May 13, 2016

5-13-16 KB News Historic Forestville Field Trip sites.mnhs.org/historic.../historic-forestville‎ Next week, we will be taking a field trip to Historic Forestville. We will learn about life long ago and experience many living and nonliving parts of the community. Students from Mrs.Galvin’s and our class will go on Monday, May 16th for the field trip. Mrs. Timp’s, and Mrs. Leifeld’s classes will go on Tuesday, May 17th. Please dress for the weather! We will go rain or shine, as many parts of the day are inside buildings and we can adjust the others in case of rain. Jackets and walking shoes are a must. Winter boots and flip flops or sandals will not be appropriate for the day. Do not send umbrellas, please. Students will be eating sack lunches from our hot lunch program. This will be the only reminder sent home…please mark your calendars! Monday, May 16th –Jolly Phonics Folders due. All of the books, word lists, and folders should be returned to the classroom as soon as possible. Thursday, May 19th -K-3 Cresco Public Library Please have your child wear tennis shoes to school this day. Friday, May 20th – Kindergarten Music Informance 6:30 High School Auditorium. The children need to meet in the High School cafeteria by 6:15. Monday, May 23rd- Read S’more Celebration 2:30 to 3:00 Please return Mrs. Shekelton’s note indicating who will be reading with your child. Tuesday, May 24th –K-2 Cresco Movie Theatre “Kung Fu Panda 3” Please do not send money with your child to school. The children will be given water and popcorn when they arrive at the theatre. Wednesday, May 25th –East Park: If it looks as if it will be a warm and sunny day, please apply sunscreen to your child before coming to school. If weather permits, we will be outside most of the morning. Report cards will be sent home with students this day. School will be dismissed at 11:15. The children will not be served lunch. This year I am taking advantage of the Photo Gallery option on my blog. I have posted pictures from the 2015-2016 school year. Please feel free to download the pictures to create your own DVD, scrapbook, etc. The following directions will help you find our classroom blog. Just click on: Howard-Winneshiek Website Centers Crestwood Elementary Faculty Julie Franzen KB Photo Gallery (top right tab) I have enjoyed working with and getting to know your children. They were always eager and excited to learn new things. I will truly miss them over the summer! Have a safe and happy summer break!

May 6, 2016

KB Information Wednesday, May 11th- Cadet Pride Carnival & Rock One Sock! The student will be able to spend their Cadet Pride dollars on games and treats. (See reverse side for more information) Monday, May 16th –Jolly Phonics Folders due. All of the books, word lists, and folders should be returned to the classroom as soon as possible. Please continue to read to your child and have him/her read to you. They have shown such a tremendous amount of growth in their reading ability. Keep up the good work! Monday, May 16th Historic Forestville: Mrs. Galvin and Mrs. Franzen’s classes will be going on a field trip to Historic Forestville in Preston, Minnesota Monday, May 16th. The school will be providing sack lunches for the trip. Please dress your child according to weather conditions. They will need to wear tennis shoes for many of the activities. If it looks like it will be warm and sunny, please apply sunscreen on your child before coming to school. If it looks like rain, please send rain gear. We will be outside all day. Thursday, May 19th -K-3 Cresco Public Library Please have your child wear tennis shoes to school this day. Friday, May 20th – Kindergarten Music Informance 6:30 High School Auditorium. The children need to meet in the High School cafeteria by 6:15. Monday, May 23rd- Read S’more Celebration 2:30 to 3:00 Please return Mrs. Shekelton’s note indicating who will be reading with your child. Tuesday, May 24th –K-2 Cresco Movie Theatre “Kung Fu Panda 3” Please do not send money with your child to school. The children will be given water and popcorn when they arrive at the theatre. Wednesday, May 25th –East Park: If it looks as if it will be a warm and sunny day, please apply sunscreen to your child before coming to school. If weather permits, we will be outside most of the morning. Report cards will be sent home with students this day. School will be dismissed at 11:15. The children will not be served lunch. JiJi (ST Math)- The children will be able to work on JiJi at home this summer. The objectives will be “turned on” so they can progress to the next level. Directions Google stmath or use web.stmath.com Parents will need to accept a couple of screens regarding data on their computer. (Very simple click click) Kids put in their passwords and go. ROCK ONE SOCK!!!! Why #RockOneSock? Have you ever finished folding a fresh load of laundry and discovered you are missing a sock? We’ve all been there but we hold out hope that we’ll find it. Our goal is to take an everyday relatable situation and make a viral phenomenon by bringing hope and inspiration to National Missing Children’s Day (May 25, 2016). At Crestwood Elementary, we are joining the effort by asking that every student Rock one Sock the day of the Cadet Pride Carnival, Wednesday, May 11th to let missing children know that we have not forgotten about them. This is in combination with promoting compassion, empathy, and child safety in our developmental guidance classes. Let’s rally together and inspire one another join the #RockOneSock challenge and continue to spread awareness about finding missing children. Mrs. McCabe-School Counselor