A few announcements ...

Greetings and Salutations, Families!

We completed Cycle 0, our orientation cycle, yesterday with an end-of-cycle trip to Oatland Island. We began Cycle 1 today, and I am happy to report that almost all of the students had their binders organized and ready to go. After working through Cycle 0, the students were much less overwhelmed and were ready to get right to work. It is such a privilege to work with your kids - this is an awesome group of young people!

MAP Testing - We will begin MAP testing for reading/ language arts tomorrow. MAP testing for math will be Friday.

PTA - Our first PTA meeting is tomorrow at 6:30. We Need You! The support you give to the Erdkinder program is incredibly valuable.

**7th grade parents - if you missed the parent meetings about issuing Chromebooks, please complete and return the Technology Agreement Use Form and $39 for Chromebook insurance. You may contact Ms. Lisa in the Media Center if you have any questions (lisa.odonnell@sccpss.com).

And, last but not least, our STEM/Engineering teacher, Ms. Olivia, needs a few things for projects she has planned for the lower elementary program. Please see the list below and send in what you can. All help is greatly appreciated.

From Ms. Olivia:
Hey Savannah folks! So I’m doing a large scale project with the 1st through 3rd grades on biomimicry (nature inspired design) and we will be making tools with recycled items.  If anybody has any of these items they would like to donate instead of trash or have sitting around please let me know. I would love to pick them up from you! Other ideas? Let me know! Reply, message, text me! Thank you!!!

-any size corrugated plastic piping
-any kinds of tubing/hosing
-pool noodles
-feathers (craft or even those boas)
-felt
-yarn
-toilet/paper towel rolls
-pink insulation foam
-plastic bowls or anything that could resemble turtle shells
-2 gallon containers (milk kind)
- facial tissue boxes or other small boxes
-shells
-suction cups off old junk
-packages of straws you don’t want anymore (better than tossing them)
-both sides of Velcro from old clothes cut out
-zippers cut out
-sequence already on fabric, any size fabrics (I’m thinking fish scales)

Have a great rest of your week and we'll be in touch,
Ms. Susan