COMANCHE COMMUNICATOR
Comanche Elementary
“Where Children Come First”
www.aps.edu/aps/comanche/index./html
February 25, 2011
Dear Comanche Community,
Comanche will begin the process for adopting a schedule change. I will present the proposal to Comanche Instructional Council on March 2, 2011. The Instructional Council will decide if the proposed change should be considered and the process to be used to survey parents and staff. At least one evening meeting will be held to inform parents and the community of the proposed changes. There must be a 66% approval rate of the surveys returned by parents and staff. All schools will use the same set of standardized set of survey questions for both parents and staff.
Proposed Choices for start/dismissal times for M-F with NO EARLY WEDNESDAY dismissal:
1. 7:50-1:50 or
2.
7:55-1:55 or
3.
8:00-2:00
I will keep you informed throughout this process. I am looking forward to having you and your families on campus for parent/teacher conferences and during our PTA Book Fair. Please come by and see me anytime.
Sincerely,
Rena Highland
Congratulations to Mrs. Highland for being awarded Counselor Advocate of the Year!!! What an honor.
Congratulations also to Mrs. Montano who was awarded Counselor of the Year!!!
Dates to Remember:
Mar 2nd Pajama Day
Mar 7th-11th Book Fair in Library
Mar 9th 4th Grade Parent Lunch
Mar 14th-18th No School Spring Break
Pajama Day is March 2nd
Remember no spaghetti strap tops, sagging pants, slippers and please no pillows.
PTA CORNER:
Yearbooks are on sale for $15 until March 1st. Order forms went home earlier this month. If you did not receive one or misplaced it, you can always send cash or check in an envelope with your student's name and teacher on it. Yearbooks must be pre-ordered if you want to guarantee you get one. Sometimes the publisher will send extras, but
the amount varies and is not guaranteed. Extras will be sold in Mayfor $20.
Attention 4th & 5th grade students. Artwork for the yearbook art contest is due February 25th. Please do not forget to put your name and teacher's name on the back of your art work!
Attention 5th grade students and parents: please submit your 5th grader's baby picture by March 4th! Any questions please email Cassie at cassiemarez@gmail.com or call her. Next Book Fair will be Monday March 7th- Friday March 11th. The book fair is open before and after school. The book fair will end after first recess on Friday March 11th. There will be a night event on Tuesday March 8th come shop, and enjoy food and fun from 6:30-8:00. We will need volunteers to help work the book fair during the week and the night event. If you would like to help with any part of book fair please contact Jodi Butler or at jcbutler@swcp.com.
Art Dessert Night will be on Friday May 6th. If you or someone you know would like to make a tax deductible donation for this event we would appreciate it. All items must be new and are bid on by people that attend Art Dessert Night. Comanche will be having a skate night at Skate City, which use to be Roller King, on Tuesday March 22nd from 6pm-8pm. There will be food deals such as 2 slices of pizza and a drink for $3. A flyer will be coming home to let everyone know more information as it gets closer to the date, but you can mark your calendars now.
A Message from Mr. Bevan.
For the second trimester in Wellness we will cover a wide variety of activities from Gymnastics to Basketball. We will be doing stations throughout the year. Stations target gross motor skills in a smaller group setting. By having students in a smaller group setting it allows more one-on-one interaction between teacher and student. Some other activities that we will cover are the Parachute and Scooter Hockey.
The other part of Wellness is Health. This trimester students have been learning about Organs and the food pyramid. They have learned what to look for when they see nutritional facts on boxes or containers. Each student will need to bring me a nutritional fact from home. We will be discussing the different types of foods or beverages each student brings.
Here is a friendly reminder: Please take your children out for at least 30 min every day during the week to get some sort of exercise. It will keep them in shape and help them stay on target when they are doing academics.
Swimming starts on April 25th that is during the third trimester. We will need parent volunteers that have had an APS background check. Parents that have a background check can walk students from school to the pool. Each teacher will need two parents per classroom. These parents can help keep this amazing unit going, so our teachers don’t have to give up their prep time. If you have any questions please call me at school at 884-5275.
Thank you,
Mr. Bevan
B.U.G. Awards
(Being Unusually Good)
Given to students who display above and beyond behavior.
2/4/2011
Yennifer B.
Olivia F.
Joaquin G.
Kendall E.
Jordan W.
Joe B.
2/11/2011
Jude T.
Ramon C.
Alexis H.
Anthony L.
Alyssa C.
Parker S.
2/18/2011
Mathias B.
Joe B.
Dominic M.
Orville G.
Hugo E.
Kaela U.
2/25/2011
Chase J.
Deldreton B.
Olivia R.
Alina E.
Elyssa W.
Jason L.
Daylight saving begins on Saturday, March 13th.
Don’t forget to set your clocks 1 hour a head.
Upcoming School Tours
March 11th
April 8th
May 13th
All school tours start at 9:45am in the Admin Office.
"Cub Essentials" is Mrs. Montano's counseling newsletter.
Check it out on her website at:
http://teacherweb.com/NM/ComancheElementary/MrsMontano/
or you can get a hard copy in the office. Above website is case sensitive.
March 25, 2011
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