1) Allen's Apple Orchard Field Trip
THIS Friday, September 19th 10:45 - 3:00
PLEASE leave your child's booster seat at Willowwind on the morning of Friday, September 19th. All Kindergarteners MUST use a booster seat when traveling on school field trips. Please do not forget to leave your child's booster seat at school. Also, drivers, please arrive by 10:45 and be sure to turn in a copy of your driver's license and proof of insurance to Rachel Butler at the Front Desk. Thank you to Wayne, Barb, and Paul who have committed to driving!
2) Iowa City Public Library Field Trips
NEXT Wednesday, September 24th 9:30 - 12:15
Wednesday, October 29th 9:30 - 12:15
Next Wednesday brings the first of our monthly field trips to the Iowa City Public Library. The Kindergarten classes will be traveling to the library the last Wednesday of each month (date tentative to change). PLEASE be sure your child has their own library card. If your child does not have an Iowa City Public Library card please stop by the library with them between now and next Tuesday, September 24th to fill out an application for your child and to receive their card. Your child must bring their library card to school on Wednesday, September 24th for our first library field trip.
3) Other Upcoming Field Trips
Fall Walk to Friendship Park
Wednesday, October 9th 9:00 - 11:00
We will be walking to Friendship Park with both Kindergarten classes to explore the season of Fall and the changes occurring. Please be sure your child wears comfy walking shoes.
Wilson's Orchard - Pumpkin Picking Field Trip - DRIVERS NEEDED
Wednesday, October 8th 10:30 - 12:45
Parent drivers are needed for this field trip. Please click HERE to visit our Volunteer Opportunity Sign Up to express commitment in driving and volunteering for the field trip.
4) Willowwind Apparel Order - Due THIS Friday, September 19th
It's that time of year for new Willowwind apparel! Pick up an order form at the Front Desk. There are adult and youth t-shirts, sweatshirts, fleece zip-ups, tote bags and hats available. Show your school pride all around town with your Willowwind gear!
5) Volunteer Opportunity: Apples Still Needed!
Willowwind has purchased some of our classroom's apples, but the Cottontail Rabbit class is still in need of additional apples to help with some of our upcoming baking activities. Please click HERE if you can sign up to bring in apples for our class. Thank you!
6) Picture Day
Monday, September 29th
This year's Picture Day is coming up! Destiny Borland of Identity Photography will be here to take individual school pictures and class pictures. The Front Desk will be sending more information home via email in the coming days. I am looking forward to this year's Picture Day - my family is a frequent client of Identity Photography and we love Destiny and her work. I am thrilled to have her be a part of our school picture day!
7) Supplies for School
As a reminder, please be sure your child is bringing the following supplies daily
• Take Home Folder - Within their folder, your child should be bringing their Spelling Sort AND their gold Cottontail Communicator back and forth to school each day. Please be sure your child's folder contains both of these items.
• 2 Snacks (1 for Thursday) - Continue to help your child build a snack routine so that they have food for both snacks and lunch time
• Jacket - The weather is getting cooler, but we will continue to go outside for recess and Movement. Please be sure your child is dressed appropriately for our cool mornings.
• Book Bags - Our new Bunny Book Bags are going home this week. Please be sure your child brings their Book Bag AND the books inside back and forth to school each day. Books can stay home (for good) once you see a checkmark appear in the top right corner of the book. A big thank you to Ansuya and Tundi for helping assemble these books each week!
8) Scholastic Book Orders
Thank you to all of the Cottontail families that ordered books from this month's Scholastic Book Order. The order has been submitted and your family's books will be here soon. I will send them home with your child. Please let me know if there are every any book gifts that need to be shielded from Kindergarten eyes. Another book order opportunity will go home in November, but in the meantime feel free to make orders through our classroom account at scholastic.com/readingclub and by using the activation code NCNYY for first time orders. All orders "banked" will be placed with a large order in November.
9) Website Updates
K-6 classes are in the process of transforming and updating our classroom websites. Because of this our classroom websites are currently inactive. To view the blog portion of our websites please be sure to visit cottontailchatter.blogspot.com. If you are subscribed, all blog posts will be sent directly to your email inbox.
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