MISS SELMA’S SCHOOLS

 MARCH NEWSLETTER 2010

2, 2 ½, 3, AND 3 ½-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN

 

 

Dear Parents,

 

Many thanks to the mothers who brought refreshments for our Valentine parties.  The children had a wonderful time, as did the teachers. 

 

Please mark the following dates on your calendar:

March 5:  The 3 ½-year-old children will have aTeddy Bear share day and picnic (see back).

March 12:  Special Treat Day for the 3-year-old children (details to follow). 

March 17:  All age groups will have a special St. Patrick’s Day snack.

March 18:  The 2 and 2 ½ year-old children will enjoy a pajama party.  Please send your child to school in his pajamas and send his favorite book for story time.

March 18:  The 3 ½-year-old children will have a pajama party and enjoy breakfast at school.

March 18:  Early dismissal

            11:00 - 2, 2 ½, 3, 3 ½ dismissal

            11:30 - 4’s, transition, and kindergarten dismissal

            12:00 - Elementary dismissal

March 19:  School wide conference day– No school / No childcare

March 22 - March 26:  Spring Break

No school / No childcare during Spring Break week.

 

Special thanks are extended to Patricia Farnsworth for another unforgettable Marti Gras parade.  The fourth grade children led the parade and tossed beads while the entire school danced to the beat of New Orleans.  Fun was had by all!  Thank you to Sherry Styve, Monica Davis, Shannon Reid, Nicole Parker, and Toni Nipps for helping Patricia with another fun day at Miss Selma’s.

 

We had a WONDERFUL Book Fair!  Thank you to Miss Rita and Miss Susan for set up, take down, and extra hours of work.  Special thanks are extended to Michelle Pellicciotti, Patricia Farnsworth, Kelly Baker, Mary Josephson, Laura Lampley, Meredith Joheim, and Sarah Kaza for volunteering their time to work the fair.  We sold $6089.55 in books.  Our school received half of this amount in books for our classrooms and for the AR library.

 

The 2-year-old children will enjoy lots of March artwork.  The color green and the numbers 1-10 will be stressed.  The children will continue working on shapes and concepts.  PLEASE help us by encouraging potty training at home.

 

The 2 ½-year-old children will continue their practice with scissors and are working weekly on their colors, shapes, and letter and number recognition.  They will work on St. Patrick’s Day projects, concentrating on the color green.  Their letters this month are U, V and W.  Remember that every Wednesday is Share Day!

 

The 3-year-old children will continue working on letter recognition, focusing on S, T, U and V.  Spanish is going great!!  This month and last, we have concentrated on animal names and are reviewing colors.  Ask your child to say his colors in Spanish; you will be surprised!  After Spring break, we will begin practicing for our Spring Program.  Practice time is at 8:30 sharp, in the gym.  Children need to be at school by 8:20 to get lunches ordered and into the gym by 8:30.  Please be on time.  We only have a limited time to practice, and it is very hard to add a child once we have started the practice.

 

The 3 ½-year-old children have finished their second workbook and will celebrate their success with a Teddy Bear picnic.  Please send a Teddy Bear with your child on Friday, March 5 so your child and his Teddy bear can enjoy muffins with grape jelly and lemonade just like the picnic in the circle workbook.  They will begin their final rectangle workbook during March.  The children will concentrate on squares and rectangles, the colors green, orange and black and will learn about all types of community helpers.  They will continue working on writing and recognizing their alphabet, numbers and their names.  The children continue to enjoy their computer time with Miss Rita. 

 

The 3 and 3 ½-year-old children’s “End of the Year” program will be Friday morning, April 30^th..  Mark your calendar (details to follow).

 

The cookie sale fundraiser has been cancelled.  With the Valentine Treat fundraiser, the Book Fair and plans for another T-shirt sale, we decided to wait until fall to sell cookies.

 

Our last day of school is Thursday, May 20^th with school-wide dismissal at 3:00. The first day of summer play school is Tuesday, June 1^st with parent visitation on Friday, May 28^th.  Summer information and registration forms will be attached to your April newsletter.  Remember, summer play school is only available for children who completed first grade this year and younger.

 

Have a wonderful and relaxing Spring Break!

2, 2 ½, 3, 3 ½-year-old teachers

 

MISS SELMA’S SCHOOL – MARCH 2010

FOUR-YEAR-OLD, TRANSITION, AND KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN

 

Dear Parents,

The following is the schedule for March:

March 5:  The kindergarten children may bring $4.00 to participate in the 6^th grade Nacho Sale.

March 9:  The kindergarten children will take a bus to The Arts Center to see “Ferdinand”.  They will leave at 9:30 for a 10:00 performance.

March 17:  The 4-year-old, transition, and kindergarten children will have a St. Patrick’s Day treat.

March 18:  Uniform Free Day

March 18:  Early Dismissal

            11:00 – 2, 2 ½, 3, 3 ½-year-old children dismissal

            11:30 – 4’s, transition, and kindergarten dismissal

            12:00 – Elementary dismissal

March 19:  School wide conference day.  No school – No childcare

March 22-26:  Spring Break – There will be NO school or childcare during this week.

April 1:   $150.00 of the $250.00 building fee is due.  The remaining $100.00 is due by June 15.  This amount will appear in full on you child’s April statement.

April 1:  Children may begin wearing shorts.

 

The cookie Fundraiser has been cancelled.  With the Valentine Treat Fundraiser, the Book Fair and plans for another Friday T-shirt sale, we decided to wait until the fall to sell cookies.

 

Special thanks are extended to Patricia Farnsworth for another unforgettable Marti Gras parade.  The fourth grade children led the parade and tossed beads while the entire school danced to the beat of New Orleans.  Fun was had by all!  Thank you to Sherry Styve, Monica Davis, Shannon Reid, Nicole Parker, and Toni Nipps for helping Patricia with another fun day at Miss Selma’s.

 

“Uniform NO’s”:   Leggings are not allowed.  If it is cold, only white tights or white knee socks are allowed with skirts, jumpers or culottes.

 

We had a WONDERFUL Book Fair!  Thank you to Miss Rita and Miss Susan for set up, take down, and extra hours of work.  Special thanks are extended to Michelle Pellicciotti, Patricia Farnsworth, Kelly Baker, Mary Josephson, Laura Lampley, Meredith Joheim, and Sarah Kaza for volunteering their time to work the fair.  We sold $6089.55 in books.  Our school received half of this amount in books for our classrooms and for the AR library.

 

 

The sixth grade students are excited about their senior trip to San Antonio, Texas.  They have worked hard to raise the money for their trip and want to thank you for supporting them by helping with the fundraising this year.

 

This month, the four-year-old children will cover R, S, and T and will begin a unit on sight words.  In their math workbooks, they will begin a unit on measurement. Art activities are enjoyed daily They will continue practicing writing their names and numbers 1-10.  Some children are still struggling with their fine motor skills.  Additional practice at home is always welcome.  .

 

The transition children are so excited about March!  They are working hard on dictation pictures, handwriting, phonics, and learning to read!!!!  In math, the children will learn about money with simple addition with subtraction to follow.  Miss Cindy and Miss Marcia are so proud.

 

In kindergarten the children are finishing letter book, “V”, and they are reading up a storm.  They will focus on sight words, sentence structure, and comprehension skills.  In math, the children are investigating the concepts of addition and subtraction with the help of manipulatives.  Most of the children are doing a great job returning their homework but those who are not need help from home.  We are trying to teach responsibility both at school and at home.  Let’s work together.  Remember, they have 2 days to complete and return their homework. 

 

The evening of Thursday, May 6 is the date of the four-year-old, transition, and kindergarten programs and kindergarten graduation.  Please mark your calendar now.  If your child will NOT be here for the program, we must know now.  Parts are being assigned. 

 

Our last day of school is Thursday, May 20 with school-wide dismissal at 3:00.  Our first day of summer play school is Tuesday, June 1.  Summer information and registration forms will be attached to the April newsletter.  Remember, summer play school is only available to children who completed first grade this year and younger.

 

 

Have a wonderful and relaxing Spring Break!

Four-year-old, transition, and kindergarten teachers

Miss Robin and Miss Reed

 

Miss Selma’s School

March Elementary Newsletter – 2010

Dear Parents,

The following is the schedule for March:

March 1:  Elementary Good Citizen Uniform Free Day

March 3:  3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th grade basketball teams will be honored at the Sports Banquet in the gym at 6:30.

March 5:  6^th grade Nacho Sale (details to follow).

March 9:  1^st grade will take a bus to The Arts Center to see “Ferdinand”.  They will leave at 9:30 for a 10:00 performance.

March 10:  The 2^nd and 3^rd grades will take a bus to The Arts Center to see “Ferdinand”.  They will leave at 9:30 for a 10:00 performance.

March 11:  The 4^th and 5^th grades will take a bus to Imax Theater, leaving around 10:15, to see “Wild Fires, Feel the Heat”.

March 11:  The 6^th grade will visit the Museum of Discovery for a science presentation. They will also aid in the dissection of a pig’s heart.  We plan to leave school around 8:30 and may need two parents to help drive.  Call if you can help.

March 16:  AR goals due

March 16:  The 2^nd graders will present Character Book Reports

March 16:  The 3^rd grade will leave school around 9:00 for Toltec Mounds.  They will need to pack a sack lunch on this day.

March 17:  End of the 3^rd nine weeks grading period and AR build your own Ice Cream Sundae party.

March 17:  The 6^th graders will sell St. Patrick’s Day dill pickles (details to follow).

March 18:  Uniform Free Day and Early Dismissal

            11:00 – 2, 2 ½, 3, 3 ½-year-old dismissal

            11:30 – 4’s, transition, and kindergarten dismissal

            12:00 - Elementary dismissal

March 19:  School-wide conference day.  No school – No childcare

March 22-26:  Spring Break.  There is No school – No childcare during this week.

March 30:  The 3^rd grade will leave at 9:30 to visit the Historic Arkansas Museum to experience Pioneer living in a log cabin.  This field trip is in conjunction with Arkansas History. We will need parent drivers for this trip.

March 30:  Elementary Honor Roll Uniform Free Day

April 1:  Children may begin wearing shorts.

April 1:  $150.00 of the $250.00 building fee is due.  The remaining $100.00 is due by June 15^th.  The full amount will appear on your child’s April statement.

 

The cookie Fundraiser has been cancelled.  With the Valentine Treat Fundraiser, the Book Fair and plans for another Friday T-shirt sale, we decided to wait until the fall to sell cookies.

 

“Uniform NO’s”:   Leggings are not allowed.  If it is cold, only white tights or white knee socks are allowed with skirts, jumpers, or culottes.

 

Thanks are extended to Kate Russell and Cristopher Fennessee for their book donations to the AR library. 

 

Thank you to Larry Parker, Deanna Scott, Amanda Adair, Heather Weber, Greg Dahlem, Michelle Yonkey, Jackie DeMott, Mindy DeMarco, Kelly Baker, Debbie Harger, Kim Woodyard, Jay Jennings, and Laura Hyatt, for volunteering their time at the basketball games on Saturday, February 20^th at the Anthony School.  Miss Selma’s is asked to work two Saturdays during the season in exchange for letting us play in the Private School League without offering a full court gym.  Some of these special people worked both Saturdays.  THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! 

 

In computer, the 5^th and 6^th grades are expanding their computer knowledge to include Power Point, downloading, and creating folders.  These are processes they will be expected to know in the 7^th and 8^th grades.  We want our students to be as prepared as possible for their entire academic career.  The 6^th grade will also publish a quarterly newsletter named “T” Street Times.  They will report, write, design and publish this newsletter as part of their English and Computer classes.  We can’t wait for issue #1.

 

In Spanish, the children are working on building everyday vocabulary. All grades are practicing conversational Spanish.  The fifth grade is preparing for their annual trip to a Mexican restaurant where they will only speak in Spanish from the time they leave school until they finish lunch.  It should be fun and hopefully not too quiet.  In 6^th grade the students are learning about Don Quijote and his interesting life.

 

Art has been consumed with the Young Artist Art Center contest.  The children, Miss Deanna, Miss Amber, and Miss Lizzie did a wonderful job during January and most of February preparing for this show.   During March, Miss Deanna has several art projects planned.  Please visit artsonia.com to view projects from this year.  In music, the children will begin learning their dances for our program.  This year the music will be from the world of “i” – ipod, icat, idog, iphone, just to name a few.  As always, it’s sure to be another hit!

 

Special thanks are extended to Patricia Farnsworth for another unforgettable Marti Gras parade.  The fourth grade children led the parade and tossed beads while the entire school danced to the beat of New Orleans.  Fun was had by all!  Thank you to Sherry Styve, Monica Davis, Shannon Reid, Nicole Parker and Toni Nipps for helping Patricia with another fun day at Miss Selma’s.

 

The sixth grade students are excited about their senior trip to San Antonio, Texas.  They have worked hard to raise the money for their trip and want to thank you for supporting them by helping with the fundraising this year.

 

We had a WONDERFUL Book Fair!  Thank you to Miss Rita and Miss Susan for set up, take down, and extra hours of work.  Special thanks are extended to Michelle Pellicciotti, Patricia Farnsworth, Kelly Baker, Mary Josephson, Laura Lampley, Meredith Joheim and Sarah Kaza for volunteering their time to work the fair.  We sold $6089.55 in books.  Our school received half of this amount in books for our classrooms and for the AR library.

 

Mark your calendars… Tuesday, May 18^th is the date of our elementary program and 6^th grade graduation.

 

Our last day of school is Thursday, May 20^th with school-wide dismissal at 3:00.

 

This year, children who have just completed first grade will be allowed to attend Miss Selma’s Summer Play School.  Our first day of summer play will be Tuesday, June 1^st.  Registration information will be attached to your April newsletter.

 

Have a wonderful and relaxing Spring Break!

Miss Robin, Mrs. Reed, and Faculty

 

 

Good Citizens for March

 

First Grade – Mrs. Palmer – Faith Brown and Ashley Jennings

First Grade – Mrs. Puckett – Morgan Collar and Briley Thompson

Second Grade – Mrs. Hamilton –Savannah Reid and Mason Barg

Second Grade – Mrs. Smith – Ana Grace Williams and Drew Murray

Third Grade – Ms. Weber – Josh Dawson and Hank Young

Fourth Grade – Mrs. Matthews – Aby Holderfield and Olivia Lindsey

Fifth Grade – Mrs. Tussey – Olivia Baker and Austin Hampton

Sixth Grade – Mr. Lewandoski – Samantha Collins and Tate Tanner

 

Congratulations!!

These students will have uniform free day March 1^st.