These are long days for the teachers and staff. If you would like to provide snacks or treats to keep their energy up it would be greatly appreciated. Please drop off by 4:00 p.m. in the main office.
We will be selling Winter Cookie Kits made by Cake Fantasies by Ashley. There are 12 cookies, 3 frostings, and 3 sprinkle containers. Selling will be from November 18th-December 2nd. Orders must be turned in on Monday, December 5th. Pick up will be Monday, December 19th from 3:30-5:30 pm in the CES gym.
The Penguin Holiday Shop is back! The shop will be open Sunday, December 11th from 1:00-3:00 pm. Santa’s elves will be there to help students shop for family members. There will be cookies and refreshments.
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, December 131th at 6pm in the CES cafeteria. We would love to see you there and bring your ideas or questions! We can be contacted through our Camanche Elementary PTA Facebook Messenger and stormpta@yahoo.com. Go STORM!
DATES TO REMEMBER
Nov 17th PTA Field Trip Fundraiser Night at Imperial Lanes 4pm-8pm
Nov 18th PTA Cookie Kit Sales
Nov 21st & 22nd Parent Teacher Conferences – 1:15 dismissal
Nov 21st & 22nd PTA Fun Pasta pick up during conferences
Nov 23rd-25th NO SCHOOL – Thanksgiving Break
Dec 11th PTA Penguin Holiday Shop
Dec 15th Winter Music Program
Dec 19th PTA Cookie Kit Pick Up
Dec 20th 2:15 Early Dismissal
Dec 21st – Jan 2nd NO SCHOOL – Winter Break
Yours in education,
Aimee Dohse – Principal