Dates to Know
Week of September 30th - SAEBERS SCREENING begins
Tuesday, October 1st- Hands on First Aid Training
Tuesday, October 1st - Kindergarten Field Trip
Tuesday, October 8th - Lori Degman (Author) visit for Storywalk Launch
Tuesday, October 8th - PTO Meeting 7:00 pm
Friday, October 4th - Track-a-Thon
Thursday, October 10th - Parent Teacher Conference 4-8 pm
Friday, October 11th - No School (Teacher Institute Day)
Monday, October 14th - No School (Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day)
Tuesday, October 15th - Parent Teacher Conference 4-8 pm
Thursday, October 17th - Parent Teacher Conference 4-8 pm
Friday, October 18th Track-a-Thon Raindate
Week of October 21st - Red Ribbon Week
Thursday, October 24th - Picture Retake Day
Friday, October 25th - PTO Halloween Party at Night
Thursday, October 31st - School Fall Fest/Halloween/Parade during the day
Track-a-Thon Times
9:10-9:40- Kindergarten
10-10:30- 3rd grade
10:50-11:20- 4th grade
12:50-1:20- 2nd grade
1:35-2:05-1st grade
2:25-3:05- 5th grade
*Only students and approved adults should be on the track during the run times.
*Please do not bring your dogs to the event when you come to cheer and support!
Fall 2024 Parent Teacher Conferences: NEW Online Appointment Booking System
Fall Parent Teacher Conferences are right around the corner and I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to connect with your child’s teacher(s). We’re using a new online parent teacher conference appointment booking system this year called, Meet the Teacher. The reference guide for signing up is shared below. Please note that appointment booking opens on Monday, September 30th, 2024 at 4:00 pm and closes on Tuesday, October 8th, 2024 at 4:00 pm. (Mrs. Norman's room: please note that she will send out a separate email as she will be unavailable on 10/10)
If you do not have access to the Internet, please contact your school office. Staff will be happy to make alternative arrangements on your behalf.
Our entire teaching team looks forward to this opportunity to partner on your child’s success!
Whole Body Listening Seminars
We are super excited that the District and Board of Education decided to hire full-time psychologists for each school building. Dr. Ortiz is now working at Carpenter full-time. School psychologists fulfill many roles including assessments, counseling, collaboration, special education, community resources, crisis intervention, research, and program evaluation. I've worked closely with Dr. Ortiz for a very long time, ever since she started with us as an intern under Dr. Bill Connor.
One of our first endeavors with her full-time status is to focus on what we are calling whole body listening seminars with some of our younger learners. Over the next several weeks, Dr. Ortiz is going to push into our 1st grade classrooms helping to teach and reinforce school learning behaviors. If we find that some of our students need continued support, she will likely run smaller groups. At that time, we'll send out a communication to let our parents know that their child could benefit from additional support. I look foward to the continued collaboration with Dr. Ortiz on how we can continue to support our students.
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