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October Scholastic Book Order

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Scholastic Book Clubs Ordering Information www.scholastic.com/bookclubs 
Class Activation Code: N8TKQ
Book orders for October are due October 30th.

Dear Parents,
Sometimes the right book is all it takes to nurture a child’s love of reading. That’s why I’m pleased that our class will be participating in Scholastic Book Clubs this school year. The Book Club flyers I’ll be sending home each month are full of just-right, affordable books and Storia™ eBooks for every age and reading level. You can return give online ordering a try. It saves time and offers more book choices. When you place your order online, you’ll help earn FREE Books for our class.

Ordering online is fast and easy:
• REGISTER at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
• ENTER the Class Activation Code: N8TKQ
• CHOOSE from thousands of print titles, value packs, and Storia eBooks
• SUBMIT the order to your child’s teacher
• EARN FREE Books for you and the classroom, too!

Happy reading!
Mrs. Nelson

A message from our librarian

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Dear Parents,

As you enter the front doors of Q1, you will notice a large tree just outside of the library. You may be wondering why I have put together this massive tree. I call it the “Tree of Imagination”, and it is my hope that this will be another fun way to promote reading with our students. As of now the tree is “leafless”. The leaves will be contributed by the students. This is how it will work:

1. First, the requirement to get a “leaf” on the tree is to read 3 books.
2. Once a student has read 3 books, he/she will fill out a leaf (which is really an open book template) from the library with the title of each book and the student’s name.
3. The student then gives the completed leaf to the librarian for a small prize, and I will put his/her leaf on the tree.
The students need to keep track of what they are reading, and then they can come to the library and fill out a leaf. I am asking the students to show integrity with the books they read. As participation is not required, it is a choice, and it is therefore their responsibility. With the younger grades I would expect help from parents to keep them motivated and on track.

The students have asked if the books they read have to be from our library or if they can be from home. The books can be from anywhere as long as they are appropriate for the student’s age/reading level. 

I want this tree to grow throughout the year, and I will be changing the colors of the leaves as we pass through each season. We will start with fall colors, then move to white or gray for winter, and finally to green in the spring.

I hope we can count on your support to help our tree grow and to show everyone who walks through the front doors what fabulous readers we have here at Quest.

Imagination Tree Book Title

Additionally, our librarians are starting a “Make Your Mark” bookmark contest next week. The form, which is attached, should be submitted by September 24th. Students who would like to enter their bookmark design into this contest need to have their entry submitted by September 30th. Submissions can be turned in at either library. The panel of judges will award eight students (each) with a $1,000 UESP college savings scholarship. Please direct any questions regarding this contest to Mrs. Ingersoll. The link for the bookmark contest is below: 
Make Your Mark Bookmark Contest

Nicole Anderson
Assistant Librarian

Scholastic Book Orders

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We are excited to utilize the Scholastic Book Ordering program in our classroom this year.  The Scholastic Book order website is www.scholastic.com/bookclubs . You can click on it and it will take you directly to the website. Ordering online is fast and easy, you just need to sign in and enter our class activation code, which is: N8TKQ. Ordering books for your children through this program gives our class points towards free books that your child will utilize in the classroom throughout the year. This month our ordering due date is September 26.  We cannot accept cash or check. 

Classroom Volunteers

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Thank you so very much for signing up to volunteer for our wonderful little children. Please look through the volunteer list and let me know if you need to make a few changes. You can email me.
We will start our Volunteer on Monday: September 15th, 2014
We are all looking forward to working together with you wonderful parents! If you cannot come in and help this week, please feel free to join us next week. 

Click on the link below:
Parent Volunteer List 2014-2015

Enterovirus Information

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Dear Parents,

I just wanted you to be aware that the enterovirus is now affecting Utah. Please know that if a child has a cold and then complains about having a hard time breathing, they need to see a doctor. I will monitor the children closely here at school for any red flags. We will be talking about the necessity to wash hands vigorously for 20 seconds after bathroom use. I will have children call home if I am concerned about this virus.  Please visit the CDC and/or Enterovirus Fact Sheet for more information.

I plan to keep our classroom clean and sprayed to deter the virus from affecting us.  Because this virus is different than others, we will need a few more classroom donations.  If you can donate an item, please reply to this post so others can see what still needs to be donated.

Items:
*2 Hand sanitizers (alcohol greater than 80%), sold at stores such as Walgreen’s
*3 containers of rubbing alcohol (at least 60% alcohol)
*Empty spray bottle
*2 rolls of paper towels

Homework Sorts

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Dear Parents, We have had new students added to class and therefore have to assess them for their levels. Due to this, the Words Their Way sorts lists will not be posted to my blog to complete the sorting homework until this Friday. This will allow time for the necessary assessments to all take place for leveling accurately. Thank you so very much for your patience and help with this. We have been working on their sorts together in class to familiarize them with what they will be sorting at home. Please have your children continue reading their 20 minutes at night. This can be done with books at home or by logging into Raz-Kids. Raz-Kids would be the reading I would encourage so that it they are reading to their accurate reading abilities. To log into Raz-Kids, you will type or copy this website address: http:/www.raz-kids.com/main/Login It should automatically pull up our class. If it doesn’t, my teacher username is anelson74. Type that in and hit “GO”. Then click on your child’s name. I will have each of their passwords for Raz-Kids in their Homework folders. There is also a math page each week on what we are covering for the kids to complete and return each Friday. It is imperative that your child is taking home their homework folder each night and returning it the following morning.