Welcome to December

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.”
― Edith Sitwell

December is here and it is almost time for the first classroom party.  The classroom parents are working with the teachers to help plan  the winter parties to be held on Friday, December 21^st (time depends on the grade level). Please check with the classroom parent in your child’s homeroom if you are interested in helping with the party in some capacity.  Please note, we can only accommodate 3 volunteers per classroom due to parking lot constraints.  If it becomes necessary, we can park vehicles in pickup Lane 1 (not the passing lane) but those vehicles MUST be moved by 2:15 to allow time for afternoon pick up reset.  Please remember this is just the first party of the year and there will be more opportunities to volunteer as the school year progresses. 

 

A few parents have asked about our lunchroom policy of having students sit at tables with their homeroom classes.  Students in grades K-3 will be sitting at those classroom tables throughout the school year.  We find it important for the students to develop relationships with those in their homerooms.  There is not social time in the classroom and this is a chance for those relationships to develop.  Students in grade 4 will continue to sit with their homeroom classes until the 4^th quarter.  At that time they will be able to move around and sit at any of the 4^th grade tables (along with possibly sitting outside on the ramp when weather permits).  Students in 5^th grade are currently allowed to sit at any 5^th grade table.  This is a 5^th grade privilege and begins to prepare them for the Middle School lunch.  The Leadership Advisory Team and I feel this best fits the developmental levels of the students.  We also believe they have recess time to develop other relationships within their grade level.  Please contact me if you have any questions about the policy.

The 4^th graders have been studying infection prevention in science.  In this time of winter coughs and germs, they have made some posters to give us tips for preventing illness.  These posters are hanging outside the Mrs. MacNevin’s classroom for all to see.  Here are some pictures of the posters if you haven't seen them.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Baier

Notes and Reminders

• This Thursday (12/6) there is time for some focus group discussion at the Facilities Task Force Meeting.  If you are interested in providing some input, please join us between 7:00-8:00 to speak with ATS & R representatives. 

• Friday, December 7^th is a Free Dress Day.  Free Dress Day money is being collected this week by your child’s homeroom teacher.  The list of Free Dress Day fund recipients can be found in last week’s Eagle Eye. 
• Please don’t forget Eagle Ridge Academy is collecting toys for the Toys for Tots program and Mittens (gloves, scarves, and blankets, too) for Sharing and Caring Hands.  We have drop off boxes in the Lower School Office.