September 3-7th

September 3rd - School is Out (Labor Day Holiday)

September 4th - PTO meeting

September 5th - Kindergarten Gotcha Dance Party (For kindergarteners who earn 5 gotcha tickets for being caught doing something good!  This is during school hours in the gymnasium as a reward)

September 6th - Shaved Ice for sale in P.E. for $1.50 (cash only) to raise money for equipment

September 7th - Every Friday there will be assessment papers in your child's folder that require a signature.  Please check your child's folder for these assessments, review, sign and return.

Our literacy unit is "Plaidypus Lost" and we will be talking about characters, sequence and rhyming words in our classroom.  We will be practicing letter recognition and letter sounds daily.  We will also be practicing writing letters, first names, and high frequency words (the, little) as well as creating illustrations.

In mathematics we will be working with our classroom calendar, keeping up with place value through our days in school chart, counting from 0-20 together, reciting our days of the week and months of the year, and continuing to work with shapes.

Social science will be filled with discussion, activities, and information on the five senses.  Look for more information about this in your child's folder!  Ask your child if he or she knows a song about the five senses next Friday.  :)

FUNDRAISER INFO:

Our PTO has discount cards for $10 featuring area businesses and restaurants offering 10 to 20% off with each purchase.  Take advantage of this and order some for your family today while supporting your school at the same time!  Send your money in an envelope titled PTO Discount Cards, student's name, teacher's name, and amount enclosed.  The student who sells the most will receive a gift certificate!!

SEHS Varsity Cheerleaders will be selling spirit items on Friday mornings in the parking lot from 7:20 a.m. until 7:45 a.m. at Coosada.  Booster badges $1, Shakers $1, Mustang Face tattoos $1, key tags $5, collapsible horns $5, and car decals $4.

NOTE:
 
Please remove papers from folders daily

Grandparents are invited to come eat lunch with us on September 10th in celebration of Grandparent's Day!  Please let us know if you plan on coming so we may alert the lunchroom of the need for additional plates.

Picture day will be on September 14th!!

PE requires tennis shoes - please make sure your child has tennis shoes to wear to Physical Education daily.

Parent Report Day is on September 24th.  There will be a schedule coming out soon with times available for you to come in and talk with your child's teacher.  There is NO School on this day.  Meetings times are typically between 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.  Keep an eye on papers sent home about this day in your child's folder for specific details.

Do NOT park your car in the bus lot.  Parent vehicles are not allowed in this area!!

To get more details about our lesson plans please see:  http://kredpod.blogspot.com/

Thanks!!

Ms. Chaney

August 27th - 31st

Aug 27 - Wear Yellow/Orange Aug 28 - Wear Green Aug 29 - Wear Brown Aug 30 - Wear Black/White Aug 31 - Wear Pink/Purple Note: Parents should never park in the are where the buses are located. Literacy: "Fix It Duck" & Animal Fantasy Writing: Practicing writing first names and letters Words: (I,am) Math: Shapes continued, Counting to 20, and Routines (Calendar, Question, Weather) Letters: Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm and Nn Social Science: All About Me continued Fundraiser Information: The Coosada PTO Discount cards are only $10. Please help your child sell these to help raise money for our school. The student who sells the most will win a gift certificate to the store of his or her choice between Toys R Us, Game Stop, or Walmart. Send your orders for these cards in before the end of September!! Students of the Week for Red Pod Kindergarten are: Gavin Bowen Claire Armstrong Anna Adams Kaliah Anderson It was a great first week of kindergarten! I am looking forward to another great week!! Last... parents please pay attention to the weather as there has been talk of possible hurricane issues for our second week. Always be aware of the weather! Thanks, Ms. Chaney

Coosada PTO Discount Cards Fundraiser $10

Parents,
   The Coosada PTO Discount Card Fundraiser has begun.  The card features numerous Millbrook and Prattville businesses offering 10-20% off with each purchase until August of 2013!  You and whoever you sell a card to will definitely get your money's worth and be raising money for your school at the same time!
   The student who sells the most cards gets a gift certificate to Toys R Us, Game Stop, or Walmart!  So...
start selling those cards!
   As always, thank you for your support!!
Ms. Chaney

If you are on facebook...

Please go to this link and vote for Coosada Elementary School!  Our school can win gift cards for school supplies with votes!

Thank you in advance for those of you who go and support Coosada!

https://apps.facebook.com/givewithtarget/schools/82461?fb_action_ids=10150951096825796&fb_action_types=givewithtarget%3Avote&fb_source=timeline_og&action_object_map=%7B%2210150951096825796%22%3A10151129273338278%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210150951096825796%22%3A%22givewithtarget%3Avote%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D

New Breakfast/Lunch Prices for 2012-2013

Daily Breakfast Costs:

  Students $1.25
  Reduced .30 cents
  Staff $1.75
  Visitors $2.25


Daily Lunch Costs:

  Students $2.25
  Reduced .40 cents
  Staff $3.00
  Visitors $3.50

IMPORTANT Parent Notes!!

Important Parent Notes

1.     Look in your child’s folder EVERY day to…

-      look at, review, and remove all work your child worked on that day

-      initial in that day’s box on the calendar for behavior awareness

-      check for notes from the teacher, bus driver, cafeteria, staff, etc.

2.    Bus, Van, and Car Rider Tags need to be worn every day for the

first couple of weeks so our staff can assist your child in getting to his or her classroom in the mornings.

3.    When sending money you must place it in an envelope.  On the envelope write your child’s name, the teacher’s name, the amount of money you have enclosed and what the money is for.  Place the envelope in your child’s folder.  Send correct amount only – no change. Advise student to never open folders.

(Note:  Students drop envelopes all the time out of their folders on the bus, in the hallway, in the bathrooms, in the classroom, in the library, etc.)

4.    Changes in method of transportation must be sent to the teacher in writing.  Include the child’s name, how you want him or her to get home from school (bus number, van name, etc.), an effective date for this change to begin, and your signature.  If your child will be going to a different address don’t forget to include the address he or she should be dropped off at.

5.    Breakfast/Lunch Numbers are assigned to each child.  Please assist your child in memorizing this number during the first two weeks of school.  Write your child’s number on his or her bookbag at the top in a visible location while being worn so the lunchroom staff will be able to assist your child until he or she is able to remember his or her number.

If your child will be eating breakfast instruct him or her to go directly to the lunchroom upon arrival at school each morning NOT to the classroom.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask!  I would be glad to assist you in any way that I can!  :)

I'm excited about the 2012-2013 school year that is about to begin!!

Ms. Chaney