Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Celebrating Saint Patrick's Day


Beach Day Change

I want to be sure everyone has seen the announcement that Beach Day will be on Monday, March 30th NOT Friday, March 20th. We have checked with the chef, and the menu options for those two dates will flip flop. So, to be super clear...

This Friday, March 20th, will be a regular school day and we will have pesto pasta for lunch.

Monday, March 30th will be Beach Day and we will have turkey and cheese wraps for lunch.

PTNO PANCAKE BREAKFAST & Silent Auction


Saturday, March 21st  …starting at 8:30am
PTNO PANCAKE BREAKFAST & Silent Auction
Come to Calais Elementary with family, friends & neighbors for a delicious pancake breakfast! The Calais PTNO is hosting a breakfast and silent auction on Saturday, March 21st  to raise money to fix the outdoor basketball court at our school.
Doors open at 8:30am.  We are serving pancakes with VT maple syrup, bacon, scrambled eggs, juice, milk & coffee.   
Adults $8     Students & seniors $4
 
There will be many exciting items at the silent auction including:
Lego Helicopter set from Woodbury Mountain Toys, bagels from Bagitos,  coffeemaker from Aubuchon Hardware, movie passes & popcorn from the Savoy Theater, and gift certificates for Petra Cliffs Climbing Center, Bear Pond Books, Cornerstone Pub, Guitar Sam, The Quirky Pet, Three Penny Taproom, R & L Archery and many more! 
  
Reserve your meal by contacting Sue in the CES office454-7777 orcalaisschool@u32.org
Make checks out to the Calais PTNO.

Monday, March 16, 2015

Fun at Calais

Snow art at winter carnival 
The field at carnival 
Dr. Seuss Day reading 


Friday, March 13, 2015

1st and 2nd Grade News March 13, 2015

Dear Families,
1st graders are diving into a unit on measurement and have been learning the importance of using a standard unit of measure.  This week I am asking 1st grade students to complete some measurement homework.  Students should 1. choose something to measure, 2. measure it in as many ways as you can: height, width, length, weight, volume, temperature, time, 3. Record their results, and 4. include at least one comparison: “it is taller than….” or “heavier than…”
2nd graders have begun learning about fractions.  They will learn 1/2, 1/4, and 1/3 and how equal shares can have different shapes.  Students will learn many new math words during this unit including, half, halves, third, thirds, fourth, fourths, quarters, whole, numerator, and denominator.
In Reading Workshop first graders are comparing non-fiction and fiction stories and are doing word work with initial and final digraphs and blends.  In second grade students are meeting in non-fiction clubs to discuss selected topics together and ask better questions and are working on contractions.  All first and second graders have started researching their ECO animals and are planning their books. 
Mrs. Raynor’s class has picked to have a Pajama Day as their next celebration for filling their classroom treasure chest with coins!  Pajama Day will happen for Mrs. Raynor’s class on Tuesday, March 17, 2015.  For that day, students can wear their pajamas to school, they are asked to make sure their choice of pajamas is appropriate for school and warm.  Students are asked to wear regular soled shoes not soft slippers that day in case of a fire drill or other emergency that might happen. 
It’s hard to believe but Parent Teacher Conferences are just around the corner!  We have set aside Thursday, April 2 and half of the day Friday, April 3, 2015 to meet with 1st and 2nd grade families.  We will be sending green conference forms home today in folders that will have a time slot we have selected for you.  We know that some of these times just will not work, but encourage you to be as flexible as you can be and remember that we are trying to schedule 31 families into these two days and will be working very hard those days to make the scheduling magic happen.  Please return these green conference forms to school as soon as possible so we can finalize the schedule for those two days. 
PLEASE HELP YOUR CHILD REMEMBER TO RETURN THEIR BOOK BAGS. 
Things to Remember:
*Mrs. Raynor’s Class PJ Day Celebration – Tuesday, 3/17 *ECO Dates – 3/17 (Ms. Levangie’s class)
*Beach Day – Monday, 3/30      *Parent Teacher Conferences – Thursday, 4/2 and Friday, 4/3
Sincerely,
Randilee and Lisa