Have a wonderful summer, Clearwater families!

Greetings, families of our first grade graduates!

What a wonderful ending to an incredible year.  After much celebrating, playing, swimming, sun burning, dodging rain, and reflecting, this week has been the perfect way to tie up the year and jump into summer. 

On our last morning together, we took the time as a community to reflect on highlights from the year...trips to Buttermilk Falls, the zoo, and the pool, sewing globe pillows, doing science experiments, meeting each other.... We wanted to take the time to let the students process and reflect about this year and the changes that next year will bring. Thinking back to the first day of school, the students could still remember how nervous and excited they felt.  To help the new first graders that will be joining us next year feel welcome, we took time to write little notes of encouragement to give them on the first day.  

Although next year will be different and we won't all be together in the same way, we will still make time to catch up at recess, the park, in the halls, and hopefully​​ do some special projects together:)

If you have time, take a look at a few photos from our last days at school (just request access if it doesn't automatically allow you to view... sorry for the inconvenience).  

Finally, keep an eye out for an email coming soon with different ideas, book suggestions, developmentally appropriate activities, chores, and projects that your child could do over the summer. 

That's all for now! We wish you all a glorious summer.

All the best,
--

Emily Bowar & Jessy Eaton Fabel

Clearwater Guides

"Our aim therefore is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his inmost core." ~ Maria Montessori"   

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The Giving Tree

Thanks for the suggestions. Click the link below to view all of your children contributing to our performabce of The Giving Tree. Let us know if it didn't work. Enjoy!

https://drive.google.com/a/greatriverschool.org/file/d/1ONn1nu89kEQnvs8nf523bfYAc0hSOasK/view?usp=drivesdk

Clearwater Reminders: LAST WEEK

Greetings, Clearwater Families!

We hope many of you had the chance to connect at the All School Picnic yesterday and enjoy the beautiful friday night.  

Here's what to expect and here are a few requests for the last week:

1. Please have your child bring 2-3 books to enjoy on Monday and Tuesday. We have had to pack up most of our books in the classroom :( so it would be wonderful if your child could bring in a couple of books to read during our silent reading time in the afternoon. 
2. Como Pool on Wednesday! Please help your child remember to bring the following: backpack, walking shoes, swimsuit, towel, sunscreen, packed lunch, and water bottle. They may also bring goggles or a life jacket (they will also supply life jackets at the pool). Please do not send pool toys or money.  
3. Clean up day on Thursday. The children will be helping with clean up around the room and they will be bringing home all of their work on Thursday. If you can, please send in an extra bag, just in case.
4. Noon Dismissal on Friday! Can you believe this is only 6 days away!? Please do not send a backpack or lunch on this day. They will be dismissed right from the ceremony.

Also, our community had the chance to perform The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein yesterday for our first grade neighbors (excited to have more space to invite families in the future!). The children worked hard and came together and put on a beautiful performance. Trying to find the best way to share the video with you. If any of you have any digital expertise in sharing 7 minute long videos, we'd appreciate your advice!

Wishing you all the best and more,

--

Emily Bowar & Jessy Eaton Fabel

Clearwater Guides

"Our aim therefore is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his inmost core." ~ Maria Montessori"   

Clearwater Announcement: Field Day Tomorrow!

Dear Families,

We are excited for a fun day outdoors tomorrow afternoon.  The seniors have been hard at work planning a Field Day for our elementary students.  Please remember to send along the following with your child:

-water bottle (if not already at school)

-good shoes for active play (a hat for good measure)

-sunscreen (please apply at home and feel free to send along if your child will reapply at school)

Thanks so much.  

--

Emily Bowar & Jessy Eaton Fabel

Clearwater Guides

"Our aim therefore is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his inmost core." ~ Maria Montessori"   

Como Zoo Tomorrow! Please Read :)

Good Morning, Clearwater Families!

We have been getting excited for our upcoming trip to the zoo and to do our scavenger hunt of the 5 vertebrates!  We will be spending the whole day at the zoo, so please be sure to help your child bring the following:

- Water Bottle

- Backpack

- Light clothing (should be near 90 degrees tomorrow)

- Walking shoes (it is a 1.6 mile walk to the zoo)

- Packed lunch

- Apply sunscreen before school. We also have spray-on sunscreen that we can help your child apply.

Big thanks to all of our parent volunteers that have offered to chaperone tomorrow! Should be a fun-packed day!

Warm regards,

--

Emily Bowar & Jessy Eaton Fabel

Clearwater Guides

"Our aim therefore is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his inmost core." ~ Maria Montessori"   

Clearwater Newsletter 5-17-2017

Hello Families!

HUGE thanks to so many of you for making it in for work share. We know that it can be hard to meet during the day and your children were so thrilled to share what they can do. It's encouraging to see that they are still motivated to do this great work even as we approach the summer months.

Lessons we've had...

• Ecology Webs
• Metric and Standard Measurement
• Rounding
• Mountain Study
• Types of Regular Polygons
• Seed Dispersal
• Large Bead Frame
• The Blank Time Line
• Racks and Tubes (Long Division)
• Addition Math Facts

Upcoming Events and Reminders

Sunscreen and Water Bottles: With the days getting hotter and hotter, thank you for helping your child remember to bring in their water bottles and put on or bring in sunscreen for recess.

Como Zoo on Friday, May 25 - Thanks to all of our volunteer chaperones! Expect a message with more details soon!

Field Day on Thursday, May 31st - An afternoon hosted by the adolescents during the school day. This would be a good day to make sure your child is wearing appropriate outdoor clothing for running, possibly getting a little wet, and being out in the sun.

Como Pool on Wednesday, June 6th - An all school day event. Please let us know if you need another copy of the permission slip.

Snack Volunteers - Please check to see if your snack week is coming up. Click here to check and see if you would like to sign up for any other volunteer opportunities. Here's who's up in the LAST THREE WEEKS (can you believe it??!!):

May 21-25	Embry Wilson
May 29-Jun. 1	Shylin Halvorson
Jun. 4-8	Leo Thomas

We are so incredibly grateful for all of your support. 

Warm regards,

--

Emily Bowar & Jessy Eaton Fabel

Clearwater Guides

"Our aim therefore is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his inmost core." ~ Maria Montessori"   

Workshare

Hello Wonderful Families,

It was lovely to see so many of you at work share last week and we look forward to seeing more families tomorrow afternoon for our second work share event.  The South door (to the elementary building) will be unlocked at 1:30.  We ask you to wait until this time to enter so classrooms can prepare and continue their afternoon work periods.  Also, we will be enjoying time outside, on the playground, after work share.  We ask you to join us there if you are waiting for a sibling.  

We hare excited to welcome you tomorrow and have the children show you all they can do!

--

Emily Bowar & Jessy Eaton Fabel

Clearwater Guides

"Our aim therefore is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his inmost core." ~ Maria Montessori"