Camanche Elementary Newsletter
NEWSLETTER #22-16
December 16, 2021
COVID VACCINE – 2ND DOSE
Students that received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the elementary school on November 30th need to return to the elementary school on Tuesday, December 21st between 2:30-3:30 p.m. to receive their second dose. Please remember that a parent must be present for the child to receive the vaccine. Please remember to bring your vaccine card. Thanks!
CONGRATULATIONS CARGO MASTERS
Congratulations to the Cargo Masters, our 3rd grade Lego League Explore team. At their recent Regional competition, the team earned the Challenge Solution Award. This award recognizes teams that demonstrated excellent problem solving skills to create an innovative and helpful solution to the challenge. The judges were particularly impressed by the team’s use of if/if else statements in their coding and the manner in which the team thought through the whole package delivery process. Members of the Cargo Masters are Marley Fuller, Cody Gravert, Luke Gravert, Hayleigh Lorenzen, Lakin Springer, and Addi Totten. The team is coached by Sheryl Kennedy.
CONGRATULATIONS CARGO KIDS
Congratulations to the Cargo Kids, our 4th grade Lego League team. Recently, they competed in a Regional event and they were selected to advance to the State competition for Lego League! The Cargo Kids were also selected as the regional’s nominee for the Iowa Global Innovation Award. This award honors teams who have exemplary innovative solutions to the annual challenge theme. Members of the Cargo Kids are Harper Bagg, Addy Coffey, Emery Davis, Sophia Johnson, Lily Laurion, Sophia Morrow, Lawson Sullivan, and Carsten Toler. The team is coached by Sheryl Kennedy.
PAJAMA DAY 2022
Let’s ease our way into the New Year by wearing our pajamas to school on Monday, January 3rd ! We hope you come back to school rested, relaxed, and ready to go for a great second half of the school year! Please wear your favorite pajamas or something fun and comfortable on our first day back from Winter Break!
WINTER CLASSROOM PARTIES
Camanche Elementary classrooms will have their winter parties on Tuesday, December 21st. Please call the CES main office if you would like to purchase a snack and drink for your student’s classroom. Cost is .90 per student and includes BOTH the snack and drink. For example, a classroom that has 20 students would cost $18.00. Thank you for keeping our students safe!
WINTER MUSIC PROGRAM
DATE: Monday, December 20th
LOCATION: Camanche High School Gym
TIME(S): Afternoon: 1:30 p.m. – This will be a TK-4th grade program (Students will be bussed to and from this program)
Evening: 6:00 p.m. -- TK-2nd Grade
7:00 p.m. -- 3rd–4th Grade
What your child(ren) should wear: Comfort is key – The kids are standing on risers, and some may be sitting on the floor for instrument play or movement. We ask that no students wear hats as this could be a distraction on the risers and during movement it could be a safety issue.
For the afternoon program: All children will be transported to and from the elementary school, and will go home as they usually do from school.
For the evening programs:
TK-2nd grade students: Please arrive to your assigned high school room by 5:45 p.m.
3rd-4th grade students: Please arrive to your assigned high school room by 6:45 p.m.
-- You will pick your child(ren) up from the same classroom after the program is done.
If you have children in both evening programs: You must pick up your younger child when his/her program is done and have them watch the 3rd and 4th grade program. For the older child(ren), they will get to watch the TK-2nd grade program with you, as they will not be allowed into their assigned classrooms until 6:45 p.m.
CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENTS
CLASSROOM | TK-2ND GRADE PROGRAM | 3RD-4TH GRADE PROGRAM |
LIBRARY | TK & K | 4th Grade |
626 | Ohrt | Hiher |
629 | Witt |
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645 | Mink |
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646 | Buckley |
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670 | Knight | Clarke |
671 | Marsh | McMinimy |
EARLY DISMISSAL
The Camanche School District will have a one-hour early dismissal on Tuesday, December 21st. Camanche Elementary will dismiss at 2:08/2:15.
FROM MRS. MUNSON
This week talk with your student about how they can “choose kindness with their words and actions”. The best thing we can do to make the world a better place is to create a culture of kindness. The world needs more kindness, especially in times of stress. This is a perfect time to teach our children about the importance of showing kindness and compassion to everyone we meet. Here is an amazing article with simple ways to teach your children kindness: https://www.parents.com/kids/development/social/teaching-kids-to-be-kind/
Have a great winter break,
Mrs. Munson
NEWS FROM THE PTA
~ Happy Holidays from the Camanche Elementary School PTA!
~ If you are interested in joining the PTA, feel free to come to the meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. in the school cafeteria. You can also contact us via the PTA email at stormpta@yahoo.com or the Camanche Elementary PTA Facebook page. We are looking forward to a fun year of activities and events! Go CES Storm!
DATES TO REMEMBER
December 20th Winter Music Program for TK-4 Matinee Performance at 1:30 p.m.
December 20th Winter Music Program for Grades TK-2 Evening Performance at 6:00 p.m.
December 20th Winter Music Program for Grades 3-4 Evening Performance at 7:00 p.m.
December 21st Classroom Winter Parties
December 21st Pajama Day-Mrs. Dohse has seen a lot of 3R Superstars & they earned an extra pajama day
December 21st Early Dismissal 2:08/2:15 p.m.
December 22nd- Jan 2nd NO SCHOOL – Winter Break
January 3rd Classes Resume – Pajama Day!
January 17th NO SCHOOL – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Yours in education,
Aimee Dohse – Principal