Monday's Tattler

This week at the Garden School we have a new little newspaper called the Flower Box. It's a parents' guide through the week. It was put on every child's folder this morning. Please read it to know what we are doing this week.

On Monday, it's a regular school day. Spelling lists were given out to the middle and top groups. Spelling test will be on Thursday afternoon. Children should learn as many words as they can. The test is to write each word so that it forms a sentence. These spelling tests will be made into a book as a keepsake. Every page will be about a field trip we took this summer.

Tuesday and Wednesday are swim days. We leave at 10:40 and return at 3:15. Children must wear flip flops or beach sandals. Your child's suit has been laundered. Please do not take it home. We will be having a swim club as soon as we can. Children who can swim or who graduate to the deeper parts of the pool will be in the club. This encourages children to do their best and learn to swim. It's an important part of childhood.

Thursday is a regular school day.

Friday is field trip day. We are leaving at 8:00 a.m. and returning at 5:00 p.m. Please send children to school in shorts, the school green shirt, socks, shoes, and sunscreen. Teachers will not be sun screening children that day with the exception of faces.

We will not be using medals this summer. It is too dangerous to take children to the playground wearing something around their necks. For the summer we will be using a disciplinary scheme of Popsicle sticks. If your child is misbehaving to the point of belligerence, hurtful behavior or dangerous disobedience, he will get a Popsicle stick in an envelope which parents will find at the front of the school by the parent board. Earning three Popsicle sticks means the child may not attend the field trip on Friday. Children who misbehave at home can't be trusted to behave in the next state.

We are trying new casserole lunches at school. Today's lunch was pizza casserole. It is made with beef, tomato sauce, whole grain noodles, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni. The kids loved it and ate "the whole thing..."

We have added a sandwich this week. Hard salami. Kamden asked for it twice, and I bought it this weekend. This is their summer. If they want it, Miss Judy will provide it if possible.

Parents are welcomed to come on field trips. Please let me know in advance, and the cost is $25.00.