Back To School

Wow, it's almost here! I had such a nice time visiting with all of you a couple of weeks ago. I have a few visits left to do and I am really excited about having a great year with great kids. I know the children in my class last year will welcome our friends from Billy's class that will be joining us as well as the three students new to Trillium.

We have a theme of the Seven Continents this year. We will use an inquiry-based focus with lots of student generated questions and projects stemming from those questions. We also have electives continuing this year and hope you have had a chance to look at those choices. Look at the list of choices and then use the worksheet to help your child select their first three choices. Please email those choices to me. You can find those choices and all the beginning of the year paperwork on the trillium website:
http://www.trilliumcharterschool.org/index.php?page=home-visit-packets

Also we are doing supplies differently this year. You do not have to purchase supplies. We will provide those from a small portion of your activity fee. We do ask that you still bring the following items:
• Extra clothes in a Marked Zip-loc bag (Mark with child’s name on clothes)
• Emergency Contact Information, and all other paperwork.
• Activity fee and other forms from website
• Old T-shirt to be used as a paint shirt by the class community
• Slippers for in-class wearing
** Leak proof water bottle

Also, because the kids preferred snack from home, we will provide only minimal snacks. Please pack your child a nutritious, quick snack that does not require preparation. We found that too much was thrown away last year and kids often ate out of their lunches anyway. We'll have things like cereal or pretzels if they forget or want that, but not big snacks.

If you can help finish set-up in the class I would love it. I would really like to have a work party of sorts on Thursday afternoon or Friday any time. I get released by my doctor for work on Thursday, I'm sure. I have a list of chores to finish and some of them require lifting that I still have to be careful of. I really appreciate the help of Mary and Melissa already, who helped earlier. I have room for anyone else who would like to join in and a specific list of tasks for you to chose from.

The complete handbook will be out early this week once I have confirmation on a couple of dates.

Thank you to Marion and Juli who have offered to be the classroom liasons for the year! Yay! They have some great ideas for organization and I look forward to working with them as I'm sure you will too. They'll probably be contacting you soon.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions! beth@trilliumcharterschool.org or 503.706.6742! Thanks.
See you soon! Beth