Oregon Children's Theatre

On Friday, June 1 we are still planning to attend "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie". I now have all of the parents signed up that we have space for so if you would still like to attend, you may call and obtain tickets from the box office 503-228-9571.

Honk

Our field trip to Central High School was a lot of fun!! We made it back for lunch and the sunshine just topped the day off beautifully!!

Swimming Next Week

Your child received a note reminding them to bring an extra set of underwear and socks so that they can use them in the unlikely event of those articles getting lost.  Please also remember to bring a towel. Thank you and here's to water-safe kids!!  HURRAY!

HONK!

Tuesday we will travel to Independence to see the production of "Honk".  This is based on the tale, The Ugly Duckling and we will be returning by lunch time.  Please return the permission slip by Tuesday so your child can attend this fun event.

Strengthing Families

From: Gonzales, Angela <gonzales.angela@co.polk.or.us>
Date: Thu, May 3, 2012 at 11:24 AM

Hello SIT partners! We have a great opportunity for Polk County families to participate in the Strengthening Families Program; a curriculum specifically for families and youth. The class has 3 families currently registered, but we are in need of at least 3 more by tomorrow (Friday, 5/4). Below is a short paragraph that explains the program in more detail. This evidence-based curriculum is highly effective and will be facilitated by three trained parent educators: Betty Sledge (Polk County Child Mental Health - School Based Therapist), Nicole Walker Sundby (Community Drug & Alcohol Prevention Coordinator) and Barbara Spencer (Community member trained in the SFP curriculum). Families traveling from other areas of Polk County (i.e. Central or Dallas) will have the option of receiving one $5 gas card for each session they attend in an attempt to reduce transportation barriers.

The best form of recruitment is making a personal contact with families who you have already established a trust relationship with. Feel free to use the wording below as you talk with them. Also attached is a flyer.

Strengthening Families Program comes to Falls City: 
Are you wanting to improve communication with your child?  Wondering how parents and youth can express their feelings and concerns to one another?  Every family struggles from time to time with these issues, and so we invite you to participate in the Strengthening Families Program (SFP).  Strengthening Families is a seven-week family skills training program (for parents AND youth 10 - 14 years old) that is proven to reduce problem behaviors and improve overall family dynamics. Families will eat a meal together (provided at no cost), participate in break-out sessions (parents together and youth together), and for the last hour work on skills as a family unit. SFP will be held at Falls City Elementary School for seven consecutive Mondays beginning May 7th from 5:30-8 pm. There is no charge for families with Oregon Health Plan insurance. Dinner and child care (for children ages 1-9) are available. Register online at www.preppc.org or contact Angela Gonzales at (503) 623-9664 for more information.

Science with Miss Feller

We will continue to study plants next week and move on to how important plants play a role in our environment.  The kids have been able to experience how plants draw up water and produce their own food through big words like "photosynthesis".  Our planting project has also been very exciting and we are documenting observations in science journals.  It's so great to be able to incorporate so many aspects of learning through one content area!  The connections to other subject areas are endless!  

Math - Multiplication

We have been talking and working on multiplication as "repeated addition" in Singapore Math.  The kids are really getting used to the idea and are doing well with it.  This foundation will be great in helping them piece together more complicated mathematical equations in future grades.