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Dear Carpenter Families,

It is with a heavy heart that I am writing to tell you that I will not be returning to Carpenter this school year.  With my recent marriage, I have had to relocate and continuing to teach in Ann Arbor would mean quite a commute for both my husband and myself.  I have been offered a new position and have accepted in the best interest of my family.

These past four years at Carpenter have been and will always be some of the most meaningful years of my teaching career.  Each day, I would look around my classroom and think about how grateful I am to teach the students of Carpenter.  Leaving this community has been a very difficult decision, and I will dearly miss the staff, students, and families.

I will be thinking of you often and hope that we can keep in touch.  I would love to get pictures and updates from you, letting me know how your family is doing.  Here is a link to some of my wedding photos from this July:  Click here!

Please feel free to contact me via my personal email address: csangeorzan@gmail.com.  I wish you all the best in everything you do!

Happy Summer Vacation!

We had a great last day of school!  Your child took home a number of items over the last week that demonstrate his/her hard work over the school year, including a handwriting journal, literacy journal, and math journal.  Review these together at home to celebrate!
The literacy journal is full of shared reading texts that we learned over the school year.  Your child can practice reading from this with a reading finger over the summer.  You may also choose to give your child math journal prompts over the summer.  I will be posting more learning ideas and resources soon!

THANK YOU to all families for a great school year.  And thank you for all the donations and volunteers over the last week - you really made our end of the school year fun!

We enjoyed some yummy popsicles on the last day:

Beach Day!

Wow we had a lot of fun today!  Here are some pictures from the day:

Beach Day Picnic

Base Ten Beach

Beach Bingo with teen numbers

Cool hats!

Beach Ball Relay

Roll, Add, & Cover with shells

Decorating hats

Beach Volley

Snacks

Making a list of things at the beach

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell Re-Telling

We had an absolutely wonderful classroom volunteer this year:  Miss K.  Ours Ks absolutely adore her and she has been a great help in our classroom this year.  Today, Miss K. brought in a special treat for the kids.  Take a look:

Tomorrow is our last day together!  Remember, it is a half-day so dismissal is at 11:51 AM.  There is not after-school childcare, so your child will either need to ride the bus or be picked up at 11:51 AM.  See you then!

3.5 Days!

Wow, only 3 and a half days left summer vacation!  Speaking of half, school dismisses at 11:51 AM on Friday.  If for some reason your child will not be at school on Friday, please let me know ahead of time so that we can make sure he/she has all his/her items.
Thank you!

End of School Year Events

Wow, about one week left of Kindergarten!

It's time to celebrate how we have grown together and all that we have learned! :)

I apologize for not getting this out to you earlier; but here are the planned events for next week:

* Wednesday, June 11th at 2:30 PM:  Classroom Certificate Ceremony!
Families are welcome in our classroom for a presentation of certificates.

* Thursday, June 12th:  Beach Day!
We will have fun, beach-themed activities all day long.  Parent volunteers are welcome and encouraged to manage activities in both the morning and afternoon.  Please contact me if you can help out.

On this day, your child can:
- Bring a beach towel
- Wear beach gear (flip flops, shorts & tanks, sunglasses, etc.). Bathing suits are not necessary.

*Friday, June 13th: Last day of school and half day!


SUPPLIES
We are in need of many supplies for next week.  I will be sending a note home tomorrow with things we need.  Please fill it out over the weekend with the item(s) you wish to send in and return it to school on Monday.  I will return the note to you on Monday, so that we don't have doubles and we can get all needs met.  Thank you!

There are a few specific and special items I am hoping a few families might be able take care of for the class.  These require a bit more work.  If you would like to help out with any of the follow items, please contact me and I will let you know what I had in mind.  Thank you!
1.  Certificate Ceremony treat (for Wednesday)
2.  Beach Day Treat (for Thursday)
3. Buy colored, foam visors for kiddos to decorate.  Click here for an example. We need 15.  I think they are available at Michaels or Target.
4.  Di-Cut Numbers (2014): For this task, I need a volunteer to come into school tomorrow, Monday, or Tuesday to use our di-cut machines to make these numbers.

Thank you for anything that you may be able to do to help!

Book Package Due Tomorrow!

Just a reminder that book packages are due tomorrow!

Thank you for your promptness in their return.  All books and the envelope need to be returned.  All papers may be kept at home.
Thank you!

Field Day Successes!

Field Day was a success!  Take a look at this picture slideshow:

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We sure had fun! :)


Remember, Book Packages are due back to school this week!  Our Ks have become such great readers! :)  Get some good reading done over the next few days and return the package to school by Thursday.
Make sure to return all books.
You may KEEP the papers (your child's writing work and the informational at home reading papers to continue reading work at home).
Thank you!

Buy One, Get One Free Scholastic Book Fair

ONE DAY ONLY EVENT.  Scholastic Book Fair:  BOGO!  Yes, buy one, get one free!

Date:  Tuesday, June 3

Time:  9-4 during the school day (classrooms will sign up for times to visit and buy)

           4-7  Family shop 

Where:  Carpenter Media Center

Please take this opportunity to stock up on summer reading AND support our library and reading programs at Carpenter.

A flyer is being sent home today, so you may preview books at home.