March 30, 2012

March 30, 2012

Dear Parents,

It’s been a very active week! We’re getting our classroom ready for our Reading Restaurant (next Thursday), We’re doing the final editing on our Space Research reports, and we’re learning how to insert pictures and clip art into those papers. Many of us jump-roped in the gym today as part of Jump-rope for Heart, and we learned that the jumpers raised over $19,000.00 ! Thank you, parents, for your generosity.

Those of us who stayed in the classroom had our hands full too. We hung our stars and constellation mobiles. We cut out moons, and we did some work on our spaceship.

We all got back together in the afternoon and we ended the day with a “Swarm Party” that entailed a schoolwide parade to celebrate our being safe, kind, and responsible. It started when the Kindergarteners marched down the hallway, and walked through every kiva to pick up 1^st and 2^nd-grade classes. We paraded right out the art-room door, around the building and into the gym where we sang a thunderous rendition of the Allen Brook song.  What a great way to end the week.

Please email me if you haven’t yet told me how many seats we should reserve for your family on Thursday night.

Also, please email me if you haven’t yet signed up for parent-teacher conferences. Check the conference schedule I sent out last week to see what some possible times are (and give me your first, second, and third choices).

Have a great weekend, everyone. See you at the Reading Restaurant!

Mr. Bolger

March 18, 2012

Dear Parents, 

Reading Restaurant: as most of you know, we will host our annual Reading Restaurant on Thursday, April 5^th .  It is an evening event. You and family members come to Horizon, and we treat you to a tasty viewing of your child’s writing from across this year. Children work together to serve you their writing, and you leave a “tip” or a comment for every piece you read.

Our Reading Restaurant title this year, chosen by the students, is 

“The Black Hole Diner.”

We’ll also have the room decorated with a space theme, and the kids should look for casual black clothing (at home or at a second-hand store?) to dress up in.

We will have two seatings, and your child will be either in the first one (6:15-7:00 p.m.), or the second one (7:15-8:00 p.m.)  We will be assigning roles and shifts for the kids tomorrow (Monday), and then I will send out a form in the next couple of days for you to make your reservation. By the way, there is no charge for this event. 

Parent-Teacher Conferences:  I have emailed you a sign-up sheet for the second and third weeks of April  (April 9^th - April 19^th). Please let me know if none of these times work for you. 

Space Research Papers:  we are hard at work on our Space Research papers. Students are studying everything from Venus to galaxies to black holes. We’re excited that you’ll get to see them at the Reading Restaurant. 

Building our Space Ship: Eric Van Buren, Anna’s dad, was able to get the wood 1x3s for us to make the skeleton of our space ship--starting tomorrow. Thank you, Eric.  Jessica Lamorey is going to help us with the construction project.  At this point, the only other thing we need is the cardboard. So, send it in!

That’s it for now. Have a great week, everyone. 

Mr. Bolger