Ms. Welsh Fourth Grade Class

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Stoves, Pets and Picnic

Hello all,

Just a few items for you...

We have been collecting pennies (and other change - Thank you all for that!) to help with supplies for families in the country of Georgia where our former ISM family, the Parrishes, are living. We heard from them yesterday that the families who have become refugees in the war are in great need of cooking stoves. There are 54 families in need and the stoves cost $30 each. Our class has about $10 dollars collected so far. We would like to send money to purchase at least one stove. The problem is, we need to get the money by this Friday before their school year ends in Georgia. If you have any change you'd like to send in, we would gladly accept it and send it on to Georgia for the stoves. Every penny counts!

If anyone has the time and desire to adopt one of our class pets over the summer, please let me know. We have 3 aquariums. One with red-bellied toads, another with crawdads and fish and the third with 2 anole lizards. They are all fairly low maintenance but do require someone to keep an eye on them.

I still need field trip forms from the following students for the class picnic on Tuesday, June 16th: Mercury, Camille. Halie, Ariana, and Vincent. Thank you to all who have offered to drive. With your help, we are in good shape for seats for everyone. Everyone will need to bring a food item to share. Please see the list sent home for the item your child will bring.

Thanks everyone,
Mary Welsh

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Monday, January 12, 2009

Free Workshop on Six Traits that Lead to Life Long Success

Free Workshop on
Six Traits that Lead to Life Long Success


When: Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Chartwell School
McMahan Hall Multipurpose Room
2511 Numa Watson Road
Seaside (off Normandy Road)

About the workshop:

In this session, you will review a twenty-year longitudinal study that traces the lives of individuals with learning challenges through adulthood and learn about the six traits that helped these adults’ lead successful lives. Teaching each of the six success attributes - self-awareness, proactivity, perseverance, goal-setting, support systems, and emotional coping strategies - has been shown to greatly improve the success rates of children and adults with learning challenges.

About the presenter:

Steve Henderson, Dean of Student Life for Chartwell's New High School Project, has been working in the field of education for the past 7 years. His experience covers topics as broad ranging as educational policy, history, mathematics, and working with at risk youth. Steve started a community school that had a cross-curricular, project-based approach and he has worked in the capacity of supervising the Monterey County America Reads program.

About Chartwell's Free Workshops:

The Chartwell School Outreach Program is pleased to offer a series of free educational workshops about best practices in literacy, reading, technology and math instruction. Workshops are held at our new LEED Platinum Certified campus in Seaside and are recommended for both parents and educators.

For more information, please contact:
Kristen Atkins
Chartwell School Outreach Director
831.394.3468 x1012
katkins@chartwell.org

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Thursday, September 11, 2008

Childcare Available for Tonight's "Helping With Homework" Workshop

Childcare is available for school-aged kids. We are requesting a donation of about $2 per child to cover the cost of the providers. Hope to see plenty of parents there! Registration is free and it's okay to register on arrival.

Ms. Arnow

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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Helping With Homework

A three part series on how to help your upper-elementary aged student complete homework without driving you or your child crazy. Learn how to foster your child's independent problem-solving abilities, organizational skills, and academic understanding while developing self-esteem and self-reliance. Our first session will focus on best ways for parents to support homework in general, with two follow-up sessions on specific ways to support learning in literacy and math at home.

When: Thursdays, September 11th, 18th and 25th 2008 from 6 to 8 pm
Where: International School of Monterey, 1720 Yosemite Ave Seaside, CA 93955

For information or to register contact the Monterey Adult School at 899-1615.

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