Transformers and Cell Phones and Beyblades, Oh My!

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I am writing to you this month with a plea for your help. While I know we have had a number of indoor recesses (interestingly, more often due to rain than cold temperatures!), we seem to have a record number of electronic items and toys being brought into the school. This is becoming a problem on several levels.
First, some students have shared toys, left items in the lunchroom or taken them onto the playground only to find later that they have been damaged, broken or stolen. It is very difficult to keep track of the many things that students bring and we are finding that teachers are sacrificing instructional time to try to track down missing toys, DS’s and iPods.
Additionally, with the number of hours of “screen time” our children will likely have in their lives, we feel it is essential that they spend their school recesses outside and moving if possible. In the event of an indoor recess, every classroom has games and activities for students to play. We don’t want them to lose the opportunity to grow socially over a good old fashioned board game! Continue reading →

Kindergarten Registration

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Kindergarten “Registration Night” will be held on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in the gym of each elementary building.  Registration packets will be available for early pick-up beginning Wednesday, March 28, 2012.  Completed paperwork will not be accepted prior to Registration Night.  Parents of children who will be five years old on or before August 1, 2012, should plan to attend.  Parents must register their child at the elementary school which serves their area of attendance.  Application forms for “Intradistrict Open Enrollment” can be obtained that evening for parents who may need to have their child attend an elementary school different from the neighborhood school. Continue reading →