A Note From the Art Teacher: I am working on the idea for the end of year gift. I have a fabulous idea and need to get some stuff lined up. I am ordering supplies now! This year, the students are creating four beautiful pieces of art for the teachers' lounge. I will also have the lounge painted in some cafe style colors that will make it a nicer place...warm and inviting. I need parent volunteers to help paint the lounge. I am thinking I will need about 8-10 volunteers. If two parents took a wall I think it could be done in one morning/afternoon. I am hoping to start the painting in mid-April. Please let me know if you are able to help.
Thanks so much for you support! Sharon
Directions: Entries must be on paper 8 ½" X 11". All posters must be 2-dimensional. Be creative!! Have fun!! Be sure to put your name and your teacher’s name on the back of the poster. Deadline: Turn posters in to the front office by Friday, November 30.
Have you ever been to a 5th grade Awards Ceremony? They are absolutely wonderful. It is an event which takes a great deal of planning and many helping hands. Even though the date is way off on May 27th, the planning must start soon. Volunteers are asked to share their talents in the areas of the awards ceremony itself (decorations, DVD, invitations, programs, teacher and student gifts), the after school off site event and the picnic in the park. I promise there will be very few meetings to attend. If you are interested in volunteering to put on this very memorable event, please contact Monica von Waaden at Monica@vonwaaden.net or 257-0644.
We welcome your child to participate in MATH SUPERSTARS, a voluntary program designed to enhance your child’s journey through mathematics outside of the classroom. By expressing an interest in more challenging problem solving, your child will take the first steps toward becoming an independent learner who is able to address many types of problems.
Your child is expected to complete one worksheet each week. Each problem is ranked according to it s level of difficulty. The more stars you see beside a problem, the higher the level of difficulty, and the more stars your child can earn for solving it.
Your role in MATH SUPERSTARS is to encourage and facilitate problem solving. During the week, allow time for your child to think about each problem. You may need to read the problem to your child, explaining any new words encountered. Feel free to offer guidance toward certain strategies, but please DO NO GIVE THE ANSWERS. In order for this program to be effective, the thinking must be done by the students.
It is normal for a child NOT to be able to complete every problem on a worksheet. The process of reading, understanding and approaching the problems is a valuable step in solving many types of problems. Remind your child that she or he is not expected to know the answers to every problem.
Your child will turn in ONE worksheet on most TUESDAYS. All the MATH SUPERSTAR sheets are online at www.canyoncreekpta.com under the enrichment tab. The worksheets for each grade are all listed according to the due dates. Please ONLY download and print out the worksheet that is due the following Tuesday. The due dates are printed on the backside of this letter. The graded worksheets will be returned in the following week’s Tuesday folder. The first worksheet is due on Tuesday, September 29th 2009.
Please make sure your child does NOT turn in worksheets ahead of the due dates. Graders are parent volunteers and it is not easy to grade around 100 worksheets every week (with some being different). Please appreciate the time and effort spent by the graders and do your best to make the job easy for them. Worksheets turned in ahead of time will NOT be graded and will be returned back to your child to be turned in at the correct time. The goal is not to complete all/many worksheets in one sitting, but rather develop a discipline to do one worksheet a week. If your child is absent from school on a Tuesday, just make a note on the worksheet.
The top ten students in each grade will receive a special award at the end of the year. Students who reach 100, 200, 300 and 400 points can write their own names on a star that will posted on the MATH SUPERSTAR wall in the school (wall beneath the stairs in the main hallway). Worksheets that are turned in late (not due to absence) will be graded, but will not count towards the final score for the top ten students.
Worksheet
Due
#1
Tuesday 09/29/2009
#2
Tuesday 10/06/2009
#3
Tuesday 10/13/2009
#4
Tuesday 10/20/2009
#5
Tuesday 10/27/2009
#6
Tuesday 11/3/2009
#7
Tuesday 11/10/2009
#8
Tuesday 11/17/2009
#9
Tuesday 12/1/2009
#10
Tuesday 12/8/2009
#11
Tuesday 12/15/2009
#12
Tuesday 01/12/2010
#13
Tuesday 01/19/2010
#14
Tuesday 01/26/2010
#15
Tuesday 02/02/2010
#16
Tuesday 02/09/2010
#17
Tuesday 02/16/2010
#18
Tuesday 02/23/2010
#19
Tuesday 03/02/2010
#20
Tuesday 03/09/2010
#21
Tuesday 03/30/2010
#22
Tuesday 04/06/2010
#23
Tuesday 04/13/2010
#24
Tuesday 04/20/2010
#25
Tuesday 04/27/2010