Thursday, February 25, 2010
What a great day!
We had Kindergarten Round-Up tonight and that is one of the best days of the year for me! I love to see all of the new students so excited about school and being at Blair Oaks Elementary. It was extra special this year for my family, because my middle child, Blaine, will be starting in August. She was so thrilled with it all. Before the night started she was very apprehensive and by the time we arrived home she was ready to start school! We had 61 students sign up tonight. Looks like the Class of 2023 is going to be terrific!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Great Turnout at MAP NIght
We had our annual Third Grade MAP Night for parents and students. We had a great turnout. This is a great way for parents and the students to learn what MAP week is about and how to prepare for MAP testing. We started this night many years ago and have felt it has been an integral part of our success in MAP testing. Thank you to all of the parents that were able to attend and to the Third Grade teachers for hosting the event.
Tomorrow is our QSP Reading Program magazine packet turn-in. All students bringing back a completed packet will receive a WebKinz animal.
The weather has been forecasted to be extremely cold tomorrow. Please encourage your child to wear a warm coat! We have had Spring Fever striking for many of the students! They are not remembering to bring their coats!
We will have a special guest at our morning assembly on Thursday. Lindsey Dial, Blair Oaks High School senior and Cole County Heart Star, will be sharing her story with our students. Our Hat Money for February is going to the American Heart Association and Lindsey will share with our students what this organization has done for and her own "heart story".
Tomorrow is our QSP Reading Program magazine packet turn-in. All students bringing back a completed packet will receive a WebKinz animal.
The weather has been forecasted to be extremely cold tomorrow. Please encourage your child to wear a warm coat! We have had Spring Fever striking for many of the students! They are not remembering to bring their coats!
We will have a special guest at our morning assembly on Thursday. Lindsey Dial, Blair Oaks High School senior and Cole County Heart Star, will be sharing her story with our students. Our Hat Money for February is going to the American Heart Association and Lindsey will share with our students what this organization has done for and her own "heart story".
Monday, February 22, 2010
Will it be a long week?
Hopefully we will have five full days of school this week! We have not been able to do that for quite awhile.
Spring pictures went very well today. They took three poses of all students. I heard they were some really cute kids in the library today! We will have a proof to send home with all of the students of the pictures in a couple of weeks. Parents will be able to order online or to send orders to school. Thank you to Rena Kuster, Diana Hock and Sara Rhoads for helping make this run smoothly. We needed their help!
We had some guests today and on Friday from Central Bank in the building, working with the 2nd graders on Economics. Ginger Kolb, a Blair Oaks Elementary parent, and my brother, Mark Baker, were two of the presenters. Central Bank has many banking and economic lessons that they make available to schools. We are glad they came to share their knowledge with us!
Remember to send in Family Reading Packets on Wednesday!
If you know of any students going to kindergarten next year please let them know about Kindergarten Round-Up on Thursday night at 6:30pm. We want to welcome all incoming kindergarteners and their parents to learn about the new year!
Spring pictures went very well today. They took three poses of all students. I heard they were some really cute kids in the library today! We will have a proof to send home with all of the students of the pictures in a couple of weeks. Parents will be able to order online or to send orders to school. Thank you to Rena Kuster, Diana Hock and Sara Rhoads for helping make this run smoothly. We needed their help!
We had some guests today and on Friday from Central Bank in the building, working with the 2nd graders on Economics. Ginger Kolb, a Blair Oaks Elementary parent, and my brother, Mark Baker, were two of the presenters. Central Bank has many banking and economic lessons that they make available to schools. We are glad they came to share their knowledge with us!
Remember to send in Family Reading Packets on Wednesday!
If you know of any students going to kindergarten next year please let them know about Kindergarten Round-Up on Thursday night at 6:30pm. We want to welcome all incoming kindergarteners and their parents to learn about the new year!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
My first blog post!!!
Welcome Blair Oaks Elementary Falcon Followers! This is my first attempt at a blog and I hope that it is a wealth of information for our Blair Oaks families. My next step will be to publicize this blog! I hope to keep it up-to-date and make it a worthwhile publication for our Falcon Families!
This week at Blair Oaks Elementary -
Monday - Spring Pictures
Tuesday - Third Grade MAP Information Night at 6pm
Wednesday - Family Reading Program Packet needs to be returned - prize pick-up
Thursday - Kindergarten Round-up at 6:30pm
Friday - Hat Day with proceeds going to the American Heart Association
Saturday - Middle School Drama Club Dinner Theater
Wednesday, March 3- Early Release Day at 1pm
We are currently participating in the QSP Family Reading Program. This has students return a packet with addresses and/or magazine sales. We have been participating in this program for several years and the money we receive is to pay for our Accelerated Reader Program. We are pleased with the response in this program in past years. All students returning a completed packet this year will receive a WebKinz plush toy!
This week at Blair Oaks Elementary -
Monday - Spring Pictures
Tuesday - Third Grade MAP Information Night at 6pm
Wednesday - Family Reading Program Packet needs to be returned - prize pick-up
Thursday - Kindergarten Round-up at 6:30pm
Friday - Hat Day with proceeds going to the American Heart Association
Saturday - Middle School Drama Club Dinner Theater
Wednesday, March 3- Early Release Day at 1pm
We are currently participating in the QSP Family Reading Program. This has students return a packet with addresses and/or magazine sales. We have been participating in this program for several years and the money we receive is to pay for our Accelerated Reader Program. We are pleased with the response in this program in past years. All students returning a completed packet this year will receive a WebKinz plush toy!
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