[Danhi] Glimpse of Another Classroom, Ms. Weirick

[Dave Allen Barker Jr]

Short version: I've quoted below, a message that went out to parents of 
Ms. Weirick's class in mid-September, to share some of what another 
fellow Kindergarten class has been up to.

Longer version:  Out of curiosity, I went to the Sagamore Hills PTA 
Board meeting that happens monthly at 6:15p in the school Media Center, 
mentioned on their website <http://sagamorehillspta.org/?page_id=24>.  
Very friendly and busy group, and interesting to witness some of the 
"behind the scenes" that makes our school what it is.  I also visited 
with Ms. Weirick parent, Taylor Ackert.  After hearing about our mailing 
list, she asked for, and I created, a mailing list for Ms. Weirick's 
class <http://list.9.0ne.org/list/listinfo/weirick.2012> like ours (I've 
subscribed out of curiosity, you can too).  She later forwarded me a 
message that went out to parents of Ms. Weirick's class in 
mid-September, highlighting their class's use of Sagamore Hills PTA's 
BringIt sign up sheets 
<http://sagamorevolunteers.pleasebringit.com/public/eZcWtlOo5fg>.

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    *From:*Lara Baldwin [mailto:lara.baldwin at gmail.com]
    *Sent:* Monday, September 17, 2012 6:58 AM
    *To:* brice.boyle at gmail.com; Anindita; isaymau88 at gmail.com;
    jennifer at universality.com; Kerry Lenz; lbowzard at gmail.com;
    marilyn.ratzel at gmail.com; mayra.vazquez16 at yahoo.com; Shannon
    McGinty; rhycbetty at gmail.com; s_emmert; sbrinso1 at yahoo.com;
    taylor at ackert.net; zajox11 at comcast.net; Christa Norris; Lara Baldwin
    *Cc:* Ms. Weirick
    *Subject:* Hello from Ms. Weirick's Room Parents

    Hello everyone,

    Hope you had a great weekend. We've got most of your email
    addresses, we've got our Wonderful Ms. Weirick! and we've got info
    for you!

    We would like to introduce ourselves. We,
    Shannon McGinty-Spillett and Lara Baldwin, are your room parents.
    Please feel free to email us or call if you have any questions.
    We'll do our best to find the answers.

    lara.baldwin at gmail.com <mailto:lara.baldwin at gmail.com>

    404-358-6194

    mcgintyshannon at hotmail.com <mailto:mcgintyshannon at hotmail.com>

    404-428-4593

    1- AR Testing Volunteers: Fridays from 7:30-8:30am. We'll need two
    adults every Friday for that hour. You'll each sit a computer and
    ask a student five questions. You'll put the student's answers into
    the computer.

    Please sign up here:
    http://sagamorevolunteers.pleasebringit.com/public/eZcWtlOo5fg

    2- Parent/Teacher Conferences: Yes, they are still happening this
    Thursday, September 20 in 15-minute increments from about 3:30-6pm.
    If you didn't get to sign up, please check with Ms. Weirick to
    schedule yours.

    3- Kid Writing Volunteers: Around 9am every day, the kids will be
    practicing their writing. A big help to Ms. Weirick would be for an
    adult to come by around 9am to help with this. The kids will have
    drawn a picture. The adult then encourages the child to write a
    sentence that explains the drawing. Of course, the adult may end up
    writing some words or all of the sentence, but it's great writing
    practice for the kids.

    Sign up here:
    http://sagamorevolunteers.pleasebringit.com/public/eZcWtlOo5fg

    4- Thursday Packet Stuffing Volunteer: 12noon on Thursdays for this.
    Julie Zajac-Cox signed up for this at the Open House, but Julie, if
    you're not interested in doing it every Thursday, please let us
    know. We can add this to the sign-up list.

    5- Friday Cooking Ingredients and Volunteers: 10am on Fridays is
    Cooking Time. Ms. Weirick will be sending out a note at the
    beginning of each week in the kids' folders requesting certain
    ingredients. Please bring in your ingredient by that Thursday. This
    way she'll know for sure that she has everything for Friday
    morning. Alexis Carbajal and Sarah Holmes signed up at the Open
    House to volunteer for this. Do you two want to alternate Fridays?
    Or we can add this to the sign-up list. Just let us know. Thanks.

    6- Mystery Reader: 2pm on Fridays for Mystery Readers! The student's
    parent, relative or friend should bring in two or three books. The
    Mystery Reader will read until dismissal or close to it. Mary
    Margaret Brown signed up for this at Open House. Mary Margaret, if
    it's okay with you, can we put your email or phone number on the
    sign-up for last-minute cancellations and things like that?

    Mystery Readers sign up here:
    http://sagamorevolunteers.pleasebringit.com/public/eZcWtlOo5fg

    7- Snacks: Ms. Weirick for is fine with anyone bringing in some easy
    snacks that can be stored, as of now, in the far-right corner of the
    classroom -- pretzels, low-sugar cereals, goldfish, etc. This snack
    arrangement may change down the road. But for now, if you think
    about it, drop something off this week or next to keep the snacks
    stocked. There are 25 hungry kids in the class. Thanks!

    8- Wish List: Ms. Weirick will put sticky notes on her Wish List
    (outside classroom door). If you plan to get one of the things,
    please take the sticky note with you. If she needs lots of
    something, she will put out multiple sticky notes. Thanks for making
    wish list wishes come true :)

    Please let us know if you have any problems with the sign-up list or
    have any questions. Thanks for everything!

    Shannon and Lara

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